Frozen - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Thinking of seeing what I can get for the Thursday matinee this week via Disney Magical Mondays. Still haven't seen it so it's now or never! Have always been put off by horror stories of kids behaviour in the audience, but the summer holidays are over now at least.

Can only wish you the best of lucks! 🙏
It was a really easy show to get great seats for very long, but luckily for them (and really deserved too, I would say), this last few weeks have been selling really well. Seems like many are either in your position or are fans of the show and are trying to repeat visits before it’s gone. I surely will miss it, it was the kind of show that I wouldn’t probably mind to repeat every winter
Regarding the kids (and adults too)… In my experience the best way to see this show and not get distracted was the first row from the stalls. And there were many times they weren’t that expensive either for the experience they provided. I will surely keep an eye on them for the next shows!

Some availabilty showing now for Thurs Matinee in the balcony, including some single seats.

I wasn’t expecting to have luck with Rush, but I got Stalls Row B (side block) for the 1pm show yesterday, which is a great view and only a slight restriction. Not so perfect for the children in the front row, who struggled to see. Even better, as there was nothing else left at under £200.

Apart from some families further back who were trying to compete with one another with their outdoor voice conversations, all smooth and engaging. I’m unlikely to get back again, but glad this is closing on a high.

Saw the matinee today, my first time seeing it in 3 years.

Some spoilers follow. . .

It was lovely to see Samantha Barks casting special effects spells again, working up such passion as Elsa, getting teary with love for her sister. Such a great emotional anchor for the show, with such a commanding voice. It was wonderful to hear her powerful "Let it go" again, the real deal rather than its pointless placement in every pantomime everywhere.

It was also lovely to see Craig Gallivan, working the Olaf puppet again, so good with his comic timing, still getting big laughs and cheers from the audience.

I was very far back, in Row T of the Stalls for £39, so the complaints of "Mummy/Daddy, I can't see" from princesses in blue dresses and tiaras, whose parents had forgotten to get them booster seats, were a little distracting. Still, I'd seen it before (in previews, in the evening, from the front), so I wasn't too bothered, and it was touching how the theatre especially welcomed first time theatregoers at the beginning, with the half whose parents called dibs on all the booster seats especially pleased with themselves lol.

Anyhow, I really liked Laura Dawkes as Anna, who joyously projected her effusive mischief right to the back of the stalls.

I laughed at how dastardly Oliver Ormson is becoming typecast as, as it was only the other day he was gurning and sliming it up as the main villain in "Spies are Forever." Here he does an equally hilarious heel turn!

Anyway, this was a fun 4 stars for me this afternoon.

What are practical effects?

Never heard them described like that before that’s all. I’d just call them set pieces🤣 (except the dress)

I’ve heard it slated for ‘just being projections’ when its actually the marriage of the two that makes it magical for me (age 52) 😀

I think at least the ice bridge deserves a slightly elevated status than 'set piece', considering how they manage to fit it all backstage :')

It is a big loss. This was a show that huge numbers of kids not only wanted to see, but wanted to dress up for, to be a part of it. That's not true of most shows. Sad to lose it.

I doubt it, specially if it is only to keep the theatre “warm” until the Greatest Showman. Still excited about it, but with low expectations at the same time