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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 3, 2021 16:39:58 GMT
I do wish I had sat further back to be able to enjoy the spectacle more, rather than being blasted with water but the tickets were very pricey, even the slips were £60! Adam Cooper is a great dancer and his vocals are strong enough. He's perfect for this role. I hope I am as fit as him at 50. I cannot think of anyone else that could do this role as well as him. Alan Burkitt, maybe? Kevin Clifton has clearly worked very hard since I saw him in Rock of Ages. But there is just something that just doesn't click for me with him. His voice sounds strained throughout I was in the slips & thought they were pretty good value for £60, compared to the top price tickets being £90. Although sold as "restricted view" I didn't miss a thing & I didn't have to worry about being soaked! For me personally it was also worth it purely for not being surrounded by people so I was able to somewhat relax. I thought of Alan Burkitt too. Although that may be partly due to association with Charlotte Gooch as I saw them together in Top Hat half a dozen times & they were my favourite combination out of the various casts in that show. It'll be interesting to see who's in the tour cast. I was under the mistaken impresion that the tour was starting soon & that therefore Adam Cooper & Kevin Clifton wouldn't be able to do it but having looked it up today I see that it's actually not starting until March 2022 so maybe they'll be in it after all. I didn't have a problem with Kevin Clifton vocally. I mean, I definitely wouldn't want to see him in a role such as the Phantom or Valjean but for this sort of thing his voice sounded okay to me. In case anyone's interested, some of my curtain call photos from last night's show: http://instagram.com/p/CTXQUtqoP8q |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 4, 2021 12:43:17 GMT
Pleased to hear you got to see it and were able to relax and enjoy it Dawnstar |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 4, 2021 15:25:12 GMT
Any chance anyone is seeing SITR tonight or tomorrow? I was unable to bu a programme when I saw it, as my card wouldn't work. I tweeted Sadler's Wells yesterday to ask if there was any way to buy a programme online but didn't get a reply. I can't even find full cast details online, with Sadler's Wells website only listing the leads. So if anyone is seeing it & might be able to get me a programme please let me know. Of course I'd pay back the P&P.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2021 15:39:42 GMT
Any chance anyone is seeing SITR tonight or tomorrow? I was unable to bu a programme when I saw it, as my card wouldn't work. I tweeted Sadler's Wells yesterday to ask if there was any way to buy a programme online but didn't get a reply. I can't even find full cast details online, with Sadler's Wells website only listing the leads. So if anyone is seeing it & might be able to get me a programme please let me know. Of course I'd pay back the P&P. I think you can buy them online? theatre-shop? |
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Post by marob on Sept 4, 2021 15:51:20 GMT
Dawnstar If you don’t have any luck on here, then the back of the programme/brochure says more copies are available from www.theatre-shop.com. Can’t see any on there at the minute though, looks like a way of selling off merchandise for closed shows, so maybe try in a few days.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 4, 2021 15:55:22 GMT
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 4, 2021 17:08:07 GMT
Dawnstar If you don’t have any luck on here, then the back of the programme/brochure says more copies are available from www.theatre-shop.com. Can’t see any on there at the minute though, looks like a way of selling off merchandise for closed shows, so maybe try in a few days. Thanks. I should have know a website would exist! But it's the first time I've wanted to buy a programme & have been unable to do so at the theatre. If all else fails, Dawnstar , there's a PDF freesheet that seems to list everyone front and backstage, not just the leads. If I can link to it directly, I don't know how, but it can be downloaded via: www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2021/singin-in-the-rain/(About halfway down, under the reviews and star ratings.) Argh, I completely overlooked that! I thought it was something for visually impaired people, as it's just above the image description. Thank you. At least that tells me who the ensemble are, though the lack of headshots doesn't help with identifying who played the small roles such as the male dialect coach & Zelda Zanders. I can't understand why it lists the understudies for the small roles but not the leads! So I'll still be trying to get a programme. |
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Post by dippy on Sept 5, 2021 22:16:36 GMT
Going back to the discussion about how the rain works I was sat in the 1st circle side seats area, so the equivalent of maybe the 4th row but just up at the side. I feel like I had a different enough view to give me a better idea to how the water works compared to a further away or a stalls view. The floor within the water area appears to be made up of strips with small gaps between them (as someone else mentioned). Just before the SITR number water started to rise through those gaps. As people walked across it you could see water seeping through. I feel like there is a tank below the floor which has water in it throughout and then when they are having rain the level is raised. Then it rains on top of it more or less flooding it and it must circulate round. I feel like the water is there throughout and the level can be checked in the downstage corners as a crew member before the show started went and put a stick into a square hole and seemed to be assessing the water level, they also did this at the end of the interval.
Also when I saw it both times there was no one going around with a long pole touching the water spouts, however both times they did drip during the show and I'm wondering if that was actually just a sponge or something to soak up the water as not only did it cause water on the stage again in the second half but made the audience giggle.
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 6, 2021 11:19:10 GMT
Maybe they brought the pole in part-way through the run after having drip issues? They definitely used it on Thursday. In fact I have photographic proof!
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Post by jgblunners on Sept 6, 2021 11:54:31 GMT
The pole had some kind of rubber tubing on it when I went, so I assume it’s connected to a compressed air supply which is used to clear out each sprinkler nozzle to prevent drops in act 2.
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Post by marob on Sept 6, 2021 13:03:49 GMT
Dawnstar in reply to your tweet, probably best you weren’t in the stalls then, as I was in the fourth row, outside the splash zone, and he still got me! Loved it though. He really did look like he loved every second of it. I especially liked how he toyed with the audience, particularly the bit where he stopped short of kicking water out and just stood looking gleefully down at the people bracing themselves for a soaking that never happened.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 6, 2021 14:16:39 GMT
Is click track used during the rain sequences? I suspect its quite a challenge for the sound engineers
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 6, 2021 18:36:40 GMT
Dawnstar in reply to your tweet, probably best you weren’t in the stalls then, as I was in the fourth row, outside the splash zone, and he still got me! I wouldn't expect the fourth row to be outside the splash zone. I would think you'd have to be at least 6 rows back if not more. I remember sitting row F stalls at the Palace a decade ago & getting the occasional light spray & that was with an understudy on who, from what I recall, was not as exuberant as Adam Cooper! Is click track used during the rain sequences? I suspect its quite a challenge for the sound engineers I spent much of the number wondering how they managed to keep his mic dry enough to work but didn't think about the possibility of a click track. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 22:30:49 GMT
Is click track used during the rain sequences? I suspect its quite a challenge for the sound engineers Yes and no. No click track is used for the title number. Adam wore three mics for this scene. One on his head and two at his mouth. I can imagine this is to counteract the sound of the rain and just in case any of the mics fail, they have a back up. However, a click track is used for the encore. I didn't mind that so much because it was right at the end of the show and the cast were still singing full belt as I could hear them from my front row seat. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 22:37:55 GMT
Going back to the discussion about how the rain works I was sat in the 1st circle side seats area, so the equivalent of maybe the 4th row but just up at the side. I feel like I had a different enough view to give me a better idea to how the water works compared to a further away or a stalls view. The floor within the water area appears to be made up of strips with small gaps between them (as someone else mentioned). Just before the SITR number water started to rise through those gaps. As people walked across it you could see water seeping through. I feel like there is a tank below the floor which has water in it throughout and then when they are having rain the level is raised. Then it rains on top of it more or less flooding it and it must circulate round. I feel like the water is there throughout and the level can be checked in the downstage corners as a crew member before the show started went and put a stick into a square hole and seemed to be assessing the water level, they also did this at the end of the interval. Also when I saw it both times there was no one going around with a long pole touching the water spouts, however both times they did drip during the show and I'm wondering if that was actually just a sponge or something to soak up the water as not only did it cause water on the stage again in the second half but made the audience giggle. Water coming up from the floor! That makes a lot of sense. A sponge, hmm. Interesting idea. I still think its some kind of tray but then there also must be electrical wiring near where the water is because there is lighting along the front of the stage and that seems like a fire hazard. I also saw the lady using a long stick to check the levels in the floor. I would be very interested to know how it is done. |
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Post by dippy on Sept 9, 2021 8:10:41 GMT
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 9, 2021 17:05:58 GMT
I saw this last week.
A truly excellent show.
I thought that Kevin Clifton from Strictly and Faye Tozer from Steps we both outstanding! Especially Faye Tozer. She managed to stay in character throughout and sing in character.
I also thought the finale with the silver umbrella was a sight to behold!
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Post by ruthieh on Sept 9, 2021 17:10:40 GMT
Missed this at Sadlers Wells, but have bitten the bullet and booked for Milton Keynes on the tour on the back of these positive posts. I know it won’t be the same cast but hopefully will be a similar production.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2021 16:21:49 GMT
Sam Lips, Charlotte Gooch, Jenny Gayner and Kevin Clifton doing the tour
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 9, 2022 12:14:29 GMT
Adam Cooper is playing Don Lockwood in Manchester.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 9, 2022 15:30:38 GMT
I wish they'd provided this info earlier as I might have then booked for Woking rather than Milton Keynes. |
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Post by ruthieh on Apr 16, 2022 17:43:58 GMT
Just back from seeing this in Milton Keynes. Great production! Really enjoyed it. It was a choice last summer between this and Anything Goes, and Sutton Foster won..but glad we caught this on tour…slightly damp in the 3rd row back!
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Post by musicalcritical on Apr 26, 2022 2:33:27 GMT
Is it better to sit in the wet zone or the rows just behind it? Like does it add to the experience? Or are you just cold?
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Post by ruthieh on Apr 26, 2022 6:40:18 GMT
Is it better to sit in the wet zone or the rows just behind it? Like does it add to the experience? Or are you just cold? It was good fun tbh…raised some much needed laughs! |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 27, 2022 15:36:30 GMT
Best available tickets in Manchester for only £22. Monday to Friday performances. Book via manchestertheatres.com (or use promo code MT22).
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