Kinky Boots - Adelphi

I've always wondered why Lauren never had the boots when everyone else does, must admit it's one of those things that bugs me far more than it ever should.

Taking the mother tonight and anxious to see if she loves the show as much as I do.

My mum absolutely LOVED it. So glad I saw Jordan Fox too who for me was a lot better than David Hunter - maybe almost on par with Killian. In fact the whose cast were just as good as the original players.

Had tears in my eyes several times so I’ve finally bought the WE cast recording (was awaiting a price drop but couldn’t wait any longer).

Maybe he just moved? Like, Joe Aaron Reid was in Broadway shows and when his family moved to London he started working here. Not because he was brought by producers, but because he came here

Spoilers for act 2 of Kinky Boots ahead (I can't work out how to do a spoiler tag whilst using the forum in mobile view).

Soul of a man is about responsibility and self doubt. Charlie is coming to terms with the responsibility he has to look after the people who rely on him (factory workers) and put their trust in him (Lola), and wishing he could be more like his dad who seemed to be a good boss based on the way everyone at the factory talks about him ('I guess I'm just a ruse in my father's shoes') See also Not My Father's Son.

The self doubt comes from Charlie not really having much of an idea about who he is or what he wants from life (when he talks about how how he and Nicola were childhood sweethearts and he followed her to London for work etc. because he didn't know what he was good at or what his calling was in life). From his perspective he's failed as a boss, as a fiance and as a friend at this point and Soul of a Man comes at a low point in his life, where he's thinking back to his dad's successes as an employer and a father (although he had his flaws).

At the point in the story where Soul of a Man comes, he's flushed away his last chance to save his dad's legacy and he's let down his employees (including Lola) and he's sort of reflecting on that and wishing he could have done better.

He's also feeling instant regret at yelling at his friends/employees and saying some pretty homophobic things to Lola, and the song could be read as referring to that too (See later in the show during Charlie's voicemail to Lola) "If being a man means being brave enough to take on the entire world then you are the only man I've ever known".)

Today Tix doing a 24 hours sale with £15 tickets now available for performances until 22nd June

It wass for a special Gala performance for Heads Together, the mental health charity organised by Cyndi. She also did a speech at the Finale.

Thai will come off just after Xmas.. a certain flying Nanny is going in from March 2019.

Mary P?

Poppins or McPhee?

Cyndi was on tv tonight talking about the tour and how pleased she was that kinky is staying in the West end as well as a uk tour

I wonder why Cameron isn’t putting it in one of his own theatres?

I suppose none are available...out of his theatres, Poppins would only work in the Prince Edward and Victoria Palace (maybe the Prince of Wales at a push, but I imagine the lack of stage depth would prevent this), and he obviously wouldn’t kick out a show which was doing good box office, and which could potentially still run for long time (I’d say this is true of all three of those theatres, with Hamilton, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon).

I will say this though, if Poppins does go to the Adelphi, it seems a shame that this most British Edwardian of shows will not have had the chance in two West End runs to play a British Edwardian theatre. For me, in an ideal world, the Victoria Palace would be the ideal home for the show, followed by the Palace and Shaftesbury.