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Post by ceebee on Jul 14, 2024 21:55:14 GMT
Me too- am in Tuesday. I enjoyed the OAT production. Not for the influencer nonsense but for Douglas Hodge's memorable tunes.
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Post by theatreliker on Jul 24, 2024 6:31:07 GMT
She the tour last night in Leicester with Faye Tozer. It's a charming show with some nice ideas. Great for kids.
Tozer was a bit panto villain but the script takes her in that direction especially in her relationship with Casper and Jasper.
I can't say I remember any of the songs now. Some are really quite short, mere scene setters. Others drag out.
Good puppets... and a puppy!
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 24, 2024 9:17:23 GMT
Kerry Ellis as Cruella in Oxford and Brighton.
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Jul 24, 2024 9:47:14 GMT
Kerry Ellis as Cruella in Oxford and Brighton. Good casting - would've liked to see her, though Faye Tozer was excellent. I enjoyed this, some lovely puppetry, a couple of decent songs (loved the opening number with different dogs/owners), simple but effective set. Charles Brunton excellent as always. The story loses its way a little in Act 2. It's too long and muddled. I've not seen the Glenn Close film in ages, and have never read the book - does the plot of this differ much from either? |
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Post by ruggerlad on Jul 25, 2024 21:12:56 GMT
Saw this tonight and thought it was pretty magical.
Lots of kids in the audience, throughly engrossed.
Puppetry for me was A+ for me.
Great staging, felt very lush and expensive, great production values.
Always lots going on the stage, all the transitions were super smooth.
Beautiful sentiments running through it.
TBH I only booked it as I've a week off and to see Faye in it.
What I got was a glorious reminder that the best theatre is when you surrender to the illusion before you.
Loved it.
'Take me hoommmeee!'
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Post by d'James on Jul 25, 2024 23:31:11 GMT
Saw this tonight and thought it was pretty magical. Lots of kids in the audience, throughly engrossed. Puppetry for me was A+ for me. Great staging, felt very lush and expensive, great production values. Always lots going on the stage, all the transitions were super smooth. Beautiful sentiments running through it. TBH I only booked it as I've a week off and to see Faye in it. What I got was a glorious reminder that the best theatre is when you surrender to the illusion before you. Loved it. 'Take me hoommmeee!' I was there tonight too. I really enjoyed it. Great fun for the family. It was also funnier than I expected. Great to see Faye get to show off her vocal range after last seeing her in Singin’ in the Rain. She was clearly loving camping it up all over the place. I much preferred the way they portrayed the animals here than in The Lion King. Would love a recording but only if it’s Faye on it. |
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Post by theatrefan2007 on Aug 14, 2024 21:37:36 GMT
Saw this tonight and thought it was really good. The cast was brilliant and I thought Kym was a great Cruella. Loved the music as well and thought the set was great.
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Post by david on Sept 25, 2024 18:10:59 GMT
A few thoughts from last night’s viewing at the Liverpool Empire. Having a great night at the OAT during its original run and giving it a 4⭐️ rating and based on my viewing last night I’d still rate this tour the same.
A really fun watch with a great cast and staging that seemed to keep the young and older audience members throughly entertained for the entire night. The cast really do a great job with the puppetry in bringing the dogs and cats to life. Sitting in the front row of the stalls, all the Dalmatian puppets looked fantastic up close. As with the OAT, the 101st Dalmatian at the end of the show definitely gets a really nice reception on its appearance.
Alongside the puppets, Kym Marsh made for a really good and funny CDV with Sam Thomas and Jessie Elland making an engaging couple as Tom and Danielle.
This is definitely recommended for a nice night out at the theatre with the kids.
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 2, 2024 7:34:25 GMT
My work colleague - a regular theatregoer, usually of the the more "feelgood" end of musicals - found it completely boring and underwhelming! She and her 17 year old daughter nearly left at the interval! Oh dear.
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Post by d'James on Oct 2, 2024 11:28:36 GMT
My work colleague - a regular theatregoer, usually of the the more "feelgood" end of musicals - found it completely boring and underwhelming! She and her 17 year old daughter nearly left at the interval! Oh dear. A 17 year-old girl is hardly the target audience... |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 2, 2024 22:42:27 GMT
My work colleague - a regular theatregoer, usually of the the more "feelgood" end of musicals - found it completely boring and underwhelming! She and her 17 year old daughter nearly left at the interval! Oh dear. a 17 year-old girl is hardly the target audience... Surely it depends on the 13 year old girl? |
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Post by fiyero on Oct 22, 2024 21:28:46 GMT
Saw this tonight in Southampton.
What? I.. what? How? Who? Why?
7pm start and has jokes about weeing so must be a kid's show?
Big Dick Energy*, what the Bleep song and other bits I wouldn't expect in a kid's show.
Daft sidekicks, oh it's a panto?
Is one of the puppies non-binary? Ok
As you might guess I really didn't connect with this. Part might be audience behaviour causing a distraction but definitely more to it than that. The cast were all fab (though not sure if Kym was on a click track or otherwise enhanced)
*From reading this thread it seems it may be big stick energy but the context wasn't strong enough for me to hear that.
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Post by jamesd123 on Oct 24, 2024 8:27:54 GMT
Saw this tonight in Southampton. What? I.. what? How? Who? Why? 7pm start and has jokes about weeing so must be a kid's show? Big Dick Energy*, what the Bleep song and other bits I wouldn't expect in a kid's show. Daft sidekicks, oh it's a panto? Is one of the puppies non-binary? Ok As you might guess I really didn't connect with this. Part might be audience behaviour causing a distraction but definitely more to it than that. The cast were all fab (though not sure if Kym was on a click track or otherwise enhanced) *From reading this thread it seems it may be big stick energy but the context wasn't strong enough for me to hear that. I also heard big d*ck energy when I saw it… I fear this is a bit of a dud. |
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