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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 19, 2022 7:10:56 GMT
Manchester has some decent opening night offers in the presale (£25 off) but after that it’s back to the big standard £5 off for ATG members.
General sale opens at 10am today.
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Post by barrowside on Oct 19, 2022 21:13:04 GMT
I'm not seeing this for another week or so but the word of mouth in Dublin is terrific - anyone I've spoken to who's seen it has loved it. Seems strange after the lukewarm reception in London but the new cast combined with more intimate theatres could have made it click. Our theatre is huge but it's a lovely warm auditorium with perfect sightlines and a great energy between the stage and house.
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Post by filendile on Oct 20, 2022 19:30:11 GMT
Saw this last weekend in Dublin and loved it. The Bord Gais theatre was sold out so it must be doing well. I went in blind having never seen the film and only knowing a couple of the songs.. my only complaint is it felt too long, especially act two.
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Post by barrowside on Oct 30, 2022 1:12:59 GMT
I finally saw this production tonight and thought it splendid. I don't have enough superlatives for Charlotte Kennedy. Normally if an actress was to sing a role this beautifully you would be raving about her singing alone but my god her acting - a really dark, complex Eliza who never lost her street fighting edge. The production was really elegant and fluid and sat beautifully on the stage of the Bord Gais. Adam Woodyatt was a splendid vaudevillian Doolittle.
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Post by longinthetooth on Oct 30, 2022 14:47:09 GMT
I must say, this tour casting excites me far more than the recent London run. A pity none of the venues are near me. I could catch a train or two, but then there are the threats of rail strikes to take into account.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 30, 2022 14:48:44 GMT
Wish I could’ve seen this tour cast instead of the London cast. Okereke was no great shakes, and Stephen Amos was awful. I’ve heard great things about Kennedy and Woodyatt from several people now.
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Post by SuttonPeron on Oct 30, 2022 15:45:13 GMT
Had this opened at the Coli with the tour cast (though Harry H-P was sensational as Higgins), reviews and word of mouth would´ve been much better. The choices for London were questionable at the very least. Thankfully all the miscasts have now left!
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 30, 2022 18:26:08 GMT
Add me to the list of people who wasn't intesreted in seeing the London cast but would like to see the tour cast. Unfortunately, like longinthetooth, none of the venues are anywhere near me. Debating whether I want to see it enough to trek to Birmingham or Bristol next year. |
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Post by h86 on Oct 30, 2022 19:37:27 GMT
Lots of these venues are in cities with good transport links to London. People who live all over the UK manage to get to London to see a show they want, it ain’t too much for people based in London to get to one of these cities.
I travel all over the UK to see theatre.
If you want to go and see the tour cast, do it!
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 30, 2022 20:03:58 GMT
I don't live in London though. Getting from anywhere to London is usually easier than getting between two places neither of which are London. A few weeks ago I went to Colchester to see a play. It took me 2h15 & 4 trains to get there & I only live in the next county! There's also the issue of cost. I went to university in Bristol so I'm well aware how expensive GWR train tickets are, & the train to Birmingham isn't cheap either. Plus of course at the moment there are so many train strikes. If you book a train 3 months in advance to get a cheaper ticket & there's a strike that day then you're screwed.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 30, 2022 20:20:02 GMT
London to Birmingham is pretty good as you have two lines (and three competing train companies). Unfortunately, My Fair Lady is a long show so you can't risk a train before about 22:50 and Aviva is currently down to one train an hour.
There did use to be a 12:30am or so coach from Birmingham to London too, so that is an option. Very well placed for Birmingham theatres and you can sit in the gay village while you wait. Not sure if that still runs or not. I always used to do things in the other direction.
I appreciate all of this depends on onward connections in London when you get there. The late trains from Birmingham (if they still run) take about an hour longer than the peak time trains. The coach is also not a fast option.
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Post by longinthetooth on Oct 30, 2022 20:30:43 GMT
I don't live in London though. Getting from anywhere to London is usually easier than getting between two places neither of which are London. A few weeks ago I went to Colchester to see a play. It took me 2h15 & 4 trains to get there & I only live in the next county! There's also the issue of cost. I went to university in Bristol so I'm well aware how expensive GWR train tickets are, & the train to Birmingham isn't cheap either. Plus of course at the moment there are so many train strikes. If you book a train 3 months in advance to get a cheaper ticket & there's a strike that day then you're screwed. Exactly this. For any touring show I have to travel to, and cross, London to catch a train to my destination. Where I live is something of a cultural wilderness, with no decent theatres or shows. As far as London is concerned, I can't currently afford top price tickets, so wait for the offers to appear. There has to be 14 days notice of a strike, so I daren't book more than two weeks in advance. I can only go to matinees, and have missed out on countless shows recently when a strike has been called on a day I had earmarked. On the bright side, it's saving me a fortune! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 30, 2022 21:09:45 GMT
London to Birmingham is pretty good as you have two lines (and three competing train companies). Unfortunately, My Fair Lady is a long show so you can't risk a train before about 22:50 and Aviva is currently down to one train an hour. London is fortunate. The latest I can leave Birmingham to get back to Cambridge is the 9.15pm train. A few years ago a concert performance of The Yeomen Of The Guard I was booked to see changed its running time to nearly an hour longer than originally announced so I had to frantically book overnight accommodation as I suddenly couldn't get home that night! For My Fair Lady I would be limited to a matinee in order to day trip. Exactly this. For any touring show I have to travel to, and cross, London to catch a train to my destination. Where I live is something of a cultural wilderness, with no decent theatres or shows. As far as London is concerned, I can't currently afford top price tickets, so wait for the offers to appear. There has to be 14 days notice of a strike, so I daren't book more than two weeks in advance. I can only go to matinees, and have missed out on countless shows recently when a strike has been called on a day I had earmarked. On the bright side, it's saving me a fortune! I can get to Birmingham without going via London but it takes about as long as going via London so it's not exactly massively helpful! For Bristol my only reasonable route is via London. I've just looked up train fares to both Bristol & Birmingham for midweek 3 months in advance & oddly the advance tickets for Bristol are actually nearly £20 cheaper than for Birmingham, even though it's a slightly longer journey, so if that's still the case when February & March go on sale then it looks like Bristol would be the better option. Though one of the 2 weeks it's in Bristol is the spring half term so I'd have to avoid that week. If only it was coming to Norwich or Milton Keynes! They're the 2 theatres I usually use to catch the big touring musicals (they never come to Cambridge as we don't have a big enough theatre). |
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Post by h86 on Nov 10, 2022 16:35:27 GMT
There is a great offer on for this currently if you have a M&S card - £20 for a great choice of seats for certain performances.
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Post by FairyGodmother on Nov 16, 2022 20:30:45 GMT
Yes, I saw that earlier, and thought I'd take advantage.
Confusing how the offer works a bit differently for every theatre though!
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Post by FairyGodmother on Nov 17, 2022 8:57:13 GMT
I can't get Manchester to work at all, and can't believe they've all gone already...
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Post by FairyGodmother on Dec 14, 2022 23:29:57 GMT
I saw this tonight and absolutely loved it. Lesley Garrett got a round of applause after her three line solo.  The lady next to me asked if Higgins was one of the McGann brothers, which I could actually see! Loved the sets, Charlotte Kennedy was amazing, great all round. The music sounded fab too, and I loved the Ascot horses. One question though, what was the red basket on a pulley in the study? I don't think it worked tonight, he went over to it quite early on and it didn't move, then it just hung there swinging gently the rest of the night. |
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Dec 15, 2022 2:41:15 GMT
Having seen MFL many times there's a couple of things I've often wondered.
Why does Eliza say "I ain't got no parents" when her father Alfie Dolittle is featured strongly ?
And why does she say French lessons cost " 18 pence an hour " to justify why she won't pay more than a shilling (= 12 pence) for English tuition? Surely she would have said " One and Sixpence". Having grown up in the pre-decimal era, people only referred to pennies up to eleven pence. 12 pence and up as sums of money only came into use after decimalisation.
Any suggestions ?
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Post by FairyGodmother on Dec 15, 2022 14:38:18 GMT
Oh, I'll tell you what I did find strange. Why Mrs Pearce had such a strong regional accent, I couldn't believe that Professor Higgins would put up with it.
Can't Lesley Garrett manage RP?
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Post by Jon on Dec 15, 2022 14:40:59 GMT
Oh, I'll tell you what I did find strange. Why Mrs Pearce had such a strong regional accent, I couldn't believe that Professor Higgins would put up with it. Can't Lesley Garrett manage RP? Mrs Pearce was Scottish in the Broadway revival and I believe the same in London. I assume Higgins wouldn't dare mock his housekeeper or she'd shove his dinner where the sun doesn't shine! |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Dec 15, 2022 14:57:48 GMT
She definitely wasn't Scottish last night! Midlands I thought. And you're probably right. |
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Post by aingidh on Dec 17, 2022 11:00:52 GMT
Saw this in Edinburgh last night, what a wonderful show! Just what I needed to get me in the Christmas spirit. Big sets, beautiful costumes and a fab cast makes a great all around show. Initially the full principal cast were on, but Charlotte Kennedy had to go off after act 1 so Rebekah Lowings took over Eliza for act 2. Both girls were brilliant and the change was done very seamlessly. would definitely recommend giving this a watch!
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Post by sukhavati on Dec 23, 2022 6:20:29 GMT
One question though, what was the red basket on a pulley in the study? I don't think it worked tonight, he went over to it quite early on and it didn't move, then it just hung there swinging gently the rest of the night. That was for passing props from the upstairs part of the set in Higgins study down to the ground floor. I know it was used both times I saw it, I just can't remember if it was a book or another prop. |
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Post by FairyGodmother on Dec 30, 2022 1:03:35 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by hadeswasking on Jan 7, 2023 19:11:50 GMT
Just out of the final matinee of the Edinburgh tour stop. Fantastic audience this afternoon. (I think this was the first time they managed to open the balcony at this stop and it made a hell of a difference! So much energy and a fuller sound than you'll get in the stalls, please fix this Edinburgh Playhouse)
Here are my quick thoughts:
I fell in love with this show way more than I expected to, ended up seeing it 3 times and enjoyed it every time just as much as the last. This stop was wayyy longer than it needed to be, but I'm grateful for it.
I had never seen the movie so wasn't really sure what to expect. The script is funny, the music is mostly beautiful and THAT cast!
Charlotte Kennedy is fantastic as Eliza, I feel like this role is very easy to get wrong. Charlotte makes you care about the character whilst having such a great voice. I also had the chance to see Rebekah in the role and she is just as good!
Michael Xavier's Henry Higgins is a treat to watch. He brings all the quirks needed to make this character such just so entertaining. - His comedic timing is fantastic, especially during his songs! He bounces off of Middleton's Pickering wonderfully.
Tom Liggins is charming as Freddy! I can imagine other versions of this character not being as likeable but he has the heart and the VOICE to make you root for him! #JusticeForFreddy. Can't wait to see what he does next. With that voice, he would make a FANTASTIC phantom eventually.
Adam Woodyatt as Alfred, I would say is the weakest link in this marvelous cast. Only for one reason, his singing. His line-readings are alright, but I'm not a fan of the solo parts of his songs. Luckily the ensemble take over just in time before your ears bleed. He does know how to charm the Edinburgh crowd though.
I was expecting a somewhat lackluster set after reading 1 or 2 things before going in. But I thought the set was great here! That house is impressive, especially for a tour. The rest of it also worked for me!
I've also seen a clip of the old ending, if this had happened here I would've been quite upset.
Go see it if it's near you. If your local tour stop is as sold as Edinburgh was, it needs your support. I promise you'll have a loverly time!
4 stars. VERY CLOSE to 5
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