Hair The Musical - Turbine Theatre

LOL re the thought of them being naked outside!

Great that they are doing this :-)

Looks like Blake Patrick Anderson has been added to the cast as Woof (just sharing for all the BPA fans).

They're looking at allowing more people to see this. As they can't add any more capacity (unless they're planning to park some boats by the jetty) or run any more dates, I presume this means streaming of some kind.

And already sold out!

I really hope they do stream it. I wasn’t able to get any tickets but love Hair & this cast

When I went, I took a bus down from Sloane Square- took about 10 minutes. You could get the District Line from Embankment to SS.

If you’re okay with boats, the Thames Clipper from Embankment to Battersea takes you right to where you need to be

Very much enjoyed this short concert performance. It doesn’t compare to the tour, but the leads worked well together and were off-script.

It is on a wharf near the theatre. You need to go to a booth, give your name, get your temperature checked and wear a wristband. The wharf is open to the elements. Fantastic view down the river, but it was windy (no rain).

My deckchair was comfortable enough. One downside, there’s no tiering and they staged some parts of the concert with the cast seated or laying down, so impossible to see.

There’s a small stage but a large screen behind which is used well. The opening and several other parts were very similar to Hair 50. Otherwise, this is heavily cut, particularly dialogue, running only 1 hour 10 (no interval). Sound quality is good. The main cuts were in Act 2. The hallucination scene seemed short and Hippie Life was cut. There are recorded gunshots (no trigger warning was given).

The worst thing about this? The lack of Covid-19 awareness and compliance at the venue. Hardly anyone wearing face masks. I saw a group of six friends meeting up and hugging, who I presume weren’t in a bubble. Then, just before the show, they brought a load of people in to share seats with others. Luckily I had my bag on the extra seat I’d had to buy next to me, otherwise I’m sure they’d have tried to fill that too.

Overall then. Great music, some excellent vocalists and a (masks excluded) well-behaved crowd. I also got to hear a well-known theatre review talking about how he was adding one to all his star ratings during Covid-19. But if theatre companies have so little respect for the law, it will be a long and rocky road before we get back to normal.

Fairly certain it was him that was filling the gaps and making people share the seating bubbles with his friends.

Glad we only had a set of 2 deckchairs, as I wouldn't have been polite about asked to share a bubble.

In his view they were 'nice people' not sure how that made them unable to get covid!

Glad to hear other venues actually understand the the rules.

This is in fact correct - looking at the government guidance


www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own


Nothing about outdoor theatres. So this is fine, as long as they are actually sticking to the social distancing rules for seating.

Also adding Sophie Issac &  Frances Mayli McCann & Sophie Isaacs.  I would also love to see this again with the new cast

I thought the title is ‘Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical’? Why are they shortening the title?

Mayflower Performances quickly rescheduled and now on sale for 14/15 January 2020.
www.mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/hair-the-musical-in-concert-2021/