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Post by max on Jul 28, 2016 23:09:00 GMT
THIS is my best forum post ever. I hated the last one. I never said I liked it. It was all Dom's fault for talking me into it. 😋
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 23:16:46 GMT
THIS is my best forum post ever. I hated the last one. I never said I liked it. It was all Dom's fault for talking me into it. 😋 Brilliant, love it! And so sum's up ALWs feelings at any stage ever. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 8:27:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 10:51:25 GMT
Mainly the first half. Pilate just appeared and sang a song and I had know idea who he was. Yes, someone should have greeted him with: "Good morning, Mr Pilate". Or he could have worn a large name badge. In the Bible, his wife has the dream, not him, and that's only according to one source (Matthew, I believe) so I agree it can be confusing. But no more confusing than some shows. Les Mis comes with a synopsis in the programme to help us out! |
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Post by Peach on Jul 29, 2016 14:27:13 GMT
I couldn't make head nor tail of it when I saw Les Mis. I was a sleep deprived new mum though, fell asleep in the second half.
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Post by romeo94 on Jul 30, 2016 10:34:26 GMT
Where would you say is best to sit? I've never been to the Open Air before and have no idea what views are like.
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Post by d'James on Jul 30, 2016 10:37:18 GMT
Where would you say is best to sit? I've never been to the Open Air before and have no idea what views are like. I was on the back row and the view was great. What I would say though is to go towards the middle of Theatre (even if you're in the back row) as some of the seats off to the sides looked as if their view wouldn't be as good. Now, recommendations of recordings please folks. |
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Post by showtoones on Jul 30, 2016 18:57:39 GMT
If ALW wants to transfer JCS would it have to got to a Really Useful Theater? Are any free int he autumn?
Do all of his shows only go to RUG theaters?
thanks
ST
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Post by waybeyondblue on Jul 31, 2016 6:44:59 GMT
Mr Huntley was unavailable yesterday matinee so we were treated to the covers band style of Mr Dever. Fortunately many of the cast reciprocated with performances somewhere between BGT and busking.
Band is great, venue is great, underlying musical is great. Jesus over emotes then shouts a lot. Mary puts extra syllables in words like "my" and Pilate couldn't find a real emotion if you nailed him to a tree. Whilst we're on trees, WTF was the thinking behind sticking the cross right at the back of the stage? For that matter WTF was the thinking behind lighting a gas fire round the edge of the stage so the audience could share some unwelcome fumes and heat?
Herod would have been a great Marc Almond if only they had a talent to match the idea.
Loved the staging - very rock musical. Finally Annas - what a gem of casting and performance.
No idea why they would transfer with this lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 9:19:35 GMT
If ALW wants to transfer JCS would it have to got to a Really Useful Theater? Are any free int he autumn? Do all of his shows only go to RUG theaters? thanks ST The ones produced by RUG generally do though not always - Whistle Down The Wind and Stephen Ward were at The Aldwych which is not RUG. JCS is not produced by RUG though so I assume would not (specifically) be looking for an RUG theatre! |
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Post by showtoones on Jul 31, 2016 16:21:15 GMT
If ALW wants to transfer JCS would it have to got to a Really Useful Theater? Are any free int he autumn? Do all of his shows only go to RUG theaters? thanks ST The ones produced by RUG generally do though not always - Whistle Down The Wind and Stephen Ward were at The Aldwych which is not RUG. JCS is not produced by RUG though so I assume would not (specifically) be looking for an RUG theatre! Thanks so much! Fingers crossed that this will transfer this fall... ST |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 1, 2016 9:39:16 GMT
I am really meh about this. Went with high expectations but came away feeling discontented and I can't quite put my finger on the problem, except to say I didn't feel a flow to the thing as a whole.
I love the lighting, the musicians in full view doing a great job, Judas is superb, the whole cast in fact do really well. The silver hands - great visual. Jesus getting beaten up was very visual and brutal. But for me it felt that people stomped on stage, and off stage, willy-nilly. Jesus picked up a guitar, looked at it, put it down again, picked it up, walked around with it, put it down again. Really don't know what was going on there.
Not for me, I'm afraid.
Quite a few young children in the audience. As I was going in the woman in front of me had a teeny-tiny toddler wheeling a little buggy, was stopped and told "no under 4's". She had to call her 2 friends back who had gone in before her.
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Post by romeo94 on Aug 1, 2016 10:35:02 GMT
Where would you say is best to sit? I've never been to the Open Air before and have no idea what views are like. I was on the back row and the view was great. What I would say though is to go towards the middle of Theatre (even if you're in the back row) as some of the seats off to the sides looked as if their view wouldn't be as good. Do you feel far away on the back row? |
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Post by d'James on Aug 1, 2016 10:46:37 GMT
I was on the back row and the view was great. What I would say though is to go towards the middle of Theatre (even if you're in the back row) as some of the seats off to the sides looked as if their view wouldn't be as good. Do you feel far away on the back row? I didn't at all. I guess it depends what you like. If you want to see every facial expression up close, then it's probably not for you. It's a good seat to be able to get the overall effect of the show. |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 1, 2016 11:06:13 GMT
I was row C seat 13 - when Jesus was being battered on the floor you couldn't see his face from some areas as the speakers were in the way, so wouldn't recommend some of the front stalls seats.
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Post by Seriously on Aug 1, 2016 14:46:47 GMT
I'm not sure I'd want to see a production that was designed to be outside, and based on the limitations of a specific space, crowbarred into a building.
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Aug 1, 2016 20:08:03 GMT
I wanted to see this last Thursday afternoon but it was sold out :-( I've never been to the open air theatre and I really enjoy this show.
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Post by showtoones on Aug 1, 2016 21:29:13 GMT
If JCS is to transfer, which theater will it go to? Baz says it won't be the Phoenix...
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Post by timbo on Aug 1, 2016 21:48:17 GMT
It was stopped half way through Act One tonight due to the weather. I'm surprised they even started it given how heavy the rain was.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 1, 2016 22:26:41 GMT
It was stopped half way through Act One tonight due to the weather. I'm surprised they even started it given how heavy the rain was. Living outside London I always hesitate to book ahead for the Regents Park Theatre because of the infamous British weather. It's all very well the show being stopped or cancelled and your money refunded but it becomes a totally wasted and miserable evening as it's too late to do anything else other than go home. This is nobody's fault of course - it is what it is - but a dissappointing evening none the less. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 1, 2016 22:49:21 GMT
It was stopped half way through Act One tonight due to the weather. I'm surprised they even started it given how heavy the rain was. The rain wasn't too heavy. I was there and just had a shirt, no coat, but had a towel and to cover my upper body and black bag for the legs, didn't really get wet. They stopped the show, so we could take refuge, this was after the show was halted to mop the stage for 10 minutes. Problem when the stage gets wet, is that understandable acting goes out of the window and the show turns more into a concert. At 3pm BBC website said it was going to be dry, so went ahead and booked a last minute ticket, as I am with wickedgrin here. Good planning and preparation makes all the differents to your experience. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 1, 2016 22:53:21 GMT
If JCS is to transfer, which theater will it go to? Baz says it won't be the Phoenix... If it does transfer,Mehta is available? Phoenix - If Guys and Dolls posts early closing notices Noel Coward - if Half A Sixpence doesn't transfer New London - if School of Rock gets delayed |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 2, 2016 8:26:31 GMT
all very well the show being stopped or cancelled and your money refunded The Open Air don't refund "rained off" performances. You just get to exchange your ticket for an equivalent seat at either the same or another production. I'd booked for the last 7 Brides for 7 Brothers last year, which was rained off (sat there for 20 minutes, they held the start by about 15 minutes and then sent us home). As it was the last show I was hoping for a refund, but no - their policy is you can get a ticket for another performance in the following years - which is why I booked JCS this year, don't know where I'll be next year ... |
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Post by stanne on Aug 2, 2016 10:19:16 GMT
Mr Huntley was unavailable yesterday matinee so we were treated to the covers band style of Mr Dever. Fortunately many of the cast reciprocated with performances somewhere between BGT and busking. Band is great, venue is great, underlying musical is great. Jesus over emotes then shouts a lot. Mary puts extra syllables in words like "my" and Pilate couldn't find a real emotion if you nailed him to a tree. Whilst we're on trees, WTF was the thinking behind sticking the cross right at the back of the stage? For that matter WTF was the thinking behind lighting a gas fire round the edge of the stage so the audience could share some unwelcome fumes and heat? Herod would have been a great Marc Almond if only they had a talent to match the idea. Loved the staging - very rock musical. Finally Annas - what a gem of casting and performance. No idea why they would transfer with this lot. Absolutely astonished to read this. I think we must have seen different productions!  |
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Post by lem on Aug 2, 2016 17:06:36 GMT
all very well the show being stopped or cancelled and your money refunded The Open Air don't refund "rained off" performances. You just get to exchange your ticket for an equivalent seat at either the same or another production. Yup - I got tickets for JCS last weekend as a rained off exchange from Crazy for You back in 2011 |
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