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Post by max on Mar 4, 2024 14:15:48 GMT
Has anyone seen this tour? It's done a couple of dates now: Leicester and Guildford.
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Post by justafan on Mar 4, 2024 15:32:07 GMT
Has anyone seen this tour? It's done a couple of dates now: Leicester and Guildford. not yet but I’m going to see it Wednesday in Wolverhampton
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Post by theatreliker on Mar 4, 2024 15:50:55 GMT
Saw it at Curve. Not my cup of tea. The production and performances are enjoyable but the songs are completely forgettable.
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Post by max on Mar 4, 2024 21:28:56 GMT
Has anyone seen this tour? It's done a couple of dates now: Leicester and Guildford. not yet but I’m going to see it Wednesday in Wolverhampton Let us know what it's like. I didn't prioritise it high enough in London so missed it; may travel to a 'near London' venue if it seems worth it - but with travel costs I'll find out how many board members regularly feel.
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Post by max on Mar 4, 2024 21:29:59 GMT
Saw it at Curve. Not my cup of tea. The production and performances are enjoyable but the songs are completely forgettable. Thanks - I'll check out the recording I think. I did see some Broadway youtube videos a long time ago which seemed promising, but I expect those were the pick of the songs, naturally.
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Post by oxydrive on Mar 10, 2024 0:24:50 GMT
I saw this twice this week. I was a big fan of Jordan and co in London and fully enjoyed it on tour.I think the songs are great, dying ain't so bad gets me every time. Had the alternate Bonnie as the main one has been off this week. Alex did a great job and he had big shoes to fill. I would recommend.
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Post by justafan on Mar 10, 2024 8:43:31 GMT
not yet but I’m going to see it Wednesday in Wolverhampton Let us know what it's like. I didn't prioritise it high enough in London so missed it; may travel to a 'near London' venue if it seems worth it - but with travel costs I'll find out how many board members regularly feel. I enjoyed it more than the London run as the two Leads seemed to me to have more chemistry. The only thing I would say is that imo the staging suits a smaller theatre - the Grand at Wolverhampton is a big old space and some of the intimacy was lost as a consequence. The band sounded excellent albeit they were hidden away in the pit. Some brilliant voices and I thought Catherine Tyldesley as Blanche was excellent.
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Post by idinafanzel on Mar 18, 2024 17:30:41 GMT
Danny Boy Hatchard is now not doing any of the tour. Nate Landskroner takes on the role full time from September.
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Post by jaye on Mar 18, 2024 23:45:11 GMT
Another JD, they really got a type.
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Post by backtothetheatre on Mar 19, 2024 0:10:07 GMT
Another JD, they really got a type. Nate is already alternate Clyde and performs every week day matinee.
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Post by hannechalk on Apr 22, 2024 16:01:09 GMT
This doesn't seem to be selling great in Bath
I was sent a discount code for Tuesday through to Thursday evenings - BONNIE2950 .
Premium seats for £29.50.
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Post by hoopoe on Apr 22, 2024 17:00:26 GMT
Likewise in Nottingham you can use PARTNERINCRIME for 50% off all tickets.
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Post by capybara on Apr 24, 2024 21:19:26 GMT
It’s always a conflicted experience seeing Bonnie & Clyde because Frank Wildhorn’s score is so good and stacked with great musical numbers - however, Ivan Menchell’s book often leaves me cold and, in many ways, frustrated.
It is still a fantastic show and I enjoyed it on what is now my third viewing. But each time I’ve seen it, the auditorium capacity has essentially doubled in size and it definitely loses something as a result. Nothing can beat the intimacy of seeing this show at the 350-seater Arts Theatre.
That being said, the score is the same one I’ve been listening to on loop for several years. Seeing a Clyde build up to Raise a Little Hell or a Bonnie belting Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad will never lose its impact for me. Alex James-Hatton is suitably intense as Clyde, while Katie Tonkinson brings an extra spark to Bonnie.
My issue has always been that we never truly understand the motivations for their crime/killing spree beyond greed. Their family back story’s are only touched upon and we see little of those relationships. As an audience, we are expected to go along with too many whims rather than being shown what led to, for example, Bonnie going along with Clyde’s criminal streak even after killing for the first time. Perhaps it would have been best off focussing on one particular event in their lives rather than their entireties?
Special mention for Oonagh Cox, a very late stand-in for Catherine Tyldesley (who I’d hoped to catch due to Eva Price being one of my all-time Corrie favourites!) as Blanche. Despite the show starting 20 minutes late and audible groans from the audience when Tyldesley was announced as indisposed, she gave a wonderfully nuanced performance, playing Blanche as more passive and shell-shocked than I’d seen before.
It’s still a great night out but Bonnie & Clyde is best served in a smaller space for the audience to genuinely hang on every moment.
Four stars.
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Post by scarletmood on Apr 24, 2024 21:37:33 GMT
Apparently Catherine had a migraine which had affected her vision so she couldn't go on.
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Post by blamerobots on Apr 24, 2024 23:04:43 GMT
Apparently Catherine had a migraine which had affected her vision so she couldn't go on. They're killers. Wishing her well. They mess you up on the day, the day after, the day after that... Ocular migraines (if that's what she had) are scary stuff.
I really want to see this, but the dates for where I am sit really inconveniently in a busy week. Hopefully, I'll find time
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Post by richey on Apr 27, 2024 15:48:53 GMT
Looks like this hasn't sold as well as expected in Manchester. Have been keeping an eye on availability and today all the grand tier seats have gone off sale, and theres still loads of seats left in the other tiers. Maybe moving from the Opera House to the Palace wasn't a clever idea.
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Post by manchestertheatrefan on Apr 27, 2024 15:58:21 GMT
Looks like this hasn't sold as well as expected in Manchester. Have been keeping an eye on availability and today all the grand tier seats have gone off sale, and theres still loads of seats left in the other tiers. Maybe moving from the Opera House to the Palace wasn't a clever idea. Considering how ATG screwed me over when they changed venues - moving my second row seat in the Opera House to 6-8 rows back in the palace, telling me they kept me as close to the original seat as possible, then putting the same seat on sale as a 'package seat' for 3 times the amount - I do feel like there is a little bit of Karma kicking in for their greedy behaviour
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Post by danb on Apr 27, 2024 18:51:17 GMT
I hope you rang and spoke to someone!? That’s so out of order.
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Post by manchestertheatrefan on Apr 27, 2024 19:29:45 GMT
I hope you rang and spoke to someone!? That’s so out of order. I tried customer services, who only said that they could try and speak to the theatre to see if they would reduce the price. I emailed the CEO and his team at the time refunded the ticket. A couple of weeks later my original seat was discounted cheaper than the price I originally paid due to being a single seat, so worked out OK for me in the end - still really bad form on ATG's part, but not surprising.
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Post by danb on Apr 27, 2024 20:03:27 GMT
Its really tacky, and a terrible look for ATG; especially given their track record with flogging as much booze as they can to their customers. To then act surprised when audience behaviour is poor, is another mickey take.
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