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Post by firefingers on May 23, 2016 22:05:12 GMT
Surprised I couldn't find a thread on this already. A musical written by the people who wrote Rocky Horror, and sharing a lot of creatives with the recent productions of Shock Treatment and The Toxic Avenger. It is going into the studio, and the seating plan looks down right bizarre, with the table seats having an "audience participation warning" as well. Certainly looks interesting, consider my interest piqued. www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/studio/the-stripper/ |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 5:42:25 GMT
... the table seats having an "audience participation warning" as well. That's me out then. Low tolerance to even watching other people (unless it is very minor participation and nobody gets to look foolish). |
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Post by anita on May 25, 2016 14:06:36 GMT
Does anyone know of any ticket offers for this?
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Post by firefingers on May 25, 2016 14:14:55 GMT
Does anyone know of any ticket offers for this? Given it hasn't even gone into rehearsals yet, I doubt there are any. It is a VERY ambitious project for the space, so can't see them discounting. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2016 14:18:50 GMT
Does anyone know of any ticket offers for this? It doesn't look that pricey even without discounts or offers to be fair, especially during the preview by the looks. £20, £25 and £30. |
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Post by anita on May 26, 2016 9:01:51 GMT
I know £20 isn't a lot but I am an OAP without a pension.
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Post by anita on May 27, 2016 13:28:21 GMT
Have succumbed & booked a ticket for this. Loved Shock Treatment & am a big Rocky Horror fan.
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Post by mrtumnus on May 27, 2016 20:41:36 GMT
One of the funniest shows I've seen.
A tongue in cheek American Detective mystery.
Thoroughly enjoyed the score too.
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Post by anita on Jun 6, 2016 8:52:58 GMT
Anyone heard who is in the cast yet?
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Post by Steffi on Jun 13, 2016 13:10:37 GMT
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Post by anita on Jun 13, 2016 13:34:46 GMT
Can't wait till Saturday for a preview of this.
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Post by firefingers on Jun 13, 2016 22:24:40 GMT
Blimey, so that is two cast members, director, musical director, lighting designer and choreographer all from The Toxic Avenger? Maybe this gang will be the theatre version of the Carry On films.
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Post by mrtumnus on Jun 15, 2016 18:41:36 GMT
Richard O'Brien made a cameo appearance in the last tour.
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Post by anita on Jul 9, 2016 9:45:38 GMT
Saw this yesterday & loved it. Great fun especially if you like trashy murder mysteries.
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Post by CBP1 on Jul 10, 2016 10:22:06 GMT
I saw this last night and was a bit disappointed. It wasn't quite what I was expecting. It was quite slow and not nearly as funny as I'd hoped. Saying that, the two cast members from the Toxic Avenger were every bit as good as I remember them. Marc Pickering is hilarious. As is Hannah Grover, but she's also a great singer. I have decided she should be in all the musicals from now on. All of them.
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Post by quills on Jul 10, 2016 20:42:58 GMT
May I ask what the current running time is?
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Post by Steffi on Jul 10, 2016 20:52:16 GMT
About 2 hours and 30 minutes including interval.
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Post by quills on Jul 10, 2016 21:26:47 GMT
Thank you. Yikes, I was hoping it would be closer to 2 hours or less, since they are showing the doors for the 20:30 shows opening at 19:45. I've booked a 17:00 ticket, and thought I'd be able to run to the Royal Court for Unreachable at 19:30, but that may not be possible.
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Post by CBP1 on Jul 10, 2016 22:49:20 GMT
It was LONG. Think the 8.30pm show kicked out around 11.10pm last night (but it did start a bit late)
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Post by raiseitup on Jul 12, 2016 12:48:30 GMT
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Post by firefingers on Jul 15, 2016 14:30:38 GMT
Taking a punt on this tonight as today tix are doing 15 quid tickets for today and tomorrow, which combined with a £10 off referral code (like my one: OHJRA haha... ha) means it is only costing me a fiver. So about the price of a small glass of win at the St James bar then.
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Post by firefingers on Jul 15, 2016 22:45:34 GMT
I rather enjoyed this. I think, story wise, it needs work. But the songs are pretty good (music wise if not always with the lyrics), with a great 5 piece band, particularly the penultimate number, a very hardworking cast and a great set given the tiny venue. A regular glass of white wine was over a fiver, meaning I spent more in booze than on my ticket. No where near as offensive as some reviews want you to belive. It is obviously stylised pulp fiction (hence the accusations of misogyny) and there are just a couple of blue numbers, and a burlesque routine (well it is called The Stripper!). 3 1/2 stars for me.
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Post by theatremadhatter on Jul 16, 2016 14:43:10 GMT
I really liked Mark Pickering in Toxic Avenger so was thinking about going to see this but haven't heard great things. Worth a look?
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Post by kentwilliam on Jul 21, 2016 0:31:53 GMT
Saw this tonight with two friends. All really had a good time. Would definitely recommend. I think enjoyment is dependent on seating so try and get as near to stage as possible - we had club seats C 1,2,and 3 which were fantastic- right in the action. A little audience participation but quite minimal. All the actor were on top form. A bottle or two of wine helps you get into the club atmosphere. Nothing offensive at all about the production.
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Post by Snciole on Aug 4, 2016 11:52:28 GMT
I loved this and wrote a review www.londontheatredirect.com/post/847/The-Stripper-At-St-James-Theatre-a-fabulous-musical-noir-with-lots-of-camp-and-sleaze-thrown-in.aspxI think you need to be familiar with Benji Sperring's production of Shock Treatment, where Mateo Oxley sat on my lap and kissed me on the forehead (was Toxic Avenger so hands on) to not be completely freaked out by all flirting the cast do with the audience, for example Sebastien Torkia as Al Wheeler made a beeline for me and my cleavage as soon as he could  and I often ended up with his hat and coat throughout the show. It is very fun but I completely understand the complaints about its misogynistic tone BUT it is set in 1960s and was first produced in 1982 so it needs to be seen of being of its time rather than now. It is still a fun night and there some really good numbers and choreography for such a tiny space. |
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and I often ended up with his hat and coat throughout the show.