Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

And at the Liverpool Playhouse for Christmas, running 8 December - 2 January.

And Chichester in January.

SOUTHAMPTON
MAST Mayflower Studios
Sat 6 - Sat 20 Nov

NORWICH
Playhouse
Tue 23 Nov - Sun 5 Dec

LIVERPOOL
Playhouse
Wed 8 Dec - Sun 2 Jan

AYLESBURY
Waterside Theatre
Wed 5 - Sat 8 Jan

CHICHESTER
Festival Theatre
Wed 12 - Sun 16 Jan

Ooh you beat me to it. Sounds like a final number doesn't it? Very poppy & catchy.

Any news about a London showing?

I had been going to book for this until I saw the very short running time and realised I didn't want to go all the way to and from Chichester just for that and in the winter. However, it does otherwise sound very tempting so I hope it travels idc. And bizarrely, the running time has now vanished from the CFT site.

Just got back from tonight's viewing at the Liverpool Playhouse and unfortunately this really didn't do much for me I'm afraid. Based on the picture book by Kate Pankhurst, at the start we are introduced to a young girl called Jade and her stuffed toy bear called Bearonce (who even gets a credit in the programme!) in a museum and Jade is trying to sort out a few home issues. Through the show we are taken on a journey with Jade with some of the ladies who have helped shape the world who try to help her solve these issues.

The different ladies are played by the cast of 4 accompanied by the band of 3 (2 keys and 1 percussion) who are perched high up on the stage set which is made to look like a disused room in a museum. For me the show felt like something of a kids educational show rather than something like SIX. During the show, each personality explains what they have done in their lives. As 12 women are detailed, it really is a whistle-stop tour of each lady over the 75 minutes with many of the characters combining in some songs rather than getting their own number.

Song List -

I'm Here
Where Do You Want To Go?
Deeds Not Words
A World Of Colour
Mary, Mary and Marie
FiFi Super Spy
Lullaby Litle Girl
Fantastically Great

The songs aren't that bad but none stuck in my head walking out of the theatre. I think it's trying to be like SIX but for me doesn't work. The SIX songs stuck with me post show, these ones didn't. I just didn't get that wow factor with this show. If you've got young kids then probably this may work for them, but as an adult It was just ok.

I travelled by train to Chichester to see FGW at 7pm last night and enjoyed it very much. The audience was 90% adult but ranged from pre teens to bus pass holders like me and - apart from one couple who left after 20 minutes -  the  reaction was extremely positive. It's educational as well as entertaining and as such ideal for families or a school party and I note there's a well-booked 10.30 performance today. Saturday is almost sold out. 

I wouldn't say any of the musical number scale the heights of Six but most are certainly catchy, it zips along and the cast are great especially the young lady who played Jade.  It was supposed to finish at 20.10, started at 19.08 and ended at 20.26 so I'd say closer to 80 minutes running time.

Pleased to see all non mask wearers being approached by staff with a supply and asked whether exempt, several accepted and put one on.

Lovely theatre and my front row centre stalls ticket only cost £15 with a similar amount spent on the rail travel thanks to cheap advance tickets.

I'm back to see this in Chichester on Saturday evening after catching an early show at Mayflower Studios at the start of the run. Very excited.

Not sure, I didn't buy a programme or notice a cast list.

I was there last night too and Kirstie was on but not in the programme and no cover notice or cast board anywhere that I could see.