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Post by Being Alive on May 22, 2022 14:09:30 GMT
It's revived a lot because it's the perfect musical comedy, and man we need some joy right about now - Anything Goes being the hit it was proves that.
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Post by Jon on May 22, 2022 14:43:08 GMT
It's revived a lot because it's the perfect musical comedy, and man we need some joy right about now - Anything Goes being the hit it was proves that. I agree it's a perfect musical comedy but it's been done almost every decade, there are other shows which are similar which haven't been touched at all. |
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Post by Jon on Jun 9, 2022 22:25:06 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Jun 9, 2022 22:32:02 GMT
Immersive production
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Post by inthenose on Jun 9, 2022 22:37:17 GMT
It's almost parody at this point.
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Post by Mark on Jun 9, 2022 22:56:30 GMT
It's almost parody at this point. Aah, but this is ACTUALLY an immersive version like their previous Shakespeare productions. |
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Post by marob on Jun 9, 2022 23:08:41 GMT
Hmmm, I’d rather it be staged normally tbh. I didn’t mind Julius Caesar, but the novelty had worn off for me by A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Being constantly yelled at to move is not exactly fun.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 9, 2022 23:14:09 GMT
Will everyone be expected to sit down lest they cause the ship to capsize?
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 9, 2022 23:26:21 GMT
It's almost parody at this point. Aah, but this is ACTUALLY an immersive version like their previous Shakespeare productions. Exactly this. Their Shakespeare productions ARE immersive, so THISLL be great - and actually is what they're advertising. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 0:13:01 GMT
Is immersive now code for rip off pricing?
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 10, 2022 0:40:36 GMT
Love the music. Immersive sounds terrifying. Are we mingling with the band?
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Post by mattnyc on Jun 10, 2022 1:19:16 GMT
This probably only means immersive for the stalls, right? Everyone upstairs can just sit and watch?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 10, 2022 5:28:12 GMT
I don’t want to “party with the cast”. I just want to sit and watch it 😕
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 6:45:04 GMT
I bet It just means they’ll transform it into the Hot Box Club.
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Post by theoracle on Jun 10, 2022 7:59:38 GMT
Is immersive now code for rip off pricing? No, in the article - the 400 people who will get to move around in the show will have the cheapest tickets. The people sitting down will probably be paying most. |
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 10, 2022 8:06:17 GMT
This is exciting stuff!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 10, 2022 8:20:46 GMT
So how have they done this sort of thing in the past at The Bridge? Do they take the stalls seats out and extend the stage out with areas for people to stand?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 10, 2022 8:29:14 GMT
So how have they done this sort of thing in the past at The Bridge? Do they take the stalls seats out and extend the stage out with areas for people to stand? I think the stalls are gutted and full of prommers but you can sit on the upper levels. I could be wrong but I sense you get a very different perspective from sitting and standing. I love promenade productions - Bridewell's Sweeney Todd was one of the best things ever. I've got scottish opera's Candide coming up this summer 😀 |
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 10, 2022 9:31:22 GMT
So how have they done this sort of thing in the past at The Bridge? Do they take the stalls seats out and extend the stage out with areas for people to stand? I think the stalls are gutted and full of prommers but you can sit on the upper levels. I could be wrong but I sense you get a very different perspective from sitting and standing. This is exactly true - if you find promo footage for their productions of Julius Caesar or A Midsummer Night's Dream you can see how the entire stalls are ripped out and turned into a level area, where people stand and are able to move around. The upper levels are extended to wrap (almost) all the way around and are still regular seating. Whether the 'immersive' area will in fact have club style seating in this production (for the Hot Box club) I don't know - I don't expect it to but there's always a possibility! |
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Post by bordeaux on Jun 10, 2022 9:49:06 GMT
On till early September, that's five and a half months. Can't blame them - they probably need the money after the difficult time all theatres have had. I was pleased to see that the David Hare I saw on Wednesday was 95% full, though. A theatre that size can't survive on new writing alone. I wonder how well The Southbury Child is selling.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2022 10:03:18 GMT
Is immersive now code for rip off pricing? No, in the article - the 400 people who will get to move around in the show will have the cheapest tickets. The people sitting down will probably be paying most. So cheap seats don’t exist anymore you have cheap walking tickets 😂 |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 10, 2022 10:14:45 GMT
You can't make it the Hot Box club as that is only really home to a couple of numbers.
The mission hall is more central
But the streets of New York are vital. As is the trip to the Sewers and the trip to Havana.
So you have to have a very flexible stage to accommodate all the different settings
Which means immersive is likely to involve a lot of projection and furniture shifting.
Much as I love the score, this doesn't sound like the right plan for the piece
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 10, 2022 11:08:12 GMT
Much as I love the score, this doesn't sound like the right plan for the piece
- I quite agree. I'm not sure if there is that much of a journey or the need for crowd scenes to justify the
promenade aspect. Off thr top of my head, Into the woods, Candide and Superstar all seem more suitable to this approach.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 10, 2022 12:08:00 GMT
You can't make it the Hot Box club as that is only really home to a couple of numbers. The mission hall is more central But the streets of New York are vital. As is the trip to the Sewers and the trip to Havana. So you have to have a very flexible stage to accommodate all the different settings Which means immersive is likely to involve a lot of projection and furniture shifting. Much as I love the score, this doesn't sound like the right plan for the piece Maybe different stages with different sets connected by runways? Standing crowd turns and directs their attention to whichever one the action is taking place on? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jun 10, 2022 12:16:08 GMT
I think the stalls are gutted and full of prommers but you can sit on the upper levels. I could be wrong but I sense you get a very different perspective from sitting and standing. This is exactly true - if you find promo footage for their productions of Julius Caesar or A Midsummer Night's Dream you can see how the entire stalls are ripped out and turned into a level area, where people stand and are able to move around. The upper levels are extended to wrap (almost) all the way around and are still regular seating. Whether the 'immersive' area will in fact have club style seating in this production (for the Hot Box club) I don't know - I don't expect it to but there's always a possibility! Does that mean that if you have a seat you're going to be looking not only at the cast but also at several hundred audience members milling around? I think I'd find that pretty detrimental to concentrating on the show. |
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