Guys and Dolls - Bridge Theatre

If it’s not eligible for any Olivier Awards, what other awards could it win tbst would mean anything for the box office?

Also What's On Stage awards.

At least it frees Nick Hytner up to do other stuff elsewhere? I imagine he rehearses the new cast in to some extent but much of that might be done by an assistant director. Wouldn't it be great to see him direct something as part of his new RSC role?

Saw this again last night - still fantastic... seats were around 2/3 full and standing audience around 50% capacity. On a Friday night....

This middling attendance bodes ill for the future, it seems to me, especially without Oliviers to come (which are months away in any case as others have said). Hey ho. Let's hope Andrew Richardson gets a great send-off today - and I look forward to seeing George's Sky next week, with Daniel back as well.

Or Carrie Hope Fletcher even if she isn't in the show.

I can't believe that show is still going.

Went back last night and the standing section seemed busy enough, I assume they give away a lot of tickets to students?

Charlotte Scott was on as Sarah and while no one can compare to Celinde for me, she was great. Her If I Were A Bell was pretty wild!

Great to see Daniel Mays back as well, he seemed to be having a great time up there and it was like he had never been away.

Can’t wait to go again!

I wish I could go! I replied to their tweet asking if they’ll make any available online as would be great to order one.

I saw this again last night (Friday evening). This time, it was from the Stalls, row CC. I'd had a tiring day, so glad I went for a seat. Only £30 with the TodayTix Black Friday sale. There was a small pole at a front angle from me, but it really didn't bother me. In return, there's no seat directly in front, so lots of leg room. It is in an odd block, seats not connected to the main sections (where the stage would be) and lots of ushers trying to direct you and making sure you don't end up in the dressing rooms, which have an adjacent entrance. A downside is, you're ushered out afterwards and can't enjoy the stage party.

It was a rather full audience, including in the pit area, so I'm glad I wasn't standing. It can be hard to see. I was surprised at several people wearing masks, but who then crammed right into the thick of things. Interesting to see things from a different angle, and how hard the ushers and stage setting staff have to work to clear people from the floor and make sure that all the props are in place on time.

The main reason I rushed back was to see Jack Butterworth on as Sky Masterson. Jack didn't disappoint. He sang Luck Be A Lady beautifully, and he also got to dance with Iroy Abesamis.

I don't know if it was just my seeing things from a different angle, but it looked like there was a lot of improvisation and there were some scenes that seemed to be staged differently, particular Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat. A huge amount of audience energy and you can definitely see why this keeps extending.

Running time for this is still advertised at 2 hours 30 minutes, but it was 22:30 before I was out. It would be much longer if you'd joined the dancing at end, or if you'd checked in coats.

I'll be back, but most likely not until the new year.

Finally got round to seeing this. Can't believe it has been on for 8 months already.

It's a show i've seen more than a few times over the years in various productions, so didn't rush out to see it. But maybe I should have because I was a little undewhelmed, especially given the great reviews and comments it received.

The majority of the seating was taken, but it was very quiet in the standing area and I would imagine that generates a good atmosphere when busy.
Lydia Bannister (i think it was her) was on for Adelaide. After hearing so much about Marisha making Adelaide 'a real person rather than a charicature' or something like that, I was expecting something different. Obviously Marisha wasn't on, but I don't know if the understudy is doing the same thing or something of her own. Either way, this Adelaide was like she always has been, just an octive lower than previously.
George Ioannides is way to young to be playing Sky.
Daniel Mays. I didn't like all the twitching and constant moving he did as Nathan. Guys and Dolls is often done in a certain stylised way, but this productions seemed to move away from that, not quite so over the top as previous productions, but his Nathan seemed like it was lifted directly out from the stylised show and dropped into this one.

The staging was inventive and interesting, though it did leave some playing areas too small and at some points, such as the Havana scene, the action got lost. Unfortunately it wasn't half as funny as the Havana scene in National production. Jo Riding was hilarious.
The score is classic after classic and sounded great from the orchestra and was sung wonderfully by the cast.