Guys and Dolls - Bridge Theatre

I was alone when I went to see 'Julius Caesar' there and it was perfectly fine. You are part of the crowd and you can move around freely so you should not feel uneasy to go alone. I will go and see 'Guys and dolls' on my own too and I am just excited.

While you can probably stick together as a couple if you try, I always ditch the friend I go with as soon as the action starts. With the various platforms rising and going back down and the ushers making space for actors in the crowd, you get split up anyway, and I like being close to the platforms, which means making use of the flow of people and space without constantly having to figure out where my friend might be. They get a smile and a nod if we encounter each other in the crowd during the show, and then we meet up again during the interval.

As someone who goes to 90% of the shows I see on my own, I think these are probably the least awkward to see alone, because you're even spared awkward conversation from a neighbour or the constant crinkling of bags from people next to you whom you can't escape for the next two hours.

Marisha Wallace and Daniel Mays just on The One Show….looked and sounded pretty good tbf….

Have to say I thought it was awful. But we can't all like the same things.

Oh I thought he was delightful!!

Marisha is entirely what I expected and I'm not sure how that's going to work for Adelaide, but I'm looking forward to seeing it next week

The immersive bit is standing so if you are seated you will be around the sides.

Get your wallets out, this show is going to be a hot ticket!

I was also there tonight, in the immersive space and apart from the two women drinking red wine who went into one because I had to move backwards when it started (I told them I didn’t have a choice and left it at that, and didn’t see them again after) and I had an excellent view of proceedings throughout, only a couple of feet away from the actors throughout. I have only seen the film once many years ago and only knew two of the songs but I thoroughly enjoyed it (much more than some of the big name musicals that have been going for years in the West End and charge a fortune for tickets)

How does this work? Presumably it’s like the 2 Shakespeare plays they did with the platforms rising out of the floor? Though those weren’t that big so not sure how that lends itself to people dancing on them. Was mention on the one show of the audience being part of the club scenes.

Exhausting! And so many people in the pit who think they are entitled to push to the front, or just have no spatial awareness at all. The many staff in the pit have a horribly difficult job.

The show is excellent and sounds fantastic. Don’t stray far in the interval. There are added bonuses.

I managed to rush today and got a standing space. A very good view for some parts, jostling for others, plenty of being moved. Still, can’t complain for £25, but it is a very long show. You have to check in coats etc too (no charge) and that is a slow process, so allow 20 minutes at the end.

I think I will go for a seat next time!

Band side is where a lot of the action plays out too. It's a glorious show - even after first preview. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Marisha is just fantastic - as is Cedric Neale. What a show! I'm going to stick my neck out and say this beats the Clive Rowe/NT version way back in the day.

Funny - someone mentioned his diction to me during the interval so I listened carefully during act two and he just sounded like a regular New Yorker to me.