The Time Traveller's Wife - Chester Storyhouse / Apollo

Parsley!! I’d forgotten.. are you hear masquerading as someone else?

I was a big fan of the original west end version of Ghost.
Is this show similar vibes? Or better even?

Ghost was far superior. Better production value and far better stage illusions.

In terms of projections - there is only one key "time travelling" sequence ... but still nothing on the level of Back to the Future.

Also - there is something a little uncomfortable about a 40 year old male arriving naked to spend time with the 10 year old version of his wife.

Having not read the book - it appears there are some serious pedophilia concerns with the source material:

nusantaranaga.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/the-time-traveling-sex-offender-a-review-of-audrey-niffeneggers-the-time-travelers-wife/

vancouversun.com/news/review-time-travelers-wife-suffers-from-a-ridiculous-premise

"Yet, when Bana appears in a manicured clearing and begins talking to a young girl from behind a bush -- where he is standing as a fully grown man sans clothing -- the skin crawls.

The image doesn't suggest blossoming romance. It screams pedophilia, and that's a hard place for any love story to recover from -- regardless of the genetic time-travelling anomalies, and the overall cosmetic appeal of the given parties.

An older man with a female child is such a visual clang ..."

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"But I am a parent to a 7-year-old in my 30’s now, and I there are things that bothered me now more than they would when I was younger and less aware. 36-year-old Henry met Clare when she was 6, and was a huge part of her young life. He was a mentor figure for her who tutored her, and probably played a huge part in moulding the woman she eventually became. He revealed to young Clare that they would be married in the future, and as a result, Clare did not have normal romantic relationships growing up, and saved herself largely for Henry. And whenever Henry visited teen Clare, they would touch and kiss in less-than-chaste ways, and she would fondle him in unmentionable places. At one point when she was 16, an adult Henry actually held her down and almost had his way with her before he thought better of it. I mean, I don’t blame the child, because she was a child, but Henry certainly ought to have been the adult here"

Maybe Parsley is hanging out with West End Producer?!?! LMAO

Is this place like Fight Club?

Fight Club was friendlier & contained fewer troubled members.

I'm surprised how few board members have seen this or commented on the show.
It's on for a good few months will it survive?

Perhaps Parsley needs to attend this show and post their opinion!

I hope you have all been very well

Has been a long time

I am pleased to be back

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Welcome back, parsley1!

Had hoped this would be a good break for David Hunter in creating his first west end leading role as he has done so well in his take overs of kinky boots and once which he made his own.

It did seem board members were more enthusiastic about the show on its initial tryout run than what has ended up on the west end. Has anyone seen both and see any difference.

Was at the same performance last night and have to agree. Just awful. I was bored within the first 20 minutes. No character development due to seemingly hundreds of very short scenes. The music is banal and repetitive. Can't see this lasting it's 6th month run - be very lucky to make it past Xmas.

Trying to find some positives - there is a nice use of Peppers Ghost in Act1, and the short physical theatre & projection sequence at the top of Act 2 livened things up but was completely atypical of the whole show and frankly looked out of place.