Aspects of Love w/ Michael Ball - Lyric

In fairness, Roger Moore wasn’t sacked. It’s well documented he voluntarily left the production because he was extremely ill at ease with live singing. Whether he could have been supported more is a point of some debate but he wasn’t fired.

It's subjective of course but Moore did have some great movies, and Live and Let Die is often voted one of the best of all time.

I really like Daniel Craig as Bond but I think his run probably has the worst movies and I'd watch a Roger Moore movie over Daniel Craig any day.

Well what a shame. Sad to see this closing having only completed about half of it's scheduled run. Though must admit last time I was there was so empty I was expecting the announcement.

I don't really think any of the minutiae of my personal misgivings with the current production are to blame - I think simply sung through romantic 80's/90's ALW style musicals are really not just popular these days. I absolutely adore them so I do hope their time will come again.

There are a lot of things I'd have done differently with this production but I think the writing was on the wall before anyone even saw it - it's just not a popular show in 2023. Add in the fact that it's one of the least well known ALW shows and is musically slightly more challenging than the average ALW show (I think you need to listen more than once before the melodies other than LCE really get to you). The marketing and graphics/logo were also pretty bad I think. 

I do wonder if the bloggers and social media mafia can affect a show's performance. I mean they all universally hated this, but their audience aren't really the audience that would be interested in this anyway so it probably makes no difference.

I thought at the start 6 months was optimistic - maybe they should have gone for 2 or 3.

Agree with others why MB not the selling point we thought he was. He is available everywhere and his fans can see him on TV, in feel good shows, or his endless tours very easily. And you do have to have the person AND The type of show that the fanbase want. The CHF fangirls were out in their DROVES for Cinderella (honestly the last few weeks were an absolute circus). But I don't think very many went to that Caucasian Chalk Circle thing she did afterwards.

Anyway, overall it feels as if the tiny Hope Mill and Menier versions were more successful. Although in terms of overall numbers probably more peeople have seen the Lyric version, it feels as if the former two achieved what they set out to.

I sincerely hope it isn't the end for Aspects and that it can be successful again in the future. I have no issues with the plot (though I'd go back to the original and not fiddle) and the music to my ear is truly ALW at his best - love it. It will surely be a decade at least before it's ever staged again though.

Agree with others re the state of the West End musical wise. As I said on that thread, it's still doing fine overall. But the choice of shows does feel very dumbed down with the long running giants, the jukeboxes, the films, the trash (I know, matter of opinion!) all very much dominating. Chances of a new sung through sweeping musical not based on a film or a successful revival of an old one feels rather slim currently. I guess Hamilton was the last one. Pleased for it and recognise it's cultural impact though it's not really to my taste. 

I hope Sunset Boulevard does better. It IS a more well known name and it probably has broader appeal than Aspects with a larger number of big stand alone songs. I really think they are making the right decision doing something completely different. This version of Aspects re-created the old versions but with every element just not-quite-as-good as before and I really felt that. It's reaffirmed my feeling that you need to not simply do this to bring in a new audience. And ultimately that is what all revivals need. There will be nostalgia visits from people who loved the original but they dry up quickly - you have to hook in a new audience to be a hit. (And indeed if Starlight Express is in the works, although it is a TOTALY different kettle of fish, they do need to think about that).

London Theatre Direct currently have an offer. A few others have come and gone but sure more will come.

And Nimax themselves dynamically price down on day!

Hope you find something :-)

I've just had a friend message that on some of the sites he's on they are offering free tickets for Mondays and Wednesdays. They literally can't give them away now. I can't see it even lasting until the new closing date at this rate.

Perhaps someone could put them in touch with each other?

Where did you get your tickets from? Feeling like I need to take the plunge and see this, but do not want to pay full price

I'm going tonight and I genuinely can't wait 😂😂

Saw Dave Willetts' George last night and really enjoyed his voice and nuances! Genuinely wouldn't mind free tickets for the next few Mondays!

The tile for the app on your iphone just says ‘tix’ so you could be forgiven for thinking that.

A very, very kind soul shared an audio of this production since it isn't likely to be recorded and as much as I had hoped to travel to the UK this October to see Aspects and Sunset, with the premature closing of Aspects that's looking less in the cards for me.

In any event, have listened to the audio twice now. And after practically begging for a new recording, (it pains me to say this) after listening I wasn't as disappointed that it probably won't happen.

That is no slight to the actors or actresses. Their voices sound terrific and the new orchestrations are beautiful - and bring a nice refresh to one of my favorite scores after 30 + years of listening to the original one fairly regularly. But for all the promises of a "new definitive edition" and edits and changes, most of them seem unnecessary and I don't know the word - clumsy maybe? Maybe that's just me as such a fan who is shocked how much I've memorized the score so I'm aware of every slight lyric change (i.e. whether the housekeeper asks Alex is he still likes Omelettes or Pancakes upon each different production) - but some of the cuts to the score seem abrupt... cutting some of the verses of "A Memory of a Happy Moment" for "Love Changes Everything" just does not work at all for me. The song in that context makes no sense. George going from "life goes on, love goes free" to this philosophical treatise on "Love" at that point of the story is out of character. Just didn't like it at all. I know ALW went back and forth about the placement of it from the early days of Aspects, but for me of the two options, at the start seems to work better.

I don't mind the new ending. I know that's been controversial for many. In a lot of ways that makes more sense if the creators see it (as I have) as more of a cautionary tale of people not understanding the difference between love and pleasure. These characters are consistently finding drama because its all about self-centered pleasure with only elements of love sprinkled in here and there. So Giulietta singing "hand me the wine and the dice..." makes more sense story wise since that's what they've all been doing for 2 + hours and whatever number of years the show takes place. My only regret though is the pacing. The scenes and movements sound crazy fast and that there's not even a chance to breathe or take the scene in. The whole second act would've been more effective if they didn't rush so much.

Just some random, initial thoughts. I'll listen again since I do really love the score and enjoy the orchestrations and new voices. But must admit I was surprised at how let down I was

Has anyone tried getting the £25 day seats in person at the theatre- how is the seat selection?