Titanic, Charing Cross Theatre / 2023 UK Tour

2hr 30mins. I was out at 5pm & my friend that saw it the other night was out at 10pm

I LOVED this in Southwark.. But the idea of seeing it in this horrible theatre makes me sad.
At least it's getting a longer life though I suppose

If you look at the size of the theatre and the space backstage, the reason for multi roling becomes apparent. I didn't mind it at all, as the characters were distinctly different and so were the costumes worn. There's only so much that can be done in such a small space and personally I thought that the piece fit very well in the Charing Cross Theatre (which I also think could be a very cute little space if they did it up a little bit).

I personally got the impression that this piece would be received extremely well, and I am expecting reviews to pretty much be identical to those received at the SP. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I loved the camp guy, reminded me a little of Anthony Perkins.

I also saw this at the matinee on Saturday!

I thought it was fabulous! Very well sung throughout, very well staged with great lighting. The company of 20 worked their socks off constantly changing costumes and classes of passengers. I thought they were all good but a special shout out to Niall Sheehy who was in fine voice for 3 different characters and joined the cast late I understand. A really terrific performance with some very quick costume changes.

I did not see this production at the Southwark Playhouse so cannot compare but I thought this production and cast really very good.

I would echo what others have said and sit further back. I was in row E - too close! SO much action above and high. Better to get a proper perspective futher back I think and usually I like being close.

Not a bundle of laughs though! Very emotional in parts. Very well received from a 75% house. Runs 2.5 hours.

4.5 stars for me.

Was also at the matinee yesterday and had no idea what to expect of the musical - only had heard Barretts Song which i loved.

I agree the venue is horrible but this show makes it less so. It fills the stage (possibly overfills) but it adds to the sense of doom ahead. Fantastic performances by wonderful cast who work very hard with a fantastic book and score.

Will be trying to go again (I was in row H and thought it was the PERFECT seat).

4.5 stars

The Charring Cross theatre under a stinky dark arch opposite a sweaty nightclub inside a drunken after party place is not sweet!!!

You can tell you haven't travelled much then! London's nightlife is very dirty, sticky floors, crazy opening/closing times, expensive and generally lacks style and often health and safety! Each to their own....

Now back to the sinking ship and the camp actors.

Agree with you.
I have some great memories of my younger days in London and Saturday nights at Heaven. Mind you I talking about the late 70s/earlys 80s.

On another note. Is it the same cast as they had in Southwark?
If so I remember a camp guy in the cast who I thought was hilarious.

Interesting! I saw this last night and would not give it 5 stars. Maybe 3/3.5.

First act was so long and really, not much happened. I thought the grandeur of seeing this huge ship off on its Maiden Voyage could have been played much more (maybe that's to do with limited space more than anything). So many little snippets of each couple that I felt like I didn't really get to know anyone without the use of exposition in the book. So much exposition. And actors in their multi-roles made it quite hard for someone, such as myself, who actually doesn't know this musical well at all, to keep track of everything and everyone. The class divide of the passengers also struggled to make any impact as a result of the multi-roles. I know it's acting and suspending disbelief but sometimes they would go off as a third class passenger and enter again just seconds later as a first class passenger, which dampened that particular message. The first act was all about getting the ship faster, yet I felt like the pace was really slow. I didn't find the book particularly engaging, other than some very well-delivered one liners from James Gant's character and the radio boy and some touching moments between the older couples. Made harder to listen to by some really bad accents and missed/cut off sound cues, and direction that was, at times, a little muddy.

Luckily, the second act was much shorter and picked up incredibly in pace, as one would expect given the ending of Act 1. The panic and struggle of the passengers and crew was presented to great effect and I found the parts when the crew started turning on each other (and themselves) really very interesting and quite hard to watch at times! More upsides were the incredible orchestra playing this lush score with which, as I've said, I am unfamiliar, and that the ensemble singing was truly some of the most thrilling I've heard in a theatre, I can't commend it enough. The ending was done very well indeed. It was truly touching and thought-provoking and the memoriam was such a classy touch.

So I did enjoy myself, but I wasn't overly enamoured with it and wouldn't go and see it again - but I would recommend it to musical theatre fans.

Bend it bend it

The reviews for this really do seem to be pretty much 100% excellent - I am still hovering on the brink of booking.......

Anyone else seen it and want to give an opinion on it?