Millennials - The Other Palace

They're still advertising this at 1 hour 15 minutes, although in practice it's more like 55 minutes, so if it starts on time you could just make a 6:30pm showing of this and a 7:30pm showing of Heathers, but it's incredibly tight. I might risk it sometime, but I hate the idea of joining another show late (even though I know Heather really well, so I wouldn't feel like I'd missed anything).

Even the Sunday performance (6pm) doesn't line up with the two Heathers showings that day (1pm and 5:15pm).

Nipped back for the 6:30pm performance last night with a very good ticket deal. This is much more polished now than when I saw the first preview (and much less chaotic too).

I was there early, so got a good choice of locations. The ball pool was already taken and I decided against the bath (one lucky person ended up getting the whole bath to themselves and didn't have to share), so I got a prime stool spot. The show was much fuller than last time, so lots of people sat on the floor.

A much better view of the band and the stage too (no poles in the way) and everyone has worked out their moves to avoid any accidents on the trampoline. One possible downside of being in the centre was the lovely Hiba Elchikhe pulling me up to dance, but I make enough of a fool of myself normally anyway.

And finally, to answer the question, can you see this at 6:30pm and Heathers at 7:30pm? Just about! I did mention this to the lovely usher (it's The Other Palace, all the staff are lovely) and he got me up to the back stairs right as the short reprise after the bows finished. So, about 7:28pm. Someone had to let me through the security gate in the wrong direction, but I was in my seat at Heathers by 7:30pm (and there's another minute of grace before this actually starts). You are very dependent on there being no delays to Millennials.

I also spotted someone who sat near me at Millennials being ushered into Heathers about 10 minutes in, so if you hang around, you'll miss the start. Of course, it's possible he might have only decided to buy a ticket after Millennials ended.

The crowd for Millennials seemed a bit older in general than my previous visit as well, but not sure if that means anything. I'd recommend combining with a visit to Heathers if you're there on a Friday or Saturday.

Does anyone know who's replacing Rob and Hiba in this? They're listed as leaving early, though it seems odd to bring replacements in for one week.

Answering myself but I see Luke Friend and Kia-Paris Walcott are the replacement cast.

I said the same things to my friend that I went with, I enjoyed it but there was nothing 'Millenial' about it, not even sure if all of the cast fell in that age bracket. So thought they should have called it Twenty-somethings instead and it would have delivered what the title suggested more.

I really enjoyed this tonight. You could put each and every song in this at the climax of an episode of a teen drama and it would make it better. It's a peppy heartwarming short but uplifting show!

Some spoilers follow. . .

I admit I only booked this cos it was the only show (9pm start) that I could confidently book to turn a Chichester matinee into a two show day lol. But I enjoyed every song, such is the infectious earnestness and enthusiasm of both the songs and performers.

The strongest voice was Georgina Onourah, and the way she built her song, "Remember the Feeling," from tender broken hearted marshmallow softness to mighty belted triumph had me bopping in my boomer seat in the Gallery (no way was I gonna risk any kind of interactivity on the lower level lol)! How I wish I'd seen gone to Cinderella one more time just to see her in it!

Hannah Lowther had the most moving moment of the show. Her "Masterpiece" is a wonderfully constructed song: the idea of a tender vulnerable person desperate to be validated as a "masterpiece" of creation is tremendously moving, and Lowther really opened up to allow us to feel the wounded gaping hole of yearning that the song so beautifully and repeatedly fills.

Rob Madge hit the funniest notes of the night with their song, "Don't be a Dick," (aka Four Little Words), carefully camply overplaying the moments they accused audience members of being "a dick," so as not to genuinely bruise anybody's feelings, and getting bigger laughs for playing it that way. God forbid anyone actually got their feelings hurt in a musical that is all about healing the open wounds of experience!

All the players had their moments, from Luke Latchman's self-immolating gentleness to Luke Bayer's infectious buoyant enthusiasm to Kia-Paris Walcot nailing the emotion of "Count my Blessings."

Although I couldn't make head nor tail of any narrative throughline, and although the emotional vulnerabilities of the characters have nothing to do with Millennials as such, and although the Avocado stage design references the pointless statistic that Millennials are one percent more likely to report eating avocados than non-Millennials, the fact that these songs are earnest, heartfelt and involving, and so peppily delivered by such an inclusive and inspiring lineup of singers made me end up enjoying this song cycle more than I ever enjoyed "Six" or "Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World," for example.

Short and sweet, and the perfect combo with a longer show for a two show day, if you don't want to wear yourself out, but want to go home with a smile on your face.

4 stars from me.

New Cast for extension

Hmmm I know all but one, but it feels a slightly older cast this time. Maybe? I don't actually know how old anyone is though so could be talking rubbish.

I see no problem with it🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️the show is called “Millennials”..,,

It is a special for the Millennials with short attention spans, who will pay a premium for more time to take photos in the ball pool and fewer songs to listen to!

But seriously, glad they were up front about the changes.

Remember the feeling has been appearing on my spotify shuffle for a while now, but never knew it was from this. It sounds so 80's, not a period i think of for Millennials. Has it been covered by Pentatonix yet? That's who i thought it was at first.