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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 17:21:09 GMT
Well I am looking forward to it - week after next. Booked very early as I somehow thought there would be a rush for tickets and the £25 Wednesday matinee seemed a good bargain. Could probably have got the same price for any performance. Good seats though, so I don't mind. I am front row matinee on Wednesday (lots of hair!) A6 I think, so come and say hello if you get the chance!  I will look out for you! |
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Post by westendcub on Apr 26, 2016 21:06:26 GMT
Feel completely drained after this, after the high of 'The End of Longing' last night tonight as felt so flat.
What a bizarre play, personally I couldn't find the funny in this, I'm normally good with humor mixed with dark elements but I just felt so unconnected throughout.
I think the cast did a sterling job but with a weak book & underdevolped characters.
For me there was no heart to this, sadly this one just wasn't for me.
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Post by theatre-turtle on Apr 26, 2016 21:18:13 GMT
I felt a bit sorry for the cast with this. When I went it was well less than half full and only tepid laughter at the supposedly funny parts. For such talented actors I thought they were a bit wasted on such mediocre material
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Post by littleflyer on Apr 27, 2016 6:56:25 GMT
I went to the understudy performance yesterday and really enjoyed it! It was so lovely to see a westend show giving the covers a chance to shine. All the principle cast were also in the audience supporting which was really humbling to see! The audience were very responsive and a full standing ovation was given at the end.
Janie Dee even got emotional during the final scenes. All covers played the parts amazingly and hats off to Jemima and Kevin for participating and allowing the performance to take place.
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Post by Latecomer on Apr 27, 2016 19:04:21 GMT
Enjoyed this! Completely mad! Row A so nice and close. Excellent performances all round. Nice to meet Jelly Bean too! |
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Post by showgirl on Apr 27, 2016 20:15:28 GMT
I was at the matinee, too, but didn't know in advance where I'd be sitting as I bought a voucher to exchange for a ticket. I'm glad I had a chance to see this but it wasn't really my sort of thing and I felt the material was overstretched for the length of the performance, relatively short as it was. Not that I want to be offended, but after all I'd read about the play, I'd expected it to be both funnier and nearer the knuckle. In those terms Book Of Mormon remains unrivalled in my opinion - that really was hilarious and shocking.
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Post by caa on Apr 27, 2016 20:43:53 GMT
I saw it a few days ago, I really can't understand how this managed to get put on in the WE.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 22:09:14 GMT
I saw it a few days ago, I really can't understand how this managed to get put on in the WE. Yes it is so true The stunted duration and rushed ending All of it Awful And anyway It will soon be gone Good riddance What is MORE bizarre Is that such a good bunch of actors decided to sign up to in the first place Utterly idiotic of them |
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Post by talkstageytome on Apr 27, 2016 22:21:14 GMT
I went to the understudy performance yesterday and really enjoyed it! It was so lovely to see a westend show giving the covers a chance to shine. All the principle cast were also in the audience supporting which was really humbling to see! The audience were very responsive and a full standing ovation was given at the end. Janie Dee even got emotional during the final scenes. All covers played the parts amazingly and hats off to Jemima and Kevin for participating and allowing the performance to take place. Oooh that's wonderful to hear. I was so tempted to go but couldn't really justify a third visit. I am personally a big fan of this show. I thought it was absurd but hysterical, the cast was brilliant and the end of act 2 is brilliantly paced. Was it the funniest thing I've ever seen? No. But I really enjoyed it both times I went and if it had run for longer I'd definitely be back. Fascinating to opinions on shows like this can differ so dramatically. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 8:24:20 GMT
Fascinating to opinions on shows like this can differ so dramatically. Yes it is isn't it? I went yesterday with a friend and we both very much enjoyed it. Not going to be in my play of the year category, but a entertaining afternoon out. People from the circle had been relocated to the stalls which helped the atmosphere, and from the laughter and applause at the end I think the majority must have enjoyed it too. The cast were great, and I loved Harry Melling's puppetry. I think that you do need to be near the front to appreciate all the little movements though - we were row A so could see everything (right next door to Latecomer and Zoephile - very nice to meet you both!). I actually enjoyed it much more that Book of Mormon (which I liked, but mainly for the enthusiasm of the performances rather than the play) as it had an underlying serious side about grief and the consequence of separating "bad" feelings as not being part of a whole human experience (or something like that). I think anyone going expecting something like TBOM would be disappointed as it is quite different in tone. On reading the programme I was fascinated that the idea came from a personal experience in Texas when he was young when his mother tried introducing a "Puppet Ministry" to "take the strangeness of Christianity and put it in a happy meal box with a plastic toy". He later left Texas and went to New York. Good move. |
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