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Post by sophie92 on Feb 3, 2020 14:51:07 GMT
Yes I really enjoyed this last year but the Turbine theatre is just too much of a faff to get to (I'm in Kent too). I would have gone to several of them if it was still at The Other Palace. Also what happened to the 'Night Caps' and 'Tea for Two' events? Have I missed them somewhere? It's also rather odd that if you go to the Turbine Theatre website and click 'more info' about MT Fest it just takes you to a submission page, you have to select 'Book' to see the individual events and then there's no actual info about the different musicals. I feel like you had to already know about this festival from last year and seek out information about it in order to go! I think the Night Caps and Tea for Two were quietly dropped, who knows why. Possibly because the Christmas concert series didn’t sell particularly well? On the Turbine website, if you use the menu on the left hand side and select MT Fest 2020 there, it takes you to a page where you can get more info on the shows
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 7, 2020 8:43:30 GMT
Assassination of Katie Hopkins
good cast but unfortunately an hour was enough for me. The score did nothing for me. Its an interesting argument but one I've heard many times before.
Soap Dish
It's very stiles and drewe you know that cosy camp feel? But it's rather good and I'd pay for a full fat production of it.
Louise Dearman was brilliant. Huge cast and the book writer had flew out from the states I wouldn't be surprised if we get a full production very soon. Fingers crossed.
*The theatre also had a really nice buzz to it. Not a bad evening out 😊
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2020 12:21:12 GMT
Soapdish has been in development for years, so really looking forward to seeing some of it tonight. Love me some Stiles and Drewe.
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Feb 7, 2020 23:56:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2020 23:56:06 GMT
i think Stiles and Drewe are a fantastic writing team, but what i heard tonight was so disappointing. I know it was written a while ago but it just sounded so dated. There was really only 1 or 2 songs that stood out for me and even they were not fantastic Stiles and Drewe.
Highlight of the evening was seeing Julia McKenzie there. With Richard Dempsey on stage, it was a mini ITW, OLC reunion.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 8, 2020 7:23:23 GMT
@tbfl I've always found S&D to be dated but to have a certain charm to them.
Perhaps Soapdish is the wrong choice for them? They are too safe and not acidic enough
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Feb 8, 2020 12:51:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2020 12:51:59 GMT
@tbfl I've always found S&D to be dated but to have a certain charm to them. Perhaps Soapdish is the wrong choice for them? They are too safe and not acidic enough I agree about their charm, and they write great melodies, but both were missing yesterday. Maybe i was expecting too much.
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 8, 2020 19:02:47 GMT
My first trip to the Turbine Theatre today and saw Soapdish, introduced by one of S&D and (I think) the book writer.
The venue didn’t grab me, nicely done front area, the auditorium is a converted tunnel with lots of train sounds. Also hadn’t realised these are concert style, rather than staged productions. It is rather like a club for those “in the know”.
I quite liked this. We got about an hour of act one, with narration. Some songs that would stage really well with dancing. Some flat jokes. Generally good leads. And a few of the leads from the recent Freaky Friday productions at Arts Ed made up the ensemble here.
Don’t think I’d rush back to many of these. The venue isn’t the easiest to get to and I’m largely booked up for shows next week anyway. But if I got a good deal (like today), I’d be tempted.
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Post by Mark on Feb 9, 2020 6:43:45 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed the two shows last night.
Soapdish - yes it’s very Stiles & Drewe, which is a good thing in my eyes. I thought the music was very good, and the solo number performed by Louise Dearman was gorgeous (if I could wash my hands of soap). Special mention to Laura Pitt Pullford who got a lot of laughs for her part. I’ve never seen the film so hoping a full production comes about soon. We got an abridged first act lasting around 45 minutes. Both George Stiles and Anthony Drewe were there last night, as was Bill Kenwright and also the films original director and screenplay writer from what I gather.
Assassination of Katie Hopkins. It’s kinda like London Road meets King Charles III in concept, a futuristic verbatim musical of a “what might happen”. The music I thought actually worked pretty well, and it’s an interesting concept and I’d definitely return if there was a fully staged production. It did dip at times and I noticed a particular dip in the last 15 minutes or so.
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Post by djp on Feb 15, 2020 21:20:42 GMT
Anyone see Eurobeat?
I had a ticket as the casting appealed ,but couldn't face a trip to the powerstation site via train, tube and boat in tree felling, nose freezing, wave churning weather. If they want an audience hows about putting it on somewhere accessible, not in mid Winter - like somewhere ten minutes walk from Victoria in an underused studio?
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Post by geweena on Feb 15, 2020 21:39:56 GMT
Anyone see Eurobeat? I had a ticket as the casting appealed ,but couldn't face a trip to the powerstation site via train, tube and boat in tree felling, nose freezing, wave churning weather. If they want an audience hows about putting it on somewhere accessible, not in mid Winter - like somewhere ten minutes walk from Victoria in an underused studio? Totally agree about location. Last year I went to almost all of the shows and a couple of the nightcaps as the location was perfect and they were scheduled so you could actually make a whole evening - 2 x shows then nightcap. Dropping the extra parts of MTfest and the location at the turbine meant I just couldn’t justify a 2 hour return trip plus Vic to Turbine for a 45min-1 hour show. A shame as I really enjoyed what I saw last year and the concept of the festival is an excellent one.
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Post by clair on Feb 16, 2020 12:24:08 GMT
Eurobeat was fun although more fitting as a cabaret show later at night in my opinion. I saw four of the shows - the Turbine is in a great location for me to get to from work and reasonable for getting home so works well for me. The one thing it needs is somewhere to get a tea/coffee before the theatre opens which I'm sure will come once the development moves forward.
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Feb 16, 2020 13:48:45 GMT
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Post by xanady on Feb 16, 2020 13:48:45 GMT
^clair,when I saw High Fidelity,they were serving hot drinks/snacks in the foyer area and there is an upstairs seating area.
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Post by clair on Feb 16, 2020 15:54:26 GMT
They were - but understandably only for about 45 minutes before the show. I get that, small venue, minimal income and not masses of staff - one reason I try to support it is that this really is a theatre existing for love of musical theatre and certainly not for profit! As someone who likes the cold I was quite happy waiting but a few comments were made so the opening of something like that for people arriving before the theatre opens will help I think - and hope
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 16:22:02 GMT
When the Northern line extension is eventually complete, this theatre will be easier to get to. I remember seeing that Battersea Power Station will be the terminus of the new extension.
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Post by n1david on Feb 23, 2020 16:51:22 GMT
Yes, the last station of the line will be Battersea Power Station station. Due to open autumn 2021, and all the trains on the Charing Cross branch will go to Battersea rather than south for Kennington.
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Feb 23, 2020 20:21:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 20:21:36 GMT
it's a very short bus ride from Vauxhall, or a 15 min walk. It really isnt that inaccessible.
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Post by n1david on Feb 23, 2020 20:35:22 GMT
It isn’t that inaccessible, but perceptions matter. There are a lot of Londoners, and particularly visitors to London, who wouldn’t think about using the bus system of taking a 15 minute walk. Putting it on the tube map will help a lot.
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Post by djp on Mar 4, 2020 23:01:49 GMT
It isn’t that inaccessible, but perceptions matter. There are a lot of Londoners, and particularly visitors to London, who wouldn’t think about using the bus system of taking a 15 minute walk. Putting it on the tube map will help a lot. Agree. London buses are alien mysteries to those from outside London who never use them . And googlemaps fails horrendously sometimes when you try and use it to find places not on a road, or worse under something like a railway arch with multiple levels to negotiate.
Tube access makes a big difference , and the tube station gives a set point to start google working from.
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Post by xanady on Mar 5, 2020 14:49:42 GMT
Am a big fan of the Thames Clipper service.Embankment to Battersea in fifteen-ish minutes if memory serves. Pretty cool to arrive or depart the theatre by boat.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 6, 2021 19:03:39 GMT
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Post by CG on the loose on Jan 7, 2021 12:35:05 GMT
I don't know enough about previous years' content to comment, but I'm glad this is moving online. While I'll miss my trip on the river bus, I welcome the chance to see more of the programming than I'd usually manage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2021 0:03:33 GMT
Very excited for Millennials by Elliot Clay.
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Post by djdan14 on Jan 8, 2021 18:43:15 GMT
TONY cancelled due to complexities in filming and intention to put on as a production at the turbine later in the year.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 11, 2021 22:15:36 GMT
Full online festival now postponed til May according to Paul Taylor Mills earlier today.
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Post by djdan14 on Mar 26, 2021 12:28:54 GMT
This has now rocked up as a digital tour via an on sale email received from the Lowry today - and Tony is back on the list!
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Post by djdan14 on Mar 26, 2021 12:42:15 GMT
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