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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 15:28:38 GMT
southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/islander-a-new-musical/2nd to 26th October Rave reviews of this from Edinburgh including on here from @cardinalpirelli and karloscar A two hander, a capella musical for families at ten in the morning doesn't sound too promising, but Islander at Summerhall is an hour of magic. Bethany Tennick and Kirsty Findlay play multiple characters and use live looping to create a soundscape of beautiful harmonies telling the story of Eilidh's life on a remote Scottish island. Finn Anderson's score is quite beautiful. Sure to have a long life beyond the fringe, but try to see it here if you can.
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 29, 2019 16:35:13 GMT
Thanks for this, have boooked the first preview 🙂
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Post by Rukaya on Aug 29, 2019 16:38:22 GMT
Count me as another rave, this was one of my top favourite shows of the Fringe. A really beautiful story and the way they do the music is like nothing I've ever seen in a theatre before! Can't wait to see it again!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2019 17:34:00 GMT
Hmm.. PAYG tickets don't seem to be working for this? Hopefully just a glitch.
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Post by amp09 on Aug 29, 2019 17:58:35 GMT
I suddenly burst into ‘I’m an islander, I am an islander’ from Come From Away after watching the trailer 🙈. Looking forward to seeing this.
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Post by clair on Aug 29, 2019 18:13:08 GMT
Fantastic news! This was the best thing I saw in Edinburgh by miles - so glad it's getting the chance to come to London.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2019 12:46:54 GMT
Pay as You Go booking now working for this  Insert my regular plug for this excellent scheme - £60 for 5 tickets which never expire, you can use up to two for any performance, as many times as you want for each show. Only restriction is it can't be used for the last week of some popular shows (mostly musicals) and for one-off events. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 12, 2019 6:21:33 GMT
Absolutely adored this. Its story telling and music making at its very best.
Two very talented actors at the top of their game.
Top marks from me.
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Post by greenswan on Oct 16, 2019 11:58:03 GMT
This was rather delightful on Monday evening. Great acting and I did enjoy the songs as well. It is rather crammed with action though - I rarely say this but a bit more time would really allow this to ,breathe’ some more.
Strongly recommended.
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Post by kirstylovesmusicals on Oct 16, 2019 15:59:15 GMT
Saw this at the Fringe and loved it!!! Enjoy, Londoners!!
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Post by zahidf on Oct 16, 2019 17:20:04 GMT
This was a lot of fun! Hope it has a life after this run
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Oct 26, 2019 21:37:36 GMT
Just saw the last show and wow what a show it was! So creative and original. Brilliant acting and singing. So many interesting uses of the looping and their voices were gorgeous. I really loved it and it was a really nice and wholesome story. Just lovely really, which is always nice to see when there's so many shows with heavy themes. I can't gush about it enough to be honest but I'm struggling to articulate how great it was. Hopefully there's more life in it elsewhere and a cast recording if possible!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 25, 2020 16:50:17 GMT
I'm listening to it now. Sounds great. I'm happy   |
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 25, 2020 23:24:48 GMT
There's a CAST RECORDING?! I am beyond ecstatic and am immediately off to go listen to it.
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Post by stevej678 on Jan 19, 2021 22:35:04 GMT
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jan 22, 2021 10:46:22 GMT
Sad to see this version only lasts 44 minutes, I was hoping it would be the whole show which was about an hour since there was nothing I can remember that relied on visuals to tell the story (as far as I remember there was only a single box, the looping machines and some fog machines?). Still I'm sure this will be a sufficient stand-in for the full thing for the time being.
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Post by bingomatic on Jan 22, 2021 15:00:55 GMT
Anyone catch the radio version on Radio 4 2:15pm today ? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rcc3The advantage of working from home, could claim 'Internet issues' and put my feet up and enjoy. (joking about taking is easy whilst working, honest) |
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jan 22, 2021 16:16:45 GMT
I listened but was disappointed by the cuts to some songs (and I think maybe some dialogue as well). It made it feel a bit disjointed unfortunately but it was decent.
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Post by bingomatic on Jan 22, 2021 17:53:30 GMT
I don't remember why I didn't see this when it was at Southwark, I must have been out of the country.
Video Call is slowly making its way up my most played list..
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Post by clair on Jan 22, 2021 18:34:07 GMT
I love this show and am really hoping that as a two hander with minimal props it will get a chance to be one of the first shows back when theatres open. The costs involved would be lower than pretty much any other musical so even with social distancing it should break even in the right theatre
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Post by originalconceptlive on Oct 23, 2021 22:29:07 GMT
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A two hander, a capella musical for families at ten in the morning doesn't sound too promising, but Islander at Summerhall is an hour of magic. Bethany Tennick and Kirsty Findlay play multiple characters and use live looping to create a soundscape of beautiful harmonies telling the story of Eilidh's life on a remote Scottish island. Finn Anderson's score is quite beautiful. Sure to have a long life beyond the fringe, but try to see it here if you can. 
