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Post by littlesally on Jul 5, 2018 9:34:16 GMT
Depending on their ages, Nine Night?
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Post by littlesally on Jun 29, 2018 23:17:23 GMT
Just re-posting to say that I saw it last night (Thurs) and am firmly in the 5* camp. It's one of the most beautiful yet devastating pieces of theatre I've ever seen and it deserves every inch of praise it gets. Not much to add as everyone who has raved about it has covered exactly what I thought! Agree completely. To achieve heartbreaking and uplifting, simultaneously, is a rare and wonderful thing.
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Post by littlesally on Jun 29, 2018 23:10:34 GMT
Explains a lot...
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Post by littlesally on Jun 28, 2018 23:19:53 GMT
I think it deserves all the rave reviews. Perfect performances and visually stunning. Uplifting and heartbreaking simultaneously.
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Post by littlesally on Jun 28, 2018 14:02:43 GMT
There tonight too! I saw it in previews and it was perfect!
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Post by littlesally on Jun 14, 2018 20:24:49 GMT
As a 60 year old Yorkshireman, I can hardly be described as the demographic this show is aimed at. Went in with quite low expectations but was completely won over. Already booked a second visit.
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Post by littlesally on May 12, 2018 21:44:32 GMT
Really enjoyed this. Laughed a lot and had a bit of a tear once. The performances are excellent but especially Brian V. Certainly one to watch. Lots of empty seats which surprised me, considering the cast.
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Post by littlesally on May 10, 2018 15:53:51 GMT
Little Lamb. Gypsy.
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Post by littlesally on May 9, 2018 20:19:57 GMT
He has just written a superb script for tonight’s Coronation Street. I’m really looking forward to his collaboration with Maria Friedman on Dusty but hope he returns soon with a play.
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Post by littlesally on May 3, 2018 15:23:06 GMT
I usually log into 3 devices at 10.00am prompt and wait ages.
Completely forgot today but logged on at 4pm.
No queue. Grabbed the seats I wanted.
Lesson learned!
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Post by littlesally on Apr 28, 2018 18:20:24 GMT
Less a drama, more a portrait. More mood than music. Some spoilers follow. . . I've been enjoying Penhall's "Mindhunter" series on Netflix, in which Jonathan Groff plays a pioneering profiler of serial killers, but forgets to profile himself. It's a fascinating show, that meticulously deglamourises sociopaths in a fresh and exciting way, charting their circular behaviours, repetitive mind patterns and manipulations. For this play, Penhall continues his analysis of sociopaths, but widens his net to cover a functioning sociopath (Ben Chaplin's music producer) who isn't a serial killer, and broadens his study to include all the enablers who help this monster to function in the wild. At first, the lack of drama in this show infuriated me, as all these supernumeries tell tell tell tell tell, while nobody shows anything at all. It's like watching a painter make his first banal boring brush strokes, in real time, watching the paint dry. But Penhall's word painting is deliberate, it's detailed, it's sharp, it's true, it's corrosive, it's wicked, and as he paints his final brush strokes, you are left with a vivid portrait of the full horror show of how a sociopath infects everyone and everything around him, and how complicit they all are. Ben Chaplin is compelling and convincing as the narcissistic monster, living among us, his genial grin never shifting the shark from his eyes. Neil Stuke, as his lawyer, shows how mirroring his client drives a normal man to mania. And Pip Carter's dry psychiatrist is a hoot in his precise calm delivery of home truths, Carter delivering his acid wry lilting lines as if a bored zookeeper, slopping down meat for a leopard at the zoo, with the full knowledge that leopards never change their spots. In the first half, I was so bored of watching Penhall's paint dry, I was tempted to leave. But in the second half, as Penhall placed his last lick of paint on this terrifying portrait, I realised I'd never forget it. 3 and a half stars. Exactly!
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Post by littlesally on Apr 28, 2018 15:57:35 GMT
Just seen the matinee. Sometimes Theatreboard posts give such low expectations of a show that I’m then bowled over by it!! I thought it was witty, thought provoking and well acted!
Of course, the opposite effect is also often true...
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Post by littlesally on Apr 26, 2018 23:08:48 GMT
Anyone know when tickets go on sale?
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Post by littlesally on Apr 25, 2018 15:58:00 GMT
I was there last night too, blogged now if anyone wants to read it. A Judy Garland figure. Agree with every word of your excellent review. It felt like a privilege to be there.
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Post by littlesally on Apr 25, 2018 3:46:55 GMT
The Shape of Water. Or Paddington. There’s a Sally Hawkins connection.
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Post by littlesally on Apr 25, 2018 3:44:52 GMT
The Bridges of Madison County + Ramin Karimloo + Sierra Boggess = Box. Office. Gold. I won't charge you for that one Menier. Have it on me. God knows you need a hit. I’m still praying for Light in the Piazza.
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Post by littlesally on Apr 24, 2018 19:28:15 GMT
Beyond excited to be there tonight. Who else is going? Me..... Here already. She’s certainly at the top of her game. Superb. No sign of the nerves she had on the TV show. Absolutely superb!
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Post by littlesally on Apr 24, 2018 16:27:33 GMT
Best of luck to Sheridan on arguably the biggest live show of her career today at the Royal Albert Hall. Beyond excited to be there tonight. Who else is going?
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Post by littlesally on Apr 13, 2018 1:01:02 GMT
First saw her in Carousel @ Arcola. She was stunning in that, as she has been in everything I have seen her in since.
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Post by littlesally on Apr 12, 2018 18:58:22 GMT
I’m bidding on the old hip.
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Post by littlesally on Mar 23, 2018 22:48:11 GMT
Who is going to play the dad. I have actually seen the musical on Broadway. I’d love Michael Cerveris to come over. He was incredible. Failing that, I’d like to see Mark Bonnar do another musical. He was great in Parade at Donmar.
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Post by littlesally on Mar 19, 2018 22:37:45 GMT
Let’s hope Jenna’s EE departure is timed for a segue into Fun Home? She’d be perfect.
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Post by littlesally on Feb 27, 2018 22:15:20 GMT
Anyone remember the car crash that was Rylance and Horrocks at Greenwich? Quite possibly the worst Shakespeare I’ve endured.
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Post by littlesally on Feb 26, 2018 14:00:47 GMT
North London about 30m Tube from West End.
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Post by littlesally on Feb 13, 2018 9:34:51 GMT
We also have Katherine Kingsley’s Dusty to look forward to from Jonathan Harvey and Maria Friedman.
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Post by littlesally on Feb 1, 2018 23:25:08 GMT
Perfect!
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Post by littlesally on Feb 1, 2018 12:35:50 GMT
Pah. And I had money on Ricky Martin too. Or Alfonso Herrera!
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Post by littlesally on Feb 1, 2018 11:18:27 GMT
Southwark promising exciting casting news this week. Anyrumours or inside information? Any dream casting suggestions?
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Post by littlesally on Jan 16, 2018 16:15:27 GMT
Tying to find a song for each number 1-100
Starting with the easiest...
1-One -A Chorus Line 2-Two Ladies - Cabaret 3- ... 4- ...
Wonder how high we can get before we exhaust the song titles?
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Post by littlesally on Dec 1, 2017 17:00:44 GMT
Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner Unattached at Feinstein’s 54 on Weds. Five more nights to fill in NYC. Recommendations?
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