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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 7, 2018 22:40:05 GMT
Mark Anderson is playing Timothy the male lead in this but unfortunately was off the night I say the show, his part being played by his understudy Lewis McBean.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 7, 2018 22:12:39 GMT
Premier Inns for me too whenever I stay over in a city on a theatre trip. I like to know exactly what I am getting. No "boutique" B&B's for me! The beds are super comfy!
For a quiet nights sleep though it is always better to be at the far end of the corridor away from the stairs and lift so you have few people passing the door. A longer walk to the room but worth it I've found.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 7, 2018 16:42:48 GMT
A long time ago my parents gave me a sage piece of advice - which anti-social media users should adhere to.
"If you've nothing good to say, it's best to say nothing at all".
So, regarding this show, I have nothing to say.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 6, 2018 13:25:55 GMT
She's on that Island programme with Bear Grylls next week, not ideal timing. Apparently she quits, traumatised, after five days saying that the smoke from the camp fire reminds her of being trapped in a house fire when she was younger. I am not making this up!
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 5, 2018 21:43:27 GMT
I said up thread that in my opinion it was not good enough to transfer. I stand by that.
A transfer has not been officially announced. Only a tweet from Matt Lucas saying congratulations to the company on securing a transfer and confirming that he would not be transferring with it due to TV commitments.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 5, 2018 21:39:35 GMT
Oh god! I'm going tomorrow!!!!
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 5, 2018 8:51:07 GMT
There was talk about a WE transfer for Amadeus but I think that fell through?
But back on topic to Me & My Girl - Matt Lucas wasn't the only problem with casting - Jenny Dale as Parchester the solicitor was a total mis-cast and a mis-fire.
The producers will probably need a "name" for the lead role. I don't think it will stand a chance without one.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 3, 2018 22:01:22 GMT
Apparently there is a new bus too.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 3, 2018 21:59:46 GMT
Surprised this is transferring albeit with a new leading man.
I wonder if Matt Lucas jumped ship after missing the press night due to vocal issues, or perhaps he wasn't offered the transfer? I find it strange he would have done the show originally just for a short Chichester run without the possibility of a transfer into town.
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 3, 2018 18:07:41 GMT
I haven't watched this show for several years now. I became very tired of the format.
For whatever reason though, I caught about 20 minutes of the show on Sunday evening (two consecutive evenings is too much isn't it?) and both of the acts had been on the show in previous years! Is there no NEW talent?
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 30, 2018 19:44:01 GMT
I thought the audience was very posh the night I went. They made me feel like a real poor pleb ….. oh wait a minute I am a poor pleb!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 25, 2018 8:13:18 GMT
For me personally, any new theatres should be using the Bridge theatre as a template on how to get the design of a theatre spot on. Large foyer area, plenty of loos, comfy seats with great sight lines from all areas and an AC’d auditorium. You can’t fault it. I would generally agree, but on my recent visit to Allelujah -which is staged in proscenium style - I did wonder what the sight lines were like in the upper balconies closest to the stage, although I assumed the seats were cheap.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 24, 2018 20:08:20 GMT
(One more time - I am absolutely not complaining that I saw an understudy. He gave an excellent performance, he deserved proper credit for it, and he didn't get it.) Yes, especially if it happened "very last-minute"!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 24, 2018 14:15:16 GMT
For me, still the most random chat this year was with an usher who is also a trapeze artiste. Yes, but you do go to some very dodgy late night "venues"!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 23, 2018 15:13:42 GMT
The competition for roles like this must be fierce - so many talented performers and only one part!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 23, 2018 15:11:46 GMT
His singing was virtually inaudible at times and he has a vocal range of around four notes. This was true the night I saw this. To be charitable I assume he has never really recovered from losing his voice around the opening night and has been marking it through since!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 23, 2018 11:54:52 GMT
This fizzles out on Saturday - it seems to have been a short run for the main stage musical in Chichester but I may be wrong.
Not a hint of a transfer - the WE theatres seem to be being taken up with transfers from Broadway - Waitress, Come From Away and the rumoured Dear Evan Hanson.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 22, 2018 16:27:15 GMT
If the ensemble is world class, like 42nd Street good, then I should enjoy this tonight. Don't hold your breath!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 22, 2018 11:38:48 GMT
it's about disposable income, and it is the young and the old who are the most likely to have that. Yes, my old disposable income goes on day seats, rush tickets, lottery tickets, discounts and rocking up to the box office looking like a poverty stricken pensioner asking if they can do me deal!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 22, 2018 11:28:19 GMT
Being ancient I don't think I am the target market for this kind of malarkey. It is clearly aimed at the teen fan (girl?) market with the attendance of "she who must not be named" (CHF). It should be called musical con as there is no straight theatre represented.
If the target audience is young though - how are they expected to pay £80 plus?
I would certainly want to know far more about what I was getting for my money before booking.
It seems to be the equivalent of booking a West End show for £80 a ticket and being told - not sure where you will be seated (if at all), not sure how much of the show (or even which show) you will see and cast subject to change.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 22, 2018 10:50:32 GMT
It's all very subjective isn't it? Hopkins barely registers as a stage actor with me. I only saw him once in M Butterfly at the Shaftesbury (I think) and remember being astonished but he has since said in interviews that he hated the experience.
My vote for greatest would be McKellen and Dench, although Maggie Smith would be a close runner up. Her mannered style ideal for the stage - hilarious, outrageous and fabulous in Lettice and Lovage for example, but hasn't done stage work for ages.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 22, 2018 10:35:33 GMT
So the full line up has been announced. I am of the view that the show is the star and it does not really matter who is taking part, as you "get to know them" as the series and the contestants progress (or not!)
Having said that, compared to previous series, there is a distinct lack of big names which surprises me given the high profile nature of the show - it is surely the biggest "reality" show on TV at the moment. Tom Daley was rumoured to be taking part for example. But as previous posters have said many boxes have been ticked!
There have been some big names in the past - Jeremy Vine, Julian Clary, Jimmy Tarbuck, Stephanie Beacham, Felicity Kendal, Lulu, Jason Donovan, Patsy Kensit, John Barnes, Mark Foster etc. So this series is a bit lacking in big signings, but never the less I will be watching!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 21, 2018 15:57:18 GMT
This issue always reminds me of a line from Mel Brooks The Producers - it's theatre in the square, no-one gets a good view!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 21, 2018 15:47:07 GMT
I was virtually the only male in the stalls at the Phoenix!
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 20, 2018 16:37:28 GMT
Yes, he did such splendid stuff in Sheffield. The auditorium at Chichester is very similar to the Crucible too and therefore there is no excuse to direct from the front as Me & My Girl was. I suppose the reason for this is the possibility of a WE transfer to a proscenium arch theatre, but in that case it should be re-blocked.
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