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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2023 1:50:55 GMT
Such a pretty girl. Very personable. Beautiful eyes! Such a crystal, clear voice. Thank you for posting! Amazing voice and ironic she appeared with short hair on the day Sinead O'Connor passed away. A lot of people would have seen her and thought of Sinead. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 31, 2023 10:27:18 GMT
Ticket on the Noticeboard for tonight with a tenner off face value.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jul 31, 2023 10:57:55 GMT
Ticket on the Noticeboard for tonight with a tenner off face value. pls take this off my hands  (( |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 31, 2023 13:13:09 GMT
Ticket on the Noticeboard for tonight with a tenner off face value. Ticket on the Noticeboard for tonight with a tenner off face value. pls take this off my hands (( Price now dropped to £25. |
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Post by geraldine64 on Jul 31, 2023 17:02:42 GMT
Hi, I've double booked for this for tomorrow's matinee. Does anyone want two tickets, Stalls R7 and R8, £25 each, bought via Today Tix, so I can just change the name. Thanks.
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Post by corblimey on Jul 31, 2023 17:21:56 GMT
Does anyone know an approximate running time yet - just trying to arrange travel home after the Tuesday matinee ACT 1 53 minutes INTERVAL 20 minutes ACT 2 1 hour TOTAL 2 hours & 13 minutes |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2023 21:28:42 GMT
Wow - Jeremy Secomb. What a great Peron he is. Really enjoyed his performance.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 31, 2023 22:06:34 GMT
Wow - Jeremy Secomb. What a great Peron he is. Really enjoyed his performance. Bodes well if this is the performance people are talking about 😂 |
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2023 22:35:38 GMT
Wow - Jeremy Secomb. What a great Peron he is. Really enjoyed his performance. Bodes well if this is the performance people are talking about 😂 No comment. |
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Post by anthony on Jul 31, 2023 22:49:18 GMT
About what time did it finish? Going tomorrow and with the reduced service, I might need to find alternative methods home because the last train leaves at 22:27!
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2023 22:55:31 GMT
About what time did it finish? Going tomorrow and with the reduced service, I might need to find alternative methods home because the last train leaves at 22:27! It finished around 9.45/9.50pm - I walked to Charing Cross from the theatre and got a 10.08pm train. I hope you enjoy the show. |
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Post by justafan on Jul 31, 2023 23:06:12 GMT
Does anyone know an approximate running time yet - just trying to arrange travel home after the Tuesday matinee ACT 1 53 minutes INTERVAL 20 minutes ACT 2 1 hour TOTAL 2 hours & 13 minutes Thanks so much 👍 |
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Post by BVM on Jul 31, 2023 23:15:25 GMT
Enjoyed this tonight.
The ALW/Cullen orchestrations played by a 30 piece orchestra sounded wonderful. Excellent sound and lighting - guess it helps being in a theatre with both already installed for a musical.
It was semi staged rather than pure concert form with an excellent ensemble of 8 and some fully choreographed scenes which were fantastic.
Jeremy Secombe was a strong Peron though opted not to do the accent.
I really like Matt Rawle as Che. Very confident and self assured but guess that comes from having played the role for such a long time. I know not everyone likes his portrayal but I love his voice and it works for me. I am very used to him though having seen the Grandage Adelphi version more than any other.
Sadly I wasn't fully convinced by Aulii. She has a sweet and strong voice but I just don't really see her as Evita. She was out of time with the orchestra a few times but that would just be a first night thing I guess. And she just felt slightly under confident and under rehearsed and too young/inexperienced. The Peron/Eva relationship never felt fully believable. Though this matters less in a "concert" version.
I think it showed that Matt Rawle knows this show backwards and Secomb is very experienced and that contrasted with Aulii who I think had barely heard of this show a few months ago.... Anyway, if it was a run longer than 3 performances I'd say it'd be interesting to see how she develops as she has lots of potential. But tonight whilst I enjoyed her singing, the character of Evita wasn't as I perceive it.
But overall a great night and the ALW score sounded sensational.
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Post by richey on Jul 31, 2023 23:43:27 GMT
I thought it was wonderful. It was lovely to hear the score played by an orchestra
I'd agree that whilst Aulii isn't a natural Eva, she gave an gorgeous performance tonight and it was fine for a concert version of the show. Loved Don't Cry for Me, it gave me chills.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Aug 1, 2023 6:14:52 GMT
I wasn't a fan of Matt Rawle as Che. He was very different to most Che's before him. They all had some character and purpose, Rawle did not. Too laid back and meandering for me. Aulii Cravalho was under rehearsed and just too young/inexperienced to play Eva. She has a pretty voice, but she missed cues, her timing was off and I felt she screeched some of it. The choir/chorus was lcklustre, but that may be because of the sound design.
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Post by ceebee on Aug 1, 2023 7:39:53 GMT
Have to agree - I think it could have been better. Aulii clearly has a beautiful voice but she's not an Eva for me. I know it's a demanding role but she was struggling with some of the higher notes and seemed to be lacking confidence at times. I don't know much about her but there were moments when she absolutely shone and was exciting to listen to and watch - playing against such a dynamic Peron who exuded greater power, it was hard to believe that she could end up dominating the relationship/country...
As for Matt Rawle, well I rate him - I thought he was excellent as Martin in Martin Guerre (and last night he seemed to be channelling his inner Iain Glen with his long locks and stubble/beard - he could easily play Arnaud du Thil whenever MG gets revived). I saw Rawle as Che previously and whilst he is very charismatic, he could challenge Sheridan Smith for audience gurning at times. Vocally strong, though I struggled with his diction last night - some words were lost and vowels were strangled. Jeremy Secomb as Peron was excellent, as was Emily Lane, and it was a delight to see Nathan Amzi again who I think is an excellent singer and character actor. The orchestra was the highlight for me, with some beautiful harp playing which was mesmerising at times.
But what do I know? The audience seemed to love it. For me, at the prices they charge (or aspire to charge), the creators of these concerts need to spend a little more time and money on polishing the final product, because I have no doubt the talent of the leads on stage last night is far greater than this production allows. With better direction and more rehearsal time, it could have been much better: that isn't the fault of the actors.
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Post by toomasj on Aug 1, 2023 7:39:59 GMT
Anyone else attending today’s matinee? The trains are a nightmare travelling from East Sussex, goodness knows what they’re like elsewhere!
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 1, 2023 7:55:30 GMT
I wasn't a fan of Matt Rawle as Che. He was very different to most Che's before him. They all had some character and purpose, Rawle did not. Too laid back and meandering for me. Aulii Cravalho was under rehearsed and just too young/inexperienced to play Eva. She has a pretty voice, but she missed cues, her timing was off and I felt she screeched some of it. The choir/chorus was lcklustre, but that may be because of the sound design.
I wonder if it is anything to do with the fact he was never directed to play him with the Guevara "contrivance"? When he did it at the Adelphi, the role was firmly back to the original, pre West End, "everyman" intent. |
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Post by ceebee on Aug 1, 2023 8:01:57 GMT
I wasn't a fan of Matt Rawle as Che. He was very different to most Che's before him. They all had some character and purpose, Rawle did not. Too laid back and meandering for me. Aulii Cravalho was under rehearsed and just too young/inexperienced to play Eva. She has a pretty voice, but she missed cues, her timing was off and I felt she screeched some of it. The choir/chorus was lcklustre, but that may be because of the sound design.
I wonder if it is anything to do with the fact he was never directed to play him with the Guevara "contrivance"? When he did it at the Adelphi, the role was firmly back to the original, pre West End, "everyman" intent. An interesting observation, particularly as Rawle's last act in the concert is to put on a Guevara beret that hasn't been worn until that point... Were they being ironic or subtle? Who knows... |
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Post by distantcousin on Aug 1, 2023 8:11:42 GMT
I wonder if it is anything to do with the fact he was never directed to play him with the Guevara "contrivance"? When he did it at the Adelphi, the role was firmly back to the original, pre West End, "everyman" intent. An interesting observation, particularly as Rawle's last act in the concert is to put on a Guevara beret that hasn't been worn until that point... Were they being ironic or subtle? Who knows... ooh, that gives me shades of the final moment of Evita at Regent's Park, but with a different character..  |
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Post by toomasj on Aug 1, 2023 8:16:03 GMT
Wait… ensemble of 8?! Seriously?
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Post by ceebee on Aug 1, 2023 8:22:30 GMT
Wait… ensemble of 8?! Seriously? I think there are 12 or 13 actors playing at the front of the stage and a choir behind the orchestra comprising probably around 16 - 20 people. The choir needs beefing up a bit for sound - more volume and better reverb would fill out the sound better in the theatre. The orchestra sounded excellent. |
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Post by toomasj on Aug 1, 2023 8:32:12 GMT
Wait… ensemble of 8?! Seriously? I think there are 12 or 13 actors playing at the front of the stage and a choir behind the orchestra comprising probably around 16 - 20 people. The choir needs beefing up a bit for sound - more volume and better reverb would fill out the sound better in the theatre. The orchestra sounded excellent. Ah, forgot about the choir - I panicked for a moment trying to imagine how A New Argentina might sound! |
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Post by BVM on Aug 1, 2023 9:34:25 GMT
Also a Matt Rawle fan for a long time (just a really lovely voice - thought he was great in Martin Guerre, Zorro, Aspects of Love and RUG Evita). To my memory he played it very similar last night to how he did at The Adelphi - though without the discipline and vision of the Grandage direction perhaps.
I do wonder if the whole "semi staged" version worked against them. As as a concert Aulii would have been fine as she has a fantastic voice. Though the sections out of time with orchestra were still suboptimal. But DCFMA was indeed sublime.
If it's semi staged you are gonna judge the acting however and as others have said, she really didn't embody Eva Peron.
Having said all that I do prefer semi staged to pure concert and thought the ensemble were sensational as were the choreographed numbers - they looked like they'd been doing this for weeks. Basically, sadly, the only one who looked a bit under rehearsed was Aulii. But then she does have the biggest task and most to learn, the productions rehearsal time's fault rather than hers I guess - and giving benefit of doubt, first night nerves perhaps?
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Aug 1, 2023 9:54:13 GMT
Anyone else attending today’s matinee? The trains are a nightmare travelling from East Sussex, goodness knows what they’re like elsewhere! Yes, my booked train to London from Kent is currently on time and no delays. Hope you make it. I was sitting at this PC when the £25 ticket offer came through and managed to get stalls row B side block for a fraction of the original price |
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