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Post by paul on Mar 19, 2016 21:17:48 GMT
I'm sure flesh coloured underwear is used but they are naked at least top half Well naked ladies are not really my bag and I can safely say that my experience with them in the nuddy is limited (read "non-existent") but they certainly didn't look like they had flesh coloured undies on from where I was sitting. That's what I wondered Jon. To answer the earlier query I was towards the back of the stalls. |
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Post by easilypleased on Mar 19, 2016 23:08:30 GMT
Well naked ladies are not really my bag and I can safely say that my experience with them in the nuddy is limited (read "non-existent") but they certainly didn't look like they had flesh coloured undies on from where I was sitting. That's what I wondered Jon. To answer the earlier query I was towards the back of the stalls. Can I just bring this particular discussion to a conclusion. I was in the front row, I had my glasses firmly on and I can categorically 100% state that they are completely and utterly naked. In particular, I had the great pleasure, for about 2 minutes, of Emma Williams standing more or less in front of me, not 5 yards away, full frontal and fully lit, with not a stitch on (her, not me). I won't go into further details of her appearance as this is a theatre board not a porn site. And I have absolutely no idea what she she was singing at the time, in case anyone was wondering. Despite that 2 minute highlight (for me at least) in the show, I do wonder how this will play out for her and the other girls in it. However artistically done this is, the show's publicity majors on girls getting their kit off. Emma Williams is a talented and experienced musical actor, and now an Olivier nominee, and I wonder whether she (and others in the show) might live to regret it. MHP is an OK musical, but not a world beater, and I doubt it will join the ranks of the evergreen shows. But whatever Emma does in the future, henceforth she will probably always be known as the lady who bared all in Mrs Henderson rather than the lady who sang those great songs in it, which seems a pity. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 19, 2016 23:21:00 GMT
She's already a multiple times Olivier nominated actress and a respected performer, it's not like she's making her debut. And then I doubt someone will remember anything from an average musical that ran for three months.
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Post by mallardo on Mar 20, 2016 6:26:13 GMT
Thankfully, we're well past the era when a nude scene would be seen as some sort of stain on the career. And Emma Williams plays that particular scene so well and with such dignity and strength that the audience never become leering spectators, they are with her in the moment. The takeaway is one of complete admiration for her.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 20, 2016 7:38:48 GMT
Can we move on from the nudity now? It's boring.
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Post by caa on Mar 20, 2016 21:38:17 GMT
Can we move on from the nudity now? It's boring. The problem I have is that having seen it twice once in Bath and in London, is that its not a show that I'm keen to see again nor to be honest rave about to my friends, its not without its fans but how many will see it lots of times. Isn't this that helps make a show a hit? |
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Post by bramble on Mar 25, 2016 14:23:02 GMT
a real disappointment.No tunes,messy story.but pretty sets.And I'm afraid a miscast leading lady.
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Post by liverpool54321 on Mar 26, 2016 23:55:50 GMT
Saw this today and after what felt like a slow start turned into a really good show. I thought there was the odd gem amongst the songs and would like to have hear Emma Williams sing a bit more. Agree with other comments that Tracie Bennett felt a bit miscast. I thought she played the role very well but always felt like it was a younger person pretending to be someone older. I guess this was deliberate when casting given the dance routines she does. Definitely a 3.5 to 4 star for me.
As for the nudity, all very tasteful and should be remembered that both sexes appear naked. I thought the original disrobe scene was very funny.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 0:07:47 GMT
One thing I wondered watching it... is Samuel Holmes as Bertie naked under his toga-type outfit as it comes just after the naked scene or does he have some form of flesh coloured pants or something of that nature?
Not complaining either way, that boy is beautiful!  |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 27, 2016 14:14:09 GMT
I'm slightly amazed this is still running.. I enjoyed it but not sure if it would really appeal to the general public
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Post by easilypleased on Mar 27, 2016 14:32:44 GMT
One thing I wondered watching it... is Samuel Holmes as Bertie naked under his toga-type outfit as it comes just after the naked scene or does he have some form of flesh coloured pants or something of that nature?
Not complaining either way, that boy is beautiful! If you really want to know why not tweet him? |
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Post by stompboy on Mar 27, 2016 14:33:12 GMT
One thing I wondered watching it... is Samuel Holmes as Bertie naked under his toga-type outfit as it comes just after the naked scene or does he have some form of flesh coloured pants or something of that nature?
Not complaining either way, that boy is beautiful! He is wearing short shorts under the toga... I looked carefully!! |
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Post by easilypleased on Mar 27, 2016 14:56:30 GMT
I'm slightly amazed this is still running.. I enjoyed it but not sure if it would really appeal to the general public Well it's only been about 5 weeks since it opened officially and given the great and the good behind this (Reid, Heyman/Hoskins, Harrison et al) I'm not surprised it's still there. Plus the Oliviers are only next week. However it will be fascinating to see what happens from here. They cannot have just planned for four months in the Noel Coward ("strictly limited season") and that's it, for one thing they wouldn't have done an Abbey Road cast recording. My guess is they were expecting it to sell out and then to transfer to somewhere bigger in the West End for years, plus go on tour. As it is they are deep discounting many of the tickets already and still don't seem to fill it. I think they will see out the four months, close gracefully and then decide what to do with it. We'll see. Maybe if they win an Olivier or two things will turn round a bit.
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Post by max on Mar 30, 2016 23:43:44 GMT
I really enjoyed this tonight. Went along without any high expectations or pre-set allegiance, and only paid £15 for a rear Grand Circle seat (that's the very reasonable usual price, not a discount; and no fees added!). The women sitting behind me were certain they had the best seats in the house, as in the disrobing scene the music stand fails to cover up the full frontal male nudity when viewed from that high vantage point!
It's very much an old fashioned book musical, but given the time period it's set in that seems fitting. It reminded me a little of the musical version of 'The Good Companions' (where elder Miss Trant is the mother of the troupe - played by Judi Dench originally, so there's another link). Like the 'Good Companions' the score for 'Mrs Henderson Presents' is very listenable, but not particularly memorable soon after.
Act One was tremendous and very well received by the audience. Ian Bartholomew has always been a cracking actor, but until now I haven't seen him in a role that allowed him to show off such beautiful tones in his singing voice (I remember him as a chilling Uncle Ernie in 'Tommy'). Staging, choreography, and sets are all really neat and inventive - I much preferred the physical production to 'Guys and Dolls' which I saw a few days ago.
Act Two doesn't really have much more distance to travel - or perhaps it's a failing of depth in characterisation that makes it feel that way. On paper some momentous things do happen in Act Two, but it doesn't quite feel like it in practice. Over all the piece lacks drama and bite: for me it was a symptomatic 'wrong note' that the women sang about young men going off to war because old men 'told them to'. That feels like a very 2016 approach, with the lyrics saying the 'correct thing' about war. Yet with a Jewish man in their midst (their impresario) who'd even worn a Jewish star in an act of survivor-guilt self-hatred, surely they would have seen WW2 as a 'just war'. It's this blanding out that means the piece doesn't quite go as deep as it could.
Nevertheless I had a thoroughly good evening; the audience seemed to enjoy it, and I can imagine word of mouth spreading.
p.s Jamie Foreman very good as the comic with the tired shtick. |
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Post by anthony40 on Apr 1, 2016 21:52:17 GMT
I know about day seating (£25) but does anyone know of any other discount offers for even cheaper?
When's this thing running till?
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Post by max on Apr 1, 2016 23:41:00 GMT
I know about day seating (£25) but does anyone know of any other discount offers for even cheaper? When's this thing running till? See my post just above. £15 regular price ticket in Grand Circle was good, and without dayseat hassle, just book on show website with no fees. Having been, I might now chose back row rather than penultimate, as I think back row is more clear (without dodging heads in front). Felt like a bargain. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 8:29:19 GMT
Encore have £15 seats down to a tenner at all Monday to Friday performances if booked by the end of the month. Oooo could you post a link please?  |
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Post by easilypleased on Apr 2, 2016 9:08:35 GMT
Encore have £15 seats down to a tenner at all Monday to Friday performances if booked by the end of the month. Oooo could you post a link please? Holy Moley you can't say fairer than £10! I might even go again for that. A link would be great, the Encore website (if I had the right one) is confusing. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 9:15:56 GMT
It's touring later this year, plus it's off to Canada next year!
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Post by raiseitup on Apr 8, 2016 15:14:18 GMT
Closing on 18th June
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Post by d'James on Apr 8, 2016 15:17:21 GMT
Still can't decide whether to see this or not.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 15:17:27 GMT
Oh this makes me so sad.  will definitely have to catch this again before it closes! What a shame for all involved that it didn't catch on with audiences, it was a great show. At least it is closing at the end of its "limited" booking period as announced so no one is missing out who has brought tickets! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 15:27:30 GMT
I think I'm going to wait for the tour. I can't help but feel that if I really wanted to see it in the West End then I'd've made the effort by now, but I just haven't. :/
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Post by Jon on Apr 8, 2016 15:38:22 GMT
Oh this makes me so sad. will definitely have to catch this again before it closes! What a shame for all involved that it didn't catch on with audiences, it was a great show. At least it is closing at the end of its "limited" booking period as announced so no one is missing out who has brought tickets! At least it's not closing early, considering it wasn't selling too well, the fact it managed to finish its run is an achievement. Going home empty handed at the Oliviers was likely the deciding factor to close it at the end of the booking period. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 15:52:55 GMT
The trouble with the Oliviers as well was that three out of the four awards it was nominated for were already pretty sure things (Matt, Imelda and Kinky Boots) and some may say Lara was a lock as well... so it seemed like it was set to win none from the get-go... which is a shame really.
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will definitely have to catch this again before it closes! 