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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 21:48:08 GMT
I'm booked for the end of November, looking forward to it!
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Post by talkstageytome on Oct 15, 2016 21:55:40 GMT
I'm going on the 29th Oct, double billing with Lazarus in the evening. I literally can't wait, this is one of my favourite shows ever.
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Post by andrew on Oct 15, 2016 22:36:53 GMT
I'm going on the 29th Oct, double billing with Lazarus in the evening. I literally can't wait, this is one of my favourite shows ever. Gah, I was excited for a minute but I'm going to the evening performance of this on the 29th October. |
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 15, 2016 22:39:34 GMT
Ah, I'm missing you guys by a day.
Actually, if memory serves me correctly, I believe that Stashia's attending the matinee on that day.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 22:44:26 GMT
Appalled that the St James apparently think they can justify £50 tickets to a two-hander. It's a Fringe venue!
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Post by talkstageytome on Oct 15, 2016 22:46:39 GMT
Ahh, I thought I remembered a couple of people saying they were there on the 29th. I'm sure there's a thread for this production. This conversation sounds very Deja Vu!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2016 22:56:20 GMT
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Post by TheatreDust on Oct 15, 2016 23:38:49 GMT
Merged into original thread.
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Oct 16, 2016 8:00:29 GMT
Appalled that the St James apparently think they can justify £50 tickets to a two-hander. It's a Fringe venue! It is a steep price. I doubt it would be such an expense if Barksy and JRB weren't attached. I love the music, but I question if I would have bought a ticket so quickly had those two not been involved. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 10:53:20 GMT
Appalled that the St James apparently think they can justify £50 tickets to a two-hander. It's a Fringe venue! That's why I booked one of the £30 tickets instead! The only reason I booked at all was because of the cast. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 16:00:34 GMT
Appalled that the St James apparently think they can justify £50 tickets to a two-hander. It's a Fringe venue! It is a steep price. I doubt it would be such an expense if Barksy and JRB weren't attached. I love the music, but I question if I would have bought a ticket so quickly had those two not been involved. The St James has had shows with an ensemble cast of 28 and a band of 6 with cheaper prices. |
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Post by alison on Oct 22, 2016 20:48:19 GMT
Managed to pick up a pair of tickets online for the first preview on Friday - row N so back row but only £19.50 rather than the eye-watering £50. It'll be a theatre-full couple of days, with School of Rock (£15 row E circle) the night before.
Really looking forward to it - L5Y is a staple at the Edinburgh Fringe so I've seen it many times (including with the current Raoul as Jamie) but this'll be my first professional production.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 22, 2016 21:37:38 GMT
I too will be there Alison. Feel free to say hello
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 23, 2016 23:20:50 GMT
What a rip off. Anyone that pays that needs professional help.
These greedy producers will be the death of theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2016 15:16:56 GMT
Well hello Mr Bailey . . .  |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Oct 25, 2016 15:50:00 GMT
Well hello Miss Barks!
Loved the old poster, but like this too.
I really can't wait to see this in a few weeks time.
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Post by alison on Oct 26, 2016 22:53:48 GMT
I now have a spare £19.50 ticket for this Friday as my friend is ill, I've just posted it in the noticeboard section. PM me if you're interested - it seems a shame for it to go to waste.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 26, 2016 22:59:44 GMT
He is so damn cute
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Post by Michael on Oct 27, 2016 5:59:18 GMT
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Post by sondheimhats on Oct 27, 2016 9:40:08 GMT
I now have a spare £19.50 ticket for this Friday as my friend is ill, I've just posted it in the noticeboard section. PM me if you're interested - it seems a shame for it to go to waste. I sent you a PM! Let me know if it's still available  |
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 28, 2016 5:13:47 GMT
So looking forward to this tonight. Theatreboard bade will be on.
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Post by welcometodreamland on Oct 28, 2016 10:47:41 GMT
Will likely skip this despite it having Samantha Barks.
I saw the film and found it kind of "meh" despite having Anna Kendrick, who I really rate highly.
Hope everyone enjoys it.
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 28, 2016 17:20:01 GMT
Am here now proudly wearing my theatreboad badge
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Post by romeo94 on Oct 28, 2016 21:45:29 GMT
I can't afford £45 to see this - such a sad state where tickets are being priced too high for so many people. No standing room allocation either. This makes me so angry.
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Post by alison on Oct 28, 2016 22:03:42 GMT
Well, the prices are stupid, but the show is well worth a visit if you can swing it. I'm trying to figure out if I have any spare organs to sell on the black market so I can afford to go back later in the run.
For a first preview it's in good shape, even if it did start half an hour late. JRB came out at the start to tell us that the actors were ready for us but the set might not be (cue much laughter), and it's true that there were a couple of set mishaps: some falling paper, a missing bench, a door that wouldn't open properly etc. Nothing unexpected for a first preview. There may have been some sound issues, a couple of lines were a little quiet and it seemed that Jonathan was having trouble hearing the band at the start of The Next Ten Minutes.
Samantha Barks ... what a voice. Of the two, it's clear that she's a more accomplished singer, but I thought her acting was fine for the earlier songs and she really came into her own later on. Both Climbing Uphill and I Can Do Better Than That were very funny and got a great reception, and by Goodbye Until Tomorrow I was just about ready to burst into tears from her utter hopefulness. She was also really lovely afterwards.
Jonathan Bailey is not the soaring, effortless tenor who's often cast as Jamie, but his voice is solid enough (and will improve over the run, I'm sure) and I didn't feel his overall performance was any the less for it. He's ridiculously charming and engaging, and a fantastic actor. He played his first couple of songs to several individual audience members (at least that's how it looked from the back row) to much laughter. There's a lot going on in those staging-wise (possibly too much), yet he made it look easy. I Didn't Believe in You had me welling up - it's always been one of my favourites and he didn't disappoint. For the shallow-minded among us: A) the beard has gone and B) he's just as gorgeous close up.
I noticed a couple of lyric changes. I Can Do Better Than That: "Met a guy in a class I was taking with some very well placed tattoos." (which I think I've heard before), If I Didn't Believe in You: "Is it just that you're disappointed to be touring again for the summer?" was changed to a specific reference to Ohio, I can't remember the exact line. Oh, and the Linda Blair reference in Climbing Uphill was David Hasselhoff.
And as an aside, I do find it amusing that they have an advert in the program for their cocktail offers, with a notice saying remember to order your interval drinks before the show. Oops!
Oh dear, I appear to have written a mini novel. That's what happens when I have a slow train home and I've finished my book.
And I almost forgot - it was lovely to meet Anthony and sondheimhats and talk theatre with you both. :-)
Edit: I've just remembered the thing that irritated me (probably more than it should have). No idea whether it was an oopsie for today (fingers crossed, since he did then have it for the rest of the show) but Jonathan wasn't wearing a wedding ring for A Miracle Would Happen. If you've got a lyric (and accompanying gesture) that draws attention to it, you really should have the ring.
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