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Post by ladidah on Jun 5, 2024 10:09:25 GMT
I agree, if you censure Art you will have barely any Art left.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 5, 2024 10:10:15 GMT
Admin could we please have a poll for this?
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Post by Jon on Jun 5, 2024 11:56:49 GMT
How is Brush up Your Shakespeare? That's always been my favourite song from Kiss Me, Kate
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Post by westendwhistledown on Jun 5, 2024 12:00:10 GMT
How is Brush up Your Shakespeare? That's always been my favourite song from Kiss Me, Kate so brilliant, excellent casting!!! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 5, 2024 12:01:28 GMT
Poll added💋
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 5, 2024 12:23:37 GMT
How is Brush up Your Shakespeare? That's always been my favourite song from Kiss Me, Kate I thought Hammed was the surprise of the night - he's SO effortlessly funny. |
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Post by Jon on Jun 5, 2024 12:30:03 GMT
How is Brush up Your Shakespeare? That's always been my favourite song from Kiss Me, Kate I thought Hammed was the surprise of the night - he's SO effortlessly funny. Hammed being funny isn't surprising to me, he's brilliant in the BBC sitcom Black Ops. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 5, 2024 12:43:53 GMT
I thought Hammed was the surprise of the night - he's SO effortlessly funny. Hammed being funny isn't surprising to me, he's brilliant in the BBC sitcom Black Ops. Oh I loved him in Midsummer at the Bridge, I just didn't know how well it would translate to musical comedy but he's great. |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 5, 2024 14:20:18 GMT
I see the phantom 1 star vote has appeared as usual. We always get one or two of them for every show but the member seldom posts to say why they gave it that.
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Post by ladidah on Jun 5, 2024 14:30:24 GMT
Phantom of the Barbican
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Post by mrbluesky on Jun 5, 2024 15:13:48 GMT
How is Brush up Your Shakespeare? That's always been my favourite song from Kiss Me, Kate Brilliant - probably the highlight of Act Two for me, in retrospect. Nigel and Hammed are hilarious together! |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 5, 2024 15:27:14 GMT
4 stars for me currently but will move to 5 by press I'm sure.
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Post by 141920grm on Jun 5, 2024 15:34:12 GMT
Lol fine the phantom shall speak. New to this musical but had no issue with the antiquated themes within the context of the show (wasn't expecting nor wanting any updates to suit contemporary tastes) so that did not factor into my critique at all.
However... the design was mind-numbingly boring, a 3-sectioned revolve and all of them the same brick walls. Sure backstage and the alley behind theatres aren't particularly beautiful but surely they could be made slightly different, as a little visual treat? 2 sections had a pointless balcony level as it was occupied by actors who did absolutely nothing of note on it. The dressing rooms set was split with a door in between, in a single scene you could have the leads using this door half the time and completely ignoring this imaginary wall the rest of the time- totally baffling. For the show-within-a-show scenery there was nothing particularly beautiful nor innovative- I wasn't expecting anything more but was still underwhelmed. Also kept wondering how long it'll be till someone falls into the pit.
Lighting was fun and snappy but got predictable after the first couple scenes. Unsure if it was some off timing at first preview but the little 'preshow' that happened added nothing, the theatre doors did not close until a few minutes after the overture had started so the very top of the show felt and sounded very weak.
Cast wise SJB was hugely disappointing vocally, Adrian shockingly weak, Georgina and Charlie great and criminally underused. Don't think it was a sound mix issue leading me to such conclusions since Georgina sounded fantastic and was unequivocally brilliant in 'Always True to You in My Fashion'. The gangster duo did have great comedic timing and 'Brush up Your Shakespeare' was funny, but not for what felt like 20 reprises at that pacing.
The book wasn't compelling at all (nor was the music), brushed over many plot points but the show still dragged!
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Post by westendwhistledown on Jun 5, 2024 15:36:26 GMT
I can't imagine Stephanie EVER being disappointing vocally?
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Post by 141920grm on Jun 5, 2024 15:37:54 GMT
This does not hold a candle to the other recent Bartlett Sher/Michael Yeargan/Catherine Zuber collaboration involving an (actually clever) revolve, the Lincoln Center MFL, which I greatly enjoyed despite its faults.
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Post by 141920grm on Jun 5, 2024 15:39:25 GMT
I can't imagine Stephanie EVER being disappointing vocally? That's what I thought walking in! Then I saw this show! |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 5, 2024 16:00:36 GMT
I can't imagine Stephanie EVER being disappointing vocally? That's what I thought walking in! Then I saw this show! Did we watch different shows? She's singing up a storm! 😂 |
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Post by 141920grm on Jun 5, 2024 16:07:47 GMT
That's what I thought walking in! Then I saw this show! Did we watch different shows? She's singing up a storm! 😂 Trust me I wondered that too 😂 was prepared to come out in awe of her whether or not I ended up liking the show, but alas |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 5, 2024 16:19:42 GMT
Well thanks for coming forward and identifying yourself. I have no issue with people not liking something, afterall that's what this forum is all about and hearing a broad spectrum of views.
It's just that, in the past, we have had people give 1 star and everyone else gives it 4 or 5 but then they don't post anything to explain why they didn't enjoy something.
I'm going on Friday so will report back.
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 5, 2024 18:07:19 GMT
Anyone know when press night is? Tuesday 18th June |
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Post by damaskanddark on Jun 5, 2024 18:30:13 GMT
Does this production use the 2000 Broadway revival revisions of the score, that were again used for the 2013 Old Vic production and 2019 Broadway production - i.e. with Another Opening incorporating the overture, revised dance arrangements etc.
Also, does this production use Amanda Green's book revision from the 2019 Broadway revival - I Am Ashamed that PEOPLE are so Simple ... ? Or have they left the book alone?
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 5, 2024 19:52:09 GMT
Two stars from me - one for SJB and one for the comedy duo. The rest of the time I was quite bored. Like a poster above, I thought the set was dull and only really justified its scale (and cost presumably) once or twice. The show within a show was ugly in terms of set and costume. The casting of Dunbar is rather baffling considering the wide array of leading men available. Appreciate it was a preview and no doubt will tighten up but this dragged on for what felt like hours. What a disappointing evening.
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Post by archibaldi on Jun 5, 2024 21:08:11 GMT
what is the set like?
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 5, 2024 21:11:53 GMT
Very tall, three different sets back to back like a triangle, on a big revolve. The exterior of the theatre/stage door, the dressing rooms with a balcony above them, and the set of the play within the play which is a sort of canvas/sketch suggestion of an Italian town. |
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