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Post by pineapple4you on Dec 5, 2024 10:57:54 GMT
Revival of Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs starring Kevin McHale.
Southwark Playhouse Borough from 23 May to 28 June 2025.
Presented by Grey Area.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2024 11:13:00 GMT
Brek-kek-kek-kek
Im excited. Next year we're getting some interesting Uncle Steve - Frogs, Here we are and Road Show. Im sure Saturday Night and Evening Primrose will be announced next!
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 5, 2024 11:14:15 GMT
Revival of Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs starring Kevin McHale. Southwark Playhouse Borough from 23 May to 28 June 2025. Presented by Grey Area. I just read about this. If it's a Sondheim, just take my money! |
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Post by alece10 on Dec 5, 2024 11:16:21 GMT
Just booked and used the last of my batch of subscription tickets.
This is the only Sondheim musical I have not seen so really pleased I finally get the chance to see it.
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Post by max on Dec 5, 2024 11:23:44 GMT
This is the version Nathan Lane expanded for Broadway in 2004, and Sondheim wrote extre songs for. It looks like it's only been staged professionally in the UK once before (?) at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2017 (SS fans will correct I'm sure). If so, in terms of seating capacity and stage size, this will be the largest UK production it's had.
It's amazing that with so many ardent fans of Sondheim in the UK this hasn't been seen more widely before (though it's not been seen widely anywhere really).
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Post by Mr Snow on Dec 5, 2024 11:30:42 GMT
Brek-kek-kek-kek Im excited. Next year we're getting to some interesting Uncle Steve, Frogs, Here we are and Road Show. Im sure Saturday Night and Evening Primrose will be announced next! Will book for this. Thanks all. Are tickets for Road Show and Here we are on sale? |
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Post by SilverFox on Dec 5, 2024 11:35:51 GMT
YYESSSSSSSSSSS! One of the SS shows that I have never managed to see - soon to be ticked off the list.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 5, 2024 11:48:43 GMT
Brek-kek-kek-kek Im excited. Next year we're getting to some interesting Uncle Steve, Frogs, Here we are and Road Show. Im sure Saturday Night and Evening Primrose will be announced next! Will book for this. Thanks all. Are tickets for Road Show and Here we are on sale? Here We Are at the NT has been on sale for a while |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2024 12:17:33 GMT
Brek-kek-kek-kek Im excited. Next year we're getting to some interesting Uncle Steve, Frogs, Here we are and Road Show. Im sure Saturday Night and Evening Primrose will be announced next! Will book for this. Thanks all. Are tickets for Road Show and Here we are on sale? Yes. |
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Post by Peter on Dec 5, 2024 14:20:46 GMT
Doing this as a two show day with Here We Are in June - should be interesting!
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Post by Talisman on Dec 5, 2024 15:26:47 GMT
Will book for this. Thanks all. Are tickets for Road Show and Here we are on sale? Yes. Road Show at Gatehouse Here We Are at National |
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Post by capybara on Dec 5, 2024 16:58:21 GMT
Plus Putting It Together at the Playground next weekend.
Great time to be a Sondheim fan.
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 5, 2024 17:49:16 GMT
Bit worrying this is in the hands of people who did Whistle, which was appalling (fun thanks to Alex Young, but appalling)
Nice to tick another one off the list though
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Post by TheOneOnTheLeft on Dec 5, 2024 18:17:56 GMT
Bit worrying this is in the hands of people who did Whistle, which was appalling (fun thanks to Alex Young, but appalling) Nice to tick another one off the list though …and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was even worse! |
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Post by adamkinsey on Dec 5, 2024 18:43:08 GMT
Bit worrying this is in the hands of people who did Whistle, which was appalling (fun thanks to Alex Young, but appalling) Nice to tick another one off the list though …and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was even worse! Yep. I'd like to see The Frogs but not under this director. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2024 18:49:48 GMT
Bit worrying this is in the hands of people who did Whistle, which was appalling (fun thanks to Alex Young, but appalling) Nice to tick another one off the list though …and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was even worse! I loved Whistle. It's the only production I've seen that almost works. Succeed was a disaster though. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 5, 2024 18:50:23 GMT
…and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was even worse! Yep. I'd like to see The Frogs but not under this director. You may have a long wait for the next production |
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Post by JJShaw on Dec 7, 2024 17:34:27 GMT
Exciting that SP is hosting another seldom done musical (I loved those years of Grey Gardens, Side Show, Grand Hotel etc) and nice to tick Sondheim show off (now kicking myself to not have made the effort for Pacific Overtures as that won't be coming back anywhere anytime soon..!)
Not thrilled that it is the same team who did ACW, but Kevin is very fun casting who I think will be great and maybe they will do a slightly more traditional production rather than try and shoehorn in a 2024 lens that ultimately muddles up a show? One can hope!
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Post by crabtree on Dec 7, 2024 19:16:19 GMT
'Please don't fart. There's little air and this is Art' - or something.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 10, 2024 12:23:20 GMT
Just got this e.mail from Southwark Playhouse.
We're looking forward to welcoming you to The Frogs next year, and are just getting in touch to let you know of an update to your ticket booking.
There will be an update made to the seating plan of the auditorium, which will mean your seat number will change.
You will therefore be issued a new ticket. Please note that the box office will be transferring your seat into a similar position in the new seating plan, and they will honour your original seat choice as closely as possible. So if you were in the front row or on an aisle, you will still be in the front row or an aisle, however your seat number may change.
We will be re-issuing tickets over the next couple of days. Please discard your old tickets as they will no longer be valid. Please reach out to us if you have not received your new ticket by Friday, or if you have any questions or concerns.
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Post by winonaforever on Dec 10, 2024 12:26:53 GMT
Just got this e.mail from Southwark Playhouse. We're looking forward to welcoming you to The Frogs next year, and are just getting in touch to let you know of an update to your ticket booking. There will be an update made to the seating plan of the auditorium, which will mean your seat number will change. You will therefore be issued a new ticket. Please note that the box office will be transferring your seat into a similar position in the new seating plan, and they will honour your original seat choice as closely as possible. So if you were in the front row or on an aisle, you will still be in the front row or an aisle, however your seat number may change. We will be re-issuing tickets over the next couple of days. Please discard your old tickets as they will no longer be valid. Please reach out to us if you have not received your new ticket by Friday, or if you have any questions or concerns. They didn't send me that email at all, just an email this morning to say I would soon be receiving my tickets, then almost straight away an email with tickets attached (different seats from the original ones) |
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Post by SilverFox on Dec 10, 2024 12:47:36 GMT
Seems to be a disruptive change as they have apparently suspended bookings, you currently get a somewhat confusing message of "We are sorry but we cannot find the event you are looking for."
Yet to receive my email .....
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Post by singingbird on Dec 10, 2024 12:53:31 GMT
Seems to be a disruptive change as they have apparently suspended bookings, you currently get a somewhat confusing message of "We are sorry but we cannot find the event you are looking for."
Yet to receive my email .....
I also got emailed a new ticket today but didn't get the explanation. Thank god for this forum. I'd have been very puzzled otherwise! |
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Post by winonaforever on Dec 10, 2024 13:02:28 GMT
Seems to be a disruptive change as they have apparently suspended bookings, you currently get a somewhat confusing message of "We are sorry but we cannot find the event you are looking for."
Yet to receive my email .....
I also got emailed a new ticket today but didn't get the explanation. Thank god for this forum. I'd have been very puzzled otherwise! Yes, I initially thought of ringing them, then realised the first email said "amended tickets" Still would have been nice to get an explanation though! |
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Post by mkb on Dec 10, 2024 13:27:38 GMT
Another here without the explanatory email but only the new tickets.
Would be nice to see the revised seating plan to judge whether the reassignments are acceptable...
UPDATE: 23 & 24 May have re-appeared, so it is possible to check the seating plan again. I seem to have been moved from aisle seats to non-aisle.
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