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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 11:35:36 GMT
Was hoping for more of a number, but thanks. So, how do you solve a problem like Matilda? Caught this earlier this week and for the most part it's the London production on the road with no corners cut. With the exception of the sub-stage automation, the most notable difference is the complete redesign in the Sound department. It is a vast improvement on the WE production, crucially for Miracle which now has a bit of impact to it and it gives a new light to the orchestration. There is generally a much better speech intelligibility to the new design but it does suffer as a result of the sibilant children; 4.5-6kHz needs hacking right out or maybe some more rigorous de-essing processing per channel. Interestingly, the one song that sounded good down in London, Revolting Children, was all over the shop on this rolling edition of the show. Drums seemed to consist of pre-fade hi-hat reverb buss only and boat loads of organ but no guitar etc. Still, it's a vast improvement. Mr Wormwood drove the whole show, scenes with him onstage flew by whilst scenes without him did seem to drag a bit. I suspect we had the new Trunchball on in preparation for Craig Els' departure, who was ok but not a patch on the president set by Els. Matilda was ok, but I see what BurlyBeaR means about the delivery. It seemed to me like she was possibly over-rehearsed, she followed everything to the button but it felt un-natural. Little bits like the actions during Naughty lost to routine; e.g. the rolling up of the sleeves being a hand moving up arm, etc. Whilst I wasn't particularly blown away, this show was worth seeing sheerly for the reaction of the ~1000 children as the show ends. Cheers and screams of joy and appreciation echoed around the Palace as the stage faded to blackout. Whats encouraging is knowing that, whilst most kids will probably go home and back to their tablets and tvs a few will have been bitten by the theatre bug for the first time and this will spurr on a new generation of theatre fans and participants. |
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Post by theatregod on Nov 21, 2018 12:56:03 GMT
11 musicians.
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Post by shady23 on Dec 7, 2018 16:32:35 GMT
Cardiff Offer
SINGLE SEAT OFFER FOR MATILDA THE MUSICAL
We have a limited number of isolated single seats available at a reduced rate of £30. Tickets are available throughout the run and can only be purchased in person at our Ticket Office or by calling us on 029 2063 6464.
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Post by LaLuPone on Dec 7, 2018 16:53:05 GMT
Also if you’re between 16-25 you can call up and get a £5 ticket!
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Post by lunaemily94 on Dec 13, 2018 21:44:22 GMT
Saw the show this afternoon in Cardiff and it was just as good as I remember it being when I saw it in London 5+ years ago !
I’m a bit confused though as from what I remember ‘telly’ opens the 2nd half but there was no sign of the song at all... has it been cut for the tour ?
The second act opened with lavender doing her solo bit and then went straight into ‘when I grow up’
Has anyone else who has seen the tour noticed this? I can’t find a mention of it anywhere.
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Post by properjob on Dec 13, 2018 21:51:55 GMT
I saw it in Leicester and it didn't have “telly" but I saw it again in Birmingham and it did. I had begun to doubt my memory of Leicester so am pleased to find out the disappearing “telly" is a thing.
Does anyone know why?
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Post by LaLuPone on Dec 14, 2018 0:34:41 GMT
I saw the tour in Cardiff last week,are you sure you guys didn't just miss Telly?! It's done as an informal number while some of the house lights are still on and the audience are shuffling back in. Obviously correct me if you stayed in the auditorium for the whole interval.
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Post by No. on Dec 14, 2018 7:19:56 GMT
Mr Wormwood comes out about halfway into the interval I’d say, maybe it was cut for certain shows??
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Post by lunaemily94 on Dec 14, 2018 7:30:08 GMT
I saw the tour in Cardiff last week,are you sure you guys didn't just miss Telly?! It's done as an informal number while some of the house lights are still on and the audience are shuffling back in. Obviously correct me if you stayed in the auditorium for the whole interval. I left very briefly at the beginning but when I returned the curtain/ screen was still down from end of act 1 and then after about 10 minutes it rose and you could just see the microphone on stage with the small swings. I was on a school trip and no one said we’d missed anything. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 10:20:58 GMT
Mr Wormwood comes out about halfway into the interval I’d say, maybe it was cut for certain shows?? Usualy just after they call 5mins across the house. 'Telly' definitely happened in Manchester. |
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Post by welsh_tenor on Dec 14, 2018 13:18:50 GMT
My other half volunteers as an usher in the WMC and it definitely happens on nights he’s ushered... its in their Pre-show brief too that it happens 5 minutes before the 2nd half starts.
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Post by lunaemily94 on Dec 14, 2018 16:55:02 GMT
My other half volunteers as an usher in the WMC and it definitely happens on nights he’s ushered... its in their Pre-show brief too that it happens 5 minutes before the 2nd half starts. Yea it’s weird because I was only gone 5 minutes at the very beginning of the interval and was in my seat for the rest of the interval and start of the show, 100% didn’t miss anything. Maybe Because it was a matinee? Or something else ... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 17:04:46 GMT
My other half volunteers as an usher in the WMC and it definitely happens on nights he’s ushered... its in their Pre-show brief too that it happens 5 minutes before the 2nd half starts. Yea it’s weird because I was only gone 5 minutes at the very beginning of the interval and was in my seat for the rest of the interval and start of the show, 100% didn’t miss anything. Maybe Because it was a matinee? Or something else ... Maybe. Did the show go up late? |
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Post by lunaemily94 on Dec 14, 2018 17:09:07 GMT
Yea it’s weird because I was only gone 5 minutes at the very beginning of the interval and was in my seat for the rest of the interval and start of the show, 100% didn’t miss anything. Maybe Because it was a matinee? Or something else ... Maybe. Did the show go up late? Think it started at about 2:35 so was running a bit late |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 17:10:25 GMT
Maybe they cut it to get the time back with it being a matinee and as you say schools in, coaches booked etc.
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Post by lunaemily94 on Dec 14, 2018 17:19:23 GMT
Maybe they cut it to get the time back with it being a matinee and as you say schools in, coaches booked etc. That would make sense, there was a few schools and coaches etc there. |
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Post by katykate on Dec 29, 2018 18:15:55 GMT
Saw the matinee this afternoon in Cardiff and I have to say after seeing the London production 2 years ago it left me feeling a little cold. The sound felt very off in the first act, and the cast seemed to lack the energy I remember seeing last time. The ensemble numbers with the kids seemed a little thin on volume. Unfortunately our Matilda made a few mistakes which made it quite stressful to watch at times.
The second act was much improved and it ended on a high, but had this been my first time seeing it, I wouldn’t feel compelled to see it again. My kids (4 and 7) enjoyed it A nice family day out but slightly disappointing.
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Post by macksennett on Dec 29, 2018 19:26:37 GMT
Was Craige Els on as Miss Trunchball - every time I’ve been past, the cast board has Steffan Lloyd Evans listed...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 20:07:40 GMT
Was Craige Els on as Miss Trunchball - every time I’ve been past, the cast board has Steffan Lloyd Evans listed... Craige Els left the run in Manchester, according to press info. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Dec 29, 2018 21:19:37 GMT
According to my cast board, I saw Craige.
(6th of December, one of the first Cardiff performances).
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Post by macksennett on Dec 29, 2018 21:20:34 GMT
Ah, that explains it! The Matilda website and the Cardiff theatre programme still list Craige though...
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Post by welsh_tenor on Dec 29, 2018 23:04:06 GMT
How does this (and London of course!) work with the Matilda’s?! If there are 5/6 children playing the lead do they each have a show each week or is there a ‘lead’ Matilda and her understudies/Standbys?!
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Post by princeton on Dec 29, 2018 23:26:32 GMT
Craige Els leaves at the end of the Cardiff run with Elliot Harper taking over the role when the show moves to Plymouth
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Post by Rukaya on Dec 29, 2018 23:59:52 GMT
How does this (and London of course!) work with the Matilda’s?! If there are 5/6 children playing the lead do they each have a show each week or is there a ‘lead’ Matilda and her understudies/Standbys?! Yep, they have a schedule of sorts but it's not publicised. Fans have worked it out previously but they usually change it up and I'd presume they get an equal amount of shows? |
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Post by cheesy116 on Dec 30, 2018 1:10:48 GMT
They share the shows equally between them all
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