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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 26, 2016 19:24:46 GMT
Directed by outgoing artistic director Daniel Evans - his final production at the Crucible - Flowers for Mrs Harris will star Moyo Akandé (Thoroughly Modern Millie, White Christmas), Clare Burt (This is My Family, London Road), Anna-Jane Casey (Mack & Mabel, Forbidden Broadway), Rebecca Caine (Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera), Luke Dale (The Lover's Melancholy), David Durham (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Lion King), Louis Maskell (My Fair Lady, West Side Story), Mark Meadows (High Society, Urinetown), Laura Pitt-Pulford (The Sound of Music, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Nicola Sloane (My Fair Lady, London Road).
Based on the novel by Paul Gallico, Flowers for Mrs Harris is a new musical set in 1940s London. It follows Mrs Harris, a cleaner who wants for nothing until she happens upon a Christian Dior dress.
It has design by Lez Brotherston, musical direction from Tom Brady, lighting by Mark Henderson and movement from Kay Shepherd.
Flowers for Mrs Harris runs at the Crucible, Sheffield from 18 May - 4 June 2016. - WOS
Just booked for this, all seats £17.00 on a Saturday night.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 26, 2016 19:29:29 GMT
It is a high quality cast and crew - but it will all come down to whether audiences buy into the story and characters.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 26, 2016 20:43:25 GMT
Well the story sounds cute from the novel synopsis. Hope it's fabulously stylish with loads of Dior inspired fash!
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Feb 26, 2016 21:11:19 GMT
Is this the show Lynda Bellingham was going to do before she fell ill? Edit: Just googled and it isn't.
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Post by notmymuse on Feb 26, 2016 21:38:55 GMT
I just booked and was heading over here to start a new thread! Beaten by 2 hours! I've been thinking about booking this for ages as I remember the film very fondly, and Daniel Evans has directed some great musicals at Sheffield (especially Show Boat recently), and at these prices it's worth a punt.
But then seeing the casting today (particularly Laura Pitt-Pulford and Rebecca Caine - who has only got a decent song every other time I've seen her in recent years so I'm crossing my fingers) has clinched it, so off to Sheffield we go again!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 26, 2016 21:51:03 GMT
It's a very short run and every seat in the house is that ridiculously low price so I'm not expecting BIG but it sounds good.
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Post by notmymuse on Feb 26, 2016 22:38:56 GMT
And to add to the good news, Louis Maskell is also in it, and Richard Taylor (music) wrote one of my favourite scores of all-time (Whistle Down the Wind - obviously not the ALW version) so things looking good...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 5:28:29 GMT
I remember watching Mrs 'Arris goes to Paris as a child and loving it. Never been to Sheffield before, I'll have a go.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 11:49:31 GMT
I remember watching Mrs 'Arris goes to Paris as a child and loving it. Never been to Sheffield before, I'll have a go. Me too! I wonder who is playing Angela Lansbury and who is playing Diana Rigg? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 9, 2016 20:23:46 GMT
Does anyone know how obtrusive captioning is at the Crucible? There are only 2 Saturday matinees for this show & the one with better availability is marked as a captioned performance. I've managed to successfully ignore captioning in proscenium arch theatres before by sitting near the front but I'm not sure how it would work with a thrust stage. I don't want to have a 6 hour round trip to Sheffield only to find I can't concentrate on the show because of the captions.
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Post by freckles on Mar 9, 2016 20:50:52 GMT
I remember watching Mrs 'Arris goes to Paris as a child and loving it. Never been to Sheffield before, I'll have a go. Me too! I wonder who is playing Angela Lansbury and who is playing Diana Rigg? I saw AJ Casey do a Singular Sensation at Charing Cross last weekend, and she was saying how much she was looking forward to playing a character role in this, and was delighted that the director thought she could play an older character, if that helps. |
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Post by littlesally on Mar 10, 2016 1:37:04 GMT
AJC is playing Violet Butterworth. Ada Harris' best chat lady pal. Se will be amazing. Hope this has a life after Sheffield. And a cd?
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Post by westendcub on Mar 10, 2016 13:31:04 GMT
I'm rather tempted by this due to Rebecca Caine being in the cast - I met and chatted with her after 'The Milkdo' and she was charming and sweet - Had quite a few exchanges with her on Twitter ever since...plus this theatre is on my list to visit (I am gutted I didn't get in gear for 'Show Boat')
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 10, 2016 19:33:27 GMT
I'm rather tempted by this due to Rebecca Caine being in the cast - I met and chatted with her after 'The Milkdo' and she was charming and sweet - Had quite a few exchanges with her on Twitter ever since...plus this theatre is on my list to visit (I am gutted I didn't get in gear for 'Show Boat') It's a gorgeous theatre, Cub. Don't miss out again, get booking! |
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Post by meso77 on Mar 10, 2016 19:52:39 GMT
Does anyone know how obtrusive captioning is at the Crucible? There are only 2 Saturday matinees for this show & the one with better availability is marked as a captioned performance. I've managed to successfully ignore captioning in proscenium arch theatres before by sitting near the front but I'm not sure how it would work with a thrust stage. I don't want to have a 6 hour round trip to Sheffield only to find I can't concentrate on the show because of the captions. I've been to a few Crucible performances with captions as I tend to do Saturday matinees. They aren't a problem, and I'm pretty sure there are certain seats where you can't see them at all. Might be worth giving them a ring to check. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 10, 2016 20:14:19 GMT
I've been to a few Crucible performances with captions as I tend to do Saturday matinees. They aren't a problem, and I'm pretty sure there are certain seats where you can't see them at all. Might be worth giving them a ring to check. Thanks for the reply. I hate phoning box offices unless I really have to (those blasted single seat policies!) so I'm trying to avoid having to do so! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 10, 2016 21:00:38 GMT
Does anyone know how obtrusive captioning is at the Crucible? There are only 2 Saturday matinees for this show & the one with better availability is marked as a captioned performance. I've managed to successfully ignore captioning in proscenium arch theatres before by sitting near the front but I'm not sure how it would work with a thrust stage. I don't want to have a 6 hour round trip to Sheffield only to find I can't concentrate on the show because of the captions. I saw a signed production at The Lowry the other week and after the first few minutes never even noticed she was on stage. I suspect that if you don't need the subtitles you'll soon forget they're there anyway. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 7, 2016 16:32:39 GMT
A bit Sondheimy?
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Post by littlesally on Apr 18, 2016 17:15:20 GMT
Elaine Paige played Claire Burt singing one of the songs last Sunday. Really liked it. I have booked to see this on 1st June. Anyone else booked?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 18, 2016 17:21:51 GMT
21st May for me.
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Post by musicalfloozie on Apr 18, 2016 20:44:18 GMT
19th May for me. Only going as had to return my Bodyguard tickets as couldn't make it so spent the returns money on this. Really looking forward to this though as love shows when I genuinely know nothing about them!
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Post by musicalfloozie on May 19, 2016 22:50:52 GMT
Just back from this evenings performance and was pleasantly surprised. It had a little bit of a slow start but built up to a wonderful finale. The cast were good and as usual set design nice and creative. The start of the show seemed to have the orchestra drowning out the singing and struggled to hear a few lines but got better within it.
The 'Dior' fashion parade had a few lovely dresses but all looked like they needed a good steam so didn't have the wham eye catching effect you'd anticipate.
Downside - no song list in the programme and dresses need a good steam.
Upside -our cow molly (best interval ice creams ever but I am biased), excellent casting, creative set.
All in all a fitting final performance from the wonderful Daniel Evans and for £17 it's the steal of the season.
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Post by ianm on May 21, 2016 22:27:03 GMT
Most people tweeting about the show so far are saying how emotional they found it - as in weeping buckets. Seeing it next week so will go with a box of Kleenex. Can anyone comment more on the music - is it a bit Sondheimy as BurlybeaR suggests?
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 21, 2016 23:41:59 GMT
Ice cream and lack of song lists aside can people post about the show !
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Post by notmymuse on May 21, 2016 23:44:45 GMT
Ice cream and lack of song lists aside can people post about the show ! Off on Wednesday so will share thoughts then! How Sheffield will miss Daniel Evans. My Fair Lady and Showboat were both some of the best productions I've ever seen. Looking forward to this. |
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