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Post by dontdreamit on Jan 7, 2019 18:53:17 GMT
I meant to be going on Wednesday- hopefully it can get going tomorrow!! I’m there Wednesday too- fingers crossed! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 20:23:40 GMT
I meant to be going on Wednesday- hopefully it can get going tomorrow!! I’m there Wednesday too- fingers crossed! Me three! |
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jan 7, 2019 20:55:05 GMT
Was supposed to be there tonight but they let us know about 4.30 that it was cancelled so hopefully you'll find out early enough if it gets cancelled again tomorrow.
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 7, 2019 21:00:21 GMT
Gawd. Unfortunately with it being a Fringe production, they don't have understudies. I'm going on Saturday
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Post by theatreian on Jan 8, 2019 15:35:34 GMT
Yes I got the text at 4pm when I was having afternoon tea! A hastily arranged trip to Wicked followed where we got great reduced tickets at one of the Leicester square booths. Was disappointed about Aspects as we booked this specially for that and can't come back for it but its one of those things I guess.
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Post by Ruby Sue on Jan 8, 2019 15:44:30 GMT
I don't suppose anyone has any updates about tonight's show? Haven't seen anything announced on Twitter yet but I may give them a quick call if I have the chance.
I'm never sure how late they leave these things when they have to cancel.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jan 8, 2019 15:49:21 GMT
It's going ahead tonight. I contacted the box office earlier earlier and they confirmed it.
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Post by Ruby Sue on Jan 8, 2019 15:52:17 GMT
It's going ahead tonight. I contacted the box office earlier earlier and they confirmed it. Thanks! |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 8, 2019 15:59:06 GMT
It's going ahead tonight. I contacted the box office earlier earlier and they confirmed it. Thanks. Been sitting here expecting a phone call so I can now get ready to head there. |
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Post by alece10 on Jan 9, 2019 10:21:30 GMT
It was a good few years ago that I saw Aspects at the Menier so I had forgotten what an oddity this is.
I know a lot of people love the score but for me its a bit of a one hit pony with the only memorable song being Love Changes Everything which is actually the opening number. Seeing is believing is also half decent but the rest of the, almost sung through, musical is kind of bits of songs that don't seem to go anywhere.
As the first preview on Monday was cancelled, this performance was therefore the first preview. It started about 20 minutes late but for a first preview went well with no stops and nothing went wrong that I could see. There were just a couple of mic hiccups.
Sound always seems to be an issue at Southwark but in this case it wasn't too bad at all. Mostly because the band is very small. I would guess piano, double bass and drums (but don't hold me to that). Therefore the band did not over power the singing which often happens.
The cast were all pretty good with the lead, Alex, having a lovely voice. I did find the woman who paid the Italian lover (sorry don't know actors names) was very difficult to understand in the Wine and Dice number.
Set was simple but well designed and good lighting. Props were moved on and off stage by the cast. Boy did this lot drink... I don't think there was a single scene without someone making a drink, drinking something or clearing up glasses.
The main characters without exception are all dreadful people and I didn't care for any of them. At one point I even thought that the daughter was the daughter of Alex and the fact that no one ages throughout the show makes it difficult to gauge time.
It was a nice evening, not one of the best shows by far I have seen at Southwark and a musical I can now add to my list of shows I don't need to see again.
Taking into account the late start I would say the show will normally run at 2.5 hours with an interval.
On another note I am so pleased that Southwark now have reserved seating as I hated the days of the scrum when the doors opened, but for every show I have booked an aisle seat from the seating plan (I always book as soon as the show is announced) and every time when I have got there I find the seat is no longer an aisle. Fortunately leg room is not an issue there but I do wish they would get the seating plan right before they publish it and put seats on sale. Other theatres with flexible seating seem to manage it.
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Post by alece10 on Jan 9, 2019 10:47:37 GMT
I have booked an aisle seat from the seating plan (I always book as soon as the show is announced) and every time when I have got there I find the seat is no longer an aisle I've just taken a look at the seating plan for this and found out my seat is now apparently in a café. Oh well, probably more comfortable than the usual chairs, with luck. Front row little bistro tables with chairs. Don't look anymore comfortable than the flip down ones I'm afraid. At least you can put your drink on the table. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 9, 2019 10:53:19 GMT
At least you can put your drink on the table. And bananas!!! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 9, 2019 11:10:04 GMT
But not your monkey nuts
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 9, 2019 13:13:40 GMT
I’m just worried about folk with nut allergies
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jan 9, 2019 20:32:29 GMT
I've just taken a look at the seating plan for this and found out my seat is now apparently in a café. Oh well, probably more comfortable than the usual chairs, with luck. Front row little bistro tables with chairs. Don't look anymore comfortable than the flip down ones I'm afraid. At least you can put your drink on the table. I saw Aspects Of Love last night and had one of the front row seats around a table. They offer a great view but are most definitely not comfortable. Just hard chairs with a very thin cushion. I was moving my position every few minutes but still uncomfortable. However I do like being really close to the action so worth the discomfort - just! Good value for £16 preview price too. I only found out just before it started that the previous night's preview had been cancelled. I then wrongly assumed that the leading man was an understudy as he seemed nervous and his singing was to my ears just too understated. I was surprised that he had the same role at Hope Mill and most reviews praised his performance but for me he was the weak link in an otherwise excellent cast. I knew nothing about the show and deliberately avoided googling or "Amazoning" it in advance. I did enjoy it but not enough to want to see it again and the sudden ending was an anti-climax. I wrongly thought there was going to be a revelation about paternity when the storyline took an unexpected and rather unsavoury direction towards the end, also the scene with the gun in the first act was so implausible it caused me to lose all concern for the protagonist subsequently. |
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Post by dontdreamit on Jan 9, 2019 22:52:38 GMT
I usually like Lloyd Webber’s stuff, but this didn’t really do it for me, and there were aspects of the storyline I felt uncomfortable about.
I was on the table seats too, and they really weren’t great at all, other than being able to put my interval drink on the table for the second act! I don’t know if anyone else had the same problem, but despite being at the front I did struggle at times to hear Alex sing, I I wonder if they’ve still got some sound issues to work out.
I’m glad we went as it’s one to tick off, but I can’t see myself seeing it again any time soon.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 9, 2019 23:06:03 GMT
This is a horrible production.
The lead guy playing Alex cannot act. I was embarrassed for him.
Jerome Pradon was also bad.. his performance too camp and BIG for such a small space. Kelly Price was fine, but miscast.
The ‘band’.. (1 piano?) was woeful. It was like watching a rehearsal.
The best performance in it was Magdelana Alberto (sp?).. wasted in such a 3rd rate show.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 23:18:37 GMT
Overall i liked it a lot, but then i love the show and it was nice to see it again.
BUT....
Alex was too young and his voice too thin. And had zero personality or appeal. And if he tugs at his polo shirt one more time...
Jerome Pradon - what was going on with his diction? some words sounded horrible, and he's been amazing in other productions.
A male member of the ensemble changed the furniture like he was Nureyev, twirling with aplomb! It was unintentionally funny.
Over the course of the evening George's ex wife was called Cecilia, Celia and Delia.
The women fared much better and i thought Rose and Giulietta were great.
I liked how they handled the Alex Jenny relationship too.
Overall i liked it better than the Menier production, but nowhere near as good as it could have been.
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Post by scarpia on Jan 12, 2019 19:16:38 GMT
Debating whether to go to this or not. Love the show (the worst thing about it has always been Love Changes Everything IMHO). My two favourite productions were the original and a regional one where it was done with just two pianos. I wasn't keen on the Menier revival. I didn't like the look of this one based on the trailer but the Evening Standard I noticed gave this 4 stars! Would be interested to hear more reports on what people think...
Are they using the Menier script?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 1:23:34 GMT
Got me some tickets. Am looking forward to this probably for the sole reason of the 11 O'Clock number Anything but lonely
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Post by tommy on Jan 13, 2019 11:18:10 GMT
I would advise to go and see this show, as it's a unique opportunity to see this 'boutique' small scale adaptation. I think it worked really well in such intimate venue as Southwark Playhouse. I loved the fluent sung through scenes, for me there were no dull moments and I think this cast and crew should get an award for their perfect timing!
Some great singing/acting, especially from the women - Madalena Alberto delivering another classy performance showing once again that she's one of those musical theatre leading ladies! Not to be negative on the guys, as very talented people like Jerome Pradon within the cast and the lead also a talented musical theatre performer I think, but I agree on some of the above comments that however their talents and hard working to deliver a great performance it sometimes doesn't feel as comfortable compared to the female characters (to avoid the word 'miscast', as you see they make the best out of it). Think it might also have to do with not knowing what to make of this show itself, the story and whether to feel sympathy for the characters. Great Lloyd Webber music though and some great direction/musical staging. Hadn't seen Aspects of Love before so can't compare.
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Post by musicalmarge on Jan 13, 2019 12:55:28 GMT
There is no band? That’s me out.....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 13:54:25 GMT
There is no band? That’s me out..... Well there's a band of three. Two keys and percussion. Works surprisingly well in this space.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 13:57:11 GMT
Well. Having never seen 'Aspects of Love' before I really rather liked it. It works very well in such a small space as you can see Felix Mosse's sterling eyebrow work up close. Luckily you could be outside Elephant & Castle station and still be able to catch Jerome Pradon's facial expressions. No gesture is too big for Jerome. I think someone forgot to tell him that there isn't a balcony at the Southwark Playhouse so there's not really a need to sell it to the person at the back. On the plus side, the show has got a lovely score, Madalena Alberto puts in another performance that makes you wonder why she isn't one of the bigger names in London's glitzy West End (and giving us a delightful tribute to Lionel Richie's 'Hello' video at one point too), Kelly Price (where have I seen her before?) coping manfully with all manner of costume changes, an ensemble that changes the set with a flourish with a capital FLOURISH that should be the norm at the theatre and more opening and closing of doors than at a Ray Cooney farce.
With all the criticism of Felix Mosse on here, I was expecting him to be awful but I thought he was just smashing as the young Alex and while Kelly Price (where have I seen her before?) backs out of the big finish for 'Anything But Lonely' she'd been pretty smashing all the way through the show so I forgave her. 'The First Man You Remember' is still one of the ikkiest songs around and the Alex/Jenny relationship can still make one feel a bit queasy, especially after a heavy dinner, but it's not enough to put you off the show. Although the dance routine at the funeral might.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 14:18:29 GMT
Luckily you could be outside Elephant & Castle station and still be able to catch Jerome Pradon's facial expressions...more opening and closing of doors than at a Ray Cooney farce.  hahah |
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