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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 10:48:47 GMT
You do have to pick your seats carefully. It's fine if you are at the front and on an aisle. It's when you squeeze into the middle of the back rows it gets really hot, I find. Tll that to the woman who passed out in the front row! đđ How selfish. I hope she did it quietly. One for the bad behaviour thread I think. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 15:23:49 GMT
Tll that to the woman who passed out in the front row Well heat and alcohol can have that effect on one, can't it, so you will know for the future. Gosh, if alcohol and heat are coming into play, @ryan must be in constant comatose. đ |
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 8, 2018 15:55:23 GMT
Ah, you forget, @ryan is a professional at this - he has awards... And a pair of black slacks, with a white stripe, apparently. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 15:55:33 GMT
Well heat and alcohol can have that effect on one, can't it, so you will know for the future. Gosh, if alcohol and heat are coming into play, @ryan must be in constant comatose. đ Doesn't affect you if you're continually topped up. It's the same in winter. I'm like vodka, hard to freeze. Ah, you forget, @ryan is a professional at this - he has awards...  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 16:01:40 GMT
Ah, you forget, @ryan is a professional at this - he has awards... And a pair of black slacks, with a white stripe, apparently. I'm bringing sexy back. |
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Post by CBP1 on Aug 9, 2018 8:53:42 GMT
For those who have seen this, any views on whether it is suitable for kids? Details of said children: 5ish and 6. Well trained at small people theatre. Easily occupied by snacks. Of the non-rustling variety obviously. Mercilessly shushed if ever they attempt to talk during a show. Sat through Bananaman at the same venue. Actually liked Bananaman(!) It's a toss up (cheer pun intended) between using one of my rare chances to use my sister as a babysitter to see this as a couple, or using said babysitting opportunity to see something else and taking the whole family to see Bring it On..... I haven't seen this production, but I saw it in Australia earlier in the year and it really wasn't a show for people below their teenage years. Nothing really offensive, but the subject matter just wouldn't make any sense. I don't think it was offensive, but there was typical teen movie type sexual references and I think mild swearing. Thanks dr_Tom. I'm not too worried about them not getting the subject matter. I think the plots of most things go over their heads, even those aimed at smaller kids. Mamma Mia (the film) went down better than we thought, and that is more raunchy than I remembered before we stuck it on for them!! I'd probably be happy showing them the original Bring it On film but I know this is a completely new story. I've seen a review of the original Broadway production which recommended 6+ but no idea how the various different versions compare. Will probably leave them behind and at worst can then go again if I think they'd manage it. |
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Post by danb on Aug 9, 2018 9:07:23 GMT
Or at the very least, Bob Fosse. I was thinking Yootha Joyce...but letâs go with yours đ |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 10:21:44 GMT
Or at the very least, Bob Fosse. I was thinking Yootha Joyce...but letâs go with yours đ GEORGE! Oh God love her, dear old Yootha. One of the sitcom greats. She used to drink half a bottle of brandy a day apparently. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 10, 2018 20:16:47 GMT
The film was just on MTV, which I would have skipped had it not been for our discussions about the musical.
Loved it!
How many are in the cast at the SWP?
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Post by ellie1981 on Aug 10, 2018 21:06:55 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed this tonight! The girl playing Skylar (sp?) has such amazing facial expressions. We were laughing every time she appeared.
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Post by jamb0r on Aug 15, 2018 22:01:42 GMT
LOVED this tonight! Thereâs a LOT of talent in that cast, and the energy was infectious.
Impressed with the standard of the dancing too, it was all very tight, and well put together.
A really fun evening all round.
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Post by cheesy116 on Aug 15, 2018 23:00:21 GMT
I've got to agree about Isabella Pappas, she is one to watch. She is born to be a leading lady! There's clips of her performing on YouTube, one of the best being a west end live clip from when she was in 13 The Musical.
She played Annie in the last UK Tour, she's only 15/16 but has the voice and stage presence of a seasoned West End performer.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 16, 2018 10:40:24 GMT
How are the side view seats for this?
I've never been to the Southwark Playhouse before but theres no front facing tickets left for when I could go.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 16, 2018 11:00:28 GMT
Thank you!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2018 12:49:47 GMT
Just impulse booked for Saturday matinee after reading this thread - looking forward to it!
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Post by theatregeek1 on Aug 16, 2018 21:58:41 GMT
Saw this recently and thought the whole cast was amazing - alot of talent there for sure! Fab songs and so much energy all around. Not one of my personal favourites in terms of plot but itâs worth seeing for sure!
Totally agree with the comments about Isabella Pappas too. Such a natural actress and one of the most incredible voices Iâve heard from a young performer- her cover of âeverything I knowâ on YouTube is great!
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Post by robertb213 on Aug 18, 2018 17:18:52 GMT
I echo the praise for this cast - saw the matinee today and they all have very promising futures. I actually found a music itself a bit forgetful but the cast elevated it with strong performances.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 18:45:16 GMT
I echo the praise for this cast - saw the matinee today and they all have very promising futures. I actually found a music itself a bit forgetful but the cast elevated it with strong performances. I was at the matinee as well and I agree entirely - great cast, pleasant-sounding but forgettable material that I don't think I'd need to see another production of. A very enjoyable afternoon though! |
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 21, 2018 17:45:09 GMT
Just back from the matinee.
Well, the show theme is âthey triedâ and I think the same can be said about the cast here.
I think the challenge is Iâve recently seen a high energy professional version of this. I realise this is an amateur production (although at the same prices Southwark Playhouse charges for professional shows) but everything was so toned down in comparison it was like a difference show.
Lots of kids, mostly girls, in the audience who just didnât seem into it. A change from the older generation at the matinee anyway.
I think the main flaw is the cheerleading performances are simple and lacking, but theyâre meant to be two top teams in a competition. Lots of stumbled landings and little in the way of impressive throws, towers and other routines. Two of the cast had obvious braces of their legs so that may have hindered things.
The hip hop dancing was better.
Vocals were rather mixed too, not helped by being drowned out by the backing music. Would have been hard to follow if I hadnât seen it before.
I will say the audience were perfectly behaved, even though I was worried when I arrived when I heard a mother saying to her daughter âyou know all the words, sing alongâ (she didnât).
It was enjoyable enough, but I just found it so mechanical, as if people were trying not to mess up. But there are catchy songs and the way the theatre is set up (fewer seats, all with a good view) works well.
And there is talent for the future there too, raw, but you can see potential.
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 21, 2018 17:51:05 GMT
How many are in the cast at the SWP 33. Not a weak link among them. Were there 33 on when you saw it? I would have put it at closer to 15 today, maybe 20 at a push but I donât think Iâve missed counting that many people. |
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Post by mallardo on Aug 21, 2018 21:11:35 GMT
Just back from the matinee. I think the main flaw is the cheerleading performances are simple and lacking, but theyâre meant to be two top teams in a competition. Lots of stumbled landings and little in the way of impressive throws, towers and other routines. Two of the cast had obvious braces of their legs so that may have hindered things.
I haven't seen this production but I did see the original production (pre-Broadway) which had a cast full of Olympic gymnasts who were absolutely amazing in the cheerleader routines. For the show to really work that element has to be spectacular, no question.
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 22, 2018 9:48:20 GMT
I just counted it from the programme, but it did feel like it - two teams of dancers etc. Thanks, maybe some of them were off or don't do matinees? I didn't see an obvious cast board and didn't pick up a programme. It would explain a lot if there were substitutes on. |
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Post by CBP1 on Aug 27, 2018 13:51:34 GMT
I think they were on. The older dancers were fine, I thought, but the youngsters needed a little work. Given that the UK doesn't have a cheerleading culture, I felt they did OK on that. I will allow that my most direct comparison was with the debut "Crown Jewels" squad cheering the "London Monarchs" at the Old Wembley Stadium... now that makes the gang in this look like the Dallas Cowgirls. The stunting was poor by UK cheer standards. Competitive cheer has really improved in this country in the last 10 years or so since I did it. They were doing the absolute most basic stunts you can possibly do. And using four boys to base them where you'd usually use three girls. I wasn't expecting competition standard and appreciate that there were space constraints but I had hoped this element would have been better. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 27, 2018 14:06:04 GMT
Just seen some press night photos and looks like there were 19 in the cast then. I'd say 15 of them were on when I saw it, so there's probably quite a few swings and alternates too.
Which makes sense to me for this style of youth production.
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Post by jamb0r on Aug 27, 2018 18:16:13 GMT
Thereâs 2 âschoolsâ, and as far as I could see there wasnât much doubling up of parts between the two schools. In one of the press photos thereâs 14 kids in green in the âJacksonâ school (throwing paper in the air), and that photo doesnât include the kids from Truman school. Iâm pretty sure the cast is actually 30+ every night.
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