Knights of the Rose - Arts

[Deleted]

If you have a question about theatre, usually but not exclusively one that begins with "why", first try answering it yourself with "money". 99 times out of 100, that's the answer. Not so much the money from paying punters in this case, but from an ambitious producer who possibly forgot that although you can run a show with money as the sole driving force, it's often useful to have a decent show too.

[viserys]

And this kind of thing CAN work... "Return to the Forbidden Planet" was a mad mix of Shakespeare's Tempest, Science Fiction and Rock'n'Roll Jukebox Music, but it was successful and even won an Olivier.

[Phantom of London]

Took advantage of Ttix flash sale.

So Saw this last night and have to say it it is so bad it is pretty awful. Loved the song list though and one actress in the company had tremendous vocal ability, she is wasted in this.

2 Stars

[shady23]

A one off sing-a-long performance has been announced

I'm sure you will all be rushing to book your tickets..

[Deleted]

[Stephen]

I walk past the poster for this every day on the way out of Oxford Circus Tube reading the review "Is this the best rock musical ever?" I think they've edited out the "No" at the end.

[Snciole]

Chaos! As the press release suggested Jennifer Cauldwell had joined the cast I assumed this big announcement a la 42nd Street to say she had replaced the often sick cast member. No, she's just the swing because they have realised with less than 3 weeks to go that the cast need a lot more back up then scheduled/paid for. I know I shouldn't care but there has clearly been a casting issue as the original understudy now seems to be playing a role of some sort all the time. I really don't think announcing this is worthy of press announcement, let alone invite to interview her.

I wonder if she is still being paid her FOH wage for it too.

[Rozzi Rainbow]

I went to see this yesterday afternoon and think I must have seen a different show to most of the posters on here as I enjoyed it. As soon as the show was announced I wanted to see it as I thought the music sounded great (I really think there should be a Bon Jovi musical) and then the cast announcement confirmed it for me. After reading these posts I did begin to wonder if it was worth me making the 2 1/2 hour trip down just to see this, so I went with zero expectations other than planning to enjoy the music and seeing what else it brought.

I thought it was a little strange at first but by a couple of scenes in I was enjoying it - and a lot of new shows takes a while for me to get into. I loved all the music, I thought there was a good range all within the same genre. I didn't know all the songs, but as they were all a similar(ish) style I found I liked them all. I thought the opening to act 2 with the male a capella number was brilliant.

Yes it was a bit cheesy at times, and I didn't always understand all the Shakespearean-inspired dialogue, but I followed the storyline easy enough - a good mix of love and drama - and enjoyed dancing and singing (silently of course!) along. I'm very pleased I made the effort to go as I got an excellent seat from TKTS at a great price, and had a fun day overall. I'd consider going to see this again if I lived closer (and it went on a few weeks longer).