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Post by stevej678 on Feb 8, 2019 13:23:58 GMT
Storyhouse in Chester is following up last year's A Little Night Music with a new production of Little Shop of Horrors, running 10th May - 2nd June 2019.  Tickets are on general sale from 18th February. Priority booking is available now. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 13:28:44 GMT
My favourite show! This is very exciting!
I missed a little night music last year so will definitely be booking for this!
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Post by ampersand on Feb 8, 2019 19:52:11 GMT
Hopefully will catch this as I also missed ALNM last year
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Post by benny20 on Feb 8, 2019 21:41:55 GMT
Got my tickets.. my favourite ever musical and film..lovely venue
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 8, 2019 21:42:07 GMT
Thanks, never been there before but just booked.
All went through despite not being a priority member.
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Post by ampersand on May 15, 2019 21:35:53 GMT
Saw this tonight.
Great production, great cast, great show. Nothing mind blowing but a fun evening. I must say though that I love the Storyhouse as a venue and they really are doing a lot in terms of becoming a cultural hub in Chester, lots of great opportunities for young people and a huge range of events. I study in Chester and am about to finish so this was likely my final visit, I just wish I'd been able to enjoy it during my entire degree. I hope they continue to do these Made by Storyhouse productions every year.
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Post by crabtree on May 15, 2019 22:02:02 GMT
the show sounds high energy, but oh I wish they had re-invented the plant. There are so many different ways to do it, and this seems to be the traditional way.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 22:31:10 GMT
Saw this tonight. Great production, great cast, great show. Nothing mind blowing but a fun evening. I must say though that I love the Storyhouse as a venue and they really are doing a lot in terms of becoming a cultural hub in Chester, lots of great opportunities for young people and a huge range of events. I study in Chester and am about to finish so this was likely my final visit, I just wish I'd been able to enjoy it during my entire degree. I hope they continue to do these Made by Storyhouse productions every year. Storyhouse is a great venue and doing a great job of cementing itself into Chester. My only reservation now is how the Made in Storyhouse programme has gone from The Beggars Opera (original commission) and A Little Night Music to The Wizard of Oz and Little Shop, in the space of a year. Maybe it's too soon to judge but obviously they're playing to the family-friendly market, going for sales after initially starting with some really intriguing and inspired productions. |
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Post by horton on May 16, 2019 9:16:56 GMT
It's a tough market out there. You gotta do what you gotta do.
20 years ago I was programming the kind of material I could never dare to these days.
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Post by TallPaul on May 16, 2019 12:21:26 GMT
V. interesting article about Storyhouse in The Stage last week. Well worth a read.
I haven't got it with me, so don't quote me, but I think although it gets Arts Council NPO funding, it's for all the community and youth stuff, rather than to stage actual productions, hence going down the bums on seats route.
A musical version of Brewster's Millions is in development.
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Post by kzf on May 17, 2019 20:59:24 GMT
Went last night and thoroughly enjoyed this. The cast were excellent and the Storyhouse is such a charming venue. Never seen a production of LSOH before so I can't comment on the originality of how they've handled AudreyII but I thought it was quite well done here. I was worried this show would be a bit too pantomime-y and over-the-top for my taste but I think this production leans just far enough into that to pull off the humour without tumbling right in. Somewhere Thats Green was an absolute highlight, in fact both the two leads really impressed me. Rousing response from the audience as well, definite crowd pleaser (but no standing O you will be pleased to hear).
Word of warning rows A and B in the stalls are on the same level and I heard some in row B complaining about the obstructed view. [No idea why row A is so much cheaper, the view is perfect from the front row, stage is quite low.]
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Post by Dr Tom on May 17, 2019 21:43:56 GMT
And there tonight. Very nice venue, small and welcoming. The theatre is actually inside a library so you can go in early and browse books if you like.
Seating on three sides, good tiers, so a decent view everywhere. It’s padded bench type seating so you can get close to your seats neighbours.
Front row view is perfect. Incredibly close (some may feel too close, you get bums in your face in some of the seats).
(bums as in those living on the street)
The musical is fun and charming. The whole set design reminded me of the Selladoor tour. Vocals are good. There’s a lot of gun waving (uncomfortable if you’re at the front), but it doesn’t go off.
Running time just under two hours.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 18, 2019 8:57:46 GMT
Its only padded benches in the stalls I believe? The rest of the seating looks normal. I was looking at some pics of the layout with a view to seeing this.
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Post by kzf on May 18, 2019 10:09:38 GMT
Its only padded benches in the stalls I believe? The rest of the seating looks normal. I was looking at some pics of the layout with a view to seeing this. Yes padded benches in the stalls, except for the back row in the two side-on sections which have individual fold-down seats. EDIT: This only applies to the lower stalls, see the video posted later in the thread! |
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Post by Dr Tom on May 18, 2019 12:08:00 GMT
Its only padded benches in the stalls I believe? The rest of the seating looks normal. I was looking at some pics of the layout with a view to seeing this. Ok, I only saw the Stalls, I didn't go upstairs. Had a long chat about the benches with the lady next to me, all the ones we could see were padded. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 18:03:50 GMT
As kzf says, it's padded benches in the lower stalls only. Also this only applies when the theatre is setup as thrust, for 'Made by Storyhouse' productions. |
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Post by Dr Tom on May 18, 2019 19:14:32 GMT
Interesting, they change the layout. That answers the question I had about how the touring productions go there.
Also explains why the signs around the building don't match the entrance points shown on the tickets. They must be set for the non-thrust layout.
One thing I forgot to mention. You don't need to print tickets, just show the seat number on your phone. Although you should print the vouchers for a free glass of fizz, if they're still doing them, which I completely forgot.
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Post by theatre241 on May 18, 2019 20:55:25 GMT
Thinking about seeing this as I love LSOF any seat recommendations?
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Post by Dr Tom on May 18, 2019 21:17:05 GMT
Thinking about seeing this as I love LSOF any seat recommendations? First row front section of the Stalls is the best place to sit, unless you desperately need an armrest or dislike eye contact with the cast. |
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Post by theatre241 on May 18, 2019 21:36:12 GMT
Thinking about seeing this as I love LSOF any seat recommendations? First row front section of the Stalls is the best place to sit, unless you desperately need an armrest or dislike eye contact with the cast. the front row is not available for the performance date I want to go to . have people bought them or do they release them later? |
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Post by Dr Tom on May 18, 2019 21:38:10 GMT
the front row is not available for the performance date I want to go to . have people bought them or do they release them later? I'd think they're sold already for that performance. They were reasonably priced, so they'd have gone quickly. It's not that big a theatre, so the seats in the Stalls are all decent. |
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Post by theatre241 on May 18, 2019 21:40:03 GMT
Ok how about the back of the circle which looks like an extension of the stalls because theyve changed it ? And do they do day seats?
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Post by djdan14 on May 18, 2019 21:43:38 GMT
As kzf says, it's padded benches in the lower stalls only. Also this only applies when the theatre is setup as thrust, for 'Made by Storyhouse' productions. Thankyou for this! It was of great interest to me this afternoon how I was level despite sitting in the circle but sat front stalls last time I was there |
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Post by theatre241 on Jun 2, 2019 21:05:48 GMT
I saw this today and I thought is was great! Apart from the rude audience members sat next to me talking and humming. It really annoyed me because I would get distracted from a scene because of them. The plant at first didn't seem like the voice matched up. The lighting design was so so good. I love the wires and backlighting. I love the musical itself as well. So much fun and the songs are brilliant. Some songs were to quite for me at times but the electric guitar sounded very good.
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