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Post by theatre241 on Sept 22, 2019 22:13:19 GMT
Does anyone know what time a 3:00 performance will finish at now it’s officially open?
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Post by theatre241 on Sept 23, 2019 18:21:17 GMT
Torn whether to see this or the woman in black but I am quite scared of scary things but I think its such a staple of the west end that I haven't seen but I have listened to the recording and it sounds very cool
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Post by xanady on Sept 23, 2019 19:19:08 GMT
^The Woman In Black is one of the greatest theatrical experiences of all time especially at the atmospheric Fortune.See it once and remember it forever!
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 23, 2019 19:34:06 GMT
Torn whether to see this or the woman in black but I am quite scared of scary things but I think its such a staple of the west end that I haven't seen but I have listened to the recording and it sounds very cool I loved Preludes more but The Woman in Black is a very solid play that will be less of a risk. If you like the cast recording and go in expecting a non-conventional show though then there should be little risk in seeing this and I think it's a more interesting night at the theatre (also Lord knows how long the Woman in Black will be on for so there'll be plenty of other opportunities to see it). |
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 23, 2019 22:51:20 GMT
Hasn't WIB been playing for 700 years and will continue for another 200...
Preludes is only on for a few more weeks and will probably not be mounted again anywhere for a VERY long time, if ever.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2019 22:54:52 GMT
Torn whether to see this or the woman in black but I am quite scared of scary things but I think its such a staple of the west end that I haven't seen but I have listened to the recording and it sounds very cool The Woman In Black is also touring, if that helps... www.thewomaninblack.com/ticket-info/uk-tourAlthough seeing it in it's Fortune home does make it extra effective 😀 |
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Post by Mark on Sept 24, 2019 15:50:25 GMT
Act two cancelled this afternoon due to a major leak following the freakishly heavy rain. It was really gushing into the theatre. No word yet on whether this evenings performance will definitely go ahead or not.
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Post by Mark on Sept 24, 2019 17:16:20 GMT
Just had a call. Cancelled tonight too
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 24, 2019 19:34:04 GMT
Jaysus, this show is cursed!
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 26, 2019 7:40:20 GMT
I saw this last night and found it an interesting musical. Very watchable, but you would have to be in the right mood for it.
It isn't a traditional musical by any sense, but it is easy to follow, performed by a cast of eight actors and musicians. I can't imagine many people wanting to watch it more than once.
View from the front row was good. You can read every one of Keith Ramsay's tattoos. Keith comes across as ideally suited for the lead role, although it's really Tom Noyes at the piano who holds everything together.
The theatre was about half full. Quite a few sounds of glasses being knocked over during the evening, one of the downsides of going to a venue with a plastic-free bar (although I fully applaud the Southwark Playhouse for making that decision).
It's the morning after and I can't remember any of the songs, but in the moment, they seemed to work. Quite worth a visit if you're in the mood for something experimental occasional.
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Post by Stasia on Sept 26, 2019 8:45:18 GMT
*Russian seal of approval*
This is definitely the show that’s worth multiple return visits for me. Mesmerising. Intriguing. Sensual. Slightly crazy — completely my type!
I was at that Tuesday matinee that got rained off. And I cancelled a ticket to another show to get back to Preludes. The songs are so so beautiful I cried! The cast is amazingly talented, the direction choices work for me (Alex Sutton studied in Moscow for a while!)
It is’t the show for everyone but it is one of the best shows for me!
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 26, 2019 10:08:27 GMT
*Russian seal of approval* This is definitely the show that’s worth multiple return visits for me. Mesmerising. Intriguing. Sensual. Slightly crazy — completely my type! I was at that Tuesday matinee that got rained off. And I cancelled a ticket to another show to get back to Preludes. The songs are so so beautiful I cried! The cast is amazingly talented, the direction choices work for me (Alex Sutton studied in Moscow for a while!) It is’t the show for everyone but it is one of the best shows for me! Stasia, were you sat on the front row last night and did you stand at the end? I thought you looked familiar but couldn't quite place why. If so, I was sat two or three seats along the row from you. |
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Post by Stasia on Sept 26, 2019 22:48:42 GMT
*Russian seal of approval* This is definitely the show that’s worth multiple return visits for me. Mesmerising. Intriguing. Sensual. Slightly crazy — completely my type! I was at that Tuesday matinee that got rained off. And I cancelled a ticket to another show to get back to Preludes. The songs are so so beautiful I cried! The cast is amazingly talented, the direction choices work for me (Alex Sutton studied in Moscow for a while!) It is’t the show for everyone but it is one of the best shows for me! Stasia, were you sat on the front row last night and did you stand at the end? I thought you looked familiar but couldn't quite place why. If so, I was sat two or three seats along the row from you. I was in row B but I did stand at the end! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 6:42:51 GMT
Really enjoyed this. Glad I made the decision based on comments here to ditch my plans to see Bartholemew Fair at the Globe and see this on the last opportunity I had!
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Post by jek on Sept 29, 2019 7:37:51 GMT
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Post by tmesis on Sept 29, 2019 16:44:18 GMT
Let's start with a few plaudits. The cast are fantastic and the design is stunning - probably the best ever at Southwark. Oh, and Tom Noyes is a fantastic pianist, not just for getting round the notes of this very challenging music, but for committing it all to memory and playing it so expressively.
But....I didn't really enjoy it at all. Maybe I'm just too involved in Rachmaninov's music which I have now been teaching, playing and listening to for nearly fifty years that I found this mash up of his great music and Dave Malloy's own lack-lustre efforts/arrangements so annoying and unsatisfying. Before the interval the pianist starts an exquisite bit from the 2nd Piano Concero which morphs into a song for Natalya but it just doesn't work since it sounds like something rejected from 'Wicked.' Towards the end of Act 2 Malloy seems to channel his inner Philip Glass and give us ten minutes of waffle all on one chord that tried my patience to the limit. I assume he was trying to produce a hypnotic effect but it was just self indulgent and dull.
A play with music that attempted to get into the mind of the composer would have worked much better, but by the interval I just thought 'This is pretentious twaddle' and nothing in the 2nd half changed that view.
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Post by liverpool54321 on Sept 30, 2019 19:11:29 GMT
At tonight’s show. Halted after 30 minutes. No reason given but presume technical as we are waiting in bar.
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Post by Mark on Sept 30, 2019 19:29:15 GMT
At tonight’s show. Halted after 30 minutes. No reason given but presume technical as we are waiting in bar. Oh gosh, I was going to go again tonight after it was cancelled last week halfway through due to rain leaking in. With the weather I didn’t bother so I’m glad I didn’t now! Hope it will be able to continue for you. |
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Post by liverpool54321 on Sept 30, 2019 20:02:48 GMT
Cancelled due to roof leaking again.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 30, 2019 20:38:59 GMT
Sounds like it's a good idea that they're moving soon then.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 3, 2019 15:33:33 GMT
It's a big thumbs down from my mate and I. I have bought said friend tickets for Ghost Quartet for his birthday. Eek!
I liked aspects of the score but the book... Lady in the dark has tedious therapy scenes but then fabulous dream sequences. Sunday has the most glorious act 1 finale and then act 2 goes off in a new direction. To me Preludes seemed very tedious and repetitive.
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Post by Polly1 on Oct 6, 2019 15:09:19 GMT
This was quite the most bizarre but also one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen. As mentioned above, it was very hot during the first half and I was tired so found trouble engaging. But the second half was stunning, the wedding scene sublime and when the brilliant pianist started, after the hypnosis, on the theme from the 2nd piano concerto, I was in floods. Really worth seeing as a theatrical event.
One question, why did they make the therapist a women? Was it just for a bit of gender balance? Rebecca Caine was great, wish she had got to sing a bit more.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 11, 2019 19:07:43 GMT
I have a ticket for tomorrow's matinee but between the reports of the theatre being very hot & the weather forecast for heavy rain tomorrow I think I might go & see something else instead.
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Post by CG on the loose on Oct 11, 2019 19:20:14 GMT
I have a ticket for tomorrow's matinee but between the reports of the theatre being very hot & the weather forecast for heavy rain tomorrow I think I might go & see something else instead. I found it really hot in the bar area last weekend, but once inside the auditorium it was fine. The rain may be more of a problem... no idea if they've managed to patch the roof yet! |
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Post by Mark on Oct 11, 2019 19:36:22 GMT
I’m here tonight.
Auditorium is fine for temperature and I’m told the roof has been fixed!
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