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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 20, 2019 8:22:17 GMT
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Post by greenswan on Nov 20, 2019 9:02:51 GMT
I agree with that. Saw the matinee last Saturday. Probably under less than ideal circumstances as travel was even more lengthy than could be expected with both Circle and District Lines closed. The venue could be good - but the box office set up is quite unprofessional and the chairs not comfortable for a longer show.
I went into this with vague memories of a rather charming book, so predisposed to be pleased. The musical itself - the music was forgettable, the fairly non-existent plot boring and the dancing terrible even for this sort of venue. The acting - they tried. I’d say I agree with the gist of the TimeOut review: The main role seems miscast - way too intense. I thought the second half picked up a bit e.g. with the Springsteen number but not enough to rescue it, so overall it’s a no from me.
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Post by clair on Nov 20, 2019 9:31:35 GMT
Saw this last week and really enjoyed it. I hadn't read the book or seen the film so went in blind, perhaps that's better who knows. The amount of energy from the cast was wonderful, they seemed to be enjoying it and that always helps as far as I'm concerned. Would agree row E is great for view and although it was a bit disorganised it was in such a fun and friendly way that it certainly wasn't a problem, thought the front of house staff were lovely and were so helpful, makes a nice change from some of the bigger places!
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Post by appoul on Nov 21, 2019 12:32:25 GMT
I thought it might be useful for some people to say that although there is no cloakroom at the theatre, the staff were happy to accommodate small suitcases of at least two members of the audience when I saw the show. I didn't know this would be possible as I had been told on the phone that there is no cloakroom and used a left luggage service before visiting the theatre.
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Post by dlevi on Nov 21, 2019 19:54:43 GMT
I went to the matinee this afternoon and midway through the second act the power went out ( and with a power station so near by...) In any event they cancelled the rest of the performance. I liked what I saw though, While it made sense to put the show back to the original UK setting ( as in the book) , the score was written for the US setting and so most of the musical references are US based, rather than US. The performances are lively and the staging is energized. There were about 50 people in attendance and we all were having a pretty good time. The staff was terrific especially on e young man who sold me my ticket, thenn my programme and then was the usher as well as keeping the audience entertained for the first 15 minutes or so of the power failure. Give that young man a raise !!!
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