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Post by indis on Sept 17, 2019 19:01:00 GMT
they announced today that they will show Carousel and Half a Sixpence
never have seen anything about Carousel, would you recommend this? is this a more "classical" musical ?
wonder when they will cast the actors/actresses
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 17, 2019 19:58:32 GMT
they announced today that they will show Carousel and Half a Sixpence
never have seen anything about Carousel, would you recommend this? is this a more "classical" musical ?
wonder when they will cast the actors/actresses
Carousel is the second musical written by Rogers & Hammerstein first performed in 1945, yes it is very much more a classic musical! It's also being staged at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2020. Auditions will not be until the new year so will be quite a while before casts are announced! |
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Post by jgblunners on Sept 17, 2019 20:36:49 GMT
Interesting that Cam Mac has given them permission to do Sixpence - I see that Wright is keeping his choreo but I wonder how similar the production will be to the CFT/West End production? Will also be interesting to see who gets cast as Kipps as I assume Charlie will still be in Mary Poppins
Edit: here are the tweets for anyone who hasn’t seen
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Post by mindy0monster on Sept 18, 2019 6:16:33 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed their production of Joseph this year (much preferable in my opinion to the new West End version). Could see me wanting to do both of these, but might wait for casting.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 6:53:31 GMT
they announced today that they will show Carousel and Half a Sixpence
never have seen anything about Carousel, would you recommend this? is this a more "classical" musical ?
wonder when they will cast the actors/actresses
Carousel music is exquisite however I’d give the storyline a once over on Wikipedia before u book - it has a pro domestic violence stance, woman should put up with/enjoy being punched ‘by their man’, so depends if u can stomach it. Lovely tunes thou |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 19, 2019 13:02:52 GMT
Have any Kilworth shows gone on to have a life elsewhere?
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 4, 2019 11:09:15 GMT
Public booking for Carousel and Half A Sixpence opened this morning.
Got my fave front row seats for both shows safely secured by 10.30 !
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Post by singularsensation10 on Nov 4, 2019 23:58:42 GMT
Have any Kilworth shows gone on to have a life elsewhere? Not usually given that the productions are custom made to the small, intimate venue and the staging wouldn’t translate easier to a more traditional theatre venue. Absolutely LOVE kilworth shows, two great choices for the 2020 season. Think Sixpence will work particularly well here. |
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Post by CG on the loose on Oct 21, 2020 10:24:32 GMT
Both of this year's productions have moved to the 2021 season at Kilworth:
Carousel - 25 May to 4 July
Half A Sixpence - 20 July to 29 August
Priority booking from today (21 Oct) for anyone who booked for either of this year's cancelled productions - password required and they warn that anyone using the priority link who didn't book for this year will have their booking cancelled and payment refunded!
On general sale 9am, 2 November.
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Post by CG on the loose on Mar 22, 2021 18:03:18 GMT
Kilworth have taken the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 season again, now moving Carousel and Half A Sixpence to 2022. Their reasons are two-fold - the two productions are too expensive to mount with the current uncertainty about whether social distancing will need to remain in place for some or all of the run, and to protect their youthful cast and crew, most of whom will not have been vaccinated by the time rehearsals would have started.
They have however announced a new show - "Memories of the Musicals" - running from 3rd to 29th August 2021 (regardless of whether social distancing is in force) which will feature the very best songs from every one of the nineteen musicals produced at Kilworth House Theatre since the theatre opened in 2007. Six stars of the West End stage will sing and dance their way through more than fifty songs from Kilworth's back catalogue, supported by a live orchestra on stage. (I bet they'll be glad to get out of that tent!) Sounds pretty fabulous.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 22, 2021 18:09:09 GMT
That sounds like a very sensible and reasonable decision to make.
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