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Post by Mark on Jul 31, 2021 14:21:33 GMT
Anyone know if they're doing day seats for this ? Thanks. They are doing rush through todaytix for £25 |
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Post by sophie92 on Jul 31, 2021 14:56:16 GMT
Also I forgot to mention last night, if anybody (like me) is interested in the merchandise available they have a decent selection. Large, quality programmes, a few key rings, 2 different t-shirts, a face mask, a patch, a tote bag, a fannypack, and I think there was a stuffed dog toy as well. It all seemed pretty fairly priced imo. Did you notice if there were any fridge magnets? I have moved on from mugs to magnets these days. Some of the merch is available online through Theatre Shop theatre-shop.com/anythinggoes/What I thought was a pin from the photo in the programme, is a magnet according to the online shop. |
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Post by danielwhit on Jul 31, 2021 15:02:47 GMT
Anyone know if they're doing day seats for this ? Thanks. They are doing rush through todaytix for £25 Today I got centre stalls row K through this, so they're good seats too - sometimes rush tickets seem to be filling the edges, here they're clearly filling the centre too. |
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Post by alece10 on Jul 31, 2021 15:43:31 GMT
Did you notice if there were any fridge magnets? I have moved on from mugs to magnets these days. Some of the merch is available online through Theatre Shop theatre-shop.com/anythinggoes/What I thought was a pin from the photo in the programme, is a magnet according to the online shop. Thanks very much. |
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Post by jampot on Jul 31, 2021 17:10:53 GMT
Hells bells! What a show!....As close to perfect as I've seen in a long time...Hope this runs and runs like 42nd st did....I will be back for much much more....Bravo! 5*
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Post by inthenose on Jul 31, 2021 17:21:51 GMT
One of the best things I've ever seen. 5*, this will clean up all the awards. I can't rave enough. Going to rebook on the train home. Absolutely wonderful. Brilliant. Perfection.
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Post by inthenose on Jul 31, 2021 17:23:47 GMT
If I could rate it more than 5* I would. Unbelievable.
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Post by David J on Jul 31, 2021 20:07:26 GMT
Awesome time watching this.
Audience is loving every minute. The tap dance on the title number got a standing ovation! Though there is a lady next to me oohing, aahing and reacting to a line every few minutes
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Must be the post lockdown release but it’s as if everybody wants this to be the best night they’ve had in ages. There was a man a right at the front row who got his phone out and do a sweeping video of the auditorium, getting everyone to wave and cheer
Got rush ticket near the side row p but the view is perfect.
Highlight for me is Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsay one upping each other in Friendship
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 31, 2021 20:37:35 GMT
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a show get such unanimous acclaim. And I love to see it!
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Post by David J on Jul 31, 2021 21:22:30 GMT
Blow Gabriel Blow got some on their feet as well
This musical is fluffy as it gets but it’s Cole Porters songs delivered by a first class cast that sells it
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2021 21:29:13 GMT
Sounds as though this is fantastic. I do hope to get to see it if I can get to London next month.
How do people think it compares to the Elaine Paige Prince Edward and the Sally Ann Triplett National/Drury Lane versions though? I thought both of these were sensational.
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Post by dippy on Jul 31, 2021 22:16:03 GMT
Must be the post lockdown release but it’s as if everybody wants this to be the best night they’ve had in ages. This is what I am finding hard to cope with at the moment, I enjoy the things I've seen but I feel like I'm an isolated little bubble of just enjoyment and everyone around me is completely crazy, whooping, cheering, screaming, jumping to their feet. Since this is the Anything Goes topic I probably should talk about it, I did enjoy seeing it, Sutton Foster was definitely the highlight. I have definitely enjoyed several other shows more and weirdly during the interval I had songs from a completely different musical in my head! |
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Post by 42ndBlvd on Jul 31, 2021 22:42:32 GMT
Sounds as though this is fantastic. I do hope to get to see it if I can get to London next month. How do people think it compares to the Elaine Paige Prince Edward and the Sally Ann Triplett National/Drury Lane versions though? I thought both of these were sensational. The staging, orchestrations and writing makes this by far the best production of Anything Goes to ever grace the stage. A lot more comedy has been added and the energy is through the roof. I had the wonderful opportunity to see those two previous productions and they might have been superior in terms of vocals (for God's sake its Patti LuPone!) but this one just knocks it out of the water. It's the top! If anyone's interested, Patti sings the title song in 2021! |
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Post by danielwhit on Jul 31, 2021 22:48:41 GMT
Must be the post lockdown release but it’s as if everybody wants this to be the best night they’ve had in ages. This is what I am finding hard to cope with at the moment, I enjoy the things I've seen but I feel like I'm an isolated little bubble of just enjoyment and everyone around me is completely crazy, whooping, cheering, screaming, jumping to their feet. Since this is the Anything Goes topic I probably should talk about it, I did enjoy seeing it, Sutton Foster was definitely the highlight. I have definitely enjoyed several other shows more and weirdly during the interval I had songs from a completely different musical in my head! That's how I felt tonight at Jersey Boys re: audience going crazy. To be fair it was there this afternoon when I saw Anything Goes to some extent too. I've been thinking about this all afternoon and still can't find anything substantial I'd gripe about here. It's a very obvious 5* production. Superbly cast and holds up extremely well for a musical written in the 1930s! Perhaps I'm somewhat rose tinted after not being in a capacity audience since pre Covid, impossible to judge. How much of the book was rewritten a few years ago? I get the impression there was probably a fair bit of recrafting as some of the jokes would surely never have seen the light of Broadway in the 30s. The only minor, and I mean minor, criticism I could make is the cast were clearly egging the audience on for a big reaction after Blow Gabriel Blow. And a seagull bashed into the set. Other than that, faultless. Oddly enough as you mention it I kept getting sparks from both Singin' In The Rain and The Sound of Music during the interval. |
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Post by inthenose on Jul 31, 2021 22:56:45 GMT
Anything Goes is just about the perfect show at the perfect time. It's not challenging perceptions, or pushing boundaries. It's not snarky, angst-ridden or surrounded in controversy. It is just amazing fun, suitable for everyone.
A wonderful few hours of OTT escapism - this production of Anything Goes does it brilliantly. The production is world class in all aspects - the lighting, sets, sound, choreography, cast... everything. It is absolutely AAA top notch. I didn't think anything would come close to the spectacle of 42nd Street for a long, long time and even I was shocked to have this absolute smash hit turn up.
What else can be said about Sutton Foster. She gives one of the great all time West End performances. The whole cast were top level though, from Robert Lindsay right through the whole ensemble.
"Anything Goes", "Friendship" and "Blow Gabriel Blow" brought the house down.
The community spirit in the theatre and connection between cast and audience was palpable. They were up there having the time of their lives and the audience and cast were thriving off each other's enthusiasm and energy.
EVERYONE should see this, if they possibly can. While other shows may have unintentionally captured the zeitgeist of 2021 by being underwhelming or even depressing, Anything Goes is the brighter future ahead for theatre and the musical London needs right now.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2021 23:00:37 GMT
I couldn't agree more. This show knocks spots off even the very best shows currently running. It's in a league of its own.
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Post by Jon on Jul 31, 2021 23:12:46 GMT
It's amazing how Anything Goes has stood the test of time and just in the 1930s when it premiered, it's a show that aims to lift the spirits and offer a great night out.
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Post by namegreg on Aug 1, 2021 3:52:51 GMT
Well it is worth noting the show has been heavily reworked since the 30s, so that’s very clearly helped. In fact, I don’t think the 30s version isn’t even available to put into production nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2021 11:44:16 GMT
oH Sutton Might get the TOny and Olivier award these seasons
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Post by inthenose on Aug 1, 2021 16:28:48 GMT
oH Sutton Might get the TOny and Olivier award these seasons If she doesn't win it I'll be genuinely astonished. It's the biggest no-brainer since Elena Roger in Piaf. |
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Post by Being Alive on Aug 1, 2021 18:18:10 GMT
Suttons competition is Jessie Buckley in Cabaret, which could be pretty special. But I just can't see anyone doing a better performance this year than Sutton. It's one of my favourite performances of all time...just makes me happy to think about it!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 1, 2021 18:21:54 GMT
Please say this is even eligible for the Oliviers?
I know everyone keeps saying this is in the ‘west end’… but really, it ain’t (shhh don’t tell Sutton)
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Post by alece10 on Aug 1, 2021 18:37:41 GMT
Is the Barbican a member of SOLT?
I think you have to be a member to be eligible.
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Post by ceebee on Aug 1, 2021 19:01:37 GMT
Saw this again this afternoon, and it was just as brilliant as when I saw it last week. There's not a weak area in this production and I can see it winning so many awards. Sutton Foster is the most incredible actress - I'm really lost for words for how good she is. The same for Robert Lindsay - I knew he was good, but I didn't realise how good. There's nothing in London that comes close to this show at the moment. I really hope they film it because this production needs to be captured forever.
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