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Post by Theatre Fan on May 27, 2021 12:49:15 GMT
Based on the classic detective board game loved by generations and the hit 1985 film CLUE, the brand new stage play of CLUEDO is coming to a theatre near you from Spring 2022
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Post by Deal J on May 27, 2021 13:51:29 GMT
Ooh exciting, CLUE is one of my all-time favourite movies.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on May 27, 2021 14:27:58 GMT
Oh cool. Clue is such a good film and I have no doubt there'll be some kind of Mystery of Edwin Drood ending that lets the audience decide the murderer. Should be fun!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2021 16:59:17 GMT
This starts in January, any news on casting?
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Post by Deal J on Dec 7, 2021 15:39:35 GMT
Michelle Collins to play Miss Scarlett.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 20, 2022 18:37:20 GMT
Michelle Collins as Miss Scarlett, Daniel Casey as Professor Plum, Wesley Griffith as Colonel Mustard, Etisyai Philip as Mrs White, Judith Amesenga as Mrs Peacock and Tom Babbage as Reverend Green.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 20, 2022 22:28:32 GMT
Hoping to review for this in March. If they can capture the essence of the Clue movie they're onto a winner 😀
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 21, 2022 20:15:26 GMT
I was already considering this but having now seen that the cast includes 3 actors who I've previously seen in Mischief shows I think I'll have to go when it comes to my local theatre next month. There are more characters than the 6 board game ones mentioned in the casting announcement so presumably others have been added.
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Post by showgirl on Jan 22, 2022 5:44:40 GMT
Sounds interesting but I know only the board game from childhood and had no idea there was a film, albeit with a different name. So as I wouldn't want to feel out of my depth, does anyone know, please, whether I'd need to be familiar with the film? I don't even know whether that bears any resemblance to the board game.
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Post by Figaro on Jan 22, 2022 11:45:55 GMT
Sounds interesting but I know only the board game from childhood and had no idea there was a film, albeit with a different name. So as I wouldn't want to feel out of my depth, does anyone know, please, whether I'd need to be familiar with the film? I don't even know whether that bears any resemblance to the board game. Clue is the name the board game goes by internationally. |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 22, 2022 23:38:48 GMT
Sounds interesting but I know only the board game from childhood and had no idea there was a film, albeit with a different name. So as I wouldn't want to feel out of my depth, does anyone know, please, whether I'd need to be familiar with the film? I don't even know whether that bears any resemblance to the board game. No you'll be fine, it's still the same 6 main characters and the plot is just working out who the murderer is. It's a great film though, watch it if you can 😀 |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 23, 2022 5:19:42 GMT
Thank you both, Figaro and robertb213. No chance of me seeing the film now as it must be some years since it was in any cinema but as soon as a running time for the play is available, I'll give it a go. There seems to be too little light relief around at present - apart from some musicals - and after recently seeing Best Of Enemies, Fair Play and Trouble In Mind, I could do with something a little more frivolous. |
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 23, 2022 10:08:47 GMT
Thank you both, Figaro and robertb213. No chance of me seeing the film now as it must be some years since it was in any cinema but as soon as a running time for the play is available, I'll give it a go. There seems to be too little light relief around at present - apart from some musicals - and after recently seeing Best Of Enemies, Fair Play and Trouble In Mind, I could do with something a little more frivolous. If it’s any help, the film is currently streaming on IMDB-TV, apparently. Though you might want to avoid it if the play just ends up recycling the same plot and jokes! |
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Post by Figaro on Jan 23, 2022 10:38:13 GMT
It’s also free to stream on Amazon prime!
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Post by Mark on Jan 23, 2022 12:10:08 GMT
I've booked for the Thursday matinee in Bromley (3rd Feb).
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 23, 2022 12:24:38 GMT
Just watched the film trailer on Prime (they’re showing it through their IMDb channel with ads) and I have to say it looks a bit daft. I think I’ll give it a miss 😐
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 23, 2022 12:39:59 GMT
Oh it's completely daft with its tongue firmly in its cheek, but the cast are fantastic and it's a lot of fun 😀
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Post by showgirl on Feb 4, 2022 4:58:41 GMT
Puzzled to find not a single press review (including local Kent ones) or online comment anywhere, yet this opened last week in Bromley. So is it too dire for words or what? Hope not, as it sounded interesting and there's obviously a tour lined up.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 4, 2022 7:01:49 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 4, 2022 8:15:19 GMT
I do hope that they use the quote “hysterically intensive” for the poster. That’s a mystery all of its own. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 4, 2022 8:35:45 GMT
The headline “Theatre transforms into Cluedo board game” had me excited. I was thinking of some immersive Kit Kat Club/Moulin Rouge attempt. Impressive for a tour!
Turns out she meant “stage transforms into Cluedo board game” 😐
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Post by Mark on Feb 4, 2022 10:09:32 GMT
I was there yesterday. There were a some funny moments, including some laugh out loud moments, but they were few and far between, and for the most part I didn't think it was very good, with some terrible writing and pacing issues in act one.
Jean-Luke Worrell and Tom Babbage I thought were pretty good, but the rest of the cast have little to work with.
Not much else to say really except.... not great. Only runs an hour 50. Will be curious to hear what others think.
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 4, 2022 21:45:53 GMT
Quick report from tonight. Pretty full. Lots of jokes for people who know the board game well. The jokes about Conservatives and parties got plenty of laughs,
Some people near me were laughing uncontrollably. The man next me to left at the interval. I thought it was serviceable but not to my sense of humour.
I don’t know the film, but from checking the plot, seems like they kept a lot of it.
Nice set with six doors and folding out sections.
Pet peeve was a warning as you go in of “loud gunshots” then they all turned out to be some of the quietest recorded gunshots I’ve ever heard. Not a complaint at all, but please don’t put us all on edge unnecessarily.
All over by 9:30pm and would have been earlier, but it started late with a very long interval. Should really be one act, but I guess they need the drink sales.
Could do well on tour if it brings in The Play That Goes Wrong crowd.
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Post by vdcni on Mar 10, 2022 11:15:36 GMT
Saw this last night in Richmond, it's ok but nothing more. When the biggest laughs were due to a costume mishap for one of the actors then you know there are problems.
The film is one of the greatest comedies ever made with a fantastic set design and an (almost) perfect cast so this was always going to struggle to live up to it.
The problem is when they diverge from the film the creative choices aren't as strong and when they are just reading the same lines from the film then the limitations of the actors in comparison to the film cast is just glaringly obvious. The flames on the side of my face scene is included, presumably because it is so iconic but without the same acting choices of Madeline Kahn and the way it breaks the atmosphere is just falls flat.
The other issue is the film starts out relatively straight and then gets more manic as things go on with more deaths piling up, this starts at a shall we say more heightened level and the cast have nowhere to go.
That said there are some nice moments when the jokes make use of this being on stage and not a film which work quite well and it doesn't wear out its welcome - helped by the second act being overall the stronger.
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Post by matty on Mar 12, 2022 19:43:14 GMT
Saw this today in Richmond, definitely not the best thing I've seen, but not the worst either. I've not seen the film, but enjoyed it all the same. Worth a watch if you can get a cheap ticket
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“we made our way to our seats”.