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Post by zahidf on Oct 14, 2021 10:40:12 GMT
8th Decebemer to 8th January. Show centres around Daisy
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Post by viserys on Oct 14, 2021 10:55:19 GMT
Is the one that was streamed last year?
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Post by Theatre Fan on Oct 14, 2021 12:24:23 GMT
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Post by Theatre Fan on Oct 14, 2021 12:24:52 GMT
Is the one that was streamed last year? Yes, same one  x |
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Post by viserys on Oct 14, 2021 19:20:46 GMT
Ooh, excellent. It was one of the few things I really enjoyed. Shall book.
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Post by Mark on Nov 8, 2021 15:11:13 GMT
Great Cast! "Leading the cast will be Jodie Steele (Heathers) as Daisy Buchanan, Ross William Wild (Million Dollar Quartet) as Jay Gatsby, Luke Bayer (Everybody's Talking About Jamie) as Nick Carraway, Bradley Clarkson (Dreamcoats & Petticoats) as Tom Buchanan, Robert Grose (Kinky Boots) as Woolfe, Oliver Mawdsley (Miss Nightingale) as Owl Eyes, Freddie Love (Carmen) as Jordan Baker, Julie Yammanee (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Myrtle Wilson, Juan Lobo (In the Heights) as George Wilson, Tristan Pegg (The Merry Wives of Windsor) and Ash Weir as ensemble/cover." www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/gatsby-the-musical-casting-southwark_55286.html |
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Post by robertb213 on Nov 8, 2021 15:41:26 GMT
I saw the showcase at Zedel a couple of years ago - Jodie and Ross were great as always but I didn't see much in the show itself or the music. It was basically a concert version though which always makes it hard to gauge. I'm sure it'll be worth a look.
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Post by Mark on Dec 8, 2021 23:36:36 GMT
First preview was tonight. Did anyone go or is going soon? I'm probably not going to get there until later in the month.
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Post by Dave B on Dec 10, 2021 16:39:08 GMT
Going ahead tonight but with an email just out from Southwark.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Dec 10, 2021 17:15:18 GMT
Going ahead tonight but with an email just out from Southwark. Jodie has a chest infection :-( |
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Post by Dave B on Dec 12, 2021 8:31:37 GMT
Did anyone see this over the weekend? We went on Friday night and Evie Rose Lane was on as mentioned above. With the exception of about two songs, she was reading/referring to the script throughout. There was a show stop about 3 minutes in and it had to be restarted (a missed entrance cue I think..?). A lady clearly involved in the production ran out from the stalls, she apologised and asked for five minutes when she came back and then again spoke at the interval saying that Evie Rose Lane had only that day to rehearse. So a bit of an odd evening and performance. I have to assume the entire cast were thrown by sudden changes and then having to figure out how small prop changes and some dancing could work with someone holding a large bound script! There were also terrible sound issues with, as best I could tell, some mics not working at all and others cutting in and out. I was surprised this wasn't addressed at the interval to the honest. It did however lead to some moments where the cast were all but standing on our toes and the power and skill of some of them with dodgy mics was obvious. On the flip side when there were duets or conflicting verses, it was impossible to make out all the words. On that basis and without wishing to diminish any other performances, I will say I thought there was particularly strong work from Freddie Love, Julie Yammanee and Bradley Clarkson. I would suggest that without a knowledge of the basic story of The Great Gatsby, it will take a little watch to catchup. While the musical revisits and tells many of the story notes, it takes a while to get there and references events at the start that it doesn't show until towards the end. A brief skim of the wikipedia summary would do it if it has been a while since you read the book (I for example had forgotten bits of Jordan Baker's character in the book and a quick interval refresh helped). Around 30 people there, a few less after the interval. Seats in the front rows are extremely, uncomfortably close to the cast - and I had to move my feet and drink on several occasions. One entire front row moved to empty seats in the second row at the interval. My partner loved it  |
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Post by stagebyte on Dec 13, 2021 1:40:02 GMT
Did anyone see this over the weekend? We went on Friday night and Evie Rose Lane was on as mentioned above. With the exception of about two songs, she was reading/referring to the script throughout. There was a show stop about 3 minutes in and it had to be restarted (a missed entrance cue I think..?). A lady clearly involved in the production ran out from the stalls, she apologised and asked for five minutes when she came back and then again spoke at the interval saying that Evie Rose Lane had only that day to rehearse. So a bit of an odd evening and performance. I have to assume the entire cast were thrown by sudden changes and then having to figure out how small prop changes and some dancing could work with someone holding a large bound script! There were also terrible sound issues with, as best I could tell, some mics not working at all and others cutting in and out. I was surprised this wasn't addressed at the interval to the honest. It did however lead to some moments where the cast were all but standing on our toes and the power and skill of some of them with dodgy mics was obvious. On the flip side when there were duets or conflicting verses, it was impossible to make out all the words. On that basis and without wishing to diminish any other performances, I will say I thought there was particularly strong work from Freddie Love, Julie Yammanee and Bradley Clarkson. I would suggest that without a knowledge of the basic story of The Great Gatsby, it will take a little watch to catchup. While the musical revisits and tells many of the story notes, it takes a while to get there and references events at the start that it doesn't show until towards the end. A brief skim of the wikipedia summary would do it if it has been a while since you read the book (I for example had forgotten bits of Jordan Baker's character in the book and a quick interval refresh helped). Around 30 people there, a few less after the interval. Seats in the front rows are extremely, uncomfortably close to the cast - and I had to move my feet and drink on several occasions. One entire front row moved to empty seats in the second row at the interval. My partner loved it Well that’s very odd as the website clearly says that Jodie Steele would not be performing so it was a planned absence. |
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Post by Dave B on Dec 13, 2021 8:46:55 GMT
Well that’s very odd as the website clearly says that Jodie Steele would not be performing so it was a planned absence.
The website says, and always has, as far as I recall
"Please note that Jodie Steele will not be appearing on Monday 13th December and Monday 20th December. On these dates, the role of Daisy will be played by Evie Rose Lane"
Friday night was emphatically a short notice cover with Southwark tweeting about it and sending the email I posted above a couple of hours before the show.
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Post by stagebyte on Dec 13, 2021 9:13:42 GMT
Well that’s very odd as the website clearly says that Jodie Steele would not be performing so it was a planned absence.
The website says, and always has, as far as I recall
"Please note that Jodie Steele will not be appearing on Monday 13th December and Monday 20th December. On these dates, the role of Daisy will be played by Evie Rose Lane"
Friday night was emphatically a short notice cover with Southwark tweeting about it and sending the email I posted above a couple of hours before the show.
I stand corrected. You’re right. At what point do the producers decide to cancel the show though? Sounds chaotic and not really what audiences signed up for when they bought a ticket? |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Dec 13, 2021 10:23:44 GMT
How can she be so unrehearsed for Friday if she was always supposed to be going on on the Monday??
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Post by stagebyte on Dec 13, 2021 10:51:12 GMT
That’s a good point.
And in this current climate what show DOESN’T take the time to rehearse in understudies and alternates
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Post by fiyerorocher on Dec 13, 2021 23:33:58 GMT
Really didn’t enjoy this tonight. It feels like they didn’t think about the space at all. They’re trying to do too much on too small a stage and it’s all very cramped. The staging is minimal, understandably, but so ineffectively done that you get no sense whatsoever of location. This is a problem they seem to be aware of, since they list all the locations of the scenes in the programme - but that’s hardly a fix. And I’m never one to complain about or even pick up on the sound issues that people report of at shows, but this is just dreadful. The band are so close to the audience in the small space that they completely drown out the vocals. I think I heard maybe 50% of what was sung.
It was incredibly disappointing to have Evie Rose Lane reading from a script. I understand that last week she was on for unscheduled performances, but this was always one she was supposed to have done. I don’t see any reason she shouldn’t be rehearsed enough not to be script in hand, especially with presumably extra rehearsals to cover Jodie's absence last week.
The show itself feels confused and fractured, jumping between 1922 and 1927. Nothing is explored in any depth and if you don’t already know the plot of Great Gatsby, you’ll probably be confused and bored. I was bored despite knowing the plot. The dialogue is weak and repetitive and the songs are well played by the band but ultimately forgettable (although that might be because it’s so hard to hear the lyrics).
I was very tempted to leave in the interval (as at least three of the 27 people in the audience did) and I’m annoyed I didn’t. This starts late anyway (8pm, to stagger the start time with the show in the other theatre), but started late tonight. We didn’t get out until quarter to eleven. Definitely felt every minute of it. Disappointing, but I still think there’s potential in a Gatsby musical - just not this one. Immersive Gatsby is a lot more enjoyable (although not a musical).
Edit: Oh, and I forgot: they need to cut the '''topical''' jokes that land poorly. Don't pointedly mention pandemics on Christmas being cancelled. No one is there for that and the resulting audience silence is just awkward.
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Post by Mark on Jan 4, 2022 15:09:35 GMT
Matinee cancelled.
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Post by Mark on Jan 8, 2022 7:17:09 GMT
What an unfortunate run. I also tried twice and failed.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 8, 2022 12:36:42 GMT
What an unfortunate run. I also tried twice and failed. I managed to go and also feel like the unfortunate one... |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 8, 2022 12:39:21 GMT
Cancelled again today so that's it for the run sadly.
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Post by partytentdown on Jan 8, 2022 12:47:19 GMT
This all sounds chaotic.
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