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Post by danb on Jul 11, 2022 8:41:18 GMT
It works with ‘Bat Out of Hell’ and used to work with ‘We Will Rock You’ when it had a set. Total theatre has a lot to answer for.
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Post by westendfan1 on Jul 13, 2022 8:02:44 GMT
I saw this yesterday and really enjoyed it. The set is bizarrely brilliant, and everyone I spoke to was having a great time. Yes, it's a collection of songs rather than a full musical, but a lot of them were fantastic, and the vocals were great. Georgina Onuorah really stood out for me. Rob Madge singing 'Don't be a dick' whilst bouncing up and down on an avocado-shaped trampoline was really quite something. It was sold out last night and is again today, so hopefully it will find its audience and do really well, despite the doubts raised on here. A lot of fun.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 13, 2022 8:50:46 GMT
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Post by danb on Jul 13, 2022 8:53:47 GMT
So long as it doesn’t smell like one! 🤢 That’s the main plus of my kids being grown up. No more sweaty Sunday mornings cowering away from cries of “DARCEY! DARCEY! Come away from that boy…he might have ringworm”. |
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Post by shady23 on Jul 13, 2022 19:42:19 GMT
I might see if I can fit this in but I have a question I never thought I would ask on this forum, are there actual seats? Proper seats? Or am I going to have to sit in or on a random object.
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Post by westendfan1 on Jul 13, 2022 20:29:40 GMT
I might see if I can fit this in but I have a question I never thought I would ask on this forum, are there actual seats? Proper seats? Or am I going to have to sit in or on a random object. The two galleries have proper seats, if you don't fancy a beanbag, bar stool or ball pit... |
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Post by Seriously on Jul 13, 2022 20:46:31 GMT
I wonder if they clean the balls in the ball pit between each performance?
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Post by danb on Jul 13, 2022 22:45:02 GMT
I hope Luke Bayer has been wearing his verruca sock in there. You wait. If he hasn’t been it’ll be like being back at Warrington Baths back in the 80’s!
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Post by cezbear on Jul 14, 2022 7:01:25 GMT
I don't often see something and really not enjoy it, but I really thought this was very poor. It's probably aimed at a younger audience than me (though I do qualify as a millennial!) but I don't think that should stop me enjoying it if it's good.... this wasn't.
It was very short, coming in at just under an hour, and very loud and in your face (both sound and the OTT set design). There were a couple of decent songs in there but when there's so few and no narrative I feel like at the very least every song should completely hit. The bouncing around on trampolines and throwing balls about all felt like distraction tactics. I probably don't get the song cycle concept either but was baffled that so many years have apparently gone into this, and this is all there is to show for it.
For the positives: there were some lovely vocals, Georgina & Hannah especially shone in their solo numbers. Luke Latchman was surprisingly sweet, and I'll opt to say nothing at all on the other Luke.
It's getting all sorts of praise on the socials, which is the target audience I guess, but for me it just felt like a self indulgent first year performing arts project, not something you'd deliver to an actual audience.
A warning for anyone who doesn't like audience interaction: don't sit downstairs, if you sit upstairs the cast will still come up and try for a chat but if you grab a seat in the middle you can avoid it all!
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Post by westendfan1 on Jul 14, 2022 7:32:42 GMT
Luke Latchman was surprisingly sweet, and I'll opt to say nothing at all on the other Luke. Oh, please do - I'm intrigued! |
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Post by cezbear on Jul 15, 2022 10:51:53 GMT
Luke Latchman was surprisingly sweet, and I'll opt to say nothing at all on the other Luke. Oh, please do - I'm intrigued!
Oh, well, I mostly just found him rather smug without the vocals to back it up. He was definitely the weakest, his song could potentially have been a big moment but didn't do much for me.
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Post by JJShaw on Jul 15, 2022 20:19:42 GMT
The WOS review sounds very fair and balanced, I haven't seen the show and the set tour put me right off, but it seems to have some fans.
To me, and I am on the tail end of the millennial generation, the marketing online has been doing a detriment to itself; for the past two years since it's been workshopped the ONLY thing I have seen about it is an avocado emoji... that's it. That article and joke were tired and embarrassing when it came out years ago and it now reads incredibly dated and not something strong enough to hinge your entire brand on. I get that its trying to take a negative and "stick it to the man" but it just reads and immature and petty, something my generation is frequently accused of so... i guess strong branding?!
I also find it odd and uninspired to just name the show Millennials, you are automatically not going to reach any older generations who might take something from the show (or at the very least buy a ticket for a song cycle) and the visuals for it look more like its pandering to gen Z. The bulk of millennials are 30 now, who is this show for? The novelty of sitting in a ball pit would only work if those tickets were £5 for me. please give me a nice chair, ok just a chair with a backrest.
I am glad that people online are enjoying it, and some are already repeat viewers, so its always good when a show has supporters, but unfortunately nothing is really tempting me to go and try it out.
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Post by Mark on Jul 15, 2022 21:34:34 GMT
I did enjoy this tonight. Although I’m not sure how much of it I identified to as a “millennial” (aged 31).
There’s no denying any of the performers - they all excel and the vocals were brilliant. I must give a shout-out to Rob Madge and “Don’t be a dick” which was the highlight.
At an hour in length it did feel a bit short. Definitely a different kind of musical.
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Post by LaLuPone on Jul 15, 2022 21:42:02 GMT
Do some people actually have to sit in the ball pit for the entire show and that is their “seat”? How much would they have paid for that?
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 16, 2022 7:34:42 GMT
Do some people actually have to sit in the ball pit for the entire show and that is their “seat”? How much would they have paid for that? Yes, and they will have queued up early as those prime positions go first! Up to £35, I think, depending how savvy they are at booking cheaper seats. From the date I attended, the people in the ball pit were all female and too young to be millennials (which was the same with most of the audience). |
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Post by LaLuPone on Jul 16, 2022 17:58:58 GMT
Do some people actually have to sit in the ball pit for the entire show and that is their “seat”? How much would they have paid for that? Yes, and they will have queued up early as those prime positions go first! Up to £35, I think, depending how savvy they are at booking cheaper seats. From the date I attended, the people in the ball pit were all female and too young to be millennials (which was the same with most of the audience). Sounds hideous! I won’t be checking this out but if anyone on here was planning on going, tickets are reduced to £15 until tomorrow using the code Avo15 on The Other Palace website. |
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Post by austink on Jul 17, 2022 10:36:44 GMT
Is it not selling? I would have thought with names, leveraging Heathers footfall and a small house it would sell well even if it wasn’t my type of show and the mediocre reviews. £32 was punchy but thought they would keep the discount less extreme. Yes, and they will have queued up early as those prime positions go first! Up to £35, I think, depending how savvy they are at booking cheaper seats. From the date I attended, the people in the ball pit were all female and too young to be millennials (which was the same with most of the audience). Sounds hideous! I won’t be checking this out but if anyone on here was planning on going, tickets are reduced to £15 until tomorrow using the code Avo15 on The Other Palace website. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 17, 2022 13:25:30 GMT
It isn’t selling all that well. There are lots of offers (not all public).
I think they’ve made a huge mistake with the show times. Millennials ends after Heathers has started. If they started Millennials 30 minutes earlier, you’d have people watching both (myself included). But a trip to The Other Palace for just a one hour show really isn’t appealing (at least for this show watcher, who only just falls outside the Millennials age bracket).
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Post by Mark on Jul 17, 2022 13:50:10 GMT
It isn’t selling all that well. There are lots of offers (not all public). I think they’ve made a huge mistake with the show times. Millennials ends after Heathers has started. If they started Millennials 30 minutes earlier, you’d have people watching both (myself included). But a trip to The Other Palace for just a one hour show really isn’t appealing (at least for this show watcher, who only just falls outside the Millennials age bracket). Agreed on timings. They should have done a 5pm show to line up with the two show crowd, then a more standard 8pm show. I used the Avo15 offer and felt it was worth that price, but £32 is a bit steep for a one hour show. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 17, 2022 13:53:40 GMT
It isn’t selling all that well. There are lots of offers (not all public). I think they’ve made a huge mistake with the show times. Millennials ends after Heathers has started. If they started Millennials 30 minutes earlier, you’d have people watching both (myself included). But a trip to The Other Palace for just a one hour show really isn’t appealing (at least for this show watcher, who only just falls outside the Millennials age bracket). Not selling well? Shock horror. |
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Post by JJShaw on Jul 17, 2022 14:16:00 GMT
I'm surprised it isn't selling well considering surely the capacity has been chopped significatly with all the unconventional seating?
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Post by austink on Jul 17, 2022 14:20:46 GMT
Gotcha. I wrongly assumed they were aligned on timing so you could see both on a night. Bit of an owned goal then! It isn’t selling all that well. There are lots of offers (not all public). I think they’ve made a huge mistake with the show times. Millennials ends after Heathers has started. If they started Millennials 30 minutes earlier, you’d have people watching both (myself included). But a trip to The Other Palace for just a one hour show really isn’t appealing (at least for this show watcher, who only just falls outside the Millennials age bracket). |
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Post by cezbear on Jul 17, 2022 14:38:07 GMT
When I saw it you could definitely make heathers directly after, I saw a guy in front of me so just that as I exited.
The capacity in there is so small though, I'm surprised they can't fill it.
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Post by xanady on Jul 17, 2022 14:50:12 GMT
Thinking of going in the ball pit…anyone got a crane to get me in and out lol
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 17, 2022 15:20:37 GMT
Ball pits are dirtier than your average public lavvy. Literally teeming with germs. Enjoy! 🙂
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