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Midnight
Sept 11, 2018 7:40:24 GMT
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Post by george123 on Sept 11, 2018 7:40:24 GMT
At the Union theatre is worth a visit. A small fine tuned musical set during Stalin's reign of terror. A knock at the door at midnight will send fear into anyone. Powerful cast that sing with such conviction that brings this show to life.
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Post by graham on Sept 11, 2018 8:03:56 GMT
Looking forward to seeing this next next week. Citizens of Hell (its source) is a good starting point. The BBC covered it briefly yesterday (in Azerbaijani!) but the director was subtitled. www.bbc.com/azeri/blog-45474130?SThisFB# |
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Post by Stasia on Sept 11, 2018 9:21:44 GMT
I'm really sad to miss this, my friend saw the show and praised it highly!
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Midnight
Sept 22, 2018 21:56:51 GMT
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Post by David J on Sept 22, 2018 21:56:51 GMT
Wow I did not expect this to be so chilling to watch. This really struck home the atrocities that happened under Stalin and a warning for the things that are going on today.
The cast is phenomenal. The couple the story follows goes on an emotional rollercoaster as more and more dark secrets are revealed. But it is the KGB officer who turns up mysteriously that has you on edge. The guy is scary to watch, especially when he smiles and acts possessive towards the couple
Enjoyed the music. Sondheimesque and it captures the mood and atmosphere generated in this play well
The only downside for me was the ending. So many terrifying twists are made throughout the musical but there comes one in the last act that felt like it could have been in a Twilight Zone episode. Don’t know if that’s in the source material but it was confusing and didn’t gel with everything else. Wasn’t a let down but it did lessen the final impact for me
But otherwise this is one of the best shows I’ve seen this year
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