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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2021 7:43:16 GMT
I am here for everything Lizzy Connolly is in 😁
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Post by stompboy on Oct 23, 2021 23:08:53 GMT
Well, they tried… but maybe they shouldn’t have! Just seemed so dated and irrelevant. Will be interested to know what other board members think… if anyone else bothers to go!
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Post by tmesis on Oct 26, 2021 15:01:36 GMT
Saw this last night. It doesn't really work as a musical - the resetting of the story in a night club was just an easy way to bolt half of the songs on to the plot but few of them pushed the drama along and they felt like add ons. Having said that though, I enjoyed it and the time flew by, mainly due to the excellent cast and clever production. It was great to see Jacqui Dankworth, and she has some of the best songs which she performed immaculately - but she has little to do with the plot, being just the lead singer in the club.
The premise of the story didn't really feel that dated to me and I think it was dealt with more delicately than in the film. I actually think there's a decent musical buried somewhere in this but it needs major tweaking to find it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2021 22:57:37 GMT
If there is a modern version of 'Not Since Carrie' the book will be called 'Not Since Indecent Proposal'
All the leads have been fantastic in other shows, but not one of them can make this work.
I could write so much more about it, but none of it remotely good. I'll stick to the positives: There's a kitsch hostess trolley in the first half (but even that is all wrong for this)
Edit: I have never been embarressed for a performer before. Tonight i couldnt sink down into my seat enough. Not because of their performance, but because of the material they had to work with in Act 2.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 2, 2021 8:13:06 GMT
Oh dear.
Press night tonight!
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Post by westendcub on Nov 2, 2021 9:29:20 GMT
If there is a modern version of 'Not Since Carrie' the book will be called 'Not Since Indecent Proposal' All the leads have been fantastic in other shows, but not one of them can make this work. I could write so much more about it, but none of it remotely good. I'll stick to the positives: There's a kitsch hostess trolley in the first half (but even that is all wrong for this) Edit: I have never been embarressed for a performer before. Tonight i couldnt sink down into my seat enough. Not because of their performance, but because of the material they had to work with in Act 2. I found Act 2 better than Act 1 but agree this is a misfire of a show (I adore ‘Pretty Woman’ & so thought this had potential) What a shame but sometimes musical adaptations just don’t work! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 13:20:37 GMT
I was amazed to read in the programme that this has had numerous workshops before this production.If this was the material they kept, how bad was the stuff they cut.
The song that Annie sang towards the end of Act 2 was ok, but it couldn't redeem the show in any way.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 1:48:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 14:56:24 GMT
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Nov 3, 2021 18:56:38 GMT
This just looks a hot mess, doesn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 20:35:54 GMT
That's because it IS a hot mess. Those reviews were kind.
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 3, 2021 21:14:00 GMT
Seeing it on Saturday afternoon...
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Post by lonlad on Nov 4, 2021 0:44:15 GMT
Saw it tonight. Genuinely execrable. What WERE they thinking?  |
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Post by cezbear on Nov 4, 2021 9:42:45 GMT
The more terrible people keep saying it is, the more I want to go and see for myself. So there's that...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2021 21:18:36 GMT
The more terrible people keep saying it is, the more I want to go and see for myself. So there's that... Its not even a flop show where there are good bits, or camp moments, or even 1 decent song. Its just bad in all aspects. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2021 5:11:56 GMT
Has no one else been to see this yet? Would love to know what others thought.
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