Theatre

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I go to the Lowry in Salford occassionally, most recently saw The Ocean at the end of the Lane, which was fabulous

We went to see that in Woking…fabulous indeed, and the special effects were mesmerising…though tbh my wife struggled with keeping up with the plot…I’d read the book so was able to straighten things out for her at the interval.

We have nothing further booked so will have to have a browse across what’s on and coming.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I saw The Lion King recently at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, the show was excellent, really enjoyed it, the costumes to make the animals are something else, it is a little different as the characters are animals.
Unfortunately the seats in the theatre are so small and the lack of legroom even with an aisle seat makes it so uncomfortable it may be a while before I visit again.

Not a lot of legroom is a feature of Victorian and Edwardian era theatres…I guess folks were smaller when the theatres were designed and built. Up in the Gods of The Duke of York’s yesterday evening was quite a squeeze. We were sat in the middle of a row and at one point I had a bit of cramp in my right hip…if it had moved to the calf of that leg (as it does) I would have been in trouble It didn’t and so I wasn’t.

 

[Wilson]

My wife and I took our Daughter to see Matilda on Tuesday night for her 8th birthday, it was brilliant and she loved it, aside from how loud it was at points, I looked around and a number of adults and children had their fingers in their ears!

It did drown out the rustle of sweet bags, how are people not clever enough to only go into the bag when they're singing, not during dialogue?

 

[Neilds]

My wife and I took our Daughter to see Matilda on Tuesday night for her 8th birthday, it was brilliant and she loved it, aside from how loud it was at points, I looked around and a number of adults and children had their fingers in their ears!

It did drown out the rustle of sweet bags, how are people not clever enough to only go into the bag when they're singing, not during dialogue?

Why do people need sweets and snacks at the theatre/cinema anyway? Can't they go a couple of hours (max) without stuffing their fat faces?

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Went to see The Bodyguard in Milton Keynes last night, great show, and Melody Thornton was brilliant.

My carer’s daughter is on the tour as part of the wardrobe team.

But £14.80 for a glass of Pino and a coke is taking the rise

 

[Wabinez]

It did drown out the rustle of sweet bags,

When I went, the team at concessions emptied the bag into a plastic cup so there was no rattling to be had.

guess it doesn’t stop people bringing their own in though

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Why do people need sweets and snacks at the theatre/cinema anyway? Can't they go a couple of hours (max) without stuffing their fat faces?

They don’t. And tbh for plays at the theatre I don’t see or hear much ‘rustle and munch’…the audience seems to understand the need for silence, both for all to hear and to maintain the atmosphere the actors create. Musicals are a bit different, especially those with a significant proportion of children in the audience, as there is rustle and munch time during the songs, but even then…not really necessary.

 

[Old Colner]

They don’t. And tbh for plays at the theatre I don’t see or hear much ‘rustle and munch’…the audience seems to understand the need for silence, both for all to hear and to maintain the atmosphere the actors create. Musicals are a bit different, especially those with a significant proportion of children in the audience, as there is rustle and munch time during the songs, but even then…not really necessary.

Many years ago, we went to see Joseph in Manchester and was really taken aback, the atmosphere was so different to anything else we had attended, the majority of the audience were children who mostly joined in singing the songs.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

This evening we are going to the West End to see The Enfield Haunting at The Ambassadors Theatre. Mrs is bit of a Catherine Tate fan, co-starring with David Threlfall. Reviews are not great, but an afternoon up London with pre-theatre dinner and a play is always a good day.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

And so this evening we are going to see Opening Night in the West End (Gielgud Theatre) - with Sheridan Smith. We saw her do a one-woman production of Shirley Valentine last year and it was excellent.

As we have a wedding tomorrow in North London we are staying two nights in an AirBnB in Highgate…a nice little weekend away.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We went to see the drama-musical Standing at the Skys Edge last night in the West End. The stories of the three families living in the same Sheffield Park Hill estate flat from the 1960s to 2020 reflected the times and were very moving, and they held much of immediate resonance today.

I can admit that it brought a few tears of both joy and sadness, some of the sadness out of anger about it’s depiction, in a personal way, of what happened to Sheffield and South Yorkshire in the 70s and 80s. And the music…all by Richard Hawley - played by a live band and with songs sung absolutely brilliantly by the cast - just loved, loved, loved it.

Can thoroughly recommend.

 

[larmen]

We did ABBA Voyage yesterday. It was good. Hard to describe, just go and watch it.

 

[Golfmmad]

We went to see the drama-musical Standing at the Skys Edge last night in the West End. The stories of the three families living in the same Sheffield Park Hill estate flat from the 1960s to 2020 reflected the times and were very moving, and they held much of immediate resonance today.

I can admit that it brought a few tears of both joy and sadness, some of the sadness out of anger about it’s depiction, in a personal way, of what happened to Sheffield and South Yorkshire in the 70s and 80s. And the music…all by Richard Hawley - played by a live band and with songs sung absolutely brilliantly by the cast - just loved, loved, loved it.

Can thoroughly recommend.

Went to see "Oliver the musical", back in February at the Theatre Royal Brighton, where my grandaughter played "Charlotte". She was very good considering it was her first professional performance.

Last week it was "Everyone's talking about Jamie", junior musical.

She was one of the dancers this time and was high octane stuff. Quite a lot of dancing on a smallish stage and I said to the wife, "She doesn't even look out of breath!
Have to say it was a very professional performance, fantastic singing and dancing and plenty of comical moments.

Very proud Nana and Grandad!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Booked ourselves tickets for later this month to go see People, Places and Things at the Trafalgar Theatre in the West End….Great reviews of the National Theatre production and performance of Denise Gough.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Booked ourselves tickets for later this month to go see People, Places and Things at the Trafalgar Theatre in the West End….Great reviews of the National Theatre production and performance of Denise Gough.

Went last night…Trafalger Theatre on Whitehall…awesome performance by Denise Gough in the lead role. Powerful and moving portrayal of alcoholism, drug addiction and recovery in rehab. Perhaps not suitable for the overly sensitive and easily shocked.

 

[VVega]

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[larmen]

We did Starlight Express last week, with the little one. He is still humming and singing some of the songs. Well worth seeing.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Can highly recommend Oliver at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Excellent in all respects

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

10am check by my Mrs and she was able to buy ‘on the day’ tickets for Hello Dolly at the London Palladium tonight. Why? Because it’s a Wednesday; we can as direct train to Waterloo takes about 1hr, and we enjoy a bit of theatre…and Broadway musicals especially tend to be fun…Hello Dolly certainly is…well I expect it to be.

…and oh yes…it’s a little belated birthday treat for me…

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

10am check by my Mrs and she was able to buy ‘on the day’ tickets for Hello Dolly at the London Palladium tonight. Why? Because it’s a Wednesday; we can as direct train to Waterloo takes about 1hr, and we enjoy a bit of theatre…and Broadway musicals especially tend to be fun…Hello Dolly certainly is…well I expect it to be.

…and oh yes…it’s a little belated birthday treat for me…

Well Hello Dolly…that was just the greatest fun - thrilling at times. Some of the songs I knew…of course…but they were all lovely. And the staging/sets, costumes and choreography…just wow!

I never guessed I would become a great fan of the big production Broadway musicals, I most certainly am one now. It’s only on (at The London Palladium) for another two weeks. If you like musicals, and even if you think you don’t, I 100% recommend it.

Imelda Staunton as Dolly Levi … well you are right back where you belong and lookin’ swell.

…you’ll gather from the above that we just LOVED it