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Nov 2024
6:36pm, 5 Nov 2024
10,697 posts
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GordonG
we saw The Time Traveller's Wife on stage about a year or so ago. at a couple of points, people seem to just disappear or appear in the middle of the stage. Like you say Meglet, 'real' FX on stage are amazing.
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Nov 2024
6:38pm, 5 Nov 2024
70,792 posts
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LindsD
Agree about HP and CC.
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Nov 2024
11:37am, 7 Nov 2024
28,787 posts
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Lizzie W
T13 now has parts (in Feb/March) in a stand up comedy showcase, his school production of High School Musical (1 line) and drama club version of Grease (main character)! Then he'll decide if he wants singing lessons 🤣
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Nov 2024
12:15pm, 7 Nov 2024
70,833 posts
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LindsD
That's brilliant
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Nov 2024
4:56pm, 10 Nov 2024
10,700 posts
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GordonG
a non-spoiler review of White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Sohoplace Theatre, London.
it's more a 'performance' than a show or a play. The actor - and each actor only ever does the show once in their life - has no idea of what's involved in the show. No rehearsals, no direction, no planning. No idea if they'll need to act like they're in a Shakespeare play, or sing, or dance, or... anything.
They walk onto a stage with a chair and table, and on the chair is an envelope.
They open the envelope and start to read out aloud. And that's how the play starts.
Last night, the actor was Douglas Henshall, from the TV show Shetland. He was engaging, but I realise now why other performers in this series include Lenny Henry, John Bishop and Catherine Tate. It's not just about being able to read confidently aloud from a piece of paper, but the performance works a lot better if the performer engages the audience as much as possible. In hindsight I thought there were a few moments when Henshall could have stopped reading the script and addressed the audience, and I suspect a comedy actor, and particularly a stand up comedian, would do that more naturally.
There is a trigger warning about the show's content that comes with it - and within an hour of the show ending I'd received an email from the theatre with a link to the Samaritans - so if you ever see the show you can look that up.
As an unusual experience (e.g. not just a routine play or show) it was definitely worth seeing, but I'd definitely recommend going to see someone who will interact well with the audience.
A final word about the Sohoplace theatre. It's a very modern building and the Upstairs Theatre is a small stage with an excellent seat layout - not a poor view at all. It seems to specialise in comedy and small-sized, intimate shows and I'd definitely recommend it as a venue.
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Nov 2024
5:08pm, 10 Nov 2024
25,260 posts
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Meglet
Sounds intriguing! Is it the sort of thing where you'd want to go back and see a different performer? Or does knowing the content spoil future views?
Not sure how I feel about the trigger warning and samaritans link, sounds like it could be an issue for some viewers and not sure that should be the case.
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Nov 2024
6:02pm, 10 Nov 2024
10,701 posts
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GordonG
yes i would definitely be happy to see other performers, particularly if they had a much different personality. The issue that causes the trigger warning is integral to the plot. If they took that out of the story then there wouldn't actually be a story as such. The performance itself isn't, I don't think, upsetting, but it's more about the subject matter. Having said that, it's not an issue that's affected me personally. But for those where it has, particularly recently, I could see it being upsetting.
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Nov 2024
9:54pm, 10 Nov 2024
70,908 posts
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LindsD
Thanks. I second what you say about the venue.
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Nov 2024
4:36pm, 24 Nov 2024
3,450 posts
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Mushroom
Went to see the Book of Mormon yesterday. Great fun and hugely enjoyable.
I didn't know much about it. I'd only previously heard one or two songs from the show beforehand. I now know why not many are actually played on the radio..! 😉
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Nov 2024
5:08pm, 24 Nov 2024
25,311 posts
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Meglet
Love Book of Mormon, I was the same when I went to see it. You can get clips on YouTube. I rewatched some of my favourites
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The panto litmus test
Dec 2022