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Post by darreno on May 3, 2024 6:51:50 GMT
Was at this again yesterday afternoon and somehow it gets better with every watch! Went for row F this time, which I feel is absolutely perfect for what I like.
We had Simon Oskarsson on for Orpheus and Lauren Azania on for Persephone, both of whom were very good.
Every time I see this show I find a new bit to love, and this time I was attending with some friends who LOVED it, and will definitely become regulars.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 3, 2024 9:10:40 GMT
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Post by danb on May 3, 2024 9:22:47 GMT
Are we going to end up with a Venn Diagram instead of a list view to show where they overlap? It would be prettier at least? ☺️
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Post by candace on May 4, 2024 8:54:38 GMT
I meant to comment on this a while back but hadn’t got round to sorting my login problem! I didn’t go with any expectations but just sat back and enjoyed the show. The cast did a fantastic job. I particularly enjoyed the choreography and Christopher Short’s voice (he was on for Hades). I thought the workers were all wonderful and meshed well together. The only bit that grated slightly for me were all the la la la las!
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Post by PineappleForYou on May 5, 2024 20:50:50 GMT
I've deliberately stayed clear of this show to go into it with a fresh mind which I did today.
This production is so well put together, amazing stage craft, direction and design work. A really strong cast with Dónal Finn and Melanie La Barrie being the standout performers. I preferred Grace H-Y in Sunset and found her kinda cold here though she gave great vocals.
I think Eurydice as a character was the reason I just didn't connect with this show as her relationship with Orpheus seems needed for the plot rather than something I actually believed in.
The material (despite the immaculate band) doesn't float my boat. There is some great individual numbers in there but the book is slow and thin with plot. The lyrics are caked in so much endless metaphor that the whole score is pretty tiring after two and a half hours of it. It all comes off as slightly indulgent.
However, I think Hadestown really succeeds artistically and I can't think of a more poetic show to succeed in the West End in recent years. This is the show that the producers of "Opening Night" thought they were making!
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