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Post by anthony40 on Jun 7, 2017 20:08:33 GMT
Ah, if you were there on Saturday you should have said hello
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Post by showbizkid on Jun 7, 2017 22:24:44 GMT
I've booked again!! Go see it everyone!!!!
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Post by tal on Jun 8, 2017 0:24:26 GMT
Such a nice show! Great performances, beautiful songs, and I had never seen such good choreography at that venue.
I had even to forget about my rule of not buying programs anymore, as I wanted to make sure I learned the names of everybody involved.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2017 12:37:05 GMT
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Post by westendwendy on Jun 9, 2017 15:47:28 GMT
Saw this last night. WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! 5 stars! ***** The best show I have ever seen at Southwark! I hope it has a future life, you must ALL see it.
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Post by purple12 on Jun 9, 2017 19:06:57 GMT
I enjoyed it so much I booked to go back!
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Post by bramble on Jun 9, 2017 21:05:46 GMT
Really excellent production. Great songs. Stand outs for me were Millworker and It's an Art. Great voices. Excellent band. Slightly over busy at the start. Well worth a look.
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Post by jgblunners on Jun 9, 2017 23:34:00 GMT
I was also there Thursday night and really loved it - Southwark Playhouse is having a great run of musicals, I hope it continues. Millwork and A Very Good Day were the most touching for me, with It's An Art and Cleanin' Women the most entertaining. Couldn't fault any aspect of the production though, 5* from me too!
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Post by Steffi on Jun 10, 2017 9:52:58 GMT
Saw this last night and adored it. Such a great show and not a weak link in the cast. Going back next month.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2017 21:53:52 GMT
Peter Polycarpou was on Sunday Show Tunes today and mentioned that they're doing a live cast recording at Southwark. www.sundayshowtunes.co.uk
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Post by purple12 on Jun 19, 2017 5:48:08 GMT
I really hope they are as I'd love a recording of this!
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Post by Steffi on Jun 19, 2017 9:41:41 GMT
Yes, they are doing a recording which makes me happy.
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Post by schuttep on Jun 19, 2017 13:59:54 GMT
I saw this on Saturday and L-O-V-E-D it.
Superb all round. Moving, well sung and beautifully choreographed (car tyres, anyone?!).
I won't mention any particular actor (although I am a big Gillian Bevan fan) because everyone is wonderful.
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Post by galinda on Jun 19, 2017 15:03:06 GMT
Yes, they are doing a recording which makes me happy. I just spent £15 on the original CD wish I had waited now!
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jun 19, 2017 22:03:33 GMT
I flipping loved this tonight. That is all
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 19, 2017 22:16:23 GMT
Yes, they are doing a recording which makes me happy. Yay!
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 20, 2017 11:08:39 GMT
I haven't seen the show, but it's a shame that with all the amazing reports on here/twitter/great reviews, the trailer does a pretty awful job of selling the show (in my opinion!).
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Post by frontrowcentre on Jun 20, 2017 23:13:09 GMT
Another big thumbs up for this. Excellent cast, and specially for me great to see Krysten Cummings on stage again. I saw her many times as Mimi at The Shaftesbury and I always thought there was something very special about this girl as a performer. Sir Trevor Nunn in the audience tonight, he seemed to love it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 8:26:12 GMT
Well. I don't think I can muster up as much 5-star enthusiasm for it as most I'm afraid. It's all very nice and the cast are terrific but it's more like a revue than a musical. It has quite a lot of stop and start about it, like they had a few songs and needed to bulk up the bits in between with sketches (some of which are very good - I particularly liked Dean Chisnall's 19 year old golfer). The songs were mostly entertaining while I was watching the show but I couldn't remember a single one of them once I'd walked out of the door. I did get a bit restless towards the end and the 90 minute running time (no interval) is about right I think.
Peter Polycarpou is the standout as he gets the meatiest songs (the one about retirement was very well done) but I did also like Siubhan Harrison and Liam Tamne too. Although to be fair, there isn't a weak link in the cast. I just wish they all had a slightly better show to be in. Liam Tamne obviously had some fans (or family) in on the front row as they were practically rolling on the floor at Every. Single. Thing. He. Did.
One thing I did like was the way that the principle cast were on stage all the time and harmonising with whoever was the lead at that particular time. Siobhan Harrison in particular seemed to really enjoy some of the performances, she was laughing along at various intervals (the funny bits obviously).
It really could have done with a tap routine though.
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Post by boybooshka on Jun 21, 2017 9:58:51 GMT
I'll add to the chorus of love for the show. It had my beaming like a goon and crying like a baby. i actually liked it's revue-like style it felt appropriate for the stories it was telling, very democratic
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 21, 2017 12:46:58 GMT
Sir Trevor Nunn in the audience tonight, he seemed to love it. Let me guess; he was wearing denim from neck to ankle!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 14:09:24 GMT
Sir Trevor Nunn in the audience tonight, he seemed to love it. Let me guess; he was wearing denim from neck to ankle!! He was indeed! He must be the easiest person in the world to buy a present for. When in doubt, go for denim.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 22, 2017 15:57:53 GMT
He must have been roasting...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 22, 2017 16:02:05 GMT
Check out our new competition to win tickets for Working.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 22, 2017 18:42:13 GMT
Let me guess; he was wearing denim from neck to ankle!! He was indeed! He must be the easiest person in the world to buy a present for. When in doubt, go for denim. Sir Trev. The king of double denim
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 22, 2017 20:04:11 GMT
I really wanted to like this, perhaps it was the heat that zapped my focus but I found it dull. Endless tales of work with very little depth and psychology apart from the final 10 minutes. Although I did find the fireman’s speech moving but would i if it wasn’t in the shadow of Grenfell Tower? I thought the cast were all very good especially Gillian Bevan & Dean Chisnall and also the band sounded great – go Alex Parker! But it’s a meh from me
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Post by stageyninja83 on Jun 22, 2017 21:09:34 GMT
Thumbs up from me tonight, very impressive cast, not a weak link amongst them. Left with a big smile on my face.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Jun 25, 2017 18:29:07 GMT
Third visit of the year to Southwark Playhouse last night to see Working. It's funny that the show I was most anticipating seeing in Southwark in 2017 was Promises Promises, followed by The Life, and then the current production. In terms of how much I enjoyed actually watching the shows, the reverse order would apply.
While Promises Promises, despite two nice performances from the leads, felt over long and a bit of a mess, Working seemed to be judged to perfection in every regard, from the concept and format, through to the running time, staging and score. I was riveted by every word.
All The Livelong Day makes for such a vibrant opening and to follow that up with Lin-Manuel Miranda's Delivery, a song that would have slotted perfectly into In The Heights, and the bar was immediately set high. That standard was more than maintained throughout (and then the bar literally got raised for the finale!).
Dean Chisnall as a 19 year old golfer - brilliant! I loved the sentiment in the closing song, Something To Point To, while the poignancy of the firefighter's story was particularly affecting following recent events. Peter Polycarpou was utterly captivating in every character he portrayed but it feels churlish in a way to pick out individuals when the whole ensemble are so slick. There isn't a weak link among the cast and that includes the six graduates who all did an excellent job. Nicola Espallardo in particular had great stage presence.
I really hope the cast recording sees the light of day - it would be a travesty for this cast and production not to be saved for posterity. Can't wait to see what Southwark Playhouse have in store for us as their next musical offering in the autumn!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 20:02:15 GMT
Judging by the cast's twitter pages, Stephen Schwartz was in attendance last night.
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Post by ncbears on Jun 29, 2017 17:02:19 GMT
It really could have done with a tap routine though.
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