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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 22, 2019 7:58:50 GMT
I'm not surprised First Date was seen as the most polished and ready to go seeing as it was an actual Broadway show already...
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Post by freckles on Feb 22, 2019 10:16:36 GMT
Out of the few I saw I think First Date has the most potential. They also seemed the most polished and most rehearsed cast which was surprising as the same cast performed Porn and you would have to question was that even rehearsed cause that was a car crash. Massive thumbs up for First Date though. It really wasn't the night I saw it! Sounded a good show though.
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Post by westendcub on Feb 22, 2019 12:37:03 GMT
‘Killer Queen’ has lots of potential- they said it’s the least developed of all the musicals & they have a good story outline already & some cracking rap, rhymes & stagey tunes already - it’s the one I hope they work on & develop further!
I think ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ is a shoe in!!
‘The Protagonists’ was great fun, it’s a developed &?ready to go superhero musical - it was a shame to not see the whole thing!
There’s a beautiful father & daughter number that brought a tear to the eye & wow Rob Fowler is so beautiful!!
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Post by l0islane on Feb 22, 2019 13:29:57 GMT
‘Killer Queen’ has lots of potential- they said it’s the least developed of all the musicals & they have a good story outline already & some cracking rap, rhymes & stagey tunes already - it’s the one I hope they work on & develop further! I think ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ is a shoe in!! ‘The Protagonists’ was great fun, it’s a developed &?ready to go superhero musical - it was a shame to not see the whole thing! There’s a beautiful father & daughter number that brought a tear to the eye & wow Rob Fowler is so beautiful!! I also really enjoyed 'The Protagonists', it was just a really fun watch, the time sped by. I really hope it gets picked up because I want to know what happens in the second half! I was less keen on 'But I'm a Cheerleader', it was entertaining enough but I didn't find the songs very memorable and a lot of the humour was quite cliched. I haven't seen the movie so that probably didn't help.
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Post by winonaforever on Feb 22, 2019 14:05:27 GMT
I haven’t laughed as much as I did at Bloody Bloody Jessica Fletcher in ages. Just fantastic stuff and as jgblunners said, Mark Anderson completely stole the show (Jemma Alexander utterly unable to keep a straight face whilst sitting at the back of the stage came close though). I’ve had ‘Angela Lansbury Will Never Win an Emmy’ in my head since Tuesday! Yes, Jessica Fletcher was actually my favourite (I've never seen Murder She Wrote, but I'm going to have to watch an episode or two now!) The musical was SO funny and the cast were all amazing; they were all having such a great time too! I was pretty disappointed in the music of But I'm a Cheerleader (much preferred the songs in Nerds) and if I hadn't liked so many people in the cast I think I'd have been quite bored with it. As it was, I enjoyed it; but not nearly as much as I was expecting to.
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Post by andrew on Feb 22, 2019 15:08:54 GMT
First Date was my least favorite. I didn't like any of the songs and I don't think the cut version they performed worked at all, as it was random bits from various parts of the show. I enjoyed a lot more Porn and But I'm a Cheerleader (both were only Act 1 and that worked better), Porn was hilarious with interesting music and BIAC had a great cast. I'm seeing Protagonists and Killer Queen tonight. Overall I think that MT fest was a great initiative and I would like to see it happening again next year but I really want them to actually fully develop some of the shows to see the point of it all.
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 22, 2019 20:19:26 GMT
I was very confused to see first Christina Bennington & then Bronte Barbe (complete with a small dog) in the lobby of The Other Palace just now, as I'm here to see Showstopper. I then remembered this is also on so presumably they were both in tonight's show.
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Post by andrew on Feb 23, 2019 21:02:50 GMT
Killer Queen was my favorite out of them all, although it was the least developed I have a feeling that it will be the first one to happen. The songs were extremely catchy and all of it was really solid and has incredible potential.
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Post by jgblunners on Feb 23, 2019 21:36:54 GMT
Saw the last two today - Killer Queen not as much to my taste with all the rap, but good nonetheless. Can definitely see it gaining ground if it can be tightened up a bit - there's too much faffing around at the moment. Christina Bennington's big number as Antoinette was fabulous. The Protagonists was more my style - cheesy comedy moments, but it had heart, and a nice solid score with some really inventive and clever music disguised as a cliche superhero soundtrack. I'd love to see more of it.
So, having seen all 8 of the Taster Menu shows, I think First Date and Bloody Bloody Jessica Fletcher were my favourites, with The Protagonists and Nerds as valiant runners-up. I think First Dates is pretty much ready to go for a full production (hardly surprising given its history) and the other three only need minor tweaks to be ready. Of the others, I think But I'm A Cheerleader will surface sooner or later as it was pretty solid and is aimed at the Heathers era of theatregoers. Killer Queen is definitely one to keep an eye out for - it's still fairly young but with work I could see it building a life for itself. Porn and AA really didn't do it for me.
I really enjoyed having the chance to see such a variety of works in progress and I'm looking forward to following these shows as they go forward. I hope MT Fest UK becomes a regular occurrence!
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Post by Xanderl on Nov 10, 2019 9:07:48 GMT
Back for 2020, but at Paul Taylor-Mills' new venture the Turbine Theatre rather than The Other Palace mtfestuk.co.uk/
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 15, 2020 10:55:16 GMT
Lineup being announced at 10am tomorrow...
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 16, 2020 11:21:11 GMT
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Post by westendcub on Jan 16, 2020 11:21:32 GMT
Ohh ‘Soapdish’ has my attention!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 12:32:59 GMT
I've booked for Soapdish. I'm hoping its the long awaited Stiles and Drewe version.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 16, 2020 12:44:06 GMT
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Jan 16, 2020 13:04:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 13:04:52 GMT
Thank you. i hadnt seen that article. Glad i got my seat already.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 16, 2020 13:07:13 GMT
I'm interested in the Katie Hopkins one. It got good reviews previously, didn't it?
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Post by Mark on Jan 16, 2020 14:06:43 GMT
No information on the nightcaps or other events yet from what I can tell?
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jan 16, 2020 14:22:24 GMT
Works of Art is gonna be really special, trust me.
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Post by marob on Jan 16, 2020 15:15:06 GMT
I don't remember it too well, but I wonder if the Katie Hopkins one has been rewritten at all? It's not quite two years old but is already kinda dated. It was from before she got even nastier and was let go from her various "commentator" jobs. It seems like people have moved their outrage onto Sarah Vine now and you don't hear about Hopkins so much. Another thing needing reworking would be that it featured Theresa May as prime minister.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 15:18:41 GMT
so is Eurobeat - Pride of Europe, just a rewrite of the musical Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision, that toured that UK and came in the West End very briefly?? Its by the same writer.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 16, 2020 15:44:16 GMT
I don't remember it too well, but I wonder if the Katie Hopkins one has been rewritten at all? It's not quite two years old but is already kinda dated. It was from before she got even nastier and was let go from her various "commentator" jobs. It seems like people have moved their outrage onto Sarah Vine now and you don't hear about Hopkins so much. Another thing needing reworking would be that it featured Theresa May as prime minister. From Chris Bush on Twitter: "Just fyi, this is a 50 minute scaled back, workshop production." (@chrisbushwrites)
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Post by alece10 on Jan 16, 2020 16:36:55 GMT
I'd have loved to have seen Soapdish and was a big fan of Eurobeat when it was in the west end. Think I went 3 nights running and several separate visits. However logistically the venue is just too hard for me to get to so I will look forward to reading reviews of anyone who goes.
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Post by dontdreamit on Jan 16, 2020 19:24:39 GMT
I'd have loved to have seen Soapdish and was a big fan of Eurobeat when it was in the west end. Think I went 3 nights running and several separate visits. However logistically the venue is just too hard for me to get to so I will look forward to reading reviews of anyone who goes. I went at Christmas to see Cat In The Hat with the kids. It was easier than I thought - I got off at Sloane Square and took a bus over the river and it was a few mins walk from there. Took 1.15 one way and just over an hour the other, so it won’t be much less for you! Mobility wise it was ok though, especially changing at Mile End as the district line is on the other side of the platform.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jan 16, 2020 22:33:02 GMT
I'm struggling to find synopses or running times of these musicals, am I looking for something that isn't there yet ?
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Post by lightinthedarkness on Feb 3, 2020 13:12:13 GMT
None of these look to be selling well at all - whereas last year getting tickets was hugely difficult! Is it the change in venue to somewhere much more difficult to get to?
The first 'Jet Set Go' which is tonight is only about half full
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 3, 2020 13:29:55 GMT
I think that for some people like me (living almost 40 miles from London in Kent), it's unappealing to travel specially in order to see a show lasting for under an hour. Moreover The Other Palace is minutes from Victoria but Turbine is a mile away, plus the performance times mostly don't work to combine with also seeing a West End show.
Four of the six appealed to me but so far I haven't booked any for these reasons, whereas I did see The Throwaways, another new British musical, workshopped at The Other Palace On Friday afternoon because it was over two hours (and rather good too!)
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Post by l0islane on Feb 3, 2020 13:41:16 GMT
Yes I really enjoyed this last year but the Turbine theatre is just too much of a faff to get to (I'm in Kent too). I would have gone to several of them if it was still at The Other Palace. Also what happened to the 'Night Caps' and 'Tea for Two' events? Have I missed them somewhere? It's also rather odd that if you go to the Turbine Theatre website and click 'more info' about MT Fest it just takes you to a submission page, you have to select 'Book' to see the individual events and then there's no actual info about the different musicals. I feel like you had to already know about this festival from last year and seek out information about it in order to go!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2020 13:49:36 GMT
I was wondering the same thing as there were offers out for Soapdish. Maybe some of the start times are not good for most people, i can only get there for 7 because its local to me. I'd have thought Louise Dearman would be more of a draw.
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Post by Mark on Feb 3, 2020 14:12:01 GMT
For me it’s the workshop style hour long presentation that puts me off. In theory most of these have already had full length productions or been in development for a long time.
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