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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 16:47:41 GMT
Good news for the necrophiliacs of the board. "The show, billed as a romantic comedy, follows the real-life of Carl Von Cosel. Haunted by boyhood visions of a girl lost to tuberculosis, Carl removed her body from the graveyard and lived undiscovered with her corpse for seven years."
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Post by grannyjx6 on Apr 9, 2018 17:54:02 GMT
Think I'll give this a miss. ;-)
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Post by alece10 on Apr 9, 2018 18:06:43 GMT
I can see a tap number or two in that.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 9, 2018 21:04:40 GMT
I can see the curtains already ...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 21:54:27 GMT
it sounds as good as the musical about Ernest Hemmingway, it was called Too Close To The Sun and lasted about 10 days!!
Will this live any longer??
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Post by theatrelover123 on Apr 9, 2018 21:58:28 GMT
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Post by kwbobby88 on Apr 10, 2018 12:47:08 GMT
I live in Key West and they just premiered another musical here based on the same story. It was called “ Undying Love” a much better title. “ It Happened in Key West” sounds like a spring break musical.
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 10, 2018 12:50:50 GMT
It Happened in Key West” sounds like a spring break musical. Now that I would pay good money to see! |
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Post by kwbobby88 on Apr 10, 2018 14:17:20 GMT
In the musical done here in Key West there was a big rousing number titled “He pickled her then he poked her “. It’s not Noel Coward, but hey!
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Post by jamb0r on Apr 10, 2018 14:23:13 GMT
Just had a look at the Facebook page for this and there's quite a few 5 star rave reviews from those that saw the lab production in the US last year. Sounds interesting!
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Post by noboiscout on Apr 10, 2018 14:23:45 GMT
Good grief Charlie Brown!
Sounds as enticing as the Norwegian film I saw at the Flare festival about an unemployed music teacher taking his estranged transgender father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honour his late mother's excellent quilting skills. And that was actually very good...
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Post by stevejohnson678 on May 10, 2018 13:19:24 GMT
Perhaps not altogether unexpectedly, this seems to be selling exceptionally badly.
Ignoring certain seats which are unavailable on the seating plan for every performance, it looks like the grand total of one ticket, on Bench 2, has been sold for the first preview.
Six of the seven Saturday evening performances currently appear to have failed to have matched even that level of sales to date, with not a single ticket sold between them.
Romantic necrophiliacs of London town, where are you?!
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2018 13:27:20 GMT
I mean, I don't mind a musical about a dark or unusual topic, but blimey, don't female characters get objectified enough without being used as literal objects for a "romantic comedy musical"? Yeah, I'm going to draw my personal line at a show based on a *true story* of necrophilia, thanks.  |
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Post by Mark on Jul 2, 2018 18:08:17 GMT
Bumping this as it starts previews soon and because I’m the lucky winner of two tickets through the Theatreboard competition (thank you team!) Hopefully going next week (Andy, you’ve got mail  ) |
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 2, 2018 18:19:31 GMT
I have to admit I'm intrigued by this! Might take a gamble on a preview. Anyone else going this week?
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Post by demelza on Jul 2, 2018 18:58:23 GMT
I'm really not sure how I feel about this show. For those of you not that familiar with the story, here's a video that explains it brilliantly |
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Post by Seriously on Jul 2, 2018 23:54:52 GMT
I'm tempted to go, if only to see if they find a rhyme for "Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos".
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Post by Steve on Jul 3, 2018 0:45:58 GMT
I'm tempted to go, if only to see if they find a rhyme for "Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos". To be sung in a Welsh accent:
"A morbid thrill, beholding Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos; But even still, me holding My diarrhea, in not out, is aggro, me boyos!"
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Post by Seriously on Jul 3, 2018 0:52:53 GMT
That's already far superior to anything in "Bland it Like Beckham".
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Post by showtoones on Jul 3, 2018 3:38:33 GMT
That's already far superior to anything in "Bland it Like Beckham". Don’t let Parsley hear you... |
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Post by japhun on Jul 4, 2018 21:45:06 GMT
I was at the first preview of this tonight. All tickets were £15 and about 90% full. Running time is about 2 hours 15 minutes with interval. The show was...bizarre, but knowing the subject matter this isn't surprising. The first act ran a little over an hour and when act two began about 10% (best guess) of the audience had left. I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing it as I feel this one will struggle to sell, but it just was not my cup of tea. A few cute parts, but a lot of disjointedly awkward moments that made it drag a bit from time to time. The only notable song, Undying Love, was reprised about 5 times...talk about undying! I give this one 2/5 stars. Was anyone else there? Opinions? |
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Post by japhun on Jul 4, 2018 22:41:47 GMT
I can see a tap number or two in that. Not a tap number in sight...a couple of leg kicks though! |
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Post by japhun on Jul 4, 2018 22:43:50 GMT
Perhaps not altogether unexpectedly, this seems to be selling exceptionally badly. Ignoring certain seats which are unavailable on the seating plan for every performance, it looks like the grand total of one ticket, on Bench 2, has been sold for the first preview. Six of the seven Saturday evening performances currently appear to have failed to have matched even that level of sales to date, with not a single ticket sold between them. Romantic necrophiliacs of London town, where are you?! Was 90% full at first preview tonight...all tickets were £15, but I think papering was happening as people around me were saying they were given tickets. |
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Post by shady23 on Jul 5, 2018 1:46:00 GMT
Bumping this as it starts previews soon and because I’m the lucky winner of two tickets through the Theatreboard competition (thank you team!) Hopefully going next week (Andy, you’ve got mail ) From the sounds of it you may be the only one there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 6:05:40 GMT
I was at the first preview of this tonight. All tickets were £15 and about 90% full. Running time is about 2 hours 15 minutes with interval. The show was...bizarre, but knowing the subject matter this isn't surprising. The first act ran a little over an hour and when act two began about 10% (best guess) of the audience had left. I don't want to discourage anyone from seeing it as I feel this one will struggle to sell, but it just was not my cup of tea. A few cute parts, but a lot of disjointedly awkward moments that made it drag a bit from time to time. The only notable song, Undying Love, was reprised about 5 times...talk about undying! I give this one 2/5 stars. Was anyone else there? Opinions? First preview. Early Days. Very much still time to develop and find an audience. The premise of the show intrigues me greatly, looking forward to a visit soon. |
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Post by Mark on Jul 5, 2018 7:32:41 GMT
Bumping this as it starts previews soon and because I’m the lucky winner of two tickets through the Theatreboard competition (thank you team!) Hopefully going next week (Andy, you’ve got mail ) From the sounds of it you may be the only one there. Luckily I won two tickets and have a very willing friend to join me. Sounds like we may need a cocktail or two beforehand though! |
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Post by Andy on Jul 6, 2018 23:52:56 GMT
I saw this tonight and actually thought it was really good. The lead (Wade McCollum) was excellent and has a great voice. There were mostly strong performances from the rest of the cast as well.
I didn’t know what to expect going in so it took me a short while to settle into the level of humour and strangeness of the story. I can imagine some people just wouldn’t connect with it and a few people around me did leave at the interval.
It was very funny in parts, though the odd bit did fall flat, and the emotional bits worked for me.
All seats are £15 for the previews and I think it’s definitely worth seeing at that price.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 11, 2018 16:38:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 17:30:15 GMT
It does seem like the reviewer, a keen feminist, has an issue with the portrayal of women in a lot, including Hamilton. Wonder if reviewing The Phantom of the Opera she'd express distaste at the Phantoms treatment (stalking and sexual advances) of Christine. |
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 11, 2018 22:11:32 GMT
I’m not interested in taking any review seriously which uses the word “motherf***er”... |
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