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Post by zahidf on Jun 19, 2019 9:36:05 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 19, 2019 9:50:41 GMT
Yay to the musical and yay to this theatre. Yay!
Is this another exclusive scoop for Carl Woodward?
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Post by zahidf on Jun 19, 2019 9:58:56 GMT
Yay to the musical and yay to this theatre. Yay! Is this another exclusive scoop for Carl Woodward? Ha nope. was all out at the same time
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 19, 2019 10:09:47 GMT
Yay to the musical and yay to this theatre. Yay! Is this another exclusive scoop for Carl Woodward? Ha nope. was all out at the same time That's a shame. I was looking forward to various pages disappearing from the Internet 😉
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Post by pianowithsam on Jun 19, 2019 12:15:36 GMT
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Yes! Finally! A Mr Malloy spectacular has traversed the pond.
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Post by showtoones on Jun 19, 2019 14:34:31 GMT
Yay to the musical and yay to this theatre. Yay! Is this another exclusive scoop for Carl Woodward? Carl Woodward is pseudonym for Bill Kenwright....that explains everything!!
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jun 19, 2019 20:59:27 GMT
This is very exciting!
And this new theatre looks amazing!
They've also got some great late night WE star cabarets already programmed.
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jun 19, 2019 21:07:06 GMT
Yes, the theatre looks great, and it is exciting to have something of Dave Malloy’s over here. I’ve read great things about GHOST QUARTET. Thank Hopefully it won’t be sold out by the time I get home from work tomorrow!
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jun 19, 2019 21:15:55 GMT
I saw it with Malloy in Edinburgh a few years ago, it’s a song cycle really, storytelling in song but with no real drama. very small scale, very nice for what it is.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jun 19, 2019 21:16:37 GMT
Do we think this will really sell out tomorrow; it's a brand new theatre and a brand new show...
The Lucky Dip seats sounded good though £12 and you're guaranteed a seat, unlike the YV where you can end up standing!
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Post by Baemax on Jun 20, 2019 7:49:58 GMT
It looks like a small theatre, but it's quite a long run. I don't think it will sell out right away. Given that it's a new venue and I have no idea what it's like in there, I'm probably going to go for a Lucky Dip seat. I might discover I have strong opinions on the seats when I get in there, but I'd rather pay £12 and regret my cheapness than pay £36 to regret paying so much more than I really needed to.
(Lucky Dip is such a weird system at the Young Vic, not only in that you're not guaranteed an actual seat (though I really don't mind standing) but also that they cost £10 so you might as well just get yourself a zone D seat for the same cost. I've never had a bad view from a £10 zone D seat, and it's nice knowing there's no chance I'll be turfed out of it at the interval and then have to try claiming a decent standing space among the people who've already been there for half the show.)
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 20, 2019 9:46:04 GMT
I'm taking my best mate for his birthday so I've splashed out but thankfully I can get a student seat. Jackpot.
When booking I got a full range of meal deals, meat, cheese and vegan platter options.
No booking fees and I like the idea of Roulette tickets. Im sure Ill use it for some cabaret
I like a meal deal.
I like this venue.
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Post by pianowithsam on Jun 20, 2019 10:16:22 GMT
Booked mine.
Love how the Halloween performance is the first one sold out, haha.
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Post by Rukaya on Jun 20, 2019 10:24:08 GMT
Booked mine. Love how the Halloween performance is the first one sold out, haha. I wonder if that's a gala night, therefore would have majority of seats held off, it's the only performance with a different start time. Don't think it's press night as only the first few shows are marked as previews. Funny if not though!
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Post by pianowithsam on Jun 20, 2019 11:48:35 GMT
Booked mine. Love how the Halloween performance is the first one sold out, haha. I wonder if that's a gala night, therefore would have majority of seats held off, it's the only performance with a different start time. Don't think it's press night as only the first few shows are marked as previews. Funny if not though! Oh yeah. Could be, didn't notice that.
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Post by japhun on Jun 21, 2019 21:20:36 GMT
It looks like a small theatre, but it's quite a long run. I don't think it will sell out right away. Given that it's a new venue and I have no idea what it's like in there, I'm probably going to go for a Lucky Dip seat. I might discover I have strong opinions on the seats when I get in there, but I'd rather pay £12 and regret my cheapness than pay £36 to regret paying so much more than I really needed to. (Lucky Dip is such a weird system at the Young Vic, not only in that you're not guaranteed an actual seat (though I really don't mind standing) but also that they cost £10 so you might as well just get yourself a zone D seat for the same cost. I've never had a bad view from a £10 zone D seat, and it's nice knowing there's no chance I'll be turfed out of it at the interval and then have to try claiming a decent standing space among the people who've already been there for half the show.) I did the 'roulette tickets' as well for 30 October!
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Post by mtchairs on Jun 21, 2019 21:30:02 GMT
Where is everyone choosing to sit in this venue and with this seating plan? Maybe I should go for the Roulette tickets so I don’t have to decide!
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Post by Rukaya on Sept 9, 2019 12:03:28 GMT
Casting announced!
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Post by rockinrobin on Sept 9, 2019 15:31:45 GMT
Ooooh, Zubin Varla! I must see this.
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Post by pianowithsam on Oct 19, 2019 23:15:31 GMT
So excited for this. Theatre looks great too.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 19, 2019 23:23:46 GMT
Really excited to see this one; booked a cheeky roulette ticket for a Thursday matinee. Carly Bawden is incredible in everything I've seen her in. Huge draw!
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Oct 20, 2019 0:35:10 GMT
Aw damn. Was hoping it would be music sung by this cast and not the original cast recording in that trailer so I could get an idea of what they'd sound like. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait a while longer for anything like that.
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Post by pianowithsam on Oct 24, 2019 14:02:54 GMT
Anyone going to previews?
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Post by theoracle on Oct 24, 2019 23:45:55 GMT
I’ll be there Monday night
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Post by southstreet on Oct 25, 2019 8:53:25 GMT
Saw it last night and absolutely loved it. Beautiful set and score performed by a fabulously talented cast. People that are worried after Preludes, this is much more accessible than that both musically and story-wise. It is still Dave Malloy though, so obviously expect a level of weirdness but I am already figuring out when I can see it again.
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Post by Theatre Fan on Oct 25, 2019 12:48:05 GMT
Saw it last night and absolutely loved it. Beautiful set and score performed by a fabulously talented cast. People that are worried after Preludes, this is much more accessible than that both musically and story-wise. It is still Dave Malloy though, so obviously expect a level of weirdness but I am already figuring out when I can see it again. That's comforting lol I absolutely did NOT get the rave reviews of Preludes. I thought I'd watched a completely different show to other people, it was an absolute chore to sit through and probably my least favourite show I've seen this year.
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Post by paddy72 on Oct 25, 2019 13:30:52 GMT
Beautiful new theatre space with a fab, foyer bar, restaurant and smartest west end theatre loos ever Great and talented cast working really hard. But for me the piece itself was baffling and ultimately repetitive and dull. I couldn’t work out the story thread at all and the songs that came one after another all sounded the same and the lyrics never strayed beyond cliches about stars and subway trains. Only the one song called Heroes caught my ear. The rest of the time I drifted off admiring this fantastic new building. I hope they can programme some less academic and more entertaining work. In the meantime the bar makes a great new meeting venue right in the heart of Soho.
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Post by theoracle on Oct 28, 2019 21:39:41 GMT
It’s a pretty funky piece with plenty of audience reaction. I completely agree that the Boulevard Theatre is the best place to see this show performed. It’s pretty mesmerising how the actors are also playing the instruments and the hypnotic nature of Malloy’s tunes make this a pleasure to watch. It seems that Malloy has become somewhat of a musical auteur (although this is a song cycle)
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Post by intoanewlife on Nov 1, 2019 19:32:30 GMT
Phenomenal reviews as expected :-)
Can't wait for tomorrow night to experience this again!
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Post by intoanewlife on Nov 2, 2019 22:51:31 GMT
Just home...I really enjoyed it. Not as thrilling as seeing the original cast of course, but they were all really great and very talented performers.
I did have one major problem however as they have REALLY botched the ending which is very disappointing. The way they do it is rushed and the stage direction is totally wrong and therefore the main impact of it was completely lost. Also there were a few lighting cues that were overdone where simplicity would've worked a lot better like it did in the original productions.
Other than that though I loved it.
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