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https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/people-places-and-things/Highly recommend People places & things. Saw this a few years ago and it’s back on again with the same incredible actress playing the lead role.I loved it. Only on for 14 weeks0
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Going to see The Government Inspector at the tiny Marylebone theatre on Friday and will be getting tickets for the stage adaption of Inside Number 9 when they go on sale on Weds.0
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Also recommend and a Hawley fan. So wonderfulClem_Snide said:Saw Standing at the Sky's Edge yesterday. Really enjoyed it and is a very clever production with 3 very different stories brilliantly interwoven. Helps that I am a fan of Richard Hawley who did the music. Would recommend it. It's very thought provoking if a little bleak and sobering at times.1 -
Just secured tickets for Inside No 9 - Stage Fright at The Wyndham in January 2025. Over an hour in an online queue! Tickets are selling very quickly.0
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Just booked tickets for Grapes of Wrath at National in July
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Just bought some, thanksClem_Snide said:Just secured tickets for Inside No 9 - Stage Fright at The Wyndham in January 2025. Over an hour in an online queue! Tickets are selling very quickly.1 -
I don't want to say much because @Blucher is going next week.
Went to the Cherry Orchard at the Donmar this/yesterday evening and I liked it very much.
Modernised but still a marvellous play. I've seen the play in different forms many times, so I have developed a mental construct of the ideal of it.
Some bits in this production were added or extended. With Chekhov the translation needs to work.
I will say one thing which isn't a spoiler. Chekhov was cheeky in stage directions and says one character must have squeaky shoes! Always a devil of a thing to do, but blow me down they achieved it.
The whole thing was very well received by the audience.1 -
Fawlty Towers on stage was excellent. Very true to the original, well cast and acted. I was sceptical whether it would work on stage but it did for me. 90 minutes flew by. 8/100
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Cheers Seth. Looking forward to seeing Nina Hoss, who's starred in a lot of Christian Petzold's films. I do like the Donmar - a very intimate venue.seth plum said:I don't want to say much because @Blucher is going next week.
Went to the Cherry Orchard at the Donmar this/yesterday evening and I liked it very much.
Modernised but still a marvellous play. I've seen the play in different forms many times, so I have developed a mental construct of the ideal of it.
Some bits in this production were added or extended. With Chekhov the translation needs to work.
I will say one thing which isn't a spoiler. Chekhov was cheeky in stage directions and says one character must have squeaky shoes! Always a devil of a thing to do, but blow me down they achieved it.
The whole thing was very well received by the audience.0 - Sponsored links:
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Clem_Snide said:Just secured tickets for Inside No 9 - Stage Fright at The Wyndham in January 2025. Over an hour in an online queue! Tickets are selling very quickly
Got tickets for this too!
Just got back from boys from the blackstuff at the national theatre. Reckon I'll give it 3/5. Very well acted, but I hadn't seen the original series (though I was well aware of it) I probably missed some of the references. Worth watching but not amazing0 -
Fun at the beach....romp bomp alomp at Southwark Playhouse this evening.
Absolutely bonkers. Parody of American Beach Movies and then crossed with Squid Games! Can't really explain it at all. It's as nuts as it is funny.
Suffice to say my daughter and I really enjoyed it and so did the rest of the sold out audience.
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder next week and then Babies at The Other Palace towards the end of June.0 -
It's a National Theatre production and they do stream shows every now and again. I am not aware that this has been filmed though. Worth keeping an eye on the NT website.Jessie said:
I've been a fan of his music since the Coles Corner album. I even got to interact with him on his forum back then. He was an active member on there and very kind and down to earth. I haven't been following his career as closely in recent years though. I vaguely remember seeing news regarding this show. Is there anywhere on the internet that I can watch it? (I'm in China.)Clem_Snide said:
Richard Hawley is the main reason I am going to see this in May.kimbo said:
Do you like Richard Hawley? We loved it. So clever and a story well toldmeldrew66 said:kimbo said:Standing at the Skys Edge 9/10
This feels like a show I should be seeing and reviews, like yours, all seem to be extremely positive but I've watched clips and it's not enthusing me for some reason which is weird as I do love a musical.1 -
Thanks for the tip off. Fortunately didn't have to wait in a qeue.Clem_Snide said:Just secured tickets for Inside No 9 - Stage Fright at The Wyndham in January 2025. Over an hour in an online queue! Tickets are selling very quickly.0 -
Saw Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York yesterday afternoon. Cheap last minute tickets.
Really enjoyed it. Only two actors in the cast. Unusually for a musical there were genuinely funny one liners as well as decent songs.
It's at the Criterion and would recommend it to any one who fancies an easy watch.2 -
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder last night. Great show and deserves the wider audience it is getting after running off west end and at the fringe in the past.
All I would say is the Ambassadors Theatre should be selling seats in row E in the circle with a leg room warning. If you are over 5ft 6 you are struggling. So uncomfortable.0 -
Leave a review on seat plan.com.Clem_Snide said:Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder last night. Great show and deserves the wider audience it is getting after running off west end and at the fringe in the past.
All I would say is the Ambassadors Theatre should be selling seats in row E in the circle with a leg room warning. If you are over 5ft 6 you are struggling. So uncomfortable.I tend to check here before I book seats to be assured it’s not a bad seat.As a related issue I’ve learnt to my cost in west end theatres if it gets described as ‘restricted’ it really is !0 -
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Leave a review on seat plan.com.Clem_Snide said:Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder last night. Great show and deserves the wider audience it is getting after running off west end and at the fringe in the past.
All I would say is the Ambassadors Theatre should be selling seats in row E in the circle with a leg room warning. If you are over 5ft 6 you are struggling. So uncomfortable.I tend to check here before I book seats to be assured it’s not a bad seat.As a related issue I’ve learnt to my cost in west end theatres if it gets described Is ‘restricted’ it really is .0 -
The annoying thing is, I actually checked Seatplan. AS the seats were highy rated I only checked the photo on one review. Had I bothered to read a few reviews they actually mention how bad the leg room is in this row. Been to the Ambassadors 5/6 times and never had the issue beforeClem_Snide said:valleynick66 said:
Leave a review on seat plan.com.Clem_Snide said:Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder last night. Great show and deserves the wider audience it is getting after running off west end and at the fringe in the past.
All I would say is the Ambassadors Theatre should be selling seats in row E in the circle with a leg room warning. If you are over 5ft 6 you are struggling. So uncomfortable.I tend to check here before I book seats to be assured it’s not a bad seat.As a related issue I’ve learnt to my cost in west end theatres if it gets described Is ‘restricted’ it really is .1 -
Sounds like bad luck unfortunately. I agree Ambassador’s generally offers good views from most seats I feel and last time I was there (Enfield Haunting I think) I remember thinking no point laying for premium seats - I will read the reviews more closely too!Clem_Snide said:
The annoying thing is, I actually checked Seatplan. AS the seats were highy rated I only checked the photo on one review. Had I bothered to read a few reviews they actually mention how bad the leg room is in this row. Been to the Ambassadors 5/6 times and never had the issue beforeClem_Snide said:valleynick66 said:
Leave a review on seat plan.com.Clem_Snide said:Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder last night. Great show and deserves the wider audience it is getting after running off west end and at the fringe in the past.
All I would say is the Ambassadors Theatre should be selling seats in row E in the circle with a leg room warning. If you are over 5ft 6 you are struggling. So uncomfortable.I tend to check here before I book seats to be assured it’s not a bad seat.As a related issue I’ve learnt to my cost in west end theatres if it gets described Is ‘restricted’ it really is .
Im not tall but as a preference tend to go for aisle seats as a rule.0 - Sponsored links:
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Booked tickets to take my daughter to see Six next month. Anyone on here seen it?0
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Yes! 3 times.DaveMehmet said:Booked tickets to take my daughter to see Six next month. Anyone on here seen it?You’ll both love it! Took my nieces one time and shared the soundtrack with them before hand so they knew the words to some of the songs and I think that increased their enjoyment/helped them understand.It’s fun, and clever. And no interval so quite (too) short!2 -
Thanks Suze, she already knows all the songs off by heart.suzisausage said:
Yes! 3 times.DaveMehmet said:Booked tickets to take my daughter to see Six next month. Anyone on here seen it?You’ll both love it! Took my nieces one time and shared the soundtrack with them before hand so they knew the words to some of the songs and I think that increased their enjoyment/helped them understand.It’s fun, and clever. And no interval so quite (too) short!1 -
We saw Miles Jupp, "On I Bang", at The Trinity in Tonbridge Wells last night.
Amazing how someone can stand there for 2 hours and be funny from start to finish, especially when most of the show was about his brain tumour. Not a subject most would think there was many laughs involved in there but he manages it well.0 -
The wife wants to see this. Can you tell me how long the show is on for?DaveMehmet said:
Thanks Suze, she already knows all the songs off by heart.suzisausage said:
Yes! 3 times.DaveMehmet said:Booked tickets to take my daughter to see Six next month. Anyone on here seen it?You’ll both love it! Took my nieces one time and shared the soundtrack with them before hand so they knew the words to some of the songs and I think that increased their enjoyment/helped them understand.It’s fun, and clever. And no interval so quite (too) short!0 -
Mrs D went to see Moulin Rouge a couple of weeks ago with her sister-in-laws as part of a hen do. She said it was ridiculously sexy and instantly banned me from ever going to see it, as she thinks I'd enjoy it too much!
We're off to see Sister Act weekend after next as part of her belated birthday celebrations when we have a rare kid-free adults day. Have seen mixed reviews.
I use the TodayTix app.0 -
The BBC are to turn ‘Dear England’ into a four parter on the telly.
I am not sure how such an excellent very Theatrical experience can adapt.1 -
Not sure if its still on but if it is and you get the chance, Dear England is incredible0
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Not @Blucher Seth but I went to the Donmar last Wednesday and really enjoyed Cherry Orchard. Nina Hoss & Adeel Akhtar were excellent I thought. The short appearance and song from Alfie Tempest, the young boy actor, was really powerful too. A wide range emotions in the performance. Interesting to have the musicians on stage. First time I’ve been to the Donmar and I thought it suited the play perfectly.seth plum said:@Blucher, what did you make of the Donmar Cherry Orchard?1
