Today I have been filling in several posts about Musicals from over the last year. I am so lucky to be able to see them all. When I was with Katy seeing Starlight, we got talking about musicals we had seen and I read her my Definitive Musicals List for her to see how many of those she had seen. Then I started reading off the ones I had seen since that post to see if she had seen those and I was amazed how many of those there were. I wonder if it's close to the original 50?! And I am thinking that it would be nice to have a second list with all of those seen subsequently on it, with links to the reviews. And hopefully whenever I see a new one I can add it on here too.
So here goes...
58. Rocky Horror Show - with attitude. Oxford New Theatre. June 2010
59. Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Oxford New Theatre. June 2010
60. Whistle Down the Wind. Malvern, July 2010
61. Don't Stop Believin'. Deby, October 2010
62. Hairspray. Oxford New Theatre, October 2010
63. Jesus Christ, Superstar. Oxford Playhouse, November 2010
64. The King and I. Leicester Curve, December 2010
65. Mamma Mia. London Prince Edward's Theatre? April 2011
66. Million Dollar Quartet. London, June 2011
67. Grease. Oxford New Theatre, July 2011
68. Jersey Boys. London Prince Edward Theatre, October 2011
69. Sister Act. New Theatre Oxford, October 2011
70. Our House. Harrogate. October 2011
71. 42nd Street. Curve Leicester, December 2011
72. Anything Goes. Oxford Playhouse, May 2012
73. Rent. Wantage, August 2012
74. Cabaret. London Savoy Theatre, October 2012
75. Radio Times. High Wycombe Swan, November 2012
76. Hello Dolly. Curve Leicester, December 2012
77. Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Oxford New Theatre, February 2013
78. Matilda. London Cambridge Theatre, March 2013
79. Billy Elliot. London Victoria Palace, April 2013
80. Starlight Express. Norwich, April 2013
81. Les Miserables. London Queens theatre, May 2013
Wow! Well that's up to date now. Pretty good. Looking forward to adding more as we go!
82. Once. London Phoenix Theatre. July 2013
83. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. London Theatre Royal Drury Lane, November 2013
84. Cats. Oxford New Theatre, December 2013
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Sunday 23 June 2013
Musical - Les Miserables
I wonder if this is the first time I have done a second post about going to see the same Musical? Exciting! This has been quite a big Les Miserables year. The film of the musical came out in January and we had an 11am (earliest we could get) trip to see it with the Rascals in Cambridge on the first Saturday it was out. We had such a good time, though I came out saying I still preferred the stage. But I was really impressed with how true it was to the stage show. And was absolutely astonished to hear they recorded the singing live on set while acting it - how amazing. We have since had many a Les Mis sing-along together. And we watched the 25th Anniversary DVD in two epic cry-fest installments together.
This was a birthday gift to D and we made the most of it with a day trip in London including picnic in Hyde Park, where we gave him the tickets - good surprise! We were all so excited anticipating it and it didn't disappoint. I, as the unmusical one, was super impressed with how the voices filled the theatre. We were up in the highest circle but still good.
Lots of fun times and we now have many a favourite Les Mis related youtube session!
Ockham's Razor - Not Until We Are Lost
Well this was a new experience in very many ways. Going to a theatre to see some modern dance/acrobatic/something-or-other and have a family member performing in it!
We really had no idea what we were going to see on 20th April, except that Lizzie had joined her friend in a choir who would be performing along with this production. Mum had been to see it in Malvern, but with a local choir, not Lizzie.
It was at a theatre in Finchley in some modern space and it was a promenade performance - there were no seats and you followed the action around the space. I still don't really know what it was but it was fascinating. There were 5 Ockhams who were all amazing gymnastic acrobats and they performed different routines/pieces/dances/? to the accompaniment of a harp and sometimes the choir's singing. Definitely impressive and pleased we went. Big thumbs up to Lizzie and B - super job!
We really had no idea what we were going to see on 20th April, except that Lizzie had joined her friend in a choir who would be performing along with this production. Mum had been to see it in Malvern, but with a local choir, not Lizzie.
It was at a theatre in Finchley in some modern space and it was a promenade performance - there were no seats and you followed the action around the space. I still don't really know what it was but it was fascinating. There were 5 Ockhams who were all amazing gymnastic acrobats and they performed different routines/pieces/dances/? to the accompaniment of a harp and sometimes the choir's singing. Definitely impressive and pleased we went. Big thumbs up to Lizzie and B - super job!
Musical - Starlight Express
Wow! It seems quite amazing to me that this is the first Starlight Express post on the blog. How can that be when it seems such a big part of my life. Well, there is a post involving Starlight Express documenting some of my early experiences, but this is the first post about a current trip to see it!
Katy (wowee, check out her blog - super impressed. I was there at it's conception and it has far exceeded my goings ons now. Definitely in awe) and I have a long-standing history of going to see the touring production of Starlight Express. She booked tickets for us to go see this one in Norwich on 13th April and great anticipation ensued with a slew of lyrics being texted back and forth in the week leading up to it. We listened to one ear piece apiece on the train on the way to Norwich and decided on our favourite lines we would be listening out (sadly her's was cruelly missed but 'you want to boil with the oil or lose with the fuse' was there!). We also debated how many times we had seen it - this blog appears to suggest this was our third - and generally had fun musicals chat including reference to this blog.
We did enjoy it, and enjoyed our time in Norwich too. We can't help but feel it's not as good as in London and it never will be, but I think with our expectations lowered we end up enjoying it still! There was a girl band number that I feel wouldn't look out of place on the X Factor that the carriages sing, but I think that was the bit that annoyed me most!
Thank you Starlight - we love you!
Katy (wowee, check out her blog - super impressed. I was there at it's conception and it has far exceeded my goings ons now. Definitely in awe) and I have a long-standing history of going to see the touring production of Starlight Express. She booked tickets for us to go see this one in Norwich on 13th April and great anticipation ensued with a slew of lyrics being texted back and forth in the week leading up to it. We listened to one ear piece apiece on the train on the way to Norwich and decided on our favourite lines we would be listening out (sadly her's was cruelly missed but 'you want to boil with the oil or lose with the fuse' was there!). We also debated how many times we had seen it - this blog appears to suggest this was our third - and generally had fun musicals chat including reference to this blog.We did enjoy it, and enjoyed our time in Norwich too. We can't help but feel it's not as good as in London and it never will be, but I think with our expectations lowered we end up enjoying it still! There was a girl band number that I feel wouldn't look out of place on the X Factor that the carriages sing, but I think that was the bit that annoyed me most!Thank you Starlight - we love you!
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