Reviews by KarenI got an on the day £25 “Rush ticket” from TodayTix. The face value of the seat seemed to be about £95, so I got good value.
There were underestimated on for Mrs Higgins and Freddy (the latter making his debut – he was very good).
The sound was a bit odd right at the stat with some echoing but that only lasted a couple of minutes.
Overall it was a good production of the classic musical.
8/10
I had seen the movie but never the stage version of this musical about (alleged) murderesses in 1920s Chicago.
I got an on the day late reduced price online ticket for the opening night. I paid £20 for a stalls seat that was originally £30 and had a good view for nearly everything -a couple of points I had to slouch down to see what was happening up ladders, but most of the time it was great.
The staging had the orchestra and conductelor on-stage throughout and they participated and seemed to have a lot of fun as did the audience. There was a tiny bit of disruption somewhere on the stalls near the end and the performers didn’t always wait for the whoops and cheers to end, so sometime their lines were drowned out. There also seemed to be a couple of near small slips on foil confetti during the finale which helped add to the live element.
9/10
This play was brilliant. Thanks to a £15 on the day Rush Ticket from TodayTix I had row B io n the stalls. It was the front row and although the stage was very high cutting off the lower legs or feet of the performers a lot of the time, it isn’t a musical or dance show so that didn’t really matter.
Although it is a play with a serious message there were moments of humour in this story about 3 children trying to undersrand racial injustice in the deep south of America in the 839s and in particular a court case where the father of 2 of the children is defending a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman.
It does have quite a lot of time jumps back and forward which are dealt with well (but that is from someone familiar with the novel and movie) as are the changes to the simple scenery and props.
10/10
I got one of the cheap on the day £29.50 “Daily Dozen” tickets. The seat was just under half the face value in the circle and had a good view of the stage.
I saw this once before on about 2010 from the front row of the stalls thanks to their infamous pre-pandemic day seat offer. The circle is a lot closer to the foyer, an exit to the street and it was good to get a different view.
The 2 leads both had under studies on Lisa- Anne Wood as Glinda and Amy Webb as Elphaba and it was nice that inserts about each performer had been slotted into the programmes.
The show was good but when the “Wizard” talked through the machine it was a bit muffled at times.
There was announcement in the auditorium just before the show started and again at the interval asking people to wear face coverings to protect those around them, but disappointingly the majority seemed to only care about themselves and didn’t bother to put them on. There was also a LOT of members of the audience leaving their seats during the show – some left multiple times.
8/10
I paid £13 for stalls seats 3 rows from the back which had an acceptable view, but as there were a high number of empty seats I moved to an even better seat.
The story and character development felt a bit disjointed but was an amusing couple of hours about women who end up lost on an outward bound event from work.
7/10
I got an on the day Rush Ticket from TodayTix for £25 and the view was great.
The show does include absence and offensive language and pokes fun at religions (not just Mormonism, Judaism and Christianity get it too) and race, but in a silly and hilarious way.
Unfortunate mask wearing was very low (nearly double figures) despite the official guidance remaining to wear them in enclosed crowded spaces- and it looked like it was a full house.
9/10
I don’t normally see straight plays – I normally prefer comedies, musicals or who done its. However, with £20 seats, I thought I’d give this a go – although this did have some amusing moments and music.
The seat was at the back of the circle but was a better view than more expensive seats in Theateland.
It was an interesting play about post war migration from Jamaica to the UK, and how the differing attitudes of the British affected them.
8/10
I got a ticket from the Offical London Theatre Show Time Sale. It was a great seat in the stalls where you see more action than higher levels as they make use of the aisles a few times.
This is a musical adaptation of the Roald Dahl book about a girl who makes bet life better by reading, being proactive, fighting for justice – and sometimes being a little bit naughty.
There was a low level of mask wearing, but no obvious reminders to people. There were quite a lot of school children and families, but big kids are just as welcome too. If you get there early or stay in your seat you can try to spot words smo get the letters around the stage.
Overall it is a feel good fun comedy musical with some silliness in it.
10/10
I got a reduced price ticket through the London Theatre Week sale on the Todaytix app. I paid £25 for a seat in the circle that has a face value of £65 (minus booking fees) – although they seem to offer “dynamic pricing” at times so unsold seats are cheaper close to the performance.
It was a good central view, and the seats were well tiered – with very high backs. This theatre also has a rare theatre feature of an escalator from the doors to the main foyer.
This musical is a retelling of the classic take with a story by Emerald Fennel with music and lyrics from Andrew Lloyd Webber.
I went with low expectations after checking out the reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was amusing, and I liked the songs. The FAQ on the website warns that there is some swearing and “adult themes” but from.what I overheard at the interval some families with small children obviously missed that.
However, when it “goes in the round”, the centre sears if the circle become partly obscured views which was disappointing and the mask wearing advice was only a notice on the doors which the vast majority ignored – possibly as low as 5% of considerate mask wearing. It also took a very long time to get out of the theatre due to blockages of people from the other levels on the stairs.
7/10
This is an anglicised play adaption of the US movie Clue, which was based on the US Board game Clue – which was an American version of the original British murder mystery board game Cluedo. If you think that’s confusion gbthats nothing compared to the solution (or should that be solutions) to the mystery in the play.
There is quite a bit from the movie, but the location has moved to the UK and involves people linked to Westminster rather than Washington DC. There are also limitations with the stage – but done ingenious scenery allows you to see the various rooms involved.
It is funny and silly with some good laughs – some from the movie and some new ones from the new anglicised ones. The theatre was quite big and possibly less than half full, which was a shame, particularly as the lowest 2 prices were under £20 and had good views. There were no reminders about the advice to we’re masks, and only a few were wearing them, but quite a few in the audience decided to move to empty seats to have more space.
8/10
