Looking back and those reviews!
December 31, 2008
As 2008 draws to a close its good to look back at the memories we have from the theatres around the region over the past 12 months.
The first production that springs to mind is Geoff Dead : Disco for Sale, which opened at the Live Theatre, Newcastle. This is one of those rare events when you knew you were not watching a run of the mill performance. Within seconds you realised you were part of an event, something special, everything was clicking in to place and the audience and the actors were all part of the experience.
Infact the last time I felt this way in a theatre was during one of the final preview performances for Guys and Dolls starring Ewan McGregor in London (it was a treat for my birtday, not work). Again everything gelled and at the curtain call the entire audience rose, as one, to applaud and cheer, not the usual smattering of fans standing so the people behind have to stand to see, which slowly results in a standing ovation. Read more
Caveman arrives in May
December 26, 2008
The wildly popular comedy Defending the Caveman starring Mark Little was written by Rob Becker over a 3-year period during which he made an informal study of anthropology, prehistory, psychology, sociology and mythology. Defending The Caveman has since become a peacemaker in the ongoing misunderstandings between men and women!! Catch it at The Journal Tyne Theatre from the 7th May 2009!
Face Painting at the Panto
December 26, 2008
In the foyer of the Theatre Royal , Newcastle, prior to the the performances of Robinson Crusoe and the Carribean Pirates during the school holidays is a face painter. This allows those young (and old) who want to enter in to the spirit of the show even more to do so. Fun For Faces has their stand situated adjacent to the food stall at the botton of the main staircase, just turn left as you enter through the main doors.
Blood Brothers adds extra performance
December 26, 2008
The hit musical Blood Brothers starts 2009 off at the Theatre Royal once the pantomime has finished and demand is so great that an extra matinee has been added on January 28th at 2 p.m.
Telling the story of the Johnson twins this show delivers a riveting trip to the Theatre. From the start you are hooked on the story of the twins who are seperated just after birth until one day they meet again and you know disaster is on the cards.
The songs include “Tell Me Its Not True” and rarely does the show fail to have a standing ovation. Usually the lead actress even dissolves in to tears during the heart wrenching final number of the show such is the power of the Willy Russell piece .
If you have never seen this show do not miss it, if you have you will proabably already booked to see it again.
It’s not just all pantos at Christmas!
December 17, 2008
Well the pantos are up and running and we have covered quite a few this year, but thats not all we have been doing.
We set off very early on Friday December 5th to travel from Newcastle to London to join over 600 guests who descended on the London Hippodrome, home of La Clique, in the heart of the West End for the star-studded launch of the ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards.
We assisted with the sponsorship table and chatted with many of the celebrity guests, before returning North later the same day.
The following week we travelled back to London to attend this year’s Royal Variety Performance, which is on TV tonight (Dec 17th) at 7.30. Back at the Palladium for the first time in several years, the show was performed unusually on a Thursday (the first time in the 21 shows that I have attended where the show has not been on a Monday). Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were there to see the host of stars, which included Cliff with the Shadows together for the first time in twenty years as well as the likes of Duffy and John Barrowman along with the casts of Zorro and The Lion King. Josh Groban with the choir Only Men Aloud, Kerry Ellis and Take That were the real stars on the night. Hit comedy wise was comic Rhod Gilbert who not only had the audience in stitches but the Royal Box was rocking with laughter. Technical problems stopped the show on numerous occasions but by the time the edited version hits the TV I am sure it will be one of the best shows for many a year.
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