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It’s not just the Palace that is all wrong for this – it’s the West End full stop. The Commitments is a half-remembered film from 20 years ago, and reviving it because of its ‘jukebox’ element smacks of creative bankruptcy. I can see a few hen parties going to bellow along to ‘Mustang Sally’ if this were at the Princess in Torquay, but will they trek into London and pay £60 for it – particularly if there are no big names in the cast? I don’t imagine it having much appeal to foreign tourists either, and many musicals live or die on their patronage.
I would urge the producers to think again before putting money into this.
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In Topic: The Commitments (West End)
12 April 2013 - 03:38 PM
In Topic: The Winslow Boy
25 March 2013 - 05:16 PM
I saw this at the weekend and found it rather staid and protracted. Compared to the masterly economy of The Browning Version (about 75 minutes straight through), this runs for two and three quarter hours and it certainly feels like there's some slack in it.
A more adventurous production would have cut it by half an hour, but it has the reverence of Lindsay Posner’s last West End outing (Uncle Vanya). To me he’s become the Ron Howard of theatre directing – a safe pair of hands rather than an artist with real vision.
A more adventurous production would have cut it by half an hour, but it has the reverence of Lindsay Posner’s last West End outing (Uncle Vanya). To me he’s become the Ron Howard of theatre directing – a safe pair of hands rather than an artist with real vision.
In Topic: Major New National Theatre Co-Production?
21 March 2013 - 10:32 AM
It will take place in 'a large disused indoor space in Zone One'. The London Palladium? It fits the bill nicely, if those rumours about A Chorus Line are to be believed.
In Topic: Great Expectations
20 March 2013 - 01:56 PM
So this is now closing at Easter. I suspect that ticket sales have been closely correlated with the level of discussion here. Nobody was remotely interested in a touring show with no star names coming off the back of umpteen TV and film adaptations.
The producers blame 'the financial climate'. If things are so bad for West End plays, how come Peter & Alice has sold out its whole run at full price before press night? I don't see The Audience, Quartermaine's Terms, Old Times, etc, closing early, with some 'premium' seats nearing £100. Put on an interesting show with A-list names and people seem as willing as ever to pay West End prices.
The producers blame 'the financial climate'. If things are so bad for West End plays, how come Peter & Alice has sold out its whole run at full price before press night? I don't see The Audience, Quartermaine's Terms, Old Times, etc, closing early, with some 'premium' seats nearing £100. Put on an interesting show with A-list names and people seem as willing as ever to pay West End prices.
In Topic: The Audience, I Just Booked
11 March 2013 - 01:13 PM
Charles Spencer gave it 5* in the Daily.
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