Pippin
From: Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
To: Saturday, 25 February 2012
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Synopsis
In this coming-of-age story, Pippin, heir to the throne of Charlemagne, ventures on a quest of self-discovery, but in doing so our hero must face the uncertain worlds of warfare, love, politics and religion.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (composer of Wicked and Godspell ) and book by Roger O. Hirson, The Menier Chocolate Factory's new version has been completely re-conceived, directed and choreographed, incorporating Bob Fosse's original Tony Award-winning routines, by Mitch Sebastian.
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Andrew Girvan - 8 December 2011
Pippin, the tale of the son of ninth century Emperor Charlemagne, catapulted into the 1970s by Stephen Schwartz's Broadway musical, is again dragged forwards into the modern computer age with Mitch Sebastian's "high concept" Menier Chocolate Factory revival.
The audience steps into another world the second it passes the auditorium's metal sliding door, to the poster-clad bedroom of young Pippin, Harry Hepple, installed behind a computer screen from the off.
Into the theatre itself - rotated off centre so the grey back walls of the stage are a long, projection-ready L shape - we enter Timothy Bird's elaborately constructed computer game, an entirely engineered reality of "conceptual design".
In the title role Hepple sings Pippin with a pure, lyrical and fluid voice. His "Corner of the Sky", is the piece's redeeming feature, thread through the musical, his voice fits the part beautifully. Appearing alongside him, Matt Rawle as...
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Joshua Bird - 3 February 2012:
Well I didnt know what to expect i knew a few of the songs new a lot about the original choreography and generally enjoy menier productions so thought it would be worth seeing. I was blown away everything about thsi production is good i genuinely think the way in which they tell the story (how they have modernised it) really appealed to me and made the story actually have more meaning as someone who enjoys both theatre and computer games it really brought two things i enjoy and have good knowledge of together. all of the cast are very good in their roles and the dancers are true performers they really understand the performance element I really enjoyed the new orchestrations for a lot of the songs i thought corner of the sky actually had more growth in it now i also really enjoyed glory and of course the strong and bold opening which is rather different to the original in style. for me however as so many seem to agree the best moment is berthe's song such a brilliant song a nd brilliantly played by louise gold . I would thoroughly reccomend this show to anybody and infact am planning a few returns before its run finishes ...
Cast
Harry Hepple (Pippin)
Ian Kelsey (Charlemagne)
Matt Rawle (Leading Player)
Frances Ruffelle (Fastrada)
Carly Bawden (Catherine)
Stuart Neal (Theo)
David Page (Lewis)
Louise Gold (Berthe until Jan12 8)
Caroline Quentin (Berthe Jan12 10-22)
Gay Soper (Berth Jan 24-29)
Josie Lawrence (Berthe Feb 7-12)
Louise Gold (Berthe Jan 30-Feb 5/Feb 14-25)
Ben Bunce
Bob Harms
Holly James
Anabel Kutay
David McMullan
Kate Tydman
Caroline Quentin (Berthe - for a limited period from Jan12 9
Gay Soper (Berthe (Jan12 24-29)
Creative
Stephen Schwartz (Music)
Stephen Schwartz (Lyrics)
Roger O Hirson (Book)
Menier Chocolate Factory (Producer)
Mitch Sebastian (Director)
Timothy Bird (Design)
Ken Billington (Lighting)
Mitch Sebastian (Choreographer)
Gareth Owen (Sound)
Simon Lee (orchestration/musical supervisor) (Music)
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