A Little Night Music
From: Saturday, 28th March 2009
To: Saturday, 25 July 2009
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Synopsis
Based on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night, A Little Night Music is set in turn-of-the-century Sweden where affairs of the heart are uppermost in everyone's thoughts. Elegant and stylish show featuring bittersweet songs including The Miller's Son and the classic Send in the Clowns.
Our Review:
8 April 2009
Trevor Nunn’s superb Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s magical musical A Little Night Music transfers perfectly to the West End’s intimate Garrick Theatre. The cast is virtually the same, the valet’s extraneous song has been wisely cut, the acting generally sharpened.
I have one serious complaint. The microphoning levels are too high, too metallic. After the interval the levels levelled out a bit, but too much damage is inflicted on the limpid, deliquescent music and on Jason Carr’s brilliant orchestrations for a small band of musicians who quite rightly joined the cast on stage for a first night bow.
Why do we have to have any microphoning at all, frankly? Can’t these people sing and speak in a small theatre? We can certainly hear them, I suppose, and hardly a syllable of the exquisite score is swallowed. “Every Day a Little Death” may be taken slower than warranted, but the bonding in marital misery relation...
Latest User Review
Emma - 29 July 2009:
Never have I seen such perfection in a theatre! Perfect casting, wonderful lyrics and a simple but beautiful set. Hannah Waddingham stands way above the other performers (not just in height!), her acting is just sensational, so emotional but very funny when the part requires. Someone has said that she has a personality that could fill the O2 and I couldn't put it better myself. Having met her after the show I can confirm that she is every bit as wonderful as we would all hope! ...
Cast
Hannah Waddingham (Desiree)
Marureen Lipman (Madame Armfeldt)
Alexander Hanson (Fredrik)
Kelly Price (Countess Charlotte Malcolm)
Jessie Buckley (Anne Egerman)
John Addison (Mr Erlanson)
Laura Armstrong (Mrs Anderssen)
Lynden Edwards (Mr Lindquist)
Kaisa Hammarlund (Petra)
Alistair Robins (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm)
Nicola Sloane (Mrs Segstrom)
Gabriel Vick (Henrik Egerman)
Holly Hallam (Fredrika Armfeldt - some dates)
Grace Link (Fredrika Armfeldt - some dates)
Sian Howard-Jones
Ben Fleetwood Smyth
Creative
Stephen Sondheim (Music)
Stephen Sondheim (Lyrics)
Hugh Wheeler (Book)
David Babani (for Chocolate Factory Productions) (Producer)
Andrew Fell (Nimax Theatres) (Producer)
Nica Burns (Nimax Theatres) (Producer)
Max Weitzenhoffer (Nimax Theatres) (Producer)
Trevor Nunn (Director)
David Farley (Design)
Hartley T A Kemp (Lighting)
Lynne Page (Choreographer)
Caroline Humphris (musical supervision) (Music)
Jason Carr (orchestrations) (Music)
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