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Last night, I went to see this in the west end. It was absolutely hilarious. There was a fair amount of shock factor, nothing gross, just the things they said, if you've ever seen any South Park before then you'll be used to it.
I would absolutely recommend everyone to go and see it, there is a reason it is sold out months in advance. I would however never make the same recommendation to my parents as they wouldn't understand the humour at all.
I would absolutely recommend everyone to go and see it, there is a reason it is sold out months in advance. I would however never make the same recommendation to my parents as they wouldn't understand the humour at all.
I was due to go and see this with some friends on 20 July...but managed to book a holiday forgetting about it and have had to give my ticket to a friend....
An expensive (£75) lack of memory! (hopefully he'll give me some of it back though!)
Am absolutely gutted as I was well looking forward to seeing it!
An expensive (£75) lack of memory! (hopefully he'll give me some of it back though!)
Am absolutely gutted as I was well looking forward to seeing it!
2.5pi said:
Saw it a few months back, I f
king hate musicals but this was funny Saying you hate musicals is saying you hate film, or theatre, or ballet, or TV, or films.
It's just another form of presenting a story.
What people tend to hate is the assumption that musicals are sugary, false and insincere. Of course, some are - as is the case with other performance art forms.
But some musicals can be funny, deep, thought provoking etc.
Eric Mc said:
2.5pi said:
Saw it a few months back, I fking hate musicals but this was funny Saying you hate musicals is saying you hate film, or theatre, or ballet, or TV, or films.
It's just another form of presenting a story.
What people tend to hate is the assumption that musicals are sugary, false and insincere. Of course, some are - as is the case with other performance art forms.
But some musicals can be funny, deep, thought provoking etc.
If you've got an Amex you can jump the queue slightly, will see if I can dig out the link but they've obviously partnered up at some point and have a hold of a few tickets.
When I originally booked it would have been 5 or 6 months to get a pair of cheap seats on a weekend, using the Amex it came down to around 3 months.
Also got to say certainly wasn't short changed being that high up. It's a small enough venue that we still had a great view and much better value at £40 per person!
When I originally booked it would have been 5 or 6 months to get a pair of cheap seats on a weekend, using the Amex it came down to around 3 months.
Also got to say certainly wasn't short changed being that high up. It's a small enough venue that we still had a great view and much better value at £40 per person!
GuyWMD said:
If you've got an Amex you can jump the queue slightly, will see if I can dig out the link but they've obviously partnered up at some point and have a hold of a few tickets.
When I originally booked it would have been 5 or 6 months to get a pair of cheap seats on a weekend, using the Amex it came down to around 3 months.
Also got to say certainly wasn't short changed being that high up. It's a small enough venue that we still had a great view and much better value at £40 per person!
Cheers, so in London, doesn't really matter on the cheaper seats as for view? When I originally booked it would have been 5 or 6 months to get a pair of cheap seats on a weekend, using the Amex it came down to around 3 months.
Also got to say certainly wasn't short changed being that high up. It's a small enough venue that we still had a great view and much better value at £40 per person!
2.5pi said:
Eric Mc said:
2.5pi said:
Saw it a few months back, I fking hate musicals but this was funny Saying you hate musicals is saying you hate film, or theatre, or ballet, or TV, or films.
It's just another form of presenting a story.
What people tend to hate is the assumption that musicals are sugary, false and insincere. Of course, some are - as is the case with other performance art forms.
But some musicals can be funny, deep, thought provoking etc.
If you want to get away from frothy, lightweight subject matter I would recommend -
Fiddler on the Roof - the pogroms of Czarist Russia in the early 20th century
Cabaret - the rise of the Nazis in the late 1920s and its impact on the bohemian culture of Berlin at that time
South Pacific - the war in the Pacific and the nature of racial attitudes at that time
My Fair Lady - George Bernard Shaw's acerbic comment on the nature of English Edwardian society and the power of language and accent
All of the above shows are available to amateur groups so you can get to see them at prices way below what you would pay in the West End. And don't be put off by the word "amateur". Some society's operate to very high standard. I've seen (and been involved in) amateur productions that are every bit as good - if not better - than some professional shows I have seen.
Here's the website of the group I'm involved in -
http://www.cfaos.co.uk/
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