I'm going to see Avenue Q tonight which I am really excited about. I've heard nothing but great things about it, although it's not one for kids or your parents.
I've also seen (when I was younger)...
Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat (With Philip Schofield)
Starlight Express (before the rubbish health and safety barriers were put up)
Grease
and some others which I will add to as I remember them.
Not much. Art. Buddy. A Midsummer Nights Dream. Really enjoyed all three though, and I'd like to go again. Buddy, about Buddy Holly, especially was fantastic.
Funnily enough, I went to the Theatre last night to see The Pitmen Painters at The National. Thoroughly enjoyed it too, even if it did run out of story about 20 minutes from the end.
I used to have a friend that worked in the wig department of Starlight Express. She told me the actors would have not one but three understudies in case of accidents.
Seen quite a bit of stuff since moving down to the big smoke. Best thing I remember seeing was The Producers for my birthday about three years back. It was great!
Other stuff I saw:
Wicked -- excellent.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Christian Slater *is* a younger Jack Nicholson.
Chicago (twice) -- the first time solely, and I mean solely to see The Hoff. He was immense and we were on the top tier, populated entirely by Hoff fans -- awesome.
When Harry Met Sally -- with Alison Hannigan and Luke Perry. Very good.
Dirty Dancing -- much better than I thought it would be.
Joseph -- cos my girlfriend and Mum wanted to see Lee Mead. Not impressed myself, it's very 'kiddy'.
Phantom Of The Opera -- excellent. Though we were well impressed that the only two empty seats were in front of us as the performance started but, five minutes in, we heard the ''scuse me, sorry's, we saw two women with the most ridiculously-large, cloud-shaped hairdos coming our way.
We Will Rock You -- not brilliant.
The Graduate -- Kathleen Turner! I saw Kathleen Turner! It was ace!
Probably some others too.
Quote: swerytd @ February 11 2009, 10:17 AM GMTSeen quite a bit of stuff since moving down to the big smoke. Best thing I remember seeing was The Producers for my birthday about three years back. It was great!
Other stuff I saw:
Wicked -- excellent.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Christian Slater *is* a younger Jack Nicholson.
Chicago (twice) -- the first time solely, and I mean solely to see The Hoff. He was immense and we were on the top tier, populated entirely by Hoff fans -- awesome.
When Harry Met Sally -- with Alison Hannigan and Luke Perry. Very good.
Dirty Dancing -- much better than I thought it would be.
Joseph -- cos my girlfriend and Mum wanted to see Lee Mead. Not impressed myself, it's very 'kiddy'.
Phantom Of The Opera -- excellent. Though we were well impressed that the only two empty seats were in front of us as the performance started but, five minutes in, we heard the ''scuse me, sorry's, we saw two women with the most ridiculously-large, cloud-shaped hairdos coming our way.
We Will Rock You -- not brilliant.
The Graduate -- Kathleen Turner! I saw Kathleen Turner! It was ace!Probably some others too.
Never had you down as a musical fan Dan 
I haven't been to the grown-up theatre for ages, aprt from comedy shows. I've seen Hysteria (good)
Arcadia (okay)
Hamlet (with Kenneth Branagh. Good)
A provincial version of A Taste of Honey (bad)
ditto To Kill a Mocking Bird (rubbish)
RSC The Merchant of Venice (good)
RSC Midsummer Night's Dream (good)
Othello with an all ethnic cast (interesting. Denzil from Fools and Horses played Iago)
The Duchess of Malfi (lots of nudity and gore therefore good).
At the Polka children's theatre I've seen;
Our House
Flat Stanley
Clown
Charlie & Lola
and all were very good.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ February 11 2009, 10:36 AM GMTNever had you down as a musical fan Dan
For a lot of them, I was 'Plus One' (though I usually bought the tickets for Christmas/birthday).
Or are you trying to imply I'm a raving homosexualist? 
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ February 11 2009, 10:36 AM GMTClown
Seriously? At the Kid's Theatre? That sounds like the scariest show ever.
Dan
Quote: swerytd @ February 11 2009, 10:42 AM GMTOr are you trying to imply I'm a raving homosexualist?
I was implying the opposite!
Quote: swerytd @ February 11 2009, 10:42 AM GMTSeriously? At the Kid's Theatre? That sounds like the scariest show ever.
Dan
It was an adaptation of the Quentin Blake picture book. It had no dialogue and was pretty mental, but not scary. The clown was a bit like Leo Sayer, so maybe in that respect it was scary.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ February 11 2009, 10:49 AM GMTI was implying the opposite!
Not-raving?
Dan
I started typing a list but it about three pages long and I haven't finished - do you really want to know? 
I saw Spamalot a couple of months back.
Besides Phantom of the Oprah it was the only musical I ever saw that I liked.
I also saw recently a WW2 take on Macbeth. It was awesome!!!
Various things but the best was Shockheaded Peter with the Tiger Lillies.
Last thing I saw at the theatre was a triple bill of absurdist drama by NF Simpson and Michael Frayn at the Donmar in 2007. That was good.
Otherwise, I tend to steer well clear of theatre. That's probably an effect of overdosing during three years at drama school, I think.
Avenue Q are brilliant. Like a porno Sesame Street
I've seen so many amateur productions it makes my brain bleed but pro shows include Little Shop Of Horrors, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hairspray, Billy Elliot, Lion King...all the usual suspects
Quote: swerytd @ February 11 2009, 10:42 AM GMTSeriously? At the Kid's Theatre? That sounds like the scariest show ever.
Oh not another warped person!
Last time I went to the theatre was to see Avenue Q, last weekend.
Have seen far far too much to remember, let alone list.
Quote: Aaron @ February 11 2009, 1:30 PM GMTOh not another warped person!
Last time I went to the theatre was to see Avenue Q, last weekend.
What do you think?