Afternoon! I've been thinking for several months now that doing a series like this would be lots of fun but never quite got round to it. A lot of people tell me they like my blog because it's so chatty, which made me think it would be a lot of fun to do a more casual and talkative favourites series that I update every month to give those of you reading a little bit more of a taste of my interests both as a theatre-goer and as a performer!
MUSICAL: AMERICAN IDIOT If you follow me on twitter (which you should, by the way, @landofgrace_, hit me up ) then I don't doubt for a second that you know full well how much I loved this show. I did post a full review which you can find HERE if you're interested, but in short I just love a cliché rock jukebox musical and exciting design. Here's to hoping this show does get some more dates and I can head back because I think this show is in my top 5 now! CAST RECORDING: WE WILL ROCK YOU I am so ready for the tour of this show! At this point I'm literally not convinced that I can wait much longer for it - I've seen this show 10 times already and can't wait to see it a few too many more. It was my first ever show and as much as it maybe isn't actually the best cast recording ever, it gives me major feels and takes me back to my childhood! SET DESIGN: HOME I'M DARLING Now let me put it out there already: I haven't actually seen this show, nor am I likely to be able to. Trains are, as you can imagine, super expensive unless I buy them in advance and it just isn't too convenient for me unfortunately (so let me know your thoughts on the show if you have seen it!) but oh my GOODNESS! Just from the photos that I've seen on Twitter I am genuinely obsessed with the set for this show and having MAJOR fomo. CHOREOGRAPHY: AMERICAN IDIOT UK TOUR Straight back to the favourite. The choreography itself for this show is genuinely marvellous and it's just one of those shows that looks super fun to be a part of - I can feel a bit of a dream show coming on! It's truly incredible to actually watch how they convey a vast majority of the storyline through dance and the ensemble are absolutely fantastic with insanely high energy. It's hard to explain this, but I just love it, okay?! LOOKING FORWARDS TO: PRISCILLA TOUR This is arguably not a favourite, but at the same time it is? I finally got round to booking a date for the tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and I am BEYOND excited! I've never actually been able to see the stage show before because it's never been near when I've been free and finally I'll be seeing it near the start of the tour! Not only does it involve some of my favourite actors from other shows, but it also has some new faces that I can't wait to see perform. When one of the songs came on Encore the other day I nearly jumped out of my skin with excitement! PERFORMANCE: THE PHANTOMS, ROCKY HORROR Technically, I actually saw this in February but it was right at the end of the month and I'm still thinking about how brilliant they were. There wasn't a favourites post in February anyway, let me have this! The phantoms I actually saw were Maddie Coehlo, Reece Buden, Shelby Farmer and Jake Small and they absolutely blew me away with the dynamics they used and how well they conveyed everything that Rocky Horror is about. As your resident choreography geek, I think that the way they each individually interpreted the choreography was fantastic and they just made my month that little bit brighter BLOGGER: KT! This months marks the start of one of my wonderful friends, KT joining me over here and consequently we've also gone and changed the name! I thought perhaps I should explain that one a little, given that it's been just little old me sitting here and rambling about the same old shows in the same old theatres for way over a year now. KT is based in Brighton meaning this blog is now covering more areas and I'm so excited to not work alone anymore! If you haven't already, you can take a peek at her March Favourites by clicking HERE! VENUE: SHEFFIELD THEATRES Typically, at the end of each review I write, I include a little note on accessibility, especially regarding any strobe lights used within a show as I have some friends who don't actually KNOW whether they can see a show because of the fact the shows website will say absolutely nothing in regards to it. Sheffield Theatres are absolutely MAGIC for accessible viewings - they do regular dementia friendly viewings, relaxed viewings, captioned viewing and do anything they can to accommodate to somebody who may want to see the show. As well as this, the whole area is beyond lovely - the Cafe in the Crucible is such a nice little spot where we've found ourselves a few times this month pre-show for a bite to eat and a drink and Sheffield Theatres as a whole have such a welcoming vibe with lovely staff and customers alike! All my love (Six reference or just me being a sweetheart? The world will never know!), GRACE x
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8/4/2019 22:05:08
I don't doubt that you'd love American Idiot!! It's just so fun - and definitely important for theatre to be for everyone. So glad that we're getting to a point now of both theatres and venues working to make theatre more accessible!
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