Allegiance - London premiere in 2023

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 9/6/22 at 5:35am

George Takei will make his London theatre debut in early 2023, it has been revealed.

Tara Overfield Wilkinson directs what is billed as a more "intimate" version of the show, with Takei set to be joined by Telly Leung

https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/george-takei-allegiance-musical-debut_57295.html

[¿Macavity?]

Posted: 9/6/22 at 6:02am

I saw Pippin at Charing Cross, and it is quite intimate. Never saw Allegiance, but the cast recording left me underwhelmed. Might check this out though if I can make it into London during its run.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/6/22 at 9:16am

This is a nice surprise. Picked up a ticket for March and looking forward to seeing it in such a small space. 

[ggersten]

Posted: 9/6/22 at 11:30am

We saw Titanic at Charring Cross - and it fit well in that space. But, that was mostly a unitary set. I can't recall how Allegiance is staged - but it does have multiple locales for scenes.  So, it could be staged well. I'm sure Takei will see that it is staged well. 

Hold on: looked at the booking information. For this production, the stage is in the middle of the theatre?  So much for a set and projections.... Will be ..... interesting. 

 

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Updated On: 9/6/22 at 11:30 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/6/22 at 1:03pm

Is this the same theater/space that did Sunset Blvd with just a carpet, basically? 

[Theatre Fan3]

Posted: 9/7/22 at 12:05pm

This is exciting news as we will be back in London next March.  The only thing that could make this even more exciting is if Lea Salonga would be reprising her role but I'm afraid that's too much to hope for as she would certainly have been announced in this initial press release.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/7/22 at 1:06pm

I don’t think there’s a chance Lea would do this. The theatre is tiny and tickets are very (relatively) inexpensive so Takei already must be taking VERY little money for this, I can’t imagine they can do that with another huge name.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 9/7/22 at 6:27pm

I really hope they rework the book and part of the score to make it a little less melodramatic and more emotionally raw and nuanced when it is called for. I bawled a lot during my four visits to the show, but half of the time it was due to the subject matter and circumstances the characters found themselves in, not particularly because of the strength of the writing.

[binau]

Posted: 9/8/22 at 3:25pm

Serious question did he write or produce it or something on Broadway? Why is it his?

"

Legendary TV and film star

GEORGE TAKEI

Will make his London stage debut

in the UK Premiere of his Broadway Musical

George Takei's Allegiance"

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 9/8/22 at 3:35pm

binau said: "Serious question did he write or produce it or something on Broadway? Why is it his?

"

Legendary TV and film star

GEORGE TAKEI

Will make his London stage debut

in the UK Premiere of his Broadway Musical

George Takei'sAllegiance""

The show wouldn’t have existed without him. There are a lot of reports and interviews about where its concept came from if you don’t mind Googling.

[lilpunkin]

Posted: 9/8/22 at 5:33pm

The director has a terrible reputation in the UK and was at the centre of a racism scandal. I’m not at all confident in her ability to handle a play about the minority experience.