Bad Hair Day!

I managed to get 2 friends of mine house seats for tonight's performance of 'Hairspray' and I cant tell you how excited these two guys were standing outside the Shaftesbury Theatre at 7pm!!! They have wanted to see the show for months and have travelled 2 hrs out of London to see it.

I have just met them at the interval and boy! -I couldn't believe the faces as they walked towards me! They said it was a dreadful performance with the cast seemingly just walking thru it, sound problems with static continuously from the speakers and very noisy scene changes- the whole picture I got was that the show was just being walked thru by one and all! One wanted to leave but after some persuading they both have now gone back for act 2!
I'm a little shocked- these guys are full time theatre goers and know what they are talking about seeing many shows a year.
Its been 7 months since I last saw it and there are very few reports on here about posters seeing the show.
It will be an interesting dissection over dinner later!!!

Updated On: 10/17/08 at 04:40 PM

I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it was full of energy. As far as I could tell there were no problems with sound etc.

I've got my second trip on Tuesday so will fill you in (again, take that how you will).

Sure. I might even have to spike it. Believe me, I'd be doing you a favour.

Ooh, I'll have the same. Let's push the boat out. Or in, as the case may be.

JA's

Oooooops!

Even the posters on the wall look like left-over stock that they wouldn't put up at the New York branch.

Still, they probably taste better than the food.

I saw it last Saturday (again) and the show was still great!

I'll have to go again 'cos I want to see Liz Robertson as Velma.

"whos the hot guy?"

Me.

It's from a good source of cool avatars and I'm not disclosing, as it will keep me in supply for the next few months!

Sorry Sam - you're just going to have to keep panting.

lovepigeon - "not-particularly-busy Tuesday", does this mean the show isn't selling well?

scripps2 - Liz Robertson as Velma? You are joking right?

Alterego: It's not selling badly, just not as well as when it first started and it's hit just about average I think. It's doing quite well from its discounts midweek so people obviously still want to see it and it went down just as well as it did when it started. I reckon it'll slow down considerably once Michael Ball goes but right now it's easily one of the best things in the West End.