Flash-in-the-pan

West-End musical Flashdance currently playing at the Shaftesbury theatre has posted early closing notices for the 15th January.

The hit '80's show opened in London in October after a pre West-End UK tour.

(Source: WOS)

Updated On: 11/22/10 at 01:13 PM

i knew it wouldnt last! it really wasnt that great i saw it at the mayflower and hated every second!

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Calm down dear!
lol

It wasn't awful. nor was it brilliant but yes it was enjoyable.

Nov 22nd 2010.

'Flashdance -The Musical', has posted closing notices for 16th Jan 2011, after a run of only 4 months.

The show opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre 14th Oct 2010, following previews from 24th Sep 2010 to moderate notices from the popular press:
'Clumsy' -Daily Telegraph.
'Brims with physical energy' - The Guardian.
'Lacks a real imaginative freshness' -London Evening Standard.

'Flashdance -The Musical' is directed by Nikolai Foster.
Choreography by Arlene Phillips.
The cast includes Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Alex and Matt Willis as Nick.

Music & lyrics by Robbie Roth.
Book by Tom Hedley.
Book & Lyrics by Robert Cary.
Based on the Paramount Pictures film.

Set in Pittsburgh USA, the Musical tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.

Updated On: 11/22/10 at 02:21 PM

The marketing for the show has been lousy, people have been saying that for months, its like it does not exist. I was hard pressed to find anything advertsing it in London and yes it would have been good if the cast would have done promo TV work

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I never really saw anything in London, i think we walked past one poster, i must have been in a different part of town.

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Cheeky cow *zips up pants* lol

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Quelle surprise... not.

I didn't think the advertising was bad in terms of posters. But I didn't get why Children in Need featured 3 shows that have already run for quite a while, I mean, Priscilla's already been on there.

I would have liked to have seen Flashdance on there for example, or Love Never Dies or another new musical publicising itself.

Yeah, it's understandable, but I wanted what money I donated back after seeing Dirty Dancing!

Apparently they tried to get on Children in Need, but were turned down because of the tour version having been on recently, not that it seems to have stopped Priscilla. In general I think the fact people have already seen the tour might have counted against people making the effort to see this in London and while people seem to be saying it's enjoyable, there isn't much buzz. The praise on What's On Stage seems a bit forced.

It seems silly to announce closing notices at the same time that preview clips become available. They might not have managed any high profile performances, but they could have got Matt to do a couple of daytime tv interviews and given the video an airing.

Bit of a shame this fails where Dirty suceeds, saw it on tour and enjoyed it-is it the greatest show on earth, no but far worse have had longer runs.

ClapYo'hands-I quite agree, I was in need of something after that....

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