I'm Sarajevo!....Taste Me!

Well, after an audition on tuesday i decided an opportunity to hop along to Sarajevo (aka Eurobeat @ the novello) was too good to miss!! OMG am i pleased i went!!

I LOVE this show from the pre show projections getting the audience into the swing of the evenings events with clackers etc (i now own a beautiful pair of pink clackers lol)right down to the finale!

Thought Mel and Les were really good and in amongst all the corpsing you could really tell they were having a total blast (mel, however hysterical the woman is - she can't sing bless her but hey! she was still chuffing hilarious!)

Apart from being an adopted citizen of Russia (Bloody Typical) the evening shot by and i could have sat there all evening - the glitter, general campness, the fabulous ensemble..everything lol!!

The only downside (which isn't really a criticism) was the sound, and tho i know they were encouragin the audience to clap along and cheer i do feel they should have allowed a little more give in the volume department as some lines were being lost by the ecstatic audience (granted, i was a large part of the screams with my pink clacker and flag waving!)

Overall, a GREAT night in the theatre and although it was intentionally a limited run - its a shame this show is coming to a premature end!! GOD BLESS SARAJEVO!!!
10/10
x

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I was waffling about spending the money, but gave in today and bought a ticket for the closing on Saturday night. You can still nab them for £20 + booking fee on the phone, and I'm hoping for lots of adlibs like a gleeful tweenie.

Vondering, Vhere on earth it's Life may Lead....

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hmm - i'm set in the 'mel way' now - i love her!!! her laugh reminded me of a ventriloquists dummy - her mouth was moving to a different time/speed to her laugh!!

I'm now looking at my eurobeat russian flag and clackers and thinking...."i wanna see this again" -

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Hungary?

No way, let's send this one off on a wistful tone and VOTE IRELAND!!!

when i saw it - the novello was practically full and i thought to myself what a great shame its closing prematurely...yet never forget (which is as welcome as a crack in a glass eye IMO) lives on!!!

Alahiminet Sarajevo!! Drago mi je!

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HURRAH!!!! You've no idea how tempted i am to attend the last night and heckle! I vote a 'BWW Westenders' Trip Out

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any show tht uses smiffy wigs deserves to be hoisted - even kenwright don't use smiffy's.. BKL wig budget practically makes up the shows entire budget lol!

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What an insane time at the theatre. The audience went crazy after every major line, to the point that the show ran a good 15 minutes over its standard length. Great lines about Iceland, Andrew Sachs, and the credit crunch affecting the BBC. Nabbed a programme for a pound after, so added bonus there.

And Russia won both the matinee (they had the afternoon's scores still up when they flipped over to the screen for the first time) and the evening. Alas.

It really was a great night. I got a free signed poster after the show, they were giving them away with the CDs (which I got when I saw it in Milton Keynes), so I pleaded (pled???) with the man and showed him my badges from all my trips and he gave me one. YAY!

Anyway, there was a camera in the audience at points throughout the evening, but I don't think they were filming the show, just the audience reaction. I guess it'll be on the website at some point. I would love a DVD of it, the interactivitiness could be great!

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Russia definitely wins most often (I saw it 4 times and they won each time). Poland wins occasionally I think, and the UK and Greece have both won once (I think, I know the UK has, but not completely sure about Greece).

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as a sparkly hat wearing, clacker clacking, flag waving usher at this show i am sad to see it go, but looking forward to never hearing clackers again!
for ya info russia won most of the time, poland about 10, ireland about 4, greece twice, uk once.
hungary sadly never....
xx