What can I take high school students to see in London?
What can I take high school students to see in London?
Le Prince Rebel
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#1What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 3:44pmIn April, I'm taking a tour of 45 students from a Catholic high school to London. We get to see three shows, and I'm trying to pick, one musical, one drama, and one comedy. If you had had to pick only one show for each category, which three shows would you see?
marypoppsfan!
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#2re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 3:50pm
mary poppins
wicked the musical
the phantom of the opera
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#2re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 4:04pmHmmm Three Musicals.
#3re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 4:11pmI second Mary Poppins. For Drama, what about Equis? If tickets are available that is. This is the production with Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths, so it may be hard to get tickets for that. The Glass Menagerie starts at the Apollo on Jan. 31. As for Comedy, History Boys is back in the West End at the Wyndham.
#4re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 5:24pmPoppins or Wicked
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#5re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 5:54pmBilly Elliott, without a doubt, for the musical!
#6re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 5:59pmHow old are the kids?
#7re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 6:04pm
You MUST see The Woman in Black. It's an unforgettable night at the theatre.
http://www.thewomaninblack.com
#8re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 6:05pm
You MUST see The Woman in Black. It's an unforgettable night at the theatre.
I've been wanting to see this for ages. Ever since you raved about it, actually. I really wish I could get to London...
#9re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 6:15pm
I second The Woman in Black. This never fails to blow away schoolkids.
For the love of god, don't take them to Wicked.
Does Catholic school rule out anything gay? If not, History Boys would be a good pick for your comedy. Otherwise, maybe Avenue Q? If that's not too dirty...
#10re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 6:18pmspamalot
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#11re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 6:29pmeeehhh..ive heard horrible thhings about mry poppins..wicked has gotten very played out...
keen on kean
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#12re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 7:18pmPerhaps find things that are not also currently playing in NYC? Equus may be a little controversial for a group of Catholic high school students - based on my experience anyway.
EganFan2
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#13re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 7:24pm
As much as I love Phantom, take them to Mary Poppins. It's become cliche to take kids to Phantom.
I also recommend The Mousetrap. It's been running for a LONG time. Comedy...don't know about what's playing right now.
mrkringas
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#14re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 9:15pm
Oh give the Mousetrap a miss!
Little Shop of Horrors will have transfered by then and been selling out at the Menier.
I find most younger kids I know in theatre all loved seeing We Will Rock You. If you must see a big belty musical you may as well see that one as its all spectacle and big voices.
Love Song and Glass Menagerie will be open play wise.
Oh and Billy Elliot is def worth a look and some of my friends seem to rate The Sound of Music for pure cheese.
purpleprince101
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#15re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 9:47pm
musical- little shop of horrors, poppins, wicked
drama- les miz or evita
comedy- q
#16re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/24/07 at 10:33pm
Billy. Elliot.
Seriously, you have to take them to see it.
#17re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 2:16am
Make it three recommendations for 'Woman in Black.' When I saw it, there was a huge group of high school age kids there. It was fun to hear them react during the show and to hear their excited chatter afterward.
husk_charmer
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#18re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 2:21amI've heard good things about Woman in Black...History Boys is always a favorite...Wicked or Mary or Billy would all be appropriate. I would DEF. not say Eqqus...I highly doubt that it would be approved, and you need a really mature bunch of kids to see that one.
#19re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 3:41am
let me be the first to say that I did not like the woman and black. I thought it was quite hokey, and there was not one point during the whole show when I got scared.
Though, I would definitely catch Billy Elliot and Little Shop
TheatreDiva90016
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#20re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 3:47am
"For Drama, what about Equis?"
That would cause some drama. They are a group of Catholic students. Taking them to see a show where a young man masturbates while naked on a horse might upset some parents.
#21re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 3:57am
Billy Elliott for sure, or the very under rated Cabaret. Ave Q is also a good choice for Comedy. Shame Frost/Nixon will be closed - it received very good reports, The Mousetrap not such a good idea really. Glass Menagerie, as already mentioned will be open and should be good.
Sound of Music would be good (I like cheese LOL) I saw it last week and enjoyed it very much - but it is very hard to get tickets especially for a group. Seeing Mary Poppins tonight so will pass judgement on that later!
gcal
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#22re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 4:19am
take them to see Caroline, Or Change
change their lives.
#23re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 4:49am
Take 'em to see a show that's still open. 'Caroline, Or Change' was incredible, but did finish at the beginning of the month. 
#24re: What can I take high school students to see in London?
Posted: 1/25/07 at 7:24am
Musical: Little Shop of Horrors or Wicked
Play: The 39 Steps or Woman in Black
All fairly 'safe' choices...
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