Theatre, Cinema, Concerts etc.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 3:15 pm
Last month I went to see "Guys and Dolls" at the Bridge Theatre in London. https://bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/gu ... hYQAvD_BwE
It really was a most amazing experience and quite unlike any theatre production that I have ever seen before.
The theatre is "in the round" with the audience on all sides of the stage which is in the centre. However, some of the audience also stand in the central stage area.
Various parts of this central are are elevated and lowered throughout the production depending upon which part is being used for the performance. Stewards direct the standing audience where they should move to accommodate the part of the stage that will rise at each stage.
In some ways, the standing audience were even used as part of the production, for example, the missionary people handed out tracts to the standing audience as they walked on tot he stage. It sounds rather strange, but it worked brilliantly well and the performance was vibrantly colourful and cheerful.
Tomorrow I will be going to the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond to see a play by Somerset Maughan. https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-o ... rcle/about
The Orange tree Theatre is an old haunt of mine and I have seen some brillinat productions in the past. Before the opening of The Bridge Theatre, always claimed to be London's only theatre in the round.
On the old BS site, I recall that there was a permanent "films" thread, so perhaps we can widen it here to talk about theatre, cinema and concerts etc that we may have attended?
It really was a most amazing experience and quite unlike any theatre production that I have ever seen before.
The theatre is "in the round" with the audience on all sides of the stage which is in the centre. However, some of the audience also stand in the central stage area.
Various parts of this central are are elevated and lowered throughout the production depending upon which part is being used for the performance. Stewards direct the standing audience where they should move to accommodate the part of the stage that will rise at each stage.
In some ways, the standing audience were even used as part of the production, for example, the missionary people handed out tracts to the standing audience as they walked on tot he stage. It sounds rather strange, but it worked brilliantly well and the performance was vibrantly colourful and cheerful.
Tomorrow I will be going to the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond to see a play by Somerset Maughan. https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-o ... rcle/about
The Orange tree Theatre is an old haunt of mine and I have seen some brillinat productions in the past. Before the opening of The Bridge Theatre, always claimed to be London's only theatre in the round.
On the old BS site, I recall that there was a permanent "films" thread, so perhaps we can widen it here to talk about theatre, cinema and concerts etc that we may have attended?