Originally Posted by katex (Post 586791)

Ok you lot .. take note.

For some reason, got talked into becoming the Publicity and Marketing Manager for Accrington Theatre Group .. and hadn't had any wine. What have I done ?

This November, the Production is 'Jekyll and Hyde' .. an evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil .. original story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Not the usual expectation of musical theatre, but pure pulse-pounding theatre, with the same macabre combination of fun and fright that fuels such alternative classics as 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Phantom of the Opera'

I went to see it at Colne, directed by our resident director Howard Raw, was nail-biting/on the edge of me seat stuff, and no doubt our Theatre group will present a production tantamount to this. So if you are interested in joining this cast, please read below:-

Come to rehearsals Thursday 5th June .. for anyone interested in a Principal part.

Monday, 9th June .. chorus rehearsals. We accept anyone, any size, any nationality, any shape LOL.. all will be individuals, and not lost in the back line.

Thursday, 12th June . Principals.

St Hubert's School, Great Harwood.. 7.30 p.m.

Auditions will be within the next 2/3 weeks.

p.m. me or E/mail if you require any further details.

I WILL BE BACK !!

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 587163)

Are you quite sure you hadn't had any wine kate:rolleyes:
Jekyll and Hyde, well should be able to fill both the lead rolls on here very easily, with understudies:D

Originally Posted by katex (Post 587194)

:D Sure we could, let me see, let me find you a part .. ah yes, Bishop of Basingstoke ... he comes to a sticky end before the interval (hung from the bridge by Hyde) .. for chatting up young prostitutes ..... LOL.

Or maybe, Sir Danvers Crew ... a distinguished Member of Parliament..tee hee. He comes to a sticky end too.

In fact, not many characters left by the end of the show .. all get sent to the other side by Hyde ... gruesome, but great fun.

Watcha' think ?

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 587493)

Don't know about the Bishop kate or his crime,:rolleyes: but I may come to a sticky end before the interval anyway.:eek: Sir Danvers Crew is more my style, but othrs may not agree:D

Originally Posted by katex (Post 587521)

Eeew hek Jaysay, wasn't suggesting for a minute you had any leanings as per the Bishop, just my way of letting people know what interesting characters there are in this musical .. sorry .. :D

Afraid I don't know what political party Sir Danvers Crew had though .. was their a Tory party then ? :confused:

Originally Posted by katex (Post 647752)

I know, I know .. 'no longer available', will have to find another ... :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 647831)

Its called research first post later kate:D

Originally Posted by Studio25 (Post 647917)

The person who uploaded it to YouTube must have disabled embedding. This issue has caught me out a couple of times too. Is there any way to past a YouTube link into AccyWeb without it automatically trying to embed the video?

Originally Posted by katex (Post 648928)

Believe me, if you miss this show, you are gonna' be sorry.

Forget X-Factor finalists for a while and see a live performance on stage with leads that have singing voices that could compete with them at any time, backed by a great orchestra.

Amateur productions are getting better and better with lots of the cast that have had professional training.

Just a shame we have not a bigger stage at Ossy ... but does not negate away from the performance ... it's terrific, and believe me, having been involved for many years, am highly critical.

Go on .. drag yourselves away from your telly, and try a bit of live theatre.

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Hadn't even got to the bit where Jekyll turns to Hyde and commits gruesome murders ... :eek:

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 648931)

I love going to the theatre. I go quite a bit but I just don't fancy this one....sorry, Katex. :o

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 648935)

Kate,

Not sure if you've done this or not already but perhaps post times and ticket prices.

Originally Posted by katex (Post 648934)

Well, I know you would enjoy it Lilly .. that's the problem, nobody knows it .. not the crowd pulling 'Sound of Music' 'My Fair Lady' .. I understand, but it has me mesmorised. Gotta' try all kinds Lilly, otherwise, will never extend your appreciation of musical theatre, and likes or dislikes. Like trying different foods I guess .... :D

Thanks for your post anyway, any post is appreciated. Really hard to sell this one. :(

Originally Posted by Lilly (Post 648944)

One of the best laughs I had at the theatre was a show called 'Lysistrata' at the Bolton Octagon. Not many people seem to have heard of that show but I loved it. :)

Originally Posted by Studio25 (Post 649015)

I'll go and see it if I can convince someone to come along too. My missus isn't too bothered,

I assume it's too gruesome for a nine-year-old?

Originally Posted by katex (Post 649017)

No, not that gruesome Studio .. kids love a bit of gruesome, don't they. Might not be too suitable though, as not exactly Mary Poppins and some of the dialogue in music format, which they may not understand. Are ladies of the night in it too ... so again ..... you might have some explaining to do. :D
One of the numbers is quite sexually explicit too.

Don't wish to de-sell, but if it were a film, would definitely put a 15 rating on it.

Originally Posted by katex (Post 648928)

Believe me, if you miss this show, you are gonna' be sorry.

Forget X-Factor finalists for a while and see a live performance on stage with leads that have singing voices that could compete with them at any time, backed by a great orchestra.

Amateur productions are getting better and better with lots of the cast that have had professional training.

Just a shame we have not a bigger stage at Ossy ... but does not negate away from the performance ... it's terrific, and believe me, having been involved for many years, am highly critical.

Go on .. drag yourselves away from your telly, and try a bit of live theatre.

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Hadn't even got to the bit where Jekyll turns to Hyde and commits gruesome murders ... :eek:

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 649811)

A review of Jekyll and Hide


I’ll admit I went to see last night’s show mostly because I felt obliged to! I’m trying to get more people in general to go to shows at the Civic theatre and I felt that if I didn’t go and see this one I’d be a hypocrite!

I’m glad I did too. This show was professional, creative, spectacular and most of all, well acted – I was impressed.

Howard Raw chose a show that challenged the audience – it was violent, raunchy and at times almost uncomfortable to watch but that was part of its brilliance. I’m all for challenging the audience! Just because you’ve paid your money and sat down with a bag of sweets for a night out with your friends, doesn’t mean that you should be allowed to switch off.

The story, just in case anyone doesn’t know it, is relatively straight forward – Dr Jekyll wants to experiment with the ‘evil’ DNA in people and extract it so that everyone will be ‘good’. He can’t find a suitable subject so starts to experiment on himself. His ‘evil’ persona Mr Hide starts to take over and starts to kill people. One could ask though, is Mr Hide the ‘good’ side as he is trying to rid the world of all the other evil people?

There was a lot that I loved about the show – the big chorus numbers were extremely well choreographed, the only unfortunate thing was that the stage seemed too small at times. The transition between scenes really creatively done so that there was no pause or delay. Lighting was clever and evocative, I know that the lighting was professionally hired and that doesn’t always mean quality but this time it certainly did.

A few hiccups with sound but that’s just me nitpicking, it didn’t detract from the overall presentation.

The main thing that I loved though was that the acting and singing was superb – a very talented cast. Peter Norris as Jekyll/Hide blew me away with his acting particularly during the ‘confrontation’ scene when he switches backwards and forwards between Jekyll and Hide. The two ladies who Jekyll and Hide love were also excellent, with strong voices that worked well separately but also well together in harmony. The supporting cast were also strong with no weak links amongst them.

If you were hesitating about whether you should go or not – stop pfaffing around and get your ticket now.

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 650327)

slight thread wander but....where at lolly? I did performing arts and music at Blackburn

Originally Posted by katex (Post 659329)

Will be nagging you to come to our next show in 2009 'Boogie Nights'. So watch this space .. will give you disco punters out there noooo escape .. :D

Originally Posted by Lolly (Post 659392)

So will I..... because i'm going to be in it!! (Hopefully!) :D

Originally Posted by Studio25 (Post 659439)

Is that a theatre version of the Mark Wahlberg/Burt Reynolds film, or just something else with the same title? If the former, it will be interesting to see the (un)dress rehearsal pics- in the "over 18" section, of course...

Aaah - all explained in the post above.

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 659453)

oooh katex, i did a concert at ossy civic theatre thingy years ago and i remember it having a funny shaped stage, is that an extension then?

Originally Posted by katex (Post 659484)

The stage itself is just the straightforward straight rectangular shaped one Emamum ... but due to it being a little small, different event people do add bits to the side and to the front. They also use the bit over the entry too, which is not always easy to climb on to, and can be a bit nerve wracking if you suffer from vertigo. :eek: