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[dailyspongebobmusical]

Cast for The Spongebob Musical's UK premiere announced

Casting has been unveiled for the UK premiere of The Spongebob Musical, based on the beloved animated series.

Featuring SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Eugene and Gary the Snail, the musical has original tunes by the likes of Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Sara Bareilles, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Plain White T's and more. It is written by Kyle Jarrow and conceived by Tina Landau, and there are additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton and additional music by Tom Kitt.

The tour will open at Southampton on 5 April 2023, before visiting Birmingham, Bradford, Oxford, Dublin, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Blackpool, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Leicester and Aberdeen ahead of spending five weeks over the summer at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall prior to visiting Plymouth.

Set to appear in the show will be Gareth Gates (he/him) as Squidward, Divina de Campo (she/her) as Sheldon J Plankton, Lewis Cornay (he/him) as SpongeBob, Irfan Damani (he/him) as Patrick, Chrissie Bhima (she/her) as Sandy, Richard J Hunt (he/him) as Mr Krabs, Sarah Freer (she/her) as Pearl, Eloise Davies (she/her) as Mrs Puff, Hannah Lowther (she/her) as Karen and Rebecca Lisewski (she/her) as Mayor.

They are joined by Sam Beveridge (he/him), Jeremiah Olaleye (he/him), Eleanor Turiansky (she/her), Rhys Batten (he/him) and Reece Kerridge (he/him).

Gates is not currently set to appear in Bradford, Manchester, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Aberdeen, London and Plymouth.

The tour is set to be directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson (she/her), with choreographer Fabian Aloise (he/him), designer Steve Howell (he/him), musical supervisor Mark Crossland (he/him), musical director Marcus Carter-Adams (he/him), costume designer Sarah Mercade (she/her), lighting and video designer Ben Bull (he/him), sound designer Ben Harrison (he/him), costume and wig supervisor Megan Rarity (she/her), associate choreographer Paris Green (she/her) and casting director Harry Blumenau casting (he/him).

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(From Deon Ridley's Instagram story)

Deon Ridley as Tumblebrutus**

Fabian Aloise as Pouncival

John Partridge as Munkustrap

*i have. no idea who Deon Ridley is playing. I already asked in hopes he replies but we'll see!

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Pouncivals just hanging around.

1. Lindsay Chambers, Zurich 1991

2. Jimmy Jillebo, Hamburg 1991

3. Fabian Aloise, Hamburg 1994.

4. Callum Dyer, Oasis cast 5 (with Stanley Allyn Owen)

5. Philip Rocamora, Oasis cast 5.

6. Pete Simpson, Oasis cast 6.

7. Lance Barker, Oasis cast 8.

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Bring It On: The Musical's UK Tour is pure serotonin

I was rendered entirely speechless by @bringitonuktour last night. A true spectacle, it's practically impossible not to smile throughout

Watching Fabian Aloise’s engaging and energetic choreography is sure to bring a smile to your face (more…)

[willstafford]

Party Animals

MADAGASCAR

New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, Thursday 2nd August, 2018

  Following a slew of sequels and spin-offs, Dreamworks’s animated movie from 2005 gets a new lease of life in this stage musical, with a brand-new score by George Noriega and Joel Someillan.

On the whole, it’s a jaunty score.  When it moves away from hip-hop (for, you know, ‘relevance’) it’s actually rather good: a sequence…

[hayleysprout13]

The Rink @ Southwark Playhouse*

REVIEW | The Rink @ Southwark Playhouse*

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/show/the-rink/ Running until: 23rd June 2018 Production photos by: Darren Bell

The Southwark Playhouse’s production of Kander and Ebb’s roller skating musical The Rink is the first production to appear in London since it premiered in 1988. Although currently appearing in The Large space at the Southwark Playhouse, it is a…

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We Will Rock You @ Dominion Theatre 2006 (#169)

Title: We Will Rock You

Venue: Dominion Theatre

Year: 2006

Condition: Creasing and wear to edges

Author: Music and Lyrics by Queen. Book and Direction Ben Elton

Director: Ben Elton

Choreographer: Arlene Phillips

Cast: Jeff Shankley, Alex Bourne, Peter Johansson, Jenna Lee James, Mazz Murray, Colin Charles, Rachael Wooding, Ricardo Alfonso, Fabian Aloise, Gemma Andrews, Simon Bailey, Paula Clarke, Lisa Joanne Cook, Emrhys Cooper, Clare Gladwin, Richard Jones, Alex McNamara, Scott Monello, Wyn Moss, Gemma O'Duffy, Alicia Peacock, Joe Ryan, Craig Ryder, Scott Spreadbury, Rebecca Treharn, Tamara Wall, Adelle Young, Deone Zanotto, Luke Alleva, Sally Chadwick, Alison Dormer, Alex Forster, Lucinda Gill, Gary Murphy, Paul Shipp

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[wendyleepurdy]

Thrilled and so proud of my buddy, Fabian Aloise for his Olivier nomination. What a great Birthday present! https://www.instagram.com/p/B9R240inHPO/?igshid=raffrlreeebu

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DANIS DETAILED FAMILY PROFILES BECAUSE I AM ONE BORED MF:

Evita Valentina González De Niro

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FACECLAIM: Justina Machado from One Day At A Time, only with tanner skin(bc they’re an outdoorsy family and the entire clan is super tan) and some freckles.

FROM: Was born in Puerto Rico, moved to Mexico City as a toddler. Currently resides just outside of Phoenix, Arizona.

JOB(S): I think i said something about her mom owning a restaurant but I’m changing it. Evita is currently a doctor practicing emergency medicine(she she basically works in the emergency room aye). She worked her ass off to get through medical school in America so!!! I love Mama De Niro. Goes by Dr. González tho.

PERSONALITY: She’s really warm and gentle. But she’s tough as hell. She worked three jobs to put herself through medical school, and because shes a woman and an immigrant, nobody took her seriously so she worked even harder to be the top of her class. She’s really compassionate and very fierce about things being right and fair. She also has very strong morals. She’s incredibly honest and isn’t a fan of lying and therefore she sucks at it(like mother like daughter). She’s always had school be a #1 priority which she drilled into Dani since she was a little girl. When she gets an idea into her head she doesn’t drop it, which can be negative LMAO. Very proud of her culture and heritage and raised Dani with the same idea. Takes certain traditions very seriously(Day of the Dead, etc)

FAMILY: Camila González(Mother - 76 - alive), Miguel González (father - 66 - deceased), Matias González(brother - 47 - alive), Santiago(39 - brother - alive), Isabella&Martina(sisters - 37 - alive), Katalina(youngest sister - 16 - deceased, Danica is lowkey named after her, as her middle name is Katelynn)

SOME INFO ABOUT HER BACKGROUND: When her father died, Evitas mother, Camila, moved to the US to live with her oldest daughter, her husband, and grandchild, who was 6 at the time. She’s always been close to her mother and is glad that it carried down to Dani. They strongly live by the ‘Family is Everything’ rule, and she is in regular contact with her brothers and sisters who live in Mexico City, and usually visits during holidays, or they come and visit her. She’s been married to her husband, Gabriele, for 19 years. They waited until she became an attending to get married and have children. Evita worked herself to the bone making sure she could do her job and spend time with Danica, because she didn’t want to be an absent mother. All in all, Evita is one hell of a badass and I love her with my entire soul. After having Dani(her birth was rlly traumatic and difficult), she found out she couldn’t have any more kids.

Some short profiles for her brothers and sisters aye

Matias Gonzalez - 47, alive, married to Ramonda, father to Benedictio, Rosalyn, and Camila(20, 18, and 14). He owns a restaurant, and lives in Tepoztlan, which is like an hour or so away from Mexico City. His wife is a stay at home mom but also kind of makes cakes on the side?? For parties and stuff, shes pretty good.

Santiago Gonzalez - 39, alive. Travels the world as a famous photographer. Has a few places in various cities all over(he’s pretty wealthy). Kind of like the cool rich uncles who give you cool gifts and spills ALL the family drama when you’re old enough. Pretty rad. Super gay honestly.

Isabella Garcia - 37, alive, married to Elian Garcia, mother to Aloise and Alford(both 11) and Valentina(6) and Luz(3). She plans weddings(is known for her work too) and her husband is a professor. Lives in her childhood home, which is where the family gathers for holidays.

Martina Aguado - 37, married to Felipe Aguado, mother to Sophia(15), Dario(8), and Diego(2). She’s a teacher, and her husband is a lawyer. She lives not far from her identical twin sister.

Katalina Gonzalez - 16 - deceased. Katalina died in a car accident while out with friends. She was the youngest of the family, and her loss changed everyone. She was closest with Evita, which was why Danis middle name is Katelynn. It’s a nod to her little sister, who is a lot like Dani, and like Dani, wanted to be a journalist.

AND NOW FOR GABRIELE I’M READY FOR MY TEDDY BEAR ITALIAN MAN LMAO

Gabriele ‘Gabe�� Lorenzo De Niro

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FACECLAIM: Stefano Accorsi bc he was the closest thing I saw in my head for Dani’s dad, and this guy has blue eyes instead of brown, which is where dani gets her blue eyes.

PERSONALITY: Kind of comes off as super tough and intense but he’s literally a  big softy who cried when Dani left for college. Loves his wife so much omg,, like its disgustingly cute how in love they are. He’s so proud of his strong wife honestly HAHA,, tries a little too hard to be a cool dad. Real dweeb. He’s really honest like his wife, and like Evita, strongly lives by the rules of ‘School First’ and ‘Family is Everything’, mostly because he grew up in a pretty broken home(his father was an abusive alcoholic) and he never had that family structure until he was older.

JOB(S): He’s going to be a PEDS doctor? I’d like for Evita and Gabriele to have met in med school or something and were friends/dating for years before getting married when she graduated(he was a year or so ahead of her schooling wise). Helps out his brothers restaurant on the side when he has the time/they need help.

PERSONALITY: While he was born and lived in Italy until he was 14, he doesn’t have strong ties to the language or culture, so he mainly kind of adopted the one his wife introduced him to, as it was important to her that Dani grew up surrounded by the same culture she was raised in. Still knows Italian, but doesn’t speak it very often anymore? He’s really caring. Kind of adopts every kid he meets kind of thing. He’s really good with people and kids, which is a big reason why he went into PEDS. I love this man with my entire heart, he’s so wholesome and pure. Goes by his mothers maiden name bc he hates his dad.

FAMILY: Enric Betto (father - 74 - alive?), Giulia De Niro(67- mother - alive, i originally was going to have her deceased but i love her sm, my strong grandmom deserves MORE than that), Enzio De Niro(40 - brother- alive), Fabian De Niro(37 - brother- alive)

BACKGROUND INFO: Was born and raised in Naples, Italy. He grew up fairly poor, with his father draining the money with his drinking and gambling habit. He was abusive, and after nearly killing his youngest brother, his mom left him, and a year later, at 14, his mom moved him and his brothers to Arizona to live with some family friends. They stayed there, and he worked hard in school to get a scholarship for medical school. I’m thinking him and his wife both attended Colombia or Johns Hopkins or something?? Both on scholarship. Another ‘school comes first’ enforcer haha!!

Those family profiles bc i love my homies!!

Giulia De Niro - 67 - lives just a few miles away from her son and daughter in law and granddaughter, is a frequent visitor. Like, every day lmao. I’m thinking she works at a bakery/co-owns one with the same family friends that took them in when they moved to America? Always making something yummy, anyways.

Enric Betto - 74 - alive, lives in Italy ALTHOUGH if I want some side drama for Dani i’ll have him come in later to fuck things UP. He’s a dick honestly lmao

Enzio De Niro - brother, 40, alive - married to Kelly Prescott. Father to Amelia(13), Brandon(9), and Olivia(6). He’s an electrician, and his wife works as a 911 operator

Fabian De Niro - brother, 37, alive - engaged to Brady Pullman. They have 3 dogs, all pitbull mixes(Buttons, Charlie, and Dobby). Fabian is a contractor(he builds and designs houses and buildings?? I think thats what its called lmao) and Brady owns a cafe in Phoenix!! They eventually marry and adopt some kids

Yeah i put WAY too much thought and effort into this LMAO i’m,, so lame,,,

[stuartjamesnz]

Stuart on Twitter

This is why we tell the story. So proud of everyone involved. #nowandforevercomewhatever @theviewupstairs pic.twitter.com/id3FTfkFRi

— Fabian Aloise (@fabianaloise) August 24, 2019

from Twitter https://twitter.com/stuartjamesnz August 26, 2019 at 01:50AM via IFTTT

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Jal Joshua is bringing it on!

Formerly Carbuckety in the 2020 Asia tour, she's now in rehearsals for the UK tour of Bring It On, in the role of La Cienaga.

And she's still just as floppy as ever - although not until she's got down from the lift!

Bonus - she wasn't tagged in this, so the only reason I saw it was that I happened to be following someone whom I assume is the choreographer: Fabian Aloise, who was Coricopat in Hamburg in 1997–98.

Bonus bonus: Fabian was also a Pouncival cover, and is the subject of one of my favourite Pounce photos ever:

[centrestagereviews]

What’s On Stage 2018 Nominees

The full nominee shortlist for the 2018 What’s On Stage Awards has been announced:

Best Actor in a Play Sponsored by Radisson Blu Edwardian: Andrew Garfield – Angels in America Andrew Scott – Hamlet Bryan Cranston – Network David Tennant – Don Juan in Soho Martin Freeman – Labour of Love

Best Actress in a Play: Eva Best – Love in Idleness Imelda Staunton – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woold? Olivia Colman – Mosquitoes Natalie Dormer – Venus in Fur Tasmin Greig – Labour of Love

Best Actor in a Musical Sponsored by the Umbrella Rooms: Andrew Polec – Bat Out of Hell Danny Mac – Sunset Boulevard Hadley Fraser – Young Frankenstein John McCrea – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tom Lister – 42nd Street

Best Actress in a Musical Sponsored by 100 Wardour St: Carrie Hope Fletcher – The Addams Family Christina Bennington – Bat Out of Hell Janie Dee – Follies Josie Walker – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Ria Jones – Sunset Boulevard

Best Supporting Actor in a Play: Adrian Scarborough – Don Juan in Soho Fra Fee – The Ferryman Nathan Lane – Angels in America Nathan Steward-Jarrett – Angels in America Peter Polycarpou – Oslo

Best Supporting Actress in a Play Sponsored by Tonic Theatre: Denise Gough – Angels in America Imogen Poots – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Jessica Brown Findlay – Hamlet Juliet Stevenson – Hamlet Sheila Atim – Girl from the North Country

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical: Chris Howell – 42nd Street Dex Lee – Five Guys Named Moe George Sampson – Our House Rob Fowler – Bat Out of Hell Ross Nobel – Young Frankenstein

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Sponsored by Newman Displays: Clare Halse – 42nd Street Danielle Steers – Bat Out of Hell Lucie Shorthouse – Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tracie Bennett – Follies Zoe Rainey – An American in Paris

Best New Play Sponsored by JHI Marketing: Gloria Ink Labour of Love Oslo The Ferryman

Best New Musical Sponsored by Shine Creative Solutions: Bat Out of Hell Cilla the Musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie The Band Young Frankenstein

Best Play Revival: Angels in America Don Juan in Soho Hamlet Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? Witness for the Prosecution

Best Musical Revival Sponsored by R&H Theatricals: 42nd Street Fiddler on the Roof Five Guys Named Moe Follies Hair

Best Direction: Dominic Cooke – Follies Jay Scheib – Bat Out of Hell Marianne Elliott – Angels in America Robert Icke – Hamlet Sam Mendes – The Ferryman

Best Choreography: Andrew Wright – Five Guys Named Moe Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris Drew McOnie – On the Town Fabian Aloise – Our House Randy Skinner - 42nd Street

Best Costume Design: Bob Crowley – An American in Paris Gary McCann – La Cage Aux Folles Peter McKintosh – On the Town Roger Kirk – 42nd Street Vicki Mortimer – Follies

Best Set Design: Bob Crowley – An American in Paris Bunny Christie – Ink Douglas W Schmidt – 42nd Street Jon Bausor – Bat Out of Hell Vicki Mortimer – Follies

Best Lighting Design Sponsored By White Light: Natasha Katz – An American in Paris Patrick Woodroffe – Bat Out of Hell Paule Constable – Angels in America Paule Constable – Follies Peter Mumford – 42nd Street

Best Video Design Sponsored by PRG XL Video: 59 Productions – An American in Paris Duncan McLean – Big Fish Duncan McLean – Labour of Love Tal Yarden – Hamlelt Tal Yarden – Network

Best Off-West End Production Sponsored by Les Miserables: Hair La Ronde The Wild Party Working the Musical Yank the Musical

Best Regional Production Sponsored by MTI Europe Our House Sunset Boulevard The Addams Family The Band The Hypocrite

Best Original Cast Recording Sponsored by Encore Radio: Dear Evan Hansen Dreamgirls Girl from the North Country Hamilton Les Miserables

Best Show Poster: Cats Hamilton Harry Potter and the Cursed Child The Phantom of the Opera Wicke

Best West End Shows Sponsored by Joe Allen: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Kinky Boots Les Miserables The Phantom of the Opera Wicked

For more information head to the official What’s On Stage Awards website. 

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A quick Google search of the word ‘animus’ brings up the following definitions: 1) hostility or ill feeling, 2) motivation to do something and 3) in Jungian psychology, the masculine part of a woman’s personality. The word animus isn’t spoken in Animus, but all those definitions are suitable for Charlotte Donne (at this performance, Molly Osborne: the role is shared with Claire Keenan) in this student production. There’s a perennial ‘problem’ with student productions, simply that all characters, irrespective of what age range they would reasonably be expected to be, are performed by students.

This is less of an issue here, with significantly older characters being relatively minor roles, or otherwise off-stage altogether. It’s a bold move for any theatre to take on a new musical, and bolder still to entrust the performing of it to people still in training. But if any of these performances came across as more than a tad stilted, I suspect this has more to do with the eighteenth-century setting and the airs and graces with which the wealthier classes were expected to display (at least in public), than anything else.

The process of making some working-class characters assume the role of establishment figures (for reasons explained in the narrative) provides a source of amusement in an otherwise largely dark plot. Compulsory education in Britain was still more than a century away, so not being of noble birth often meant limited vocabulary, summarised best in a line from one of several prostitutes: “What the f*ck is ‘vulgarity’?” Probably the best musical number of the evening is led by their pimp, Fanny Penhaligon (Simone Sullivan).

In terms of the story, well, we’ve been here before. The lead character is wronged and sets about obtaining justice. The term ‘justice’ should really be interpreted as ‘revenge’. Some truths are revealed a little too late, and too many people than were strictly necessary have lost their lives. Sweeney Todd, anyone? There are twists in the story, a few of which were predictable, the rest unexpected.

The opening number, ‘The Last Good Man in London’, goes at quite a pace. Some choruses and verses later on go faster still, calling to mind ‘Getting Married Today’, from another of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals, Company. A couple of ensemble numbers are jaunty and celebratory, and show some excellent choreography (Fabian Aloise). But, the story being what it is, the song-and-dance moments are quite rare. The ‘I wish’ song, ‘Capable’, demonstrates Molly Osborne’s clear and compelling vocal as Charlotte Donne; shortly thereafter, Harvey Westwood as Joe Grey, a self-confessed thief, commands the stage with a persuasive presence, and a sublime voice to boot.

Still images projected help to provide a sense of time and place of any given scene. The staging is arguably a little too spartan, but then again, the stage is never busier than it needs to be, and this production seems to rely on the music, book and lyrics to advance the story rather than visual effects. Some inventive lighting (Malcolm Richards) portrayed a harrowing early scene very well. The pace ebbs and flows, as many a good musical does, allowing for a range of human passions and emotions to be expressed.

A considerable amount of new writing tends to be condensed in such a way that the show does not require an interval, or otherwise it comes across as containing songs and dialogue that pad the show out, extending its running time unnecessarily. Animus is neither of those things, and the running time, just a touch over two and a half hours, flew by. A complex plot with a beautiful score.

Review by Chris Omaweng

London: 1757 Following the death of wealthy merchant Ernest Donne his three children bicker over their portions of his estate. In a patriarchal society, the sole male heir expects to receive his father’s business, but those gathered to hear the reading of the will are stunned to learn that Cotton Wharf, and control of its warehouses, will instead pass to Charlotte, the eldest daughter…

Caught in a time of immorality, keeping company with murderers, liars and thieves, can Charlotte survive long enough to take revenge on those who would see her dead simply for being a woman surpassing her station? In a city rife with danger and degenerates, can she stay pure and resist corruption, or will each encounter change her further from her former self?

An original story with original music, Animus brings to life London in the industrial revolution where crime is rife and no one can be trusted. Originally commissioned for the MTA in 2016, it deals with themes of murder, revenge class and society and ultimately, female triumph in the face of adversity.

Listings Info Animus Friday 1 December – 2:30pm & 7:30pm Saturday 2 December – 7:30pm Laban Theatre, SE8 3DZ

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[theatre-geek-reviews]

Our House - Blackpool

Our House is a fast paced, Olivier Award winning jukebox musical that first hit the UK in 2002 and showcases the music of the band ‘Madness’ with a coming-of-age, romantic comedy story line. This is the fourth countrywide tour of this show since leaving the West End, this time brought to us by an Immersion Theatre Company and Damien Tracey Productions partnership and featuring some well-known celebrity faces.  

The story of ‘Our House’ takes its influences from many different well know sources including ‘Blood Brothers’ and the movie ‘Sliding Doors’. Essentially the relationship between the good and bad choices we make in life and what might happen if we travel down a different life path, presented in a quirky split narrative format. Ironically this production of the popular musical also raises some questions about the good/bad choices of the production team.  

Without doubt the best choice was to bring Fabian Aloise on board as Choreographer. The big ensemble numbers: ‘Our House’, ‘Baggy Trousers’ and ‘Wings of a Dove’ were lively, energetic and completely carried the show. Some really complex choreography, expertly executed by a talented ensemble cast. The Fosse inspired ‘Embarrassment (Reprise)’ also known as ‘Encouragement’ was to a standard usually reserved for bigger West End productions and was quite mesmerising.  

It’s always a risk to cast an inexperienced, celebrity performer such as George Sampson (Reecey) into a big musical production. Unfortunately, on this occasion it wasn’t a risk worth taking. Sampson is the wrong performer for this role. Whilst he is clearly a skilled street dancer (although street dance is randomly out of place within Our House story line), Sampson lacks the vocal and acting abilities to create a stage presence worthy of bad boy Reecey. With whispery dialogue, and a Northern accent he completely missed the character profile and got lost on the stage amongst his colleagues.  

One such colleague is Callum Mcardle in the role of Dad. Mcardle is seasoned musical theatre professional and delivered note, clear perfect vocals throughout and brought the role of Dad to life. 

Frances Dee (Swing), Lottie Henshall (Ensemble) and Michael Nelson (Swing) also gave brilliant performances throughout and consistently drew attention away from some of the weaker Principals with their energy and commitment to their broad range of characters.

The true star of any Our House production is the performer tasked with playing the role of main character, Joe Cassey. This is a high demand, athletic role that requires the triple threat and an ability to change costumes quickly and within sometimes confirmed spaces. Jason Kajdi (Cassey) did not let us down and held the show with ease in the palm of his hand. He is a sturdy, powerhouse performer and played Joe Cassey with great comic timing that won the audience over. 

Deena Payne, the other headline name, unfortunately looked uncomfortable and miscast as Kath Cassey, the shows matriarch character. A generally underwhelming portrayal.  

Lighting (Tim Deiling), Set (David Shields) and Sound (Chris Whybrow) presented significant issues throughout. Performers were poorly lit and often stood in partial shadows or complete darkness. Sound quality was variable with missed cues and unequal microphone volumes. However, the biggest issue of the night was the Set with several clunky/noisy scene changes and a disastrous back stage view for at least half of the Blackpool audience during ‘Tomorrows Just Another Day’ that completely ruined the Good Joe / Bad Joe illusion as we watched performers change into their prison costumes overseen by a lady with a torch in her mouth. This is totally unacceptable for professional theatre and needs to be addressed quickly by the creative team.  

It’s a real shame that Kajdi wasn’t placed at the headline of this show in favour of better known (celebrity) performers who quite frankly failed to hold their own and let the overall production down. That said the overall enthusiasm of the cast makes this production a success and if a few early technical teething problems (and possibly some recasting) can be resolved it may grow into a hit show.  

The UK tour of Our House continues around venues until the end of the year: http://www.ourhousetouruk.com

Reviewer: Alan Stuart Malin

Reviewed: 09th October 2017    

This review was originally written for North West End. North West End Rating: ★★★

http://www.northwestend.co.uk/index.php/professional-reviews/lancashire/2469-our-house-opera-house-blackpool

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We Will Rock You @ Dominion Theatre 2008 (#168)

Title: We Will Rock You

Venue: Dominion Theatre

Year: 2008

Condition: Creasing

Author: Music and Lyrics by Queen. Book and Direction Ben Elton

Director: Ben Elton

Choreographer: Arlene Phillips

Cast: Julian Littman, Alex Bourne, Ricardo Alfonso, Sabrian Aloueche, Mazz Murray, Lain Gray, Lucy Sinclair, Jon Boydon, Amanda Coutts, Marianne Benedict, Rachael D Crocker, James Bennett, Luke Zammit, Leanne Pinder, Ian Carlyle, Kelly-Anne Gower, James O'Connell, Jacquie Biggs, Garry Lake, Andrew Edwards, Fay Raye, Lucas Rush, Kelly Ewins, Craig Ryder, David Austen, Sarah French-Ellis, Michael Watson, Danielle York, Ryan Quish, Alicia Peacock, Clare Gladwin, Charles Ruhrmund, Rebecca Howell, Sandy Moffat, Fabian Aloise

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[wendyleepurdy]

Brunch with my dearest Fabian Aloise. Huzzah! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl5k2hAnD2h/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11fzf125js7kr