#saf london

[mvanqsh]

whoever WOLF WHISTLED in the final act where curt and owen were really getting into it, I give you SEVERAL golden medals for funniest person alive

[splep]

Joey pointing out my costume at the evening show !!!

this was WILD since this was a last minute closet cosplay and i only stood up because the people i was with were basically pushing me out my seat /pos

this was an incredible moment that genuinely healed 14 year old me who had eyes on prize on loop for days :))

[justarandombrit]

Believe it or not, I did in fact go to see Spies Are Forever (you'd never know from looking at my blog), and, as usual, I wrote down some notes. My memory is shit so I'll probably update this with additions when I remember more, but for now, below the cut...

Act 1:

. They played Show Stoppin' Number and so many people were singing along

. It started midway through them playing The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

. Joey: “Sorry to anyone who thought they were seeing Wizard Of Oz. Although, this show has many friends of Dorothy”

. Emily Proudlock has a beautiful voice. The microphone was struggling a little at the start, though lmao

. THEY GOT AN ACTUAL BANANA PEEL

. Oliver Ormson (Owen) called Curt “Mega” which in the show he doesn't do until he becomes the DMA (not a criticism, just interesting)

. Owen said the “A man needs his privacy”(?) line, so Owen and Barb have officially interacted now

. I love Brian's Informant. His French accent was so over the top

. Brian stared at Clark when he said “The Deadliest Man Alive” until Clark played the keyboard sting. And then whenever anyone else said it throughout the show, he played it.

. They left in a huge awkward silence when the DMA was waiting for Sergio and it was so funny

. Sergio sounded so awkward when he said “You guys can relate, right?”

. Joey fucking SCREAMED “PLEASE!” during Sergio's little Somebody's Gotta Do It reprise

. “The Deadliest Man Alive disarms Mega and escapes”

“He does?”

. Dean John Wilson walked back on stage after his exit, said “The Deadliest Man” and left again

. Okay, so Claire M. Hall is a perfect Cynthia

. You guys are gonna crucify me for this, but I actually liked her Eyes On The Prize I better than Lauren's…

. Joey was making the weirdest faces during Eyes On The Prize II

. Curt cocked his head at Hallucination!Owen and Owen shrugged and mouthed “I don't know” at him

. I LOVE EMILY OOI’S BARB!!!!!! She did a cute little dance during “It's actually a gun!”

. Obioma (Curt) pretending his beard had been shaved lmao

. No Richard Big appearance sadly

. Curt was even more oblivious about Tatiana hitting on him than in the actual show

. The Nazi ensemble stuck around throughout the whole scene and kept gasping when Curt called them villains

. THEY MADE NOT SO BAD… EVEN MORE NOT SO BAD

. “SAY WE GOT A BIT LOST, WITH THE WHOLE HOLO–” *looks at ensemble* “ehh…”

. “WE DID ALL WE COULD DO TO poopoo THE JEW”

. They didn't make the audience chant, which was… probably for the best

. Von Nazi yelled “I'm a big boy! A BIG BOY” at Mega then walked off without using his knees

. Curt groaned and hung his head when the DMA said “I'm gonna torture the living shite outta you”

. Actually gasped at the overlapping “Doesn't even matter if I killed my best friend” and “To show you the horror of staying alive”, even though I knew it was coming

. The homoeroticism 🤌🤌🤌🤌

Act 2:

. I WAS ON THE SAME ROW AS A.J. FUCKING HOLMES AND DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL JOEY SHOUTED HIM OUT

. Joey shouted out loads of cosplayers still in character as Vanger Borschtit

. Everyone was so excited about Vanger Borschtit, and Joey made everyone cheer for an acceptable amount of time “for his reel”

. The new We Love the Prince lyrics really are so much better (also what did he do to the Pope?!?!?)

. Vanger Borschtit was DISTRAUGHT when the prince died

. Obioma stared so blankly into the audience at “Or whatever it is you boys do in the rumpus room”

. I think out of all of the new cast members, Evelyn Hoskins (Tatiana) sounded the most like the original actor (she was also so cool)

. Obioma actually sung the little “Very good place to start” Sound Of Music reference and Tatiana looked so annoyed

. Tatiana was SO into Doing This up until the kiss (which wasn't a real kiss lmao)

. MRS MEGAAAAAAAAAA

. The lights flashed rainbow after the line “So we're just… friends?”

. Curt looked straight at Barb when he said “Some of us may die”

. Curt paused before he drank the shot, and then started drinking a load and everyone stared at him, really concerned. It was a really neat piece of acting

. Von Nazi kept stressing how he had no idea how Feurgin was killed

. The Informant looked so concerned at the start of NSB reprise, then actually kinda got into it

. Jak Malone (Von Nazi) made his death SO DRAMATIC. He fell to the ground and went “Ow, my back! Ow, my front! Ow, my…self” and then got up and bowed

. Owen stood behind the DMA and they just spun around while Joey narrated

. Joey: “THE DEADLIEST MAN ALIVE FALLS DOWN THROUGH A HIDDEN TRAP DOOR IN THE STAGE–”

. ONE STEP AHEAD JSTSKTKEYYKDKFYFUHDYSWWGDJFKGKFDHSGSTSFJKGKGKGJDSYSYIFKF I'M NOT OKAY

Dean: *Crouch-walks away*

. Owen stared directly at Curt (and addressed him instead of Tatiana) when he said “Don't slip up” and loads of people “Ooh”ed

. Owen seemed actually on the verge of tears in Spies Are Forever (Reprise)

. He also fully yelled “You're a caveman!”

. They changed the line “Taking your advice” to “Moving on”, just like Curt (I think it was Curt? Edit: IT WAS JOEY) wanted in the livestream

. The speech before Spy Again (Reprise) was so good. Everyone came out on stage and it was all just incredible

. SPIES ARE FOREVER, IT'S A MUSICAAAAAAAAALLLLLL……. IT'S ABOUT SPIES!

[f-misc]

One Step Ahead in rehearsal!

[missholloween]

Also!!! I haven't seen anyone post about it but they had programs yesterday. I got to meet both Dean John-Wilson (the DMA) and Clark Baxtresser, and I got Dean's sign <3 Here are some pics

[lycan-exe]

grabbing this from my insta so I don’t have to retype it all lmao

Got 150~ bracelets and 80~ pins to give out so please say hi if you see me!!

may or may not have the gunshot wound, depends on how I feel tomorrow lmao

[gaymedievaldruid]

Two more things ABT saf London!

Owen did this fucking HILARIOUS bit when he slipped on the banana peel where he sort of gestured between the banana and Curt like "you... And the banana... And I'm gonna DIE.... because of THIS.... AND YOU...!!"

OH AND AT THE END OF ACT ONE WHEN CURT SAYS "Owen....?" After grabbing Tati's arm and hallucination!Owen comes on stage BOTH OF THE OWENS SHOT CURT BOTH OF THEM and I SCREAMED

[smytherines]

A little interview with Brian Rosenthal and Joey Richter about Spies before the show tomorrow!

Also looks like there will be some scene excerpts??

[puppyvenom]

my dear yassified barb from spies london <3

i only own one button up that isn’t the one i wear for work and i only own short skirts and i only packed fishnets so . barb if she was a little more cunty i guess. also shoutout to my owen (who i’m not sure is comfy w his face on here hence no images of us together) because the wig and coat were his. love u dear

[yourlocalabomination]

OH YEAH BABY ITS SPIES DAY!!! Ya boy has prints to gift out.

[dead-meat]

SAF LONDON WAS SO GOOD RAHH. IM SO SO GLAD I GOT TO SEE IT‼️ I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS💥

[mvanqsh]

joey richter while your in london can u do a quick little stand up comedy show your whole vanger borschtit bit was the funniest thing ever

[splep]

morning !!! i started the clark chant last night /srs

[starkid-innit]

PSA: looks like tcb will be adding a matinee for spies in London!

Haven’t seen any info about whether this will still be on the Tuesday so I’ll keep you posted when I know more

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Spies Are Forever West End Concert rehearsals in full swing!

[missholloween]

I'll probably do a longer post later with more thoughts about all the cast and the performances because every single one of the casts members was absolutely amazing, everyone I got to meet was so nice and the energy was again the best.

But. Let's give it up for the man of the hour, our all American spy, Obioma Ugoala. I was blown away by his Agent Mega (the name of the character for the production), because it was so good. First of all, his voice is just so brilliant: he fucking killed it in spy again while SITTED. He also was really vulnerable and optimist, you could see how he wanted to get better for Owen and he was so easy to root for. He was also really sweet and lowkey innocent with other characters, with a hilarious performance in Pay Attention (his heart broke every time Cynthia told him something mean, but was smiling again with any compliment. One of the puppies of all time), and didn't feel mean to Barb!!!!

I also loved how he delivered the most emotional scenes in the show, like the Tatiana-Curt conversation between prisoner of my past and doing this and the staircase scene. He balanced humor, honesty and heartbreak masterfully, with a really vulnerable and loving approach to the character that I just fell in love with. I hadn't seen Obioma before, but let me tell you that I've become such a fan of his.