Mack & Mabel will tap their troubles away at the Southwark Playhouse

[bob8rich]

Just read on facebook that Jerry Herman's Mack & Mabel will begin an 8 week run at the Southwark Playhouse on July 5th! It will be produced & directed by "Parade" creative team Danielle Tarento and Thom Southerland and will star Norman Bowman as Mack and the fantastic Laura Pitt-Pulford as Mabel.

SO excited about this!

[FrontRowDress]

Here's the link for tickets, start at £10 for early bird booking


Mack & Mabel tickets

[mallardo]

I loved the John Doyle production at the Criterion back in, when, '06? By far my favourite Jerry Herman score.

[theatrepaul]

Ooh, now this sounds great - just the show to tempt me into the Southwark Playhouse for the first time. Early bird tickets booked

[Phantom of London]

Look forward to seeing this, it will be interesting to see how this will be done on a small scale.

[Scripps2]

Bob - don't you mean the fantastic Norman Bowman as well?

[bob8rich]

Sorry, Scripps - didn't mean to be dismissive of Norman Bowman. But, to be honest, I don't really know him or his work. Laura, however, was simply awesome as Lucille in Parade.

[Scripps2]

You're feeding me my lines now...

Don't you mean Norman Bowman was simply awesome as well in the same production of Parade!

[bob8rich]

Norman Bowman was definitely not in the cast of the Southwark Playhouse Parade, when Laura Pitt-Pulford played Lucille Frank. I just did some checking and found he was in the ensemble of the Donmar Parade a few years ago (when Lara Pulver played Lucille - and Lara was also fantastic in the role). But he can't have made much of an impression on me as I don't remember him lol.

[bob8rich]

[Scripps2]

Sorry Bob - my mistake. I'm talking the Donmar's production of Parade.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Norman was fantastic in the End of the Rainbow UK Tour and is a generally nice guy!

[Musical-Matt]

hop to see this a week tomorrow

[FrontRowDress]

Apart from some murky lighting, this is sensational. Norman Bowman & Laura Pitt-Pulford are incredible as the leads, as are Jessica Martin, Stuart Matthew Price & Steve Serlin and the ensemble. With this, The Fix & Torch Song Trilogy, genius is rife on the fringe in SE1. Until the proper reviews come out, I've put some thoughts on my blog.
Mack and Mabel

[FrontRowDress]

Talk about a tale of two critics, Mark Shenton loved it as much as Michael Coveney hated it.
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/36749/mack-and-mabel?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheStageReviews+%28The+Stage+%2F+Reviews%29
http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831342083852/Mack+%26+Mabel.html
The guy from Public Reviews loved it too http://www.thepublicreviews.com/mack-mabel-southwark-playhouse-london/

[bob8rich]

I've never agreed with any review I've ever read by Michael Covenay lol (he described Sondheim's Passion score as "flat and uninspired"!) - so I'll discount his gloom and still look forward with huge excitement to seeing this on August 13!

[FrontRowDress]

Looks like Coveney's on his own, 4 stars from Time Out
Mack & Mabel Time Out review

[jaqs]

I'm going tomorrow :)

[FrontRowDress]

Another 4 star review, but there is a HUGE SPOILER so if you don't know or want to know what happens at the end, don't read it.
Mack & Mabel One Stop Arts review

[theatrepaul]

Am going tonight and looking forward to seeing this. Also, my first ever visit to the Southwark Playhouse

[FrontRowDress]

Enjoy TP, the production is terrific, but be warned the seats are possibly the most uncomfortable you will ever have the misfortune of sitting upon.

Four star review in today's Evening Standard


Evening Standard Mack & Mabel review

[theatrepaul]

Yes I kepy shuffling in my seat but it was worth it. A really splendid production - delightfully staged, an excellent score and some very good performances notably from Laura Pitt-Pulford, Jessica Martin and Stuart Matthew Price.

If you're in town, do yourself a favour and get down to the Southwark Playhouse. Ticket prices are cheap but the quality of the production is very high indeed.

[jaqs]

I do hate Southwark Playhouse and with the recent weather the stink and damp was at an all time high.
But it was well worth suffering the smell, a lovely production with a strong cast.
Took a good while for me to get into it but totally fell for it by the end.

[theatrepaul]

Jaqs, agreed the damp, dank smell coming from the arches is rather strong at the moment but without serious investment, I'm not sure what they can do about it.

[FrontRowDress]

They won't do anything as they are leaving by the end of the year and return in a couple of years time to a purpose built space as part of redevelopment at London Bridge. In the intervening years rumours are they will operate from a space at Elephant & Castle.

[Phantom of London]

If anyone has seen it, how long does Mack and Mabel last?