The Chichester Festival Theatre production of 'Kiss Me, Kate' which is about to open has found a London home at the Old Vic. The production will play a 12 week Christmas season.
'Kiss Me, Kate' Old Vic Theatre, London.
Previews from Nov 20th Openin night, Dec 3rd
Cast including Alex Bourne, David Burt, Adam Garcia, Clive Rowe and Hannah Waddingham. It will be choreographed by Stephen Mear.
Old Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey commented: “It’s going to be an incredible summer in London and I am delighted to announce these new productions. Trevor Nunn is a much-loved member of the Old Vic family and I’m thrilled to welcome him back with 'Kiss Me, Kate', a wonderful production which I know London audiences will embrace warmly'.
Not much love for this show so far and gauged from previous threads on this from Chichester.
However I am against this transfer to London, for pure selfish reasons as I am going to see this in a couple of weeks in Chichester, however if I wasn't going to Chichester I would not have such issues for this production to come to the West End.
Not sure why there's, er, no love for this. One of the greatest musicals ever, great cast (Clive Rowe can mug as much as he likes for me), excellent choreographer and Trev can be a decent director. Let's hope this is one of those times.
I saw this, this afternoon, I enjoyed it, a bit of a trek to get there. Hannah Waddingham is amazing and while not in the same class, but still a brilliant performer and a person who always makes me smile and that is Clive Rowe. However my initial comments might sound ungenerous to the rest of the cast, it shouldn't do as they all played very well.
Look forward to catching this at the Old Vic again and so should you, if you can't get down to Chichester.
The set design was predictable primitive, but that is not to be considered as negative, as at times there was a lot of ingenuity for a temporary production, it would be expensive to have set parts raised by lifts from under the stage. Also being a thrust stage you have no fly to drop equipment, scene curtains etc.
The stage made use of curtains at the back of the stage, also if utilising the stage front, they would use kind of drapes on poles.
Is Kiss Me Kate the first musical that the Old Vic has had in a long time? I've shamefully never been to the Old Vic so I may have to book a ticket not only to see the show but to visit the Old Vic for the first time.
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Posted: 6/12/12 at 09:07am