Hiya everyone :) As I said in my last post March is a completely mad
theatrical month for me so I'm going to TRY and keep my blogs short so as not
to get terribly behind.
To kick March off (theatrically of course) I went down to London for a doctor’s
appointment and what do you do when in London!?! Well see a show of course!!!
So after getting our eye makeup done at MAC in Selfridges my friend, Lisa, and
I hot footed it to the Garrick theatre to get tickets for Rock of Ages...yay!!!
The rest of the day was spent at my doctor’s appointment and in Balans
drinking...oh yes you've guessed it...Pornstars!
Soon it was time to head over to the theatre for the show. We'd booked front
row seats as in the Shaftesbury they were brilliant seats (yes it's wrong to
think two theatres are the same but it's hard not to!). Well in the Garrick the
front row is heavily restricted but Lisa and I both agreed that they were good
seats depending on what you wanted from the show. If you want to see the show
and everything that goes on on stage then DO NOT get the front row; I think at
least four rows back would be good but don't quote me on it! However, if you've
seen the show before, don't mind missing sections and want the atmosphere and
the personal touch (like Simon Lipkin picking on you...yes it happened to me
again and it was even more hysterical this time!) then these seats are perfect.
So briefly onto the cast...Simon Lipkin was, as always, hilarious and
completely stole the show as Lonny! Ross Hunter was a great Drew...not as good
as Oliver Tompsett in my opinion but he was still amazing. Tim Howar was, for
me, a brilliant Stacee Jaxx and was very comical. Daniel Fletcher was the
perfect Denis. Natalie Andreou was everything I could have wanted from a
Sherrie. Sandy Moffat was great, as usual, as Franz...yet another hilarious
performance which could not be faulted! Rachel McFarlane (Justice) has such a
killer voice, she just sends shivers down your spine and Rohan Tickell played
Hertz down to a 'T'. The only cast change was Leanne Garritty played Regina,
instead of Jodie Jacobs, and what a stella job she did; she brought a new light
to the character, which, in my opinion, is what an understudy should do.
Overall, this cast was fabulous.
For a fuller review on what the actual show was like please click here and
read my September blog.
Finally, I think the show worked really well in the new theatre and was
really pleased that the bit where Regina is going to jump of the building (I do
know the name but can't spell it!) was actually done on stage do you didn't get
a really awkward crick in your neck trying to look up at that box where they
did it in the Shaftesbury.
Overall, I really enjoyed the show this time and it still kept its feel good
factor, even the 7th time round.
I'll leave you with a picture of me and Simon.
Have any of you seen Rock of Ages? What did you think? I'd love to hear from
you. Please comment below or tweet me at @GreenGirlsRox. Over and out for now.
Love you lots
Kat
Xx
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