Musical of the Month: Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Hi everyone, hope you've had a good, theatrical February and are ready for all the joys that March will bring you. I realise that I've still got my blog of The Duckhouse to write but thought I better do February's Musical of the Month first as we're nearly at the end. 

Being truly honest, this month I've been raving about three shows but I've blogged about two of them before, Book of Mormon (first blog and second blog) and Witches of Eastwick. The other show that I've had a bit of an obsession with is Mary Poppins. I re-found my liking for this show after seeing the film Saving Mr Banks at the end of January; if you didn't catch it at the cinema I really recommend that you buy it when it comes out on DVD. Anyway seeing the film made me decide to pop my Mary Poppins musical CD in my car CD Player and I've loved re-listening to the songs.

The CD had always used to be the CD my family listened to when we went to see my friend, Megan, in Kent. My favourite song then used to be 'Brimstone and Treacle (Part 2)', however, nowadays I'm in love with, 'Let's Go Fly a Kite'. This is partly because it's such a great song but, also, because the part of Saving Mr Banks that went to this song was so beautiful and happy it would capture anyone's heart. The other song I really love is, 'Being Mrs Banks' which is really sweet, romantic and, to me, embodies what the story is really about.

As for the show itself, I saw it ages ago, when I first started getting into musicals, when I was about 11 or 12. I remember the plot being a bit of a shock at the start as it was quite different to the film and a lot more scary, nevertheless, once I relaxed into it, it was a really great show. From what I can remember the set was amazing and the cast were brilliant and, overall, it was such a beautifully, sweet show that was suitable for all the family; I really wish it would come back or at least tour. 

Anyway, that's enough for now; did any of you see Mary Poppins when it was in the West End and what are your opinions on the musical?
Let me know either by commenting below or tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox

Hope you have a good March.

Love you all

Kat

xx

Dreaming Baby Dream

Well, well, well, finally here it is, my blog about Dreamboats and Petticoats which I saw at Nottingham Theatre Royal in November last year...yes it does feel like ages ago doesn't it! If you haven't read my blog before I have been meaning to write this post for ages and haven't got round to it what with all the chaos that has been going on in my life (I won't explain as I'll be here for pages and pages and you'll get bored and switch your computers off) in addition to writing my dissertation for my third and final year at uni...scary!

So what of Dreamboats and Petticoats, well if you're wanting to go to the theatre for a highly educational and deep production with lots of twists and turns then this show is not for you. However, if you want a little bit of light hearted relief from your day to day life then go on and buy yourself a ticket (the tour finishes at the end of May in St Albans so you've got plenty of time yet). Basically, the show itself is pretty cute-sie with an decent plot and some great tunes. 

The song list is truly phenomenal, well I do like music from that era, and is really what makes the show, however, I won't go on about this too much as I reviewed the music on my blog previously so if you want to see a more in depth discussion of it click here. Nevertheless, seeing the show in the flesh really brought the music alive particularly as there was a live band on stage. The only annoying bit about this was one of the Saxophone players seemed to have a thing about bending her head backwards so the Saxophone was vertical; now I do agree that this can look cool and jazzy when done once or twice but when she did it two or three times during every song it got a tiny bit repetitive...just a little moan there. However, the rest of the cast were brilliant and truly brought the teenage love story feel to life.
The set and lighting were simple but just right for the show. Everything was very realistic, which was just the right tone for the show. I particularly liked the realism during the fairground section when the dodgeums were brought onto the stage...I don't know what it is but seeing a fairground brought to life on a stage always makes me smile :)
I think that's all I've really got to say...so if it Dreamboats and Petticoats comes to your area I'd definitely say you should get a ticket if you want a fun, cute night out to escape from the reality of the world.

If you've seen the show or just fancy a chat please either comment below or tweet me at @GreenGirlsRox.

Love you all

Kat

xx