One day to go!
Tech and Dress rehearsal today.
Second Dress and opening night tomorrow!
Thursday, 6 December 2018
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Tech - Day One
Last night in tech we got up to the Beast’s first entrance - it’s a wonderfully theatrical moment and Danny plays it beautifully; very dramatic and incredibly moving. He’s got an amazing voice and his song is going to bring the house down.
Jon Monie (who I’ve spent the last three years with at The Theatre Royal Bath) has given us a script packed with excellent comedy (obviously) but there’s also some very beautifully written and incredibly touching scenes.
He should be very proud. He’s written a great show.
Jon Monie (who I’ve spent the last three years with at The Theatre Royal Bath) has given us a script packed with excellent comedy (obviously) but there’s also some very beautifully written and incredibly touching scenes.
He should be very proud. He’s written a great show.
We open on Friday!
Saturday, 1 December 2018
Thursday, 7 June 2018
Back in Blackpool
Thrilled to be going back to The Grand Theatre, Blackpool this Christmas in Beauty The Beast (my 19th year playing Dame).
Really looking forward to working with Steve Royle & Hayley Kay again (had a great time with them in Sleeping Beauty in 2014).
It's also going to be fun to be back on stage with Danny Walters, who I last worked with in 2013 when I had to take over the part of John Smith for the last week of Ray Cooney's Caught In The Net at The Mill at Sonning. Our paths haven't crossed on EastEnders yet!
It's a fantastic, brand new script for UK Productions written by resident Theatre Royal Bath panto comic, Jon Monie, who I've shared my last three Christmas seasons with.
Really looking forward to working with Steve Royle & Hayley Kay again (had a great time with them in Sleeping Beauty in 2014).
It's also going to be fun to be back on stage with Danny Walters, who I last worked with in 2013 when I had to take over the part of John Smith for the last week of Ray Cooney's Caught In The Net at The Mill at Sonning. Our paths haven't crossed on EastEnders yet!
It's a fantastic, brand new script for UK Productions written by resident Theatre Royal Bath panto comic, Jon Monie, who I've shared my last three Christmas seasons with.
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Panto Reviews - Bath 2017
BATH CHRONICLE, BRISTOL POST, WESTERN DAILY PRESS, WILTSHIRE TIMES, THE BATH MAGAZINE,SWINDON ADVERTISER, WHAT’S ON BATH, FINE TIMES RECORDER, THE BATH & WILTSHIRE PARENT, STAGE TALK MAGAZINE, FAMILIES IN BATH,THE STAGE, THEATRE BATH and GLOBALMOUSE TRAVELS.
Links to reviews available online:
THE BATH MAGAZINE:
SWINDON ADVERTISER:
“Muddles and his mother, Dame Dolly (Nick Wilton) up the comedy ante this year with their corpsing, wisecracks and impressive feats of endurance (we were out of breath just looking at them running laps around the stage). Prepare for heaps of laughs, a jolly old time and to dodge the odd airborne bra…”
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/reviews/15715628.REVIEW__Laughs_galore_at_Snow_White_in_Theatre_Royal_Bath/
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/reviews/15715628.REVIEW__Laughs_galore_at_Snow_White_in_Theatre_Royal_Bath/
WHAT’S ON BATH:
FINE TIMES RECORDER:
THE BATH & WILTSHIRE PARENT:
WILTSHIRE TIMES:
STAGE TALK MAGAZINE
FAMILIES IN BATH:
THE STAGE:
THEATRE BATH:
GLOBALMOUSE TRAVELS:
Additional online review from MUSICAL THEATRE LIVES IN ME:
“Harriet Thorpe played a suitably evil Wicked Queen, receiving plenty of boos and hisses from the audience who hung on her every word. I especially enjoyed any scenes she shared with Jon Monie as Muddles and Nick Wilton as Dame Dolly, with brilliant comedic timing and interaction. With the dame being one of the most popular parts of any pantomime, Nick Wilton took the role in his stride, interacting directly with the audience with ease and delighting in rushing around the stage in multiple over the top costumes”.Saturday, 9 December 2017
Review 1 - Families in Bath
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at The Theatre Royal, Bath
I love panto. I love the glitz, the singing, the dancing, the romance, the puns, the innuendo, the campness, the arch knowingness, the audience participation and watching the kids’ reaction. And I absolutely loved Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at The Theatre Royal because it delivered on every single one of these elements. In droves.
This performance had everything you would expect, including an engaging storyline, strong musical numbers, beautiful and detailed sets, lovely costumes, and a talented team of actors. And we had comedy at every turn, including topical references, lots of innuendo and a smattering of slapstick.
Our romantic heroes, Snow White and Prince Frederick, played by Devon-Elise Johnson and Michael Quinn, gave incredible vocal performances, including some of the well-known classics from the film such as “Wishing” and “Some Day My Prince Will Come”. Devon-Elise ditched the ditzy, twee Disney Snow White for a rendition that was fresh, likeable and contemporary.
Michael Quinn’s performance as Frederick, was knowingly tongue-in-cheek. If this Alpha Prince had been a cartoon, his teeth would have pinged with a flash of light every time he smiled. He was traditionally princely enough to satisfy the story-telling element for the kids, with a hint of Lord Flashheart from Blackadder to amuse the parents. Incidentally, his hyper-tight tights (and the lunch box innuendos in the script) caused a bit of a flurry amongst a group of mums sitting near us, which escalated into eye-wiping hysterics by the time of the “ghosties and ghoulies” routine!
Harriet Thorpe was superbly arch as the Wicked Queen (with a most glamorous costume!), relishing the boos from the audience and riffing off some mini-hecklers from the audience.
For the kids, of course, it was all about the Seven Dwarfs and they were mesmerised by the talented troupe of actors playing them from the first strains of Hi Ho. Particular mention should go to Simeon Dyer playing Smiler for his part in the outstanding Twelve Days of Christmas comedy routine.
The ensemble of dancers was also very polished, with the babes from the Dorothy Coleborn School of Dance especially melting hearts in their uber-cute woodland creature costumes.
But the heart, soul and energy that totally carried this particular production must belong to the extremely talented duo of Jon Monie and Nick Wilton, playing Muddles the Jester and Dame Dolly respectively. The fact that these actors have worked together on Bath pantomimes before was evident from their palpable on-stage chemistry. Their timing was immaculate, the performances polished and the gags flowed – including those that flew way over the heads of the children just for the adults. The magic hat routine with Prince Frederick, in particular, was superbly executed.
I realise that this highly positive review could come over as somewhat sycophantic, but actually, this was an accomplished, polished and highly entertaining production where I struggled to find a single area of weakness. Highly recommended.
To book tickets contact the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on or visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk.
Review by Sally Long, FamiliesInBath
Third Year Back in Bath
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Theatre Royal Bath
7th December 2017 - 7th January 2018
Thrilled to back at The Theatre Royal Bath this Christmas
for my 10th season with UK Productions,
and my 18th consecutive Christmas playing Dame.
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