[Palace] The Lion King Musical

[Is it PotG?]

Went (reluctantly) as a last minute parent replacement for a kid's birthday.

Absolutely wonderful musical experience.

 

[The Clamp]

If you want overrated crap, go and see Book of Mormon. A huge disappointment.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Saw it years ago and it was so boring I fell asleep. #teamSHIT

And I love a West End show. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chicargo and Starlight Express were all brilliant. As was We Will Rock You.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

The reasons that I would not go to The Lion King are threefold.
1. I am highly allergic to some animals and I dare not take the risk.
2. That smell you get from the big cats in a zoo especially on a hot day is disgusting, does The Lyceum have adequate air extraction?
3. Can't abide wild animals trained to perform unnatural acts, it's cruelty and quite frankly it's shocking that this production is allowed.
I would be happier if it was a production of Born Free but the above would still apply.

 

[Stat Brother]

Is Arsene Wenger still in it?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Saw it twice YEARS ago. Loved it.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Haven't seen Aladdin. But have to agree about Half A Sixpence. Might be old school style but some of the set pieces in that are the best I've ever seen. Energy, timing, almost annoyingly catchy & an amazing cast.

The only negative I'd say about it is that it was better in Chichester than in London. The set and set pieces just felt more organic at Chichester. Still, it's wonderful if you like musical theatre.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Talking of West End disappointments... the other biggest disappointment for me was War Horse. Technically it was superb, but it felt devoid of any emotion and they missed a large chunk of the storyline out which jarred the whole experience for me.

 

[The Oldman]

I really enjoyed it.

Aladdin is next on our 'to see' list, even in spite of the less than flattering review above.

Just watch the You tube promo. That will tell you all you need to know.

 

[The Brighton Bear]

Saw it years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the show.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Mate of mine treated his missus to Lion King tickets last Friday night via viagogo. Or at least tried to. Tickets were fake and they got turned away at the door. Not nice.

 

[Rogero]

The best pantomime at the moment is at Selhurst Park. Mind you it is more of a circus with loads of clowns!

 

[Rogero]

Talking of West End disappointments... the other biggest disappointment for me was War Horse. Technically it was superb, but it felt devoid of any emotion and they missed a large chunk of the storyline out which jarred the whole experience for me.

Wow, it had me in tears and everyone around me too.

 

[Mellotron]

Saw this a few years ago at the Lyceum. Thought it was absolutely superb, some of the cleverest set design I've ever seen, and the music is stunning. Shadowlands is a tune.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

This sort of thing can be subjective though. Years ago I bought tickets to the Royal Opera House to watch La Fille du régiment. Admittedly we didn't really know what to expect, but thought it would be a nice experience and a bit of 'culture'. How wrong I was. From the moment we arrived – way before the start, but with everyone already in their seats – it was a disaster. Once the thing got underway people around us seemed to be guffawing at everything but, even with the subtitles on a screen, we just didn't get what all the fuss was about. This carried on for a while, we kinda kept up with the storyline but were a bit bored, to be honest and it was quite clear we didn't really fit in with those around who us who were STILL banging on about how we arrived late (even though we WEREN'T late).

We did one at the interval – passing those who were tucking into their crustless cucumber sandwiches in the process – and retreated to the boozer across the road for a well-earned pint or five.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Wow, it had me in tears and everyone around me too.

Strange isn’t it. When I went it was a really surreal atmosphere. It got a standing ovation from about half the audience, and the other half weren’t clapping and were looking around in bewilderment that these people were cheering. I saw it with five people - four of us thought it was soulless and the other person thought it was the best thing they’d ever seen.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

This sort of thing can be subjective though. Years ago I bought tickets to the Royal Opera House to watch La Fille du régiment. Admittedly we didn't really know what to expect, but thought it would be a nice experience and a bit of 'culture'. How wrong I was. From the moment we arrived – way before the start, but with everyone already in their seats – it was a disaster. Once the thing got underway people around us seemed to be guffawing at everything but, even with the subtitles on a screen, we just didn't get what all the fuss was about. This carried on for a while, we kinda kept up with the storyline but were a bit bored, to be honest and it was quite clear we didn't really fit in with those around who us who were STILL banging on about how we arrived late (even though we WEREN'T late).

We did one at the interval – passing those who were tucking into their crustless cucumber sandwiches in the process – and retreated to the boozer across the road for a well-earned pint or five.

Did you confuse the bell at the bar for last orders and those khazis they ain't half posh.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Talking of West End disappointments... the other biggest disappointment for me was War Horse. Technically it was superb, but it felt devoid of any emotion and they missed a large chunk of the storyline out which jarred the whole experience for me.

The book was captured better with the film, the stage show was technically brilliant but did not have the emotional punch the film did for me

 

[Bry Nylon]

Talking of West End disappointments... the other biggest disappointment for me was War Horse.

You were disappointed? The night I went they replaced the horse with a frigging puppet.

 

[T.G]

. . . just bought 5 tickets half hour ago for Thursday . . . . I hope it isn't poo

Me too, five tickets for mid-December.