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Borstal Boy

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  • 04-10-2014 10:56am
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    gleesonger
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    Myself and my girlfriend are thinking of going to see Borstal Boy this weekend.
    Has anyone seen it ,what you do you think?
    I've read the reviews online but their not that helpful.


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    miamee
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    Well, did you see Borstal Boy in the end? There is so much on at the moment between theatre and film that I am finding it hard to decide what to see :D


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    gleesonger
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭gleesonger


    No didn't go but still interested in going.
    I think you should definitely go,and then report back with a review :)


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    HellishHeat
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    It depends what you are expecting from it really. It's a light hearted musical. If you've read the book, they never really capture the banter/comradery between the lads in borstal.

    Lots of unexpected, unprovoked and unnecessary singing and dancing. It's disjointed set-piece after disjointed set-piece and it's too long.

    I'm told the performances are great but I'm not sure what that's based on.

    They got a standing ovation the night I was there. But I think that was for Brendan Behan as much as for the production.

    5/10


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    chasm
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    HellishHeat wrote: »
    It depends what you are expecting from it really. It's a light hearted musical. If you've read the book, they never really capture the banter/comradery between the lads in borstal.

    Lots of unexpected, unprovoked and unnecessary singing and dancing. It's disjointed set-piece after disjointed set-piece and it's too long.

    I'm told the performances are great but I'm not sure what that's based on.

    They got a standing ovation the night I was there. But I think that was for Brendan Behan as much as for the production.

    5/10

    I read elsewhere that it was 3 hours long, is it 3 hours with or without the interval?


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    HellishHeat
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    I can't be sure but it felt every bit of 3 hours. I spent the last half hour shifting around my seat and hoping for a conclusion to it.


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    gleesonger
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    Sounds like I will be giving it a skip, musicals arn't my thing especially three hours long!


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    chasm
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    I went to Saturdays Matinee in the end, 2hours and 50 minutes (including the interval), i felt it went very quick. I enjoyed every minute of it, not sure if i would class it as a musical as such, yes there is some singing/dancing in it but i didn't feel that it took away from the show and they were only short numbers tbh. I would definitely recommend seeing it.


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