Spamalot

Rhalliord

Hi, I'm going to see Spamalot on Saturday in the Grand canal Theatre. I was wondering has anyone here seen it, or is going to see it or have heard any reports on how good it is?

Frank Black

Saw it in New York a couple of years ago.
If you are a fan of Monty Python many of the scenes will be familiar to you.
Overall it was ok - not really laugh out loud funny - but amusing in places.
Cheesy ending.

Keedowah

I went to see it a few years ago in Boston - wasn't blown away by it. (Sorry to say). Having said that it wasn't the worst thing I've seen.

Enjoy your night.

Arthur Daley

Have seen it in the West end. It was excellent, but then I must have watched the Holy Grail about 20 times by now, so I'm a fan anyway.

Great that shows like this are coming to Dublin. Grand Canal theatre is a great new venue.

RH149

Saw it on Tuesday - Grand Canal Theater only about a third full which was disappointing.
Enjoyed it...not rolling around the aisles funny but amusing none the less. I saw it a few years ago in New York and they've added a lot of local jokes to the Dublin show which were quite funny. 7.30 start caught a lot of people out though!

linearcutter

Was there on Wednesday night myself. Got caught out by the 7:30 start and missed the first half. Went in after the interval, enjoyed the whole thing....well half technically, but what made up for missing the first half was that I ended up on stage. I don't want to spoil it for anyone going tonight or tomorrow so I won't say how it happens, but a lucky punter will be on stage as part of the show. Mortified, but fun.

Smiley G

linearcutter wrote: »

Was there on Wednesday night myself. Got caught out by the 7:30 start and missed the first half. Went in after the interval, enjoyed the whole thing....well half technically, but what made up for missing the first half was that I ended up on stage. I don't want to spoil it for anyone going tonight or tomorrow so I won't say how it happens, but a lucky punter will be on stage as part of the show. Mortified, but fun.

this theatre is great, I saw sound of music last month and spamalot on tuesday, but dont understand how you got caught out by 7.30 kick off..

ticket says doors at 6.30, show at 7.30... simples:)

p.s. spamalot is great so long as you love monty python and singing!

linearcutter

A mate had the tickets booked, we rolled up for 7:30 as he'd been the one organising the night out. He's since been sacked from organising nights out, and only paid for half the ticket price...that'll learn him!

Smiley G

That'll learn him indeed ... its pricey business this theatre going!
thnk i'll revert to the cinema for a while.

linearcutter

Indeed...that said though, a trip to the cinema is outrageously.......

....actually, better not open the lid on that box, it's a Friday...happy thoughts etc!

ixoy

Four of us saw it tonight and we thought it was excellent - very funny and the songs were great. The audience seemed very into the play as did the actors. They also incorporated some Irish stuff very well (I won't say how in case they do it tomorrow night) but, suffice to say, one of them made Phil Jupitus laugh so much that he took about a minute to recover.
Enjoyed this more than "The Lion King" (which we saw earlier this year). Very highly recommended (although, with only two shows left, it might be too late).

iMax

There last night, great show & my wife (who's never seen Holy Grail - have to fix that) loved it. Lot of the cast "losing it" last night.

linearcutter

Just curious if they changed the seat the grail was under since the night I was there. I was in seat D1 so the message at the end read DONE. Did they change it at all? C-ONE or G-ONE etc?

iMax

Was D-One last night (Mr. Walter Kitchen)

Hrududu

I was at it last night too and thought it was a lot of fun. The guy who plays Lancelot was terrific. He popped up in a lot of other roles and a couple of times had Phil Jupitas laughing so much that he found it hard to continue.

I've seen a few musicals in the Grand Canal recently and this was by far my favourite. I think I'd be equally thrilled and mortified if I had been the one sitting in D1.

Zaph

I'm not a fan of musicals at all, but this was the one show that I've always wanted to see. Went on Saturday night and thoroughly enjoyed it. The reviews have been a bit iffy but screw that, if some theatre critic decides that this is too low brow for him then it's his loss. All I can say is that there wasn't a single person near where we were sitting who wasn't laughing their arse off and having a good time, which to me says more about how good it was than some review.

clunked

Its a pity that this production like nearly all others at the Grand Canal Theatre relies totally on imported talent. Its unfortunate that there are no Irish Musicians or Actors involved:(:(.

athtrasna

It's a UK touring production...brought in by UK production houses. There have been Irish cast members in GCT shows (not counting that DIRE Fame thing), as I already posted a dear friend of mine was in the Sound of Music in April, she's been with the tour for almost a year, but she got the part by studying and working hard in the UK.

You can't even get a degree in Musical Theatre here so we are exporting our talent. I have Irish friends in Les Mis, Sound of Music, Legally Blonde, Evita and Wicked. All have moved to the UK, studied there and are working through agents and casting calls over there.

Jerry Springer the Opera will be in GCT around Halloween, brought by an Irish company. Will be interesting.

Ridley

ixoy wrote: »

They also incorporated some Irish stuff very well (I won't say how in case they do it tomorrow night) but, suffice to say, one of them made Phil Jupitus laugh so much that he took about a minute to recover.

Could you tell me how, please? Saw Tim Curry's King Arthur at a London showing a few years back.

I enjoyed it anyway. It's not just the movie with a bunch of songs inserted which is what my compadre feared it would be.

Inclusion of Finland, expansion on that one line "I bet you're gay. " "... No I'm not."

and the like. Plus I have appreciation for how

the Black Knight was pulled off.