CLOSER TO HEAVEN 2024 Review, Turbine Theatre, London
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Phil Marriott, Raj Rudolph and Sean Dellenty review Closer To Heaven, a 2024 revival of the musical from playwright Jonathan Harvey and pop duo Pet Shop Boys, running at Turbine Theatre, London.
www.theturbinetheatre.com/
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00:00 Introduction
02:48 The theatre
03:37 The music
07:31 The story
11:25 The cast
15:38 The staging - Розваги
Closer To Heaven is running at the Turbine Theatre, London until 27 July 2024.
Its now been extended to July 27th
@@Theplaysthet Yes, it's great news isn't it.
Thank you great review always wanted to see
Thank you! Will you get a chance to see it while it's on this month?
Is the sound different and up dated or is it the same versions than before ?
I believe Positive Role Model was dropped from the later productions due to the cost of the Barry White sample it was built around. Though frankly they could've just dropped the sample and kept the song. I'm pretty sure I remember a remix that actually did just that at the time.
Regarding the book, lets not forget this was coming from Harvey straight off the back of Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, which was hugely successful and really the same kind of trashy humor as this. Though it may not 'pass' today, frankly what does anymore, everyone is offended by everything these days. I seem to remember buses covered with 'It's a disgrace' advertising the first time around, so it was thought of in the same way even back then. We've all been trashy gays at some point in our lives lol
While the music is great, the lyrics too are equally as cringey as the book in places...it's great, I'm straight...I'm looking at you.
I agree we are yet to find the perfect production of this, hopefully someday someone will take the task on properly and give us the definitive production and tidy up the book and lyrics.
Also there was lap dancing in the original production at the Arts, as both myself and my very straight brother-in-law both received one on separate occasions from a very young Louis Spence who bounded off the stage onto us in the front row!
I really like Positive Role models and its been dropped from all three revivals - I did ask Johnathan Harvey about it and he says in this version it was dropped because they wanted Bille to do the finale song and include all the cast.