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lesmiserabelles · 6 months

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lizzie uk tour at the southwark playhouse

#lizzie #lizzie the musical #lizzie borden #lizzie musical #musicals #musicaledit #musicalgifs #theatreedit #theateredit #musicaltheateredit #musicalthearedit #horroredit #lauren drew #shekinah mcfarlane #maiya quansah breed #mairi barclay #carmella's edits #descriptions in alt text

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thegirl20 · 5 months

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Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie Borden and Mairi Barclay as Bridget Sullivan Somebody will do something, Lizzie the Musical 🎥: @westandonshakyground

#emma is such a wee gremlin and i love it #lizzie the musical #lizzie #emma louise hoey #mairi barclay #lizziegifs #musicalgifs #blood #cw blood #tw flashing #flashing lights #lizziehmtgifs

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lavender-gayz · 5 months

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Lizzie the musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant - some little moments that I loved, part 1/?

Background: This production originated at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. It features Lauren Drew as Lizzie; Maiya Quansah-Breed as her neighbour, Alice; Shekinah McFarlane as Lizzie’s sister, Emma; and Mairi Barclay as the Bordens’ housekeeper, Bridget. Esteemed tumblr user thegirl20 has many lovely photosets and gifsets of the cast, including this high-definition one where you can see the faces of everyone in the main cast (and also the set!)

I was lucky enough to catch this show with the main cast in London at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant a couple of times (plus once with Emma Louise Hoey as Lizzie and Ayesha Patel as Bridget) when they went on a mini tour in Nov/Dec 2023 :)

1. The House of Borden:

Bridget ladles out impressively gloopy gruel while singing about all-purpose mutton. Both Lizzie and Emma give it a wide berth (and say no to breakfast for the rest of the show).

Emma goes, 'we’ve no personal objection BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE WHAT'S OURS' – an increasingly-concerned Lizzie rushes over and shakes her head and Emma is temporarily mollified. Fair is fair in the House of Bordennnnn!

The way their voices go up in the last ‘let us take you to an August back in 1892’ – MUAH.

2. This Is Not Love:

Lauren Drew performs the majority of this song while sitting uncomfortably in an ornate armchair where something horrifying routinely happens. It’s very effective.

She really conveys the despair and the agony Lizzie feels – there's one bit in the final verse where she gasps out, 'this is not love' and she sounds so incredibly broken.

(“I want…to see arms outstretched to hold me / wanting nothing in return / but only for me to feel safe and secure”

She’s literally next door, Lizzie.)

And at the end she tears herself out of the chair with the line ‘I don’t know what it is, but I want out of it.’

3. ‘I love you too, Father.’

4. Gotta Get out of Here:

Lizzie absently trails her hand along Alice's arms and shoulders in this one bit at the start - Alice never stood a chance tbh.

Maybe I'll do a separate Alice x Lizzie highlights thing.

LOVE the energy in this song and how Lizzie almost seems possessed when she sings about something hanging over her and how she physically throws her body around.

Alice's higher 'stay here longer' when she joins in on the chorus is what angels dream of.

5. If You Knew:

Let's have MAXIMUM YEARNING

To set the scene: we’ve just come out of ‘Gotta Get out of Here’, where Lizzie expresses her need to get out of here and is hindered by Bridget, Emma and Alice (with some very cool dance breaks). Lizzie finally breaks free and Alice chases after her but loses her. We’re now in Alice’s bedroom where she’s thinking about Lizzie.

Lizzie is just off to the side (presumably in her own home or in her yard) looking sad and letting down her hair.

Alice is singing to herself about how much she loves Lizzie and wondering how Lizzie would react if she knew about this.

(She thinks a secret’s just a lie! This may or may not come back to bite us!)

Her voice just SOARS when she sings about dreaming about having Lizzie in her arms.

I like that this song expresses the pretty relatable concern of ‘oh no if you knew I had a big gay crush on you would you still let me touch you and comfort you’ but it doesn’t come with a side of ‘oh no it’s so wrong and gross for me to have feelings for another woman’. Thanks, Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner!

And good news for Alice: YES Lizzie will let you hold her close when she knows about your secret gay feelings AND she will make out with you and hold you close too! You will get to be happy for approximately seven seconds before Bad News Bridget interrupts.

6. Soul of the White Bird:

'the violence of freedom'

Emma joins in with Lizzie from the side at ‘oh if I had wings like a dove’ - the harmonies!!

Bridget knits and goes la la la in counterpoint while Lizzie slowly falls apart.

7. ‘Lizzie, don’t!!’

8. Maybe Someday:

The FIRST iteration of this song and it’s Alice singing to Lizzie about how maybe someday her heart will be open. They may not get a conventional happy ending together but by god their story is integral to this show.

It is so sweet and then they end up cuddling and falling asleep!

I was going to save this for the Alice x Lizzie highlights, but this was too cute to leave out so I guess I'll just include it twice: Lizzie is the big spoon!!!

9. ‘Her bed is freshly made, as if she hadn’t slept in it at all!’ – Bridget, relishing her role as a gossipmonger-in-chief

10. Who hasn't had to kick a girl out in the morning because your sister needs to vent about developments in your father's will and is threatening to go to Fairhaven? Sisters, amirite?

11. ‘Emma, wait! What if Mrs Borden…dies first?’

12. Sweet Little Sister:

It has been said before and it bears saying again: vocals for DAYS.

The little lyric change to “I look into your cold dark eyes” to suit Lauren’s eye colour!

Bridget and Alice pop up with mic stands to sing along.

And then Emma fucks off to Fairhaven even though her sweet little sister was begging her to stay.

13. Mairi's delivery of 'oh Miss Emma you've forgotten your book! And she asked me to pack it S P E C I A L.' is so deeply funny.

14. Also hilarious: the very un-suspicious way Bridget slides the book of household poisons over to Lizzie.

15. ‘…time for Mrs Borden’s tea!’ I love Bridget.

This feels like a good time to take a break!

#i sure hope the readmore works #i would love it so much if they did a proshot #not sure if i’ll ever quite return to the euphoric high of the eight-day stretch where i watched this show five times #and spent each trip home frantically jotting down notes on my phone #lizzie the musical #lizzie the musical uk 2023 #lizzie the musical southwark playhouse #lauren drew #maiya quansah-breed #shekinah mcfarlane #mairi barclay #lauren lizzie #maiya alice #shekinah emma #mairi bridget

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ilovemyships · 7 months

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fuck it full lizzie megamix for the dash

hope mill theatre, manchester - 16th sep 2023 matinee

L-R: shekinah mcfarlane (emma borden), lauren drew (lizzie borden), maiya quansah-breed (alice russell), mairi barclay (bridget sullivan)

#lizzie #lizzie musical #shekinah mcfarlane #lauren drew #maiya quansah breed #mairi barclay #listen they’re all so hot #and i was being so perceived #lauren looking down the lens twice like that wasn’t gonna break me when i’ve just seen her play an unhinged girlkisser

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3queerfrogsinatrenchcoat · 5 months

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Ah yes being obsessed with a musical thats halfway across the world with a tiny fandom. totally not relatable

#lizzie the musical #AAAAAGGGHHHH #time to scour the internet #again #lauren drew #maiya quansah breed #shekinah mcfarlane #mairi barclay #I would pay so much to go see it #MORE LIZZIE RECOGNITION

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ohlookapan · 4 months

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Listen I know I'm late to this trend but I debated sharing this to be honest. I honestly didn't it would even be considered for my Wrapped but it is such an underestimation of how many times this has entered my eardrums--not just this song, but this entire fucking album and show.

This musical is just too damn good to ignore; 4 cast members, all female, badass rock songs, badass rock outfits, badass symbolism, badass love arc. badass. Period. Everyone should give this album a listen.

Afterwards, let your Wildest Dreams fly along with you and the Soul of The White Bird.

Honestly this song and show just makes me lose my head in the best way possible, it's so fucking underrated.

Okay, off the soapbox now I go.

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musicalgifs · 8 months

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act 2 opening numbers! please don't post on youtube or other social media.

#lizzie the musical #lizzie musical #lauren was skipping around the corpses in wtf lizzie it was v funny

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paradise-bi-the-dashboard-lightt · 1 year

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Happy Holidays! Enjoy a fun panto and Ian McKellen singing I'm too sexy by Right Said Fred!

Mother Goose | Duke of York Theatre, London | December 21, 2022 | Matinee CAST: Ian McKellen (Mother Goose), John Bishop (Vic Goose), Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Jack Goose), Anna-Jane Casey (Cilla the Goose), Simbi Akande (Jill), Sharron Ballard (Encanta), Karen Mavundukure (Maligna), Genevieve Nicole (Puss in Boots), Adam Brown (Goat/King Goose), Mairi Barclay (Monkey), Gabriel Fleary (Bear), Becca Francis (Penguin), Shailan Gohil (Tortoise), Richard Leeming (Bat), Laura Tyrer (Cricket) NOTES: Its-all-green's master. A fantastic panto, a really talented cast and genuinely funny. If you can go and see the tour I would recommend! Tracked

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#ian mckellen

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etiennedaho · 1 year

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Une image d’album c’est si important.

Elle dit ce que le disque EST. Elle est son reflet le plus juste et le premier contact que l’on a avec la musique.

La barre est haute, car j’ai eu la chance d’avoir des rencontres artistiques fantastiques avec des photographes, illustrateurs et graphistes tels que Nick Knight, Ines & Vinood, Pierre et Gilles, Richard Dumas, Guy Peellaert, Pari Dukovic, Antoine Le Grand, Donald Christie, Frédérique Veysset, Janusz Kawa, Karim Sadli, Antoine Giacomoni….le corse.

Un autre corse magnifique, Pierre Ange Carlotti. Une autre belle rencontre. Sur la même longueur d’ondes.

Dans une journée glaciale et en tenue chic cuir et pailletée, nous avons shooté cette image qui semble sortie d’un film.

Ovniesque, nocturne, captant un moment de surprise. Pierre Ange a réalisé l’image que j’avais en tête depuis le début de l’écriture de cet album. Merci à lui et aux figurants ( Julia, Margueritte, Paul et Soel ) qui ont eux aussi bravé le froid pour m’accompagner dans cette belle aventure qui ne peut qu’être belle, puisque les planètes sont alignées.

Rendez-vous à 18h30 …

Etienne.

Pierre-Ange Carlotti

Barclay

@sophiebramly

Nouvel album « Tirer la nuit sur les étoiles », disponible en précommande 👉https://bio.to/EtienneDahoTirerlanuitsurlesetoiles

Photographe : Pierre-Ange Carlotti

Grizzly

Producteur exécutif : Boris Berger

Assistante de production : Lauranne Da Silva

Phenomena

Director : Sarah Mahini

Photos coordinator : Dominique Jean

1ère assistante photo : Aline Blocman

2e assistant photo : Bastien Tonaceto

3e assistant photo : Mohamed Ali Ghouayel

Hair & Make Up : Gil Lesage

Stylist : Barbara Loison

Models : Julia Coma, Soel Kobayashi, Marguerite Monat, Paul Mulocher

Remerciements

Maire de Paris

Mission Cinéma Paris Films : Michel Gomez, Julien Duco

Territoire du bois de Vincennes : Patrice Baudry, Romain Mathieu

Mairie de Charenton Le Pont

Maire adjoint : Pascal Turano

Secrétariat voirie : Patricia Mourrut-Perinelle

#daho #Étienne daho

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londontheatre · 6 years

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Casting is announced for Pippin at Southwark Playhouse with Jonathan Carlton reprising his role as Pippin and Genevieve Nicole returning as The Leading Player. The principal cast is completed with Mairi Barclay, Bradley Judge, Tessa Kadler and Rhidian Marc. Players include Michelle Andrews, Andrew Halliday, Scott Hayward and Ellie Seaton.

Jonathan Carlton plays Pippin. He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. His credits include Pippin (Hope Mill, Manchester), The Hired Man (Union Theatre), Whistle Down the Wind (NYMT Rose Theatre Kingston) and Songs for a New World (NYMT Bridewell Theatre).

Genevieve Nicole Plays The Leading Player. She trained at Laine Theatre Arts. Theatre credits include The Producers (UK Tour), The Golden Age of Dance (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Guys and Dolls (Savoy Theatre and Phoenix Theatre), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy Theatre), Spamalot (Palace Theatre), Miracle on 34th Street (UK Tour), A Chorus Line (Palladium), Chicago, White Christmas (UK Tour). Television includes Tonight at the Palladium, Diet on the Dancefloor, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, This Morning, Top of the Pops and The F Word.

Pippin is transferring to Southwark Playhouse from Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre for a limited four-week season from next month

Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre and Guy James Theatrical present PIPPIN. Book by Roger O. Hirson. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle. Musical direction by Zach Flis. Designed by Maeve Black. Choreographed by William Whelton. Lighting design by Aaron J Dootson. Cast: Michelle Andrews. Mairi Barclay. Jonathan Carlton. Andrew Halliday. Scott Hayward. Bradley Judge. Tessa Kadler. Rhidian Marc. Genevieve Nicole. Ellie Seaton

Press performance: Wednesday, 28 February at 7.30pm Run: Friday 23 February – Saturday 24 March 2018

Vaudeville, magic, comedy, romance – life is an adventure and Pippin has it all.

Jonathan O’Boyle’s acclaimed production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical Pippin by Grammy and Academy Award recipient Stephen Schwartz (composer of the global smash hit Wicked) will transfer to Southwark Playhouse’s Large space in spring 2018.

A soul-searching exploration of one man’s journey to find himself, his place and purpose in life, Pippin is a musical about an ordinary man on an extraordinary journey. Featuring a stunning score including classics Magic to Do and Corner of the Sky, Pippin was originally directed by the great Bob Fosse and recently completed a hugely successful Broadway revival. This new production spreads a darkness over the innocent tale of the exciting life and adventures of young Prince Pippin, told by a mysterious troupe of Victorian Vaudeville players who promise the audience ‘a finale you will remember for the rest of your lives…’

Stephen Schwartz says: “I am so pleased that such a successful and well-received production of Pippin has finally happened in the UK, and I’m incredibly excited to be sharing it with a London audience.”

Pippin will be the third production from Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre to transfer to London’s Off-West End in under a year. The team’s production of Hair has just completed its acclaimed run at The Vaults.

Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow. Directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse. Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

Listings Information Southwark Playhouse 77-85 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BD http://ift.tt/NsSQwM www.pippinlondon.com

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#IFTTT #London Theatre 1

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thegirl20 · 6 months

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