Sticking with the Mary Poppins theme, I also got to see the new stage production that was brought to London last year. It replaced Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre last summer, and after seeing Aladdin,(which I also posted about), I wasn’t sure if Mary Poppins was the right choice to move in next, although the story is enjoyable and I love the movie, I wasn’t sure there was a lot they could do with it, effects wise, that would be as memorizing as Aladdin was.
I’m happy to say that I was wrong, the play was brilliantly done, with the change in sets being done seamlessly and in a unique way, such as the Banks’ house which appeared like a doll’s house to show us the different rooms all at once.
Of course the musical numbers were great as well, adding scenes from both the film and original books to add new songs along with the familiar ones. Of course the ‘Step in Time’ choreography was amazingly done but the showstopper was of course, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, not only because it is the much-loved song from the Disney movie but they add extra rounds for the audience to join in. Also it gets extra praise for being such a difficult, tongue twister especially when singing it, live, most nights, and some days twice, deserves to be recognised as one of the highlights of the show.
The show has been done very well and I would highly recommend booking, (when the theatres are open again), if you are a musical or Disney fan, especially as the performance doesn’t just bring to life your favourite parts of the movie but also includes elements of the original story by P. L. Travers entwined seamlessly with the more familiar scenes.
I was lucky enough to see a few shows last year, (there might be a post on those later), but unfortunately have yet to see anything this year with the current global situation, I was due to see two the same week lockdown was put in place in the UK. Although his was a shame, it is understandable that the health and wellbeing of everyone is more important and means the first show I do see when it is safe for theatres to reopen will be even more special as it will be appreciated on a new level.
Love, Lottie xx
Back in August I was lucky enough to see Aladdin in London and was absolutely blown away by the production. The set design and costumes were amazing. I was worried that the part of Genie wouldn’t meet the standards of Robin Williams’ comic timing but the songs and dance numbers really added to the character and weaving in jokes about current events gave the show a personal touch.
Without a doubt Genie’s ‘Friend like me’ scene was fantastic but the real show stopper was the flying carpet sequence during ‘A whole new world’ which was stunningly portrayed on stage
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