Cancelled due to massive level of illness amongst the mainly kids cast. Surely you woukdnt want sick kids dancing around for entertrainemt you sick bastard
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She had to explain why it cost so much alright. Don’t know about it flopping. All I know is it was cancelled becuase the poor kids acting in it got sick
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Cc @Thomas_Brady I know you’d like the kids in the cast to put their lives in danger for your entertainment but the sensible decision was to postpone despite the massive crowd waiting
They should’ve cast some midget actors, much hardier than children.
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Did they appeal for anyone with Dashcam footage?
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Dont think that worked out well for the umpa lumpas or munchkins
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The paper of record gives it 2/5
Toy Show the Musical
Convention Centre Dublin
★★☆☆☆
In the opening moments of Toy Show the Musical an ensemble of children are performing an elaborate song-and-dance countdown. “Only 12 more hours to go,” they sing energetically, impatient for “the one and only night when we all come together” to begin. Are they talking about Christmas, a person might legitimately wonder, looking at the sparkling lights and gingerbread clues, or about the arrival of Santa Claus? No. They are waiting for The Late Late Toy Show, which in this odd confection from Jane Murphy and Katherine Drohan elevates the annual TV show beyond its status as a contemporary cultural tradition to that of a national holiday.
The book and lyrics from Lisa Tierney-Keogh and Jamie Beamish create a plausible storyline for proceedings, with RuthAnne Cunningham and Harry Blake’s wide-ranging music offering a skeleton structure to the plot. It is Toy Show eve, and the kids of Tricycle Street are especially excited for this year’s programme, as one of their friends, Billy Bagpipes (Calum Kieran), is due to perform. Nell Mooney (played on opening night by the spunky Clare Keely) has some trepidation: it is the first time that her late mother (Clare Barrett) will not be present to conduct the family’s Toy Show rituals, and she is not sure her father (Beamish) wants to participate at all. When an all-island power cut puts a stop to festivities, Nell and her gang of friends (who include several stars from previous Toy Shows) step in to save the day.
[ ‘Out of my way!’ Ryan Tubridy cries, terrifyingly: Behind the scenes at The Late Late Toy Show ]
There is much to admire in the ambitious staging by Séimí Campbell, which moves along quickly on Colin Richmond’s revolving set. Puppets stand in for lead characters in flashbacks. The adult ensemble animate pieces of furniture. A miniature streetscape offers panoramic views of the community, a symbol also of the greater global community the musical invokes. Richmond’s props and costumes are also noteworthy, adding an ingenious and inventive DIY feel that will inspire creative children.
But the production cannot shake off its indebtedness to the source material it seeks to celebrate. The Late Late Toy Show may have become an important element of an Irish Christmas, but the musical tries far too hard to make a case for its significance. Despite the talent evident on the stage and behind it, it is difficult not to feel cynical about the artistic intention of what is essentially a spectacular, self-congratulatory marketing ploy.
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They have the kids on 150k each in case they get snapped up by the BBC
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Have they never heard of an understory?
Do you mean a back story?
Why would I? I haven’t seen it so I wouldn’t comment on it… Have you seen it you seem to have plenty to say
Calm down pal
No, a back study.
Tommy the mouse up to his usual
Hard to see why they felt the need to make a musical out of it seeing as it’s 1 anyway.
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To make money out of it.
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Another government quango making policy decisions based off twitter reaction
@gilgamboa seems to be bubbling over with barely concealed rage because tombrady asked a question about a crap rte musical. Fascinating as the man says.
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He picked a strange hill to die on
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