我睇過所有ge關於Wicked ge blog同forum,全部人對Deej都係有讚無彈,我真係無見過有人話失望,加上我都有上youtube聽過keoi5 唱歌,包括keoi5個人ge ukulele channel,所以好想睇keoi5 ge live.
我完全明白點解大家對Deej都係有讚無彈。相比起Rachel ge Elphaba,Deej ge Elphaba無0甘憤世,比較happy-go-lucky. Rachel ge聲線帶點rock味,Deej把聲比較clear。Both of them are amazing! 無話邊個好d,而係keoi5兩個ge interpretation 0吾同,每首歌ge演繹0吾同,有d位我鍾意Rachel多d,有d位Deej處理得好d,總之兩個都好啦!不過我都認同有d人所講Rachel係比較有star quality,可能亦因為0甘所以Rachel係principal而Deej係standby.
我好鍾意Deej版ge The Wizard and I:
Stage-dooring
話說Wicked係第一套令我有衝動stage-dooring ge musical,但係當時無去到。自從上次Lend Me A Tenor之後就鐘意左stage-dooring,今次終於去左stage-door. Wicked門口有欄杆,好pro.
簽左Mark Evans (Fiyero), Ben Scott (Boq), (Julie Langard), Louise Dearman (Glinda), Nikki Davis-Jones (Elphaba), Niall Sheehy (Emsemble).
等左50mins鐘於等到Deej. You can't find a lovelier person at the stage-door. Super girl-next-door feel. 我有同keoi5講我係check過schedule特登黎睇keoi5. She seemed quite touched (定係我多心?). 跟住Anyway, keoi5都幾搞笑。我話有睇keoi5個youtube channel, 跟住keoi5就即刻扮彈ukulele.
Quirky+friendly+talented e個combination都幾好:
Stage-dooring ge時候又同其他人搭傘。旁邊從sheffield黎ge兩母女都係第一次睇show,媽咪本來想睇Mamma Mia!,但係個女想睇Wicked,媽咪話好彩黎左睇Wicked. 然後講起Rachel Tucker,keoi5地當時0吾係support Rachel wor! 我想同keoi5講話我係睇完Rachel ge Elphaba之後先煲I'd Do Anything. Keoi5地問我上次睇0個時Fiyero係咪Lee Mead,我話上次都係Mark. 我覺得keoi5地係fans,所以話我覺得Lee Mead is overrated,好在0吾係睇keoi5.
同書差得遠。我覺得套戲0吾係好touching lor. 不過Alan Rickman真係好好戲!話說第七集我最鐘意就係Snape ge故事。有d位,電影要照顧觀眾而加減台詞,令到個mood好0吾同。例如Snape死前叫Harry ‘look at me’, 書只有e一句,但係有睇開HP ge會知道Harry has his mother’s eyes, 所以Snape臨死最後一刻都lum住Lily, 望住her eyes. 但係電影版就要加句‘you have your mother’s eyes’提醒觀眾。又0吾話好大影響,只係將masterpiece降左grade 0甘lor!
星期二去左Beatbullying ge 義工training. 好玩, for a great cause, meaningful. Ice-breaking game其中一條係‘Have you ever met a celebrity?’ 我好興奮0甘同大家講我同Colin Firth握過手!!!
0個晚半即興去睇Wicked,開show前去Pret食0野,未畀$0個staff就問‘Do you want a free cup of cappuccino?’ 免費ge梗要。
最低能ge係Vice Chancellor話0羊「港大不再是香港的大學,而是在中國國土上的國際大學」。喂!E家香港係咪無identity?如果keoi5話「港大不只是香港的大學」我都覺得勉強可以接受,keoi5要親中都無計。但係話「港大不再是香港的大學」, that is the stupiest thing I've ever heard.
我承認0吾多0吾少都畀David Tennant吸引入場,因為online都見倒好多人讚keoi5好戲。另一個因素係我想睇吓e對英國電視界黃金組合有幾勁,但係我0吾係追星。如果要追星,隔離Garrick有Rupert Everette,Donmar有Kristin Scott Thomas. Anyway, 想入場ge原因係原版Much Ado About Nothing絕對係我最鐘意ge play之一(我認我0吾係睇過好多play)。話說當年睇過Emma Thompson同Kenneth Branagh ge電影版之後我即刻去揾Shakespeare's ge原著黎睇,睇完仲上網揾資料,可以話係self-study 0左個play. 聽倒話Double-T版ge Much Ado係modern版0個時真係有d卻步,不過心lum話0西都係Much Ado,點都會好睇。
Thu night心血來潮決定Fri朝去碰運氣。好彩畀我贏倒lottery,可以用£10買day seat。0吾知在座有幾多人係追星,幾多人係只係當Shakespearean play 0甘睇,不過從Double-T出場0個刻ge掌聲估計應該個個都睇過Dr. Who.
Modern版setting和情節配上Shakespearean English有d怪怪地,但係絕對係好enjoyable ge 2 hrs. 未睇過Dr. Who,David同Catherine對於我黎講同其他舞台劇演員無分別,0吾係The Doctor同Donna。
David Tennat,OMG!我無辦法形容keoi5有幾正!He was perfection! 特別係Benedict以為Beatrix愛上keoi5 0個幕絕對係全劇highlight之一。仲有一個小插曲,話說keoi5講完句台詞'If I do not love her, I am jew'全部人大笑同時有觀眾'Aw'左一聲,大家又笑,David忍笑等大家笑完,大家又笑David忍笑,最終keoi3都係有少少笑左。And that's what makes live theatre fun!
其實Catherine同David同場演對手戲ge時候絕對0吾會被比下去,但係0係其他scenes相對下無0甘搶鏡,有時都同staging同台詞有關,例如Beatrix以為Benedict愛上自己0個幕ge staging就比0吾上之前Benedict以為Beatrix愛上自己0個幕,而Beatrix ge monologue亦無Benedict ge monologue 0甘幽默(E個係Mr. Shakespear ge問題)。
Double-T同場自然係焦點所在。黃金組合果然名不虛傳,Catherine同David ge chemistry只可以用一個字黎形容-sizzling. 特別係Act II,大家都以為對方愛上自己,又真係愛上左對方,keoi5地ge互動真係好好睇,就算無交流,但係仲會覺得keoi5地係connected. Chemistry E家野呢,真係有就有,無就無。Tom Bateman同Sarah Macrae演Claudio同Hero,相比起David同Catherine演Benedict同Beatrix就真係差得遠lor. (無計,Double-T真係好有火花)
星期日晚同Elly去Dress Circle benefit gala. Her Majesty's Theatre. 嘩!卡士好勁,有Rebecca Caine, Claire Moore, 仲有一d我0吾識但係好有名ge actor. 不過我地最主要都係睇Ramin! 但係見到本£6 ge prog寫話Ramin唱Music Of The Night 0個吓係有d失望,因為我覺得keoi5唱Til I Hear You Sing好過唱MOTN,而且本人比較喜歡John Cudia和Brad Little ge版本。真係唱0個時有個大問題-點解個節奏0甘快ge?首歌係講Phantom seduce Christine ga wor. Anyway, 點都好過之前唱All I Ask Of You ge Robyn North.
話說0個朝無睇bbc,0吾知前一晚Tottenham騷亂,完全0吾覺得大問題。星期一返去‘陳豪’繼續同d同學講話我0吾想返HK,點知夜晚再睇新聞發覺事態嚴重,真係有一刻想即刻走。好老實講,黎London之前我有lum過London會有terrorist attack,點知e家係自己友鬧事。我0吾驚(好在有讀過少少criminology),但係有d擔心。我覺得用d時間黎驚,不如lum定有事點逃生好過。我條街4間supermarket,兩間department stores,d fucking morons要搞事ge我條街真係perfect,但係又好彩到今日都無事wor!琴日四點返到黎見d鋪頭落閘,仲有警察petrol,好大陣象。我話the best thing to do is to live a normal live,因為0吾0甘做只會令自己越驚。不過琴日返學條街真係少左人。
UCLH急症室完全0吾似香港d急症室,無警察無救護員。等左兩個鐘終於有得睇。做埋blood test,醫生話keoi3都揾0吾原因點解我會痛,但係應該無事,可以走人。我問‘Where should I go pay the bills?’
'It's free!'
等我特登打返屋企問claim保險d野......
多謝Elly畀我住左一晚全天候式服務ge ‘B&B’。太感動!
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結果Sun朝早就出街去Hyde Park Speaker's Corner,因為約左前幾日睇Lend Me A Tenor識ge Angela去參加West End Wendy ge拍攝活動。Haha!大家遲d可能會0係You管見到我. 篇speech係講good shows are closing!我都忍0吾住要give Lend Me A Tenor a shout out!
比想像中少人,但係終於見到West End Wendy ge真身(原來真係一個team)!West End Wendy係我覺得寫好好ge West End blog,而且blog主0係West End頗有名氣,成日有invitation去preview同press night,仲有同d演員有interview.
終於聽到Lend Me A Tenor ge cast recording!越聽越好聽!真係one of the best casts in West End,個個都唱得好。如果個show ge marketing做好d,可能就0吾使0甘快close. 講真,我覺得LMAT好睇過e家West End好多musical。Phantom有John Owen-Jones撐場,但係Raoul同Christine太弱;Love Never Dies有Ramin Karimloo, David Thaxton,original cast甚至有Sierra Boggess同Joseph Milson,但係個故事0吾make sense;Les Mis有好出名ge Alfie Boe,但係唱得但0吾演得;Mamma Mia!有Abba但係無一首show-stopper... At this moment你畀我翻睇一個show,我第一會揀Wicked,第二會揀Lend Me A Tenor lor!