Thoroughly Modern Millie

Advantages: happy musical, good night out
Disadvantages: pricey but worth it!

Well here is a fact for you. The Mack likes the theatre. In fact she loves it. As she hadn’t attended a show since the summer, as a treat to herself she thought she’d book to see one of the new musicals in town, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’. * Booking * As I’m fortunate (or unfortunate, depends how you look at it!) to work in London, I went along to the box office at the Shaftesbury theatre to book my tickets. We were 3 rows from the front, as recommended ...
...front was a little ‘too’ close, according to her. The stage is raised and we’d be craning our necks. At £40 per ticket, this wasn’t cheap, but heck, it was December, and this was our treat! Tickets do come cheaper – Grand Circle are £27.50 and £20 and Stalls and Royal Circle are £40 and £35. Group bookings and concessions are available, as are tickets for wheelchair users and their escorts at £15 – bookable in advance. * Venue * Shaftesbury Theatre, ... Read review

Advantages: Totally and utterly entertaining!
Disadvantages: Prices for the seats at the back!

...to see Amanda Holden in Thoroughly Modern Millie in the West End.” “OK. That’s settled then – anything else?” “Nope. I think that’ll do for now, that’s probably quite enough for you to be getting on with!” She’s getting more fanatical than me – I’m actually really rather worried… ***THE THEATRE*** The Princes Theatre was the last theatre to be built on Shaftesbury Avenue and it opened on Boxing Day in 1911 with a production of ‘The Three Muskateers’. ...
...stayed in my head! THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE – the title song sung by Millie and the company. THE SPEED TEST – a sung typing test which just gets faster and faster with the stenographers (typists) tapping tap shoes in the background to simulate the noise of a typewriter. FORGET ABOUT THE BOY – sung by Millie after being hurt by Jimmy. I’M FALLING IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE – sung by Mr Graydon and Miss Elizabeth. Hilarious as this is the song where ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining brainless musical
Disadvantages: Just not memorable

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical stage adaptation of the film musical of the same name. Currently playing in London's West End, it won 6 tonys and 4 drama desk awards on Broadway before opening in the Shaftesbury Theatre. -------------- The Plot -------------- Set in the roaring twenties, Millie (Amanda Holden) is a country girl who wants to make it big in the city. Her intended method of doing this is to marry a millionaire (in a rather ...
...Summary -------------- Although enjoyable, Thoroughly Modern Millie has a somewhat unsatisfactory feel. The songs are all very nice, but you don't go out singing. The two most memorable tunes were the ones not written by the person whom the "new music" is attributed to, and as the other 90% of the musical is all under the category of "new music" that makes for a rather bland show. In fact unusually for a Musical it is rather hard to find out who ... Read review