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Far Pavilions (The) (2005-04-Shaftesbury Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Shaftesbury Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Flop
Durée : 5 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : jeudi 24 mars 2005
Première : jeudi 14 avril 2005
Dernière : samedi 17 septembre 2005
Mise en scène : Gale Edwards •
Chorégraphie : Karen Bruce •
Producteur :
Avec : Hadley Fraser (Ashton Pelham-Martyri), Marina Abdeen (Sita), David Burt (Lt. Harkness), Kabir Bedi (Koda Dad Khan Sahib), Stewart Scudamore ( Maharajah), David Savile (Sir Louis), Sophiya Haque (Janoo Rani), Kulvinder Ghir (Maharana), Simon Gleeson (Lt. Hamilton), Dean Hussain (Awal Shah), Dianne Pilkington (Belinda), Gayatri Iyer (Princess Anjuli), Fiona Wade, Marina Abdeen, Hannah Chick, Meryl Fernandes, Graham Vick
Commentaires : Margaret Mary Kaye’s 1978 novel “The Far Pavilions” became a world-wide best-seller, and was described as “a ‘Gone with the Wind’ of the North West Frontier”. In 1984 the novel was adapted into an epic three-part TV mini series starring Ben Cross as Ashton, Amy Irving as Anjuli, and featuring Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy, Saeed Jaffrey and Rupert Everett. It was another huge success with world-wide sales. When her permission was sought to turn the work into a musical, M.M. Kaye publicly wondered if this would not be a step too far. She died, aged 95, just as rehearsals began for its musical premiere. Several critics did, indeed, claim this was an adaptation too far. However, it was so splendidly vulgar, with lavish costumes, a sung-through score, an endlessly revolving stage-set, a touch of the Bollywoods and some gloriously over-the-top performances, that the overall reaction was one of pleasure.
Presse : PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "The under-cast and uninterestingly "effective" production by Gale Edwards boasts great costumes, one or two lovely sets."
LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, "No, it's not high art, but it is not kitsch rubbish.
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "If you feel like being swept along by romance, melodrama and Anglo tunes, you might do worse than sample Gale Edwards’s production."

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Far Pavilions (The) (2005-04-Shaftesbury Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Shaftesbury Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Flop
Durée : 5 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : jeudi 24 mars 2005
Première : jeudi 14 avril 2005
Dernière : samedi 17 septembre 2005
Mise en scène : Gale Edwards •
Chorégraphie : Karen Bruce •
Producteur :
Avec : Hadley Fraser (Ashton Pelham-Martyri), Marina Abdeen (Sita), David Burt (Lt. Harkness), Kabir Bedi (Koda Dad Khan Sahib), Stewart Scudamore ( Maharajah), David Savile (Sir Louis), Sophiya Haque (Janoo Rani), Kulvinder Ghir (Maharana), Simon Gleeson (Lt. Hamilton), Dean Hussain (Awal Shah), Dianne Pilkington (Belinda), Gayatri Iyer (Princess Anjuli), Fiona Wade, Marina Abdeen, Hannah Chick, Meryl Fernandes, Graham Vick
Commentaires : Margaret Mary Kaye’s 1978 novel “The Far Pavilions” became a world-wide best-seller, and was described as “a ‘Gone with the Wind’ of the North West Frontier”. In 1984 the novel was adapted into an epic three-part TV mini series starring Ben Cross as Ashton, Amy Irving as Anjuli, and featuring Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy, Saeed Jaffrey and Rupert Everett. It was another huge success with world-wide sales. When her permission was sought to turn the work into a musical, M.M. Kaye publicly wondered if this would not be a step too far. She died, aged 95, just as rehearsals began for its musical premiere. Several critics did, indeed, claim this was an adaptation too far. However, it was so splendidly vulgar, with lavish costumes, a sung-through score, an endlessly revolving stage-set, a touch of the Bollywoods and some gloriously over-the-top performances, that the overall reaction was one of pleasure.
Presse : PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "The under-cast and uninterestingly "effective" production by Gale Edwards boasts great costumes, one or two lovely sets."
LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, "No, it's not high art, but it is not kitsch rubbish.
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "If you feel like being swept along by romance, melodrama and Anglo tunes, you might do worse than sample Gale Edwards’s production."