I don't know why this didn't start earlier!
There was a brief intro from the choreographer and someone from Sky and then the show started at 8.15pm. My advice is never to go to a theatre performance when it is being recorded for TV. They kept stopping and starting the show and even repeating some of the sequences. The audience were getting frustrated. Out of nowhere the music would cut out and even the dancers were surprised and then didn’t know which position to be in when the filming resumed. As a result things inevitably overran which is why the interval was at 10pm (the time a theatre show normally finishes).
As soon as the curtain came down, there was a mass walkout and I think lots of people left. I felt really bad as I would have loved to stay for the second part but had to make sure I got home.
The first act was very good. The choreography was brilliant as I expected it to be. The swan sequences were amazing and literally captivating. Those poor dancers having to repeat those energetic sequences! I could see the sweat pouring off their backs. This also had humour (loved the dog!) and I liked the tongue in cheek reference to a mobile phone interrupting a performance.
Thanks to the lovely ejwrank for collecting my tickets as I was in the stalls with an excellent view of the stage despite huge camera equipment. For some reason an entire side of the stalls was left empty which seemed like a waste of seats. It was on the same side as the huge crane which would probably have obscured vision, but surely restricted view is better than not getting tickets at all!
I’m glad I went but wish the production team had organised/rehearsed this better so it started earlier and wasn’t interrupted so much.
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, but again that was part of the deal; we knew what we had signed for!