I’m so curious about this production. How did they work out the new setting in the story line and the little details for the show. Brilliant idea would love to be able to see this performance
@@missdonutaltaccount1380 not at all. The overture somehow got updated throughout the years. For instances, compare the overture from the 1999 original west end cast recording with the swedish cast recording.
Thanks so much for sharing this!!, I've wanted to see the original german cast, just to bring it to your attention, this isn't the first german cast in Hamburg, MAMMA MIA! opened @Operettenhaus, Hamburg, 3, November, 2002. with the cast members listed: Sophie Sheridan: Silke Braas, Donna Sheridan: Carolin Fortenbacher, Rosie: Jasna Ivir, Tanya: Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg, Lisa Or Ali (Cant remember): Florence Kasumba
I cannot get enough of this!!! I discovered Acorn Antiques in the TV show and subsequently was HOOKED on Victoria Wood. Her shows, her stand up, etc. This musical lives in my heart and I quote it almost daily; bugger my American friends who don't know what a Macaroon is
Where did they get that unfinished cinder block wall along the back of the stage in the opening scene? Can't tell if it's a really well done flat or the actual wall but it looks EXACTLY like the same soul-destroying product I've seen in multiple university campuses here in the Midwestern US.
Josie Lawrences' character is so forced, over the top and caricature - even for the farce that is Acorn Antiques - she stands out in a bad way. How the hell Victoria Wood didn't say anything about her excruciting performance is anyones guess.
Completely disagree. I adored her performance, plus Victoria Wood clearly did too, she was famous for speaking up when she didn’t like how someone delivered her work, she would have told Josie even if it was the way she delivered a single line, Josie would have known.
I was blessed to see this twice at the Haymarket - once with Julie Walters as Mrs O and then later with Victoria Wood playing her own creation. The atmosphere in the theatre was electric. I laughed so much I missed some of the details. The DvD (and this post) let me revisit every nuance, and enjoy moments I missed 17 years (17 years??!!!!) ago (feels like yesterday). Victoria Wood’s Mrs O was a different creature to Julie Walters Mrs O, it was like being in a parallel universe, a very special performance.
Thank you Lex de Groot. I've been a Victoria Wood fan since the 70s. Now she's gone, I am rationing myself to unseen bits on special occasions. I saved this for Christmas Eve 2021. It's probably the best thing I've ever seen on You Tube. There's a month's worth of entertainment in this clip alone. I'll be claiming some of those lines throughout 2022 and beyond. "I'm not over the hill" ... "no, but you're near enough to the top to get a good view".
