The 1 year anniversary thread of the UMN: we're not fussed about Tinkers or Tailors but we do like Soldiers and Spies

[PassTheTwiglets]

Ta-da!

Come on then Lady D, wallop the Champagne over our bow :)

, methinks (although I defer to Massive in all matters Gisbornian).

TwigBoy does a very good version of Badda Romance, as he calls it... fabulous song.

Crikey. Does he know all the lyrics?

::worries about the youth of today and wonders why they no longer sing madrigals::

No, thank goodness. He just does the "ra ra, ah ah ah" bits. With a pretend microphone :)

The MiniDs know most of the words to the whole of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat because their mother has no taste in music and makes them listen to musical theatre CDs, does that count as a madrigal, Maud?

They are also quite partial to a bit of Lady Gaga - they sing along to the Gizzy vids .

Ah. I always listen to the Armitagiana through headphones. I too force encourage the entire family to watch musicals but have so far avoided the Lloyd Webber ones. .

Oh my LORDY, LadyD, can I join them?!?! I HEART JOSEPH!!! Did you ever see it in London? Can't remember if I saw it with Jason or Pip Schofield but it was fabulous anyway. I frequently play one of the my three versions of the soundtrack in the car...

Life is slipping slowly from us, hope's almost gone, it's getting very hard to see us from sideways on..

You know, I've never seen Joseph, but I notice that the next line there is Grovel, grovel, cringe, bow, which (obviosuly) is virtually the same as .

I haven't introduced them to the delights that is the Donny Osmond version, our CD is .

They also know quite a bit of Les Mis, Oliver, Cats, Phantom and Chicago so far. ::culture vultures::

Ah yes. I wanted to use a Jason Donovan vid because of Twiggy's legendary tendre for him but rejected that one because he wasn't in costume (although neither was dear old Donny). The musicals around here are more in the Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe vein. Guys and Dolls has been the most popular, although The Girl was angling tonight to see Moulin Rouge.

Twigs, we saw the touring version with Keith from Any Dream in the summer with the MiniDs and they LOVED it. Their favourite number is One More Angel In Heaven with the Benjamin Calypso a close second. I know the whole thing off by heart having done it as a whole school production when I was teaching.

Les Mis is my favourite, I've seen it about 8 times in various productions and it still makes me cry.

Goodness, whatever does Girl think Moulin Rouge is about, Maud? A sort of Windy Miller: the Musical?

Just popped in to say i won't be around tonight, RL is looming

Guys and Dolls is my No2, Maud - it's a fantastic show. I missed the touring production last year and I was so disappointed. I've only seen amateur versions which, while good, lack a certain something compared to a professional production.

I didn't like Les Mis when I went ::cough:: years ago, but my dad - who doesn't do theatre - loved it and used to play the soundtrack every day. I wish I had seen Chicago when Ute Lemper was in it. .

BAD RL, Massive. We'll miss you. I'll keep Gizzy warm in your absence though

I saw Chicago a couple of years back and one of the Osmond brothers (Jimmy?) was the Billy Flynn character. The rest of the company was brilliant but he was decidedly underwhelming, imo.

Thanks, LadyD, I hardly dared ask, but as you've so nobly offered...

Bitey knight to all, in advance

Always happy to take one from Gizzy for the team Massive, you know me.

::self sacrificing emoticon::

(Although going on Gizzy's past record, that may be slightly too close to the mark)

Oh dear, Massive.

The Girl of course has no idea what Moulin Rouge is about, except that it will be French and have glamorous ladies in it. She has found a website with lots of games for girls on it, including a baking game and then a dressing dollies game (think of an electronic version of those cardboard dollies of yore with paper clothes that you attached with tabs). Anyway, these dress-up dollies include Joan of Arc (truly) and a Moulin Rouge dancer, hence her suggestion for tonight's viewing.

How tasteful about J of A. Does she come with her own big pile of firewood and stake?

Right, must dash. Night all.

Is there a Lady Godiva doll too, Maud?

All done in the best possible taste

Let them eat cake

Feminism is not dead

MistressD will have hours of fun on that site, thanks Maud!

It keeps The Girl amused for hours, although I must say I was rather horrified at the Aung San Suu Kyi doll.

Crikey, that's a bit tasteless. What outfits does she have to choose from? What a strange choice.