#Heathers UK

[totallysora]

The West End version of Heathers is better than the Off Broadway version

[nabwastaken]

so I watched Heathers live

so for those unaware, the musical Heathers is currently on tour throughout the UK and I got to see it since it's in my town rn! (Shoutout to my brother for buying the tickets). I saw it live so here's a few notes and my review on it

For context I have seen and listened to the Original Off Broadway version, but have not seen the West End proshot and only listened to the added songs for it.

Also I have horrible memory so I may get stuff or misremember stuff wrong. Feel free to ask me a few questions abt my experience in the replies/rbs

Let's jump in!

Notes and Observations:

Ram and Kurt were really good. Like, they had awesome comedic timing and were always a treat to see onstage

Heather Chandler STOLE THE SHOW!!! Her actress was so talented and she rocked the vocals of Candy Store so much. She had such a presence every time she was onstage

But my favorite of all of them was JD. God, he was so fucking good. The Freeze Your Brain climax? Mwah, chef's kiss that was amazing. I was legit at the edge of my seat throughout Meant To Be Yours. When he yelled “VERONICA!” There was legit a growl as he yelled it out.

Kurt's Dad in Dead Gay Son had a fantastic voice

One of the nerd ensemble members was really funny. Like in Shine a Light he just shoved himself in front of Fleming to dance and that was so funny

The accents were WAYYY better than on the West End cast album. Which makes sense, apparently JD's actor was Canadian

There were a few lyric changes. Can't name them off the top of my head but they caught me slightly off guard when I heard them (particularly in Dead Gay Son with a whole verse)

The added songs weren't that bad! I still prefer Blue to You're Welcome but seeing it live changed my opinion on it and Kurt and Ram were both shoving each other and fighting throughout the number and it was really funny (though it was unintended). Thematically I still refuse to get behind the song tho (but that's a post for another day) Never Shut Up Again was so good!! Heather Duke absolutely ATE IT UP AND LEFT NO CRUMBS. I Say No was.. fine tho.

And the lighting was spectacular. There was specially colored lights for each of the Heathers that would shine on them after their big numbers and during Never Shut Up Again there's a REALLY cool thing where they rip off Duke's clothes to reveal Heather Chandler's red ones and then the lights turned to red and started flashing everywhere in the theatre. And during Dead Gay Son all the lights were rainbow colored. AND WHEN THE SCHOOL BLEW UP ALL THE LIGHTS JUST FLICKERED AND STUFF IT WAS SO COOL

Shine a Light was great. Fleming was absolutely hilarious and they all had these bedazzled jackets. When she asked for volunteers literslly all the students behind her raised their hands but she kept going anyway. There was a bit where after the "Steve, I'm ending our affair!" Part a spotlight shone on a random man in the audience and Fleming just flirts with that poor man. Like it's a lot it and it was hilarious. Later on in the stage door she says that it's improv every night and at the start of the show she picks an audience member and then writes it down on the board.

Speaking of the stage door: Everyone was so nice! We got selfies with them (that I will not be showing for privacy reasons) and some of them even signed my program!

Overall thoughts:

That was really good! Solid 8/10 from me. It holds up on par and sometimes even better than the original off bway cast! If you live in any of the cities they're touring to next, I would highly recommend buying tickets and checking it out if you can.

[thesewoundstheywillnotheal]

A heathers kinda day

[sarahoconnorxx]

what a lovely photo 🫧

march 22, 2024

📍 birmingham

📸 xjessbuckley

[amazing-spiderlad]

I'm watching the Heathers London proshot again and I couldn't figure out why this Veronica kinda annoys me. Then it hit me.

She speaks with that weird baby talk tone that sssniperwolf uses in her videos

[angoryfluffball]

If anyone fancies checking this out, I covered I Say No from Heathers during a showcase and my dad recorded a little bit for me!

I love this song and hope I did it justice!

[thesquirrelqueer]

Oct-show-ber day 4: Never Shut Up Again from Heathers

[emisirrelevant]

HOLY SH!T I FOUND THE VIDEO ON TIK TOK OF HANNAH LOWTHER AS HEATHER DUKE SINGING NEVER SHUT UP AGAIN OMG I DID IT- I feel like I've completed the holy trinity now LMAO (for those wondering the holy trinity is seeing the entire heathers slime tutorial with Hannah as Heather Chandler, Hannah as Heather Mac singing Lifeboat, and Hannah as Heather Duke singing Never Shut Up Again)

I've done it. I can finally rest. I have won at life.

[maureen2musings]

Holme Fell, Coniston

Jonny Gios

[ardley]

Purple Haze at Dusk

Photographed by Freddie Ardley - Instagram

[totallysora]

ok so don’t cancel me for this but I don’t hate Kurt and Ram 🥰 (they’re actually 2 of my favourite characters 😭)

BEFORE ANYONE (IF ANYONE) SEES THIS AND TRIED TO FIGHT ME, I DON’T SUPPORT THEIR ACTIONS AT ALL 🥰‼️

HOWEVER, they’re just so silly and I literally love them sm?? I mean cmon yes Ik what was happening during blue but it was so silly 😭 That’s another reason I prefer the west end version, although yes you’re welcome is a lil silly as well, you can actually tell what’s going on, and it’s much more sinister (Idk if that’s the right word but you gwim)

Yes they have done some shitty things, and yes realistically they’re bad people, however they’re honestly just so silky and funny 😭 they way the actors play them is awesome, and they actually seem like pretty fun characters to play! (Also completely rando, but Jon [og ram] always looks like he’s having sm fun during big fun and it’s the best thing ever lmao) (ACTUALLY, also on the note of big fun the way they carry Veronica during big fun during the 2nd chorus-ish in the west end vers is amazing)

[ceryslikesstuff]

Some photos and stuff from yesterday :))

[wild-e-eep]

A couple of nice, heathery fenceposts at eventide. #FencepostOfTheWeek

[sarahoconnorxx]

maddison’s elphie debut!

march 7, 2024

📍 birmingham

📸 showswithjess

[emilys-axford]

soooo funny that it’s impossible for jaz to be wrong. even when he is wrong the traitors recruit the person making him retroactively right again,, he changes the course of the future

[vox-anglosphere]

Miles of purple heather carpet the Pentland Hills in late summer.