The Childhood Dream of Dirty Dancing

Dublin, Ireland, July 17, 2007 – One of the most popular cultural capitals, London attracts people from all around the world. With respect to theatre, one of the city’s latest tendencies is the adaptation of films to the stage. As the electronic ticket guide theatre-tickets-deals.com reveals, theatre goers show both positive and negative attitudes towards this.

Differing from the classical side of theatre, the adaptations do not necessarily represent the formal expectations of old-fashioned theatre lovers. Wild music scenes replace Hamlet’s monologues. This is one reason why some people live an unexpected experience when going to a theatre, which, in some cases, leads to mere disappointment. In turn, other kinds of audience may be enchanted by the fresh air these adaptations add to the atmosphere of nowadays’ theatres.

Indeed, the user feedbacks of the Internet portal theatre-tickets-deals.com represent different opinions on the latest innovations of London’s theatres. As the site’s spokesman reported, especially the older generation did not agree with the style of today’s plays. Conversely, the younger generation expressed its happiness with plays like Mary Poppins, The Lion King, and Dirty Dancing. Particularly Dirty Dancing motivated positive as well as negative statements.

Under the positive voices was Susan Weber (29) from Brighton: “When I saw Dirty Dancing on the big screen, I was nine years old. I always wanted to dance like that and practiced constantly with some friends of mine. Dirty Dancing was definitely part of my childhood. Although the world has changed since 1987, the actors could adapt the film to today’s time and awaken the spirit of the 1980s. I really think that a filmed remake would not have been able to provide this kind of experience.”

In a more negative tone, Charles Snyder (54) from Leeds wrote: “I went to London with my daughter, and she convinced me to give in to that. Initially, I wanted to give her a valuable experience of a highbrow play, which she did not agree on. […] What we had to see was just disgusting. Not even a musical should express this degree of looseness that Dirty Dancing provides.”

The makers of theatre-tickets-deals.com agree that they have the obligation of providing the site’s users with all available offers. Therefore, none of the two fields, neither classic nor modern theatre, will be more prominently presented on the site. Following their statements, the makers try to give as much information on each play as possible to facilitate the theater goers’ orientation in the complex landscape of London’s theatres.

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