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Post by anthony40 on Jun 11, 2016 6:25:05 GMT
Apparently (and I quote): "Some hapless stage hand pulled the lever for the water drencher in case of fire over the stage instead of the safety curtain at the start of the interval so the stage got flooded! So after along delay they had to cancel the second half." Whilst I appreciate the show is ending its run soon, I'm wondering whether that hapless stage hand is currently scanning the employment section of The Guardian or The Stage?
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 11, 2016 8:36:23 GMT
Clearly the "hapless stage hand" had some "technical difficulty"?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 9:05:59 GMT
They pulled the drencher?! That's serious - any number of technical elements could have been severely damaged!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 10:25:55 GMT
They pulled the drencher?! That's serious - any number of technical elements could have been severely damaged!! Pah. Adam Cooper danced through similar night after night a few years ago with just an umbrella. Amateurs.
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Post by firefingers on Jun 11, 2016 10:47:58 GMT
Haha! Pulling the drencher happens more often than you might think. The handle is always next to the iron (safety curtain) and in the dark, in a rush, it can happen. A friend of mine did it on his first week working at a new theatre. After the laughter died down, the tech manager told him not to worry as he had done the exact same thing in his first week!
I wonder when the last time the drencher was pulled at the Noel Coward. I was told many moons that in the event of fire as the theatre I was working in, it was very unlikely the fire would get me but the water in the drencher and sprinkler system had been in there for years and was probably full of a million nasty diseases.
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Post by steve10086 on Jun 11, 2016 12:27:29 GMT
Never heard of a drencher! Would have been very impressive if this happened at the end of Act I in Titanic
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Jun 11, 2016 13:11:23 GMT
Never heard of a drencher! Would have been very impressive if this happened at the end of Act I in Titanic Likewise at the end of Act I in Funny Girl. "Don't rain on my parade......" *Splash*
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Post by countryjames on Jun 11, 2016 14:46:07 GMT
Was it a malfunctioning dancing bloody fountain?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 14:59:25 GMT
Was it a malfunctioning dancing bloody fountain? That wasn't even working when I went!!
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Post by The Matthew on Jun 11, 2016 17:14:18 GMT
Haha! Pulling the drencher happens more often than you might think. The handle is always next to the iron (safety curtain) and in the dark, in a rush, it can happen. If it happens regularly then there's an argument for putting a big "NO" in luminous tape on the emergency control to differentiate it from the one used every day. There's a theatre I used to work in from time to time that doubles as a cinema. The controls for the curtains and the screen are next to each other, and to prevent the wrong set being used there's a large isolation switch that disconnects the supply to the motor that lowers the screen. This saved many a member of the crew from inadvertently dropping the screen when they should have been opening the house tabs. Unfortunately, one night one of the cast decided that the isolation switch would make an excellent coat hook, if they just turned the lever from horizontal to upright...
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 13, 2016 22:24:38 GMT
Finally saw this tonight, and scandalously, didn't get upgraded! :-o My £10 ticket in the Upper Circle remained a £10 ticket in the Upper Circle, in what seemed to be a pretty well-sold theatre (balcony still closed).
I'm glad I did finally decide to see it. It's a good show with a lot of heart. It's not great... it's too slow to get going, and it had a habit of puncturing its big moments with overly silly following numbers. Its highlights are very high (If Mountains Were Easy To Climb, but also Living In A Dream World), but it's far from perfect, with far too many inconsequential music-hall revue numbers for my liking.
But the performances are excellent, and as a show its generally very likeable - and I certainly did like it. Definitely worth £10 of anyone's money!
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 13, 2016 23:29:20 GMT
Is this the same stagehand that got sacked from next door, working on Dr Faustus?
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 14, 2016 8:27:51 GMT
By the way, something that occurred to me having read back in the rest of the thread - have they revised some of the comedian's lines/jokes? He certainly felt a bit tired and lame in places, but it was nowhere near as unfunny or awkward as it sounds like it was from early comments. Or was it because we had an understudy on for the role last night?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 8:48:14 GMT
It was really awkward on the first preview, I thought his character was the only awful thing in the show (in my opinion!).
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Post by boq1984 on Jun 14, 2016 9:00:08 GMT
I know it's pretty difficult to predict but how busy do you think it will be on Saturday? I'm tempted to get some cheap balcony tickets and hope for a cheeky upgrade. Having seen it I don't want to fork out a load on a ticket again but would quite like to be there for closing night.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 9:13:19 GMT
I am very excited to see this again tomorrow, I realised I just cannot go without seeing Emma Williams in this role again! I went for a cheap Upper Circle seat so I wonder if an upgrade will occur? Not that I care really as the seats up there aren't that bad and I have already seen the show but still
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 14, 2016 9:28:34 GMT
I didn't get upgraded last night, so I suspect not - I noticed the whole Upper Circle was reduced to £15 on the day, so it makes sense they're managing to sell a few tickets up there. There were certainly quite a lot of people around me who'd taken a chance on something cheap, not really knowing anything about it. And it makes sense a last week will be fuller (as I learned to my cost leaving Gypsy to the last minute), though it could also be because they're re-accommodating people who were there on Friday when it got cancelled.
Edit: Having said that, I just looked at the ticket booking site, and Wednesday is far less sold than Monday was when I booked my ticket - there's loads of empty seats in the stalls and dress circle, so I take that back, you probably will get upgraded.
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Post by mallardo on Jun 14, 2016 9:38:04 GMT
For whatever reason, Monday night seems to be busier in most theatres than either Tuesday or Wednesday. Mrs. H doesn't even do a Tuesday night show.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 14, 2016 11:00:15 GMT
For whatever reason, Monday night seems to be busier in most theatres than either Tuesday or Wednesday. Mrs. H doesn't even do a Tuesday night show. Interesting to know! I guess it might be the last night of someone's weekend break in London.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 15, 2016 3:05:24 GMT
Panorama on BBC1 on Mondays.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 12:25:33 GMT
As guessed, been upgraded from the back row of the Upper Circle at £15 to a Central Row G Stalls seat at Premium Price I believe? ... not complaining. Haha. Closer than I was the first time I saw it! Also, full cast on bar Jamie Foreman. Alexander Delamere is on as cover.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jun 15, 2016 13:20:06 GMT
As guessed, been upgraded from the back row of the Upper Circle at £15 to a Central Row G Stalls seat at Premium Price I believe? ... not complaining. Haha. Closer than I was the first time I saw it! Also, full cast on bar Jamie Foreman. Alexander Delamere is on as cover. Boo, I knew I should have gone for Wednesday!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 14:54:38 GMT
Interval thoughts, the three leads are on fire, and Bertie is alot more hilarious! I forgot how funny but also emotional this show is. I was nearly moved to tears during Vivians ballad at the end of Act I... god I will miss this show! So improved from the first preview!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 16:09:58 GMT
Boy am I gonna miss this show! The whole cast were fantastic today, Emma broke into tears during If Mountains Were Easy To Climb which made me cry. It makes me even more gutted Lara won over her at the Oliviers! Such a shame this is closing, I sincerely hope it finds a life somewhere, touring or in the future, it deserves it.
Full of heart, laughs and emotion, it is a real treat.
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Post by mallardo on Jun 15, 2016 16:49:13 GMT
Boy am I gonna miss this show! The whole cast were fantastic today, Emma broke into tears during If Mountains Were Easy To Climb which made me cry. It makes me even more gutted Lara won over her at the Oliviers! Such a shame this is closing, I sincerely hope it finds a life somewhere, touring or in the future, it deserves it. Full of heart, laughs and emotion, it is a real treat. I was there too, Daniel - couldn't agree more. Emma Williams' performance has not been fully appreciated. She is just spectacular.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 17:00:57 GMT
Boy am I gonna miss this show! The whole cast were fantastic today, Emma broke into tears during If Mountains Were Easy To Climb which made me cry. It makes me even more gutted Lara won over her at the Oliviers! Such a shame this is closing, I sincerely hope it finds a life somewhere, touring or in the future, it deserves it. Full of heart, laughs and emotion, it is a real treat. I was there too, Daniel - couldn't agree more. Emma Williams' performance has not been fully appreciated. She is just spectacular. It is so, so sad. She got the reviews, that's for sure, but not the award. Hopefully she has a shot at the Whatsonstage.com Awards and the Evening Standard Awards, at least a nomination at each! If she had opened in this just a few months later, the award could well be hers next year such a beautiful performance! The better question, where about were you sat?! I was in G19 of the stalls! One of the first on their feet at the end until the girl next to me joined haha!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 17:30:16 GMT
I think this could do fairly well if it toured, the cast want it to! It would probably do better than it has done. But will the producers risk losing more money if it doesn't?
I dont know why It hasn't appealed? There are a few names in the show! The theatre isn't massive either?!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 18:11:09 GMT
I think this could do fairly well if it toured, the cast want it to! It would probably do better than it has done. But will the producers risk losing more money if it doesn't? I dont know why It hasn't appealed? There are a few names in the show! The theatre isn't massive either?! trouble is, you are right, it could do well. But it doesnt have big names. Big theatrical names yes. I recognise most of the cast from different shows, but would joe public? Im not so sure...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 18:26:44 GMT
I think this could do fairly well if it toured, the cast want it to! It would probably do better than it has done. But will the producers risk losing more money if it doesn't? I dont know why It hasn't appealed? There are a few names in the show! The theatre isn't massive either?! trouble is, you are right, it could do well. But it doesnt have big names. Big theatrical names yes. I recognise most of the cast from different shows, but would joe public? Im not so sure... Tracie Bennett is fairly well known, for her role in Coronation Street and on TV. Jamie Foreman is also quite well known too. It seems now that new shows are relying on names, which I most cases is a good thing, but can determine the fast of a show
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Post by countryjames on Jun 15, 2016 19:22:08 GMT
I think it a great pity that this hasn't caught a wider audience. I think it a charming, beautifully executed show that darkens touchingly in the second act and that the three principals give splendid performances, and serious respect to the ladies of the ensemble for any number of reasons. Has Jamie Foreman left early?
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