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Post by richey on Nov 13, 2023 11:50:33 GMT
One night concert just announced with Jodie Prenger
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 13, 2023 11:59:16 GMT
Sounds like a very hastily organised fundraiser. They’ve been putting out messages asking for people to support them. There’ll be no set!
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Post by richey on Nov 13, 2023 12:26:55 GMT
From WhatsonStage:
"The concert aims to raise funds for Hope Mill Theatre’s ‘Hope for the Future’ fundraising campaign, in order to secure the future life of the award-winning Manchester venue.
Directed by Joseph Houston and choreographed by William Whelton, co-founders of Hope Mill, the production will explore a new model for Hope Mill productions and aims to bring their work to a larger scale."
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 13, 2023 13:07:00 GMT
Meaning they’re jumping on to the concert trend?
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Post by benny20 on Nov 13, 2023 13:14:59 GMT
I love Hooe Mill, the shows and the people. I also love Jodie Prenger so I'm going to support them and their work. Hope others will too
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Post by marob on Nov 13, 2023 13:45:14 GMT
Meaning they’re jumping on to the concert trend? They were on about looking to stage their musicals in bigger venues, so hopefully this is just testing the waters for that. |
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 13, 2023 14:02:32 GMT
Is this a late April Fools?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 13, 2023 15:33:46 GMT
Ahh I totally overlooked that it was on at the OH.
I can’t really see Jodie having the chops to carry this off but who knows.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 13, 2023 15:41:12 GMT
Is this correct? They’re performing it at the HM at 4pm at £185 per ticket, then again at the OH at 7.30pm the same day?
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 13, 2023 15:50:28 GMT
Is this correct? They’re performing it at the HM at 4pm at £185 per ticket, then again at the OH at 7.30pm the same day? No, the 4pm looks like a Gala Event pre-show to further fundraising. |
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Post by panda on Nov 13, 2023 16:16:56 GMT
Is this correct? They’re performing it at the HM at 4pm at £185 per ticket, then again at the OH at 7.30pm the same day? Isn’t that more expensive than the concert at Alexandra Palace where the 7 MT leading ladies shared the role? |
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 13, 2023 16:22:26 GMT
Is this correct? They’re performing it at the HM at 4pm at £185 per ticket, then again at the OH at 7.30pm the same day? Isn’t that more expensive than the concert at Alexandra Palace where the 7 MT leading ladies shared the role? It's a VIP ticket: In Partnership with INNSiDE by Melia Manchester, tickets include an arrival drink, a three course meal, live entertainment, and VIP tickets to the concert. So it's a Gala Pre-show event at the Hope Mill for dinner and drinks before the concert at the Opera House, and includes a VIP ticket to the concert. I'd say that's a pretty good price for what is included. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 13, 2023 16:31:17 GMT
Isn’t that more expensive than the concert at Alexandra Palace where the 7 MT leading ladies shared the role? It's a VIP ticket: In Partnership with INNSiDE by Melia Manchester, tickets include an arrival drink, a three course meal, live entertainment, and VIP tickets to the concert. So it's a Gala Pre-show event at the Hope Mill for dinner and drinks before the concert at the Opera House, and includes a VIP ticket to the concert. I'd say that's a pretty good price for what is included. Thats damm good value. I'd go if I was up North. That price will just buy you a premium seat for an average West end show and not even an ice cream thrown in. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 13, 2023 17:11:52 GMT
Well we can’t afford those prices oop north and we can’t be mingling with the toffs in a Sunday afternoon we’ve got clinkers to riddle, pots to side and those whippets wont feed themselves.
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Post by danb on Nov 13, 2023 17:29:17 GMT
On a bit of a swerve from this, have I missed JP on tour in ‘a Taste of Honey’? It said it was playing Bath, presumably Theatre Royal, but of it no sign!
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 13, 2023 17:50:26 GMT
Is this a late April Fools? Considering this is a fundraiser to help out the Hope Mill, struggling now after doing some brilliant work in the early days, your comment is plain rude. |
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Post by max on Nov 13, 2023 17:58:37 GMT
On a bit of a swerve from this, have I missed JP on tour in ‘a Taste of Honey’? It said it was playing Bath, presumably Theatre Royal, but of it no sign! It toured to Bath in 2019 - don't know if it's going out again. I think that 2019 production was revised from Bijan Sheibani's 2014 NT production, adding more music/song. I saw it at the Trafalgar Studios and Jodie Prenger was excellent - the whole cast were. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 13, 2023 18:25:06 GMT
Well we can’t afford those prices oop north and we can’t be mingling with the toffs in a Sunday afternoon we’ve got clinkers to riddle, pots to side and those whippets wont feed themselves. And what about ginnels to walk up and down in clogs singing a Gracie Field song? |
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Post by danb on Nov 13, 2023 19:13:31 GMT
On a bit of a swerve from this, have I missed JP on tour in ‘a Taste of Honey’? It said it was playing Bath, presumably Theatre Royal, but of it no sign! It toured to Bath in 2019 - don't know if it's going out again. I think that 2019 production was revised from Bijan Sheibani's 2014 NT production, adding more music/song. I saw it at the Trafalgar Studios and Jodie Prenger was excellent - the whole cast were. I think it must have just been an associated link? Thanks anyway. I remember seeing an excellent Taste of Honey in the big touring Royal Exchange tent in the 80’s with Caroline Milmoe as Jo. |
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Post by richey on Nov 13, 2023 20:59:19 GMT
Well we can’t afford those prices oop north and we can’t be mingling with the toffs in a Sunday afternoon we’ve got clinkers to riddle, pots to side and those whippets wont feed themselves. Have you had your hairnet jammed up against t'vestry wall again Burly? |
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Post by marob on Nov 13, 2023 21:48:04 GMT
Well we can’t afford those prices oop north and we can’t be mingling with the toffs in a Sunday afternoon we’ve got clinkers to riddle, pots to side and those whippets wont feed themselves. Have you had your hairnet jammed up against t'vestry wall again Burly? He’s too busy leaping out of the way of runaway bathtubs for that. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 14, 2023 1:47:44 GMT
She’s gonna be so naff as Rose… count me In!!
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 14, 2023 10:27:34 GMT
Is this a late April Fools? Considering this is a fundraiser to help out the Hope Mill, struggling now after doing some brilliant work in the early days, your comment is plain rude. Is it though? Hope Mill has always been very hit and miss for me (more miss than hit) and if you're going to do a fundraiser surely you want to get someone who's going to knock it out the park? Jodie Prenger is good fun for many things, but as Rose? It's a solid no from me. |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 14, 2023 11:04:16 GMT
She’s gonna be so naff as Rose… count me In!! I'd love to be there but would need to travel back to Kent via London on an overnight coach so still weighing it up at the moment. I think they should have made it a matinee with the VIP bit afterwards ! As for Jodie Prenger she is high profile, still well remembered as Nancy from Oliver, and currently in Corrie. It's a one-off fund raiser, a concert version, and her presence will put extra bums on seats. I doubt if she will be in the slightest "naff" but even if she is does it really matter ? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 14, 2023 12:13:41 GMT
Would the performers usually do something like this for free? I don’t think Jodie has ever done anything at the Hope Mill so wouldn’t think she had a relationship with them as such.
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Post by benny20 on Nov 14, 2023 12:43:26 GMT
Think Jodie did something online with Hope Mill during covid lockdown
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Post by benny20 on Nov 14, 2023 12:44:54 GMT
She’s gonna be so naff as Rose… count me In!! I'd love to be there but would need to travel back to Kent via London on an overnight coach so still weighing it up at the moment. I think they should have made it a matinee with the VIP bit afterwards ! As for Jodie Prenger she is high profile, still well remembered as Nancy from Oliver, and currently in Corrie. It's a one-off fund raiser, a concert version, and her presence will put extra bums on seats. I doubt if she will be in the slightest "naff" but even if she is does it really matter ? I find it very very sad that some are sniping at Hope Mills attempts to raise money. |
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Post by marob on Nov 14, 2023 13:16:13 GMT
Think Jodie did something online with Hope Mill during covid lockdown She was in their stream of Jonathan Harvey’s play Hushabye Mountain. |
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Post by Jonnyboy on Nov 14, 2023 15:41:22 GMT
Considering this is a fundraiser to help out the Hope Mill, struggling now after doing some brilliant work in the early days, your comment is plain rude. Is it though? Hope Mill has always been very hit and miss for me (more miss than hit) and if you're going to do a fundraiser surely you want to get someone who's going to knock it out the park? Jodie Prenger is good fun for many things, but as Rose? It's a solid no from me. Well IMO the Hope Mill has been such a vital addition to Manchester’s theatre scene. And let’s not write off JP before she’s even learnt the role! And this isn’t London - Manchester can’t attract a powerhouse name at the drop of a hat. |
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 14, 2023 16:03:20 GMT
Fair enough - agree to disagree 🙂
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