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Post by alece10 on Apr 4, 2017 7:34:56 GMT
I know this is a bit cruel but some of the people who phone in to publish their shows on the break a leg section of EP on Sunday are truly awful. I understand they are amateur productions but some of the fake American accents are dreadful. And don't get me started on the ones that try to sing lines from the songs in the shows.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 7:42:32 GMT
haha it is painful at times. God love Am-Dram community, because they have a lovely time and some of them do bloody great work. But for every great show there is a cringe fest granted. Which reminds me of my new favourite Tumblr prisdifficult.tumblr.com/ the best of the worst PR shots for shows...having spent a summer internship compiling a database of some theatre companies, I can vouch that this level of PR skill is not the reserve of Amdram companies. Let the record show I do have a lot of time for Amdram, and being an amateur in other areas (choirs for me) I'm well aware of my own cringey past mistakes. Luckily I never phoned EP to have it immortalised! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 7:48:14 GMT
We are normally out and about in the car on a sunday when EP is on, my OH ALWAYS has to turn the radio on when break a legs come on. I can tolerate the accents, it's when they start singing, singing into a phone on a radio show is NOT a good promotional tool for ANY show!
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Post by Xanderl on Apr 4, 2017 8:21:13 GMT
some of the fake American accents are dreadful. And don't get me started on the ones that try to sing lines from the songs in the shows. But enough about Elaine, what about the people that call in? |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 4, 2017 9:11:32 GMT
some of the fake American accents are dreadful. And don't get me started on the ones that try to sing lines from the songs in the shows. But enough about Elaine, what about the people that call in? o Oi leave EP alone. I love her especially when she gets the giggles. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 9:14:48 GMT
She reminds me of my hilarious old great aunt who was perpetually at least three sherries down - and I mean that in a really good way!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 4, 2017 9:23:49 GMT
the whole show is a train wreck. i have to be blind drunk to enjoy it
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 9:32:00 GMT
She reminds me of my hilarious old great aunt who was perpetually at least three sherries down - and I mean that in a really good way! I do love some EP. And I kind of want to get blind drunk with her. And by kind of, really really want to.
Veering OT but she's announced more tour dates, despite being her 'final final' tour the other year 
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 9:36:26 GMT
Emi, please can I join the pair of you if it ever happens!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 10:05:48 GMT
For me the break a legs are the highlight of the show. I do listen to Elaine's show and it can sometimes be meh and she plays ok songs but as soon as the break a legs come on it just makes me smile. Yes the accents can be bad and the singing cringey but that is why I love it. They also do follow the same routine
(in an attempted American accent that sounds Welsh) hell why don't you come on down to easy street to check out the cornley polytechnic drama society production of Annie. This classic show has great songs a great cast of kids and a real life dog. So if it's not the hard knock life come on down and watch it as the sun will come out tommorow.
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Post by hulmeman on Apr 4, 2017 11:00:12 GMT
I have been banging on about this for years. The best I heard was a West Midlands "Curly" imploring us to witness the wind come sweeping down the plain at The West Bromwich Leisure Centre. "Awwee what a beautifuuul mourning"!!!
And the way they invite Elaine to join them. I have a vision of her sitting behind the mic swallowing her fist.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 11:17:00 GMT
I have been banging on about this for years. The best I heard was a West Midlands "Curly" imploring us to witness the wind come sweeping down the plain at The West Bromwich Leisure Centre. "Awwee what a beautifuuul mourning"!!! And the way they invite Elaine to join them. I have a vision of her sitting behind the mic swallowing her fist. haha
I've got a mate who is the most Brummie man on the planet, currently taking on Eddie in Blood Brothers...the Brumie/Scouse hybrid could be interesting!
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 4, 2017 15:02:26 GMT
I am an avid listener and listen to the same show 2/3 times on my commute or when I walk.
Thought the chap who advertised Dirty Rotten Scoundrels recently in his pigeon English was very good.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 4, 2017 22:38:26 GMT
Thought the chap who advertised Dirty Rotten Scoundrels recently in his pigeon English was very good. So it was you...... |
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Post by grannyjx6 on Apr 5, 2017 21:59:22 GMT
I have been banging on about this for years. The best I heard was a West Midlands "Curly" imploring us to witness the wind come sweeping down the plain at The West Bromwich Leisure Centre. "Awwee what a beautifuuul mourning"!!! And the way they invite Elaine to join them. I have a vision of her sitting behind the mic swallowing her fist. haha
I've got a mate who is the most Brummie man on the planet, currently taking on Eddie in Blood Brothers...the Brumie/Scouse hybrid could be interesting!
Has Blood Brothers ever been played by an am dram group? Or is your friend actually in the touring production? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 7:28:13 GMT
One of my local groups did the non-musical version a few years back. I didn't see it myself but believe the NODA rep was fairly impressed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 7:31:34 GMT
It's the play version not musical my mate is in as well. Personally can't abide either version (Brummie accent or Scouse!) so I'll be respectfully declining an invite to this one.
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