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Post by steve10086 on Apr 26, 2017 23:24:33 GMT
Also saw it tonight. Wasn't impressed with the songs at all. They just meandered all over the place and were very hard to follow. More a series of random thoughts than anything else.
But I did enjoy the evening as a whole. Thought the cast were great and the dialogue very funny.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 23:25:52 GMT
Holy crap everyone was there tonight!
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Post by bellboard27 on Apr 26, 2017 23:29:54 GMT
I was there also!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 23:33:07 GMT
... did ya'll get in for free or a discount or did you genuinely just book to see it by chance? I know we have a few people "in the biz" on here haha
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Post by daniel on Apr 26, 2017 23:33:44 GMT
Bloody hell was anybody not there tonight?! 😂
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Post by showgirl on Apr 27, 2017 4:04:23 GMT
Going to try today for a day seat for the matinee but I can't get there for 10 am and would rather not sit in the front row anyway, so hope they will offer me something affordable further back. I've already been twice to try to book ahead, but of course there was nothing in my price range unless I wanted to sit in the back of beyond, so it seems a case of trying on the day or nothing. Shame when they could have had my money upfront and I could have had the security of a booking with no back-up plan required, but I understand their wish to maintain prices for as long as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 11:17:46 GMT
... did ya'll get in for free or a discount or did you genuinely just book to see it by chance? I know we have a few people "in the biz" on here haha if you know what i mean
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 13:12:57 GMT
I only saw the show about a month ago with just first understudies listed and they had programmes with no understudies at all at the beginning of previews. Three programmes in just three months, wow, they are really pissing away their money over there aren't they! If the show flops, can Gary Barlow write it off for tax purposes? Just saying . . .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 13:47:04 GMT
I only saw the show about a month ago with just first understudies listed and they had programmes with no understudies at all at the beginning of previews. Three programmes in just three months, wow, they are really pissing away their money over there aren't they! If the show flops, can Gary Barlow write it off for tax purposes? Just saying . . . Oh the shade of it all.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 16:38:49 GMT
A new trailer has been released, a better one. With a topless Chris, some dialogue and a proper mix of songs from the show. This is much better a trailer than the original one in my opinion, of course though the one that aired on TV has to fill a 30 second bit though.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 17:02:00 GMT
A new trailer has been released, a better one. With a topless Chris, some dialogue and a proper mix of songs from the show. This is much better a trailer than the original one in my opinion, of course though the one that aired on TV has to fill a 30 second bit though. Damn - that's good. The other trailer was just a short teaser-trailer.
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Post by shady23 on Apr 27, 2017 17:23:24 GMT
Who have they edited out this time?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 17:37:48 GMT
Who have they edited out this time?! No-one. Just like no-one was edited out before.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 27, 2017 21:47:13 GMT
Third time lucky today: got a great dress circle seat for £20, for the matinee & though it took time to develop momentum, I ended up really enjoying it.
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Post by Mark on Apr 28, 2017 9:19:27 GMT
Fabulous trailer!!!
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Post by theatreboy1 on Apr 29, 2017 0:09:16 GMT
Closing in a month
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Post by daniel on Apr 29, 2017 0:31:20 GMT
Source? Unsubstantiated rumours don't tell to go down too well on here, just so you are aware.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 3:35:28 GMT
It is criminal if this has less of a run than Bend It Like Beckham, it is just criminal.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 29, 2017 7:37:48 GMT
I'd be surprised if it is true, but with the change in dynamic pricing they might actually be in trouble...
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Post by steve10086 on Apr 29, 2017 7:56:48 GMT
It is criminal if this has less of a run than Bend It Like Beckham, it is just criminal. The fact that Bend It Like Beckham even opened is criminal. The Girls is a good night out at the theatre, even if the songs are a bit of a mess.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 29, 2017 8:06:03 GMT
I thought the show was OK. The new trailer is a good representation.
It's just that being old and male and not female and middle aged I just was not the target market for this and the show didn't appeal to me. I was a lone male in the stalls virtually when I saw the show.
I really did think it would find an audience.
However, the rumour of closure is still not substantiated.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 10:21:29 GMT
Surely they wouldn't close before their booking period ends....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 10:29:30 GMT
I swear I read somewhere it got extended to September?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 10:38:15 GMT
Surely they wouldn't close before their booking period ends.... If it's not making money, then yes.
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Post by zak97 on Apr 29, 2017 10:56:24 GMT
They were booking till September, now ATG are taking bookings till mid July. I would guess it may be closing then. A shame if true, and I will definitely be booking many times before June. What a waste of a good cast.
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Post by infofreako on Apr 29, 2017 11:13:34 GMT
Sadly as has been seen before booking periods don't mean a great deal. Very sad for the cast if this is true. Staying hopeful for now that the info is wrong
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Post by Mark on Apr 29, 2017 15:24:35 GMT
I really hope it lasts until June when I'm taking my mum. It's a shame it hasn't sold but they were extremely stubborn with their pricing during previews that it may have put a lot of folk off
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Post by Jon on Apr 29, 2017 16:00:49 GMT
Pugh and Rogers haven't much luck lately, first The Full Monty failed in the West End although successful on tour, now The Girls is likely to close early. I do think the pricing strategy just didn't work out
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2017 16:01:53 GMT
I mean, if it closes in a month we can just accept Sophie Louise-Dann as the black widow of musicals. Much like Emma Williams doesn't have much luck as of late, although Sixpence has lasted alot longer than anyone, predicted if it closed tomorrow it would be more successful than anyone expected! But I can still see that going through its booking period at least. Poor Girls though, its not looking good, even though these rumours have no source to back it up, the rate it is going, it wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by Jon on Apr 29, 2017 16:04:33 GMT
The Phoenix seems to have inherited the Shaftesbury curse, the longest show there since Blood Brothers closed was Once.
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