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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 15:56:25 GMT
Snow White is only December 19-22. Not even the weekend. Should have no effect on London. That's all very well but it's also at Wembley arena between the 28th and 30th December. That might have an impact
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 13, 2016 19:41:37 GMT
it's interesting how they claim "worlds biggest panto" It's interesting why they claim "world's biggest panto". I can't think of any circumstances when that would be a metric by which I'd judge whether something was worth seeing. It's like "world's roundest kettle" or "world's yellowest letter opener": it may well be absolutely true, but who cares?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 19:53:37 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast
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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 20:24:22 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour.
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 13, 2016 20:53:28 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour. Personally, I don't see the appeal of panto in an arena. Surely you loose all intimacy, atmosphere and any audience interaction will surely alienate anyone not in the immediate surrounding area?! I'd choose panto at the Palladium - you'd definitely feel like you were part of something much more special!
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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 20:58:53 GMT
I don't get it either. It seems such an odd concept.
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Post by infofreako on Apr 14, 2016 8:56:49 GMT
Well. The arena production has Mel B, paddy mcguinness, Rylan and Vincent and flavia
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Post by trapdoor on Apr 14, 2016 9:05:20 GMT
A ropey bill in a souless venue. It's a no from me...
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Post by PalelyLaura on Apr 14, 2016 13:03:23 GMT
I'm probably in the minority here, but I'd love to see Mel B in a panto! Was a huge Spice Girls fan as a child.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Apr 14, 2016 15:02:35 GMT
But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour. Yes, quite probably an international arena tour. Very likely to every mega-arena in the world. It's the World's Biggest Panto.
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Post by PalelyLaura on Apr 14, 2016 16:02:27 GMT
Wasn't much into the Spice Girls BUT sat very near Mel C at a "Superstar" recording. Now, if she did panto, I'm there and drooling in the front row ('m assuming that is the "drool" emoji!). Mel C is pretty awesome! She's definitely the best singer of the lot - never got to see the Spice Girls live unfortunately, but I did get to see Mel C do a solo show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire a couple of years ago, and she was great.
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Post by stompboy on Apr 15, 2016 8:21:13 GMT
With tickets supposedly on sale today at 10am I'm surprised there's not been more pre-publicity for this show... not a whiff of a star name, or info on ticket prices even. The arena panto has almost stolen their thunder a little with their not too shabby casting announcement yesterday (maybe not to everyone's taste but it's a decent line-up for an evenings fun).
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Post by infofreako on Apr 15, 2016 8:43:49 GMT
I didn't realise the palladium run was due on sale today
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Post by stompboy on Apr 15, 2016 9:02:29 GMT
£99.50 down to £27.50... I'm going to wait until the casting is announced... that's a little too much money to potentially see Babs and Olly Murs!
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Post by CG on the loose on Apr 15, 2016 9:37:53 GMT
Also rather keen to know the cast at these prices, but for future reference... book via Palladium or www.cinderellapalladium.com/tickets/ or SEE for no booking fees (the latter doesn't let you select seats, the others do, though all are powered by SEE I believe!).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 9:42:29 GMT
I will wait for casting first as it is expensive but I actually think Barbra Windsor and olly murs would be ideal casting.
I'd rather see people who will be good at panto
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Post by basdfg on Apr 15, 2016 9:52:52 GMT
Would be good to know at least some of the cast before booking. The different rumours create completely different tones for what the show would be like. Time of course by that it will be sold out. Annoying.
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Post by drfootlights on Apr 15, 2016 11:19:22 GMT
Paul o Grady as Lily Savage Lee Mead Julian Clary Paul Zerdin
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 15, 2016 13:13:30 GMT
Hate. Panto.
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Post by trapdoor on Apr 15, 2016 13:19:27 GMT
If that line up is true it sounds hilarious. I'm in!
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Post by Tiffy on Apr 15, 2016 13:22:13 GMT
Me too !
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 13:23:56 GMT
That's a great line up if true. Guessing it will be lilly savage as wicked stepmother instead of the more traditional baron hardup role
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 13:30:48 GMT
Just looked at the ticket prices. I know they are pretty standard West End prices nowadays but still...YIKES! I remember about 10 years ago you could the best seats for the Birmingham pantos didn't even reach £30! (Which of course have gradually crept up since to £47 for Dick Whittington this year!).
But still, the West End is the West End and I'm sure Qdos will deliver something good. And if it is the cast as mentioned above, then Julian Clary and Paul Zerdin definitely will! I can't speak for Lee Mead as I haven't seen him in panto before, and I only saw Paul O'Grady as the Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 15, 2016 13:56:47 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Apr 15, 2016 14:02:45 GMT
I am probably the only one but I hate panto. Last one I was was at the Old Vic when Sir Ian McKellan played the dame but I only went to see him. Mind you I did win a goldfish when I was a kid at a panto starring Tommy Trinder! and the fish lived for about 15 years. It was called Silver!
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Post by d'James on Apr 15, 2016 14:07:25 GMT
I thought I didn't like Panto until I saw a really good one a few years ago. I'll only go this year if there's someone I want to see and cheapish tickets!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 14:29:10 GMT
Just booked this...my local Qdos panto in Belfast is also Cinderella, but I just thought I'd treat myself to another London trip as an early Christmas present.
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Post by westendcub on Apr 15, 2016 14:29:42 GMT
Wasn't much into the Spice Girls BUT sat very near Mel C at a "Superstar" recording. Now, if she did panto, I'm there and drooling in the front row ('m assuming that is the "drool" emoji!). Mel C is pretty awesome! She's definitely the best singer of the lot - never got to see the Spice Girls live unfortunately, but I did get to see Mel C do a solo show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire a couple of years ago, and she was great. I’m a big Spice Girls fan – Seen them at all 3 of their tours (SpiceWorld, Spice Girls at Christmas and the Reunion), seen Melanie C solo around 6 times (x2 in ‘Blood Brothers’), Geri in a PA showcase (2013) in Sydney and of course their musical ‘Viva Forever’ but even Melanie B on the bill for the panto can entice me to Wembley. I am just not a fan of panto and set in an arena that just makes zero sense to me (the atmosphere of theatre will be lost, only truly works in an arena for theatre in a concert setting like ‘Les Mis’), I could be persuaded if a Spice Girl was in the Palladium panto but to be honest I just want the rumoured 20th anniversary tour and not Pantos!!
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 15, 2016 15:25:24 GMT
I used to see quite a few pantos each year, and some of the small and independent pantos were fantastic. Unfortunately more and more venues switched over to a kind of panto version of Wetherspoons, where they all had the same script with odd lines changed here and there to localise it and reference whichever two-decades-forgotten TV star they'd managed to get. Eventually I gave up, as there's only so many times you can endure people sitting on a bench steadfastly failing to notice a ghost before you want to convert them to ghosts yourself.
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