Roles We'll Never Play - Apollo Theatre 7 December

As soon as I saw this mentioned on Facebook I went to the Nimex website but there seemed to be nothing in the stalls and just 1 row in dress and 1 row in upper circle for sale. At first I wondered if they just had an allocation and that was all they had but looks like everyone got in before me.
I agree that with so few events going on then when something comes up you need to get in really quickly.
I dont mind too much about missing out as I didnt recognise too many names and I have a ticket for The Show Must Go On in November.

I can't remember who it was, but I'm sure some incredibly wise person predicted that an extra performance would be added on the Sunday. 😉

Guess what? An extra performance has now been added on Sunday 6 December, at 6.30pm. Tickets still available at all prices.

 Me too. Very happy. As things stand it will be my first train journey, first time in London and first show since Love At The Musicals at Cadogan Hall also on a Sunday almost 9 months earlier.

One good seat for tonight currently on sale. Wish I lived closer !

Such a great idea. Who sang what?

Very much enjoyed this last night. Was sat rather close to one of the "bubbles" which arrived in several small groups and where the individuals involved hadn't seen each other for a while, but that isn't the theatre's fault. Covid-19 precautions were good.

The Six performance was one of the highlights for me, complete with a standing ovation. Chris Howell was excellent in Dance Ten, Looks Three and really showed what a great voice he has. And Billy Nevers really nailed, I Am Changing. But such a lot of great voices and people so happy to be in a theatre (including the very loud crowd).

Quite a lot of musical theatre performers in, although they were more incognito than usual with the masks involved!

Hope they run another one of these soon.

To expand on the above post, this show is now booking at The Vaudeville Theatre on Sat/Sun 22/23 May, 7.30pm, with a different cast and programme each night.

Socially distanced but without the usual restrictions on specific seat grouping so easy to book 1 or more tickets for either performance.

(Could a mod perhaps remove the second part of the current thread title? )

As my final show of my 3 show day (note to self - NEVER attempt this again), I’m glad the organisers decided to do another set of concerts. Having been unable to attend last years ones (though I did catch a streamed version) I booked for both days based on board members really positive reviews. With today’s concert it was another joyful night at the theatre. A really great MC (it’s the same guy from last year, Carl Mullaney) and not a single phone went off this evening. What total bliss!

It’s a shame that there wasn’t a programme available to purchase only a digital running order from a QR code, but from the tonight’s line up, there was a nice blend of both seasoned WE performers and those who will be making their debuts in the coming weeks.

It was just so much fun seeing the role reversal songs performed. Plenty of energy both on stage and in tonight’s audience. A great way to kick start the 2021 WE theatre comeback. If tonight’s concert is anything to go by, Sunday’s will be just as great.

It was also nice to see  Mark Shenton again after only seeing him a few hours earlier at Rob Houchen’s Cadogan Hall concert sat only a few seats down from me. It’s just a shame he left at the interval. He missed a fantastic Act 2!

In my head when I’ve been planning this trip it sounded fine. In practice, I’m absolutely drained and I’m up early to go and entertain my 2 year old niece in East London for a few hours before 2 more shows on Sunday! 

sleepflower it was around 2.5hrs with interval last night.

I don’t think I’ve ever done a full on 3 show day, I recall the stress of not realising how far the Hammersmith Apollo was from the West End when I included that in a 2 show day!
Maybe I’ll add a morning Billionaire Boy performance to a trip!

2nd concert of the weekend and my last theatre outing on my London theatre binge. What a way to end the trip. Last nights concert was top class, but tonight’s show just blew it out of the water for both performance and atmosphere. It’s just great to be back in a theatre and see some live entertainment and hear live fantastic musicand endless hours of Netflix in an evening. It certainly has done wonders for my own mental health these last few days and I’m sure many others tonight will have the same feeling of being able to get out and about and enjoy this great art form. Like last night it was just great to be an audience without constant phone and chattering people spoiling the evening.

With tonight’s concert, there were so many great performances. I mean, who would of thought Sam Tutty singing “There are worse things I could do” and Tom Duern’s version of “Holding Out For A Hero” we’re songs that I didn’t know I needed to have in my life? With other standouts being Billy Luke Nevers version of “I’m Still Here” sent shivers down my spine and Alice Fearn singing “Goodbye” being another. Though it wouldn’t be live theatre without some incident. With thanks to Idriss Kargbo flinging his mic pack across the stage during a dance routine from A Chorus Line song. Though he did recover well thanks to Carl Mullaney’s quick intervention with a hand mike.

Two great concerts MC’d brilliantly by Carl Mulllaney and with a wonderful orchestra of 7 led my MD Flynn Sturgeon made for a terrific weekend at the Vauderville.

A big shout out to not only the Vauderville’s FOH team but all theatre teams and those in the other cultural areas who have worked miracles to get places back up and running after being shut for so long so we can back to living and enjoying life as it should be.

Fab show though rubbish journey home for me. Expected a finish by 22.15 which would have given me ample time to reach Victoria for 22.40 fast train but leaving theatre at 22.35 in heavy rain made that impossible even by taxi.

Took a different route from Charing Cross via Dartford which involved a replacement bus Dartford to Gillingham so added about an hour to journey. However the bus developed a problem ( bang, then noisy engine) on a dark road between railway stations and was taken out of service at the next station. Passengers had to wait for the next bus. Result, home at 01.25 instead of 23.40.

No regrets, these things happen. I'd like to see the Roles We'll Never Play concept become a regular Sunday fixture once a month with Carl Mullaney presenting an ever-changing cast and repertoire. I particularly like the inclusion of mostly lesser known songs in the programme.

Sam Tutty is a rather talented young man. Just before Christmas I went to Kings Of Broadway and sang Nothings going to harm you from Sweeney and was excellent.