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Post by hulmeman on May 23, 2019 20:07:42 GMT
Slap my legs with a bale of crimson chiffon if this has been posted already but I just noticed on the Samuel French website they've licenced a production of "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Royal Exchange Manchester 28/11/2019 - 30/01/2020. www.samuelfrench.co.uk/p/2749/la-cage-aux-follesSo open your eyes, Christmas looks a whole lot brighter.
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Post by theatre241 on May 23, 2019 20:34:48 GMT
I've never heard of this musical aha! Do you know when they'll be announcing the next season?
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Post by wickedgrin on May 23, 2019 20:52:01 GMT
Oh goodness, another trip to Manchester!!
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Post by crabtree on May 23, 2019 20:53:32 GMT
Well Jason Carr, who did the WSS arrangements has a La cage to his name. certainly not my favourite show I confess, but the exchange could reinvent it.
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Post by learfan on May 23, 2019 21:10:54 GMT
I've never heard of this musical aha! Do you know when they'll be announcing the next season? WSS finishes Saturday, there's only Hobsons Choice left in the mainhouse season so the announcement must be imminent.
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Post by marob on May 24, 2019 16:33:16 GMT
I've never heard of this musical aha! Do you know when they'll be announcing the next season? WSS finishes Saturday, there's only Hobsons Choice left in the mainhouse season so the announcement must be imminent. After Hobson's Choice there's still There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. I had an email back in April offering a discount for There Is a Light... and Hobson's Choice together with the promise of being included with members/priority bookers when they announce the season "next month." So yeah, it should be any time now. I never took them up on the offer though. I'd like to see Hobson's Choice, but I'm not sure about There is a Light... I think it will depend on the cast.
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Post by noboiscout on May 24, 2019 17:15:04 GMT
Hell - I'm just super impressed that Hulmeman found out about La Cage by trawling around the Samuel French website! My friends think I'm overenthusiastic about theatre, but that research is on a whole different level!
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Post by theatre241 on May 24, 2019 17:18:44 GMT
Im going to press night of Hobsons choice. Does anyone know what it is about?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 24, 2019 17:22:14 GMT
And I had it from a friend of a friend who works at the REX that it was Gypsy for Christmas. I wonder if something went wrong?
Either way, La Cage is something to look forward to.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 24, 2019 17:26:12 GMT
Im going to press night of Hobsons choice. Does anyone know what it is about? It’s an updated version of a very old play about a man (Hobson) who owns a shoe shop and thinks he rules the place, but he has a very switched on daughter who is actually the brains of the business. The daughter decides she’s getting married and the father doesn’t approve. Then it’s a battle of wills as to who gets their way. Its a lot of fun and the new adaptation sounds like it could really work well.
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Post by theatrenewbie on May 24, 2019 17:49:22 GMT
Where is the link which says it’ll be performing at the REX? Can’t see it on the page you sent? La cage sounds fab too
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 24, 2019 18:16:40 GMT
Im going to press night of Hobsons choice. Does anyone know what it is about? It’s an updated version of a very old play about a man (Hobson) who owns a shoe shop and thinks he rules the place, but he has a very switched on daughter who is actually the brains of the business. The daughter decides she’s getting married and the father doesn’t approve. Then it’s a battle of wills as to who gets their way. Its a lot of fun and the new adaptation sounds like it could really work well. It's a good piece of theatre both the traditional version and the modern adaption. We'll worth going to see
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Post by alnoor on May 25, 2019 16:46:45 GMT
Slap my legs with a bale of crimson chiffon if this has been posted already but I just noticed on the Samuel French website they've licenced a production of "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Royal Exchange Manchester 28/11/2019 - 30/01/2020. www.samuelfrench.co.uk/p/2749/la-cage-aux-follesSo open your eyes, Christmas looks a whole lot brighter. The dates are incorrect. Correct dates are 28/11/20 to 30/1/21. Next year. So this year it could be Gypsy as per BB
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 25, 2019 17:00:31 GMT
Aaaah!
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Post by hulmeman on May 25, 2019 17:32:24 GMT
I do beg pardon. My mistake, I got over excited!
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Post by crabtree on May 26, 2019 13:21:43 GMT
I suspect that Louise will indeed be singing out.
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Post by marob on May 26, 2019 14:59:43 GMT
I've only seen Gypsy once a few years ago when it was at the Savoy, but it's only supposed to be a bit suggestive surely. How do you stage Let Me Entertain You in the round without giving at least half the audience an eyeful?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 26, 2019 16:02:17 GMT
I've only seen Gypsy once a few years ago when it was at the Savoy, but it's only supposed to be a bit suggestive surely. How do you stage Let Me Entertain You in the round without giving at least half the audience an eyeful? Cue some male audience members crossing their legs and sliding a programme over their laps... 😯
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2019 9:09:08 GMT
I've only seen Gypsy once a few years ago when it was at the Savoy, but it's only supposed to be a bit suggestive surely. How do you stage Let Me Entertain You in the round without giving at least half the audience an eyeful? Cue some male audience members crossing their legs and sliding a programme over their laps... 😯 Maybe they'll go all West Side Story and leave it all to the imagination! teehee
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Post by david on Jun 3, 2019 22:38:27 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 11, 2019 15:49:06 GMT
If only they could get Billy Porter to play Mama Rose...
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