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Post by partytentdown on Aug 30, 2019 22:20:04 GMT
Most of the effects you're mentioning here are done by Paul Kieve (Ghost, Pippin, Matilda) However - one of my fave tricks that he did is the unwrapping form from The Invisible Man. The chalkboard scene in Matilda is pretty clever when you know how it's done (and it's not projections) Tell us tell us!
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 30, 2019 11:35:50 GMT
Something I've never understood about the Globe. Why is there a fee to book online but none to book by phone or in person? Surely it costs them more to have a real life person take the booking than it does for a customer to do it themselves online?
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 27, 2019 18:59:32 GMT
I'd be perfectly content with a cast of one: the carpet. In all honesty though, it's not a show I'm keen on, but appreciate it has its fans and would've quite happily taken my niece to see it had she been a little older. From earlier in the thread: It's being filmed on the 31st August. So after it closes. Not sure how tickets are being distributed, other than that my work has an internal competition going to get tickets. It is "featuring an international cast representative of the show from all over the world". I presume they're filming with the audience on the 31st, but doing all the close-ups on stage before then (to edit in), same as a lot of other recent films of stage musicals have done. I have a recollection reading somewhere else that they were mostly using the UK ensemble, but bringing in the original US leads for Aladdin and Jasmine, but I can't find a source for that now. That guy is getting on for 40 now! Not to be ageist but that feels a bit old for a charming teenage street rat!
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 26, 2019 7:37:02 GMT
I find the popularity of this absolutely fascinating. She did a run of the show AFTER the first series had been on TV. It was at Soho Theatre and I don't recall it being that difficult to get a ticket. It just shows how popular the second TV series was. Your memory is a tad faulty there. The post series one Soho theatre run sold out inside of half an hour. Wow, really? I must have been lucky as I remember someone mentioning it, going home, and just buying a ticket! Timing must have been on my side.
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 25, 2019 10:22:00 GMT
Was anyone at the final show?
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 24, 2019 13:01:55 GMT
Definitely didn't want to start a thread for this one as it's a question that is unlikely to prompt any conversation BUT... Does anyone know of specific shows or times when a theatre has put less than a four star review on the marquee? It came to mind as I think I've seen some shows that have put three up there (less would probably be crazy) but which? I was thinking about this today as I passes Bittwe Wheat which made the obvious decision to put tweets and such up rather than the terrible ratings from critics. 'Viva Forever' did some ads with five 1-star reviews...
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 22, 2019 17:18:46 GMT
I find the popularity of this absolutely fascinating. She did a run of the show AFTER the first series had been on TV. It was at Soho Theatre and I don't recall it being that difficult to get a ticket. It just shows how popular the second TV series was.
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 20, 2019 8:18:11 GMT
Did anyone do the last one, Kabeiroi? It had some clever moments but was very very long, not quite up to scratch compared to some previous ones. Although I do still prefer the ones where I'm sent on a solo adventure compared to those where a thousand people are charging around a warehouse looking for something happening.
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 18, 2019 17:51:23 GMT
The only thing I can assume is that the theatre is basically happy to be a receiving house, and as long as they get the money from a rich producer they're happy, irrelevant of what the show is?
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 18, 2019 17:49:14 GMT
Weird question about the Damn Yankees/Who's got the Pain routine for one of you experts! In the Fosse/Verdon show and the classic clip they make the noise 'ERP!' but I've also seen versions where they say 'UGH!' and I think the libretto also uses the latter. What's going on with that ERP noise?!
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 18, 2019 12:43:09 GMT
It's a business I'm afraid. If you were a car salesman with 100 Ferraris to sell, would you price a couple at £100 just to be fair to people who couldn't afford top whack?
The West End is getting more expensive year on year, but I'm always just thankful I don't have to pay Broadway prices.
I saw Hadestown in London for £15 and got roughly the same seat in NY for nearly £300. Same story for many shows. We should be grateful we have access to fairly cheap seats at all shows if you're vaguely organised and book early.
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Post by partytentdown on Aug 16, 2019 18:27:38 GMT
There is a brilliant bit in the recent Broadway revival of Pippin where a sheet is thrown over a dead body, then the Leading Player lays her hands on it and 'levitates' it up into the air, then screws up the sheet to reveal nothing underneath. It's genius when you know how it's done and looks so impressive. I think your can see the scene in YouTube.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 31, 2019 12:52:00 GMT
My theory is that the producers are waiting for "Play that Goes Wrong" to quieten down and then move Six to the Duchess. Same producer so could be a possibility.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 31, 2019 12:48:09 GMT
On my first and only visit to the Young Vic I found the woman on the box office to be dismissive and the FOH who I asked for help finding my seat (because she hadn’t directed me properly in the first place) actually TUTTED at me. Oh you mean the 'welcome team'
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 24, 2019 16:54:43 GMT
They get a clothing allowance and bigger names usually get a stylist.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 23, 2019 6:23:35 GMT
Last night was Gillian Anderson
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 22, 2019 6:39:07 GMT
Did anyone see the UK tour a few years back, and can compare these two productions? They are different productions, new set, costumes, new book, choreo, even a couple of new songs.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 19, 2019 8:05:56 GMT
Terrifying.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 19, 2019 8:02:47 GMT
This is a moving play but felt very dated in the last tour a few years ago. I wonder if it will be updated at all.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 16, 2019 13:36:07 GMT
I have a £25 ticket for this tonight that I can't use, will accept any decent offer!
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 9, 2019 20:35:51 GMT
Did we ever work out if Jade Ewan has left? Maybe there was some kind of row between her and the carpet
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 9, 2019 19:57:25 GMT
Would love to hear the promo tracks!
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 8, 2019 14:46:14 GMT
Presume Torch Song is the new non-trilogy version that was on Broadway recently?
Not a huge fan of their branding
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 8, 2019 13:41:28 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 6, 2019 20:08:15 GMT
I don't think there's a thread for this short-lived ill-fated musical but thought it was worth mentioning Harry Hill did an odd tribute at the end of his TV show 'Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule' this week, if anyone wants to re-live the madness. I imagine it's on the ITV streaming site.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 5, 2019 19:09:00 GMT
Has anyone heard of the producer of this, 'Joe Prentice Productions'? Joe Prentice, the sole director, is 22 years old (he turns 23 during the tour). The company's registered office is a bay-windowed semi in New Malden. Cool. Sure.
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 3, 2019 20:34:21 GMT
Has anyone heard of the producer of this, 'Joe Prentice Productions'?
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 3, 2019 7:23:27 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on Jul 2, 2019 21:55:37 GMT
I think race is key to this. Key to the production (Toni wrote it from personal experience), key to story Idris and Green Door wanted to tell and yes KKA as one of the leading BME faces of a large theatre. The expectations on him as a black man in theatre are far greater than on him as a Black AD. If he doesn't play the game or in this case plays the game badly and get a caught that will be far harder to come back from than if he was a white man. I find his response disappointing. He speaks non-specifically about his record with female creatives but I am sure he treats his equals well. His disrespect for these women is apparent; even down to the disregard of their work in his statement. Will this be his downfall. Not directly but if it causes the floodgates to open then expect a resignation. This is terrible for the YV's image The YV has come out of scandals unscathed before. It's not been that many years since there were threats of boycotts over staff treatment. People have short memories.
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 27, 2019 16:45:19 GMT
One of Aladdin's pals who is usually a male has been covered by a female a few times in the West end.
There's the famous story of Gwen Verdon going off in the original run of Chicago only for an announcement to happen saying she would be covered by Liza Minelli!
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