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Post by FairyGodmother on Apr 25, 2023 16:31:32 GMT
The bloody gender balance on the Palladium Panto is an absolute joke. There are rarely more than two women in the cast. It’s ridiculous. Sorry to be a grinch but it just never changes. It’s archaic. Archaic ones might have been better — you'd probably have had a female principal boy! |
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Post by dip on Apr 26, 2023 10:31:24 GMT
Does anyone remember the prices from last year? Looking for stalls seats near the stage
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Post by shady23 on Apr 26, 2023 10:57:30 GMT
I'm sure most pantos have the same recurring gags every year, I know my local panto does and there would probably be riots if they didn't.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 26, 2023 11:13:37 GMT
Does anyone remember the prices from last year? Looking for stalls seats near the stage In taking the seats our for the Beanstalk they ended up being £175. I saw Peter Pan QDOS Panto at Birmingham Hipp in 2019 (?) and it was pretty dreadful. The crocodile was fun (it was massive, so one can only imagine what will happen at the Palladium) but otherwise it was very forgettable. Darren Day or Pat Sharpe was Captain Hook, I forget which... |
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Post by willjam39 on Apr 26, 2023 12:39:49 GMT
Due to work I end up seeing a lot of pantos and must admit the Palladium one isn't my 1st choice. The production values are pretty good but the old gang is fairly predictable (even for panto) and often play themselves first and characters are lucky to get a look in.
I admit I do prefer one where some thought has gone into how the old jokes/fan favs can be included into the show while adding to the story line, not blocking it.
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Post by yokollama on Apr 26, 2023 13:40:52 GMT
Does anyone remember the prices from last year? Looking for stalls seats near the stage In taking the seats our for the Beanstalk they ended up being £175. I saw Peter Pan QDOS Panto at Birmingham Hipp in 2019 (?) and it was pretty dreadful. The crocodile was fun (it was massive, so one can only imagine what will happen at the Palladium) but otherwise it was very forgettable. Darren Day or Pat Sharpe was Captain Hook, I forget which... If people aren't bothered about sitting together / go solo and can wait for dynamic pricing to kick in, we split up when we saw the panto last year since the seats were cheaper. My solo seat in front of the beanstalk ended up being around £50, purchased >2 weeks before the performance. |
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Post by dip on Apr 26, 2023 19:05:52 GMT
Due to work I end up seeing a lot of pantos and must admit the Palladium one isn't my 1st choice. The production values are pretty good but the old gang is fairly predictable (even for panto) and often play themselves first and characters are lucky to get a look in. I admit I do prefer one where some thought has gone into how the old jokes/fan favs can be included into the show while adding to the story line, not blocking it. I don't think the team actually know - or perhaps like - the panto as at artform and think you can just treat it like a variety show and shove anything in forgetting storytelling or plot.The script is written by Paul Zerdin who has been using the same old schtick for years.In past pantos the story just seemed to peter - boom boom - out.And if I see the 12 days of Christmas one more time......At least Gary Wilmot tries a new novalty song most years.There's a thin line between being traditional and just lazy.For a brilliant example of a terrific panto look no further than Canterbury where Ben Roddy is dame every year but always does something NEW but also uses the "tried and tested" The Canterbury panto is so good - my partner hadn't been for like, 15 years but immediately recognised some of the classic songs but still felt super fresh |
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Post by mattnyc on Apr 27, 2023 13:54:14 GMT
Prices for this are kind of insane. I don’t recall it ever being this expensive before, am I going crazy?
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Post by mortal on Apr 27, 2023 16:01:11 GMT
Sure it wasn't quite this expensive last year
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Apr 27, 2023 19:34:03 GMT
how much ?
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 27, 2023 19:39:19 GMT
Top price was £175 I remember last year....how bad we talking this year
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Post by mattnyc on Apr 27, 2023 19:46:04 GMT
Top price now is £185
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Post by TheatreTwittic on Apr 27, 2023 19:54:19 GMT
Average price for a Friday evening in January is just over £80.
I also presume the crock (or some large effect) is going in the stalls between E to G as those rows have been removed from sale for all dates - including a route to the aisle
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Post by stevej678 on Jun 23, 2023 9:18:30 GMT
Louis Gaunt and Frances Mayli McCann are Peter Pan and Wendy.
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Post by sph on Jun 23, 2023 13:56:47 GMT
Interesting. I was expecting Sam Tutty.
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Post by alece10 on Jun 23, 2023 16:33:50 GMT
Interesting. I was expecting Sam Tutty. Why hasn't he been snapped up for something. He has such a lovely voice and so sweet. |
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Post by carmella1 on Jun 23, 2023 18:21:18 GMT
Its freaking Peter Pan, not Peter Pan and Wendy. Not spending money on this stupid sounding production, plenty of others.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jun 23, 2023 19:15:28 GMT
Its freaking Peter Pan, not Peter Pan and Wendy. Not spending money on this stupid sounding production, plenty of others. Huh? It's still called Peter Pan? |
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Post by sph on Jun 23, 2023 20:27:16 GMT
Interesting. I was expecting Sam Tutty. Why hasn't he been snapped up for something. He has such a lovely voice and so sweet. Yes, I thought he was just more the Peter Pan "type" than Louis Gaunt. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 23, 2023 22:51:25 GMT
Its freaking Peter Pan, not Peter Pan and Wendy. Not spending money on this stupid sounding production, plenty of others. This is...a bizarre comment |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2023 23:10:22 GMT
Peter Pan was traditionally played by a woman but gender swapping Hook and Tinkerbell is not something I've seen done before. Ironic how with so much gender neutral casting now that the tradition of ladies playing the principal boy in panto has gone out of fashion in more recent years. There has also been a trend to have actresses playing the ugly sisters in Cinderella in some pantos when the idea was always they were the Ugly sisters and looked grotesque and outrageous as they were played by men. When ladies play them they are often called the evil stepsisters as it doesn't seem right to have them called the ugly sisters. |
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Post by carmella1 on Jun 24, 2023 0:44:53 GMT
Its freaking Peter Pan, not Peter Pan and Wendy. Not spending money on this stupid sounding production, plenty of others. This is...a bizarre comment That is how my email arrived from the Palladium Panto and I am just sick of it. And yes I know I do not have to go, which I will not. I am just sick of changing everything that has been traditional. That is all. I do not have to be introduced to them and yes I know lower down in the email its just Peter Pan Introducing Peter Pan and Wendy |
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Post by stevej678 on Jun 24, 2023 7:05:12 GMT
This is...a bizarre comment That is how my email arrived from the Palladium Panto and I am just sick of it. And yes I know I do not have to go, which I will not. I am just sick of changing everything that has been traditional. That is all. I do not have to be introduced to them and yes I know lower down in the email its just Peter Pan Introducing Peter Pan and Wendy I'm confused how an email with the subject line "Introducing Peter Pan and Wendy", announcing the cast members playing those roles, constitutes "changing everything that has been traditional"?! |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 24, 2023 12:25:56 GMT
This is...a bizarre comment That is how my email arrived from the Palladium Panto and I am just sick of it. And yes I know I do not have to go, which I will not. I am just sick of changing everything that has been traditional. That is all. I do not have to be introduced to them and yes I know lower down in the email its just Peter Pan Introducing Peter Pan and Wendy Because...they're introducing the actors playing...Peter Pan and Wendy...? The show is still called Peter Pan? Am I being punked here, what's going on I'm SO confused. |
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Dec 6, 2023 19:46:42 GMT
Restricted view front extreme sides of stalls have just been put up for sale - £20 each. Have grabbed one as sat in them for Jack and the Beanstalk last year and was very good value. Yes you're extremely close and do miss the rear of the stage, but compared to the prices elsewhere I recommend them.
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