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Post by theatrenerd on Oct 9, 2023 9:31:10 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Oct 9, 2023 9:50:39 GMT
No London date and the Manchester date is completely wrong unless you are a time traveller. You would think they would check these things before sending it out.
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Post by ruthieh on Oct 9, 2023 9:52:42 GMT
I can sort of understand no London date given the show is on in the west end, but nothing in Birmingham, or anywhere south of Sheffield seems a bit shortsighted.
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Post by theatre2023 on Oct 9, 2023 10:05:20 GMT
I can sort of understand no London date given the show is on in the west end, but nothing in Birmingham, or anywhere south of Sheffield seems a bit shortsighted. Lack of a london date doesn't make sense.
If memory serves correctly - when the last arena show played at the O2 - were there not 3 Les Mis shows playing simultaneously in London for a day or two ... arena show, original show, along with the 'new style' touring show?
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Post by ruthieh on Oct 9, 2023 10:22:51 GMT
Agreed. All I can think is the O2/Wembley/Birmingham or somewhere is being lined up…
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Post by ceebee on Oct 9, 2023 10:23:22 GMT
I think I'll wait for them to announce further dates for London/the South.
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Post by theatrenerd on Oct 9, 2023 10:23:58 GMT
I can sort of understand no London date given the show is on in the west end, but nothing in Birmingham, or anywhere south of Sheffield seems a bit shortsighted. Lack of a london date doesn't make sense.
If memory serves correctly - when the last arena show played at the O2 - were there not 3 Les Mis shows playing simultaneously in London for a day or two ... arena show, original show, along with the 'new style' touring show?
I think they said on the last announcement that London would coincide with the 40th anniversary which will be October 2025, so it must be one of the last dates as more are still to be announced. Hopefully they’ll fit in Birmingham (and other UK venues) too! |
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Post by justafan on Oct 9, 2023 10:30:38 GMT
It does say ‘more worldwide destinations to be announced’
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 9, 2023 10:50:05 GMT
Maybe I'm a grump but an arena production sounds awful. When I see a performance I want to see faces not video screens.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 9, 2023 11:36:40 GMT
They're getting 'Valjeans from the past' to do each country so they will be wheeling Boe out for this again 🙄
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 9, 2023 11:38:19 GMT
I assume that will include JOJ for certain venues then, I will never tire of his Valjean to be honest.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 9, 2023 12:55:17 GMT
This will be the second time that Les Miserables has visited Sheffield Arena. The first was in 1999. Of the 35 performances, I saw two.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 9, 2023 13:40:54 GMT
I assume that will include JOJ for certain venues then, I will never tire of his Valjean to be honest. I mean as much as I'd love this, JOJ doesn't have the selling power for some of these venues compared to Boe (although you'd assume that selling power has run out or is close to by now!) |
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 9, 2023 14:06:25 GMT
I assume that will include JOJ for certain venues then, I will never tire of his Valjean to be honest. I mean as much as I'd love this, JOJ doesn't have the selling power for some of these venues compared to Boe (although you'd assume that selling power has run out or is close to by now!) Oh absolutely but if it’s more than one past Valjean I’d assume John would be involved, unless they want to drag 80 year old Colm Wilkinson out on tour! They’re probably gonna need John on standby for when Alfie inevitably misses half his scheduled performances again… |
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Post by matilda1 on Oct 9, 2023 14:22:36 GMT
I don’t really know why, but I’m feeling a bit meh about this.
Just thinking Michael Ball, Carrie Hope Fletcher😞
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 9, 2023 14:26:04 GMT
If I never see CHF in a nightie again it will be too soon.
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Post by 141920grm on Oct 9, 2023 14:34:07 GMT
Hate how the truly good ones are always the ‘reliable backup’ to flightier ‘star’ castings, when they should be elevated and celebrated as principals in productions like these, which will give them the much-deserved public recognition to match the ‘legendary’ status they already have among MT fans!
And JOJ’s involvement with the show is one of the longest-standing, in addition to his almost universally acclaimed interpretation of JVJ- really it’s a no brainer who should lead the cast in a production that celebrates the show’s enduring popularity, on home turf.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 9, 2023 14:39:04 GMT
Put Bradders and his bun and Rob Houchen in and I'll travel to Manchester.
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Post by 141920grm on Oct 9, 2023 14:40:51 GMT
Or at least have JOJ be JVJ in the eventual proshot/DVD, we don’t need 3 recordings of Alfie in concert staging thank you very much! With Earl Carpenter Javert please and thank you!
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Post by angie on Oct 9, 2023 14:43:54 GMT
Put Bradders and his bun and Rob Houchin in and I'll travel to Manchester. Me too. I will travel for Rob Houchen voice and Bradley's bun😁 |
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Post by mkb on Oct 9, 2023 14:45:26 GMT
If putting a show on in an arena with tens of thousands of seats led to economies of scale that meant that people could get to see the show for a tenner, that would be one thing. But you just know that pure greed will mean tickets going for at least five times that and probably more.
Unless you can get a seat right up close, you'd have to be pretty barmy to fork out for an arena show at the prices they charge with all the attendant acoustic problems and appalling views.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2023 14:59:08 GMT
I can't imagine the appeal of seeing an arena version of the show (never been a fan of the recorded concerts either). Even in terms of global reach, the traditional staging's bound to tour at SOME point near you. Seems much more intimate and theatrical than seeing dots on screens.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 9, 2023 15:14:08 GMT
I went to the O2 25th Anniversary concert and it really was one of the most spectacular things I've ever seen before but it did have a cast and orchestra of thousands which I doubt we will get this time.
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Post by solangelafitte on Oct 9, 2023 15:30:05 GMT
This will be the second time that Les Miserables has visited Sheffield Arena. The first was in 1999. Of the 35 performances, I saw two. My first time ever seeing the show was just a few weeks before that at the Point Depot in Dublin with Colm Wilkinson. While I've preferred overall casts more over the years, the spectacle of that has been very hard to top. It felt huge to me at the time. Probably wasn't that big looking back on it now but was such an event. |
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Post by SuttonPeron on Oct 9, 2023 15:37:02 GMT
Ramin and Hadley Fraser could certainly do Trieste and Milan, knowing how appreciated they are over there.
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