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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 24, 2023 7:04:22 GMT
The thing is this is the norm now. Announcements of announcements, always hyped up and in many ways it worked. We were all focused on it, and I'm sure they knew what they were doing. November is usually when they announce the new season, and the font and image looked like a season announcement. I don't think it's a 'fire the marketing manager' situation at all.
OAT are far from the only ones to do it, performers and other creatives and even corporate businesses do it all the time.
In some ways we only have ourselves to blame, we should know by now that these type of teases usually lead to nothing.
That said its risky as you can annoy your customers and create bad feeling, or even worse, create apathy where people stop caring about when you announce things.
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Post by Rory on Nov 24, 2023 9:11:46 GMT
Note to venues: Don't annoy the punters by building up lacklustre announcements.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 24, 2023 11:35:16 GMT
Who cares?! Can’t believe anyone is getting annoyed by this announcement.
Yes this show sounds rubbish- but they still have a big musical which they will announce at some point.
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 24, 2023 11:39:26 GMT
Echoing the above - I can't understand why it's bothered people so much 😂
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 24, 2023 12:13:23 GMT
And then when said show is announced
"Again? ...its too old ... does it need to be revinvented ... i hope they dont mess it up"
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Post by ceebee on Nov 24, 2023 13:54:20 GMT
Ah well, it all makes for good fun. At least the speculative debate and discussion marked a change from the usual "in the know" rumour-mill games that usually take place on Theatreboard.
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Post by Jon on Nov 24, 2023 13:56:08 GMT
Echoing the above - I can't understand why it's bothered people so much 😂 I think they were expecting something else. A lacklustre announcement and people are calling for the OAT's head. |
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Post by ceebee on Nov 24, 2023 15:07:37 GMT
Echoing the above - I can't understand why it's bothered people so much 😂 I think they were expecting something else. A lacklustre announcement and people are calling for the OAT's head. I think the only call was for a head of marketing (which they are currently recruiting for). |
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Nov 24, 2023 15:12:27 GMT
It was a single picture that people leapt upon and made some big assumptions about what it meant.
The most alarming bit though, was the excitement over the possibility
of it being Brigadoon. The show is a complete snoozefest. Robert Meadmoore crooning through the score at the Victoria Palace only confirmed that.
When will The Secret Garden get an OAT production??
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Post by fortyfied on Nov 24, 2023 17:06:18 GMT
But is that a Hobbit Hole in the background of the image?  |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Nov 24, 2023 17:30:04 GMT
It was a single picture that people leapt upon and made some big assumptions about what it meant. The most alarming bit though, was the excitement over the possibility of it being Brigadoon. The show is a complete snoozefest. Robert Meadmoore crooning through the score at the Victoria Palace only confirmed that. When will The Secret Garden get an OAT production?? If you are going to put out a teaser image, you are inviting people to engage in speculation. The vast majority of those will be adults with an interest in theatre. It is hardly surprising when a good number of people are disappointed to find out it was for a show for children and not their preferred project. Showing a picture of heather is absolutely going to invite people to think of Brigadoon. Any theatre marketing executive should be clued up on the repertoire to see the likely connections. And Brigadoon is not a snoozefest. It is a lush romantic score full of memorable tunes. Might not be to your taste but it is a show that has a following and one that would work well in an outdoor setting. |
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Post by ceebee on Nov 24, 2023 18:50:07 GMT
But is that a Hobbit Hole in the background of the image? Yeah OAT could be trolling us and use this image again to announce "The Lord of the Rings" as part of next season. |
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 25, 2023 13:32:05 GMT
Next time anyone wants to know what heather looks like, please ask a northerner. I could have dismissed Brigadoon within seconds.  |
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Post by nick on Nov 25, 2023 15:01:51 GMT
Next time anyone wants to know what heather looks like, please ask a northerner. I could have dismissed Brigadoon within seconds. But what if the image had been put together by a southerner? Then it could still be Brigadoon. (Says a Northerner relocated southwards) |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 11, 2023 9:08:14 GMT
I hear due to 'global events' Fiddler is not going to be staged next year.
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 11, 2023 9:33:14 GMT
I hear due to 'global events' Fiddler is not going to be staged next year. Ah, that's a shame. It's a show with such universal themes, regardless of faith or denomination. And in North West London, there is a massive Jewish community. |
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Post by ceebee on Dec 11, 2023 11:02:51 GMT
I hear due to 'global events' Fiddler is not going to be staged next year. Great, that'll free up space in the schedule for 'The Lord of the Rings'... |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Dec 12, 2023 16:23:51 GMT
Cowards. Appeasing a mob is never a good look at all.
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Post by toomasj on Dec 12, 2023 21:52:16 GMT
Cowards. Appeasing a mob is never a good look at all. Can you explain? |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Dec 13, 2023 0:20:16 GMT
Cowards. Appeasing a mob is never a good look at all. Can you explain? It sounds like the theatre is worried about anti Israel protests targeting the show. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 13, 2023 0:52:43 GMT
If that is genuinely their thinking, they should hang their heads in shame.
There is nothing pro Israel in Fiddler.
Anyone who protests a production of Fiddler is simply being anti-semitic.
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Post by Jon on Dec 13, 2023 0:55:43 GMT
It might not be the OAT's decision, it could be the rights holders having reservations.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 13, 2023 8:41:26 GMT
Productions are already scheduled up and down the country for 2024 so doesn't seem to be a rights issue
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Post by BVM on Dec 13, 2023 10:39:56 GMT
Hmmm, not sure there’s much merit in having strong opinions on 3rd hand rumours of rumours.
Fiddler had never been announced.
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Post by mattnyc on Jan 18, 2024 15:37:45 GMT
The website says full season announcement is this month. Does anyone have any idea what day this might come?
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