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Post by danb on May 3, 2024 17:18:19 GMT
Doh! Yes purpose built does kind of insinuate that. 😂
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Post by theatreliker on May 3, 2024 17:26:20 GMT
By purpose built venue, do we mean... a circus tent?
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 3, 2024 19:07:23 GMT
Lock it in the Roundhouse for the rest of time…I don’t go on the Northern Line if I can help it so it’ll never bother me. But realistically, this has Drury Lane all over it if the Palladium is clogged up with Dolly. It would sit well in the Dominion too. Hello? Did you not read the bit where I said it was a custom built venue? This isn’t going to a THEATRE. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 3, 2024 19:07:36 GMT
By purpose built venue, do we mean... a circus tent? Yep |
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Post by danb on May 3, 2024 19:11:28 GMT
Lock it in the Roundhouse for the rest of time…I don’t go on the Northern Line if I can help it so it’ll never bother me. But realistically, this has Drury Lane all over it if the Palladium is clogged up with Dolly. It would sit well in the Dominion too. Hello? Did you not read the bit where I said it was a custom built venue? This isn’t going to a THEATRE. “Doh! Yes purpose built does kind of insinuate that. 😂” can you not read? |
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Post by blamerobots on May 3, 2024 19:16:21 GMT
I always do wonder what happens to these venues when the show ends. On the Lizzie line I always wonder that going past the ABBA place. The Greatest Showman still commands based on its name value, but in 4-5 years what happens then? Maybe we can have our own little Theatre Disneyland where they put on Disney shows, like on their cruise ships. Would be fine by me  |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 3, 2024 21:49:14 GMT
I always do wonder what happens to these venues when the show ends. On the Lizzie line I always wonder that going past the ABBA place. The Greatest Showman still commands based on its name value, but in 4-5 years what happens then? Maybe we can have our own little Theatre Disneyland where they put on Disney shows, like on their cruise ships. Would be fine by me They’ll just pull it down and that will be that! |
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Post by theatre2023 on May 3, 2024 22:00:13 GMT
Any indication on when to expect an announcement ?
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Post by ceebee on May 3, 2024 23:09:20 GMT
The Greatest Boredom. I'll pass.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on May 4, 2024 3:01:21 GMT
The soundtrack is 40 mins long so they’ll need some more music! Never seen the film but now associate the songs SO much with the abysmal Britain’s Got Talent and diabolical audiences that think would also be a hard pass for me….. No doubt it will run for years though! Decades probs. Only 40 mins?
Now I love me a musical, but even I'd have cut some numbers out from the film.
The stage version will be 1 massive sing along. This Is (not for) Me.
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 4, 2024 6:15:42 GMT
Some of the songs were good but otherwise I was a bit bored by the film so yeah, not one I'll be rushing to.
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Post by idinafanzel on May 4, 2024 21:31:45 GMT
I’ve heard who is attached to this. Tickets will sell if this UK gentleman is really signed up … he definitely can sing 🎶 & act 🎭 🏆
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Post by benj on May 4, 2024 22:47:51 GMT
Surely this ship sailed years ago? The film was released in 2017…
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Post by MusicalTalk on May 5, 2024 6:59:35 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 5, 2024 7:41:42 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there! Again- It’s going to a Custom Built Venue. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 5, 2024 7:43:00 GMT
Surely this ship sailed years ago? The film was released in 2017… People LOVE this film and its songs. This is going to be a big hit (unless they really mess it up) |
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Post by danb on May 5, 2024 7:54:21 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there! Again- It’s going to a Custom Built Venue. So, is it the location of said venue that will be exciting? Obvs there aren’t that many green spaces sizeable enough for a large ‘big top’ in the heart of theatre land? Or has ‘Abba-voyage’ being in the arse end of nowhere made them hopeful that people will travel for it? |
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Post by lolalou on May 5, 2024 9:02:23 GMT
Has this been cast? Or casting? CHF has said she’s been to a photo shoot for something she’s involved in in 2025 and ‘we’ll collectively pee ourselves with excitement’ when we find out what it is.
This is hot theatre news at the moment. Any guesses?
Manford and Fletcher again?
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 5, 2024 9:05:38 GMT
Oh god. Another reason not to see it then if that's the case lol
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 9:14:32 GMT
This has the potential to be great, but it needs a cast that you don't find insufferable.
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Post by alece10 on May 5, 2024 9:15:13 GMT
Again- It’s going to a Custom Built Venue. So, is it the location of said venue that will be exciting? Obvs there aren’t that many green spaces sizeable enough for a large ‘big top’ in the heart of theatre land? Or has ‘Abba-voyage’ being in the arse end of nowhere made them hopeful that people will travel for it? As someone who lives in the doorstep of Stratford i can confirm that it is not in the "arse end of nowhere". In fact it takes 12 minutes to get to Stratford from Tottenham Court Road which is a lot quicker than getting from the west end to Hammersmith. |
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Post by danb on May 5, 2024 9:50:38 GMT
So, is it the location of said venue that will be exciting? Obvs there aren’t that many green spaces sizeable enough for a large ‘big top’ in the heart of theatre land? Or has ‘Abba-voyage’ being in the arse end of nowhere made them hopeful that people will travel for it? As someone who lives in the doorstep of Stratford i can confirm that it is not in the "arse end of nowhere". In fact it takes 12 minutes to get to Stratford from Tottenham Court Road which is a lot quicker than getting from the west end to Hammersmith. When you’re coming from a small town in the South West for a day out, faffing around via Canary Wharf or Stratford to Pudding Pie Lane feels like schlepping to a barren industrial wasteland. I guess it’s the price you pay for finding a large enough space for your ‘purpose built venue’. But, yes obviously, anywhere that’s a couple of tube stops away from your home is perfect. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 5, 2024 13:54:45 GMT
Has this been cast? Or casting? CHF has said she’s been to a photo shoot for something she’s involved in in 2025 and ‘we’ll collectively pee ourselves with excitement’ when we find out what it is. This is hot theatre news at the moment. Any guesses? Manford and Fletcher again? They are aiming higher than CHF and Jason Manford FFS 🤣 |
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 5, 2024 14:57:28 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there! Disney have leased Drury Lane? |
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Post by Being Alive on May 5, 2024 15:16:39 GMT
Disney also have five years left of their lease on Drury lane… but I hope this show doesn’t go there! Disney have leased Drury Lane? They leased it for 5 years, so they have approx 2 years left on the exclusivity once Frozen is done |
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