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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 21, 2016 20:30:44 GMT
What are your plans for next year? Lots you want to see in London? Excited for any new openings or cast changes? Or will you be spending a lot of time visiting all the tours planned for next year?
For me personally my schedule already seems busy with tours and regional productions. I must say that not a lot announced to open in London next year so far interests me that much, other than Hamilton and that's towards the end of the year so a long way off. I think most visits to London for Theatre will be return visits to shows to see new casts or just because I've previously enjoyed them. That said, a lot could still be announced for next year yet so hopefully some interesting things pop up.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 21, 2016 21:18:49 GMT
I have booked to see Rosencrantz e Guildenstern are dead, Glass Menagerie and Virginia Wolf, but I'll buy tickets as soon as I can for The Goat. I'm not very interested in any of the musical of the season, a part from Dearmgirls.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 21:29:27 GMT
I never book or plan in advance haha, but that being said, I do have a weekend planned in January which consists of one that is already booked and two that are yet to be booked... Jan 7, 2017 - Final Charlie Matinee (Rush on TodayTix) Jan 7, 2017 - Final Bodyguard Performance (Dayseat) Jan 8, 2017 - Final In the Heights Performance (Already Booked)  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 21:30:30 GMT
In the notes app on my phone, I have lists of shows I've seen per year, and the current and upcoming years have shows I'd like to see.
So currently booked I have:
Funny Girl (Tour - Milton Keynes)
La Cage aux Folles (Tour - Oxford)
Wonderland (Tour - Woking)
But I'm going to book the following at some point too:
The Wind in the Willows (London Palladium)
Angels in America (NT)
Legally Blonde (Tour)
Death Takes a Holiday (London Charing Cross)
The Girls (London Phoenix)
Follies (NT)
The Addams Family (Tour - Northampton)
Hamilton (London Victoria)
Miss Saigon (Tour - Cardiff)
Elf (Salford)
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Post by 49thand8th on Nov 21, 2016 21:33:45 GMT
So far, Sweeney Todd at Barrow Street Theatre and Book of Mormon in Melbourne.
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 21, 2016 21:33:46 GMT
If I can't win of the friggin' lottery, Dreamgirls, Aladdin, Follies, Amadeus, The Boys in the Band, School of Rock, anything by Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown that opens (there must be something, somewhere in London next year).
Non-theatre related I already have a ticket for Robbie's Heavy Entertainment Show next summer.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 21:44:33 GMT
Currently have got:
Dreamgirls
She Loves Me
Stepping Out
Plan to book:
Hairspray tour
Legally Blonde tour
The Girls
Who's afraid of VW
Follies
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 21:48:59 GMT
I am exited for too many things like: Follies at the national Twelfth night national R&G are dead old vic who's afraid of Virginia Woolf Harold Pinter The life Southwark playhouse Sunday in the park with George st James/ other palace Hamilton Victoria palace Hamlet Almeida on the town Regent's Park theatre 42nd street theatre royal dury lane These are the ones I can just think of now and there will probably be a lot more and I have not booked many things for next year yet  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 22:55:54 GMT
I'm super-excited about quite a lot, including -
Ned Bennett directing The Octoroon at the Orange Tree
Robert Icke's Almeida Hamlet with Andrew Scott
Headlong's Junkyard musical from Jack Thorne at Bristol Old Vic, Theatr Clwyd and the Rose, Kingston
Emma Rice's outgoing year at Shakespeare's Globe
Marc Rees and National Dance Theatre Wales marking the R17 centenary of the Russian revolution with P.A.R.A.D.E
John McGrath's first Manchester International Festival
Rufus Norris's second national NT event, My Country; a work in progress
Simon Stephens' dance show and Chris Thorpe at the Royal Court
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Post by Jon on Nov 21, 2016 22:58:53 GMT
Currently only 42nd Street booked but am planning to get tickets for Angels in America, Hamilton and Twelfth Night when they go on sale. Other plays and musicals I'll book nearer the time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 23:03:09 GMT
I already have lots of dates booked up in Jan/Feb; not sure how I'm going to fit in GILT to be honest!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 21, 2016 23:15:18 GMT
Oh yes, I will probably end up killing someone for Follies and Angels in America tickets
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Post by talkstageytome on Nov 21, 2016 23:16:48 GMT
Currently booked for
The Glass Menagerie
NT's Hedda Gabler
Wicked (Willemijn Verkaik's return)
Will probably catch all the musicals which visit my local theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 0:30:01 GMT
At the moment, just School of Rock booked. But there is still loads I want to see (and most I probably won't) such as (in no particular order) The Play That Goes Wrong (tour), Rosencrantz and Guildernstern Are Dead (Old Vic), One Love: The Bob Marley Musical (Birmingham REP), Young Frankenstein (in London if it goes after Newcastle), Amadeus (NT), Miss Saigon (tour), The Commitments (tour), Hamilton (West End), Our House (tour). To be honest the list goes on and on, and the year hasn't even started yet so there could be LOADS more announced!
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Post by viserys on Nov 22, 2016 9:04:36 GMT
If only theatre-going in London wouldn't involve the long tedious trek across the Channel and the necessity of bank-breaking hotels. I have virtually all my London trips for 2017 sorted and even if I wanted to, I couldn't add more as whatever remaining holidays I have will be used for proper holidays involving beaches, sunshine and whatnot.
Anyway, for January I have:
Dreamgirls
Rent
Lazarus
For April I have:
Bat out of Hell in Manchester
The Wild Party
Virginia Woolf
For another trip in June I've got Woyzeck so far and a second visit to Harry Potter in October. Not sure yet what else I'll be seeing on those two trips. Plan to catch Follies somehow. Not sure about The Goat. I love Damian Lewis as much as the next girl, but I've seen him twice on stage now and it all sounds rather unappealing to me. Might chance it on dayseats if my schedule doesn't fill up otherwise until then.
Here in Germany I have a retro-memorial-trip to Starlight Express booked (28 years after first seeing it!) and the tedious Eurotrash drivel that is Rebecca (of Broadway infamity). I could have done without it, but my mother hasn't seen it before and decided she wanted to, so I need to tag along with plenty of booze in tow. Otherwise I feel so done with what's going on here.
Totally not theatre-related: The Tour de France passes by around 10 kilometres from my house, so we'll spend a day lurking around the street watching them speed by!
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Post by DuchessConstance on Nov 22, 2016 9:29:15 GMT
Already booked for most of the Royal Court season, Almeida Hamlet, Don Juan in Soho, and Barbican Roman Tragedies.
Excited for Hamilton, Angels in America, and NT 12th Night.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 9:37:07 GMT
Already booked for most of the Royal Court season, Almeida Hamlet, Don Juan in Soho, and Barbican Roman Tragedies. Excited for Hamilton, Angels in America, and NT 12th Night. And I remember you've enthused about the Young Vic, especially HighTide's sex workers' show See Me Now and Joe Hill-Gibbins' Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
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Post by stevej678 on Nov 22, 2016 12:03:13 GMT
Already booked for:
The Lowry
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Sleepless
La Strada
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Addams Family
Palace Theatre Manchester
Dreamboats and Petticoats
The Commitments
Lord of The Dance: Dangerous Games
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nativity The Musical
Opera House Manchester
Bat Out Of Hell
The Crucible
The Wedding Singer
Crazy For You
Liverpool Empire
Flashdance
Liverpool Playhouse
Glasgow Girls
London
Promises Promises
Death Takes A Holiday
An American In Paris
42nd Street
Wild Party
Whisper House
Friends of the Fringe membership also renewed for another year in preparation for August in Edinburgh!
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Post by DuchessConstance on Nov 22, 2016 12:40:15 GMT
Already booked for most of the Royal Court season, Almeida Hamlet, Don Juan in Soho, and Barbican Roman Tragedies. Excited for Hamilton, Angels in America, and NT 12th Night. And I remember you've enthused about the Young Vic, especially HighTide's sex workers' show See Me Now and Joe Hill-Gibbins' Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Yes, I'm going to press night for both of them. I forgot the date for NT member booking - booked for 12th Night and Ugly Lines the Bone but will wait and see what the reviews are like before booking for the verbatim referendum thing. |
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Post by Marwood on Dec 3, 2016 15:50:15 GMT
Trying to cut down on booking too many things months in advance, so not much booked for next year, but have the following lined up: Million Dollar Quartet at the Royal Festival Hall, first week in January (not expecting too much, but had a Southbank Centre that needed using and it'll be the last thing I see over the festive holidays before returning to work), Dublin Oldschool at the NT at the end of January, My Country, also at the NT in March and Virginia Woolf in May.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 3, 2016 16:03:35 GMT
Not a lot booked so far apart from Promises Promises and the other musical later in the year at Southwark. Forgot what's it's called.
Will be booking for Follies, The Frogs, Soapdish. Plus I would like to see Dream Girls and The Girls and a stepping Out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 19:11:25 GMT
I already have a LOT booked for next year. Quite a lot of touring productions that are visiting Cardiff since travelling to London can be tiresome on a regular basis.
So far:
Mary Poppins (touring)
Virginia Woolf (London)
Gaslight (touring)
The Red Shoes (touring)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (London)
The Play That Goes Wrong (touring)
Wicked (London)
Don Juan In Soho (London)
Jane Eyre (touring)
Funny Girl (touring)
Phantom/Les Mis/Harry Potter over a weekend in August
Beautiful (touring)
I do intend on booking for the Miss Saigon and Addams Family tours too, may go for Hairspray too but we'll see what the finances are like then.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 19:53:23 GMT
Don't miss Tiger Bay, mrmonotony.
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Post by musicalfloozie on Dec 4, 2016 20:15:56 GMT
Not many plans yet but so far have Funny Girl/Play that goes wrong/ crazy for you and addams family.
Hoping to get to see Hamilton and will definately be off to the crucible's christmas show. I need to look properly at what's touring out region but just moved house so trying to save so can redecorate!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 20:30:46 GMT
I've only booked for She Loves Me and Dreamgirls so far but will certainly see more.
Shows I'm hoping to see will be:
Hairspray
Legally Blonde
The Girls
Stepping Out
Follies
Dreamgirls for a second time too if it is as good as I'm hoping!!
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