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Post by ceebee on May 2, 2022 11:22:22 GMT
So, a scaled back Starlight Express at the Gillian Lynne Theatre... Any takers? Take out Stalls Row I, replace with track, retain the revolve for audience participation with extended entrance/exit ramps up to the circle level and a pop up bridge in the centre revolve.
Would fill the theatre from here to eternity and folk would pay top dollar to see it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 2, 2022 11:25:07 GMT
And the 3D glasses?? 😀
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Post by inthenose on May 2, 2022 15:12:10 GMT
Oh I saw that tour, it was hilarious! In its naffness. I loved the screen saying "PUT ON YOUR 3D GLASSES NOW!". As ever when ALW tries to modernise anything, it ends up being more retro campy and kitsch than it was originally. Also, the rapping. Brutal, I remember having a blast though! |
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Post by danb on May 2, 2022 19:39:45 GMT
I remember being horribly underwhelmed by the first tour with the 3D glasses, two minuscule ramps at the back of the stage and a pathetic four foot thrust out of downstage centre. In fact, when I think about the differences between ‘Starlight’ in London vs on tour I totally feel the pain of the Phantom zealots. Its a show of scale, not some lame excuse to reproduce it as cheaply as possible. Why they haven’t just stuck it in a great big tent and toured it with a decent track & a whacking great lighting rig, is beyond me.
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Post by FairyGodmother on May 2, 2022 19:43:39 GMT
I still like my idea of a purpose-built out-of-town skate venue with attached theatre (and restaurant, hotel and tonnes of parking). And a tie-in with National Express coaches to get people there.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 2, 2022 20:32:35 GMT
And a tie-in with National Express coaches to get people there. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for people to get there by train? |
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Post by FairyGodmother on May 2, 2022 20:36:53 GMT
True, but building a station would probably be harder. Or the trains would never be on time.  You'd paint the coaches to look like trains, then they'd be advertising as people saw them on the roads. |
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