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Post by alece10 on Mar 17, 2018 12:55:02 GMT
Ive been a long time lurker so thought I’d better join in now !! I was there last night too and really enjoyed it ! Jason Gardiner was fab and could really sing . The first half was approx 1 hr 5 mins and then a 15 min interval and then 45 mins for the 2nd half . The bar staff were only informed there was an interval that night ! Off to see Harry Potter today which I’m sure will be an entirely different experience 😂 Welcome. I was surprised about the interval as the website said 90 mins running time so I presumed it would go straight through. but as its actually just short of 2 hours it needs the interval. |
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Post by frankubelik on Mar 18, 2018 16:53:52 GMT
Shame on the Arts theatre. Tickets booked for Saturday and website advised both shows SOLD OUT at 10.00 on the day. One member unable to attend and box office displayed usual snippy attitude "we're not sold out". What? Swathes of unsold seats at matinee. Sad to say that this attitude makes me want the show to fail. Party agreed unanimously that although show is fun Bennett doing usual grotesque performance and was a distraction. Good luck to all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 17:10:09 GMT
Papering like mad
So much for Tracie Bennett
Is a multiple award winner
That desperate for work?!
So much for all the Follies fans flocking to see her
😂😂😂
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 18, 2018 18:16:00 GMT
Yes there was definite "tinkering" with the website on Saturday! I had looked at booking on Thursday for Saturday and there was loads of availability - so I didn't book but when I returned to the website on Saturday morning it was virtually sold out! So I didn't go! Most odd!
The show looks like fun though and at the right price I'll go. But not paying anything like full price for the dump that is the Arts Theatre! At the Toxic Avenger the toxic waste seemed to be in the carpet of the auditorium from the smell!
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Post by shady23 on Mar 18, 2018 18:25:30 GMT
Well if someone wants to pass one of the many free tickets my way it would be very welcome.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 18, 2018 19:01:27 GMT
So this is defo not 90mins like advertised?
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 18, 2018 22:09:46 GMT
I saw this on Saturday night and thought overall it was just a bit 'meh'. I was expecting a real laugh out loud show, but I could probably count the number of times I laughed on 2 hands. The cast are all good - Jason Gardiner plays the part well (completely over the top, which is what the role needed), and his voice surprised me. Tracie Bennett was the standout , but she only really has 1 song (that I can remember) and isn't on stage for very long at all, which was a real shame. I'm not sure which of the kids was on on Saturday, but she was great.
For me I'd say this is a 4 star production of a 2 star show.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 22:12:51 GMT
Tracie always steals every show she is in it seems (*cough* *cough* Follies). So it doesn't surrpise me in the slightest she is the standout in this.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 9:42:21 GMT
Papering like mad So much for Tracie Bennett Is a multiple award winner That desperate for work?! So much for all the Follies fans flocking to see her 😂😂😂 Well now P, I'm not sure whether she's "desperate" but she is a jobbing actor and very often you takes the work where it comes. Tracie does also seem a bit of a game old gal so perhaps she just really fancied doing this show? It does sound like a bit of a giggle and for a 'tits 'n' teeth' pro like her, perhaps she just fancied something a bit lighter after 'Follies'. |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 19, 2018 10:06:43 GMT
So this is defo not 90mins like advertised? Unless its changed since first preview 1 hour Act 1 45 mins Act 2 |
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Post by anita on Mar 19, 2018 10:40:16 GMT
My lucky day! Seeing this tonight.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Mar 19, 2018 12:56:14 GMT
The is only on one of my regular papering sites, and for a very small number of tickets for tomorrow evening - where else has it been? I'd love to catch it, but not at the regular inflated prices!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 11:56:46 GMT
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Post by julian on Mar 20, 2018 16:21:58 GMT
Papering like mad So much for Tracie Bennett Is a multiple award winner That desperate for work?! So much for all the Follies fans flocking to see her 😂😂😂 There are no small roles |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 16:46:34 GMT
Papering like mad So much for Tracie Bennett Is a multiple award winner That desperate for work?! So much for all the Follies fans flocking to see her 😂😂😂 There are no small roles But there are crap roles |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 17:15:57 GMT
Ummmm . . .  |
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 20, 2018 17:17:38 GMT
I find it weird that the ushers were constantly screaming (and I mean screaming - I’ve never seen enforcement like it before) at people taking photos of the stage when I saw it, yet they’ve allowed Ticketmaster to post a photo of the stage on Instagram
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Post by alece10 on Mar 20, 2018 18:00:53 GMT
I find it weird that the ushers were constantly screaming (and I mean screaming - I’ve never seen enforcement like it before) at people taking photos of the stage when I saw it, yet they’ve allowed Ticketmaster to post a photo of the stage on Instagram I mentioned this in my post after the first preview. It was bordering on being agressive. I was in the back row of stalls and so got the full blast from the ushers. In the end we all started laughing every time it happened as it was getting embarrassing. I pity anyone who actually gets caught. They were more like bouncers than ushers. |
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 20, 2018 22:01:47 GMT
Oh I completely understand that - the owner of the artwork should be free to govern how it is shared (if at all). It just seems weird for this production it seems like they are VERY serious about protecting their intellectual property, however that image from Ticketmaster is now in the public domain and can be shared and copied freely. If someone was going to ‘steal’ their idea and copy the stage design, they can use that photo to do it.
It seems to me that now the only thing that could possibly happen by allowing audience members to take their own photo (which lets face it will all be pretty much identical to the one shared by Ticketmaster) and share them on social media is that it might actually entice others to buy a ticket if they see the photo on their social media timelines and like the look of it. And from looking at the poor ticket sales for this, they could use all the publicity they can get, and that would be free marketing.
In my opinion Hamilton and Grinning Man have the right idea - encourage the sharing of photos before the show starts to drum up interest. But then again I haven’t spent many hours and a lot of money designing a set, so it should definitely be down to the individual productions to decide what to do.
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Post by daniel on Mar 20, 2018 22:05:41 GMT
I find it weird that the ushers were constantly screaming (and I mean screaming - I’ve never seen enforcement like it before) at people taking photos of the stage when I saw it, yet they’ve allowed Ticketmaster to post a photo of the stage on Instagram I mentioned this in my post after the first preview. It was bordering on being agressive. I was in the back row of stalls and so got the full blast from the ushers. In the end we all started laughing every time it happened as it was getting embarrassing. I pity anyone who actually gets caught. They were more like bouncers than ushers. they were the same during Toxic Avenger, so maybe it's a venue policy as much as it is a producer's wish. |
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Post by Mark on Mar 20, 2018 22:17:54 GMT
What a nice surprise this was. Daft as a brush but this really is a 5* cast and a really strong production of what is really just a bit of a silly show. Definitely held my attention throughout - very engaging and the ending had me in stitches. It’s definitely a show to see for any Musical lover.
Jason Gardner definitely channeling Rupaul
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 15:45:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 15:54:31 GMT
OMGosh how smashing. I haven't seen that many jazz hands since I woke up backstage at the closing night of 'Chicago'. And I don't know about her inner Judy Garland but Tracie seems to be channeling her inner Angela Lansbury in this one . . .  |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 21, 2018 18:20:25 GMT
They’ve got some nerve charging £74 for a premium at this theatre.
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Post by partytentdown on Mar 21, 2018 19:32:16 GMT
They’ve got some nerve charging £74 for a premium at this theatre. SEVENTY FOUR QUID?! |
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