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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2021 6:15:04 GMT
Isn’t the first night when atg card holders get a bargain? I’m only going tonight because there were price promise tickets left. I know nothing about the show so am looking forward to it.
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Post by macksennett on Nov 1, 2021 7:09:55 GMT
I’m going later on in the week and am looking forward to seeing White Christmas for the first time. A feel good show is just what I need right now!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2021 7:13:18 GMT
Isn’t the first night when atg card holders get a bargain? I’m only going tonight because there were price promise tickets left. I know nothing about the show so am looking forward to it. Those days are gone. |
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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2021 7:24:04 GMT
Isn’t the first night when atg card holders get a bargain? I’m only going tonight because there were price promise tickets left. I know nothing about the show so am looking forward to it. Those days are gone. No idea why the Monday has sold best then? Maybe they are all hoping to spot me? 🤣 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2021 7:26:33 GMT
No idea why the Monday has sold best then? Maybe they are all hoping to spot me? 🤣 Maybe it’s a different policy at that venue but at Manchester venues ATG cardholders get £5 off any night. |
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Post by dippy on Nov 1, 2021 8:51:02 GMT
I think it's £10 off in Bristol, was contemplating seeing it there tonight but there ended up being price promise seats in Woking so I saw it there instead. I wouldn't say it had sold well there either, it does seem far too early to be open but I guess opening for just half of November and all of December hardly makes it worth doing? Hopefully they are settling enough seats in the first few weeks to make it worth it.
I enjoyed it, possibly not quite as much as the first time I saw this production in Leicester though. Maybe it's just too far from Christmas at the moment? I was curious as to how a much older Susan was going to work but it worked really well. If you've never seen a child play her it wouldn't even seem odd.
As has been mentioned seeing the ex-42nd Street members of the cast was lovely. In Leicester Sam Murphy was Mike so it was funny seeing Martin McCarthy play that role now.
Yes, it's a shame about the mistletoe kiss having changed. Also in my head I feel like there was more to Mike and Ezekiel than just the bottle of maple syrup, maybe not though, rubbish memory.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 1, 2021 8:56:55 GMT
Why is Nikolai no longer credited as the director? It appears to be basically the same production, no?🤔
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Post by zak97 on Nov 1, 2021 9:08:57 GMT
Why is Nikolai no longer credited as the director? It appears to be basically the same production, no?🤔 On the official website he is “original director”, so I assume Ian Talbot (director) has made some changes but not overhauled. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 1, 2021 10:20:07 GMT
What I've found with a lot of shows in ATG theatres now is they do discount the first night when the tickets first go on sale, but this is only available for a few weeks.
If I remember correctly, for Woking it was £10 off for the first night for ATG cardholders when I booked. But I must have booked on the day this went on sale. The first night in a new venue gets filled with press tickets anyway.
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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2021 21:20:44 GMT
Well this is a delight isn’t it? Another old fashioned lets do the show right here kind of dance musical with not a whiff of snow so far. Ten minutes late going up, then a ten minute stop for a twisted curtain so we’re only just at the interval. So far Jess Daley and Matthew Jeans are my stand outs; apart from Sal obviously. This is made for her. ♥️
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Post by showgirl on Nov 5, 2021 4:56:16 GMT
Still hankering after catching this as I've never seen it but locations are very limited from the south-east and despite earlier comments about poor tickets sales, it seems very heavily booked at the remaining English venues, ie Canterbury onwards. Plymouth really isn't practical for a day trip so it may have to be Canterbury though definitely a day trip as I'm also too late to get a reasonably-priced hotel room for an overnight stay. I need a theatre concierge or social secretary to manage all the conflicting dates, locations and productions - and to book my accommodation and travel!
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Post by david on Nov 10, 2021 21:40:02 GMT
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Post by david on Nov 24, 2021 18:09:51 GMT
Well, that was just a really lovely afternoon watching this at the Manc Palace today. A good old fashioned production performed with a wonderful cast and orchestra. Great singing and fantastic choreography (“I love a piano”was just bliss watching that dancing) by the cast making great use of the Palace stage to the max. Having managed to grab a row B stalls seat for £25 through an email offer, I certainly got my moneys worth here as well as getting snowed on at the end so I ended up looking like frosty the snowman walking out of the auditorium.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 24, 2021 18:54:32 GMT
A cheeky midweek matinee, our david? |
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Post by david on Nov 24, 2021 19:00:30 GMT
A cheeky midweek matinee, our david ? Oh yes TallPaul. I’m combining it with the 1st night of the Wiz at Hope Mill. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 2, 2021 22:52:54 GMT
Corny AF but what a lovely, uplifting and enjoyable show. Complete escapism. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 10, 2021 19:51:49 GMT
Back out on tour again November’22.
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Post by stevej678 on Dec 20, 2021 23:12:14 GMT
The rest of the run in Edinburgh has now been cancelled.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 18, 2022 17:13:47 GMT
Back out on tour again November’22. With Jay McGuinness. Cue badly photoshopped promo piccy  Jay McGuiness (Big The Musical) as Bob Wallace, Lorna Luft (Promises, Promises - Broadway) as Martha Watson, Michael Starke (Waitress, UK tour) as General Waverly and Dan Burton (Gypsy, West End), Jessica Daley (Billy Elliot, Curve) and Monique Young (Gypsy, Buxton Opera House) returning in their roles as Phil Davis, Betty Haynes and Judy Haynes respectively. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 18, 2022 17:18:43 GMT
The idea of snow and Christmas currently makes me so happy
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 18, 2022 17:21:26 GMT
I thought it would. Enjoy! ❄️☃️🌨❄️☃️🌨❄️
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Post by danb on Jul 18, 2022 18:17:28 GMT
I could quite happily sit through it again. Thought it was lovely.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 18, 2022 18:28:03 GMT
I thought Jessica Daley was the stand out when I saw it.
I haven’t seen Jay in anything, can he act?
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Post by LaLuPone on Jul 18, 2022 18:32:40 GMT
I thought Jessica Daley was the stand out when I saw it. I haven’t seen Jay in anything, can he act? He was alright in Big, nothing to write home about but not embarrassing. |
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Post by david on Jul 18, 2022 18:35:36 GMT
I thought Jessica Daley was the stand out when I saw it. I haven’t seen Jay in anything, can he act? I saw him in Sleepless. He was ok in that. Nothing more. |
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