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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 20, 2018 10:48:20 GMT
Being advertised prominently at Elf The Musical today. scroogearena.comCardiff, Birmingham and Nottingham next December (2019). Scrooge will give away £3000 cash to lucky audience members each performance. If the attendance is anything like it is at Elf (report later), your odds of winning are very good! |
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Post by pianowithsam on Dec 20, 2018 12:57:54 GMT
Why would they give away £3000 every show? o_0
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 20, 2018 14:15:10 GMT
Why would they give away £3000 every show? o_0 I suspect they think it would convince people to buy tickets. I think it will be a hard show to sell for an arena tour unless they have some massive unannounced names. It was promoted heavily during Elf today, video promos, posters in the background of scenes, even mentioned in the dialogue. |
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Post by theatreian on Dec 20, 2018 15:41:42 GMT
Looks like it will be priced better than elf. At Birmingham from about £25 to £65 but not on sale until February. Interesting to see who is cast
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Post by QueerTheatre on Dec 20, 2018 23:38:46 GMT
Just No.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 25, 2019 9:42:59 GMT
David Hasselhoff just announced as playing Scrooge for the tour!
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 25, 2019 9:45:39 GMT
It gets better!
Pauline Quirke will appear in hologram form!
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 25, 2019 10:58:24 GMT
And two live horses!!!
(and INCREDIBLE trailer that I cannot embed here. So bad it's good)
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 25, 2019 11:09:34 GMT
2019 is turning into a bumper year for dodgy sounding shows. Yes, I know that makes me sound like a snob but I do not care
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Post by danb on Apr 25, 2019 11:14:58 GMT
TWO live horses? Wowsers! Pulling a carriage through the centre aisle of whichever half sold enormo aircraft hangar it’s playing in.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 25, 2019 11:20:44 GMT
Looks even more naff than Elf, if that were possible.
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 25, 2019 11:48:26 GMT
Looks even more naff than Elf, if that were possible. Ah. No expense spent. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 12:07:10 GMT
Well it's a good job they have "live horses". Not sure it would be too appealing to families if it were to start Grand National cast offs.
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Post by stuart on Apr 26, 2019 11:08:45 GMT
David Hasselhoff just announced as playing Scrooge for the tour! Ghost of Christmas Past-it |
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Post by pianowithsam on Apr 26, 2019 15:07:54 GMT
What on Earth is this rubbish...
Honestly, if the people that made the trailer are involved with the production, don’t take my money.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Apr 26, 2019 15:38:37 GMT
I sooooooooo need to know where they are getting the £3k from for each performance.
OR -
*puts on deerstalker*
- is it a ruse to call out audiences for being greedy and avaricious like... a certain... titular character??
ETA incredible piece from the Motorpoint Cardiff site:
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Post by johartuk on Apr 26, 2019 18:02:49 GMT
I sooooooooo need to know where they are getting the £3k from for each performance. OR - *puts on deerstalker* - is it a ruse to call out audiences for being greedy and avaricious like... a certain... titular character?? ETA incredible piece from the Motorpoint Cardiff site: Scrooge is a 'fun guy'? There was me thinking he was a miserable tight-fisted git! |
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Post by woobl on Apr 27, 2019 10:25:26 GMT
This feels like some sort of tax write-off from the Pauline Quirke Academy...
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Post by xanady on Apr 27, 2019 11:39:15 GMT
Sounds as naff as Elf was last year.Not sure who it is aimed at? Families with young kids will probs skip it in favour of a more light-hearted show.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 27, 2019 12:27:31 GMT
Sounds as naff as Elf was last year.Not sure who it is aimed at? Families with young kids will probs skip it in favour of a more light-hearted show. Aimed at people who’s idea of good food is buying something at Greggs and readers of The Sun? The whole thing is ghastly. I’m off to Waitrose to recover. |
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Post by horton on Apr 28, 2019 7:08:31 GMT
That looks like anti-theatre.
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 28, 2019 11:37:11 GMT
I sooooooooo need to know where they are getting the £3k from for each performance. Sponsors, I expect. There were a whole load of them for Elf, with a round of video adverts played repeatedly before the show and during the interval (probably after as well, although I didn't stick around to find out), as well as advertised around the venue. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 28, 2019 12:13:31 GMT
All of sudden this is is making the recent Kenwright tour with La Steele look very appealing
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Post by Oleanna on Apr 28, 2019 12:20:41 GMT
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just have Pauline Quirke turn up...?
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 28, 2019 14:46:05 GMT
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just have Pauline Quirke turn up...? Too big a star! Plus, there will probably be a sponsor message alongside her on the screen. Harder to do that when she's there in person. |
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