Rumoured Transfers to West End

I think you are alright Geroge, I don't dislike you, i love your enthuasim - but you can be a bit too eager and overbearing. I have made no personal judgements on you, other from what you post on here, as I don't know you.

Am I expected to believe you know what is going into 2 big theatres at once? That a chance meeting with a producer would give a 15 year old kid an exclusive scoop, then qualify it by saying "but don't tell anyone", is utter poppycock. How you came across as aggresive when you were challenged, just proves you are living in la-la-land.

George with all due respect you cant expect people to believe you jusy because you say so. After all you dont believe everything you read online do you?

Thats why its nest its best to say what you know and over time build a reputation or dont say any thing

These ridiculously over-the-top comments, in this thread and others, telling other posters how rude they are etc is embarrassing to read. It must give a terrible impression of this board and community to first time casual visitors to the forum. It's spoiling the forum and while I don't think any of us want George to stop posting, I do think it's time to take a step back and reflect on how posting the same thing repeatedly, or saying you know something but can't post what it is, is likely to frustrate and irritate people. There's a common denominator in the issues that have developed here.

While we're all interested to some extent in what may or may not be opening and where, at the moment it feels like we're playing endless games of "will it/won't it", hot on the heels of "will she/won't she". I fully appreciate there's two sides to every story and that posts sharing news have been made with the best of intentions, nor is the enthusiasm for a particular performer a bad thing in moderation.

However, perhaps taking a moment to think about why people might be reacting in the way they are and realising that the vast majority of these comments are not personal attacks, would be better than rounding on every criticism with a comment of "how dare you" or telling people they're "very very very rude". Posts of "I know something but can't tell you" or rants at other users add nothing to the discussion and, rightly or wrongly, are clearly having a negative impact on the community that's otherwise a privilege and a pleasure to be a part of.

Does this mean ENO are not doing 42nd Street?

Wind in the Willows also has a book by Julian Fellowes and a great cast so I think it will end up in town, but where is the question.

Not even with Gary Wilmot in the cast!

That wasn't hard, 2 of those news stories have been scoops for Baz, but nothing confirmed yet.

The Wind in the Willows is no surprise, as there is no other theatre available, mid size and over and has to go somewhere, with the cast and creative team in place.

Said before both the London Palladium and Drury Lane are colossal behemoths places to sell, where producers want mid-size house now, as this is where dynamic ticket prices are most effective. so bloody give them mid-size houses.

With the London Palladium close the Upper Circle, this will leave just the Stalls and Dress Circle, this will reduce capacity to 1500-1600.

Same with Drury Lane close the Balcony and Upper Circle and reduce capacity by 600, giving a similar size theatre to the London Palladium.

First rule of business adapt to what the market wants.
Not saying you can't open the other areas up, if the Stalls and Royal Circle start to sell out, you can open these up when demand is high or knock these seats out as Day Tickets or on the Today App, not handing a massive theatre to a producer and say all you need to do is sell it out.

Even Andrew Lloyd Webber the owner didn't want one neither theatre for his latest show.

It's true you can make more seats in a smaller house than a large house.

The only times theatres have lost capacity is through disrepair which is what happened to the Dominion's upper circle or accident like the Apollo where it's very unlikely the balcony will ever be reopened. 

The dominiums upper circle wow I remember that!

As for the Apollo yes they have repaired it and put that moon designed cloth covering the auditorium ceiling. Does that cover the gods too?

Hate to be a 'Debbie Downer', but I went to Titanic yesterday (which I LOVED btw) and met a few of the actors after the show. I asked Claire Machin (Alice Beane) if the rumours were true and she said no. Such a shame, the show really deserves to last longer!

It has been reported on here that Titanic hasn't sold well, where it is, so why would they transfer this?