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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:21:01 GMT
If someone like Britney did this, it would sell out so fast! Even if Kylie or as much as you would hate me to say it, Kim Kardashian would do it, it would sell out so fast! They all have massive legions of fans. Yes I totally agree! That's the whole point of celebrities in pantomimes as it brings in the audience! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:23:52 GMT
I can't imagine Britney going from headlining vegas to doing panto at the palladium. Kylie is more of a possibility and would surely be fairy godmother.
I also think it's great it's qdos doing it, they are the best in the business and the only ones I can imagine pulling this off. So what if the pantos are cookie cutter with similar scripts, there are very few people that travel the country seeing each one to notice. And scripted corpsing happens in musicals as well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:24:50 GMT
So smart of them to go for the big names. And lets be honest, the list of people that do panto these days, it is not all about talent, it is about getting an audience in for a month or two. And getting in people of this size, they can be sure that this will be a sellout that can see them through the Christmas period.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:27:56 GMT
You do need names that 'get' panto, there is an art to panto and some big names over the years have been awful.
It would also be a shame if it gets a name that is so big that it sells out the palladium straight away and pantos target audience (families)end up excluded. This would also affect the atmosphere.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:37:33 GMT
Put it into this perspective, if Britney got the role:
She has performed a residency show in Vegas now for 2 years and extended for the next two years... so far she has done around 140 shows thus far. The venue holds about 4,300 people a night, and over those 140 performances she has performed to 510,000 people, which is a huge amount considering. Now if there is say 5 weeks of performances in this, which if going by the usual West End performances is 8 shows a week, that means a total of 48 performances.
No doubt in my mind that if she is in for it, those performances will be packed to the brim with Britney fans in seconds.
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Post by daniel on Apr 10, 2016 13:41:17 GMT
Qdos? Shame. The Palladium deserves better than their copy-paste productions, with little to nothing in the orchestra pit, heavily scripted corpsing, and cast members who appear simply because they are off the telly, despite being completely unable to carry a tune. What a waste of a brilliant idea. I disagree, speaking as someone who attended the Birmingham Hippodrome's for 11 years (with a couple at the Wolverhampton Grand), they really are fantastic and deliver great sets, effects, as well as a star cast who deliver. They are by far the best to bring panto back to the Palladium. Couldn't agree more! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:42:53 GMT
Put it into this perspective, if Britney got the role: She has performed a residency show in Vegas now for 2 years and extended for the next two years... so far she has done around 140 shows thus far. The venue holds about 4,300 people a night, and over those 140 performances she has performed to 510,000 people, which is a huge amount considering. Now if there is say 5 weeks of performances in this, which if going by the usual West End performances is 8 shows a week, that means a total of 48 performances. No doubt in my mind that if she is in for it, those performances will be packed to the brim with Britney fans in seconds. Yep and that would be a problem for a successful panto...It becomes a Britney concert |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 13:49:15 GMT
Put it into this perspective, if Britney got the role: She has performed a residency show in Vegas now for 2 years and extended for the next two years... so far she has done around 140 shows thus far. The venue holds about 4,300 people a night, and over those 140 performances she has performed to 510,000 people, which is a huge amount considering. Now if there is say 5 weeks of performances in this, which if going by the usual West End performances is 8 shows a week, that means a total of 48 performances. No doubt in my mind that if she is in for it, those performances will be packed to the brim with Britney fans in seconds. Yep and that would be a problem for a successful panto...It becomes a Britney concert Shamefully, I am a huge Britney fan and I would truly welcome this into my life, I will be the first in line for tickets, WORK BITCH!  |
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Post by infofreako on Apr 10, 2016 14:01:28 GMT
Can't imagine Britney doing it. Her Vegas residency so far has always taken in the Christmas and new year spell as one of its most lucrative runs each year
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 14:07:02 GMT
Can't imagine Britney doing it. Her Vegas residency so far has always taken in the Christmas and new year spell as one of its most lucrative runs each year I thought that too... very unlikely I think. Though she hasn't yet announced her usual Christmas week dates yet (she usually does 4/5 shows in Vegas between Christmas and New Year). If she doesn't do the Christmas dates in Vegas it is a bit stupid of her as that is really where the money is at around the holiday season! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 15:20:24 GMT
I heard Olly Murs was approached for this too? Seriously, he'd be perfect casting for Buttons. |
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Apr 10, 2016 15:32:35 GMT
Is there a reason Panto is in the musical thread.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 15:33:56 GMT
Is there a reason Panto is in the musical thread. Where else could it possibly fit haha?! It is either considered a Musical or a Play with Songs, or just throw it in the General.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 16:30:41 GMT
You do need names that 'get' panto, there is an art to panto and some big names over the years have been awful. It would also be a shame if it gets a name that is so big that it sells out the palladium straight away and pantos target audience (families)end up excluded. This would also affect the atmosphere. If they're chasing celebs like Britney and Kylie, I can promise you that the traditional nuclear family is absolutely not their intended target audience for this production. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 10, 2016 16:33:31 GMT
I love that they asked Kim Kardashian before Britney!!! What a slap in the face.
At this rate it will be Katie Price as Cinders and Katie Hopkins as the Stepmother
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Post by infofreako on Apr 10, 2016 16:34:20 GMT
I saw a figure quoted of half a million for Britney. Wouldn't make sense for her surely, that'd be 6 or 7 shows in Vegas. Why would she do 8 shows a week on that basis
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Apr 10, 2016 16:52:36 GMT
I saw a figure quoted of half a million for Britney. Wouldn't make sense for her surely, that'd be 6 or 7 shows in Vegas. Why would she do 8 shows a week on that basis Maybe not financially based on what she could make, but if she wants to do a panto then she may do it for mates rates. |
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Post by longinthetooth on Apr 10, 2016 17:06:56 GMT
Frankly I can think of nothing worse than some American pop star who cavorts around in dodgy costumes and mimes - but hey, what do I know? I just like traditional panto.
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Post by firefingers on Apr 10, 2016 22:39:47 GMT
To give you an idea, the "name" for a Qdos panto is usually on around 20 grand a week. But that goes up massively for big names. David Hasselhoff is 70 grand a week, and essentially acts as loss leader, as families will come to see pantos there for several years after.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 7:16:12 GMT
To give you an idea, the "name" for a Qdos panto is usually on around 20 grand a week. But that goes up massively for big names. David Hasselhoff is 70 grand a week, and essentially acts as loss leader, as families will come to see pantos there for several years after. ... because they prefer to go when he's not on the bill? Hah! A cunning plan! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 7:41:47 GMT
I don't see why they would need a popstar, per say. Songs in Pantos are rarely very demanding on the vocal chords... All very "ooh er Missus" from what I can recall. The whole Britney idea is far fetched. As others have said, Britney wouldn't get out of her sun bed for the money they could offer her!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 8:21:42 GMT
I wonder if Biggins has been approached? That would be great. Say what you like about him but he is a truly sensational pantomime dame. |
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Post by infofreako on Apr 11, 2016 8:46:40 GMT
The Sun online report on this suggested Britney would be on for a couple of numbers and the rest of the cast would carry it
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 8:51:42 GMT
The Sun online report on this suggested Britney would be on for a couple of numbers and the rest of the cast would carry it Just like a normal Britney tour then. |
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Post by CharleyFarley on Apr 11, 2016 12:43:49 GMT
I wonder if Biggins has been approached? That would be great. Say what you like about him but he is a truly sensational pantomime dame. Unlikely - Biggins works alone and the dames in Cinderella are usually the Ugly Sister |
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