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Post by Marwood on Apr 12, 2016 10:57:17 GMT
i thought Biggins had announced he was doing one last panto this year and that would be it, but I'm sure someone else on here is more in the know than me.
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Post by PhantomNcl on Apr 12, 2016 11:00:15 GMT
Michael Harrison's shows are usually very slick. It sounds as though he'll be using The Twins FX for the flying car - they've provided the flying elements in Newcastle and other venues for the last few years: www.thetwinsfx.com/case-study-flying-car.asp |
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Post by firefingers on Apr 12, 2016 11:04:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 11:45:57 GMT
Michael Harrison's shows are usually very slick. It sounds as though he'll be using The Twins FX for the flying car - they've provided the flying elements in Newcastle and other venues for the last few years: www.thetwinsfx.com/case-study-flying-car.aspThey also used it for Robinson Crusoe in Birmingham 2012 where Brian Conley made a joke about being in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium. Wonder if they'll make references to Chitty this year then! The Twins FX are usually very good and by the look of them they keep getting better! The pictures of the flying carpet on their website make me regret not going to see Aladdin last Christmas! |
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Post by CharleyFarley on Apr 12, 2016 11:57:10 GMT
Michael Harrison's shows are usually very slick. It sounds as though he'll be using The Twins FX for the flying car - they've provided the flying elements in Newcastle and other venues for the last few years: www.thetwinsfx.com/case-study-flying-car.aspThey also used it for Robinson Crusoe in Birmingham 2012 where Brian Conley made a joke about being in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium. Wonder if they'll make references to Chitty this year then! The Twins FX are usually very good and by the look of them they keep getting better! The pictures of the flying carpet on their website make me regret not going to see Aladdin last Christmas! You missed a cracker of a pantomime (except for Marti Pellow - but that is probably personal taste) and the effects were phenomenal. Yes you can just see some of the workings from front half of the stalls, but also saw this from the balcony and it was absolutely magical for all the kids around me. |
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Post by daniel on Apr 12, 2016 12:05:13 GMT
The pictures of the flying carpet on their website make me regret not going to see Aladdin last Christmas! you missed an absolute cracker jamescrispy94 - the effects and scale of the show was better than many "proper" musicals! I, for one, am really excited for this. When Qdos have the budget to go big, they go big. Michael Harrison also mentions that he wants to tour this production in future years, so we can expect to see it at the "big" Qdos venues in future years - Birmingham/Southampton/Newcastle etc. |
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 12, 2016 12:50:53 GMT
Bit confused about the article in The Stage. It says the panto "replaces the previously announced School of Rock" and links to a previous article - but School of Rock has since announced (a while ago, actually) that it was moving the transfer to Spring 2017. So when it comes over (even if it doesn't end up at The Palladium), the dates of Cinderella (which finishes in Jan 2017) don't clash with SoR at all.
Who do they have working at The Stage these days?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 15:36:49 GMT
Not only will this have to compete with the Birmingham Hippodrome in getting the best stars, but the Barclaycard Arena also in Birmingham has now announced the return of the "World's Biggest Panto", Snow White, which, judging by the reviews of last year's Cinderella, is quite surprising to see come back!
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Post by carmella1 on Apr 13, 2016 15:54:05 GMT
Snow White is only December 19-22. Not even the weekend. Should have no effect on London.
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Post by daniel on Apr 13, 2016 15:54:38 GMT
Not only will this have to compete with the Birmingham Hippodrome in getting the best stars, but the Barclaycard Arena also in Birmingham has now announced the return of the "World's Biggest Panto", Snow White, which, judging by the reviews of last year's Cinderella, is quite surprising to see come back! it's interesting how they claim "worlds biggest panto" - probably true in terms of cast/production size, but if you take it off audience numbers and revenues, it's the Hippodrome's crown hands down! |
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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 15:56:25 GMT
Snow White is only December 19-22. Not even the weekend. Should have no effect on London. That's all very well but it's also at Wembley arena between the 28th and 30th December. That might have an impact |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 19:41:37 GMT
it's interesting how they claim "worlds biggest panto" It's interesting why they claim "world's biggest panto". I can't think of any circumstances when that would be a metric by which I'd judge whether something was worth seeing. It's like "world's roundest kettle" or "world's yellowest letter opener": it may well be absolutely true, but who cares? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 19:53:37 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast
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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 20:24:22 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour. |
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 13, 2016 20:53:28 GMT
I doubt the palladium will have to compete with Birmingham in getting the biggest stars. The majority of stars would choose the high profile london palladium production over Birmingham. If anything it may have an impact on the Birmingham cast But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour. Personally, I don't see the appeal of panto in an arena. Surely you loose all intimacy, atmosphere and any audience interaction will surely alienate anyone not in the immediate surrounding area?! I'd choose panto at the Palladium - you'd definitely feel like you were part of something much more special! |
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Post by infofreako on Apr 13, 2016 20:58:53 GMT
I don't get it either. It seems such an odd concept.
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Post by infofreako on Apr 14, 2016 8:56:49 GMT
Well. The arena production has Mel B, paddy mcguinness, Rylan and Vincent and flavia
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Post by trapdoor on Apr 14, 2016 9:05:20 GMT
A ropey bill in a souless venue. It's a no from me...
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Post by PalelyLaura on Apr 14, 2016 13:03:23 GMT
I'm probably in the minority here, but I'd love to see Mel B in a panto! Was a huge Spice Girls fan as a child.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 15:02:35 GMT
But as I said earlier the Birmingham arena production is moving on to Wembley arena. I'm thinking it may be part of an arena tour. Yes, quite probably an international arena tour. Very likely to every mega-arena in the world. It's the World's Biggest Panto. |
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Post by PalelyLaura on Apr 14, 2016 16:02:27 GMT
Wasn't much into the Spice Girls BUT sat very near Mel C at a "Superstar" recording. Now, if she did panto, I'm there and drooling in the front row  ('m assuming that is the "drool" emoji!). Mel C is pretty awesome! She's definitely the best singer of the lot - never got to see the Spice Girls live unfortunately, but I did get to see Mel C do a solo show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire a couple of years ago, and she was great. |
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Post by stompboy on Apr 15, 2016 8:21:13 GMT
With tickets supposedly on sale today at 10am I'm surprised there's not been more pre-publicity for this show... not a whiff of a star name, or info on ticket prices even. The arena panto has almost stolen their thunder a little with their not too shabby casting announcement yesterday (maybe not to everyone's taste but it's a decent line-up for an evenings fun).
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Post by infofreako on Apr 15, 2016 8:43:49 GMT
I didn't realise the palladium run was due on sale today
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Post by stompboy on Apr 15, 2016 9:02:29 GMT
£99.50 down to £27.50... I'm going to wait until the casting is announced... that's a little too much money to potentially see Babs and Olly Murs!
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Post by CG on the loose on Apr 15, 2016 9:37:53 GMT
Also rather keen to know the cast at these prices, but for future reference... book via Palladium or www.cinderellapalladium.com/tickets/ or SEE for no booking fees (the latter doesn't let you select seats, the others do, though all are powered by SEE I believe!). |
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('m assuming that is the "drool" emoji!).