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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 16:51:51 GMT
Irish dates for the tour have just been added for the start of October 2016 at the Bord Gais theatre
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 27, 2016 13:33:03 GMT
Saw this for the first time last night. Couldn't tell you what on earth was going on towards the end but it was fun whatever it was.
I have noticed Liam Tamne get a bit of a negative press on here (well...the old forum) in general but have to say i couldn't fault his performance in this. He has a stunning voice and was hilarious.
I can see why it has the cult following and people go wild for it, and i did think it was enjoyable, funny and a great night out but i doubt i'll be making multiple visits and dressing up in suspenders, fishnets and corsets any time soon.
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Post by d'James on Jan 27, 2016 13:52:54 GMT
Saw this for the first time last night. Couldn't tell you what on earth was going on towards the end but it was fun whatever it was. I have noticed Liam Tamne get a bit of a negative press on here (well...the old forum) in general but have to say i couldn't fault his performance. He has a stunning voice and was hilarious. I can see why it has the cult following and people go wild for it, and i did think it was enjoyable, funny and a great night out but i doubt i'll be making multiple visits and dressing up in suspenders, fishnets and corsets any time soon. I can't really see why people go so crazy over it and why it's still attracting people to its cult. I'd love to see the stage show without all the shouting out. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 27, 2016 15:04:56 GMT
It can get a bit much but it's hard to imagine it without the audience participation now. However there's always one "wag" who thinks their repartee is funnier than anyone else's. Needs a good narrator to put them in their place!
I thought Liam Tamne was great too. Very OTT but very funny.
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Post by weeboy on Feb 11, 2016 21:45:42 GMT
It would be a far better show without the AP, yes some of it is funny but becomes weary after you have heard it for the umpteenth time and sadly once one of the audience has opened their big mouth a good many more follow shouting out utter crap which is neither funny or fitting. The best put down I ever heard from a narrator who spat back venomously at an inapropriate shout out from an audience member was "If you wanted to be in the show you should have come to the F*****g auditions". A show is about what happens on the stage and not about an audience member trying to grab thirty seconds of ovation for themselves.
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Post by Mark on Feb 16, 2016 23:10:41 GMT
Tonight was my first time!
So much fun, and a packed out Sunderland Empire - not many shows manage that!
Cast were on top form, loved act one, loved act two (but didn't have a clue what was happening towards the end).
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 17, 2016 0:44:26 GMT
Great show.
Biggest ensemble in any show roughly a 1000, but this can increase or decrease depending on the theatre capacity.
Saw it with the original Richard O'Brian last year who approximately took the roof off the Playhouse.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 17, 2016 5:30:26 GMT
Tonight was my first time! So much fun, and a packed out Sunderland Empire - not many shows manage that! Cast were on top form, loved act one, loved act two (but didn't have a clue what was happening towards the end). Oh i'm glad i wasn't the only one. I saw it for the first time the other week too, really enjoyed it and it was great fun but like you i was completely lost towards the end..... |
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 17, 2016 6:19:04 GMT
Tonight was my first time! So much fun, and a packed out Sunderland Empire - not many shows manage that! Cast were on top form, loved act one, loved act two (but didn't have a clue what was happening towards the end). Oh i'm glad i wasn't the only one. I saw it for the first time the other week too, really enjoyed it and it was great fun but like you i was completely lost towards the end..... You mean your both.... virgins? |
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Post by Michael on Feb 17, 2016 6:24:31 GMT
Oh i'm glad i wasn't the only one. I saw it for the first time the other week too, really enjoyed it and it was great fun but like you i was completely lost towards the end..... You mean your both.... virgins? Well, they aren't anymore, but I still am - never seen Rocky Horror. |
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Post by anthony40 on Feb 17, 2016 6:27:57 GMT
O.M.G.! Give yourself over to absolute pleasure mate and if not the side show, watch the film.
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Post by d'James on Feb 17, 2016 6:40:04 GMT
Yes. I think I should watch the film. The stage version did nothing for me; nice songs, nice story, all a bit nice, but mainly dull.
I can understand how it was 'groundbreaking' back in the day but now it's just meh.
The audiences desperately trying to conform with shouting out and mimicking of costumes surely go against the message it tries to put across. Come up with your own costume, rather than being the fifty-fifth man in suspenders in the past five minutes.
The words are 'Don't dream it, be it,' not 'copy us because you're lazy.'
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Post by peggysue on Feb 17, 2016 14:42:21 GMT
Tonight was my first time! So much fun, and a packed out Sunderland Empire - not many shows manage that! Cast were on top form, loved act one, loved act two (but didn't have a clue what was happening towards the end). [br Actually there have been quite a few packed out shows recently - War Horse, Lion King, Wicked, Jersey Boys & Priscilla |
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Post by Mark on Feb 17, 2016 16:38:00 GMT
Well yes the big shows like Wicked etc all sold very well (didn't see any of those listed apart from Priscilla, which wasn't particularly full the night I went). Sunderland is a tough venue, with that hideous top balcony and terrible views.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 19:54:53 GMT
The whole tour must be doing well, it's already booked another week in Birmingham in October even though it was just there a few weeks ago (even though it's just 1,347 seats so not that hard to sell out).
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Post by daniel on Feb 18, 2016 0:36:35 GMT
The whole tour must be doing well, it's already booked another week in Birmingham in October even though it was just there a few weeks ago (even though it's just 1,347 seats so not that hard to sell out). It already had October's week booked in before the recent run, they were advertising them both! I'm surprised it didn't do a longer run in all honesty, I'm sure a 2-week run would have sold equally well! |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 23, 2016 21:56:48 GMT
This is now doing Leicester Curve in July. Which is annoying for me as I went to the expense of a trip to Birmingham, hotel and all, to see this last month thinking it would be the closest it gets and easiest chance to see it and now it comes to my local theatre! (not to mention the fact i get 15% discount at Curve so paid more than i needed to as well for the ticket) Well i will probably just see it for a 2nd time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 12:13:05 GMT
This is now doing Leicester Curve in July. Which is annoying for me as I went to the expense of a trip to Birmingham, hotel and all, to see this last month thinking it would be the closest it gets and easiest chance to see it and now it comes to my local theatre! (not to mention the fact i get 15% discount at Curve so paid more than i needed to as well for the ticket) Well i will probably just see it for a 2nd time. That is the good thing about Rocky Horror, when it tours it does pretty much cover every inch of the uk, the bad thing is they don't announce theatres it is visiting until a couple of months before. With Rocky you are normally ok to not have to travel for it, it will eventually be announced that it is coming local, for instance every tour since the pearly anniversary has been to Leicester  |
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Post by chinatoy on Feb 25, 2016 16:19:59 GMT
I just have to see this again. Love this show and saw it multiple times last time it toured. Kristian Lavercoombe had to step in and play Frank recently, now that I would have loved to see!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 16:30:48 GMT
Who is currently playing Eddie / Dr Scott, it doesn't seem to be Paul Cattermole ?
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on Mar 29, 2016 16:46:03 GMT
Saw it last night & didn't see any understudy notices anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 16:53:13 GMT
Richard Meek who played it in the west end seems to be playing it ??
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 10:08:17 GMT
It seems that it should still be technically Paul as Richard is always quick to point out at the start of the week that he doesn't know which shows if any he will be doing.
When the cast was announced, Paul was my first guess at perhaps never finishing the tour!
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Post by trapdoor on Mar 31, 2016 11:19:54 GMT
Paul's damaged his back, he's still attached to the tour, just unable to perform.
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Post by richey on Oct 17, 2016 21:54:10 GMT
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Oct 18, 2016 7:24:24 GMT
The Liverpool Echo have an article about this at: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/rocky-horror-show-cancelled-mid-12039949There's not much more info beyond vaguely referring to those pesky "technical difficulties" and an "incident", although one theatregoer did offer this fascinating insight into the evening's events: I believe that's what's referred to, in theatrical circles, as an interval!  Hope everyone connected to the show is okay. |
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Post by richey on Oct 18, 2016 12:36:35 GMT
Tonight's performance is on apparently. Spokesperson from the Empire denied the rumour that the cancellation was due to the drummer falling ill.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 21:44:07 GMT
Has anyone seen Georgia May Foote in this whilst it's at Oxford?
Really like her, loved her in Corrie and so pretty! Is she a good singer at all because I'd like to see her in more musicals in the future!
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Post by tcodd1 on Dec 29, 2016 22:52:46 GMT
Has anyone seen Georgia May Foote in this whilst it's at Oxford? Really like her, loved her in Corrie and so pretty! Is she a good singer at all because I'd like to see her in more musicals in the future! Good timing! Just saw the show tonight for the 2nd time after seeing it previously in Birmingham on its last tour. It was fabulous - Rocky Horror is not my favourite show but it was very entertaining and a great laugh. Georgia May was a lovely Columbia. Very sweet sounding voice and very very hyper! Tapped a little bit but not as much as I remember the Columbia last time...and she's very attractive in the role too! The remaining cast were all fabulous and were obviously preparing for the end of the tour. Very high energy and great responses to the audience participation. Great riffs too here and there! Charlie Condou (Marcus from Corrie...yummy!) made the show and was hilariously funny as the Narrator. SO much better than Ainsley Harriott who I saw previously!! Shame the tour is ending but I'm sure it will return very soon once again!! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2018 15:56:39 GMT
This is returning to the Theatre Royal in Brighton from December 14 - January 5 with more dates and venues expected.
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