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Post by talkstageytome on Aug 25, 2016 17:37:05 GMT
I'm speechless. That's an excellent cast!?! |
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Post by danb on Aug 25, 2016 17:52:34 GMT
...and we get the ropey one from Girls Aloud and someone off of Hollyoaks. FML.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 19:03:17 GMT
Wow. They can assemble a better cast for the Asian Tour than Kenwright can for a UK tour.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 25, 2016 20:17:04 GMT
Our casting compared to the Asia tour is an embarrassment. I would love to see that cast!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 20:45:09 GMT
I am actually so jealous of Asia right now.
Its weird how Sam Edwards will be Carl, considering he was 1st understudy to Sam in London.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 20:57:05 GMT
So Kenwright isn't producing the Asian tour then?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 21:43:39 GMT
To be fair, I don't think you can knock Kenwright for having this cast for the Uk tour. It has got people talking and will certainly bring in punters.
The Asian tour has a good cast but if that was the cast for the Uk tour it wouldn't get people talking and probably wouldn't get in audiences apart from theatre lovers like us who know those names.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 21:47:05 GMT
To be fair, I don't think you can knock Kenwright for having this cast for the Uk tour. It has got people talking and will certainly bring in punters. The Asian tour has a good cast but if that was the cast for the Uk tour it wouldn't get people talking and probably wouldn't get in audiences apart from theatre lovers like us who know those names. Oh love, I can pretty much assure you that the only thing selling the UK Tour is the name of the show itself. And that is coming from someone who genuinely loved it in London. But bar a few Girls Aloud fans, the casting of Sarah has had a lot of backlash on social media from theatre-goers and the public, especially those who know the role. Much as I am willing to give her a chance and wish her the best as I really do like her, this casting has got people chatting certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. This tour needs to get good reviews.
The Asian tour has a phenomenal cast, Emily Tierney would be a dream in this role! 
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 1:55:25 GMT
Oh love, I can pretty much assure you that the only thing selling the UK Tour is the name of the show itself. And that is coming from someone who genuinely loved it in London. But bar a few Girls Aloud fans, the casting of Sarah has had a lot of backlash on social media from theatre-goers and the public, especially those who know the role. Much as I am willing to give her a chance and wish her the best as I really do like her, this casting has got people chatting certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. This tour needs to get good reviews.
The Asian tour has a phenomenal cast, Emily Tierney would be a dream in this role!  As a Canton resident, I've never heard of Emily Tierney but have a soft spot for Andy Moss, soap brother of Sonny Flood and Emma Rigby (and also of his soap girlfriend). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 5:57:58 GMT
Very happy to see Ben Irish back in the Asian tour and I believe he's 1st cover Sam again. I hope he gets to go on. He didn't last time. Karina Hind is understudying Molly and she'll be wonderful!
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Post by stevej678 on Aug 26, 2016 6:15:34 GMT
To be fair, I don't think you can knock Kenwright for having this cast for the Uk tour. It has got people talking and will certainly bring in punters. I think the UK tour cast is more likely to put people off booking rather than "certainly bringing in punters". It's got people talking for all the wrong reasons. You only have to read the comments on social media whenever the likes of West End Frame or WhatsOnStage post about the show to see that a deceased wasp has more "buzz" about it than the prospect of watching Sarah Harding play Molly. Maybe she'll pull a great performance out of the bag and surprise us but I don't think her name will have had a positive effect on ticket sales at all. It risks making a mockery of the whole production. |
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Post by patterdalepip on Aug 26, 2016 6:23:05 GMT
I managed to get a refund on my ticket for next week. I will wait to see what the reviews are like and then decide if I want to rebook. Distinctly unimpressed by the casting and like others wish the UK tour had the Asian tour cast
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 26, 2016 6:54:22 GMT
I managed to get a refund on my ticket for next week. I will wait to see what the reviews are like and then decide if I want to rebook. Distinctly unimpressed by the casting and like others wish the UK tour had the Asian tour cast You got a refund from ATG? Blimey. How did you manage that? |
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Post by shady23 on Aug 26, 2016 23:10:14 GMT
ATG are quite helpful if you ring them up. It's just getting through that is the problem.
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Post by danb on Aug 27, 2016 6:30:15 GMT
I got a refund from See once...it just depends on the balance of customer service/jobsworth of the person on the other end of the phone I think.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 10:09:00 GMT
Now this girl needs the 2017 run of Ghost!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 15:30:16 GMT
There are a huge amount of tickets available for Friday's performance. Like, the Dress and Upper Circles have pretty much have only about 80 or so seats sold, it is actually quite shocking how many seats are available! So much for bringing the punters in eh!  |
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Post by danb on Aug 29, 2016 15:43:42 GMT
I suspect that everyone is waiting on reports of the leads. I'm quite willing to go if the reports are good as I like a lot of the score & remember Jacquie DuBois being great in things I've seen her in before.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 15:48:32 GMT
I am thinking of heading over to the show on Friday or Saturday. I was gonna go for a Stalls seat but looking at these numbers, I may be better off paying for a cheap balcony seat and getting upgraded!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:18:57 GMT
I do like how the facebook page for the tour is very good at responding to comments, but dodge the negative ones. They must be aware of all the social media backlash surely?!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:28:51 GMT
Very surprised to see on their website how bad this is selling at Wimbledon for the Saturday matinee! Front Stalls have sold well but rear stalls and dress circle - woah! I guess maybe because people are still on holiday? Have to see how it sells later on in its tour
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:31:14 GMT
Nobody sees the show
Not 'til my heart says so . . .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:34:23 GMT
Very surprised to see on their website how bad this is selling at Wimbledon for the Saturday matinee! Front Stalls have sold well but rear stalls and dress circle - woah! I guess maybe because people are still on holiday? Have to see how it sells later on in its tour Do you really believe it is because people are on holiday? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:37:38 GMT
Very surprised to see on their website how bad this is selling at Wimbledon for the Saturday matinee! Front Stalls have sold well but rear stalls and dress circle - woah! I guess maybe because people are still on holiday? Have to see how it sells later on in its tour Do you really believe it is because people are on holiday? No I didn't say that but I just said it could be a factor. Of course I'm not saying the reason it hasn't sold is because people are on holiday hence why I said be interesting to see how it sells later on in the tour. I don't think people would not go and see a show they liked just because they didn't like who was in it though..?? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:40:52 GMT
Do you really believe it is because people are on holiday? No I didn't say that but I just said it could be a factor. Of course I'm not saying the reason it hasn't sold is because people are on holiday hence why I said be interesting to see how it sells later on in the tour. I don't think people would not go and see a show they liked just because they didn't like who was in it though..?? Mmm I wouldn't be too sure of that lovely, if you have read any of the social media feedback surrounding this production, it is pretty much a trainwreck. It is a rare time where the casting has actually turned people away from the production. |
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