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Post by alece10 on Aug 27, 2018 7:56:16 GMT
Just tried the offer too. Got stalls or dress about two thirds back for £15 but they also have stalls for £25 and just got row D aisle seat for sat 8th. So I'm off to see Bonnie.
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Post by ruby on Aug 27, 2018 8:56:41 GMT
There's row F stalls available for Sat 1st (eve) £25. I'm tempted!
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Post by ellie1981 on Aug 27, 2018 9:03:25 GMT
Got Row F stalls for £25 for Sat 8th evening. So looking forward to seeing Bonnie Langford.
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Post by shady23 on Aug 27, 2018 9:13:02 GMT
Thanks for posting this.
I'm in London in September and am already seeing this but these prices are such a steal I have booked the day after too ☺
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Post by Jane Parfitt on Aug 27, 2018 9:24:16 GMT
Thanks for the tip off @xanderl, I've been considering seeing this, particularly with Bonnie Langford. Now got 2 row F stalls tickets for evening of Sat 15th Sept for £25 each! Can't wait to see it.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 27, 2018 10:28:25 GMT
I don’t mean to go off-topic with this...
But someone explain Bonnie Langford’s popularity to me? Reading through these comments, she’s clearly very popular with the theatre set, in a Patti Lupone/“La Whoever” sense. Admittedly, I’ve only seen her in a few things and I wasn’t exactly blown away. And the times I’ve seen her as a personality I’ve found her a little bit false. All teeth and showbiz. A bit irritating to be honest.
Again, I accept I’m in the minority here and I’m not trying to derail things or start a flame war. I’m just curious what it is about her which seems to click with you guys. Was there an iconic role she owned, or is she just considered a great all-rounder?
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 27, 2018 11:04:47 GMT
Was there an iconic role she owned, or is she just considered a great all-rounder? Yes, she was Mel in Doctor Who. Can't get much more famous in the UK than having being a Doctor Who companion in the classic era!
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Post by alece10 on Aug 27, 2018 11:32:27 GMT
Got Row F stalls for £25 for Sat 8th evening. So looking forward to seeing Bonnie Langford. See you there 😁
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Post by alece10 on Aug 27, 2018 11:36:19 GMT
I don’t mean to go off-topic with this... But someone explain Bonnie Langford’s popularity to me? Reading through these comments, she’s clearly very popular with the theatre set, in a Patti Lupone/“La Whoever” sense. Admittedly, I’ve only seen her in a few things and I wasn’t exactly blown away. And the times I’ve seen her as a personality I’ve found her a little bit false. All teeth and showbiz. A bit irritating to be honest. Again, I accept I’m in the minority here and I’m not trying to derail things or start a flame war. I’m just curious what it is about her which seems to click with you guys. Was there an iconic role she owned, or is she just considered a great all-rounder? She is a "tropper" been around nearly as long as me and one of the first triple threats. She can still kick her legs in the air. Plus she is auntie to the Strallens. I think she will be brilliant in 42nd Street and what a way to end the run.
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Post by ctas on Aug 27, 2018 12:56:23 GMT
Haven’t seen this yet so got some £15 royal circle seats on that Todaytix offer - for after Bonnie Langford starts, of course. I always find her fantastic to watch, she (& the male leads) really elevated Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for me when I saw it a few years ago. Worth waiting for her turn in this show, I hope!
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 27, 2018 13:03:04 GMT
So, I saw her Roxie Hart and the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, and found her average - is that just me?
Or is there stuff she used to do when she was younger (not Doctor Who or Dancing on the Ice) which is her big 'thing'?
Edit: Oh and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 13:56:39 GMT
Bonnie Langford is one of the original triple threats in the UK. She started off her career very young, and was known a precocious child because of the role she played in Just William, she was very much a stage school kid. She did Doctor Who, was in the original London cast of Cats and has worked constantly throughout the years. She was fantastic in Eastenders, showing what an amazing actress she is. She really can do it all.
I've booked for 18th Sept, Row G of the stalls. A bargain! I cant wait to see Bonnie in it. Now if they could find a way for her to tap in the finale....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 15:24:27 GMT
Now if they could find a way for her to tap in the finale.... No, that's Clare Halse's moment to shine and she deserves it. Having Bonnie dancing then would be completely wrong.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 27, 2018 15:34:32 GMT
It would also be a wonder of 1930s medical science, as, technically, Dorothy Brock still has a broken leg at that point!
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Post by anthem on Aug 27, 2018 15:57:21 GMT
24 hour deal on TodayTix of stalls seats for £15 for all performances up to 22nd September - just tried for a couple of dates and got offered middle of row R or S. Thanks for this; I wasn't bowled over by the show when I saw it earlier in the year but have decided to give it another shot when I'm London next month.
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Post by nick on Aug 27, 2018 16:08:52 GMT
First saw Bonnie in the original run of Cats and thought she was great. She was already a well known name when she joined Doctor Who - the most known person to be a companion up to that point.
I've got the centre of row G on Sat 8th. But, unlike you lot above, mine are for the matinee.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 27, 2018 16:53:28 GMT
I also saw her in cats but my first memory of her goes even further back. ITV kids programme called Junior Showtime from City Variety Hall Leeds. I think the presenter was called Bobby Bennett. She was just a kid and had masses of ginger ringlets.
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Post by ellie1981 on Aug 27, 2018 17:19:21 GMT
I think she’s just got a good reputation as a consummate professional who rarely disappoints, coupled with a sentimental side of the fact that most of us grew up with her.
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Post by SageStageMgr on Aug 27, 2018 17:58:09 GMT
I haven't worked with her, obviously, but I was just curious about her drawing power and why, exactly. Thank you everyone for getting back to me! Again, no offence intended to anyone.
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Post by stageyqueen on Aug 27, 2018 22:24:45 GMT
Well tonight's show was a right comedy of errors! Peggy (aka Clare) ended up on the floor after crashing in to Julian (aka Tom) at the beginning. Philip B managed to drop his cane in Dames. Clare then narrowly avoided another incident at the end of Act 1 when she ran off stage after confronting Dorothy (aka Steph) before her version of 42nd St crashing in to a side panel of the wing. She then narrowly missed falling again as she slipped at the beginning of Plenty of Money, fortunately saved herself. Billy (aka Ashley) managed to fluff his lines at the end of 42nd Street, Clare had to stop herself from laughing, then finally at the end when Peggy is talking to Julian something fell backstage causing an almighty crash! Not one of the best shows!!
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Post by stageyqueen on Aug 27, 2018 22:36:54 GMT
Was there an iconic role she owned, or is she just considered a great all-rounder? Yes, she was Mel in Doctor Who. Can't get much more famous in the UK than having being a Doctor Who companion in the classic era! And not to mention Violet Elizabeth Bott - I'll scream and scream until I'm sick! - Just William. ( Showing my age now!)
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Post by crabtree on Aug 27, 2018 23:08:34 GMT
And of course, she was truly memorable in Bugsy Malone, and was simply an astonishing Mabel in the London broadway Pirates, singing Mabel's aria whilst throwing her leg over her shoulders. So much great work, and quite simply a talented eight shows a week pro.
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Post by songbird on Aug 28, 2018 0:52:31 GMT
Well tonight's show was a right comedy of errors! Peggy (aka Clare) ended up on the floor after crashing in to Julian (aka Tom) at the beginning. Philip B managed to drop his cane in Dames. Clare then narrowly avoided another incident at the end of Act 1 when she ran off stage after confronting Dorothy (aka Steph) before her version of 42nd St crashing in to a side panel of the wing. She then narrowly missed falling again as she slipped at the beginning of Plenty of Money, fortunately saved herself. Billy (aka Ashley) managed to fluff his lines at the end of 42nd Street, Clare had to stop herself from laughing, then finally at the end when Peggy is talking to Julian something fell backstage causing an almighty crash! Not one of the best shows!! I only noticed the fall at the beginning and the crash at the end! Good spots.
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 28, 2018 9:01:33 GMT
Just been on TodayTix to try and book for tonight and I see they are no longer doing Rush tickets. Very disappointing.
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Aug 28, 2018 9:16:36 GMT
Just been on TodayTix to try and book for tonight and I see they are no longer doing Rush tickets. Very disappointing. Is that not because they are currently selling £15 seats for all performances which is a better deal than Rush?
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