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Post by richey on Mar 16, 2023 11:20:52 GMT
Ivano Turco announced as Jamie, along with John Partridge as Hugo and Shobna Gulati as Ray
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 16, 2023 11:36:07 GMT
I'm thinking it should be Ivano, especially since he did the Jamie number on Strictly! Called this one. Short London season too. Great cast. |
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Post by anita on Mar 17, 2023 10:00:06 GMT
Even though I have seen this a few times - booked.
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Post by londontg on Mar 17, 2023 10:44:15 GMT
Looking forward to this!
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 17, 2023 11:34:23 GMT
It's a shame the Peacock is such an awful venue but I'm sure I'll revisit nonetheless!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 9, 2023 17:27:55 GMT
Ivano as Jamie  |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 9, 2023 19:43:29 GMT
Looks awful.
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Post by james1969 on Jun 9, 2023 20:43:53 GMT
I think he looks fabulous. He has only dyed his naturally long hair blonde. The makeup is identical to previous Jamies |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 8, 2023 13:38:27 GMT
Seems there's going to be two Hugos/Locos and three Miss Hedges on tour...though to work out when Sam Bailey is appearing, you have to subtract one list from the other, add three and multiply by two! 🤔
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 8, 2023 14:15:22 GMT
Yeah it's confusing isn't it! I think Sam is doing pretty much the same run as Kevin though 😁
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Post by evilmat360 on Jul 8, 2023 14:17:58 GMT
Still appears to be a few gaps for who's performing Hugo & Miss Hedge, unless they're planning on using the understudies for some of the venues.
Going off the list at the bottom of the cast page, nobody has been announced to play Hugo/Loco Chanelle for Leeds, Blackpool, Llandudno and Oxford. For Miss Hedge nobody has been announced for Llandudno or Oxford.
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Post by evilmat360 on Sept 6, 2023 10:45:15 GMT
With the tour starting this week they've finally confirmed who will be playing Hugo and Miss Hedge for the remaining venues.
Darren Day is to play Hugo in Blackpool, Llandudno and Oxford and Harriet Payne is to play Miss Hedge in Llandudno and Oxford.
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Post by panda on Sept 9, 2023 15:42:59 GMT
Caught this for the first time last night in Salford and thoroughly enjoyed it. The cast were mostly great. A little underwhelmed by John Partridge after liking him in numerous other shows. Feel Ivano needs a little more time with an audience to settle into the role, a few funny lines were thrown away so much the audience missed them completely - would think he’ll be sensational in a couple of weeks time. I thought the ensemble were just brilliant!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 9, 2023 15:46:53 GMT
How are the accents?
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Post by panda on Sept 9, 2023 16:50:41 GMT
Nothing screamed out as terrible - but of a road trip around Lancashire and Yorkshire and a touch of American from Miss Hedge - I figured she must spend every school holiday stateside! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2023 11:56:47 GMT
I watched this yesterday and really enjoyed, much prefer Ivano in the role than Leighton.
Here's the bows...
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Post by james1969 on Dec 21, 2023 19:15:17 GMT
Anyone seen the tour recently ? Thinking of booking for London dates
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Post by ruthieh on Dec 21, 2023 20:32:20 GMT
Anyone seen the tour recently ? Thinking of booking for London dates Yes, Oxford last week. It was very good. |
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Post by anita on Dec 22, 2023 10:21:24 GMT
Saw it in Bromley a while back - fantastic.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 2, 2024 21:39:20 GMT
I made the trip over to Oxford last Friday evening to see the new tour. A fantastic deal as well, as all single seats were reduced to £13 on the day (there were very few other empty seats) and I just managed to slot myself into the second row of the Stalls.
This used to be one of my favourite shows when it was in London, although I didn't take to the tour cast quite so well. The new tour is very much on form and I got chills during the performance. Plus, the pupils all seemed age appropriate (and I must flag up that Joshian Angelo Omana is a fabulous dancer).
There are a lot of alumni back in lead roles and they know exactly what they're doing. Rebecca McKinnis was born to play Margaret New. Darren Day was serviceable as Hugo too. Harriet Payne was back as Miss Hedge, and it's incredible really to think that she dates right back to being a pupil at the start of the show. She's really aged into the Miss Hedge role well. Different shoes (quite literally, based on the red "Jimmy Choos" she was wearing).
There are a lot of wording changes for the latest tour. The Covid references have all gone. There are updates like Jamie wanting to marry Harry Styles, rather than Prince Harry (although somehow in 2023/24, he still isn't allowed his own mobile phone). The football references have gone and Jamie's dad's motivation has changed a bit. Hugo's speech to Jamie near the end is completely rewritten. And there's more. A lot of the Margaret/Ray jokes seem sped up, but the show still ran until 22:25. The show didn't start late and the interval didn't seem long, so I'm not sure where the extra time went. Thankfully, I didn't have to run for the last train.
Finton Flynn was on as Jamie. I do want to see Ivano, but I'll get that opportunity in London, so very happy to have seen Finton. He was excellent, great voice, just the right level of campness, and the line about big feet applied more to him than most. I hope to see Finton again as well.
5 stars from me. Will see how John Partridge and Giovanna Fletcher do in London. I also see that Rebecca McKinnis and Shobna Gulati are leaving after the London dates, so will await the news about who is going to be replacing them.
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Post by james1969 on Jan 12, 2024 18:48:42 GMT
Is there any new merchandise for this new tour ?
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Post by evilmat360 on Jan 13, 2024 11:28:50 GMT
Is there any new merchandise for this new tour ? Only thing i've seen would be a UK Tour poster, with Ivano on it. Merch list that i've seen at a few venues so far is: UK Tour Poster, Pen, Water Bottle, Script Book, Original London Cast Album, Concept Album, Jamie Pin Badge, Everybodys Talking About Jamie T-Shirt and the Loco Channelle T-shirt. |
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Post by anita on Jan 15, 2024 10:19:28 GMT
Does anyone think we might get an actual DVD of the film?
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 15, 2024 13:47:14 GMT
Does anyone think we might get an actual DVD of the film? Let's hope so, anita. I don't think I've ever mentioned that I've got a small part!  |
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 15, 2024 15:45:29 GMT
Does anyone think we might get an actual DVD of the film? Let's hope so, anita . I don't think I've ever mentioned that I've got a small part! That's unusual for a tall bloke! |
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