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Post by Mark on Jul 3, 2021 9:32:46 GMT
Apparently being announced by Baz via Twitter this coming Thursday evening (8th July) Oh no it isn't! (actually, I have no idea) |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jul 3, 2021 10:12:56 GMT
Oh yes it is!!! Let’s keep it going until somebody interjects  |
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Post by sprampster on Jul 16, 2021 14:53:24 GMT
No sign of any more announcement on this? :-(
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Post by tw on Aug 16, 2021 10:38:15 GMT
Palladium booked for Panto 4th Dec 2021 to 9th Jan 2022
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Post by sprampster on Aug 16, 2021 11:40:39 GMT
Thats a longer run than usual. Fingers crossed for Jack and the Beanstalk. But also hopefully for a shake up on casting !
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Post by hairspray57 on Aug 16, 2021 11:53:10 GMT
Got a feeling I will be out of the country when this goes on sale and will have to hope for some decent seats left on sale by the time I return.
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Post by richey on Aug 19, 2021 21:17:13 GMT
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 19, 2021 21:25:48 GMT
Only Donny Osmond!!!!!
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Post by LaLuPone on Aug 19, 2021 21:31:06 GMT
Glad it’s the Pantoland thing again after missing out last Winter, it sounded so good and a lot of fun! Love seeing Jac in anything on stage as well, I just hope they announce Elaine doing it again at a later date as I’ve never seen her on stage. They’re definitely lacking female leads right now (as is always the case with the Palladium Panto).
Sophie Isaacs must be leaving Six in their November cast change as well it seems.
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Post by marob on Aug 19, 2021 21:35:10 GMT
Glad they’re giving this another go, shame Charlie Stemp will presumably be in Mary Poppins still.
Maybe time for some of the regulars to bow out after this though?
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Post by Being Alive on Aug 19, 2021 22:00:31 GMT
Pantoland is the most I think I've ever laughed in 2 hours - proper gut laugh funny.
But agree it'd be nice for some new faces.
Also am I the only one who thought Donny Osmond was no longer with us?
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Post by danielwhit on Aug 19, 2021 22:25:28 GMT
Ok, I'm looking forward to that - I was gutted that it didn't run long enough last Christmas for me to get down there. I imagine we'll get more of the names when the official announcement is made. I suspect many of them were contracted for this winter already.
Only one I can quickly check on is Paul Zerdin - who has a tour finishing on 22nd November. Not impossible dates to work around this I guess..
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 19, 2021 23:34:35 GMT
I cannot believe they just bring back the same old turns every single year, and people still go!
Donny looks terrifying.
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Post by hairspray57 on Aug 19, 2021 23:38:29 GMT
Ok, I'm looking forward to that - I was gutted that it didn't run long enough last Christmas for me to get down there. I imagine we'll get more of the names when the official announcement is made. I suspect many of them were contracted for this winter already. Only one I can quickly check on is Paul Zerdin - who has a tour finishing on 22nd November. Not impossible dates to work around this I guess.. Bad mentions Paul Zerdin is returning. A week and a bit of rehearsals is probably enough for him - half his stage time is solo work anyway. |
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Post by sprampster on Aug 20, 2021 6:14:32 GMT
The Donny Osmond fans are going into over drive on Twitter “ will he be appearing by video” “is he just in the first show” me thinks they will give the Michael Ball fans a run for their money !!!
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Post by alece10 on Aug 20, 2021 7:57:46 GMT
Pantoland is the most I think I've ever laughed in 2 hours - proper gut laugh funny. But agree it'd be nice for some new faces. Also am I the only one who thought Donny Osmond was no longer with us? Agree. I had not seen any of the previous pantos and went in December to Pantoland. I have honestly not laughed so much before at a show. Literally crying with laughter at a couple of the numbers. |
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 20, 2021 10:14:34 GMT
Just caught up on Twitter re the Donny comments. I usually leave booking the Palladium panto until the last minute, and pick up a bargain in the final week. Looks like this may not be possible this year! I missed Pantoland last year, so might well have to bite the bullet and pay full price.
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Post by talkingheads on Aug 20, 2021 15:42:35 GMT
They really hate casting women and POC don't they? I love Clary and Co but after the last eighteen months could they really not have brought in some fresh talent?
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Post by Jon on Aug 20, 2021 16:14:01 GMT
I assume Pantoland will eventually be shipped out to other regional venues in the coming years.
Have to agree, Donny looks terrible in that picture!
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 21, 2021 0:24:01 GMT
I hope Paul Zerdin decides to write a new joke this year.
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Post by talkingheads on Aug 21, 2021 9:21:50 GMT
As it's the same producer (Crossroads) for a lot of UK pantos it's a shame they don't use regional panto stars for a change.It would be lovely to see, for example, stalwarts like Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Lesley Joseph, Eric Potts or Biggins perform at the Palladium after years of "donning the frocks" schlepping round the provenances.And it would have been "something" to see legends of panto like Cannon and Ball before Bobby's untimely demise. Agreed. People like Paul Chuckle have been in panto for over fifty years and deserve to headline the Palladium. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Aug 21, 2021 14:33:10 GMT
As it's the same producer (Crossroads) for a lot of UK pantos it's a shame they don't use regional panto stars for a change.It would be lovely to see, for example, stalwarts like Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Lesley Joseph, Eric Potts or Biggins perform at the Palladium after years of "donning the frocks" schlepping round the provenances.And it would have been "something" to see legends of panto like Cannon and Ball before Bobby's untimely demise. Agreed. People like Paul Chuckle have been in panto for over fifty years and deserve to headline the Palladium. 100% |
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Post by Jon on Aug 21, 2021 17:23:30 GMT
As it's the same producer (Crossroads) for a lot of UK pantos it's a shame they don't use regional panto stars for a change.It would be lovely to see, for example, stalwarts like Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Lesley Joseph, Eric Potts or Biggins perform at the Palladium after years of "donning the frocks" schlepping round the provenances.And it would have been "something" to see legends of panto like Cannon and Ball before Bobby's untimely demise. I suspect they want bigger names for the Palladium, Biggins isn't exactly going to draw a crowd. |
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Post by talkingheads on Aug 21, 2021 17:31:58 GMT
As it's the same producer (Crossroads) for a lot of UK pantos it's a shame they don't use regional panto stars for a change.It would be lovely to see, for example, stalwarts like Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Lesley Joseph, Eric Potts or Biggins perform at the Palladium after years of "donning the frocks" schlepping round the provenances.And it would have been "something" to see legends of panto like Cannon and Ball before Bobby's untimely demise. I suspect they want bigger names for the Palladium, Biggins isn't exactly going to draw a crowd. Well with respect, I'd argue Biggins is a far bigger draw than Paul Zerdin or Gary Wilmot. |
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Post by alece10 on Aug 21, 2021 17:38:13 GMT
I suspect they want bigger names for the Palladium, Biggins isn't exactly going to draw a crowd. Well with respect, I'd argue Biggins is a far bigger draw than Paul Zerdin or Gary Wilmot. And Biggins was King of the Jungle once. On a different note I wonder if they will just reproduce the 2020 Panto as there were so few performances that very few people have seen it. I was lucky enough to actually see it. |
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