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Post by theatrenerd on Sept 23, 2022 16:05:42 GMT
Georgina Onuorah announced as Dorothy
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Post by cezbear on Sept 23, 2022 16:44:49 GMT
Lovely news, Georgina was a wonderful Cinderella and deserves her own role.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2022 17:47:40 GMT
Wonderful news - Georgina was absolutely charming in Cinderella! Very talented actress.
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Post by johnie21 on Sept 23, 2022 18:04:42 GMT
Are we still saying this show will be summer Production for Palladium!??
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Post by HereForTheatre on Sept 23, 2022 18:35:34 GMT
Lovely bit of casting there. I think she will be fab. Excited to see who else is cast in the other roles.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 23, 2022 18:39:51 GMT
Are we still saying this show will be summer Production for Palladium!?? No I don't think so |
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Post by johnie21 on Sept 23, 2022 18:54:27 GMT
Are we still saying this show will be summer Production for Palladium!?? No I don't think so oh it was rumoured on the summer Palladium Thread! With Wizard of Oz 2023 and hello Dolly 2024. |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 23, 2022 21:38:26 GMT
Georgina Onuorah announced as Dorothy She sounds wonderful. Just need an fabulous Wicked Witch now 😍 |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 24, 2022 17:36:54 GMT
This IS booked into the palladium Summer 2023… and Hello Dolly 2024
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Post by HereForTheatre on Sept 24, 2022 18:22:54 GMT
What about the tour then? The UK Tour was announced in March LAST YEAR for a start in "early 2023" but it's been silent since and there was no mention of a tour in the casting press release yesterday? If it's indeed set for The Palladium maybe it will tour after that and plans changed?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 24, 2022 18:57:14 GMT
What about the tour then? The UK Tour was announced in March LAST YEAR for a start in "early 2023" but it's been silent since and there was no mention of a tour in the casting press release yesterday? If it's indeed set for The Palladium maybe it will tour after that and plans changed? Suspect it will open at the curve- tour- and then do Palladium summer season |
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Post by theatrenerd on Oct 7, 2022 9:05:36 GMT
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Post by HereForTheatre on Oct 7, 2022 9:26:25 GMT
I had an idea about Christina for a wile but never wanted to say in case it didn't happen, but it's inspired!
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 7, 2022 9:37:58 GMT
Great casting. Really looking forward to this now. Should be reviewing for the press night.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 7, 2022 10:47:01 GMT
Is Cristina UK based now as she seems to have done a lot over here recently.
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Post by xanady on Oct 7, 2022 19:25:41 GMT
Just seen the casting news…fantastic!
The Curve keeps on delivering…happy days👍
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Post by marob on Oct 7, 2022 22:19:26 GMT
Is this still due to tour?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 13, 2022 8:17:31 GMT
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Post by Deal J on Nov 13, 2022 16:47:48 GMT
Ooh this looks rather nice… I wasn’t planning on going but I might do now!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 13, 2022 17:52:09 GMT
As you can probably tell...it's definitely a rather different concept to the classic and original production...
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Post by theatrenerd on Nov 20, 2022 9:08:09 GMT
First production photos
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Post by David J on Nov 20, 2022 12:27:37 GMT
You know my first thought was the wicked witch has an interesting choice of wand until I realised it was a purple broomstick
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Post by JJShaw on Nov 20, 2022 12:39:53 GMT
I love the visual design; fresh, new and clearly cohesive and thought out! Looks really fun!
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Post by Ade on Nov 23, 2022 22:18:06 GMT
Saw this tonight and it all fell a little flat. I didn’t see the London production so can’t compare but I think the biggest issue I had was that musically nothing really went anywhere and the action just sort of plodded along. The performances themselves are all good - but everyone feels so under-utilised, and with my limited knowledge, that feels like the product of a bad book rather than a bad production.
The visual style of the whole thing is pleasant enough and there are some nice bits of staging (though if you’ve seen the production images there’s not much more imagination beyond what you can see there), but that said even the set itself underwhelmed - I think because of the heavy reliance on video projection. My pet peeves with projection are the 90s game graphics quality and the slow fades between scenes which are in abundance here and just feels so phoned in.
All in all, it’s an inoffensive two hours and will keep the kids entertained, but a repeat visit won’t be on the cards for me.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 23, 2022 22:42:50 GMT
It just doesn’t work on stage. You can throw what you like at it- it’s always boring.
Do The Wiz instead.
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