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Post by TallPaul on Mar 21, 2020 16:55:17 GMT
Lots of posts from the cast on social media this morning saying that the UK tour of Beautiful is now officially over😟😟 so sad but so happy I got to see it just the once! That’s a shame. It was due to run through to the end of August as well, so I guess theatres are now planning on staying dark until at least September. Although not on the Beautiful website, there was at least one week of the tour extending into September, when it arrived at the Sheffield Lyceum. Tickets weren't even due to go on general sale until next Friday!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 17:46:15 GMT
Pride and Prejudice (sort of*) only had a week left of the tour, so I'm guessing that's over. It was supposed to have 3 weeks in Southampton followed by a week in Bristol, but I think it probably has ended now.
Oh ok, I think I'd assumed it only had a week as it had a week in Oxford and in Leeds. But they have definitely finished, the actors have said so on Instagram.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 17:48:38 GMT
I'm assuming that Malory Towers probably won't happen now either, which makes me sad.
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Post by nick on Mar 21, 2020 18:51:17 GMT
I'm assuming that Malory Towers probably won't happen now either, which makes me sad. At least you’ll have the BBC production instead. Brought forward on iplayer to this Monday I believe.
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Post by richey on Mar 21, 2020 18:58:44 GMT
Do we think Evita at Barbican is unlikely now? Can't see them being able to have enough rehearsal time
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Post by imogen on Mar 21, 2020 19:29:18 GMT
I’m wondering about Indecent at Menier Chocolate Factory. They still say they’re gonna reopen 13th April, but I imagine they will extend that to the 26th at the least like everyone else. Plus Alexandra Silber is back in the US so they would need to wait for her to return as well. It’s only slated to run through 9th May with Habeas Corpus scheduled the next week. I’m hoping they reschedule it for this summer or fall. Loved the recorded Broadway production, and was excited to see it in person.
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 21, 2020 23:06:10 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if waitress doesn't reopen. Partly based on the fact I think the end of april is optimistic
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 26, 2020 21:29:16 GMT
He has a long history of being unreliable, but this is very very likely to be true
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 27, 2020 1:21:32 GMT
He has a long history of being unreliable, but this is very very likely to be true I agree. I'm imagining theatres reopening some time in June I just dont see it being worthwhile for Waitress at that point
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Mar 27, 2020 7:36:28 GMT
What does the tweet say? His tweets are protected.
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 27, 2020 8:16:41 GMT
From memory it said that waitress had given its notice to close
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Post by Rory on Mar 27, 2020 8:59:26 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. The performance schedules of Manor and Jack Absolute Flies Again have been reduced to a handful of performances in July.
I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 27, 2020 9:12:34 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this. I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops!
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Post by Rory on Mar 27, 2020 9:32:07 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Mar 27, 2020 10:12:58 GMT
A real pity, never got to see The Visit and was so happy The Welkin was supposed to be on NT Live. They really should have forseen that and filmed it before they closed and then at a later date shown that (other performances were also pre-recorded, not live). A tiny hope, that they filmed it for the archive at some point, but I doubt thst...
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Post by xanady on Mar 27, 2020 11:41:13 GMT
^Totally agree with Rory...sadly,but realistically the mental trauma of the rules and rationale behind social distancing will make ‘joe public’ feel that indoor entertainment with other punters in close proximity could be a stressful nightmare to overcome for many and just not worth the risk. New rules may have to come in regarding dividing seat allocations or blocks of seats in the early days of theatres re-opening,but that might be unworkable for group bookings etc.Going to the theatre and having to sit 2 metres apart from any other customer would be impossible to enact.The more I think about it the more it seems incomprehensible to organise. My depressing prediction is....shows in situ to re-commence in November at the earliest and new work in early 2021 if the virus is gone.If we get a second or third wave of the virus then all bets are off. Theatres and cinemas will also have to offer massive discounts to entice punters back.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 27, 2020 16:23:52 GMT
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Post by edi on Mar 27, 2020 21:25:29 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this. I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 27, 2020 22:05:59 GMT
I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. I've already decided I will be at the first night of whatever reopens the local theatres. A first night is special, I am sure that these will be on another level!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 22:34:40 GMT
We Will Rock You's tour is likely to be cancelled. It closes a few weeks after Waitress, and cast members aren't too optimistic it will reopen. However they may reschedule the missed dates to next year, but probably with a new cast
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Post by alece10 on Mar 28, 2020 7:05:09 GMT
As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. I've already decided I will be at the first night of whatever reopens the local theatres. A first night is special, I am sure that these will be on another level! I agree. I will definitely be at the first night reopening of something to celebrate. Dont know about others but my bank balance has never looked so healthy as I'm not spending my money on anything apart from food and I've got money to come back from so many shows. I've also got a holiday booked and paid.for in June which surely wont happen now and once we are back to normal rebooting that is top of my list.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 10:59:03 GMT
I think any show that hasnt recouped yet will be in danger, even some longer runners that were just ticking along might be too depending how long this goes on for and what deals can be done behind the scenes to help keep costs right down through this
Also this will (hopefully) have taught many people what is and isnt important in life and the privileged throw away society will start to end. So I'm not sure people will be rushing to luxuries in life straight away. Many people have been hit hard with income stopping so not everyone has a healthy bank account and we will all be paying for coronavirus for decades to come regardless. This has shown how important it is to have a rainy day account as you just never know when you'll need it. Even £20 day seats add up over time let alone £80 top price.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 28, 2020 11:03:58 GMT
I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. Quite right. As soon as we're allowed (after hugging all my friends for a long, long time) I'll be the first in the queue to see a gig, a show, go to the cinema. I still don't reckon it will be any time in the next few months (genuinely I worry that if this isn't over by Christmas the loss of the pantomime season will absolutely cripple the industry won't it?)
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Post by horton on Apr 7, 2020 8:40:11 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while. I think a lot of older people and immuno-compromised people will still be very cautious of a second wave. I know I for one don't want to catch it at any point in time! Unless theatres do things like alternate seating- or open air shows, I think a lot of the core grey-haired audience will be slow to return. I am talking to lots of other producers who are looking at 2021, because they have decided 2020 is a write-off.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 11:32:50 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while. I think a lot of older people and immuno-compromised people will still be very cautious of a second wave. I know I for one don't want to catch it at any point in time! Unless theatres do things like alternate seating- or open air shows, I think a lot of the core grey-haired audience will be slow to return. I am talking to lots of other producers who are looking at 2021, because they have decided 2020 is a write-off. No way I’m going into a theatre until this has been under control for a long time. I’ve already written off 2020 and the thought of something like the Edinburgh Fringe is just dangerous (people going from show to show, being close to people in confined poorly ventilated spaces, it panics me, even just thinking about it). I doubt even 2021 would see me back there, maybe much longer. If theatre is going to survive in the present manner, I think it may need to follow a dual performance mode. Those who feel okay about it can attend in person whilst you can also buy tickets for streaming performances in your own home. With an audience that skews older, that might be necessary for some time (vaccine in a year or eighteen months, maybe, although apparently vaccines for coronaviruses are pretty tricky to pull off, even for a short period).
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