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Post by cezbear on Jul 11, 2022 11:50:44 GMT
Can't it just tour small venues? Thinking about the FGW touor that's only seemed to visit the smaller houses, that's what I'd assume Bonnie & Clyde would be doing. It works nicely in a small space, I think something would be lost in a big venue personally.
But anyway, does it matter about sell-out vs 94% capacity? Who is it serving to be this nit-picky? It's done well, it's had a well deserved cult following. No need to jump at the chance to say 'but but it didn't sell x seat on y date'. Who cares, it did well, good for them.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 11, 2022 11:59:19 GMT
Yes, it did well, we aren't questioning that.
but 94% and 100% are two different numbers, and its disingenuous to say otherwise.
A touring model on the size of FGW would be sensible - I can't see this playing houses bigger than 600 without putting some recognisable names to the public in it.
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Post by viserys on Jul 11, 2022 12:01:38 GMT
But anyway, does it matter about sell-out vs 94% capacity? Who is it serving to be this nit-picky? It's done well, it's had a well deserved cult following. No need to jump at the chance to say 'but but it didn't sell x seat on y date'. Who cares, it did well, good for them. Agreed. I'm by no means a fan of the show and was doubtful about the initial run, but eventually it was really nice to see how it went from selling "okay" (with daily availability) to selling out on the day of performance to finally fans fighting over getting tickets to the last shows. It was clearly one of those cases where "word of mouth" spread and in times when there are so many shows struggling to put bums on seats, it's just nice to see a small underdog show developing as it did. I don't think it would sell very well on tour or in a big West End theatre, but doesn't take away from a very successful run and even if it wasn't a "sell-out run" throughout it definitely did a lot better than some shows that claim to be smash hits and are anything but. Let them have this moment!
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Post by christya on Jul 11, 2022 12:10:02 GMT
I don't think anyone is saying they haven't done brilliantly, and it's absolutely been a hit. But saying it was sold out is just silly. Call it a smash hit, call it a triumph - either are absolutely correct. Everyone involved should be massively proud. There's no need to call it something it isn't - it achieved enough not to need that.
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 11, 2022 12:45:32 GMT
What is FGW!?
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Post by richey on Jul 11, 2022 13:19:24 GMT
I'd assume its the Famous Great Women show which has recently toured smaller venues?
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Post by galinda on Jul 11, 2022 17:07:21 GMT
Why doesn’t the arts keep the air con on the whole show? Saw it at the weekend and it seems they switch it off for the majority of the show.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 11, 2022 17:22:29 GMT
Sometimes in smaller venues the AC can be quite noisy so it's turned off when the performance is on. Not saying that's the reason it happens at this venue.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jul 11, 2022 17:59:54 GMT
Glad this great show has further life in it!
(Is it right that our posts on here might be screenshotted and uploaded to Twitter without consent?)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 11, 2022 18:27:51 GMT
Glad this great show has further life in it! ( Is it right that our posts on here might be screenshotted and uploaded to Twitter without consent?)Given that we share tweets and Instagram posts all the time here without the OP’s consent it’s not a valid challenge. It just goes to show that what you say on the internet could be read way beyond what your target audience might be. And if anyone thinks this site isn’t being read by the industry… um, think again. And I think our etiquette here goes way beyond what’s allowed on Twitter where they tag the theatre people they’re being vile about so let’s celebrate that eh.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 16, 2022 16:40:37 GMT
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Post by marob on Oct 16, 2022 16:46:18 GMT
It might be because I don’t use Facebook, but it says content is not available or was deleted.
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Post by viserys on Oct 16, 2022 16:59:40 GMT
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Post by westendfan2 on Oct 20, 2022 16:27:41 GMT
All these Bonnie and Clyde teases and eye emojis is getting very boring and tedious now. They either need to announce something or don’t. It’s just being unnecessarily dragged out now. Like the boy who cried wolf
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 20, 2022 16:36:42 GMT
The eye emojis are only JUST getting annoying for you?!
Christ, I lost the will to live with them back in January!
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Post by alece10 on Oct 20, 2022 17:08:04 GMT
I saw a couple of tweets today saying that it might be coming back in 2023. I find that a bit odd as it wasn't exactly a sell out at the Arts Theatre and there were always offers around.
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Post by westendfan2 on Oct 20, 2022 18:30:07 GMT
The eye emojis are only JUST getting annoying for you?! Christ, I lost the will to live with them back in January! It’s been getting on my last nerve since they closed and started the whole 👀 thing every 2 minutes on twitter
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Post by danb on Oct 20, 2022 18:36:00 GMT
I saw a couple of tweets today saying that it might be coming back in 2023. I find that a bit odd as it wasn't exactly a sell out at the Arts Theatre and there were always offers around. Last time I said that on here I got shame quoted by one of the cast claiming it had practically sold out in its final month. The speedy transfer/tour launch tells us exactly how confident they are of this in these difficult times.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 20, 2022 18:40:41 GMT
I saw a couple of tweets today saying that it might be coming back in 2023. I find that a bit odd as it wasn't exactly a sell out at the Arts Theatre and there were always offers around. Last time I said that on here I got shame quoted by one of the cast claiming it had practically sold out in its final month. The speedy transfer/tour launch tells us exactly how confident they are of this in these difficult times. Well I hope I don't get shamed as well 😞 It's just the way I saw it. But wish them luck as I thoroughly enjoyed the concert but didn't get to see it a the Arts.
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Post by Rory on Oct 20, 2022 20:43:35 GMT
The eye emojis are only JUST getting annoying for you?! Christ, I lost the will to live with them back in January! Totally agree with this. Announce or don't. Stop messing about, wasting everyone's time. Ditto the social media of Operation Mincemeat with teases which lead nowhere.
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Post by hadeswasking on Oct 20, 2022 20:54:46 GMT
It's just a little fun, there must be reasons why they haven't announced yet (For both the shows mentioned above) they just want to stay relevant in the eyes of audiences. Social media is a great way to do that.
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Post by hadeswasking on Oct 20, 2022 20:55:52 GMT
It's just a little fun, there must be reasons why they haven't announced yet (For both the shows mentioned above) they just want to stay relevant in the eyes of audiences. Social media is a great way to do that. The ones we should be complaining about are the "RUMOUR" bloggers
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Post by danb on Oct 20, 2022 21:11:46 GMT
No, we should be complaining about all of them! One begets the other, all to feed a clamouring audience of mostly teenagers who somehow think that this method of delivering product is the norm. Lets hope all tickets are less than £25 then.
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Post by hadeswasking on Oct 20, 2022 21:26:03 GMT
No, we should be complaining about all of them! One begets the other, all to feed a clamouring audience of mostly teenagers who somehow think this this method of delivering product is the norm. Lets hope all tickets are less than £25 then. You gotta admit though, marketing in this way to THAT demographic... Works... Nothing wrong with knowing what gets your audience's excited
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 20, 2022 21:47:11 GMT
It will be about the proshot stream release of the Drury Lane concert, doubtful to be anything more exciting than that. Always happy to be wrong though.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 21, 2022 5:30:34 GMT
Most people here are over the age of 15, which is the target demographic for “emoji posts” on TikTok or whatever. Most of us, I’m sure we’re all agreed, never want to see this show again.
The whole thing is teasing an on-demand release, I can feel it. I’ve heard nothing to suggest this will come back. And if it does, it needs major - MAJOR - investment and some much stronger casting.
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Post by viserys on Oct 21, 2022 6:14:52 GMT
Most people here are over the age of 15, which is the target demographic for “emoji posts” on TikTok or whatever. I assume you meant to say we AREN'T the target demographic, in that case I fully agree. The fact alone that we communicate on a forum like it's 1999 gives us away But does nonsense like those eyes really get 15 year olds excited? Once maybe, but it should get old soon. Agree on the holy trifecta of obnoxious bloggers though.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2022 6:19:40 GMT
And vloggers!
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Post by danb on Oct 21, 2022 6:24:07 GMT
There was one last night, again with the eyes about B&C…do the shows pay them to drum up some interest? Please enough with the eyes now, or at least have actual news about things that exist.
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 21, 2022 6:45:33 GMT
So I don’t know about other Gen Zs but I’m 21 and just find the constant eyes emojis leading to nothing f*cking annoying even if I’m the target audience! Aren’t most social media accounts for West End & touring musicals run by an external marketing company, usually running accounts for multiple shows? I wonder how much money they’re paying whatever company to just occasionally post a pair of eyeballs to “market” a show that’s not even currently running?! I think to be fair in terms of how well it sold, it definitely struggled at the beginning of the run but then after they did a TodayTix flash sale it did start to sell quite well, combined with building word of mouth, and was selling out quite a few nights, and towards the end of the run it was tricky to get any tickets. I know that selling out by pricing lots of tickets at £25 is not a sustainable business model though! Whether it did sell out or not though, I agree it was just petty and dumb for that producer or whoever he was to take to twitter to bitch about a comment one of our users made. If you know your show is doing well then great, why do you care what someone on an internet messaging board is saying?! I would love to see it return as I only got to see it once and thought it was really great, quite an emotional piece with a score that’s really grown on me. I thought both Jordan and Frances were wonderful as well.
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