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Post by interval99 on Nov 15, 2021 17:50:14 GMT
It's seems it's just his characters which retired as he has announced one of those evenings with tours next year.
He will be 88 by then.
A very clever and creative chap and certainly a great raconteur if people let him talk about his creative side and the many show business stories he was part of and don't go expecting the ghosts of the past.
Not yet been inclined to go to these types of evening but this is a good chance to hear stories from a very long career.
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Post by bimse on Nov 17, 2021 15:10:44 GMT
Any news of dates for this tour? I’ve done a search but not come up with anything .
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Post by interval99 on Nov 18, 2021 10:28:48 GMT
Ents24.com had it on their email.
Checking it they list the theatre royal Bath on April 17/18 2022 the Easter weekend.
A 7.30 show each night.
Ent24 normally only email me local shows so I presumed he will be doing some more around the country but it maybe a special at Bath only. Not sure where he resides now and if Bath is local to him
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Post by bimse on Nov 18, 2021 14:06:36 GMT
Ents24.com had it on their email. Checking it they list the theatre royal Bath on April 17/18 2022 the Easter weekend. A 7.30 show each night. Ent24 normally only email me local shows so I presumed he will be doing some more around the country but it maybe a special at Bath only. Not sure where he resides now and if Bath is local to him Thanks interval99 I’ve since found Nottingham Playhouse 7th-9th April but nothing else. I’ll keep an eye open for (hopefully) something nearer to me, as I’ve long admired Barry Humphries’ work , a true comic genius . |
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 22, 2021 15:07:50 GMT
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Post by Jan on Nov 22, 2021 18:31:42 GMT
Not sure where he resides now ... Hampstead I think. Saw him on stage in the early 1980s - one of the most sensational things I've ever seen, an absolute genius, none of his TV work came close. There's a description someone wrote of seeing Max Miller on stage in the 1940's from a cheap seat - how the circles seemed to get closer and wrap themselves around him when he came on stage such was the force of his personality - Humphries was like that. |
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Post by theatreian on Nov 22, 2021 22:26:22 GMT
Have seen Barry a few times live and he was great .Look forward to the tour .
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Post by bimse on Nov 23, 2021 15:24:22 GMT
Thanks TallPaul that’s much appreciated ! |
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Post by bimse on Nov 23, 2021 15:31:17 GMT
Not sure where he resides now ... Hampstead I think. Saw him on stage in the early 1980s - one of the most sensational things I've ever seen, an absolute genius, none of his TV work came close. There's a description someone wrote of seeing Max Miller on stage in the 1940's from a cheap seat - how the circles seemed to get closer and wrap themselves around him when he came on stage such was the force of his personality - Humphries was like that. I agree Jan, an absolute genius. I first saw Barry Humphries at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, in 1980. His stage performance is probably the finest I’ve ever seen. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 25, 2021 9:00:18 GMT
Hampstead I think. Saw him on stage in the early 1980s - one of the most sensational things I've ever seen, an absolute genius, none of his TV work came close. There's a description someone wrote of seeing Max Miller on stage in the 1940's from a cheap seat - how the circles seemed to get closer and wrap themselves around him when he came on stage such was the force of his personality - Humphries was like that. I agree Jan , an absolute genius. I first saw Barry Humphries at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, in 1980. His stage performance is probably the finest I’ve ever seen. I think that Leeds show was the one I saw too ! |
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Post by marob on Nov 26, 2021 21:36:32 GMT
This is doing the rounds today. No one plays the innocent quite like him.
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Post by floorshow on Nov 28, 2021 0:34:23 GMT
Looking forward to this, glad he hasn't been tempted to drag the characters back out after the retirement thing at the Palladium Incidentally, his 'projecting' as Sir Les remains one of the funniest and most disgusting I've seen in the theatre - he could easily reach way back into the stalls without missing a beat on the dialogue. I'm leaning toward funny over disgusting, solely because we weren't in the line of fire  |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 28, 2021 12:30:02 GMT
Looking forward to this, glad he hasn't been tempted to drag the characters back out after the retirement thing at the Palladium Incidentally, his 'projecting' as Sir Les remains one of the funniest and most disgusting I've seen in the theatre - he could easily reach way back into the stalls without missing a beat on the dialogue. I'm leaning toward funny over disgusting, solely because we weren't in the line of fire Oh I was once in the firing line. Theatre Royal Drury Lane, front row. Luckily we had our umbrellas as it was raining so put those up to cover our legs and body. It was worse than the splash zone at Seaworld. I did get a gladi though. |
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Post by floorshow on Jun 13, 2022 10:12:51 GMT
Did anyone go to last nights show, was he on form?
I had to miss it cos I found I had covid in the afternoon.
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Post by talkingheads on Jun 16, 2022 10:58:55 GMT
I saw him a few weeks back in Bournemouth. A fantastic evening, wonderful anecdotes but the best thing qas being treated to a few minutes of the digusting, deplorable but hilarious Sir Les Patterson.
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