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Post by Being Alive on Mar 22, 2022 20:19:25 GMT
Is this for a uk tour  ? Leeds Playhouse as per thread title |
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Post by inthenose on Mar 22, 2022 21:07:19 GMT
It going to be Charley and the Chocolate Factory, isn't it? There will be two girls and a boy, that's my prediction.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 22, 2022 21:40:38 GMT
You have no Charlie and the Chocolate Factory without The Candy-Man and Pure Imagination, what were thy thinking in London by dropping those iconic songs.
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 22, 2022 22:03:17 GMT
You have no Charlie and the Chocolate Factory without The Candy-Man and Pure Imagination, what were thy thinking in London by dropping those iconic songs. They didn't originally get the rights I don't think. Which is why Shaiman and Whitman were bought in to write a new score. |
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Post by stagebyte on Mar 23, 2022 0:16:37 GMT
You have no Charlie and the Chocolate Factory without The Candy-Man and Pure Imagination, what were thy thinking in London by dropping those iconic songs. There were no oompah loompa songs either. The show was a complete let down without them running on with their little doomsday songs |
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Post by cheesy116 on Mar 23, 2022 23:49:57 GMT
I could have swore Pure Imagination was in the show when I saw it in London ?
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 24, 2022 0:37:59 GMT
I could have swore Pure Imagination was in the show when I saw it in London ? It was...it's been in every version |
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Post by Figaro on Mar 24, 2022 0:41:29 GMT
It wasn’t at the start, but was added in shortly after.
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Post by og on Mar 24, 2022 10:38:39 GMT
Pure Imagination was the 'climax' of the London production, used when the riding Great Glass Elevator.
I think the producers made the right decision in London to deviate from the film rater than complete a more honorary piece and risk ending up with something like Back to the future. The Broadway production team went back a little too far imo bringing into too many elements from the film.
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Post by pianowithsam on Mar 24, 2022 13:54:40 GMT
:/ Nobody complained about the kids being played by kids in the movie(s) or London production... Whether it's for some sort of thematic reasoning or logistics, it's just annoying. Hard to see Veruca Salt as a spoilt little brat when she's 30 odd. More like a midlife crisis if you ask me. If it's adults playing kids and with the inclusion of songs from the movie, sounds like it might more closely resemble the "highly successful" (words from the Playhouse site, not mine) Broadway production. |
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Post by Jon on Mar 24, 2022 14:41:01 GMT
I suspect the Broadway production is what is being licensed rather than the original London production. Adults as kids can work, The Ocean at the End of the Lane comes to mind. Pure Imagination was the 'climax' of the London production, used when the riding Great Glass Elevator. I think the producers made the right decision in London to deviate from the film rater than complete a more honorary piece and risk ending up with something like Back to the future. The Broadway production team went back a little too far imo bringing into too many elements from the film. I always saw the original production as an adaptation of the book rather than a hybrid of both the book and the films similar to Mary Poppins. |
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Post by enh2 on Apr 12, 2022 10:21:15 GMT
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will embark on a UK Tour next year. Opening in Milton Keynes (9 Feb - 5 Mar 2023) before visiting Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Norwich, Cardiff and Canterbury. More venues to be announced. www.charlieandthechocolatefactory.co.uk |
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Post by fiyero on Apr 12, 2022 10:32:01 GMT
Is there any link to the recent Paris production? I saw it last weekend and it closed early this weekend. I loved it! much simpler than what I remember at Drury Lane (screen at the back and projections used). It did have children in the child roles, though with all the Covid delays a bit older than expected!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2022 11:07:45 GMT
Is there any link to the recent Paris production? I saw it last weekend and it closed early this weekend. I loved it! much simpler than what I remember at Drury Lane (screen at the back and projections used). It did have children in the child roles, though with all the Covid delays a bit older than expected! No, this will be a new production opening in Leeds then touring. |
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Post by stevej678 on Apr 12, 2022 11:16:41 GMT
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will embark on a UK Tour next year. Opening in Milton Keynes (9 Feb - 5 Mar 2023) before visiting Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Norwich, Cardiff and Canterbury. More venues to be announced. www.charlieandthechocolatefactory.co.ukGot to be a high chance this will be The Lowry's Christmas show in 2023. They love a Leeds Playhouse festive transfer. |
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Post by musicalcritical on Apr 26, 2022 2:28:44 GMT
Are shows that go to non-London venues likely to get transfers? Deliberating taking the trip to Leeds or waiting
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Post by richey on Jun 24, 2022 11:10:40 GMT
Liverpool has been added. They've posted the onsale dates on Facebook but not the show dates!
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Post by jampot on Jun 24, 2022 11:12:57 GMT
Southampton Mayflower in Aug..
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Post by richey on Jun 24, 2022 11:49:41 GMT
Also Manchester Palace from 4th July 2023
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2022 11:50:39 GMT
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Post by og on Jun 24, 2022 12:51:59 GMT
Had started to flap when I realised the US tour has now closed and there's a whole set sat in storage that could be shipped over... but there is a new Set & Costume Designer credits on the Playhouse website for this, so that's relieved a few anxieties.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 25, 2022 10:07:03 GMT
You have no Charlie and the Chocolate Factory without The Candy-Man and Pure Imagination, what were thy thinking in London by dropping those iconic songs. They didn't originally get the rights I don't think. Which is why Shaiman and Whitman were bought in to write a new score. Not true. The production didn’t want to use them originally as they wanted to separate themselves from the film version. Not a hugely smart move in retrospect. |
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Post by Jon on Jun 25, 2022 10:48:53 GMT
Pure Imagination was in the original London production, they added Candy Man and I Got a Golden Ticket to the Broadway production.
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Post by og on Jun 25, 2022 14:22:27 GMT
Pure Imagination was in the original London production, they added Candy Man and I Got a Golden Ticket to the Broadway production. To the scores detriment imo. |
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Post by shady23 on Jul 6, 2022 19:35:54 GMT
Been looking at tickets for Edinburgh Playhouse. The side stalls seats that are sold as restricted view are on being sold for £56. £56! Ridiculous.
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