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Post by Jon on Jun 4, 2024 18:00:51 GMT
I think they'll turn it into a one part play before even considering close. I'm surprised it hasn't toured yet.
I can't see it going to an ATG theatre simply because the set is big and most of the bigger theatres have long runner.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 4, 2024 18:15:30 GMT
It is one of the highest grossing shows in the West End, playing just 4 performances a week. So in reality more people see Stranger Things than Harry Potter.
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 4, 2024 19:37:51 GMT
I've heard these similar rumours of Cursed Child closing, and while I think it's definitely not selling the same as like, 5 years ago, it still is selling pretty healthy numbers. I do absolutely hate this show though, one of the most painful things I've sat through. I think that the rumours probably have sprung from talk of a transfer out the Palace, which I think was genuinely discussed shortly before the global shutdown. But they had a massive boost in sales after the pandemic, and I think they're still riding on that before they'll even consider moving again. It's really popular with tourists.
I've met Americans in London who've come to see it here because not only do they want to see it in two parts, but it's also surprisingly cheaper in the grand scheme of things to travel here, see the shows they want to see and go home, rather than go to Broadway!
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Post by Jon on Jun 4, 2024 19:54:03 GMT
The US tour which starts in September is doing fairly lengthy sitdowns, Chicago is three months and LA is four months. Does make wonder if that might happen when they eventually do the UK tour, I could envision a 4-5 month run in Manchester, other places like Dublin might do 1-2 months.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jun 5, 2024 8:38:29 GMT
Is this show going to be around much longer? I ask because Harry Potter is mostly on the decline (It's a combination of Gen-X Cringe, fading popularity and *other factors we will avoid discussing). I keep seeing cheap as chips tickets for this show, more so than I'd expect, and I keep hearing rumours about it finally ending. No actual proof though. Sorry but, what?! Harry Potter is hugely popular. The books still sell, the movies still popular on streaming. Universal is throwing multi millions at it in their parks and it's a massive cash cow, the HP studios in London has record attendance and there are even HP shops in London and New York. Plus there is the TV series in development and the massive success of Hogwarts Legacy. How long the show lasts I don't know, but the brand is as popular as ever. If it does tour I would expect it to be the American version in one part. |
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Post by jojo on Jun 6, 2024 15:07:21 GMT
Every now and then I see claims that Harry Potter is no longer popular, and it's no doubt fair to say it's not the overwhelming phenomenon it was when every second person on the bus was reading a copy, and grown adults queued outside Waterstones at midnight. My sister-in-law is reading copies I bought 20+ years ago to my younger niece, having previously read the same copies to her older sister, and I'm sure that happens in a lot of families, which will have some impact on sales too. However, a quick check of the Amazon most read charts shows the books in positions 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 8 which is near enough where they've been on that chart for as along as it has existed. The Thursday Murder Club is at number 11, and Fellowship of the Rings is at number 13.
It also looks likely that there is going to be a tv series of the books in the next few years to appeal to the next generation of non-readers. Though how many non-readers would watch a play in two parts is another thing.
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Post by blamerobots on Aug 19, 2024 17:51:03 GMT
A bus crashed into the Palace?!
Was literally here like a few hours ago. I must have missed it by minutes.
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Post by Jon on Aug 19, 2024 17:57:40 GMT
Crashed is probably not the right word, the damage seems minimal with the bus taking most of the hit.
The show is dark tonight and tomorrow anyway so it'll probably be fixed in no time at all. Nica might be claiming damages from the bus company though!
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Post by SilverFox on Aug 19, 2024 18:38:35 GMT
Crashed is probably not the right word, the damage seems minimal with the bus taking most of the hit. The show is dark tonight and tomorrow anyway so it'll probably be fixed in no time at all. Nica might be claiming damages from the bus company though!
The damage to the side canopy seems substantial, but not enough to cause problems for the theatre performances. Nica would be well advised to claim damages, on a grade 2* listed property the repair bill will be substantial. It will take a while to get through listed building consent and planning.
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Post by Jon on Aug 19, 2024 18:55:45 GMT
Crashed is probably not the right word, the damage seems minimal with the bus taking most of the hit. The show is dark tonight and tomorrow anyway so it'll probably be fixed in no time at all. Nica might be claiming damages from the bus company though!
The damage to the side canopy seems substantial, but not enough to cause problems for the theatre performances. Nica would be well advised to claim damages, on a grade 2* listed property the repair bill will be substantial. It will take a while to get through listed building consent and planning.
For a canopy, I can't imagine it'd take long at all to get permission to repair it. It doesn't even look that old! |
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Post by craigbowker on Aug 20, 2024 11:22:11 GMT
For a canopy, I can't imagine it'd take long at all to get permission to repair it. It doesn't even look that old! Up close the canopy/awnings are quite old. Might be hard to match the rest on that side, but def not a years long situation. |
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Post by SilverFox on Aug 20, 2024 11:49:34 GMT
For a canopy, I can't imagine it'd take long at all to get permission to repair it. It doesn't even look that old! Up close the canopy/awnings are quite old. Might be hard to match the rest on that side, but def not a years long situation. The canopy may date from the Lloyd-Webber funded Jacques Muir renovations in 1989, but photos show a canopy in place when JCS was on in the 1970s, so it could predate that and been part of the renovation. It will not take years, but will need listed building consent (the Palace is grade 2*), which may well mean a heritage report, insurance assessment and council permission. In addition, some cast iron supports will need to be recast, as it appears that at least one has broken from the Metro photo. It is not just a matter of Nica asking Check-a-trade for a quote to fix before the bank holiday rush ......
But it should not affect performances of HPATCC.
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Post by craigbowker on Aug 20, 2024 13:49:02 GMT
Idk who is doing exterior maintenance on that metal work then because on the other side of the theatre the metal work looks absolutely ancient haha.
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Post by blamerobots on Aug 20, 2024 14:15:03 GMT
They'll just shut that part of the pavement off and repair it in the New Year. It is a massive shame though.
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Post by David J on Aug 20, 2024 20:09:27 GMT
When I saw that headline I thought if people are that mad to see Hogwarts they don't need a bus and there's a wall in a nearby station they need to run into.
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Post by hamletothello on Oct 24, 2024 8:16:14 GMT
Just heard that the Broadway production is being cut to under 3 hours from November.
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Post by Jon on Oct 24, 2024 8:22:48 GMT
Just heard that the Broadway production is being cut to under 3 hours from November. It's the changes they made to the tour that are now being implemented to the Broadway production and all future productions. The London production is the only stand out of being the original two part production but I assume that until sales slip then the producers will keep it as two parts. If they ever do a UK and Ireland tour, I suspect the shorter version will be the one they do. |
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Post by craigbowker on Oct 24, 2024 9:38:09 GMT
Just heard that the Broadway production is being cut to under 3 hours from November. It's the changes they made to the tour that are now being implemented to the Broadway production and all future productions. The London production is the only stand out of being the original two part production but I assume that until sales slip then the producers will keep it as two parts. If they ever do a UK and Ireland tour, I suspect the shorter version will be the one they do. London remains two parts for a variety of reasons, but the main one is that it is SO SO SO SO much cheaper to stage theatre here, not just because of venue rent but also because actors are paid significantly less. (Broadway actors earn at minimum - MINIMUM - $2,400 per week which is well over 100k if you're working for a whole year). |
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