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Post by Rory on Oct 3, 2022 8:18:45 GMT
Ian McKellen, John Bishop & Mel Giedroyc
15th Dec - 29th Jan
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 3, 2022 8:24:35 GMT
It is also touring. In Wolverhampton from 22 to 26 February (tickets already on sale).
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Post by Mark on Oct 3, 2022 8:25:29 GMT
Also touring
Brighton 3-11 December
Liverpool 28 Feb - 4 March
Oxford 7 March - 11 March
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Post by comporhys on Oct 3, 2022 8:28:37 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 3, 2022 8:49:57 GMT
Panto out of season? Perhaps done before but it does appear strange.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 3, 2022 9:16:37 GMT
Quite a run/tour for an 83 year old.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 3, 2022 9:28:27 GMT
Sorry, i didn't see another post. My phone is 5 mins slow I'm sure.
I saw Ian McKellen do Mother Goose at The Old Vic, first time he had ever done panto. He was hilarious and filthy.
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Oct 3, 2022 9:30:43 GMT
I love a panto and always book Hackney Empire where it's also Mother Goose this year. Paid £24 for front row stalls at an early matinee there.
I started to book this but equivalent seat at the Duke Of York's costs £85. It's ATG but no £13 Price Promise seats here. Great casting but too expensive for me.
Much cheaper at the Theatre Royal, Brighton but the Saturday matinee there isn't yet on sale for some reason.
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Post by Jon on Oct 3, 2022 10:19:57 GMT
Panto out of season? Perhaps done before but it does appear strange. Easter Pantos exists but I've never seen one personally. |
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 3, 2022 10:55:19 GMT
Never booked for something so fast in my life! He did ten minutes of Widow Twankey in his solo show and it was my favourite part, funny and filthy.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 3, 2022 11:02:28 GMT
Jonathan Harvey writes the best and funniest lines on Corrie so I'm sure it's going to be really good.
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Post by n1david on Oct 3, 2022 11:06:56 GMT
I remember his filthy Twankey at the Old Vic but this show is described as "family friendly" so his Goose might be a bit constrained this time.
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 3, 2022 11:09:29 GMT
Jonathan Harvey writes the best and funniest lines on Corrie so I'm sure it's going to be really good. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, but Gimme Gimme Gimme! really makes me laugh. The perfect person to script a panto. |
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Post by alece10 on Oct 3, 2022 11:33:05 GMT
I remember his filthy Twankey at the Old Vic but this show is described as "family friendly" so his Goose might be a bit constrained this time. I hope not. We all need a bit of smut at Christmas and the kids these days have, no doubt, heard worse |
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Post by sph on Oct 3, 2022 12:57:44 GMT
Jonathan Harvey writes the best and funniest lines on Corrie so I'm sure it's going to be really good. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure, but Gimme Gimme Gimme! really makes me laugh. The perfect person to script a panto. As a playwright he's probably best known for Beautiful Thing - but he's written some very funny comedies too! I imagine he'd do a good panto script. |
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Post by mkb on Oct 3, 2022 13:09:33 GMT
Jonathan Harvey writes the best and funniest lines on Corrie so I'm sure it's going to be really good. The problem is that he puts those words in the mouths of characters who wouldn't have the wit or vocabulary to come up with them. The jarring spoils the joke. |
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Post by bimse on Oct 3, 2022 13:21:50 GMT
Sorry, i didn't see another post. My phone is 5 mins slow I'm sure. I saw Ian McKellen do Mother Goose at The Old Vic, first time he had ever done panto. He was hilarious and filthy. That was Aladdin, Ian McKellan was Widow Twankey |
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Post by alece10 on Oct 3, 2022 14:23:20 GMT
Sorry, i didn't see another post. My phone is 5 mins slow I'm sure. I saw Ian McKellen do Mother Goose at The Old Vic, first time he had ever done panto. He was hilarious and filthy. That was Aladdin, Ian McKellan was Widow Twankey You are right. I didnt think a Chinese washer woman fitted right in Mother Goose. Thanks. |
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Post by alece10 on Oct 3, 2022 14:24:57 GMT
Jonathan Harvey writes the best and funniest lines on Corrie so I'm sure it's going to be really good. The problem is that he puts those words in the mouths of characters who wouldn't have the wit or vocabulary to come up with them. The jarring spoils the joke. Not sure I agree there. He has written some wonderful lines for Mary, Blanche and Evelyn to name just 3 and I really can imagine them saying those lines. |
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Post by hannechalk on Oct 3, 2022 14:27:52 GMT
Booked immediately, row K at Liverpool Empire for £22.
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Post by bimse on Oct 3, 2022 16:22:40 GMT
That was Aladdin, Ian McKellan was Widow Twankey You are right. I didnt think a Chinese washer woman fitted right in Mother Goose. Thanks. 🤣 I’m sure they’d shoehorn it in somehow if they wanted to. It’s panto after all ! |
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Post by ruthieh on Oct 3, 2022 17:32:40 GMT
Booked, Oxford!
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 19, 2022 9:04:16 GMT
Mel Geidroyc no longer appearing:
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Post by marob on Oct 19, 2022 10:30:36 GMT
Shame. Couldn’t help thinking of this music when I read that though…
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Post by d'James on Oct 19, 2022 12:29:48 GMT
Mel Geidroyc no longer appearing: Glad I didn’t book tickets now. Mel is my fave person so, more than anything, I hope she and her family are OK. |
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