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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 14, 2017 12:44:37 GMT
Availability?
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Post by Michael on Jan 14, 2017 13:29:01 GMT
Edit: tried to tag using instructions on FAQs - I is flummoxed.  BB's user name is admin, he has only chosen BurlyBear as display name. If you tagged him as "@" + "admin", it'll work: BurlyBeaR |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 14:48:12 GMT
Really? Makes you wonder what went through the Casting Director's mind when they thought that clearly the natural replacement for Oscar winning Superstar Whoopi Goldberg was.... err, Amanda Holden..... Much like this, I always wondered why when thinking up people in a position to 'judge talent' you think... Ah, Amanda Holden! |
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 14, 2017 15:27:38 GMT
Michael Muchisimas gracias  Ooooh! It works!
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Post by carmella1 on Jan 14, 2017 19:27:43 GMT
That would have been a totally different panto then. Where innuendo, subtility and class was used in the current show, with Whoopi it would have been curses and anything but class. You can't have it both ways. Just a shame they could not have come to a happy medium (no pun intended) with someone else. I found Amanda Holden by far the weak link in the cast. She was not even funny in the If I was not in pantomime bit. Stiff wooden and in a dressing gown. How she got a new show is beyond me.
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Post by westendwendy on Jan 15, 2017 6:45:30 GMT
Sadly Amanda Holden is a major talent and a brand now having made her way from Les Dennis and the odd TV sitcom and drama to become one of the main faces of ITV. Sadly talent doesn't have a lot to do with it and luck does. I've seen much better amateurs!! She also is represented by the top agent in the business James Grant.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 15:18:21 GMT
I'm stunned people are calling Amanda the weakest in the cast when there was definately one person infintely worse than her... Count Arthur Strong was god awful! No laughs whatsover, awkward looks around the theatre when none of his jokes landed, the only cast member who got no cheers at the end. And a fair few people around me at interval asking their neighbor "who is he?!".
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Post by Jon on Jan 15, 2017 15:21:45 GMT
I'm stunned people are calling Amanda the weakest in the cast when there was definately one person infintely worse thn her... Count Arthur Strong was god awful! No laughs whatsover, awkward looks around the theatre when none of his jokes landed, the only cast member who got no cheers at the end. And a fair few people around me at interval asking their neighbor "who is he?!". Count Arthur Strong is funny but he's not mainstream enough for a panto audience. |
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 15, 2017 15:22:51 GMT
You're right danieljohnson14 but he was hardly on stage (mercifully) and she was. Also, these comments stem from the news that Whoopi Goldberg was the first choice and Amanda just seemed an odd replacement. But you're right! Also (and I said as much in my review) Amanda definitely had pockets of fans in the audience, whatever the majority of this board (myself included) may think of Her Royal Plasticness. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 15:23:37 GMT
I'm stunned people are calling Amanda the weakest in the cast when there was definately one person infintely worse thn her... Count Arthur Strong was god awful! No laughs whatsover, awkward looks around the theatre when none of his jokes landed, the only cast member who got no cheers at the end. And a fair few people around me at interval asking their neighbor "who is he?!". Count Arthur Strong is funny but he's not mainstream enough for a panto audience. Exactly, he shoudn't of been there.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 15:55:17 GMT
I actually really like Amanda Holden to be honest. However, it does seem a strange replacement to Whoopi Goldberg but you don't know the full story - maybe Paul o Grady was never going to be in it before Whoopi? I did find it strange that Amanda was announced a few more the later than the main cast. Whoopi would've been amazing!
Amanda played her part well in the show and I enjoyed her fairy. I like her on BGT too so was good to see her on stage!
I agree that Count Arthur Strong was terrible and not funny whatsoever. Really awkward when he was onstage - no laughs around me at all. Thankfully he didn't have much stage time and I doubt he'd be doing another pantomime again!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 15, 2017 16:20:36 GMT
Oh. My. Goodness! Now wouldn't THAT have been The Perfect Panto? ( @burlybear that was rhetorical, no answer necessary! ) Edit: tried to tag using instructions on FAQs - I is flummoxed. Just had a weekend in that London with a bunch of pals and after we had all seen Dreamgirls together on Friday we all did different things on Saturday. I convinced a couple of people to get the very last two seats at the palladium for the matinee on Saturday because having read all of the comments about the production here I thought it would be right up their street (i.e. filthy double entendres and lots of campery). They absolutely loved it, and were stunned at the production values. After hearing ALL about it (a lot) on the train back today I'm almost ready to get me some Dick! |
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Post by Tibidabo on Jan 15, 2017 16:27:58 GMT
BurlyBeaR OH NO YOU'RE NOT.... Heavens....am I really reading this? Who are you and what have you done with BurlyBeaR? I'm almost finding myself offering to sit with you at Dick just so I can view your pain (or conversion?) first hand! 
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