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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Feb 5, 2020 0:12:34 GMT
Viva Forever would surely be classed as a flop from the last 10 years, despite the media splash and creatives involved? Easily classed as a flop. Unfortunately i never got to see it.
Those who saw it, why was it so bad??
Aww I know it was a flop but I actually really enjoyed it. I wouldn't say I was a huge Spice Girls fan or anything, but I did like some of their music and I thought the show was sweet and quite funny. The performances of Sally Ann Triplett and Sally Dexter carried the show for me, as most of the cast were relative newbies. The story wasn't great to be fair, but it entertained me enough for me to go back and see it a second time before it closed.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Feb 2, 2020 0:08:14 GMT
[“br]I still feel the music is gorgeous but there’s lots of uncomfortable loose ends in the show and we’re supposed to be okay that people are cheating. “ It’s a demonstration of a fictional abusive relationship. I’m more than happy for pretend Jenna to seek solace in the arms (and loins) of another pretend man. I completely agree with that - and even Becky’s character who clearly has a husband with severe needs. But Dr doesn’t seem to have any big issues with his wife? If he were single in the story I’d have more drive for that relationship but it seems very one sided. This was my main problem with the show. I could see why Jenna would stray (and even sympathise with her), but I couldn't get past the fact that the doc and his wife seemed to be ok and she was even there to support Jenna. It just made me ultimately dislike both the characters as I just couldn't get past the cheating.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Jan 23, 2020 0:09:23 GMT
I saw this twice, purely for Jo Riding as I'm not an ALW fan. I wasn't born when the scandal happened but I knew bits and pieces from stuff I'd read beforehand. I thought it was ok but I agree with others who are saying it has really limited appeal, especially to tourists. I remember the theatre being half empty when I saw it. I do have a download of the CD somewhere but I don't think I've ever listened to it and apart from Hopeless When It Comes To You, I don't think I could hum one single tune from it now.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Jan 8, 2020 18:00:50 GMT
That is weird it isn't on any plan. Mind, checking yesterday when I updated, C39 was on plans but has now gone. So... Guessing there is no extra legroom in front of F2 then? Shame, as F3 used to be 10% clear in front. Unfortunately not, if fact I did consider kneeing Mr Giant in front of me when he kept moving his head since my knees were pretty close to touching his back.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Jan 8, 2020 0:12:05 GMT
I seem to have booked a seat in the Royal Circle (F2) that doesn't exist on either our resident monkey's excellent site or Seatplan! I'm hoping if it's an addition to the end of the row, with nothing added in Row E in front of it, there might be decent legroom to be had there! Either that, or I'm sitting on the stairs in the aisle. Don't worry, you'll not be on the stairs , I sat in F2 of the Royal Circle when I saw the show in August so it's definitely not a new seat. I remember thinking at the time that it was weird it wasn't on some of the seating plans, but as it was on the Victoria Palace seating plan I thought I'd risk it for a biscuit. The view would have been fine if I hadn't been sat behind a guy who was over 6ft tall. I, being a mere 5ft 4in, barely saw half the stage which at £100 plus fees for the ticket made me extremely annoyed.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Dec 13, 2019 0:11:37 GMT
Me too monkey. I saw Hamilton once and loved it but honestly felt and that once was enough but just knew I had to see In The Heights a second time. Very excited for the film. Agree with both, I must prefer it to Hamilton. It might not be the most elaborated book in the history of musicals but what a show! And the Southwark production was just perfect, such a dedicated cast, so full of energy, and don’t even let me start talking about Victoria Hamilton-Barrit, what a Star! I 100% prefer this to Hamilton. To say I was unimpressed with Hamilton is an understatement, but I absolutely LOVE In The Heights. I'm watching the trailer on repeat until the movie opens. Also, the lack of capital letters in the title of this thread is giving me anxiety issues.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Oct 15, 2019 23:39:52 GMT
It was a much more restrained audience than usual. No entrance applause for Hamilton and only a partial standing ovation at the end. I'm not sure this came across as magically as normal. There's always full standing ovation in the stalls and royal. Grand circle is just a different species Hmmm I saw this back in August for the first time and there were plenty of bums on seats at the end of the night in the royal circle where I was.....I should know cause I was one of them.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Oct 14, 2019 21:39:59 GMT
Need to do some cast recording investigation. Which version is the best to listen to? Personally, for me it has to be the OLC recording, but I'm a huge Jo Riding fan so may be a bit biased.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Oct 14, 2019 14:25:49 GMT
I absolutely love the score of this and it has some amazing tunes! I saw the original cast in London and really enjoyed it. I'd welcome a tour if the cast was good (ie not including the likes of Marti Pellow).
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Oct 13, 2019 22:55:29 GMT
Aww that was amazing that they all came back, the atmosphere in that house tonight must have been electric. Obviously we know what Courtney and Millie are up to next but looking forward to hear what the others get up to.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Oct 10, 2019 23:38:09 GMT
After some investigating (not a patch on Coleen Rooney's though) I uncovered the following about the others:
Aragon - Bermuda Boleyn - Brighton Seymour - Scotland Parr - London (or maybe Chichester)
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Sept 13, 2019 22:56:48 GMT
I sat in Grand Circle (J1) for this and only paid £19.50. I'm 5'4 and I thought it was a fantastic seat for the price, I could see clearly and didn't feel too far from the action.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 31, 2019 20:16:33 GMT
come n, it's Kander and Ebb, and even lesser Kander and Ebb is good. I wish someone would be brave enough to stage The Visit. Never has a Cast recording intrigued me so much, and left such a taste of warm melancholy. I'll go to curtains if just to see exactly how the plot pans out as the songs don't give much away. And yes I want to see In the Same Boat staged. I saw The Visit in a half empty theatre on Broadway - it had friggin' Chita Rivera in it, that auditorium had no business being half empty. The show was certainly unique and I really enjoyed it. As for Curtains, I plan to see it based on the fact that I've never seen a production of it before and I adore Becky Lock, but it's not coming to my local theatre til March and I never book tickets that far in advance as my circumstances are always really unpredictable.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 31, 2019 19:55:05 GMT
From the snippets I saw on social media it looked like it was a fun event, if I lived closer I would definitely went along. I hope they post a video of the whole routine with everyone joining in as I would love to see that.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 26, 2019 22:35:23 GMT
I agree. When the performance of Bridges that I was due to see was cancelled at the last minute (when I was on my way down on the train from Scotland to see it) I needed something to fill the empty slot and I remembered all the buzz and great reviews about JCS on here so it jumped to the top of my list. I'm so glad I took the advice from all of you as I managed to snag a last minute ticket and I loved it.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 19, 2019 16:32:42 GMT
Interesting that they are getting rid of the paperless ticket system from December. Tickets booked online will be posted one week before the performance. They will also do group bookings for 10 or more people. I wonder if they are now struggling to fill the house every night. I'm pretty sure they are still doing good business, but when I went last week there were a few empty seats in Stalls. I assumed they were sold but people couldn't make it, but maybe they weren't completely sold out. I went for the first time to see this on Thursday and was prepared for a massive security rigmarole to get in, but it took seconds as they only swiped my credit card and gave me my ticket. No ID or email confirmation requested even though it said you would need it to get in. There were quite a few empty seats in the Royal Circle and I even saw people leave at the interval. Personally I wasn't impressed (I don't regret seeing it, I just don't need to see it again). I saw four shows on my trip this time and Hamilton was my least favourite. Clearly I wasn't the only one who felt like this as I overheard a few conversations in the bar at the interval from disappointed and indifferent audience members.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 18, 2019 23:12:08 GMT
Are they still doing the upgrades from balcony to stalls atm? They didn't do it last week. I was there on the Tuesday night and it was pretty much sold out, only one or two empty seats in the whole place.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 16, 2019 14:06:43 GMT
I wanted a cheap seat for this so thanks to theatremonkey’s great website, I took a punt on W33 for £24. Fantastic clear view, was very impressed with the seat. 😊. It also didn’t feel too far from the action.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 15, 2019 22:35:10 GMT
I sat on the left side and it wasn't too bad but I would sit on the other side because the kitchen bit is the side that I missed. I would also go for row D Really useful, thank you. I'm hoping to go to the Saturday matinee this weekend but at the moment all of the seats are in pairs and it won't let me book just one seat. Hoping one will free up tomorrow. Might have to give in and ring them to sort it, but we'll see! Yeah, I called the box office when it happened to me and they happily just sold me the single ticket.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 15, 2019 0:28:12 GMT
I popped into the Arts around 5.30pm today and saw a bunch of girls just sitting around, I assumed they were waiting on the cast arriving. I was surprised at how many of them there were.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 15, 2019 0:14:07 GMT
Oh no!!! I'm seeing this for the first time tonight (Thu) and am hoping the sound (and diction) is spot on so I know what the heck is going on. Yikes! Maybe I will read the synopsis on Wiki.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 14, 2019 9:15:12 GMT
Does Lucie do all 8 shows for this, or is it one of those leads where they have an alternate do a couple of shows per week? I'm seeing the matinee tomorrow and know nothing about the show so I'm going into it it blind. She does all the shows, Jenna never had an alternate in the West End or anywhere else. Thank you
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 13, 2019 22:39:57 GMT
Does Lucie do all 8 shows for this, or is it one of those leads where they have an alternate do a couple of shows per week? I'm seeing the matinee tomorrow and know nothing about the show so I'm going into it it blind.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 13, 2019 22:36:11 GMT
Well I've just came back to hotel after seeing this tonight (last minute ticket purchase since BOMC was cancelled) and it was more or less sold out. Definitely no empty seats in the circles and gallery and I saw maybe 5 or 6 empty seats in the stalls.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Aug 13, 2019 14:03:30 GMT
I have plumped for JCS (thanks). Managed to snag the last seat up in the Upper Circle, I know it’s restricted view but I’m poor. Haha. Excited to see after reading all the posts about it on here.
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