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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 21:04:24 GMT
Was the 25th anniversary the run at the Duke of Yorks with Jonathan Morris & Diane from Eastenders? I saw it in tour but yes they were in it. Better than the atrocious Jason Donovan incarnation
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 20:50:12 GMT
Judging by Steve10086's second post I really think those reacting to the 'no candelabra' post may want to calm down a little This might just be me being daft (which is a common occurane with me) but I don't see what the second post has to do with the 'no candelabra' one? Well maybe not everything posted online is true?
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 20:37:57 GMT
Judging by Steve10086's second post I really think those reacting to the 'no candelabra' post may want to calm down a little
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 18:38:17 GMT
Just seen a few more posts from closer to the stage. Interestingly it looks like there are deliberate splits/cracks in the false proscenium as though it might move and join back together They don't, I'm afraid. This is the Leicester design that butchers the proscenium. The sole reason is because they won't employ two stagehands to remove the drapes that used to cover the gorgeous sculptures that used to adorn the sides. Shame. I noticed there were considerably less drapes around the proscenium
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 18:23:30 GMT
Just seen a few more posts from closer to the stage. Interestingly it looks like there are deliberate splits/cracks in the false proscenium as though it might move and join back together
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 17:50:34 GMT
It's unlikely to happen but I would love to see Rocky Horror totally reinvented, the show hasn't really changed that much and a fresh approach could breathe new life into it. The 50th anniversary is in two years time so perhaps a new revival could occur around that time. good lord is it really that old? It seems like only yesterday I saw the 25th anniversary production. I would agree that we need an updated, darker version, I think to an extent it has become quite sanitised. I remember seeing one version where the seduction scenes were pretty graphic (all done in silhoutte).
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Post by richey on Jul 27, 2021 17:26:08 GMT
I'm ready with the popcorn for the comments bursting onto here at 10.15pm. 10:15pm?! We can't wait til that long! I shall expect interval updates at the very least! :-)
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Post by richey on Jul 24, 2021 12:56:22 GMT
I've seen a few social media posters and they seem very reminiscent of the originql Love Never Dies artwork, with a very angular mask rather than the rounded one of the original poster
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Post by richey on Jul 24, 2021 9:25:27 GMT
The trailer is visually very impressive but is “Bad Cinderella” strong enough to sell the show? I’m not sure. It worked for me. I booked a ticket on the strength of this song.
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Post by richey on Jul 23, 2021 12:49:36 GMT
Now there's a name from the past! What's Matt up to nowadays? Seems to have disappeared from West End, like Vivienne Carlyle and loads of others who are everywhere then vanish. I was wondering this too! Was reminiscing and watching a video of him in Evita
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Post by richey on Jul 23, 2021 11:26:05 GMT
Performances resuming on Wednesday 18th August. Just had e-mail regarding my booking
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Post by richey on Jul 21, 2021 17:52:26 GMT
Has anyone who had tickets cancelled last weekend heard anything yet? They promised an email on Monday but I didn't get anything
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2021 20:17:48 GMT
What a treat for those in tonight! yet I can imagine there'll be a few people moaning because they wanted to see Alexandra
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2021 18:00:37 GMT
I didn't get a programme on Sunday, but i'm surprised there isn't an understudy for the Narrator, unless Linzi is considered that. I thought/assumed 'at certain performances' meant what was advertised. Does that mean that Linzi can't commit or do anything else for the whole run? I'm intrigued. According to the programme there are two understudies for the Narrator,Rochelle Sherona and Abigayle Honeywill.
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2021 17:30:38 GMT
Well, someone hasn't connected some wires somewhere, because I just got an email with my ticket for tomorrow's performance! I think their email system has had a few problems for a few days. I got an email about 1.30pm on Saturday asking me what I'd thought of the show. a) I wasn't due to see it til the evening and b) I got another one half an hour later notifying me of the cancellation.
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2021 9:08:32 GMT
In ALW’s Interview onstage at the Gillian yesterday, he mentioned that another MAJOR musical will not be opening on time any longer, which again is terribly upsetting for the whole industry. Only time will tell which show that is. I have a feeling the press release is imminent. "Light up the stage with that age old rapport.." "No, not yet, Boris won't let us"
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Post by richey on Jul 19, 2021 21:16:13 GMT
Was just featured on ITV news and they said it was a temporary closure
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Post by richey on Jul 19, 2021 15:20:11 GMT
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Post by richey on Jul 19, 2021 12:30:03 GMT
Despite what we were promised on numerous occasions, the chandelier has been replaced by an emergency exit sign. I hope all those unnecessarily positive TB members are happy now? You should all be forced to sit through Kinky Boots...matinee and evening! 🤣 the costumes are a bit half hearted too ;-)
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Post by richey on Jul 18, 2021 20:08:19 GMT
I see Monday and Tuesday's performances are both "sold out" now. There was lots of availability before, so this may well be a sign that they're going to be cancelled. Perhaps the audiences from Saturday's cancelled shows have been moved there? Well I've not been offered a ticket if they have. In the email they sent me yesterday evening they asked people to bear with them as they wouldn't start working through the bookings until Monday
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Post by richey on Jul 18, 2021 16:32:38 GMT
I find it odd that one of the options is to take a photograph of your test result - you could be showing a picture from any date that belongs to anyone (you could just pull one from Google!). once you take a lateral flow test you are supposed to submit it to Test and Trace via the Qx code on each test. The NHs then send an email confirming the result
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Post by richey on Jul 18, 2021 7:12:02 GMT
Can anyone PM me if they discover any clips of her singing in today's show? just found one on YouTube that come up straight away when you search but it's just the curtain call and everyone singing
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Post by richey on Jul 17, 2021 21:21:02 GMT
Oh and the social distancing was on another level to any theatre ive been to recently. In the stalls, 1 guy had 5 seats spare either side of him! That might have been me! As I got a last minute booking I had one of what was originally two seats plus there were two other that had already been blocked off. Agreed Linzi nailed it again tonight. Ovations for the introduction and Pharaoh Story. The woman on front of me was amazed when I told her who it was during the interval. She said she thought she'd recognised her voice off the 91 recording. And yes Jason wasn't great- he slipped up on some of the lyrics during the megamix
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Post by richey on Jul 17, 2021 18:23:30 GMT
So have compensated tonight's cancellation by going back to Joseph instead and the two women next to have done the same. They're moaning it's not good enough that the messages went out so late. I did say the theatre had no choice and had to test on the day!
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Post by richey on Jul 17, 2021 18:10:48 GMT
Are streamers at the end normal or was that a one off? Normal i think. Not as iconic as the 90s ending with the lift
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