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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 10, 2018 21:34:13 GMT
Very Luke warm 3* review from the London Evening Standard.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 10, 2018 7:47:51 GMT
Matt Lucas did a run in Les Mis as Thenardier, although a much smaller role I suppose.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 10, 2018 7:44:44 GMT
The less said about the new Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright the better!!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 9, 2018 13:37:54 GMT
No wonder Ray Cooney Farces have gone out of fashion - it's happening for real! Move Over Mrs May!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 9, 2018 13:16:44 GMT
FYI – Stalls Row B tickets £10 on the Delfont Mackintosh website for 16-20 July performances. I LOVE this board! Thanks so much raiseitup for this information. Booked a ticket. An absolute bargain! I know this has been mentioned endlessly on this board but the prices of seats has really risen in the WE. Top price for plays at £65/70 only get you rear stalls and you have to pay £100 premium for front stalls seats! Musicals now want in excess of £100 for good stalls and dress seats. Gone are the days when just a couple of rows were premium - now huge swathes of the stalls are premium prices! People must pay them and then the theatres discount down the few unsold at the last minute if they need to - clearly it maximises revenue.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 9, 2018 12:35:50 GMT
Off to (sunny?) Chichester in a couple of weeks to see this but I too have very fond memories of seeing Robert Lindsay and Gary Wilmot at the Adelphi! The performances and the production were sublime! The production photos look good though - clearly very traditionally staged similar to the Adelphi production.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 9, 2018 10:38:40 GMT
Today Tix have a 24 hour sale of tickets for £15 for performances until 10th August for those wanting to catch Will Young before he leaves or Matt Cardle when he arrives. Seem to be rear stalls/dress circle.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 8, 2018 8:58:13 GMT
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 7, 2018 9:54:08 GMT
Remember Pride started as a protest, and we still need that protest for many things (not least helping people in countries such as the one football is happening in). And that Pride is about supporting the community, and each other. I'd just like to double/triple like this.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 6, 2018 9:39:59 GMT
Samira from Love Island would be available?
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 19:08:48 GMT
Gemma Collins from 'TOWIE' in 'Hedda Gabler' Is it just me, but I would pay good money to see this?
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 17:08:27 GMT
I suspect that after the "technical difficulties" with Sheridan Smith and the Amber Riley absences Sonia has quite enough of "star" names to last a lifetime and would look to follow the Cam Mack preference of saying the show is the star and what you have paid to see, regardless of who is on the stage at that particular performance.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 13:01:17 GMT
3 star review in The Stage - very mixed - while praising performances it implies there is work to be done on the show.
I would like to have seen this but the short tour doesn't come south at all. The producers must be looking to bring this into London?
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 8:53:45 GMT
In the West End I often think that the ushers (often being young drama students) as they check your tickets will go into their dance....5 6 7 8
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 4, 2018 21:56:18 GMT
I told a friend to make a bet for England before the match but I didn’t bother. Odds shortened of course now. But talking about a bet, I’m really appalled by the gambling ads before the matches and during. I’m an adult and I can assess betting ads but the football is being watched by millions of kids ( out of the 24 million who watched, a few millions must have been under , say 15 and much younger ) . We are usually so over the top when it comes to exposure of children to unsuitable material but I haven’t seen anyone else object to these adverts. Just now I’ve read that Cadbury are not allowed to use an Easter Bunny mini movie to advertise their chocolate because it targets under 15 year olds. Well, I’m not an advocate for Cadbury but really? No Bunny but ok Betfair? Yes, I was appalled seeing an gambling ad just before the match on Tues. A stupid bet offering odds of 4/1 on England scoring in the first 20 minutes. Of course they didn't and as 20 mins and 1 second past I thought of all those thousands of people that had lost a few quid! The bookies must be making a fortune! Offering such short odds on how many corners and penalties etc. etc. I really do not understand the national obsession with football - genuinely why is it the "national" sport? Why not rugby or tennis? The ITV commentators were crying at the end! The poor women who are marrying football mad men on Saturday afternoon! If I saw him checking his phone in the church - the wedding would be off!!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 4, 2018 12:24:08 GMT
I wonder if the public even know Will Young is leaving in 4 weeks? There is no mention of this on the shows official website and only in small print on the ATG booking site - easily missed. The lack of announcement of a replacement in 4 weeks ensures no-one is aware of Will leaving. If people are booking to see him - as the box office draw - then they are going to be annoyed!
Still haven't seen this show. Not a fan of Will Young and may wait to see who replaces him before I go.
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 3, 2018 2:03:16 GMT
Bumping this thread up - first preview Monday 2nd July? Anyone been?
Such a topical show "The Sun has got his Hat On!"
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 3, 2018 1:49:08 GMT
I was fortunate (thanks to dynamic pricing on the Really Useful website) to get a single central seat in Row B of the Dress Circle for 59.00 for this and the view was fabulous! But do people really pay 150.00? This is a fabulous show, and received a full standing ovation from a packed house on Monday evening - classed as press night although reviews are embargoed until after the gala opening tomorrow (Tuesday). The show has a great score and you hum the tunes on the way in! However, I am notoriously hard to please and although there are plenty of positives I do have a few nit picks with this particular production. Staging wise it starts of spectacularly with a gold front curtain beautifully lit and an amazing opening sequence with the boat, but once we get to the palace I felt Siam looked a little short of funds set against an ugly stone wall and constantly sliding and flying pillars. The previous revival was burnished red and gold, opulent and bejewelled! I have to agree with sf regarding the orchestra - especially after recently listening to Chess and Kiss Me Kate at the Coliseum. A few more strings would have made all the difference to the sound. Not good enough for the Palladium and the prices being charged. Performance wise Kelli O'Hara is wonderful and gives a masterclass in musical performance. Her voice is glorious, her acting sublime and every gesture freshly minted, natural and spontaneous. Her connection with the children (delightful of course - especially the tiny ones) seemed warm and genuine. When she said she loved the children and would miss them, you really believed her. An exquisite performance and worth the price of admission alone. I also liked Naoko Mori's Lady Thaing - a wonderful voice and dignified stage presence. Na-Young Jeon as Tuptim also had a beautiful voice and made her stage moments count. Less successful performance wise were the men. Ken Wantanbe as the King was certainly an audience pleaser, playing the comedy very well but the King is more than that and I felt he needed more gravitas at times and his diction and singing left a lot to be desired. Dean John Wilson has great pecs, but his stage presence is very bland. His performance in this was as lacklustre as his Aladdin. It is well directed with all the set pieces in place - the march of the Siamese children, the "Shall we Dance" sequence etc. etc. etc. (see what I did there?) Although I did feel there was too much aimless wandering around by the principles sometimes - I felt like shouting - "oh just stand still!" I love the Palladium though - such a lovely theatre and the show is such an occasion! 4 stars from me - my nit picks preventing a 5 and most of the stars for Kelli O'Hara!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 1, 2018 21:22:55 GMT
I’m off to Me And My Girl in a couple of weeks so I’ll be on the lookout for a nice young* man to lend a hand... (And these days ‘young’ could be anything under 45!!) Well "You would if could", but you may have to "Take it on the Chin", "Once You Lose Your Heart" as "Love Makes the World Go Round". Meanwhile I'll be "Leaning on a Lamp Post" at the corner of the street - no change there then!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 1, 2018 20:52:42 GMT
There are plenty of young ushers to help you out of your seat... You cant beat a young usher to help you out!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 29, 2018 8:22:06 GMT
At the Thursday matinee of The Moderate Soprano yesterday and the audience were geriatric - I include myself in this, although unlike some patrons I could manage the stairs!
I turned to my elderly companion (not carer) and said how civilised a mid-week matinee was and why hadn't we done it a lot sooner. He said "well we were working!"
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 29, 2018 8:16:46 GMT
When I was at Les Mis the other day the woman who seat next to me took her shoes off and rested her foot on the seat in front unbeknownst to the woman that was sitting there. If it had been the 1st act I would have told the lady in front at the interval. At least this one kept her socks on!! On what planet does she think this is acceptable behaviour?
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 26, 2018 0:44:09 GMT
Gosh ….it's a big theatre to fill though! Lets hope us oldies are not on the streets ( or on the street corner in my case) and in the theatre!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 26, 2018 0:39:19 GMT
I wonder if the names can choose the places they do panto or if it decided by Qdos? Richmond and Wimbledon probably be more desirable if they're London based or live in the suburbs. It is probably a combination of the two factors. QDOS will offer "stars" the panto and locations and the actors will decided if they want to do it in that location. Many big names will want to do panto near home so they can commute rather than stay in hotels and spend the Christmas period at home. I would suspect that is why Robert Lindsay is doing panto in Richmond because he can commute from home. The whole thing will be negotiated with some lesser names having less choice in the matter of location!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jun 25, 2018 21:37:05 GMT
A bit low rent for Birmingham I would say. Are QDOS running out of "stars"?
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