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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 16, 2018 23:21:38 GMT
This must be extremely difficult for the Donmar. The run had only just started and is due to run until the 26th May. I suppose they will have to re-cast, I don't think they even have understudies. As other posters have said it will be extremely difficult for the cast, especially playing comedy. If this had happened towards the end of the run they probably would just have cancelled the few remaining performances.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 16, 2018 15:01:50 GMT
Rush seats seem to be rear side stalls.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 15, 2018 21:19:41 GMT
Craig Revel Horwood has already been announced as appearing in Cinderella at the New Victoria Theatre Woking.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 14, 2018 12:57:16 GMT
I only use the app for rush tickets and lottery too. I don't see why I should use the app for normal prices plus a fee when there are possibly better deals around.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 13, 2018 16:46:23 GMT
Yes, completely out of order. However, the actor should take it as a huge compliment in that he delivers such a brilliant, believable performance night after night to elicit such a reaction.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 12, 2018 14:59:03 GMT
So as Cats has miraculously got back to the top of the musicals page here, I wonder if anyone has seen an amateur production of this? I personally haven't, but I noticed that the West Wickham Operatic Society ( to which I have no affiliation of membership) are doing this at the Churchill Theatre Bromley for a week in May !5th - 19th.
Usually amateur societies are full of middle aged women and the thought of them all in leotards crawling around the stage has me chuckling! Perhaps the Society has dragged in a lot of school kids to do it but then I think it becomes a school production.
I wouldn't have thought it a show to do for a traditional amateur company. Any thoughts?
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 9, 2018 17:34:21 GMT
I saw the show a few weeks back (well into the run) with the full cast. I thought it was incredibly slick but not as funny as The Producers.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 9, 2018 12:03:56 GMT
And the Oliviers died years ago, no-one really takes them seriously. Chillax. Personally I agree, but within the industry (along with the BAFTAS) they are the most prestigious awards and highly coveted. Actors aren't too bothered about the Soap Awards etc. but to be an Olivier nominee or winner still has clout. Witness the gutted faces of the losers! I also think that if you are lucky enough to be in a "hit" show such as Hamilton or Harry Potter (last year) you get nominated regardless almost. I personally don't think any of the performances in Hamilton deserved nomination.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 8, 2018 23:29:08 GMT
The Palladium is ideal for the King and I! I have been lucky enough to see the past two productions there - with Yul Brynner and Elaine Paige (not together!)
The "Shall We Dance" number is totally thrilling - an iconic moment in musical theatre and is usually reprised several times due to the audience reception and the King demanding "Again"!!
Plus of course Lady Thiang singing the incredibly moving "Something Wonderful" !
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 8, 2018 15:14:11 GMT
On the train to London now - have had to travel all the way in black tie so got some interesting looks! But am really looking forward to the ceremony - even if it does all go to Hamilton (which I genuinely don’t see) we’ve got some brilliant performances to see! On the bus to the Tube and getting some similarly strange looks! See you soon! I'm sure you both look hot !!! Enjoy !!!
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 4, 2018 17:43:11 GMT
The dancing looks terrific too!
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 2, 2018 11:24:47 GMT
It's very busy tonight being the first preview but much quieter the rest of the week.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 2, 2018 11:08:58 GMT
Aren't Corrie fans stupid...oh hang on...wait a minute... that might be me!
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 2, 2018 8:10:39 GMT
Phelan raging in the storm! It all went very King Lear! LOL
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 1, 2018 17:30:06 GMT
At Young Frankenstein the other week the stalls were full of phone screens lighting up with audience members checking their messages! I thought they would make for great targets for the fully armed police who would patrol the isles and simply take them out! Folk around me thought I was chuckling at the show but I was imagining the ushers dragging the bodies out at the end and putting them in the bins (with the others from the matinee) at the back of the theatre!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 31, 2018 11:07:54 GMT
Well, that's me finished with Corrie. A ludicrous end to a long storyline. So many ridiculous things about it.
Why did Seb ad Gary not notice the boot sticking out of the concrete pillar? How did they locate them? - "by a lighthouse"!! Why did it suddenly go dark? Just so the scene was more "dramatic at night"?
and don't get me started on Eva's baby - how has no-one noticed she is 7 months pregnant? Is she just going to give it to Leanne? I really don't care!
Dreadful editing, the whole show is annoying me!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 29, 2018 18:03:03 GMT
I may be wrong but the only two roles Julian plays in panto are Dandini in Cinderella and Spirit of the Bells in Dick Whittington. Both shows have already been done so Julian may not be returning to the Palladium this year.
I can see Gary Wilmot returning as the Dame after his success last year though!
Cannot wait for the announcement - they are clearly trying to match a star with a show eg. Paul O'Grady as the Wicked Queen in Snow White?
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 28, 2018 13:12:15 GMT
My comment was only in jest! I am sure Emi is impeccably behaved!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 28, 2018 10:24:20 GMT
On that note a friend and I are getting slightly paranoid because the last two plays we've seen someone moved from the seats next to us...for that reason we clearly heard them say to the usher. But still a girl gets paranoid. Hope no-one has accused you of humming Emi? No....Emi was reciting all the lines aloud along with the actors at Angels in America! Even Nathan Lane (in character) shouted "shut the f*** up"!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 23, 2018 11:37:57 GMT
Could they not use Pat as Abner worst case scenario, as the Pat understudies are very young. Would keep the idea of an old and young man. That would make sense but Pat Denning usually understudies Julian Marsh and so to understudy Abner would seem a real step down. I suppose in a long running show with holidays and illness it is impossible to cover every single role to perfection and occasionally compromises have to be made.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 23, 2018 11:33:25 GMT
The floor of the stalls appears to be crumbling away and patched with black tape. The gents toilets (for the whole theatre!) must be the smallest anywhere! They must measure about 9'x 6' containing 2 miniature cubicles, a urinal and washbasin.
I dread to think what the backstage conditions are like!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 23, 2018 10:06:42 GMT
Could it not work so he is just rich and dumb rather than old, rich and dumb so that a younger actor could play him? I’ve only seen the show a few times but I don’t recall anything about him being old in the text? Well, not really. Abner is really the sugar daddy to Dorothy who leads him on having the younger lover in Pat Denning.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 23, 2018 1:20:50 GMT
For those of us who haven’t seen the show and may be considering doing so, is it possible to get the discussion back on track? Yes, happy to get the discussion back on track! I saw this on Thursday afternoon and enjoyed it. It is performed by a very talented cast of 6 with tons of energy, camp and hugely over the top which suited the piece. All the roles were performed with gusto. Jason Gardiner especially impressive - good to see he can "deliver" the performance that he was expecting the Dancing On Ice contestants to do! The child I saw was excellent ( I usually hate child performers) but the girl I saw was fabulous and managed to be awful without being obnoxious! Tracie Bennett of course (almost ) steals the show with an hilarious number in the first act called "I hate musicals" which (almost) stops the show! But unfortunately does not have a great deal of stage time! All the cast appear to be having a huge amount of fun with it. Great fun for fans of musical theatre as the whole thing is a send up of the ruthless show biz mother and ambitious child, containing lots of lines, lyrics and musical motives from numerous other shows. It is quite fun to see how many you can spot. The show is very camp and funny and hurtles towards a funny and suitably over the top climax. The only issue I had with the show really is that it is very niche and fringe - with just two sets (although effective) and a cast of 6, and in this awful venue, the show really cannot justify the prices! So I would say it is only worth seeing at a discount - not worth £50 plus! If you can see it with a deal on the prices - go!
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 22, 2018 13:42:39 GMT
£15 ticket offer on Today Tix.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 20, 2018 17:03:40 GMT
Director: OK we're going to talk about acting through song. Alexandra: Sorry....what?
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