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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 9, 2019 8:20:56 GMT
We are delighted to be able to offer our members and visitors the chance to claim a discount on tickets to see The View UpStairs at Soho Theatre. Receive 20% off Band A tickets for preview performances between 18th - 22nd July. These tickets are very limited to hurry. Click HERE to book and use code WES17 at the checkout.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 6, 2019 17:45:49 GMT
I have no idea what the reviews have been like both in the professional sense and here on TheatreBoard because i've been avoiding them. But for me, this was fantastic. I wasn't left disappointed by this and it was one i was really looking forward to, so thank goodness for that. The design is really interesting and innovate and visually stunning, it only used i;d say half, if that, the depth of the stage, so it keeps it intimate which i think plays well into this show. The cast were stunning, especially the voices. The show is just beautiful to listen to. Everyone is going to compare T'shan to Cynthia and if you are going to ask me if vocally she was up there with her, i'd say no, but she still was, for me, fantastic. They all were. I especially liked the girl playing Nettie, she, for my money had just about the strongest vocals out of a group of amazing voices and i;d be really interested to see her play Celie actually. I have to say i couldn't have seen Seyi in the role, i said at the time of her casting she reads far too young and after seeing the show i really think T'shan was a better choice. I don't usually cry at shows but i have to say at the end there when Celie is reunited with certain people i was like a flood!
I was disappointed to see some empty seats today and all i;d say is that if you are reading this and trying to decide if to go, please please do. I think the show, the cast, crew, of which this is the young directors first big musical btw and the theatres really deserve our support and coin from attending!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 5, 2019 20:20:13 GMT
I wonder if he'd be saying the same if he'd been given the exclusive? Or waxing lyrical about it at every opportunity?
I have started to see him in a different light recently unfortunately.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 3, 2019 9:37:42 GMT
It's press night tonight. Some production shots have been released for anyone interested
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 2, 2019 17:56:08 GMT
I hope they aren't going all in a bit too fast.
The tour seems very extensive and in some really big venues.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 1, 2019 17:16:22 GMT
Not a fan of her saayenging then.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jul 1, 2019 16:32:51 GMT
So he lectures about there being a lack of new british musicals/musicals in general opening in London and then goes and opens his own new musical on Broadway? I see.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 29, 2019 12:55:10 GMT
I've always had the mindset that if i'm not interested in a show then it's irrelevant to me and i'm quite happy for it to run and entertain the audiences it does attract and give vital employment the actors and creatives involved. It always makes me highly uncomfortable to see people actively wanting a show to close or be cancelled. Why? If you don't want to go to the show or it doesn't interest you, what impact does it have on your life if it exists or not? You don't need to be wishing for closures or cancellations. It's just disrespectful and a bit self centred.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 29, 2019 10:58:07 GMT
The problem is it seems producers just think they can stick her in anything now Or maybe she is just a performer who wants to work constantly and accepts jobs knowing that if she doesn't, they may dry up and her career ends? Of course. And there's no reason why she wouldn't accept roles she's offered, I'm just saying that there are roles that suit her and roles that maybe producers just think about her name for regardless of whether she's suited or not.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 29, 2019 9:24:26 GMT
There's nothing wrong with her in the right roles. The problem is it seems producers just think they can stick her in anything now.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 28, 2019 9:45:24 GMT
So Millie and Maiya are leaving to be replaced by Courtney Bowman and Danielle Steers respectively. Both current alternates are leaving and being replaced by the other two new girls.
I'm wondering if Vicki and Courtney are going to get leads on the tour?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 28, 2019 9:19:32 GMT
First preview tonight in Leicester. Anyone going over the Leicester run?
I'm hoping to go on Wednesday.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 28, 2019 8:56:55 GMT
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 24, 2019 13:45:36 GMT
Well, you’re right it isn’t a human right, every one here is a guest and with that comes responsibility to be pleasant to other guests. Think of it as going to a dinner party. You’re going to try and get along with the others whilst having lots of interesting conversation and elements of disagreement with a bit of friendly joshing. It would be a boring dinner party indeed if everyone sat there agreeing with each other. Anyway, let's not be telling our valued and long standing members to leave. The mods look after that bit 🙂 I can see the power has gone to your head. Lovely. And i can see that you are very brazen for a new member with only 9 posts to your name. I'd advise you to take a little read of the rules again, please.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 24, 2019 7:19:45 GMT
Well this thread was in danger of being too positive for a second.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 22, 2019 18:18:35 GMT
Please someone tell me i'm not he only one who sees and hears Zayn from One Direction with this Emelio?! I fear i may be going mad because nobody has made that connection yet apart from me LOL
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 22, 2019 10:56:29 GMT
It needs to be moved or even ticketed.
Still make it open for all by having a big screen in Leicester Square or something showing it live as well.
I last went 3 years ago and it was madness, by the sounds of it both last year and now this year, it's got twice as bad.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 20, 2019 18:33:11 GMT
The water fountain was for sure not missing when i saw it at Curve.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 21:17:21 GMT
What i don't really think is ideal is if you play merry hell because an actress has just lost her job (temporarily) due to a bit of stunt casting but in the next breath seem gleeful about the prospect of the entire show closing and thus tens of actors and creatives losing their jobs. I'm seeing a lot of this, especially on twitter.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 20:39:34 GMT
They haven’t announced the theatre yet- because they don’t have one! Is Moulin Rouge still happening next year?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 20:08:46 GMT
Wait judging by this most recent tweet it looks like it’s not coming until Winter 2020 now 🤔 .... unless by Winter 2020 they just mean Jan/Feb!? I’m confused 😆
the marketing department are obviously the same ones who look after Waitress!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 19:19:21 GMT
There isn't really a reason they couldn't announce the theatre if it was The Piccadilly. The fact they haven't perhaps suggests it's a theatre that currently houses something that's not announced it's closure yet?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 13:27:54 GMT
We get enough gossip here we could set up our own news and gossip twitter!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 12:36:27 GMT
What strange show announcements recebtly. We had the SITPWG debacle and now PW announces via their broadway twitter account? Strange.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2019 12:26:58 GMT
I can't see where there has been any confirmation?
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