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Post by cheesy116 on Apr 26, 2017 11:17:17 GMT
I bought a ticket for the first night in Leicester, I couldn't resist!
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Post by cheesy116 on May 8, 2017 16:26:18 GMT
Does anyone here know much about the laws and licencing of tours ? The breakdown for the child ensemble for this show states 'We are accepting applications from England Wales and Ireland but cannot accept any applications from Scotland due to licensing laws'.
What makes Scotland different from the others in terms of kids on tour ? Many have been in London shows and tours before.
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Post by theatremadness on May 8, 2017 16:39:33 GMT
Does anyone here know much about the laws and licencing of tours ? The breakdown for the child ensemble for this show states 'We are accepting applications from England Wales and Ireland but cannot accept any applications from Scotland due to licensing laws'. What makes Scotland different from the others in terms of kids on tour ? Many have been in London shows and tours before. Maybe they're worried the Scottish kids will start campaigning for independence from everyone else.
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Post by palace on May 8, 2017 16:50:48 GMT
Does anyone here know much about the laws and licencing of tours ? The breakdown for the child ensemble for this show states 'We are accepting applications from England Wales and Ireland but cannot accept any applications from Scotland due to licensing laws'. What makes Scotland different from the others in terms of kids on tour ? Many have been in London shows and tours before. I think Scotland may have different laws from England and Wales. So maybe they have a different law for children on tour.
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Post by critchyboy on May 8, 2017 16:51:35 GMT
I've got a group of 42 going to this in Manchester. Already this is the most popular show I've booked a group for.
£45 per ticket in the side stalls.
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Post by cheesy116 on May 8, 2017 16:53:01 GMT
Does anyone here know much about the laws and licencing of tours ? The breakdown for the child ensemble for this show states 'We are accepting applications from England Wales and Ireland but cannot accept any applications from Scotland due to licensing laws'. What makes Scotland different from the others in terms of kids on tour ? Many have been in London shows and tours before. I think Scotland may have different laws from England and Wales. So maybe they have a different law for children on tour. I guessed that from the email I got but was more wondering if people know what law is different that caused this ? They let Scottish kids audition for Matilda and Bruce
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Post by wicked on May 9, 2017 18:59:44 GMT
I think Scotland may have different laws from England and Wales. So maybe they have a different law for children on tour. I guessed that from the email I got but was more wondering if people know what law is different that caused this ? They let Scottish kids audition for Matilda and Bruce Possibly a logistical factor for distance from home? For example, the West End productions only auditions kids from something like an hour's distance from the theatre, whereas they allow potential Matilda & Bruce's from all over the country to audition because they house them.
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Post by mrtumnus on May 9, 2017 20:31:06 GMT
Up here in Scotch-land we have outlawed child labour and it is almost impossible for weans (children) to even get a paper round. Whereas we a led to believe that the free market Tory economics of the Southerners are all for bringing back the work houses and for sending urchins back up chimneys.
The laws are so strict here that when Blood Brothers tours they have to use adults!
Even amateur theatre productions that uses children need to apply to the local council for a licence to allow them to perform. I don't see why it would be a problem though as they are always granted. Sounds like a cop-out to me as Billy Elliot toured last year.
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Post by Honoured Guest on May 10, 2017 10:02:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 9:42:42 GMT
Casting Announced.
Craig Els has been cast as Trunchball for the UK tour. Great work there imo. He's played Trunchball in London for 3 years, and I've seen him twice, sterling actor and he really carries the show! Its great to see a UK tour get a Wendy principal actor out on the run. Carly Thoms as Miss Honey, Sebastien Torkia as Mr Wormwood and Rebecca Thornhill as Mrs Wormwood.
Still, wont be going as a result of extortionate ticket prices.
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Post by sirdaniel on Oct 17, 2017 12:22:06 GMT
Over the moon that Craige is doing this
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Post by daniel on Oct 17, 2017 12:59:33 GMT
Over the moon that Craige is doing this Me too. He is a fantastic Trunchbull and will lead the cast magnificently!
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Post by zak97 on Oct 17, 2017 14:23:43 GMT
I’ll go and see this for Rebecca, definitely. As both Rebecca and Craig are in the cast, I’m guessing they were both happy to stay with the show but the producers may have thought London needed a cast refresh after a few years. Therefore they were offered the tour. Just a thought.
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Post by No. on Oct 17, 2017 16:06:26 GMT
This cast looks incredible, gutted at the prices though! £37 is the cheapest seat in my local, way out of my range at the moment! Is it really expensive anywhere else or is it just my lack of money in the bank making it look worse?
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Post by daniel on Oct 17, 2017 16:25:42 GMT
This cast looks incredible, gutted at the prices though! £37 is the cheapest seat in my local, way out of my range at the moment! Is it really expensive anywhere else or is it just my lack of money in the bank making it look worse? It's generally expensive across the board. I think this is probably the most expensive tour that we've ever seen. Not only are the top prices on a par with London, the lowest priced tickets are a heck of a lot higher, and that's what bugs me. Charge £100 by all means if people will pay it, but with the cheapest seats pushing £40, so many people are alienated. I dread to think how high Lion King will push their prices when they tour again!
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Post by No. on Oct 17, 2017 16:27:08 GMT
This cast looks incredible, gutted at the prices though! £37 is the cheapest seat in my local, way out of my range at the moment! Is it really expensive anywhere else or is it just my lack of money in the bank making it look worse? It's generally expensive across the board. I think this is probably the most expensive tour that we've ever seen. Not only are the top prices on a par with London, the lowest priced tickets are a heck of a lot higher, and that's what bugs me. Charge £100 by all means if people will pay it, but with the cheapest seats pushing £40, so many people are alienated. I dread to think how high Lion King will push their prices when they tour again! Maybe to do with touring sets of kids? I can imagine that costs quite a bit
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Post by musicalmarge on Oct 17, 2017 17:39:20 GMT
Very excited for Carly Thoms cast as Ms Honey. She was a superb Maria in the Sound of Music. Great break for her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 23:49:57 GMT
We’ve booked our tickets for the show in Edinburgh and I must say, the prices of this tour are ridiculous. They are up there with the likes of Wicked or any of the Mackintosh ones (e.g. Les Mis). We paid £85 each and bought 4 tickets. Our poor bank account!
Having a pricing bracket called “Premium” is also quite cheeky. What are you playing at RSC/ATG?
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Post by ensembleswings on Mar 31, 2018 16:39:30 GMT
Sounds like I'm quite lucky, cheapest tickets in my local venue are £15, I've paid £25 as I really don't like the very back row of the upper circle (purely for the fact they are the most uncomfortable seats ever). The cheapest stalls/grand circle tickets are £50 with majority being £60 or £77.50. That's all on weekdays though, it'll be more expensive on weekends but I don't know by how much.
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Post by Mark on Mar 31, 2018 17:39:40 GMT
The restricted view seats I usually pay £15 for in Sunderland (for Beautiful/Blood Brothers recently) are £36.50 for this!
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Post by show69 on Apr 6, 2018 12:13:06 GMT
Is this coming to Aberdeen ?
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 6, 2018 12:37:39 GMT
Is this coming to Aberdeen ? In a word, no. At least not yet. The closest it comes to Aberdeen is Edinburgh Playhouse.
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Post by show69 on Apr 6, 2018 12:41:48 GMT
Oh, that’s a shame. Least it’s coming to Scotland!
Friend just booked for Manchester, and said it’s sold really well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 16:43:53 GMT
Oh, that’s a shame. Least it’s coming to Scotland! Friend just booked for Manchester, and said it’s sold really well. Friday and Saturday performances have limited availablity but the rest of them are only about half sold, if that. Even the Wednesday matinees, which I would have expected to be full of school etc are only around half sold so far.
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Post by Scswp on Apr 6, 2018 17:15:42 GMT
Oh, that’s a shame. Least it’s coming to Scotland! Friend just booked for Manchester, and said it’s sold really well. Friday and Saturday performances have limited availablity but the rest of them are only about half sold, if that. Even the Wednesday matinees, which I would have expected to be full of school etc are only around half sold so far. I would guess it’s too expensive for many schools to consider. It’s a pity there are no scheduled ‘school performances’ at a much-reduced cost in order to attract the next generation of theatre-goers. I’m a teacher myself and have recently read ‘Matilda’ with the class. The children, I’m sure, would love to see this on stage, but the price range is well of out of reach for many of our parents. A pity!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 17:25:51 GMT
Friday and Saturday performances have limited availablity but the rest of them are only about half sold, if that. Even the Wednesday matinees, which I would have expected to be full of school etc are only around half sold so far. I would guess it’s too expensive for many schools to consider. It’s a pity there are no scheduled ‘school performances’ at a much-reduced cost in order to attract the next generation of theatre-goers. I’m a teacher myself and have recently read ‘Matilda’ with the class. The children, I’m sure, would love to see this on stage, but the price range is well of out of reach for many of our parents. A pity! It is a massive shame. The pricing is rather prohibitive.
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Post by daniel on Apr 6, 2018 17:27:32 GMT
Friday and Saturday performances have limited availablity but the rest of them are only about half sold, if that. Even the Wednesday matinees, which I would have expected to be full of school etc are only around half sold so far. I would guess it’s too expensive for many schools to consider. It’s a pity there are no scheduled ‘school performances’ at a much-reduced cost in order to attract the next generation of theatre-goers. I’m a teacher myself and have recently read ‘Matilda’ with the class. The children, I’m sure, would love to see this on stage, but the price range is well of out of reach for many of our parents. A pity! have you enquired with local venues about school tickets? It'll vary by location, but for example Birmingham are doing £25 tickets for schools on Wednesday matinees.
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 6, 2018 18:49:42 GMT
^ That's a good point. Just looked at Bradford and they're offering tickets to school groups for £18 on Wed matinee, including seats in price band c, which I assume are half decent.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2018 20:50:01 GMT
^ That's a good point. Just looked at Bradford and they're offering tickets to school groups for £18 on Wed matinee, including seats in price band c, which I assume are half decent. It seems like there's quite a few youth theatre companies and schools going to the show in Edinburgh. I think the tickets have been released ridiculously early as ours arrived today and there's over a year until the show!
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Post by Rory on Apr 7, 2018 17:46:43 GMT
Have been wanting to see Matilda for years and today was finally the day, in Dublin. It was wonderful. Our only quibble was that it was hard at times to make out the words of the parents and Matilda when they were singing. But what a crowdpleaser!
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