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Post by daniel on Apr 5, 2016 20:23:51 GMT
I would love this to come back to London. It would be at home at the Victoria Palace but I think Hamilton is rumoured to go there. Any ideas if it could transfer? I've heard it referred to by people on the show as an "International Tour" so I wouldn't be surprised if it had a further life overseas, not too dissimilar to how the Lion King UK Tour went off to Switzerland.
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Post by David J on Apr 9, 2016 20:13:59 GMT
Seeing this again at Birmingham.
Anthony Lawrence is on as George Banks, and although his youth plays against him he does a Stirling job
We also have a white Mrs Corey with a Scottish accent. Don't know who the understudy is
As much as her acting is great Zizi's vocals are still bothering me. I kinda like to see what her understudy is like
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Post by Sue on Apr 9, 2016 21:45:25 GMT
I hear you, David J.
I saw the understudy Mary, Jennifer Davison in Bristol a few months back and her vocals were much, much better than Zizi's. Her dancing wasn't as good but overall, I much preferred her.
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Post by daniel on Apr 9, 2016 22:38:23 GMT
Jackie Hughes was on as Mrs Corry today - she also covers Mrs Banks and Bird Woman - completely different to seeing her as Elphaba!
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Post by David J on Apr 9, 2016 22:42:28 GMT
What day of the week did you see her? Maybe that's when she's scheduled to perform
Don't get me wrong, Zizi's finest moments came in the quieter moments such as "When every job when it's complete", when she sang the lyrics softly.
On the other hand, when she has to pull off high notes alone in songs like "Practically Perfect" that vibrato is distracting and at times harsh to listen to. You can hear it on the Variety recording.
Out of interest Sue when you saw Mary Poppins in Bristol, did confetti cannons go off to announce Mary Poppins arrival at the end of Precision and Order (Reprise), showering the stalls with pink flower-like confetti like the projections? I too saw the show in Bristol and I definetly don't remember that. The sudden pops of the cannons felt so out of place.
By the way I had an odd occurrence tonight. When I went to the correct door to the stalls I offered my ticket to the usherette. Out of nowhere she asks "Do you know where you are?" before she even looked at the ticket
No lady, I am a bit lost. I was meant to be seeing "You can always hand them back" at the Skycity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Could you point me in the right direction?
Maybe Birmingham Hippodrome employs philosophical ushers
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Post by daniel on Apr 9, 2016 23:19:35 GMT
What day of the week did you see her? Maybe that's when she's scheduled to perform Don't get me wrong, Zizi's finest moments came in the quieter moments such as "When every job when it's complete", when she sang the lyrics softly. On the other hand, when she has to pull off high notes alone in songs like "Practically Perfect" that vibrato is distracting and at times harsh to listen to. You can hear it on the Variety recording. Out of interest Sue when you saw Mary Poppins in Bristol, did confetti cannons go off to announce Mary Poppins arrival at the end of Precision and Order (Reprise), showering the stalls with pink flower-like confetti like the projections? I too saw the show in Bristol and I definetly don't remember that. The sudden pops of the cannons felt so out of place. By the way I had an odd occurrence tonight. When I went to the correct door to the stalls I offered my ticket to the usherette. Out of nowhere she asks "Do you know where you are?" before she even looked at the ticket No lady, I am a bit lost. I was meant to be seeing "You can always hand them back" at the Skycity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Could you point me in the right direction? Maybe Birmingham Hippodrome employs philosophical ushers There aren't any "scheduled" cover dates on the Poppins tour, but there's been a fair bit of holiday cover lately! The "cherry tree" confetti does indeed happen at the end of the Cherry Tree Lane song every time! We do have some interesting characters ushering at the Hippodrome I must say!!
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Post by dippy on Apr 10, 2016 0:08:25 GMT
There aren't any "scheduled" cover dates on the Poppins tour, but there's been a fair bit of holiday cover lately! There really does seem to have been a lot of holiday cover from what I've seen online. I'd love to see Edwin Ray as Bert but as far as I know both of the cover Berts have only done one show each. Any idea if Matt Lee has any planned holidays?
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Post by daniel on Apr 10, 2016 0:22:38 GMT
There aren't any "scheduled" cover dates on the Poppins tour, but there's been a fair bit of holiday cover lately! There really does seem to have been a lot of holiday cover from what I've seen online. I'd love to see Edwin Ray as Bert but as far as I know both of the cover Berts have only done one show each. Any idea if Matt Lee has any planned holidays? Would also love to to see Edwin as Burt, unfortunately don't know if Matt has any planned holiday...will see if I can find anything out.
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Post by dippy on Apr 10, 2016 1:40:44 GMT
There really does seem to have been a lot of holiday cover from what I've seen online. I'd love to see Edwin Ray as Bert but as far as I know both of the cover Berts have only done one show each. Any idea if Matt Lee has any planned holidays? Would also love to to see Edwin as Burt, unfortunately don't know if Matt has any planned holiday...will see if I can find anything out. Thanks, if you find anything out I'd love to know. I've seen Edwin in some of Matthew Bourne's productions and think he'd be a lovely Bert. I'm sure Adam Rhys-Charles (he's the other cover right? I don't have my programme where I currently am) is too but it's Edwin I'd really love to see.
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Post by Michael on Apr 21, 2016 22:26:41 GMT
Seen it tonight in Birmingham and thought it was practically perfect, but only in almost every way.
Maybe I'm spoilt from other shows with amazing kids (School of Rock, Billy Elliot, Matilda), but unfortunately, both kids weren't that good. They rushed through their parts and swallowed several syllables and words and I had problems understanding them.
It took me a while to warm to Zizi's Mary Poppins, but after one or two songs in the show, I really liked her portrayal. Just realised I haven't seen her on stage since Rock of Ages closed.
Really liked the set and costumes, thought it was a great production value, especially for a tour.
We had Jacqueline Hughes as Winifred Banks. I enjoyed seeing her in a completely different role than Elphaba.
Tonight was a signed performance, and I do hope that the interpreter negotiated an extra on top of her usual salary for having to translate supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 6:53:27 GMT
Is this supposed to transfer to Drury Lane afterwards?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 8:34:40 GMT
Is this supposed to transfer to Drury Lane afterwards? It is all just speculation as to what will go to the Drury Lane at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised if it is this, but I doubt we will hear anything till the Summer... I have been proven wrong before though!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 15:22:18 GMT
Is this supposed to transfer to Drury Lane afterwards? It is all just speculation as to what will go to the Drury Lane at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised if it is this, but I doubt we will hear anything till the Summer... I have been proven wrong before though! I'd love to see this come back to London, the tour doesn't go anyway near London so I can't see it in tour! I originally thought Finding Neberland would go here but I'm not sure. Wonder where that would go instead. Cant wait wit to see what officially comes here!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 18:27:18 GMT
Watched the trailer again for the tour and it needs to come to London! Would sell very good I think! Would love to see it
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Post by Michael on Apr 26, 2016 18:38:28 GMT
It is all just speculation as to what will go to the Drury Lane at the moment, I wouldn't be surprised if it is this, but I doubt we will hear anything till the Summer... I have been proven wrong before though! I'd love to see this come back to London, the tour doesn't go anyway near London so I can't see it in tour! I thought Southampton was fairly close to London. Even a day trip from London and back to see a Matinee is doable - I did this back in 2012 to see the Oliver UK tour with Sam Barks at the Mayflower (yes, at exactly the one stop she wasn't doing as she was filming the Les Mis movie).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 19:12:33 GMT
I'd love to see this come back to London, the tour doesn't go anyway near London so I can't see it in tour! I thought Southampton was fairly close to London. Even a day trip from London and back to see a Matinee is doable - I did this back in 2012 to see the Oliver UK tour with Sam Barks at the Mayflower (yes, at exactly the one stop she wasn't doing as she was filming the Les Mis movie). I would do if I was older and could go alone but I would have to have someone take me and i dont know whi I'll hold out for a transfer!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 19:12:59 GMT
Also, I can totally see Gemma Arteton being an amazing Mary Poppins if he tour does transfer!!
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Post by basdfg on Apr 26, 2016 19:14:46 GMT
I do hope it returns to London. I cant remember much of the show plus because of the seats we were in we didn't really see her fly.
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Post by daniel on Apr 26, 2016 21:38:02 GMT
I must say I thought this show was amazing, a real classic. I think it would do a respectable run in London.
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Post by Jon on Apr 26, 2016 21:39:47 GMT
Also, I can totally see Gemma Arteton being an amazing Mary Poppins if he tour does transfer!! The likelihood of it actually happening is very small....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 6:42:22 GMT
Also, I can totally see Gemma Arteton being an amazing Mary Poppins if he tour does transfer!! The likelihood of it actually happening is very small.... Oh yeah j know the likelihood is super small but I think she'd be great
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Post by David J on Apr 28, 2016 12:05:17 GMT
There really does seem to have been a lot of holiday cover from what I've seen online. I'd love to see Edwin Ray as Bert but as far as I know both of the cover Berts have only done one show each. Any idea if Matt Lee has any planned holidays? Would also love to to see Edwin as Burt, unfortunately don't know if Matt has any planned holiday...will see if I can find anything out. Is it possible to find out whether Zizi Strallen has any holiday dates during the Mayflower run? I don't mind seeing her again when I go to the 29th May performance. I'd just like to see what Jennifer Davison is like
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 7:48:35 GMT
Is the rumour about this really returning to London true or is it just hopeful wishing?? Can totally see it doing a 6 month run at either Drury Lane or the Palladium
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 20, 2016 10:57:25 GMT
And who for Mary?
Any spare Strallens knocking about?
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 12:18:43 GMT
And who for Mary? Any spare Strallens knocking about? Would never happen but Gemma Arteton would be great!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 12:34:05 GMT
Not sure Gemma could dance it.
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Post by Raven on May 20, 2016 19:31:17 GMT
Would also love to to see Edwin as Burt, unfortunately don't know if Matt has any planned holiday...will see if I can find anything out. Is it possible to find out whether Zizi Strallen has any holiday dates during the Mayflower run? I don't mind seeing her again when I go to the 29th May performance. I'd just like to see what Jennifer Davison is like I saw Jennifer Davison during the Edinburgh run. I was slightly disappointed that Zizi wasn't performing and perhaps that is why I didn't immediately warm to Jennifer as Mary until about 30 minutes in. By the end, I had thoroughly enjoyed her performance but cannot compare her to Zizi, of course. The production overall was quite magical with Rebecca Lock playing a great Mrs Banks and Wendy Ferguson providing some good laughs as the maid, Mrs Brill. Would definitely recommend!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 20:41:40 GMT
I have a question which may have been answered on the previous forum but I can't quite remember... {Spoiler - click to view} Does Mary still fly out over the audience in the finale for this tour or does it depend on the venue? I can't quite imagine the Mayflower being able to do this...?
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Post by ptwest on Jun 11, 2016 20:52:02 GMT
I have a question which may have been answered on the previous forum but I can't quite remember... {Spoiler - click to view} Does Mary still fly out over the audience in the finale for this tour or does it depend on the venue? I can't quite imagine the Mayflower being able to do this...? I can only vouch for Leicester and Manchester but it happened at both of those venues.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 11, 2016 20:55:59 GMT
My sister saw this recently in Southampton, and she tells me it happened there too.
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