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Post by richey on Sept 18, 2019 18:46:01 GMT
This afternoon's performance cancelled
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Post by justfran on Sept 19, 2019 16:55:35 GMT
Photos have been released on the (presumably) official Instagram page.
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Post by richey on Sept 19, 2019 17:11:57 GMT
And on twitter
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Post by onair on Sept 19, 2019 18:43:00 GMT
Those costumes and setup is awful. The bus is even worse than the frame one they used on the first tour. Going to sell some of my tickets
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Post by richey on Sept 19, 2019 19:01:43 GMT
Those costumes and setup is awful. The bus is even worse than the frame one they used on the first tour. Going to sell some of my tickets Bus looks ok, better than that stupid coathanger frame. There's more pictures on twitter and the staging looks pretty sparse, and the divas look awful. Doesn't look like a very big cast either.
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Post by drowseychap on Sept 20, 2019 0:36:15 GMT
My local amateur musical theatre company had much better stage set costumes and bus than this tour and they even flew the girls too ..... cheap production with know doubt top price tickets ! Will wait for travelzoo
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2019 6:09:23 GMT
How many times has this toured now?!
Can see this really struggling.
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Post by peggysue on Sept 20, 2019 10:26:45 GMT
I’m looking forward to seeing the show when it comes to Newcastle. The photos look fine to me. Touring shows are always scaled down especially when it’s toured before. I’m not expecting a full West End show. I’ve seen it many times in London and every time it has toured and have never been disappointed.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 20, 2019 18:42:33 GMT
Me too peggysue (that rhymes!). I really didn’t want to see the last iteration of the tour going round again so I’m happy to see a new version.
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Post by justfran on Sept 20, 2019 20:09:25 GMT
The bus looks ok to me, not as bad as I was expecting after reading some comments. I won’t be seeing the tour until next year but already looking forward to it. It’s a great piece of escapism and there are so many songs in the show that when I hear on the radio now I automatically associate them with Priscilla 😊
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Post by alicesprings on Sept 20, 2019 20:23:51 GMT
I think it’s good to refresh the show a bit and I think the costumes look great.
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Post by ABr on Oct 21, 2019 16:28:28 GMT
Trailer recently been released for the new tour
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2019 17:51:28 GMT
It’s definitely pared down but as a person who isn’t obsessed with buses I’m ok with it. Especially given that the last tour looked tired AF. The costumes were dirty and visibly repaired or even worse NOT repaired.
Looking forward to it.
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Post by justfran on Oct 21, 2019 21:35:43 GMT
Looks good, lots of colour and fun. Joe McFadden seems like he suits the role so looking forward to seeing him in it.
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Post by sagiirl on Oct 22, 2019 14:37:50 GMT
I saw this on Saturday in Malvern. I never saw it when it was in the West End so can't compare but after reading all the comments here I went with very low expectations.
The theatre was packed and it went down a storm with a very quick standing ovation at the end. When everyone was leaving after the performance there was a real high buzz in the air as everyone was still laughing and smiling.
Yes I've seen slicker musical productions and staging but there was no doubt that this was a fun lifting musical that didn't take it self too seriously. There were some amazing voices and some not as good. For me not seeing any other bus before, this bus worked for this performance wasn't amazing but functional.
I thoroughly enjoyed the show and walked out with a smile on my face along with the rest of the theatre. Considering a really comfortable good seat in a great theatre for £33 there was lots to smile about.
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Post by justfran on Oct 22, 2019 21:05:36 GMT
Thanks for sharing such a positive review sagiirl I love that feeling walking out of a theatre having seen a great show that puts a smile on people’s faces.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 22, 2019 21:18:55 GMT
Thanks for sharing such a positive review sagiirl I love that feeling walking out of a theatre having seen a great show that puts a smile on people’s faces. &Juliet. just sayin! 🤗
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 7, 2019 17:31:12 GMT
Band A and B are £25 Band C £15 code MANCHESTER
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Post by richey on Nov 9, 2019 12:13:03 GMT
Do they still do the audience participation at the beginning of act 2?
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Post by anita on Nov 9, 2019 14:20:05 GMT
Do they still do the audience participation at the beginning of act 2? No.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 9, 2019 16:56:02 GMT
Do they still do the audience participation at the beginning of act 2? No. Good. They always go for me. One of bloody Gloria Estefan’s mob went for me to do Conga last week at On Your Feet 😟
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Post by richey on Nov 9, 2019 19:49:03 GMT
Do they still do the audience participation at the beginning of act 2? No. Good. I've booked aisle seats for Manchester and only just remembered about them coming out into the audience
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2019 21:38:12 GMT
I saw this in Edinburgh this afternoon and it was lovely. Not the best production I've seen, but the cast were great and it was just a fun feel-good show which is exactly what is needed in these cold months. I was sat in the balcony for £13. Couldn't see facial expressions but this is the best perspective to see the choreography, and the lighting design.
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Post by richey on Nov 25, 2019 22:52:31 GMT
Well I really enjoyed it. It may be stripped back drastically from the WestEnd version but it has heart. The new costumes are brilliant and there's fantastic performances from all the cast who all worked really hard in numerous roles. Joe McFadden gave a great performance as Tick, very refreshing after the phoned-in performances last given by Mr Donovan and both the husband and I thought 'Bob' was rather cute(but then we are a bit partial to men of the chunky hirsute variety). The bus actually works really well, a good compromise between the impractical original and the awful coathanger contraption of the first tour. This production didn't hold back on the homophobic issues either, not glossing over the graffitiing of the bus and assault on Adam. Only one scene didn't work for me, the Operatic section. Not sure why they added a dance for all the cast, it detracted from Adam's performance on top of the bus. All in all though a very enjoyable show, much needed on a miserable Monday in November.
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Post by hannechalk on Nov 26, 2019 9:34:33 GMT
I saw it in Manchester last night, and it will never be the best show you will ever see, but it's always great fun!
I had just forgotten that the audience for this one is usually rather inebriated, and with that chattier and louder by the minute.
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Post by richey on Nov 26, 2019 12:53:07 GMT
I saw it in Manchester last night, and it will never be the best show you will ever see, but it's always great fun! I had just forgotten that the audience for this one is usually rather inebriated, and with that chattier and louder by the minute. I saw it in Manchester last night, the audience around me were very well behaved.
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Post by hannechalk on Nov 26, 2019 13:40:10 GMT
I saw it in Manchester last night, and it will never be the best show you will ever see, but it's always great fun! I had just forgotten that the audience for this one is usually rather inebriated, and with that chattier and louder by the minute. I saw it in Manchester last night, the audience around me were very well behaved. I was up with the Gods, and it wasn't that they were misbehaving as such, just more exuberant than usual. Several ladies had alcohol confiscated at the door with bag checks - coat pockets, ladies, they don't check those.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 26, 2019 14:58:00 GMT
Ivecsaid this before but I reckon the further away from the stage you are, the worse the behaviour gets. If people feel disconnected from the action, they’re less likely to be absorbed by it and more likely to be tempted to do other things... talk, check phones, get pissed etc. Arenas and stadiums are the worst for it. After sitting miles away from Take That at a stadium some years ago I vowed never again. People were paying more attention to buying cider and cones of chips than watching the show.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 26, 2019 22:56:38 GMT
Well, six of us there tonight and opinion ranged from “hated it” to “ok but underwhelming”. There was a brief show stop ten minutes into act 1. Technical presumably, although there’s not a lot of tech to go wrong. I don’t know if that threw them off in act 1 but it really didn’t gel. Act 2 was better but still, several things were off. I’m not going to list everything I didn't like about it but I’m not letting Joe McFadden get away with being completely underpowered in both acting, singing and fabulousness in drag and totally overshadowed by pretty much everyone else on that stage. I preferred Jason Donovan, even in the “twilight years”. Yep. #sorryaboutit I’m also not letting the ensemble, with the exception of the Divas, get away with often looking clumsy and underrehearsed. More positively Miles Western as Bernadette is excellent and Nick Hayes as Felicia is good if a bit under volume on the vocals. I know that touring version from a couple of years ago was on its arse by the end but I’d rather have seen a refreshed version of that than this remake. Too many of the iconic moments are changed and it did not benefit from it. 🧸🧸.5
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Post by danb on Nov 27, 2019 7:54:52 GMT
Sorry, but we need a half bear icon or you simply cannot use your system. 😬🎉😝
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