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Post by Being Alive on Apr 23, 2024 10:35:54 GMT
The issue with the Pinter (like the Duke of Yorks) is that the restricted view seats are REALLY bad, so you end up having to pay top dollar in the hope of actually seeing anything.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 22, 2024 16:40:05 GMT
Pinter or Duke of Yorks - vaguely remember DT saying in that interview Autumn, which would suggest it might follow Romeo and Juliet into the DOY
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 22, 2024 11:42:06 GMT
Having Patricia Routledge in 2019 at Cadogan was fine as there was a reason for it, but I'd be annoyed if that happened here.
And yes, Bradley Jaden would have been much better suited to Billy.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 22, 2024 11:28:43 GMT
And in a venue which (as far as I know) these producers haven’t used before So I’d expect the sound to be even worse as they won’t have a clue what they’re at Oh I hadn't even clocked this - an excellent point, god help us.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 22, 2024 11:09:36 GMT
Head to the Bare thread for the horror stories.
They are hit and miss, as a large number of these concerts producers are (apart from Fourth Wall I'd argue), and I'm very bored of having to hedge my bets on whether they are going to be hit (Side Show and JRB) or miss (Diana and Bare being the prime examples)
They seem to be completely unable to handle sound when more than 2 people are singing at once, and this is one of the best scores ever written so...I'd like to be able to hear it - too much to ask?
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 22, 2024 8:57:25 GMT
Lambert Jackson producing Jamie Muscato, Christine Allado and Rebecca Caine as Billy, Julie and Nettie.
How depressing the greatest score of all time is in the hands of people who can't do sound for sh*t.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 21, 2024 22:08:21 GMT
Glad to be resting Wilmot, wish we were also resting Zerdin.
Very in for Clary and McDonald - what a camp riot this will be, backed by some of MTs finest young stars.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 21, 2024 13:56:21 GMT
If it is Hugh Jackman then it will probably sell out during the pre-sale. It's not.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 15:35:38 GMT
I think what's happened here is exactly how I feel about the state of London theatre in general. New work like Opening Night that is (in my eyes) bold and fresh can't succeed and we have to endure rubbish like 2:22 and Heathers until the end of time. Opening Night IS rubbish though. And it tortures its audience. I hated 2:22, but clearly some people like it- so would rather that does 2 months at this theatre than letting the misery of ON carry on. I would bet the cast feel the same, they must be desperate for the exit If you swapped the positioning of Opening Night and 2:22 over in your reply, youd have my exact feelings (although i didn't hate Opening Night!)
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 11:39:57 GMT
I have this weird conspiracy theory the whole thing is a money laundering scheme but that's for another day 😂 Just bringing this back...
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 11:35:48 GMT
Sounds like I could have written that article 😂
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 11:20:24 GMT
True - choreography by Ellen Kane (eh) and a composer might suggest play with music though.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 10:55:37 GMT
I think what's happened here is exactly how I feel about the state of London theatre in general.
New work like Opening Night that is (in my eyes) bold and fresh can't succeed and we have to endure rubbish like 2:22 and Heathers until the end of time.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 10:26:25 GMT
Have a feeling this might need to move to musicals based on what I'd already heard - the debate of 'musical or play with music' starts here
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 19, 2024 8:11:37 GMT
Do we think this show will be a tough ticket? Lord no. Its not like anyone announced to be in it so far is a famous which is how previous revivals have worked. This'll be a doddle to get tickets for.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 15:50:52 GMT
Oh yeah! Russ closed it according to a Google I cannot remember when I saw it, but I had Neil Morissey as Fagin (yes, Bob the Builder-jokes were made) and Samantha Barks as Nancy. Touring version of the Drury lane production
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 12:34:14 GMT
Was that off the back of “Search for a Nancy” or whatever the BBC program was called? It was Jody Prenger but I saw Kerry Ellis too. I think it was Rowan Atkinson? Unless I’m getting my productions confused. Kerry replaced Jodie. It was Rowen first, then Omid took over. Can't remember if someone followed him or if he was the last Griff Rhys Jones definitely did it at some point, and I vaguely remember Russ Abbot did too (possible I'm making the last one up)
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 12:10:44 GMT
Drury lane has something in Nov-Jan though and it's not exciting, so whatever the cool thing is isn't until Feb at the earliest? Hasn't someone already mentioned it's Elf? Oh, well yes it's that.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 12:01:20 GMT
Drury lane has something in Nov-Jan though and it's not exciting, so whatever the cool thing is isn't until Feb at the earliest?
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 11:38:42 GMT
Is she on about Drury Lane or Haymarket tho
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 11:34:28 GMT
This does sound worse with every new bit of info that comes out about it Is it just Kym Marsh you don't like or is it the show generally? Oh I have nothing against kym marsh personally, but all the feedback from 2022 was...not great, the modernisation is entirely unnecessary, and now throwing in a stunt cast of this type just makes it feel like panto rather than a musical
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 10:16:37 GMT
This does sound worse with every new bit of info that comes out about it
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 18, 2024 10:15:41 GMT
Only want to see Simon if I'm honest - rest of the cast is very dull.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 22:27:59 GMT
And we get Jo and Janie to do it again? SOLD And Alexander Hanson, Peter Forbes, and Claire Moore. I'll trade Hanson for Quast, but you're on!
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 20:30:27 GMT
Two of my friends thought this was literally the worst thing they'd ever seen - which I sort of understand in a way.
It's right on the edge for me if not working at all, but I still thought Sheehy was very good so ended up with 3 stars.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 18:44:57 GMT
Apologies if it’s already been answered but how easy/hard is it to win the daily lottery for this? I’ve tried everyday since it opened and never won 😞 Same
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 17:56:29 GMT
A revival of Follies, using the 1971 script and the National Theatre set but with a bigger string section and a much more expensive, more opulent set of designs for the Loveland sequence, at Drury Lane when Frozen closes. I can dream, can't I? And we get Jo and Janie to do it again? SOLD
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 12:54:23 GMT
The one thing I just could not wrap my head around and what I kept wanting to shout out was “Why did you take the role, then?!” if she hated it so much. Well one example, how did Catherine Tate end up in The Enfield Haunting? The answer to that (and probably the answer to this question too) was £££
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 12:33:57 GMT
She’s filming a TV drama for Paramount Plus at the moment, after her film Pretty Red Dress, for which she received a BIFA acting nomination. She has two kids under 2 so it’s unlikely she’ll want to tour any time soon. Hoorah, we're safe.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 17, 2024 11:48:33 GMT
Kimberley Walsh as Satine. Sorted. hehehe That made me shudder. It will be Alexandra Burke Almost worse.
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