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Post by Jon on Apr 25, 2023 20:49:47 GMT
I'm not sure why a lack of transfers is considered a bad thing, it's not a failure if a show doesn't transfer and technically Michael Longhurst has had a Donmar West End production with Constellations
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Post by Jon on Apr 24, 2023 16:15:38 GMT
I wonder whether she'll still double as Mr Darling? Havers as Mr Darling would work and maybe double up as another role.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 21:33:12 GMT
It’d look great in The Roundhouse. The Roundhouse is nowhere near as flexible as the Troubadour plus they're booked up with concerts for the rest of 2023.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 18:04:17 GMT
Oh no this is a very very bad idea Oh No It's Not!... I'll get me coat.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 17:55:41 GMT
Peter Pan was traditionally played by a woman but gender swapping Hook and Tinkerbell is not something I've seen done before.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 1:11:32 GMT
I'm a real sucker for films, TV and theatre that shows the story behind something successful so The Motive and The Cue is up my street.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 1:08:26 GMT
Venues like the Menier can't really have other kind of seating because of the size of said venue.
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Post by Jon on Apr 22, 2023 23:16:21 GMT
I would pay to see the Peter Griffin version of Starlight Express.
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Post by Jon on Apr 22, 2023 11:10:24 GMT
I think it's incorrect to say nothing happens. A lot happens but we don't see it because it's a memory play from Michael's perpective.
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 23:32:31 GMT
This was about an hour an 15 first half, an hour second half. We came out at just after 10pm tonight. Any good?
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 14:15:28 GMT
The pricing is a disaster! Nothing below £70-odd! Are you only looking at Friday-Saturday as there are cheaper tickets earlier in the week.
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 13:19:31 GMT
The first preview was cancelled the day before it was due to start so maybe technical issues?
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Post by Jon on Apr 20, 2023 14:31:40 GMT
I'm not sure not liking the ending of Killing Eve is bad behaviour, maybe odd behaviour to tell Jodie Comer directly but since it happened at stage door and not during Prima Facie, I think it can get a free pass.
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Post by Jon on Apr 20, 2023 0:55:19 GMT
Just noticed that James B Wilson's 1922 which was supposed to debut last year but postponed because the Last Night of the Proms was cancelled due to the Queen's death is debuting at this year's Last Night.
Wonder if those who booked last year's Last Night will be able to have their tickets honoured or will have all been refunded?
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 22:16:38 GMT
Can BurlyBeaR or @pdc amend the thread title as it's Troubadour not Troubador.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 12:23:09 GMT
The way the set is laid out, a block at the back was the only feasible option.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 11:44:44 GMT
Yeah I'd argue it's one a year too still - ASL they are co producing not at their venue and none of their team are directing. Surprised this is in the Olivier and not the Lyttleton but I guess it's the biggest house and probably their most commercial show. At least it's a solid creative team - I'm not a Lyndsey Turner fan but having Stephen Meat and Nigel Lilley gives me hope! I wonder what they have planned for the Lyttelton after The Effect?
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 11:36:45 GMT
I wonder when they'll announce the Palladium Panto? I have a hunch it'll be around the time The Wizard of Oz opens as that is a Michael Harrison show.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 11:32:27 GMT
They did say one musical a year. I guess Hex not officially opening in 2021 and coming back proper in 2022 means technically, it’s still one a year. I wouldn’t count Strange Loop, it’s got many many producers. Sky's Edge was also a delayed transfer as well.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 11:14:29 GMT
There is a lot more stage seats this time but I guess they have more space at the Savoy compared to Richmond and the Pinter.
There is also going to be a pop up bar beneath the stage.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 10:55:42 GMT
Of course, that's why they started doing the occasional one 40 years ago. But the point of the subsidy is so they don't need to be overly commercial. Plays can equally make a lot of money if successful. Amadeus, War Horse, One Man Two Guvnors, A Chorus of Disapproval are just four NT plays that made them a fortune. I think two musicals in a twelve month period is sufficient when London already has more musicals than plays. No, I'm not David Hare... The NT subsidy has recently been reduced so they need to fill the coffers somehow.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 10:35:06 GMT
I think these announcements are very disappointing. The NT have been doing the odd musical for decades but in twelve months we'll have had Hex, Sky's Edge, The Witches and Strange Loop (albeit at The Barbican). Two returning newish plays. Why aren't the NT doing a few more classics? They've not done Uncle Vanya in 30 years, for example. I'm not sure this is what the subsidy given to the NT is about. It should be a balance of new writing and classics with the occasional musical. Dancing at Lughnasa is playing at the Olivier at the moment. Last year they had quite a few classic revivals so having more modern classics isn't a bad thing. It's a bit snobby to suggest the NT shouldn't have musicals.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 10:29:44 GMT
David Wood of course did an adaptation of The Witches 30 years ago and it had at least two London productions. I dunno. The NT used to do the occasional musical but they now seem to be taking up a lot of the programming or scheduling. This year we will have had Hex, Standing at the Sky's Edge, The Witches and Strange Loop (albeit at The Barbican). Musicals can make a lot of money if successful.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 0:38:18 GMT
Out of interest, have they said how you can apply to be one of the 100 men or has that chance passed?
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 23:39:52 GMT
If you’re gonna transfer a show from a small simple off west end production to the West End then this is how you do it! So tight, and brilliantly done. The score is still top notch, I just loved it. And that finale - I was spellbound glad to see the plane from Drowsy Chaperone getting another outing This fits the fortune so well, and ATG must be happy with their bar takings compared to the school groups at Woman in Black. I hope this extends to have a decent run. That said, they’re really gonna need to bring in a different pricing structure once the main run gets going. I thought this when I went to get a programme at the Dress Circle bar before the show and there was a line.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 18:23:01 GMT
I have another touring query, is it deliberate for certain shows to only play one region? I understand for somewhere like Ireland, it's down to lack of suitable theatres and that people can travel to Dublin from both ROI and NI fairly easy but I wonder if producers of The Lion King for example know that people will travel to see the show no matter.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 18:10:53 GMT
Booking two years ahead of time is risky IMO, I could understand a year but something might happen before that.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 17:23:43 GMT
I think someone at the NT reads this thread as the runtime of The Motive and the Clue and Dixon and Daughters is up.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 17:01:40 GMT
Not sure whether the worst behaviour will be on stage or in the audience. The audience on Loose Women are quite respectful but a TV studio is more restrictive than a theatre.
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Post by Jon on Apr 18, 2023 14:32:43 GMT
Starlight Express must be the most meddled musical in history. I do wonder why they keep tinkering with it?
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