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Post by andyuk200523 on Mar 3, 2024 10:26:33 GMT
This was a really special show. My hunch is they will reconfigure it for a proscenium and send it out on tour or transfer it at some point. I was thinking it may just come back to @sohoplace in like a year or so, I cannot see how any other theatres can put this show on with backstage accessibility being a major issue, but I'd love to be wrong! Was an evening I won't be forgetting, incredibly special.
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Post by lotster on Mar 3, 2024 10:30:36 GMT
I saw this a few months ago, really enjoyed it and recommended it to a few friends who also all really rated it. It seemed to have critical acclaim and some very loyal fans, so I wonder why ticket sales weren't stronger? I am sure word of mouth lead to quite a few people going, but commercially I wonder why it didn't do as well as you might think.
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Post by andyuk200523 on Mar 3, 2024 10:36:51 GMT
I saw this a few months ago, really enjoyed it and recommended it to a few friends who also all really rated it. It seemed to have critical acclaim and some very loyal fans, so I wonder why ticket sales weren't stronger? I am sure word of mouth lead to quite a few people going, but commercially I wonder why it didn't do as well as you might think. The producer did allude last night that cold opening a show in the West End is a challenge as most shows get traction from trial runs out of town, but from trying to book tickets, as the run progressed it got slightly more challenging towards the end, so I do think it was becoming more popular as word of mouth spread. Although I'm not an expert on west end ticket sales!
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 3, 2024 10:43:30 GMT
I saw this a few months ago, really enjoyed it and recommended it to a few friends who also all really rated it. It seemed to have critical acclaim and some very loyal fans, so I wonder why ticket sales weren't stronger? I am sure word of mouth lead to quite a few people going, but commercially I wonder why it didn't do as well as you might think. I think fundamentally because it’s a terrible show, it didn’t really have that much critical acclaim, people only really went as it was comped and it didn’t deserve to clog up a theatre for much longer.
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Post by lotster on Mar 3, 2024 10:51:21 GMT
I saw this a few months ago, really enjoyed it and recommended it to a few friends who also all really rated it. It seemed to have critical acclaim and some very loyal fans, so I wonder why ticket sales weren't stronger? I am sure word of mouth lead to quite a few people going, but commercially I wonder why it didn't do as well as you might think. I think fundamentally because it’s a terrible show, it didn’t really have that much critical acclaim, people only really went as it was comped and it didn’t deserve to clog up a theatre for much longer. Yes, I would imagine word of mouth (personal recommendations), repeat visitors (it had some very loyal fans who went multiple times) and comps were the bulk of it's customers. I can't imagine it was the kind of show tourists would go to whilst in London.
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2024 12:33:18 GMT
This was a really special show. My hunch is they will reconfigure it for a proscenium and send it out on tour or transfer it at some point. Unfortunately most theatres' backstage areas are inaccessible to wheelchair users so not sure how that could happen...
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Post by gmoneyoutlaw on Mar 3, 2024 12:51:46 GMT
I think fundamentally because it’s a terrible show, it didn’t really have that much critical acclaim, people only really went as it was comped and it didn’t deserve to clog up a theatre for much longer. Yes, I would imagine word of mouth (personal recommendations), repeat visitors (it had some very loyal fans who went multiple times) and comps were the bulk of it's customers. I can't imagine it was the kind of show tourists would go to whilst in London. Im not your typical tourist but Ii did see TLBT on a day seat and wished I had time to return during my trip. I saw it on my last day. Soho Place is a new theatre and that affects attendance. I’m aware it’s more central than one would imagine. Nica should concentrate on presenting shows that are not opening cold, transfers and the like. I don’t believe Soho Place has had a sellout run so far. I found the theatre to be charming and the giant digital sign great marketing.
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Post by max on Mar 3, 2024 14:36:21 GMT
This was a really special show. My hunch is they will reconfigure it for a proscenium and send it out on tour or transfer it at some point. Unfortunately most theatres' backstage areas are inaccessible to wheelchair users so not sure how that could happen... Though I don't doubt there's a way to go on backstage accessibility, Ramps On The Moon theatre company have toured to the following, and this was only based on a quick look. Ipswich, New Wolsey Theatre / Sheffield, Crucible Theatre / Liverpool Everyman Theatre / Birmingham Repertory Theatre / London, Theatre Royal Stratford East / Nottingham Playhouse / Leeds Playhouse / Salisbury Playhouse.
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Post by Jon on Mar 3, 2024 14:37:26 GMT
I imagine any theatres built in the last 15-20 years would be accessible like Curve, the WMC, Lowry etc
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Post by jj9692 on Mar 6, 2024 22:13:29 GMT
Physical cast recording cd is available to preorder on Amazon. Being released this Friday.
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Post by aingidh on Mar 7, 2024 1:07:30 GMT
Unfortunately most theatres' backstage areas are inaccessible to wheelchair users so not sure how that could happen... Though I don't doubt there's a way to go on backstage accessibility, Ramps On The Moon theatre company have toured to the following, and this was only based on a quick look. Ipswich, New Wolsey Theatre / Sheffield, Crucible Theatre / Liverpool Everyman Theatre / Birmingham Repertory Theatre / London, Theatre Royal Stratford East / Nottingham Playhouse / Leeds Playhouse / Salisbury Playhouse. Orphans (new Scottish musical by NTS) managed to get a wheelchair-using actor onstage at the Kings, Edinburgh which at the time was notorious for poor accessibility. I assume there is some sort of arrangement they had ie, building a ramp from the auditorium and having changing space in the wings rather than in separate dressing rooms.
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Post by PineappleForYou on Mar 19, 2024 19:06:13 GMT
I don't know if this passed me by but The Little Big Things is going to be on NationalTheatreAtHome.
I'm glad it got a proshoot!
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Post by benj on Mar 19, 2024 20:29:15 GMT
Excellent news!! Looking forward to seeing it again as I didn’t get back to it before it closed.
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Post by richey on Mar 19, 2024 20:48:11 GMT
I don't know if this passed me by but The Little Big Things is going to be on NationalTheatreAtHome. I'm glad it got a proshoot! Yeah it was filmed over two performances a few weeks before it ended. I was in the audience for one of them, look forward to seeing the result
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 20, 2024 21:06:47 GMT
I too am thrilled that this got a pro-shoot however I'm curious, what's the connection with The National for it to be streamed on their platform?
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Post by benj on Mar 20, 2024 22:56:17 GMT
I too am thrilled that this got a pro-shoot however I'm curious, what's the connection with The National for it to be streamed on their platform? They stream lots of other content actually. I suppose with them being publicly funded, they have an obligation to record other shows of note for the benefit of those who couldn’t see it and for archive. That’s my guess anyway…
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Post by anthony40 on Apr 3, 2024 12:52:01 GMT
Looks like somethings happening with this.
I just saw something on Twitter (X). Not too sure what it was, or if it was simply promoting the filmed version.
I guess time will tell.
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Post by Mark on Apr 3, 2024 13:43:22 GMT
They definitely have Broadway ambitions. I’m wondering if a West End return may be on the cards first.
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Post by anthony40 on Apr 12, 2024 8:35:09 GMT
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 12, 2024 11:56:42 GMT
They definitely have Broadway ambitions. I’m wondering if a West End return may be on the cards first. Wild this is considering a return, given that it was on papering sites for every night of it's run apart from the final fortnight...
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Post by Rory on Apr 12, 2024 16:43:44 GMT
I'm not sure it is considering a return. I think all the recent promo was for the NT at Home.
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Post by asps2017 on Apr 15, 2024 19:27:00 GMT
Do we think it could tour? Or any rumours of this being seen again apart from nt at home?
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Post by audreytoo on Apr 16, 2024 15:42:23 GMT
Just watched the Olivier highlights and I'm pretty sure Hannah Waddingham said this 'sold out in the west end'. That's not exactly how I remember it...
Anyway, their performance just reminded me of everything I didn't like about it. Well deserved win for Amy Trigg though.
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Post by openbook on Apr 19, 2024 22:42:53 GMT
Does that fact that this is going to be on NT at home mean that this show is now dead? As in it’s not coming back on stage soon? The NT Facebook seems to be more concerned with clips of these dead shows that things that are going to be on stage. And what’s worse is they just share these clips without any reason. It just means that someone can come across these clips, think ‘that looks interesting, I’d love to see that on stage’ and then find out they can’t. Things like angels in America which I’d love to see on stage, and I get let down every time they announce future shows.
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