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Post by longinthetooth on Nov 11, 2017 14:50:48 GMT
If this had been in a theatre, I would probably have gone to see it - but arena tour? Not a chance.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2017 15:04:01 GMT
Could they pull this off?! Sounds a great idea! It's a nonstarter. The performers don't have the rights to the show, these would probably be in the hands of the liquidatiom company as an asset to sell or in the hands of the writers who probably don't want their work displayed in a quickie concert they have no creative control over. The cost of running these things is mammoth even if they got the venue for free. Ushers, technical staff, ticketing, security, sound/lx equipment hire... those one nighters of shows tend to make a loss and are there as a show case for producers and investors. And with all that, given no one bought a ticket to begin with, the hope of selling any for a concert version is still pretty small. Pretty much- it's a rights issue, otherwise some other producer could potentially have swooped in and given them a short run/theatre run. I do think though more people would have thought 'I'll give it a go' if it was in a theatre. I know I avoid arenas like the plague no matter what is on in them for a start. That said, a one off concert for the cast (singing whatever just like a normal MT concert) isn't a bad idea, and there's enough 'profile' in the cast do do a one-nighter of that sort.
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Post by shady23 on Nov 11, 2017 15:59:33 GMT
The theatre would probably sell out from theatre friends alone but the other costs would be too high, unfortunately. An in-concert type event is a good idea.
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Post by daniel on Nov 11, 2017 16:23:19 GMT
The daft thing is, they were only using about 1/10 of the whole arena anyway. Literally just the bit at the end with the "horseshoe" of seats, and maybe one block on the side sections, with the floor. So they probably didn't have many more seats than they would've had in a theatre, just with the added expense of paying for an arena.
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Post by shady23 on Nov 11, 2017 16:44:09 GMT
Hotly articulated? Is that even a thing?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2017 11:21:02 GMT
I wonder if the choice of an arena has more to do with the set and design than the actual audiences? It feels like the more logical reasoning.
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Post by richey on Nov 13, 2017 21:57:32 GMT
Twitter account now deactivated. Kerry's not wasted any time in announcing a new tour
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Post by theatreian on Nov 13, 2017 23:16:41 GMT
I think Kerry's tour has been announced a while. I know my local venue has had it advertised at least a month or so.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2017 23:40:36 GMT
Yeah Kerry has had a 20th Anniversary Tour announced for ages. Its from like February to May, but its only something stupid like 9 shows, she had like a month between a few shows, presumably to work it around this.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 11, 2018 14:55:42 GMT
The Stage reports that the producers, well meaning though I'm sure they were, managed to run up debts of £2.6 million.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 15:18:05 GMT
The Stage reports that the producers, well meaning though I'm sure they were, managed to run up debts of £2.6 million. You'd think they'd have spent some of that on marketing...
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Post by Seriously on Jan 11, 2018 15:52:12 GMT
The producers are also ministers at the International Church, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire!
Which suggest they know Sodom all about producing.
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Post by BGLowe on Jan 11, 2018 20:34:46 GMT
The producers are also ministers at the International Church, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire! Which suggest they know Sodom all about producing. Yes, my Mum knows one of the men - he previously worked in IT! Edit - I should also point out I’m from Mansfield!
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Post by Stasia on Jan 16, 2019 14:14:47 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 16, 2019 14:23:44 GMT
Up here, in the grim north, there was a 10 minute segment on Heaven on Earth on our local edition of Inside Out on BBC1.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 16, 2019 15:07:33 GMT
I really feel for the people who were forced into funding this. However the other side of the story just fuels my negative views of the power and corruption existing within religion.
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Post by Stasia on Jan 16, 2019 15:37:01 GMT
I really feel for the people who were forced into funding this. However the other side of the story just fuels my negative views of the power and corruption existing within religion. I’m in two minds actually. Does this count as “forced”? I’d say - “fooled”. But for me it still seems a choice someone makes. Like, I would only fork out huge sums of money if my relatives are ill and require expensive medicine. So I can’t put myself in the shoes of somebody who is willing to donate these sums to church if they need them for smth more vital.
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