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Post by Figaro on Jul 9, 2021 10:11:26 GMT
From reading other threads, Six is taking the Vaudeville not the Apollo, Magic Goes Wrong is apparently moving, which makes little sense to me. Wait..so is Six not going back to the Arts? This was confirmed a while back. The Arts has another show on sale.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 10:26:33 GMT
Wait..so is Six not going back to the Arts? This was confirmed a while back. The Arts has another show on sale. Makes sense. I thought the move to the Lyric was only temporary during COVID, but makes sense if it returned to a bigger theatre anyway.
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Post by Rory on Jul 9, 2021 11:40:21 GMT
My guess is that Six will now move to the Apollo.
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Post by tommy123 on Jul 9, 2021 20:37:59 GMT
I get the impression the return will happen when the tour ends in May 22.
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Post by Jon on Jul 9, 2021 23:11:42 GMT
It's a bit strange that Nica is taking Jamie off but I guess she doesn't want to lose Six to another theatre operator. The new Nimax theatre is opening next year so it could be a potential home for Jamie but at the same time, Nica may want a new show to open her new theatre.
Was Magic Goes Wrong meant to be a limited run before they had to close or was it planned to be open ended.
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Post by stuart on Jul 9, 2021 23:32:02 GMT
It's a bit strange that Nica is taking Jamie off but I guess she doesn't want to lose Six to another theatre operator. The new Nimax theatre is opening next year so it could be a potential home for Jamie but at the same time, Nica may want a new show to open her new theatre. Was Magic Goes Wrong meant to be a limited run before they had to close or was it planned to be open ended. It was planned to be open ended. It’s a very technical show so can’t see them moving both Six and Magic across town. Surely Six will be better suited to the Apollo in the meantime? I’m surprised that Nica is happy to shut Jamie with the film coming out in September. I presume it will be a “reserve” if Bob Marley/The Drifters Girl doesn’t sell as well as planned?
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Post by Jon on Jul 9, 2021 23:55:30 GMT
It was planned to be open ended. It’s a very technical show so can’t see them moving both Six and Magic across town. Surely Six will be better suited to the Apollo in the meantime? I’m surprised that Nica is happy to shut Jamie with the film coming out in September. I presume it will be a “reserve” if Bob Marley/The Drifters Girl doesn’t sell as well as planned? I do feel that taking a hiatus then returning next year could end backfiring and it ends up closing for good.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 10, 2021 7:57:57 GMT
Magic Goes Wrong will soon be hitting the road, so that version at least must be relatively easy to switch between theatres.
We shall never know, but I wonder if Mischief and its producing partners are insisting that their contract is honoured.
Theatre owners can require their tenants to quit if sales targets aren't reached, but must the show be allowed to open?
As both theatre owner and producer of Jamie, maybe Nica Burns has decided to simply take the path of least resistance.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 21:29:25 GMT
Does anyone know who’s taking over from Shane Richie??
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Post by junglegirl on Jul 13, 2021 22:34:42 GMT
Phil Nicholl
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2021 23:21:31 GMT
Surprised they aren’t getting another “name” to replace Shane Richie. They usually always have some sort of name as Loco or Miss Hedge
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 14, 2021 9:04:50 GMT
Surprised they aren’t getting another “name” to replace Shane Richie. They usually always have some sort of name as Loco or Miss Hedge I doubt they need one now. The remainder of the run will sell well. Plus, I'm sure Phil Nicholl is due more dates as his previous run only lasted for five shows.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 16, 2021 9:24:41 GMT
Visited Jamie last night and there was none of the excitement of drunk people in the front row with me. Everyone else was very respectful.
I was right at the end of the row, which is a tighter view than the centre and gives a good view of the wings.
The main excitement was being nearly hit by a temperature gun, which went flying off the stage during scene change (ending up two or three rows back). To his credit, Shane Richie cut the line involving it and went straight on as if nothing had happened.
Very unusually James Gillan was off. Keenan Knight was on as Young Loco (as well as his normal role of Sayid) and Kieran McGinn as Tray Sophisticay. Both did very well. Otherwise, all the regulars were on.
A fun show as always and good to have seen Shane Richie one final time before he leaves the West End production on Sunday.
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Post by amp09 on Jul 16, 2021 10:30:24 GMT
Sunday evening performances in August have been cancelled. No reason given in the refund/exchange email.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 14:47:40 GMT
Does anyone know any deals going for this at the moment?
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 20, 2021 15:10:23 GMT
Does anyone know any deals going for this at the moment? Nothing I've come across. There's the £20 bargain front row seats if you hunt across the Nimax website and find a date when they are still available. Otherwise, watch the dynamic pricing on the day. But this sells really well in a small theatre and is closing soon so I wouldn't expect many offers.
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Post by Jon on Jul 29, 2021 18:10:19 GMT
The news that Jerusalem is going to the Apollo in April does make me think that Jamie will end up at another theatre if it does return in 2022.
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Post by Rory on Jul 29, 2021 19:26:58 GMT
The news that Jerusalem is going to the Apollo in April does make me think that Jamie will end up at another theatre if it does return in 2022. I would imagine it will return to the Apollo after Jerusalem, if it comes back.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 23:19:16 GMT
Does anyone know any deals going for this at the moment? Nothing I've come across. There's the £20 bargain front row seats if you hunt across the Nimax website and find a date when they are still available. Otherwise, watch the dynamic pricing on the day. But this sells really well in a small theatre and is closing soon so I wouldn't expect many offers. Lifesaver! Never knew about the £20 front row, just nabbed 2! Have seen before so don’t mind missing out on the odd scene!
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Post by Dr Tom on Jul 29, 2021 23:38:38 GMT
Lifesaver! Never knew about the £20 front row, just nabbed 2! Have seen before so don’t mind missing out on the odd scene! Front row used to be the lottery tickets. They released a lot of extra tickets yesterday (essentially the tickets that have been held for social distancing). so there are lots of front row singles available throughout the remaining dates if you look for them. Same for Six also. I was also there tonight (front row) thanks to the ticket release. They must be hit very hard by injury or illness as lots of covers on for the student roles and they've even brought back a former cast member (who was covering the lines for two roles). Great job from Adam Taylor in the lead role. I'll post more details tomorrow as it's time for bed.
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 3, 2021 13:00:43 GMT
I meant to write some comments on Thursday evening's show, then got distracted. The cast did an excellent job, plagued by people not being available.
Adam Taylor was on as Jamie and did really well. I saw one of his very first performances when he was second cover. Since then he's been tour first cover and is now West End first cover, so he's much more experienced with the role and has the vocals down to a tee. He looks a lot older than Noah, but then I guess you could say that about a lot of the cast.
Rachel Seiran was on at Pritti. She did brilliantly too and she can't have been on in the lead role with Adam much before (if ever). She hasn't got the vocals perfect yet, but she does do a great Sheffield accent.
Phil Nicholl is back as Hugo and Loco for what must be his fifth of sixth run. The definitive Hugo!
The cast board had Keenan Knight down as Young Loco, but it was really James Gillan as usual.
Marvyn Charles has rejoined the cast (temporarily I suspect) as Mickey and he also covered Levi's lines. A little odd, but it worked. Great to see Marvyn. We also had Ebony Clarke as Fatimah, plus Emma Robotham-Hunt, a swing from the tour cast at Bex. She fit in perfectly too.
It was a unique mix and meant they were (I think) two pupils down on the usual numbers, so you had the stage crew rushing on to move desks and odd things like only two people playing Rush-Paper-Scissors during the interval. A slightly strange line where Fatimah sings about having attended the Drag Show, but then later asks what happened at it, but I guess that's just due to lack of people to cover everything.
A great front row seat. Strangely, there were three empty seats to one side of me, despite them having looked sold (but I guess people can cancel last minute now with the Covid-19 rules). I do like the central part of the front row, even though the stage is high. I had a load of Garry Lee fans sat behind me too and they definitely enjoyed it.
Very enjoyable as always and great to see the unique mix.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 5, 2021 14:31:38 GMT
I've just seen on FB that Jamie film is coming to Amazon Prime on 17th Sept. Does that mean it's not having a cinema release now?
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Post by anita on Aug 5, 2021 14:34:55 GMT
Fantastic view from front row yesterday.
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Post by james1969 on Aug 5, 2021 17:41:25 GMT
I've just seen on FB that Jamie film is coming to Amazon Prime on 17th Sept. Does that mean it's not having a cinema release now? That looks like the case but I’m still crossing my fingers for a limited cinema release - maybe in some independents rather than the big chains. Fabulousness deserves to be seen on the big screen.
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Post by Pennywise57 on Aug 6, 2021 22:03:52 GMT
If anyone can get to Edinburgh, The Jamie film has a screening at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20th August. it's at the Festival Theatre and seems to have sold well, but they are still quite a few seats left in the upper circle. I suppose the view from there will still be good if they're just projecting it onto the curtain at the front of the stage. (I'm assuming that's how they do it? I've never seen a film there.) You pay what you want up to £10.
I just thought I'd post the info on here as in case anyone is interested and can go.
I can't believe my luck seeing this from a Facebook ad today. I'd got over my initial disappointment from a few months ago that the film doesn't appear to be getting cinema release. Now I get to see it in a cinema-like setting, and early too. I'm so excited!!!!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 7, 2021 7:32:41 GMT
The Prom got a very limited release but I am so happy I got to see it on the big screen. I hope Jamie gets at least the same (I feel like Edinburgh still counts as international travel from Hampshire so I can’t really justify that option!)
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Post by anthem on Aug 8, 2021 21:30:16 GMT
Has anyone here ever booked the £20 restricted view seats in the first two rows? There is a warning that the stage is high but having seen the show before, I can’t imagine you miss much? Thanks.
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 8, 2021 21:51:45 GMT
Has anyone here ever booked the £20 restricted view seats in the first two rows? There is a warning that the stage is high but having seen the show before, I can’t imagine you miss much? Thanks. Yes, many times. I think it's only the front row that's £20 (but some seating plans might make it look like there's an extra row in front). You look up very steeply, but luckily most things you'll want to see are at the front of the stage. You can get lots of engagement from the drag queens when you're in that row too, if that's your thing.
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Post by anthem on Aug 8, 2021 22:39:54 GMT
Has anyone here ever booked the £20 restricted view seats in the first two rows? There is a warning that the stage is high but having seen the show before, I can’t imagine you miss much? Thanks. Yes, many times. I think it's only the front row that's £20 (but some seating plans might make it look like there's an extra row in front). You look up very steeply, but luckily most things you'll want to see are at the front of the stage. You can get lots of engagement from the drag queens when you're in that row too, if that's your thing. Thank you, that’s helpful! I appreciate it.
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Post by drowseychap on Aug 9, 2021 0:38:02 GMT
I’ve sat there a few times it’s a bit high but great value for money you don’t miss anything really off centre I think is best if possible
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