18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 30, 2019 14:51:31 GMT
Does one need to know Romeo and Juliet well to get full enjoyment from this show? Hell no. All of that is left very far behind. There’s the odd in-joke I suppose but it’s all so gloriously crackers that it really doesn’t matter. Sold out no seats left for Press night tomorrow, albeit the gallery is closed and hasn’t been open from the start of the run I think.
|
|
647 posts
|
Post by ptwest on Sept 30, 2019 20:04:24 GMT
The gallery was open on our first Saturday Matinee visit, which I hoped meant that ticket sales were starting to pick up. Clearly I was wrong about that!
Also I think BB's description of it being "gloriously crackers" is the perfect way to describe this.
|
|
2,145 posts
|
Post by richey on Sept 30, 2019 21:11:40 GMT
Just booked some £12 tickets for a return visit this Saturday afternoon
|
|
|
Post by marob on Sept 30, 2019 21:44:10 GMT
I've got a front row ticket for £12 too. Looking at the production photos there's probably a bit too much going on to take it in fully that close. But... 12 quid 🤷🏻♂️
I think the only Theatrecard offer I've had cheaper was £10 for The Pride and that was at the Opera House too. The Empire in Liverpool is nearer to me, but they don't have offers anywhere near as good as that.
|
|
|
Post by xanady on Sept 30, 2019 22:07:38 GMT
^£12 for front row? If this carries on they’ll be giving tickets away on the streets of fair Manchester...maybe the woman on the Eccles omnibus (p33) might even get her hands on one 👍
|
|
4,442 posts
|
Post by Being Alive on Sept 30, 2019 22:45:49 GMT
^Jesus it's like have Parsley back on the board, only slightly less offensive and doubly annoying!
|
|
1,187 posts
|
Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 1, 2019 6:21:25 GMT
^Jesus it's like have Parsley back on the board, only slightly less offensive and doubly annoying! Ahhh I miss Parsley. Kind of
|
|
|
Post by xanady on Oct 1, 2019 6:49:48 GMT
^Just my sardonic sense of humour....My wife calls me the worlds biggest wind-up merchant amongst other things...looks like it has worked on you,souchyboy....have a nice day...btw who is parsley?
|
|
18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 1, 2019 9:15:24 GMT
My wife calls me the worlds biggest wind-up merchant amongst other things...looks like it has worked on you,souchyboy...apologies...have a nice day...btw who is parsley? Ex member. Our policy is that we don’t discuss people who aren’t here anymore as they don’t have the power of reply.
|
|
|
Post by xanady on Oct 1, 2019 9:18:52 GMT
^Fair enough...souchyboy chose to bring this poster into the conversation and felt the need to compare me to him/her in a very negative way...hence my question...anyway back to the show...we are booked for the London run and I have been listening to some of the songs and must admit that I had forgotten how iconic many of them are...Hope the show does well in the smoke and is not just an here today,gone tomorrow flash-in-the pan....like the lightning which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘it lightens’...
|
|
4,361 posts
|
Post by shady23 on Oct 1, 2019 10:53:28 GMT
^Jesus it's like have Parsley back on the board, only slightly less offensive and doubly annoying! Ahhh I miss Parsley. Kind of I think you mean I miss Parsley kind of. This show could be a hard one to sell as it's not easy to describe what it's all about. I hope it finds it's audience in London. It really is lots of fun.
|
|
18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 1, 2019 13:04:36 GMT
If we could move on from ex members then please.
I’m taking some friends later this week. I usually punt out suggestions for shows on my Facebook and people say either yay or nay to coming along. This one got zero interest from the get-go and it’s only after seeing it the first time did I persuade a pal to come along for my second visit. He LOVED it. Now I’ve actually pushed it a bit with the rest of the crowd and said I think they should see it for the £20 offer. I never usually do this because it I feel (wrongly) that it puts the weight of responsibility onto me for them enjoying it. I’m confident with this one but when I try to explain what it’s about I just get “eh?” looks! 😆
|
|
343 posts
|
Post by Jonnyboy on Oct 1, 2019 18:46:31 GMT
Cast recording out 22nd November.
"Original London Cast"
Surely, this should be Original Manchester Cast?!!
|
|
|
Post by xanady on Oct 1, 2019 19:39:18 GMT
^Technically,yes,but the Manchester run is just the testing ground for the WE.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 20:46:25 GMT
Is Les Miz the only show to have a Manchester Cast recording, or are there others??
|
|
255 posts
|
Post by grannyjx6 on Oct 1, 2019 21:35:19 GMT
I don't know a single person who having seen the show hasn't loved it, but sadly it's not putting bums on seats and that's what counts.
|
|
4,361 posts
|
Post by shady23 on Oct 1, 2019 22:04:43 GMT
I don't know what the answer is, but modern day press nights perhaps isn't it. Has any kind of buzz really been generated from it?
I've been looking at the press night feed tonight and reading tweet after tweet from people all telling us what value for money the tickets they didn't pay for are. Most of the tweets seem to have ten or less likes so how many sales does this all this translate to? To be honest, I am thoroughly bored of this kind of marketing.
Word of mouth from paying customers that I know i.e. friends and family, even folks on here is far more important to me when planning what shows to invest my hard earned cash into.
I don't know what the answer is but I know the publicity from this show really isn't selling how amazing it is at the moment.
That goes for so many shows.
|
|
1,427 posts
|
Post by showtoones on Oct 1, 2019 22:29:15 GMT
I don't know a single person who having seen the show hasn't loved it, but sadly it's not putting bums on seats and that's what counts. I think it has to do with the title and the marketing. The title is terrible unfortunately which is part of the issue...I haven't seen it yet and am SO EXCITED to see it and know I will love it but the title doesn't tell anyone what the show is. Plus people think Shakespeare when they do hear the title and think it's going to be high brow. This is a show that will be dependent on word of mouth and good reviews because people aren't going to fork over 75 quid right away if they don't know what they are getting.
|
|
18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 1, 2019 23:30:59 GMT
I don't know a single person who having seen the show hasn't loved it, but sadly it's not putting bums on seats and that's what counts. I don't think we have had a bad review on this forum either have we? It’s been hugely positive and who expected that after the pre opening marketing? It’s interesting that despite the positive feedback some people have already taken against it and seem determined to hate it without even seeing it. I do get it though. I see descriptions of upcoming London shows here on T-Board and think “jeez that sounds crap I’d hate that” so it’s to be expected. If it bombs in London we can start a fan cult. 🙂
|
|
|
Post by NorthernAlien on Oct 2, 2019 7:07:43 GMT
Maybe it needs some strategic appearances by cast members on 'daytime' TV, i.e. Lorraine, This Morning, Loose Women, The One Show? Of course all of those are based in London, which at the moment makes that tricky. Perhaps they'll go onto BBC Breakfast (filmed in Manchester), just before it closes up here?
|
|
4,361 posts
|
Post by shady23 on Oct 2, 2019 7:18:57 GMT
If anyone in Manchester is free lunchtime today
|
|
18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 2, 2019 10:47:40 GMT
|
|
|
Post by xanady on Oct 2, 2019 11:22:34 GMT
Off to see it at the weekend and if it is great then will see it again with the fam in London as originally planned...otherwise will offload my own ticket and see summat else.
|
|
|
Post by singularsensation on Oct 2, 2019 13:35:27 GMT
If anyone in Manchester is free lunchtime today Turns out this was a private PR event but they very graciously let me stay anyway. She was exceptional, not that anyone would have expected anything less of her.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 14:50:47 GMT
The front 4 rows of the stalls are virtually empty on press night. They'll comp press night like they did Bat out of Hell, 'free' tickets on a site that shall not be named. As predicted, email in the inbox comping the balls out of press night.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 17:33:27 GMT
So I caught this in Manchester on Saturday. Had had a ticket for the evening performance for ages and based on the positive word of mouth (and the increasing discounts with ATG card) got myself a ticket for the matinee as well - I just had a feeling I was going to like it. Both shows were about half full Circle/Stalls when I looked last Thursday then suddenly nearly all the tickets went off sale on Friday. I assume was therefore comped. Upper still closed, but Stalls and Circle full with a great atmosphere. (I'd be really grateful if someone could PM me how tickets are shifted last minute in Manchester as it's a different beast from London)
Anyway, I was expecting complete visual overload with huge sets and dazzling lighting and perhaps a slightly thin story and as that's not quite what it was, I was unsure during the matinee till the end of the first half when suddenly it all clicked into place. I had a much better seat in the evening and I loved it.
So it does have a great set but it's not like an 80s mega musical (I mean, it could tour with minimal if any modification). The lighting was also fantastic and the projections worked much better from my evening seat. But far from being a pointless story, it was absolutely charming. And that was what was so wonderful. This really is a show with heart. Everything comes together so well. A girl power theme but without aggressive sass and also touching on gay love, gender issues, acceptance, independence and the central relationship of Will and Ann. Touching and charming but also gentle without being overly deep.
The music I was also unsure about at the matinee until the end of act 1 (it didn't immediately work for me as a musical as pop songs don't really have the same light and shade, rise and fall). But again this did also click for me, and in the evening I thought it served the show perfectly. I remember all the Backstreet Boys and Britney stuff from my youth though was less familiar with the later stuff. Rearranged with more strings and a more "musical" feel and performed by an insanely talented cast, was all fabulous. And as a jukebox musical it's very well crafted with the songs fitting well with the plot. In that respect really it reminded me of Our House. Nothing shoehorned.
So in summary, the perfect antidote to these troubled Brexit times and a real feel good evening. And a good find for me. The first new musical I have really loved since Bat Out Of Hell.
As for commercial success in London? Well, not based on a a film or the back catalogue of a single performer, no doubt will struggle. They NEED to promote this - I just don't know how - as they have a great product. And it's fab to see a made in Britain show that's so good. I do wonder if it may come and go in the same way Daddy Cool did at the same theatre. Even if it does though, it will be a cult hit with the people that were "there" boring everyone about said fact in 20 years time.
(As an aside re the Manchester Phantom sales - no posters of leaflets in the Opera House - maybe they've not really got going with the advertising yet!)
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 17:46:17 GMT
I do wonder if it may come and go in the same way Daddy Cool did at the same theatre. OUCH! lol I am looking forward to it. I've got 8 tickets booked for me and friends so i hope it is good.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 17:50:44 GMT
I do wonder if it may come and go in the same way Daddy Cool did at the same theatre. OUCH! lol I am looking forward to it. I've got 8 tickets booked for me and friends so i hope it is good. Oh I loved Daddy Cool - and for it's struggles and all that was bonkers it had a GREAT atmosphere. In other news, these two shows are linked by Melanie La Barrie, who literally has not aged since 2006.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2019 18:33:55 GMT
OUCH! lol I am looking forward to it. I've got 8 tickets booked for me and friends so i hope it is good. Oh I loved Daddy Cool - and for it's struggles and all that was bonkers it had a GREAT atmosphere. In other news, these two shows are linked by Melanie La Barrie, who literally has not aged since 2006. And they were both based around Romeo and Juliet!
|
|
18,801 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 2, 2019 19:24:20 GMT
it could tour with minimal if any modification Eh? There’s a double spinning revolve and a lift! Nooooooo!
|
|