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Post by djdan14 on Oct 7, 2019 11:32:09 GMT
Anyone going for a final time this week before we lose it to London? First and only time tonight and I CAN’T WAIT! 🤩😀
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 7, 2019 12:16:59 GMT
I'm going on Thursday.
Had I known there would be so many offers, I wouldn't have booked a cheap seat when I saw Equus at The Lowry way back in April . That'll learn me to avoid ATG's booking fees!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 22:14:54 GMT
What a fun night out. Probably wouldn’t have bothered if I’d not read the love on this thread. And grateful for the £20 tip too.
Wasn’t quite sure at first but by the interval I was completely won over. I think most of the credit has to go to the superb cast. In lesser hands this could have been average jukebox stuff.
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 8, 2019 20:14:58 GMT
Saw it Friday night, I have to say with relatively low expectations (I went mostly because of the cast, the Max Miller oeuvre really isn't my kind of music), and absolutely loved it. Miriam-Teak Lee and Cassidy Janson are wonderful, the singing from everyone is superb, and the show as a whole is enormous fun and very funny. I'd had a really lousy day, I wasn't in the mood to go out, and the show sent me out of the theatre with a great big grin on my face. I know they've an uphill battle to sell it in London, but it deserves to be a great big hit.
Max Miller!!! LOL. No, I didnt' have you down as a fan of 21st century pop music! hehe
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Post by properjob on Oct 10, 2019 22:46:10 GMT
I'm tempted by this. Are there any offers available for the Saturday Matinee? Google is letting me down.
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Post by perfidious_albion on Oct 11, 2019 12:21:17 GMT
I have one ticket for tomorrow's matinee which I cannot use due to illness. It's free to whoever wants it. As it's a pdf ticket, I can email so no need to meet up for a handover/get in the post.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 11, 2019 13:06:09 GMT
Seems inappropriate, somehow, to be writing about a frivolous theatre trip to Manchester. I was in the Arndale Centre just a few hours ago.
I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it. After sleeping on it, I still can't decide if it's completely bonkers, or really rather clever. Probably a bit of both, not that it matters. It shouldn't work, especially on paper, but it does!
I'm the first to criticise ATG's business model, but credit must go to the ushers at the Opera House. Knowing it was probably going to happen anyway, five minutes before curtain up they proactively encouraged those of us at the back and sides to move closer to the front and/or centre, so I upgraded my Row X extreme side seat for one on Row N. Only problem was I swapped two wine drinking, chocolate eating, older women for a young woman who not only sat sideways, but also had something of an odour problem. I was going to move again for Act II, and had been scouting unoccupied seats, but when I returned after the interval, she'd moved onto Row M, hopefully not because of my odour problem!
Although true for most musicals, this is one that probably needs to be seen more than once. It's so busy, I'm sure I missed loads. I certainly missed many of the jokes, including one shouted from the circle which got Oliver and Cassidy corpsing.
Several school parties in the circle, presumably for an alternative take on Shakespeare.
Pleased the band aren't excluded from the applause. I'd never have guessed there are two violinists! And Juliet and Anne were on joint jukebox duty.
If the producers have deep enough pockets to fund what I suspect will be a difficult first few months in London, this could well be a sleeper hit. On the other hand, the man standing next to me in the unbearably hot lavatories had already decided it will "bomb in the West End", so what do I know?
What I do know is that by the time I'd finally exited the theatre, there was a reasonable crowd waiting by the Stage Door, including my 'friend' from earlier. Although everyone seemed perfectly civilised, and there were certainly no hoggers, I got the impression many had already made multiple visits.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 11, 2019 18:12:51 GMT
I’m not sure it’s clear whether you you liked it or not from your review TallPaul Get off that fence and give us a star rating!
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 12, 2019 11:21:26 GMT
As you know full well, BurlyBeaR, if I dislike something, I simply won't post about it. 4.6 stars from me. 👍
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Post by bex1210 on Oct 12, 2019 16:54:54 GMT
Just on the way home from this and wow! I wasn’t sure what to expect but I lover everything! Great staging and amazing cast and energy. It’s just so much fun. Even if you’d had a terrible day I don’t see how you could leave this without a smile on your face.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 13, 2019 8:52:57 GMT
And so that’s it for Manchester. Will we ever see it back again in some form I wonder? I can’t imagine a pared down version of it so pleased I've seen it three times in all its glory. What will london think of it? 😯
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Post by Jonnyboy on Oct 13, 2019 8:55:48 GMT
I saw it twice and wished I’d had time to see it thrice!
So pleased Manchester had this beauty first.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 9:34:39 GMT
And so that’s it for Manchester. Will we ever see it back again in some form I wonder? I can’t imagine a pared down version of it so pleased I've seen it three times in all its glory. What will london think of it? 😯 Saw it twice but wish had seen it more. Also pleased it's another gem of the "Manchester Gets It First" stuff. Lived there for 5 years and incredibly fond of the place. (Not related in any other way, but I also have high hopes for Back To The Future). And it seems ATG did a good job of discounting and getting bums on seats which is exactly what something like this, unknown but excellent, needs. Atmosphere in the Opera House was so good that it can only generate great word of mouth. So yes, be fascinating to see what London makes of it. I think much of it will be to do with how they fill the theatre for the first few months. I've booked with a couple of mates for the first preview.
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 13, 2019 10:12:30 GMT
I’ve got a ticket for the end of November but based on the almost universal praise this has received on here I’m going to try and go earlier than that, and probably take Young with me as well as I suspect it’ll be something they’ll like very much.
Hopefully word of mouth will mean this has a chance at a decent run.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 13, 2019 12:29:57 GMT
I spent most of yesterday afternoon watching everything & Juliet related I could find on YouTube.
Every time I think about last Thursday, I can't help but smile...so I've now been smiling almost permanently for the last three days. 😃
I really could kick 🥾 myself for only booking a ticket for the final week in Manchester. 😕
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 13, 2019 13:47:43 GMT
I spent most of yesterday afternoon watching everything & Juliet related I could find on YouTube. Every time I think about last Thursday, I can't help but smile...so I've now been smiling almost permanently for the last three days. 😃 I really could kick 🥾 myself for only booking a ticket for the final week in Manchester. 😕 We’ve been raving about it since the previews. Anyone would think you didn’t trust us! 😑
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 14:02:32 GMT
In the West End this morning and it seems their marketing push has started. It's on the side of many buses and in tube stations as well. Is the 'Pop-Star crossed lovers' tag a new thing?
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 13, 2019 14:05:16 GMT
In the West End this morning and it seems their marketing push has started. It's on the side of many buses and in tube stations as well. Is the 'Pop-Star crossed lovers' tag a new thing? There have been posters all over town and particularly on tube stations for a good few months. The tag line I’ve not seen so far though !
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Post by richey on Oct 13, 2019 14:09:11 GMT
In the West End this morning and it seems their marketing push has started. It's on the side of many buses and in tube stations as well. Is the 'Pop-Star crossed lovers' tag a new thing? There have been posters all over town and particularly on tube stations for a good few months. The tag line I’ve not seen so far though ! I've not seen that tag line used in the publicity up here. We had " if pop music be the food of love, play on"
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 13, 2019 14:15:37 GMT
I thought it was “If music be the food of love, I want to get stuffed” 🙂
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 14:18:53 GMT
These were the posters with the new 'neon' logo, not the ruffles one. Maybe they're not new and i just dont get out much!
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Post by xanady on Oct 13, 2019 14:24:50 GMT
After a crazy week of panto rehearsals and work,didn’t post my review on this(not that anyone cares lol)...it is a solid-gold smash in my opinion and an easy 10 out of 10...very highly-recommended...great to be back oop North last weekend.My stepmums grand-daughter works at the theatre and says that they have had uniformly positive feedback from the punters.The WE needs a show like this right now!
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Oct 14, 2019 11:25:30 GMT
I am so not sure about this...everything I read about it screams that I will probably hate it, but then I read these glowing reviews here...and I'm totally undecided. One more slot to fill for December. Maybe I should go on Youtube later and see what there is to see...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 14, 2019 11:41:21 GMT
The only secret filming clips I’ve seen dont do it justice really, and also give some spoilers because they’re of the finale.
here are a couple of example of what they’ve done with the songs
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Post by sf on Oct 14, 2019 14:18:01 GMT
I am so not sure about this...everything I read about it screams that I will probably hate it, but then I read these glowing reviews here...and I'm totally undecided. One more slot to fill for December. Maybe I should go on Youtube later and see what there is to see...
For what it's worth, it's really not my kind of music and I went with very low expectations, and I loved every second of it.
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Post by ruggerlad on Oct 14, 2019 15:49:40 GMT
I saw this a week last Friday, was in Manchester for Neil Tennant In Conversation event plus Belinda Carlisle and.... ahem.... Scrum.
Looking for something to do on the Friday night and being a proper POP! fan thought this would be right up my street.
Friend I was going up with had to be persuaded to consider it, and getting a twenty quid ticket deal manage to seal it for him.
In a nutshell we both adored it.
Fun, witty and a gigantic heart.
I felt us both bristle when May first comes on stage 'hey girlfriend!' but the well balanced performance immediately took the edge off it. Plus having the character as trans added to the whole contemporary feel to the show and made that Britney song have an entirely different meaning.
Great cast with the old hands obviously having as good a time as the newcomers.
Two massive thumbs up.
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Post by Mark on Oct 14, 2019 17:18:36 GMT
Looks pretty awesome!
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 14, 2019 17:28:45 GMT
I just showed that to Young and within 30 seconds of it starting told me that they were sold and could I please book us some tickets! Any offers going?
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Post by alece10 on Oct 14, 2019 17:54:26 GMT
I'm not a fan of jukebox but from the clip and positive comments from board members I will give this a go
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Post by amp09 on Oct 14, 2019 22:31:38 GMT
I just showed that to Young and within 30 seconds of it starting told me that they were sold and could I please book us some tickets! Any offers going? Not seen any myself and have been looking around. I expect they’ll have some when it opens to drum up business, so holding off myself until then. Not sure they’d do any before it opens.
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