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Post by bimse on Sept 1, 2017 14:34:34 GMT
Nice for Ms Williams. As for the Count, it was partly that the show was so long and densely written, that everybody except Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary didn't really get as much of a look-in as expected. Shame, as he was pretty funny. [ Interesting that @theatremonkey enjoyed the Cou t. Seems like polar opinions for Count Arthur in Cinderella, I can imagine he would t get the chance to introduce or develop his comedy, not with Julian Clary and Paul O'Grady hogging the limelight. I saw Count Arthur in Leeds earlier this year, he was tremendous , fairly slated the audience, but then mostly everyone knew what to expect and was "in " on the joke already .
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Post by bimse on Sept 1, 2017 11:50:20 GMT
The Palladium traditionally had some successfully inspired casting in its pantomimes, often performers who would never do a panto season in the "provinces". Hopefully this will be the case for Charlie Stemp, he might prove to be quite a revelation. I must admit I thought the casting of Count Arthur Strong last year was very inspired , and he should have been a success. It appears he wasn't, I wonder what went wrong? He's an amazingly funny creation ..... Dame Edna was a success at Wimbledon after all .
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Post by bimse on Sept 1, 2017 11:06:57 GMT
The only cruise I ever went on was with Royal Caribbean, the entertainment was incredibly disappointing, no star names at all, and very few acts all told . Names like these would have been very welcome .
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