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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 21:46:39 GMT
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Post by d'James on Jun 16, 2016 21:47:58 GMT
Will that be the end of The Kings Cross Theatre?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 21:49:26 GMT
Will that be the end of The Kings Cross Theatre? I guess it depends if In the Heights wants to stick around? It is booking until October I believe, but we all know that many of the cast are leaving then too, so either it closes then or extends with a new cast! |
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Post by d'James on Jun 16, 2016 21:52:26 GMT
I've just assumed In The Heights is closing. Hope not though. I guess we'll see. I really wanted to see Starlight Express do a run there.
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Post by bellboard27 on Jun 16, 2016 21:52:30 GMT
They could flood the tracks, change the train to a ship and do a beefed-up version of Titanic.
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Post by Jon on Jun 16, 2016 21:55:51 GMT
The Kings Cross Theatre was only ever meant to be temporary so I'm guessing Google is planning to build their new HQ from 2017, I imagine Heights will close in October since it's yet to extend bookings
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 21:57:28 GMT
They could flood the tracks, change the train to a ship and do a beefed-up version of Titanic. An immersive theatre version of Titanic!  |
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 16, 2016 22:03:16 GMT
I thought Lazarus, the David Bowie musical, was all-but-confirmed to run at the King's Cross Theatre? Directed by Ivo van Hove.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 22:05:54 GMT
I thought Lazarus, the David Bowie musical, was all-but-confirmed to run at the King's Cross Theatre? Directed by Ivo van Hove. I think that is planned for a different King's Cross Theatre to be made, the same theatre that three-part Shakespeare thing is playing...? |
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Post by Jon on Jun 16, 2016 22:06:18 GMT
I thought Lazarus, the David Bowie musical, was all-but-confirmed to run at the King's Cross Theatre? Directed by Ivo van Hove. I think it might be a purpose built theatre in Kings Cross like what the Donmar are doing with the Shakespeare trilogy. Might even be the same building |
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Post by d'James on Jun 16, 2016 22:14:04 GMT
I thought Lazarus, the David Bowie musical, was all-but-confirmed to run at the King's Cross Theatre? Directed by Ivo van Hove. That was the one I knew I'd heard about. |
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 16, 2016 22:15:39 GMT
Ah yes you both may very well be correct! The below tweet from Baz is a little ambiguous, as it says "popular for temporary theatres" and although it mentions the Donmar making use of one temporary theatre as an example, it doesn't explicitly state that Lazarus is going to the same temporary theatre as the all-female Shakespeare, neither does it state whether it's going to the temporary theatre currently home to Railway Children/In The Heights! Also, the 2016/2017 dates clash slightly as the Shakespeare trilogy runs from 23rd September 2016 - 17th December 2016, so I think that's where my confusion lies!
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Post by d'James on Jun 16, 2016 22:17:42 GMT
Yes. That was the tweet I was thinking about. Not very clear either way.
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Post by theatremadness on Jun 16, 2016 22:20:37 GMT
Even more confusingly, there's a full article Baz wrote in the Daily Mail saying that there's talks of a late Autumn 2016/early Spring 2017 opening, and that "an 800-seat temporary theatre will be built as part of the Kings Cross Theatre complex (where The Railway Children is running) to house it." So a third temporary theatre?! I'm confused. But sorry to hijack with Lazarus stuff, this has already been discussed on the Lazarus thread in musicals and this is about Railway Children anyhow! Apologies!! www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3587891/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-New-theatre-built-project-David-Bowie-worked-died.html |
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Post by zak97 on Oct 2, 2016 22:00:35 GMT
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Post by d'James on Oct 2, 2016 22:07:37 GMT
I love that the keywords are Miss Saigon.
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Post by zak97 on Oct 2, 2016 22:10:08 GMT
I love that the keywords are Miss Saigon. I was looking for the Miss Saigon DVD, to see if it had come back up again and then I found this haha |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2016 7:35:32 GMT
Apparently Google are now setting up home in Battersea Power Station, which doesn't change the fact that shows are closing but does alter the future landscape of King's Cross somewhat.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2016 8:23:29 GMT
So a third temporary theatre?! I'm confused. Yes, there'll be three temporary theatres there for a while. No reason to be confused. |
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 3, 2016 10:25:38 GMT
So a third temporary theatre?! I'm confused. Yes, there'll be three temporary theatres there for a while. No reason to be confused. I'm all sorted now HG - thanks for your speedy reply!  |
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Post by stevej678 on Nov 5, 2016 20:06:45 GMT
It looks like this is going to be reconfigured for a theatre tour. It's heading to The Lowry for a week in July next year.
I loved this at Kings Cross but so much of the magic comes from the staging. It'll be interesting to see what they do with it.
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Post by d'James on Dec 18, 2016 17:25:06 GMT
6pm tonight Sky Arts (via Now TV in my case).
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Post by daniel on Dec 18, 2016 17:57:16 GMT
The tour is a different production. From the limited info I can find through Google, it looks like it's produced by Sell A Door.
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Post by d'James on Dec 18, 2016 19:58:27 GMT
I enjoyed that. Although I preferred the Mother I saw at The Kings Cross Theatre (Caroline Harker).
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Post by duncan on Jul 7, 2017 21:42:54 GMT
The tour is a different production. From the limited info I can find through Google, it looks like it's produced by Sell A Door. Exeter Northcott Theatre and Nick Brooke Ltd are the producers of the tour. Adaptation by Dave Simpson and directed by Paul Jepson. Projections and frankly laughable models used for the trains and indeed Perks on his bike. One of those shows where I felt sorry for the cast, there cant have been more than 100 of us in the theatre and with the modelwork getting laughed at and some of the acting being third class this was a rail replacement bus service of a production. Even at 90 minutes and an interval it draaaaaaaags - the end of act 1 is the bit everyone remembers from the film and then the second act is a long 40 minutes to get to Daddy my Daddy. Not a good evening - but at least by starting at 7pm it was over by 9 and I could get the direct train home at 9:12, hurrah! And an extra special thanks to the lady on the ticket desk who gave me a refund on a cancelled ticket. ....and its my first time at the Theatre Royal since the Manchester incident and they have now banned large bags and backpacks from shows. |
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