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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 17:46:20 GMT
Is it me or is the off-West End or Fringe scene mostly plays and very few musicals? What's the cause of this? Is it the fact that musicals often require more space than plays?
And secondly, I'll be in London from 30 October - 2 November. Will there be any good musicals on in Off-West End venues?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 18:02:34 GMT
plays are cheaper than musicals to put on init
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 14, 2016 18:09:47 GMT
Are you doing Manchester this Autumn MrsL? I know you love us up here  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 18:15:06 GMT
It'll be at least partly cost related. Even if you're doing a musical with a minimal cast, you'll still need to pay a band. You don't need a lot of space to do a lot of musicals, but you do need at least a couple of musicians in addition to your performers.
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Post by firefingers on Aug 14, 2016 20:00:50 GMT
Money. You have to pay a band, but also pay for sound equipment to get everything heard, a sound designer to make it work, a musical director to do the music with cast, extra rehearsal time to learn the music, maybe extra technical staff to run the sound equipment. Musicals also tend to be more "show-y" so will require bigger budgets for set, lighting etc. It's a very expensive game, hence why proper musicals are only done at a handful of venues,and some pay terribly to make them work.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 7:53:17 GMT
Yeah, money is probably the main issue. You often also need a bigger cast I think.
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Post by showgirl on Aug 15, 2016 7:58:24 GMT
Well, the Union seems to be doing nothing but musicals now + Southwark Playhouse does quite a lot.
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Post by broadwaylover99 on Aug 15, 2016 8:09:11 GMT
And secondly, I'll be in London from 30 October - 2 November. Will there be any good musicals on in Off-West End venues? Two words: Side Show |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 10:23:40 GMT
Ragtime will be at the charring cross theatre
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 12:09:14 GMT
Are you doing Manchester this Autumn MrsL? I know you love us up here Streetcar end of September. Any good nights out to be had on a Wednesday? I have tickets for John Carpenter at end of October too but BF harassing me to swap them for Brighton. |
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