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Post by iamamazing on Jul 6, 2018 22:54:32 GMT
It will probably be gong by October I think then Waitress will open in March (We can wish) 😊
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Post by iamamazing on Jul 6, 2018 22:55:24 GMT
It will probably be gong by September I think then Waitress will open in March (We can wish) 😊
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 11:03:31 GMT
He's not camp but he is silly and playful so I think he can pull it off. I couldn't imagine him in Memphis and he was amazing in that so I have faith! Also, watch what you're saying about his fans, there may be one in your midst Ditto. Thought he didn’t have Memphis in him but he was a revelation!
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 9, 2018 10:38:40 GMT
Today Tix have a 24 hour sale of tickets for £15 for performances until 10th August for those wanting to catch Will Young before he leaves or Matt Cardle when he arrives. Seem to be rear stalls/dress circle.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jul 9, 2018 13:07:20 GMT
Today Tix have a 24 hour sale of tickets for £15 for performances until 10th August for those wanting to catch Will Young before he leaves or Matt Cardle when he arrives. Seem to be rear stalls/dress circle. thanks for this! Just grabbed some back stalls for Wills last week - i'm not expecting much from this, but i'm intrigued to see it regardless....
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2018 22:34:09 GMT
Some seating plans show different row numbers, Today Tix has the front row as A but others show it as CC?
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Post by showtoones on Jul 11, 2018 22:52:23 GMT
Some seating plans show different row numbers, Today Tix has the front row as A but others show it as CC? ATG tickets (which is the official ticket site for SB) shows the front row as row A if that helps.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 12, 2018 11:40:31 GMT
Not me, but thanks!
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Post by zak97 on Jul 13, 2018 8:45:24 GMT
Apologies if already posted, but Matt won’t be doing Wednesday matinees.
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Post by showtoones on Jul 13, 2018 15:57:34 GMT
Apologies if already posted, but Matt won’t be doing Wednesday matinees. Is he only in the show for 8 weeks? I would have thought it would have extended by now if they are going past October
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Post by ABr on Jul 16, 2018 12:24:25 GMT
Has anyone Day Seated on a Saturday for this recently? I'm coming down this weekend, seeing Heather's on the Sunday, and Fun Home Saturday matinee, and we're considering seeing Strictly Ballroom, just trying to decide the best way to get tickets. Thoughts anyone? Happy to hear suggestions, whether it's Day Seats, TKTs Booth, TodayTix's or just the theatre themselves ☺️
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Post by sazzy on Jul 29, 2018 13:44:59 GMT
I got Todaytix rush tickets for last night's show and Will Young's final performance. I haven't seen the show before and actually quite enjoyed it even though I'm not a particular fan of Will Young. It did seem like the entire Will Young fan club was in the audience but it did make for a good atmosphere. I was surprised to see a lot of empty stalls seats though on a Saturday night so I don't know if this bodes well for the show's future. I thought Zizi Strallen and Jonny Labey were excellent in their roles but I was disappointed not to hear them sing more as their voices were beautiful. It did seem like Will was shoe horned into his role and I found his terrible Aussie accent quite distracting at times but overall he gave a good performance. My particular favourite scenes were Dancing by Myself, Time after Time and and the Paso Doble with Fran's Dad (wonderful). Will did a lap of the stalls at the end of the show and I don't know if he usually does this but his super fans were super excited when he did this and a lady sitting behind me at the end of a row seemed like she was about to have some sort of melt down when he touched her! Zizzi and Jonny presented him with a bunch of flowers to say goodbye but he didn't give a speech. I think I enjoyed watching the audience reactions as much as the show.
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Post by danb on Jul 29, 2018 16:54:08 GMT
In direct contrast, we spent last night watching Gareth Gates be the turn at the Devon holiday park we’re staying at. He appeared to enjoy himself, taking selfies with people from the stage and high-fiving all and sundry. He’s a bit old for Marius now but might make a good Fiyero.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 30, 2018 15:30:28 GMT
Odd they've been promoting Matt's first show as July 31st when in fact he starts tonight!
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Post by djp on Jul 31, 2018 0:31:02 GMT
I got Todaytix rush tickets for last night's show and Will Young's final performance. I haven't seen the show before and actually quite enjoyed it even though I'm not a particular fan of Will Young. It did seem like the entire Will Young fan club was in the audience but it did make for a good atmosphere. I was surprised to see a lot of empty stalls seats though on a Saturday night so I don't know if this bodes well for the show's future. I thought Zizi Strallen and Jonny Labey were excellent in their roles but I was disappointed not to hear them sing more as their voices were beautiful. It did seem like Will was shoe horned into his role and I found his terrible Aussie accent quite distracting at times but overall he gave a good performance. My particular favourite scenes were Dancing by Myself, Time after Time and and the Paso Doble with Fran's Dad (wonderful). Will did a lap of the stalls at the end of the show and I don't know if he usually does this but his super fans were super excited when he did this and a lady sitting behind me at the end of a row seemed like she was about to have some sort of melt down when he touched her! Zizzi and Jonny presented him with a bunch of flowers to say goodbye but he didn't give a speech. I think I enjoyed watching the audience reactions as much as the show. Agree that . Saw the Saturday mat, which got a very strong positive reception. Its got some good turns, comedy, a story with message, and some impressive dancing. Its also got an excellent Zizi Strallen who is one of the few top female performers actually visible at the moment , and shows what an excellent triple threat can do.
Its an odd show tho. In this incarnation its a musical with one singer for almost everything. You have a top female singer, some seemingly good singers elsewhere, and at least a passable male lead singer - which would give it variety, but, instead, you get the sameness of one vocal popping up, from some character, who doesn't belong to the story. If you have good , or , in this case, much better singers, let them sing . If they can't sing it all, and dance at the same time spread the vocals around. It also seems to suffer from the running out of time , lets end it now musical phenomena . it should be building, like any good Strictly, to the massive winning, 40 scoring , dance - but that gets a bit lost in the events going on around he floor, just as Zizi gets dressed in longer and longer dresses.
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Post by Sam on Aug 2, 2018 7:15:51 GMT
Anyone been to see Matt?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2018 7:28:43 GMT
Hopefully not Johnny Vegas. Aren't you supposed to die if you meet your doppelganger?
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 2, 2018 7:39:19 GMT
Saw Matt last night - I liked him much more than Will. Sang the songs very well, and his Aussie accent was mostly decent though it slipped once or twice. He did get in the way once, but other than that, you wouldn't have known it was his first week in the show. His outfits were different to Will's too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 17:39:57 GMT
Just seen Jonny say on twitter tonight is a "full house".
Congrats to all, there's a first time for everything. 😂😂
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Post by fridayfan on Aug 8, 2018 21:51:25 GMT
Just seen Jonny say on twitter tonight is a "full house". Congrats to all, there's a first time for everything. 😂😂 Press night for Matt.
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Post by talkstageytome on Aug 8, 2018 23:33:55 GMT
A little preview of Matt in the show. Love it.
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Post by daisy24601 on Aug 16, 2018 22:55:45 GMT
I saw this last night. Good fun, I laughed a few times and great dancing of course but not one I would rush back to see again. I will see it again however because of Matt. He's got such charisma on stage and is very funny and goofy. I wasn't sure about his accent at times but he did okay! The audience loved him.
On a seperate note, having not been to this theatre before, what a terrible set up the bar is! Right by the toilets so you've constantly got people going back and forth where the queue is.
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Post by terrylondon79 on Aug 17, 2018 16:19:41 GMT
Heard on an interview with matt on encore radio today. He let slip? That he was approached before will young was cast! But couldnt open show as promoting new music
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 18, 2018 20:45:18 GMT
I heard that interview, and a couple of others recently - sounds to me like Matt's extended to the end of the current booking period as that's the date he mentions when asked how long he's in it for.
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Post by Stephen on Aug 19, 2018 15:03:15 GMT
I returned last night curious to see how Matt compares to Will. I was very pleased...he's great! I was happily surprised by how much I liked Will Young in the role and expected Matt to be a bit lacking. He does a bit less ad lib style fourth wall breaking but really performs the songs. Vocally very strong.
Selina Hamilton was on as Fran and Liam Marcellino as Scott. Possibly the best leading understudies i've ever seen in the West End. I have no idea how often they have been going on but they were very comfortable in the roles and I probably preferred them to Zizi and Jonny.
The energy was as high as ever. I still can't get over how great the big production number ending act one is!
I was sat in U30 in the Stalls (back row on the left aisle) Great bargain as it's close for the back row and the rake in the stalls provides a great view. The position on the aisle makes for an easy escape too!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 17:34:35 GMT
Does anyone know if this show uses dynamic pricing? I have a spare afternoon this Wednesday which I could use to finally catch this.
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Post by david on Aug 20, 2018 17:47:38 GMT
Does anyone know if this show uses dynamic pricing? I have a spare afternoon this Wednesday which I could use to finally catch this. Just had a quick look now. Offers are available for ATG card holders if you have one. With the card - Mid stalls £50 Rear stalls rows s and t are going for around £30
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Post by justafan on Aug 20, 2018 19:08:04 GMT
Does anyone know if this show uses dynamic pricing? I have a spare afternoon this Wednesday which I could use to finally catch this. I turned up an hour before last wednesdays matinee and got a decent dress circle seat for 29.50 direct from box office as did the lady sitting next to me
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 19:18:19 GMT
Does anyone know if this show uses dynamic pricing? I have a spare afternoon this Wednesday which I could use to finally catch this. I turned up an hour before last wednesdays matinee and got a decent dress circle seat for 29.50 direct from box office as did the lady sitting next to me Many thanks! Definitely worth a go.
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Post by Oleanna on Aug 20, 2018 20:00:43 GMT
Did I dream that this posted a January closing notice? Can’t find any info about it.
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