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Post by danb on Oct 31, 2018 19:20:47 GMT
I bet it’s just Phillip sodding Franks again in Bristol. Why can’t we have Liz McDonald?
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Post by Deal J on Oct 31, 2018 19:28:03 GMT
I don’t know how reliable “MTAS Official” are, but they’re reporting that the narrators for the tour will be: Alison Hammond Dom Joly Beverly Callard (as BurlyBeaR has already said) Steve Punt Philip Franks
I’ve seen the last two in the role before and really enjoyed their take on the role. Not sure about the others, but at least it’s new fodder for the partici...pation nuts!
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Post by bengal73 on Oct 31, 2018 19:40:41 GMT
Dom Joly as narrator in brighton
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2018 20:29:09 GMT
Is there a list of which narrators are appearing at which venue
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Post by itsemily on Oct 31, 2018 21:15:24 GMT
I think Don Jolly will be good! Not too keen on Alison Hammond, too shouty and over the top for me!
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Post by SageStageMgr on Oct 31, 2018 21:44:54 GMT
“Desperately underwhelming tour gets worse each time!” - they should put this on the posters.
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Post by Deal J on Nov 1, 2018 12:34:31 GMT
Is there a list of which narrators are appearing at which venue So far the following have been officially announced via twitter: - Dom Joly - Brighton, Milton Keynes, Wimbledon, Woking
- Beverley Callard - Manchester
- Alison Hammond - Birmingham
- Steve Punt - Stoke, York
- Philip Franks - Sheffield, Torquay, Belfast, Oxford, Bromley
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 13:21:05 GMT
Alison will be an interesting one but as it is her home town no doubt there will be some local references. I don't know what she is like as an Ad-Libber with the hardcore Weekend Rocky Horror crowd.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 13:32:50 GMT
Is there a list of which narrators are appearing at which venue So far the following have been officially announced via twitter: - Dom Joly - Brighton, Milton Keynes, Wimbledon, Woking
- Beverley Callard - Manchester
- Alison Hammond - Birmingham
- Steve Punt - Stoke, York
- Philip Franks - Sheffield, Torquay, Belfast, Oxford, Bromley
Thanks for that, If you find out who is Narrator in Dublin please let me know
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Post by sydneyboi on Nov 4, 2018 9:41:20 GMT
Do we k ow what dates Duncan will be in the show? Blue are touring Australian in Feb...
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Post by james1969 on Nov 4, 2018 17:33:27 GMT
*Duncan James performs at Oxford, Southampton, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Stoke-On-Trent, Blackpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Edinburgh
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 4, 2018 17:47:16 GMT
The Palace and Opera House posted on their Facebook page Bev Callard in a video saying “I’m going to be the narrator, I’m terrified, please be gentle with me Manchester” etc etc.
If that was supposed to be a promo for the show they may want to reconsider. If you don’t think you’re up to the role Beverley, neither do we.
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Post by sydneyboi on Nov 4, 2018 20:33:15 GMT
*Duncan James performs at Oxford, Southampton, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Stoke-On-Trent, Blackpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Edinburgh Many Thanks for the life of me I didn't say that anywhere
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Post by james1969 on Nov 5, 2018 12:08:04 GMT
Any information you require on the tour can be found on the UK official fan club site www.timewarp.org.uk
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Post by justfran on Nov 5, 2018 22:30:54 GMT
The Elaine Paige radio show played Damn It Janet yesterday sung by Ben Adams and Joanne Clifton. I think it was on at approx 2.20pm if anyone wants to listen online.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 22:46:58 GMT
Alison will be an interesting one but as it is her home town no doubt there will be some local references. I don't know what she is like as an Ad-Libber with the hardcore Weekend Rocky Horror crowd. I saw her in panto a few years ago and she's hilarious and really threw herself into it. 😂😂 I was gonna go to Wimbledon but I hate Dom Holy so I'm good. I've never seen the show live, but seeing that recording of the Playhouse run really put me off because of the way the audience was. But I get that is the fanbase of the show and has been for years, so the recording is fine for me.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 5, 2018 23:49:55 GMT
I don’t think the average audience is usually as full on as that. Yes people interact at the required points and will get up to dance for Time Warp but whenever I’ve been (which is many over the years) the usual etiquette prevails for the most part. It’s slso very amusing to see what some people dress up as.
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Post by james1969 on Nov 6, 2018 17:20:58 GMT
From experience if you want a quieter audience then best to go early in the week. Some fans now avoid the weekends as well as it has been taken over by drunken crowds - partly due to the “party night out” marketing
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Post by itsemily on Nov 6, 2018 17:34:35 GMT
I went to a Friday 5pm showing before that was super quiet so I got appreciate the actual musical rather than it being all being taken over by the audience participation!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 17:54:27 GMT
It used to be better when you could take rice, water pistols and other bits in with you. But health and safety stopped all that. Now it's tame in comparison.
I'm showing my age because that was a very long time ago.
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Post by dontdreamit on Nov 6, 2018 18:24:25 GMT
It used to be better when you could take rice, water pistols and other bits in with you. But health and safety stopped all that. Now it's tame in comparison. I'm showing my age because that was a very long time ago. And Bounty bars, if I recall correctly! I first saw it in 1994, with I think Jonathan Morris from Bread as Frank. It was a free for all in those days, and has really tamed down over the years, even with the ad-libbing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 20:34:41 GMT
It used to be better when you could take rice, water pistols and other bits in with you. But health and safety stopped all that. Now it's tame in comparison. I'm showing my age because that was a very long time ago. And Bounty bars, if I recall correctly! I first saw it in 1994, with I think Jonathan Morris from Bread as Frank. It was a free for all in those days, and has really tamed down over the years, even with the ad-libbing. I've never heard of bounty bars used. At what point? They also had toilet paper. When I saw it in the late 80's, an in house production In Stoke On Trent, it was amazing to see all the paper raining down from the upper levels. A nightmare for theatre cleaners. But back then Rocky Horror was a guaranteed box office winner for any company.
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Post by dontdreamit on Nov 6, 2018 21:22:25 GMT
And Bounty bars, if I recall correctly! I first saw it in 1994, with I think Jonathan Morris from Bread as Frank. It was a free for all in those days, and has really tamed down over the years, even with the ad-libbing. I've never heard of bounty bars used. At what point? I *think* it was when the word paradise was used, as the slogan for the chocolate bars at the time was something along the lines of “a taste of paradise”. I know by the time I saw the tour again around 1998ish, they stopped us taking in things like rice and water pistols and various other bits and pieces. Now I’m older and wiser I totally get why they stopped them, but the show did seem to shift a little at that point. One of the things I’ve always loved about Rocky is the audience par ticip
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 22:06:35 GMT
One of the things I’ve always loved about Rocky is the audience par ticip ...pation!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 0:49:11 GMT
The Rocky Horror Show was the one show which in the old days always had bag searches. I've seen the show many times although I choose not to dress up and the weekend evening shows are often when the fan club regulars come out. Everyone knows the lines and it is fun when a good heckle is put in.
The cast are apparently given rules that only the Narrator and Frank can ad lib, I'm not sure if this has always been the case.
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Post by drowseychap on Nov 7, 2018 1:17:54 GMT
I remember the old 80s tours that seemed to run for ever the audience were just as much part of the show as the cast. .... I remember the bounty bars too lol roll rice water pistols ..... I think David dale played frank in those days so much like Tim Curry was fab .... and wasn’t the chap from hi de hi narrator for a long time think I saw biggiins too The used lasers a lot I remember and lots of painted back cloths
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Post by danb on Nov 7, 2018 6:54:01 GMT
I remember the old 80s tours that seemed to run for ever the audience were just as much part of the show as the cast. .... I remember the bounty bars too lol roll rice water pistols ..... I think David dale played frank in those days so much like Tim Curry was fab .... and wasn’t the chap from hi de hi narrator for a long time think I saw biggiins too The used lasers a lot I remember and lots of painted back cloths Those were the days! Lazers! Wow! Dry Ice to make the lazers show up! Wow! And David Dale...I saw that at the Liverpool Empire many many moons ago, still have the brochure somewhere. To think that this is still doing the rounds is quite something isn’t it?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 7:05:18 GMT
Under usual circumstances I’m one of the first people to bemoan an audience who aren’t sitting quietly, yet even I accept that the participation element heightens the enjoyment of this show. People usually remain extremely respectful and don’t chat throughout, so because there’s an audience script as it were, it’s a lot of fun. The last time I saw it in Aylesbury we only had two girls who seemed to know all of the callbacks, next time I hope there’s more. You simply can’t go to Rocky Horror and judge those who join in (whilst I’m never brave enough to) as you have to go with it, and rightly so.
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Post by james1969 on Dec 20, 2018 21:22:58 GMT
Well the tour is up and running in Brighton.
I’m not seeing it till New Years Eve - which is always fun !
Has anyone on here seen it yet ?
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Post by Deal J on Dec 24, 2018 12:21:57 GMT
Not yet - I won’t be seeing it until it the tour comes further north next year - but the fan sites are saying it’s as good as ever and that Stephen Webb is a great Frank. The production photos on TimeWarp.org.uk look great - it’s clearly the same “party” production set and costumes that have been used for a fair few years now, but as much as I’d love to see something new (more gothic horror, less party) I’d still rather see another cast in the same production than no Rocky at all! I bet the NYE show will be very exciting, my friend went last year and said it was so much fun to ring in the new year with Rocky. Please let us know how it goes and what you think of it, james1969 !
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