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Post by fiyero on Jun 22, 2022 9:37:58 GMT
I'm intrigued by the new schedule too. No 7pm performances at weekends any more from 19th Nov, and in the spring Wednesday changes to a matinee so the only 7pms are Thursday and Friday!
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Post by Mark on Jun 22, 2022 9:48:00 GMT
I'm intrigued by the new schedule too. No 7pm performances at weekends any more from 19th Nov, and in the spring Wednesday changes to a matinee so the only 7pms are Thursday and Friday! Where are you seeing the new schedule? Can currently only see dates to October.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 9:55:04 GMT
I'm intrigued by the new schedule too. No 7pm performances at weekends any more from 19th Nov, and in the spring Wednesday changes to a matinee so the only 7pms are Thursday and Friday! Where are you seeing the new schedule? Can currently only see dates to October. It's on the frozen website under ticket info
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Post by starlight92 on Jun 22, 2022 9:57:36 GMT
Ooh, interesting...Has anyone seen Emily Lane as Anna? She must have really impressed! I wonder why the role wasn't given to Sarah O'Connor, guess she must be leaving? Also slightly surprised that Samantha is staying on considering all the rumours about her leaving, but to be fair if I got to wear that dress for work I wouldn't want to leave either 😂
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 22, 2022 10:18:22 GMT
It might be complete coincidence, but I feel it's worth mentioning Emily's dad is David Ian...
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 22, 2022 10:19:36 GMT
Also sort of not surprised Sam is staying - two days off a week, and what she must be being paid by Disney
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 11:07:31 GMT
Ooh, interesting...Has anyone seen Emily Lane as Anna? She must have really impressed! I wonder why the role wasn't given to Sarah O'Connor, guess she must be leaving? Also slightly surprised that Samantha is staying on considering all the rumours about her leaving, but to be fair if I got to wear that dress for work I wouldn't want to leave either 😂 I saw Sarah at the weekend, to be honest she was fine. Nothing wrong at all, but nothing wow either. I can see why she may not have been lead material
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jun 22, 2022 11:17:08 GMT
Some interesting covers: Char Burnett will be the new 1st cover Anna, Caitlin Tipping 1st cover Elsa, Danny Becker 1st cover Kristoff, Rodney Vubya 1st? cover Hans.
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Post by cezbear on Jun 22, 2022 11:45:51 GMT
Some interesting covers: Char Burnett will be the new 1st cover Anna, Caitlin Tipping 1st cover Elsa, Danny Becker 1st cover Kristoff, Rodney Vubya 1st? cover Hans. Absolutely inexplicable.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 22, 2022 12:34:20 GMT
Some interesting covers: Char Burnett will be the new 1st cover Anna, Caitlin Tipping 1st cover Elsa, Danny Becker 1st cover Kristoff, Rodney Vubya 1st? cover Hans. Absolutely inexplicable. Will be interesting to see if Disney reign him in on those rather trashy social media antics. I don’t think they’d approve of their Hans shoving his backside into little kiddies faces when they look him up on Instagram.
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Post by inthenose on Jun 22, 2022 14:09:32 GMT
I can't wait for the first outburst. I'll give it a month.
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Post by ceebee on Jun 22, 2022 14:12:57 GMT
Yeah, and do Disney value the order of their dots?
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Post by inthenose on Jun 22, 2022 14:34:11 GMT
Yeah, and do Disney value the order of their dots? I'm more surprised about the social media thing. I have a couple of friends who worked for the House of Mouse, one as a Cast Member at a park, the other on a show. They take social media extremely seriously. There is the 58 page "Employee Policy Manual", plus the 24 page "Standards of Business Conduct" - both are freely available via Google. In short, if he carries on bringing his employers into disrepute, he is looking at instant summary dismissal for breach of contract.
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Post by marob on Jun 22, 2022 15:03:28 GMT
Will be interesting to see if Disney reign him in on those rather trashy social media antics. I don’t think they’d approve of their Hans shoving his backside into little kiddies faces when they look him up on Instagram. Do they actually care though? Niko Wirachman worked for them on Aladdin and his instagram posts have always bordered on soft porn.
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Post by inthenose on Jun 22, 2022 15:06:45 GMT
Will be interesting to see if Disney reign him in on those rather trashy social media antics. I don’t think they’d approve of their Hans shoving his backside into little kiddies faces when they look him up on Instagram. Do they actually care though? Niko Wirachman worked for them on Aladdin and his instagram posts have always bordered on soft porn. Yeah, for me it isn't the pictures. Lots of people post "sexy" pictures on their SM. As long as it doesn't cross the line, I don't think it would be a problem. The slagging off your employer though... Disney aren't too keen on that.
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Post by stagebyte on Jun 22, 2022 15:11:43 GMT
Ok I apologise to whoever said on this board that working in showbiz doesn’t carry the same behaviour standards as working in an office and we all shot them down. They were correct. Whoever gave Rodney Vubya another west end role clearly gives zero F***s about Frozen following his ridiculously shameful diva like behaviour over on Cinderella. He’s either got friends in high places hence the attitude that he would never be sacked after so many warnings. Or Kids out of drama school find and court Vubya’s agent. They’re clearly the best in the business at glittering a t***
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 15:30:45 GMT
It could be a case that Cinderella was so toxic it pushed people to behave in ways otherwise they wouldn't have.
Disney are a good employer, but firm. If it happens again the problem will be proven to be with him rather than the show.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 22, 2022 16:02:05 GMT
Well, I for one will NOT be seeing Frozen if Rodney Vubya is in the cast so eat THAT Disney! 😠
(I wasn’t going to see it anyway, I’ve been and I thought it was pants 😌)
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Post by ceebee on Jun 22, 2022 19:14:39 GMT
There's some irony here that Disney Dave probably wishes we would all 'Let it go'...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 22, 2022 19:29:37 GMT
This show is absolutely NOT playing to capacity audiences. Lies lies lies.
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Post by wicked on Jun 22, 2022 19:36:43 GMT
Some interesting covers: Char Burnett will be the new 1st cover Anna, Caitlin Tipping 1st cover Elsa, Danny Becker 1st cover Kristoff, Rodney Vubya 1st? cover Hans. Laura Emmitt has been promoted to first cover Elsa, Caitlin is 2nd x
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 19:49:59 GMT
This show is absolutely NOT playing to capacity audiences. Lies lies lies. When I saw it Saturday it was well sold but definitely not at capacity, especially in the £125 seats. It's target audience are also the ones feeling the pinch most from cost of living so I think it will be tough to fill that theatre in the coming year
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 22, 2022 19:55:57 GMT
This show is absolutely NOT playing to capacity audiences. Lies lies lies. When I saw it Saturday it was well sold but definitely not at capacity, especially in the £125 seats. It's target audience are also the ones feeling the pinch most from cost of living so I think it will be tough to fill that theatre in the coming year It’s advance is not good. It would be lucky to last another year
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Post by inthenose on Jun 22, 2022 19:57:49 GMT
When I saw it Saturday it was well sold but definitely not at capacity, especially in the £125 seats. It's target audience are also the ones feeling the pinch most from cost of living so I think it will be tough to fill that theatre in the coming year It’s advance is not good. It would be lucky to last another year I'm hearing that all over town to be fair... People simply aren't going to the theatre. For now business wise it makes sense to keep Frozen seen as a hot ticket - Book of Mormon got away with this for years and years.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 22, 2022 21:12:48 GMT
It’s advance is not good. It would be lucky to last another year I'm hearing that all over town to be fair... People simply aren't going to the theatre. For now business wise it makes sense to keep Frozen seen as a hot ticket - Book of Mormon got away with this for years and years. BOM has a lot less seats to fill. To be fair I can’t think of a single show that could sell out Drury Lane anymore. Even Hamilton can’t sell 1500 seats a night anymore here.
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Post by inthenose on Jun 22, 2022 21:43:32 GMT
I'm hearing that all over town to be fair... People simply aren't going to the theatre. For now business wise it makes sense to keep Frozen seen as a hot ticket - Book of Mormon got away with this for years and years. BOM has a lot less seats to fill. To be fair I can’t think of a single show that could sell out Drury Lane anymore. Even Hamilton can’t sell 1500 seats a night anymore here. I'm going to see it when I get the right offer, mainly because I want to see the refurb and do a day of it, with tea at the café etc.
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Post by j85 on Jul 1, 2022 7:50:41 GMT
Before I type anything else, I know I chose to see a matinee of a Disney musical…. But I wasn’t expecting to be sat next to a family with 3 children, 2 clearly under the age on the ticket as being allowed in, a stinky nappy and a Dad who decided to disappear for much of the second half. I can block out the talking and even the massage effect created by banging of the chairs, but a smell is much more difficult to ignore.
When I saw Beauty and the Beast on Tuesday (again a matinee), the commentary of a couple of girls near me was actually quite cute and funny so I’m no opposed to kids at the theatre, and actually I love that parents are willing to take their kids from a young age and to hopefully start an interest - but…
I’ve seen things about adult only performances - I would counter this with a morning performance (a bit like 10am pantos) that are more in the vein of relaxed performances for families with younger children. Even if the only change is having a bit of light in the auditorium, that might make the experience a little bit more manageable. Anyway, only a quick idea I had when the dad (when he was there) kept using his phone light to find snack after snack after snack for one of the kids….
The show - yeah I enjoyed it. Frozen can be quite dark at times and the trolls (or whatever they’re called now) light up eyes were a bit weird, but the design, performances and the show itself was good. Lost a lot of focus due to the above which was a shame.
Oh, and I also did a theatre tour in the morning. It was a good tour, but the only backstage are you go to is one of the old tunnels under the first row of stalls. Would have liked to have seen more of backstage but the guide kept making some Disney digs so guess it’s due to a mix of Disney and H&S! Got a lot of history info and got to go into areas you wouldn’t normally get to go in. I’d recommend it if you want to know more about the history of the theatre itself.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 1, 2022 8:05:59 GMT
Before I type anything else, I know I chose to see a matinee of a Disney musical…. But I wasn’t expecting to be sat next to a family with 3 children, 2 clearly under the age on the ticket as being allowed in, a stinky nappy and a Dad who decided to disappear for much of the second half. I can block out the talking and even the massage effect created by banging of the chairs, but a smell is much more difficult to ignore. When I saw Beauty and the Beast on Tuesday (again a matinee), the commentary of a couple of girls near me was actually quite cute and funny so I’m no opposed to kids at the theatre, and actually I love that parents are willing to take their kids from a young age and to hopefully start an interest - but… I’ve seen things about adult only performances - I would counter this with a morning performance (a bit like 10am pantos) that are more in the vein of relaxed performances for families with younger children. Even if the only change is having a bit of light in the auditorium, that might make the experience a little bit more manageable. Anyway, only a quick idea I had when the dad (when he was there) kept using his phone light to find snack after snack after snack for one of the kids…. The show - yeah I enjoyed it. Frozen can be quite dark at times and the trolls (or whatever they’re called now) light up eyes were a bit weird, but the design, performances and the show itself was good. Lost a lot of focus due to the above which was a shame. Oh, and I also did a theatre tour in the morning. It was a good tour, but the only backstage are you go to is one of the old tunnels under the first row of stalls. Would have liked to have seen more of backstage but the guide kept making some Disney digs so guess it’s due to a mix of Disney and H&S! Got a lot of history info and got to go into areas you wouldn’t normally get to go in. I’d recommend it if you want to know more about the history of the theatre itself. Don't think the non inclusion of backstage in the tour is anything to do with Disney. I did the tour when 42nd Street was on and it was the same. Very interesting tour all the same.
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Post by fiyero on Jul 1, 2022 10:19:20 GMT
Before I type anything else, I know I chose to see a matinee of a Disney musical…. But I wasn’t expecting to be sat next to a family with 3 children, 2 clearly under the age on the ticket as being allowed in, a stinky nappy and a Dad who decided to disappear for much of the second half. I can block out the talking and even the massage effect created by banging of the chairs, but a smell is much more difficult to ignore. When I saw Beauty and the Beast on Tuesday (again a matinee), the commentary of a couple of girls near me was actually quite cute and funny so I’m no opposed to kids at the theatre, and actually I love that parents are willing to take their kids from a young age and to hopefully start an interest - but… I’ve seen things about adult only performances - I would counter this with a morning performance (a bit like 10am pantos) that are more in the vein of relaxed performances for families with younger children. Even if the only change is having a bit of light in the auditorium, that might make the experience a little bit more manageable. Anyway, only a quick idea I had when the dad (when he was there) kept using his phone light to find snack after snack after snack for one of the kids…. The show - yeah I enjoyed it. Frozen can be quite dark at times and the trolls (or whatever they’re called now) light up eyes were a bit weird, but the design, performances and the show itself was good. Lost a lot of focus due to the above which was a shame. Oh, and I also did a theatre tour in the morning. It was a good tour, but the only backstage are you go to is one of the old tunnels under the first row of stalls. Would have liked to have seen more of backstage but the guide kept making some Disney digs so guess it’s due to a mix of Disney and H&S! Got a lot of history info and got to go into areas you wouldn’t normally get to go in. I’d recommend it if you want to know more about the history of the theatre itself. Don't think the non inclusion of backstage in the tour is anything to do with Disney. I did the tour when 42nd Street was on and it was the same. Very interesting tour all the same. I am sure when I did a tour while Lord of the Rings was on we walked past dressing rooms but nothing more than that. it was still fab, and the recent one I did was too. It is very much a front of house tour, plus a few extras though.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 5, 2022 13:15:54 GMT
Just saw a post from Steph on Instagram that she is flying off somewhere so I'm presuming she won't be there on Thursday when I'm seeing the show again. Anyone know what her understudy is like?
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