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Post by fiyero on Mar 5, 2018 22:19:59 GMT
The UK Tour has its first show this evening and there's already 2 adult swings on as children! I wonder if it was illness or the children not being ready yet. Does anyone plan to see the tour anytime soon ? I'd love to have seen that. I loved seeing an adult Gavroche in Les Mis
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Post by tom on Mar 5, 2018 22:48:49 GMT
I have to say, I didn't expect the set to look as much like the London production! I thought there'd be a lot less scramble pieces, and more of a cloth look, a bit like Wicked tour vs London. Yay Matilda http://instagr.am/p/Bf9A4MUnfmu Looks great. Will be interesting how they carry out certain scenes without a central aisle in stalls to use.
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Post by daniel on Mar 5, 2018 23:04:01 GMT
I have to say, I didn't expect the set to look as much like the London production! I thought there'd be a lot less scramble pieces, and more of a cloth look, a bit like Wicked tour vs London. Yay Matilda http://instagr.am/p/Bf9A4MUnfmu Looks great. Will be interesting how they carry out certain scenes without a central aisle in stalls to use. agreed! I suspect that the scene with Amanda will just happen on the stage, and they'll use whatever aisles are available for entry/exit.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 0:30:39 GMT
Looks great. Will be interesting how they carry out certain scenes without a central aisle in stalls to use. agreed! I suspect that the scene with Amanda will just happen on the stage, and they'll use whatever aisles are available for entry/exit. From what I've seen on YouTube of the US and Australia tours, the Amanda Thripp scene does indeed happen on stage and the extreme side aisles are used for entrances and exits (some of the central aisle exits/entrances use these too) But I agree, the tour set does look brilliant and almost identical to the Cambridge as I was worried it would look like the US one which looks awful with the front cloth and false pros arch.
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Post by daniel on Mar 6, 2018 1:29:01 GMT
Just to contradict my point above, I was being deceived by the safety bar which was making it look like the set was really far back on the stage. This image shows that there is no reason to fear a small set. And there’s an orchestra pit in use too! http://instagram.com/p/Bf9W7wxgds-
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Post by cheesy116 on Mar 6, 2018 1:46:21 GMT
Having viewed many dodgy videos of the USA Tour and Oz productions (this being the same set), I can assure you all there's no worries with the set being of a lower standard.
The major differences that the desks don't appear from under the stage, they come in from the sides and sit in a slightly different formation during the song 'Bruce'. The 'My House' set doesn't have as much going on in the background compared to London, but that set is minimalistic for a reason so it doesn't take away from the scene.
The Amanda throw is done in the same way apart from they 'catch' her on stage rather than the centre aisle. The Trunch enters from the side instead of her many entrances from the centre aisle.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 4:09:11 GMT
I am still sore this did not win the tony. Still annoyed Bertie did not win.
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Post by Steffi on Mar 6, 2018 7:02:55 GMT
The UK Tour has its first show this evening and there's already 2 adult swings on as children! I wonder if it was illness or the children not being ready yet. Does anyone plan to see the tour anytime soon ? My friend is in the tour so I will catch it at some point this Summer, probably in Birmingham. :-)
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Post by daniel on Mar 13, 2018 13:44:40 GMT
Additional tour dates announced:
PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal: 15 Jan-16 Feb 2019 BRADFORD Alhambra: 19 Feb-23 March 2019 EDINBURGH Playhouse: 2-27 April 2019 BRISTOL Hippodrome: 5 May-8 June 2019 SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower: 11 June-6 July 2019 NORWICH Theatre Royal: 16 July-17 August 2019.
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Post by sophizoey on Mar 13, 2018 13:55:25 GMT
Is the tour doing the £5 dayseats for 16 - 25 y/o. I picked up a leafet for Sunderland and it had a note on thr back saying that they will be available but does anyone have experience with them on the tour.
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Post by daniel on Mar 13, 2018 14:00:14 GMT
Is the tour doing the £5 dayseats for 16 - 25 y/o. I picked up a leafet for Sunderland and it had a note on thr back saying that they will be available but does anyone have experience with them on the tour. yes...I don't know the full details but I know they exist! May be worth speaking to Curve?
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Post by raiseitup on Mar 13, 2018 14:04:46 GMT
Is the tour doing the £5 dayseats for 16 - 25 y/o. I picked up a leafet for Sunderland and it had a note on thr back saying that they will be available but does anyone have experience with them on the tour. yes...I don't know the full details but I know they exist! May be worth speaking to Curve? This is what the Curve website says – £5* tickets for 16 – 26 year olds A handful of £5* tickets for 16 – 26 Members will be made available on the day of each performance in person at our Ticket Office. For more information, please contact Ticket Office on 0116 242 3595. Please note that you will need to join our free 16 – 26 Membership scheme and provide valid photo ID to be eligible for the tickets.
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Post by sophizoey on Mar 13, 2018 14:17:49 GMT
I'll ring up the Sunderland Empire theatre about it soon. I'm really hoping they do because this is a show I've wanted to see for ages and getting a £5 ticket means I could see it for under £10 with my transport.
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Post by amadeus on Mar 16, 2018 0:05:49 GMT
Saw the opening for this tonight at the Curve. What an amazing production; it barely feels scaled down at all. The cast were brilliant... Annalise Bradbury was on as Matilda (I think... I was at the back of the stalls and couldn't find a cast board). She gave a faultless performance, her diction when singing was most impressive! Carly Thoms is a delightful Miss Honey, but Craig Els steals the show as Miss Trunchbull. The audience loved him.
Truly cannot fault this tour; don't let the steep prices put you off (you definitely get your money's worth!!)
(Also... shout out to the person who suggested changing "shoot you in the face" to "punch you in the face"...)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 6:17:40 GMT
Does the show still start stupidly quietly or have they sorted the sound out on this tour?
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Post by amadeus on Mar 18, 2018 0:09:06 GMT
Does the show still start stupidly quietly or have they sorted the sound out on this tour? I definitely didn't notice any sound issues and I was at the back of the stalls.
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Post by ptwest on Mar 21, 2018 8:22:55 GMT
Heading to the Curve this afternoon - if anyone is there come and say hello. I'll be the fraught looking teacher at the back of the circle with 60 children!
This mornings lesson involves theatre etiquette. I do not want any of my group ending up on the bad behaviour thread!
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Post by ptwest on Mar 21, 2018 19:11:06 GMT
Well I can’t say I enjoyed the show much (sorry Matilda fans) but the children have loved it and their behaviour was impeccable. So I count that as a good afternoon!
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Post by properjob on Mar 22, 2018 22:50:08 GMT
I've just seen it at Leicester and it was as good as I remembered it from Stratford/London. However what has caused me to stop lurking and actually post something was we didn't have the tele song! It is listed in programme and I was back in the auditorium in good time to see it. Did I miss it or has it been cut?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 23, 2018 9:36:06 GMT
It was included when i went to see it during the first week. No idea if it's been cut but don't see why it would.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 23, 2018 10:56:02 GMT
tickets went on sale today for Plymouth and just checked to see how it was selling out of curiosity and I was 937 in the queue. So pretty sure its going to be a sell out there.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 11:50:52 GMT
From September 12th, all future evening performances of Matilda in the West End will begin at 7pm rather than 7:30pm.
Meaning a more family friendly start and end time, the only downside is the cast only gets just under two hours between shows.
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Post by sirdaniel on May 22, 2018 13:13:03 GMT
From September 12th, all future evening performances of Matilda in the West End will begin at 7pm rather than 7:30pm. Meaning a more family friendly start and end time, the only downside is the cast only gets just under two hours between shows. Only weekdays so a two show day with a 7pm start time will only happen once a week normally
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 6:49:27 GMT
What's the demand like for the £5 16-25 year old tickets in London? How early is there a queue for people wanting them?
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 11:13:50 GMT
Totally depends on the day you go. Weekdays during term time, about 15 usually trying - 9am seems early enough. School holidays and all weekends, far busier - 7.30am. I'm looking at a Wednesday evening mid July. So it'll still be UK term time but holidays for a lot of the rest of the world.
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Post by timothyd on May 29, 2018 18:54:43 GMT
I LOVED this show. Clever book and amazing songs.
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Post by westended on Jul 28, 2018 20:11:00 GMT
I’m so confused!!
Why is Marianne Benedict now ‘Company’?? I thought she was Mrs Wormwood!l
Why is Laura Denning now Mrs Wormwood?
What’s going on? Were we ever told?
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Post by zak97 on Jul 28, 2018 21:14:27 GMT
I’m so confused!! Why is Marianne Benedict now ‘Company’?? I thought she was Mrs Wormwood!l Why is Laura Denning now Mrs Wormwood? What’s going on? Were we ever told? From Twitter I think Lara is doing a brief stint. Maybe Marianne is having some time off and to avoid confusion over who is playing Mrs Wormwood they have listed her as company for the time being?
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Post by westended on Jul 28, 2018 21:23:57 GMT
I’m so confused!! Why is Marianne Benedict now ‘Company’?? I thought she was Mrs Wormwood!l Why is Laura Denning now Mrs Wormwood? What’s going on? Were we ever told? From Twitter I think Lara is doing a brief stint. Maybe Marianne is having some time off and to avoid confusion over who is playing Mrs Wormwood they have listed her as company for the time being? How come they didn’t announce it?
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Post by westended on Aug 10, 2018 20:00:23 GMT
I’ve just won the Lottery for a show next week!
I understand that you get Band A tickets - do you get to choose the seats?
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