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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 10, 2019 11:36:16 GMT
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Post by HereForTheatre on Apr 10, 2019 12:43:26 GMT
More theatres mean more theatre and more choice. Only a good thing IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 13:09:58 GMT
More theatres mean more theatre and more choice. Only a good thing IMO. From one angle yes, along with more theatres meaning stronger competition. From the other perspective, more theatres could mean an over-saturation in the market and a drop in quality as a result. |
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Post by Jon on Apr 10, 2019 16:39:36 GMT
More theatres mean more theatre and more choice. Only a good thing IMO. From one angle yes, along with more theatres meaning stronger competition. From the other perspective, more theatres could mean an over-saturation in the market and a drop in quality as a result. I think with the West End having lot of long runners, I think building. new theatres can only be a good thing. Also it gives areas like Wembley and White City venues that they wouldn’t normally have |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 6:12:27 GMT
Surely the real reason for many of these is that builders of luxury residential developments can get planning permission more easily if they provide some sort of "community ammenity" so they bung a space for a theatre into the designs. Doesn't matter whether or not they find an operator, if they do its a bonus. Also doesn't matter if the thing succeeds or fails. Hence there are empty "theatre" shells in London already (eg the huge underground one in Islington)
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Post by vabbian on Apr 11, 2019 6:29:25 GMT
Deary me
£125 for top seats at War Horse in Wembley
Clearly not targeting locals then
Even the National doesn't charge that much...
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Post by vabbian on Apr 11, 2019 6:30:25 GMT
If I have £125 to spend on a night out
I certainly won't choose to be in Wembley
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Post by joem on Apr 11, 2019 6:54:11 GMT
In the old days there were plenty of neighbourhood cinemas and, before that, music halls. Recent years have seen theatres like the Hampstead and the Park Theatres doing ambitious work. Not to mention old established venues such as the Lyric Hammersmith, the Bush etc which are not West End but are not West End either.
I think it's great that theatres can open in other parts of London. I do get the distinct impression when I'm at places like the Kiln or the Theatre Royal Stratford that some of the audience at least is local. So new locations can only mean the chance of new people developing our addiction.
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Post by craig on Apr 11, 2019 12:48:17 GMT
If I have £125 to spend on a night out I certainly won't choose to be in Wembley Ha! Yes, fair. All of these areas are now very expensive to live in though and attract lots of wealthy young professionals in new developments. I'm not convinced Wembley is crying out for a theatre, but you never know. War Horse will certainly put it to the test. It's such a mainstream, popular show and you would think it would sell well anywhere. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 12:51:42 GMT
I'm not convinced Wembley is crying out for a theatre, but you never know. There's a huge amount of redevelopment going on in Wembley. Yes, I've surprised myself that I even know such a thing as a Wembley exists. I must have been watching ITV at some point. |
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Post by vabbian on Apr 11, 2019 16:19:56 GMT
If I have £125 to spend on a night out I certainly won't choose to be in Wembley Ha! Yes, fair. All of these areas are now very expensive to live in though and attract lots of wealthy young professionals in new developments. I'm not convinced Wembley is crying out for a theatre, but you never know. War Horse will certainly put it to the test. It's such a mainstream, popular show and you would think it would sell well anywhere. I am all for a well-priced theatre in the area, one who knows their target market!
I think no matter how gentrified Wembley becomes,
only the 1% consider spending £125 on one ticket for the theatre.
The 1% aren't going to want to leave the west end to spend their money
I can only see a legendary show with a legendary star being able to charge such prices in Wembley,
and even then they would never choose to book their production in a non west end theatre!!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 21, 2019 15:17:06 GMT
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 21, 2019 16:40:37 GMT
This theatre would be local to me, so obviously I would say this is a great thing, or is it really? Greenwich already has a theatre, which they struggle to put an artistic programme together, when they do it mainly consists of stuff for children or guest speakers. The new Alexandra Palace theatre seems to be having the same difficulties.
So be careful what you wish for.
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Post by profquatermass on Jun 21, 2019 19:54:59 GMT
In my part of South London I can think of half a dozen theatres that most board members will never have heard of that struggle to put on a programme and get an audience. I'm not convinced that more theatres are actually a good thing
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Post by Jon on Jul 8, 2019 17:13:42 GMT
We can add The Turbine to the list of new theatres opening from this year onwards.
It does seem that a lot of creatives and producers are looking for their own venues and produce their own work rather than set a production company and try and bring in work to the West End.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 25, 2019 10:37:30 GMT
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Post by lynette on Aug 26, 2019 10:42:44 GMT
There is a thread on the new Turbine which looks very interesting. Check it out and do add if you go there.
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Post by londonpostie on Feb 25, 2020 10:29:41 GMT
I go past the new Oval House development 3 or 4 times a week. It's a good location. With all that rehearsal space it will be a great asset and community hub. The project is really about quite a bit more than a new theatre stage, inc. developing the local night economy.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 29, 2020 6:42:09 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 12, 2020 9:46:14 GMT
Something Lloyd Dorfman said on the wireless about the London property market prompted me to make a 30 second search on Google.
Earlier this summer he paid £40.5 million to buy a 150 year lease on the new theatre off Charing Cross Road, and the three floors of offices above it.
So along with being a major shareholder in the company that runs the Bridge Theatre, and having an auditorium named after him at the National, he's now the tenant of a theatre, with Nimax his subtenant for the next 125 years.
(I think I've used the correct terminology, but I'm always happy to be corrected.)
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Post by lynette on Sept 13, 2020 10:38:01 GMT
Good man. Might be a bit nervous now of course....I’m wondering if Mr D will not continue his support of the NT, if he is of course giving them any more. I’m assuming the naming of the theatre was for money given, not to be given.
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