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Post by talkingheads on Feb 16, 2020 12:15:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 13:54:55 GMT
They're calling it "There's No Business Like Show Business"? Not "Stop The World—I Want To Get Off"?
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Post by n1david on Feb 16, 2020 14:06:34 GMT
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Post by xanady on Feb 16, 2020 14:17:17 GMT
Goes around at a snails’ pace...should be ‘There’s No Business Like SLOW business’...lol
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Post by alece10 on Feb 16, 2020 14:43:24 GMT
Do you get a real singer singing the songs? The link isnt very clear.
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 16, 2020 15:53:56 GMT
Same here, any excuse to get to go on the London Eye for a tenner anyway, the music is an added bonus! I hope it's a live singer but whatever it turns out to be it'll be a memorable experience. |
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Post by jaqs on Feb 16, 2020 20:16:54 GMT
Thanks for the heads up, have booked. Taking my dad to see Ball and Boe in the evening, this will be a good start.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 16, 2020 20:20:35 GMT
Ok, so is this becoming an unintentional TheatreBoard meet up? Are you all going to be in the same pod?
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 16, 2020 21:02:25 GMT
Ok, so is this becoming an unintentional TheatreBoard meet up? Are you all going to be in the same pod? Very possibly! I'm in the 11:00AM on 7th March |
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Post by alece10 on Feb 16, 2020 22:55:36 GMT
Just waiting for my friend to get back to me. Hoping to book to go on it before we see last 5 years in the afternoon on the Saturday.
Update. Booked for the 1pm flight on the 7th.
Anyone thinking of going shoul get in quick as some flights full and very limited availability on others.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 17, 2020 14:11:27 GMT
Sounds daft. I'm booked!
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Post by alece10 on Mar 1, 2020 9:55:02 GMT
I have a spare ticket for this and put details on the noticeboard if anyone is interested.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 7, 2020 10:33:07 GMT
Just in case anyone doesn't know, you head for the London Eye ticket hall 30 minutes before your allotted time where you'll be checked into their VIP lounge. Certainly swankier treatment than I'm used to!
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 7, 2020 12:32:29 GMT
Well that was absolutely bloody fantastic. It was a live pianist accompanying Christina Tedders and sadly I didn't get the man's name (anyone else who goes on it today may be able to fill in). Phantom, Avenue Q and Mamma Mia amongst others all whilst taking in the magnificent views.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 7, 2020 12:47:16 GMT
Well that was absolutely bloody fantastic. It was a live pianist accompanying Christina Tedders and sadly I didn't get the man's name (anyone else who goes on it today may be able to fill in). Phantom, Avenue Q and Mamma Mia amongst others all whilst taking in the magnificent views. In the lounge waiting now. They seem to be running quite late as the 12 noon people have only just left the lounge and we have been told another hours wait. |
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Post by n1david on Mar 7, 2020 12:54:19 GMT
Oh dear - I picked a late slot so I could go straight on to theatre. If it's running seriously late by the end of the day it could get rather tight...
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Mar 7, 2020 12:56:17 GMT
I’m waiting for the 1pm too and I have the Waitress matinee booked
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 7, 2020 13:07:55 GMT
Yes I was booked for 11 but it was 11:30 by the time I got on.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 7, 2020 15:20:27 GMT
Oh dear - I picked a late slot so I could go straight on to theatre. If it's running seriously late by the end of the day it could get rather tight... Think you will be ok. We weren't as delayed as they thought. I think only about 15 mins in the end. |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 7, 2020 15:21:40 GMT
I’m waiting for the 1pm too and I have the Waitress matinee booked Hope you enjoyed it. We must have been on the same pod. Great wasnt it. I was the one who said I was meant to be going to Southwark Playhouse. |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 7, 2020 15:27:25 GMT
That was so good. Really well organised. At first they said we were going to be late so offered us all a free drink which ended up as champagne cocktails. Lovely. But in the end only about 15 mins late and we got whisked past all the waiting queues.
We had 2 singers and a pianist (talkingheads, I think he was called Andrew).
Lots of lovely themed MT songs including Mary Poppins, Oliver etc on the way up and west end favourites like Phantom and Ave Q on the way down.
Great views and lovely afternoon. As my matinee was cancelled and too late to get anything else sorted I came home and will do the washing instead 😁
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 7, 2020 17:09:04 GMT
I’m waiting for the 1pm too and I have the Waitress matinee booked Hope you enjoyed it. We must have been on the same pod. Great wasnt it. I was the one who said I was meant to be going to Southwark Playhouse. Oh right! I was the one in the blue t-shirt with a picture of Victoria Wood on. Wasn't it a lovely experience? I had a great chat with the chap who led us into the pod, it seems out of all the themed pods that one was his favourite (except perhaps for the pub pod!) |
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Post by n1david on Mar 7, 2020 17:50:55 GMT
We had singers Lawrence and Emma with pianist Andrew, and yes it was a lovely half hour. And they were back on time by 5pm!
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Mar 7, 2020 18:09:51 GMT
I’m waiting for the 1pm too and I have the Waitress matinee booked Hope you enjoyed it. We must have been on the same pod. Great wasnt it. I was the one who said I was meant to be going to Southwark Playhouse. I was the one who said I was going to Waitress as per my post you quoted haha. I loved it! Did a bit of googling and it was Robbie Noonan with Christina Tedders. |
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Post by fiyero on Mar 8, 2020 16:18:51 GMT
How many of us were on the 1PM yesterday? It was great wasn't it, Seems crazy we paid 1/3 of the normal price and that went to charity anyway. I was a little jealous of the doughnuts in the sweet treats pod but seeing defying gravity as a duet while flying over London was an experience I am sure we will not soon forget.
I managed to get to my matinee of Comedy About a Bank Robbery with 10 minutes to spare!
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