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Post by imogen on Mar 21, 2020 19:29:18 GMT
I’m wondering about Indecent at Menier Chocolate Factory. They still say they’re gonna reopen 13th April, but I imagine they will extend that to the 26th at the least like everyone else. Plus Alexandra Silber is back in the US so they would need to wait for her to return as well. It’s only slated to run through 9th May with Habeas Corpus scheduled the next week. I’m hoping they reschedule it for this summer or fall. Loved the recorded Broadway production, and was excited to see it in person.
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 21, 2020 23:06:10 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if waitress doesn't reopen. Partly based on the fact I think the end of april is optimistic
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 26, 2020 21:29:16 GMT
He has a long history of being unreliable, but this is very very likely to be true
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 27, 2020 1:21:32 GMT
He has a long history of being unreliable, but this is very very likely to be true I agree. I'm imagining theatres reopening some time in June I just dont see it being worthwhile for Waitress at that point
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Mar 27, 2020 7:36:28 GMT
What does the tweet say? His tweets are protected.
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Post by bengal73 on Mar 27, 2020 8:16:41 GMT
From memory it said that waitress had given its notice to close
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Post by Rory on Mar 27, 2020 8:59:26 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. The performance schedules of Manor and Jack Absolute Flies Again have been reduced to a handful of performances in July.
I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 27, 2020 9:12:34 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this. I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops!
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Post by Rory on Mar 27, 2020 9:32:07 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Mar 27, 2020 10:12:58 GMT
A real pity, never got to see The Visit and was so happy The Welkin was supposed to be on NT Live. They really should have forseen that and filmed it before they closed and then at a later date shown that (other performances were also pre-recorded, not live). A tiny hope, that they filmed it for the archive at some point, but I doubt thst...
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Post by xanady on Mar 27, 2020 11:41:13 GMT
^Totally agree with Rory...sadly,but realistically the mental trauma of the rules and rationale behind social distancing will make ‘joe public’ feel that indoor entertainment with other punters in close proximity could be a stressful nightmare to overcome for many and just not worth the risk. New rules may have to come in regarding dividing seat allocations or blocks of seats in the early days of theatres re-opening,but that might be unworkable for group bookings etc.Going to the theatre and having to sit 2 metres apart from any other customer would be impossible to enact.The more I think about it the more it seems incomprehensible to organise. My depressing prediction is....shows in situ to re-commence in November at the earliest and new work in early 2021 if the virus is gone.If we get a second or third wave of the virus then all bets are off. Theatres and cinemas will also have to offer massive discounts to entice punters back.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 27, 2020 16:23:52 GMT
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Post by edi on Mar 27, 2020 21:25:29 GMT
It's such a shame that some great NT shows have now closed - The Visit, The Welkin, All of Us. I sadly suspect more shows in general will follow. Without being too gloomy, I think this crisis will leave such a psychological scar that audiences who will have grown accustomed to social distancing will not be tempted back to theatres until next year when they have assessed the risk of a second or third wave. The tourists won't be back anytime soon which will cause struggles at the Box office. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about all of this. I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 27, 2020 22:05:59 GMT
I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. I've already decided I will be at the first night of whatever reopens the local theatres. A first night is special, I am sure that these will be on another level!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 22:34:40 GMT
We Will Rock You's tour is likely to be cancelled. It closes a few weeks after Waitress, and cast members aren't too optimistic it will reopen. However they may reschedule the missed dates to next year, but probably with a new cast
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Post by alece10 on Mar 28, 2020 7:05:09 GMT
As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. I've already decided I will be at the first night of whatever reopens the local theatres. A first night is special, I am sure that these will be on another level! I agree. I will definitely be at the first night reopening of something to celebrate. Dont know about others but my bank balance has never looked so healthy as I'm not spending my money on anything apart from food and I've got money to come back from so many shows. I've also got a holiday booked and paid.for in June which surely wont happen now and once we are back to normal rebooting that is top of my list.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 10:59:03 GMT
I think any show that hasnt recouped yet will be in danger, even some longer runners that were just ticking along might be too depending how long this goes on for and what deals can be done behind the scenes to help keep costs right down through this
Also this will (hopefully) have taught many people what is and isnt important in life and the privileged throw away society will start to end. So I'm not sure people will be rushing to luxuries in life straight away. Many people have been hit hard with income stopping so not everyone has a healthy bank account and we will all be paying for coronavirus for decades to come regardless. This has shown how important it is to have a rainy day account as you just never know when you'll need it. Even £20 day seats add up over time let alone £80 top price.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 28, 2020 11:03:58 GMT
I'm sure you are right but I suspect many other people can't get wait to get back into the pub, gym, shops and restaurants. I'm the latter with exception of shops! As soon as life opens up again I will be spending my money big time on restaurants, theatres and the like. I have to help the economy recover. Quite right. As soon as we're allowed (after hugging all my friends for a long, long time) I'll be the first in the queue to see a gig, a show, go to the cinema. I still don't reckon it will be any time in the next few months (genuinely I worry that if this isn't over by Christmas the loss of the pantomime season will absolutely cripple the industry won't it?)
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Post by horton on Apr 7, 2020 8:40:11 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while. I think a lot of older people and immuno-compromised people will still be very cautious of a second wave. I know I for one don't want to catch it at any point in time! Unless theatres do things like alternate seating- or open air shows, I think a lot of the core grey-haired audience will be slow to return. I am talking to lots of other producers who are looking at 2021, because they have decided 2020 is a write-off.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Apr 7, 2020 11:32:50 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while. I think a lot of older people and immuno-compromised people will still be very cautious of a second wave. I know I for one don't want to catch it at any point in time! Unless theatres do things like alternate seating- or open air shows, I think a lot of the core grey-haired audience will be slow to return. I am talking to lots of other producers who are looking at 2021, because they have decided 2020 is a write-off. No way I’m going into a theatre until this has been under control for a long time. I’ve already written off 2020 and the thought of something like the Edinburgh Fringe is just dangerous (people going from show to show, being close to people in confined poorly ventilated spaces, it panics me, even just thinking about it). I doubt even 2021 would see me back there, maybe much longer. If theatre is going to survive in the present manner, I think it may need to follow a dual performance mode. Those who feel okay about it can attend in person whilst you can also buy tickets for streaming performances in your own home. With an audience that skews older, that might be necessary for some time (vaccine in a year or eighteen months, maybe, although apparently vaccines for coronaviruses are pretty tricky to pull off, even for a short period).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 11:34:53 GMT
I think cinemas and theatres will have the greater mountain to climb to entice people back because of the close proximity. It will happen, it just might take a little while. Unless theatres do things like alternate seating- or open air shows, I think a lot of the core grey-haired audience will be slow to return. Sure I will be in the minority as know people like the atmosphere of a full house, but I'd actually quite like something like alternate seating. Especially in the London theatres, I often find the seating so cramped being squeezed next to people and the FOH areas overwhelmingly overcrowded. So I'd actually like being able to spread out a bit :-) Do agree that a full house is the perfect place to spread Covid and totally can see older people and those with health conditions will be cautious. That said I am 100% with those above that have said the moment the theatres re-open, I will be back!
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Post by sf on Apr 7, 2020 11:41:42 GMT
No way I’m going into a theatre until this has been under control for a long time. I’ve already written off 2020 and the thought of something like the Edinburgh Fringe is just dangerous (people going from show to show, being close to people in confined poorly ventilated spaces, it panics me, even just thinking about it). I doubt even 2021 would see me back there, maybe much longer. I'm leaning that way, unfortunately. I don't know when I'll feel comfortable going to the theatre (or the cinema, or restaurants or bars, or to have a haircut) again. I think a lot will depend on what happens after restrictions are lifted.
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 7, 2020 12:37:39 GMT
No way I’m going into a theatre until this has been under control for a long time. I’ve already written off 2020 and the thought of something like the Edinburgh Fringe is just dangerous (people going from show to show, being close to people in confined poorly ventilated spaces, it panics me, even just thinking about it). I doubt even 2021 would see me back there, maybe much longer. If theatre is going to survive in the present manner, I think it may need to follow a dual performance mode. Those who feel okay about it can attend in person whilst you can also buy tickets for streaming performances in your own home. With an audience that skews older, that might be necessary for some time (vaccine in a year or eighteen months, maybe, although apparently vaccines for coronaviruses are pretty tricky to pull off, even for a short period). I feel the same way. I'm currently worrying quite enough about getting coronavirus from the one delivery person who will be leaving our supermarket order on our doorstep this evening. The thought of sitting in a theatre with a couple of thousand other people, when any one of them could have coronavirus, is absoltely terrifying. Once the lockdown is lifted I don't intend to even go anywhere essential like a supermarket for several weeks, until we see if there's going to be another rise in infections, let alone go anywhere near a theatre. Sure I will be in the minority as know people like the atmosphere of a full house, but I'd actually quite like something like alternate seating. Especially in the London theatres, I often find the seating so cramped being squeezed next to people and the FOH areas overwhelmingly overcrowded. So I'd actually like being able to spread out a bit :-) The problem with that is if theatres did alternate seating then they'd presumably have to charge double the previous ticket prices in order to not be losing money. Also, you'd still have to squeeze past people to get into your seat so I can't see any way of keeping to the 6 feet distancing rule.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 7, 2020 13:20:01 GMT
Oh yeah playing at half capacity would be economically disastrous, probably only slightly better than not playing at all given the productions cost
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 7, 2020 13:39:19 GMT
Oh yeah playing at half capacity would be economically disastrous, probably only slightly better than not playing at all given the productions cost Charing Cross theatre has done that for years 😂
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Post by sf on Apr 7, 2020 13:53:57 GMT
Oh yeah playing at half capacity would be economically disastrous, probably only slightly better than not playing at all given the productions cost Charing Cross theatre has done that for years 😂 HALF capacity? So business has been on a sharp upswing for them, then.
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Post by finalperformance on Apr 8, 2020 16:21:48 GMT
I love Charing Cross theater. Never have I been disappointed in any of their productions.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 9, 2020 5:03:16 GMT
Business models will need to adapt and change. Possibly ticket prices rising to cover lost income and to allow social distancing (alternate seating as mentioned); means of access extending (eg streaming as mentioned by Dawnstar, though I still have no intention even of trying this in the foreseeable) and venues so reliant on the annual panto may need to aim to re-balance their income in case panto proves susceptible to Covid-19 concerns or the like.
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 9, 2020 11:53:35 GMT
Business models will need to adapt and change. Possibly ticket prices rising to cover lost income and to allow social distancing (alternate seating as mentioned); means of access extending (eg streaming as mentioned by Dawnstar , though I still have no intention even of trying this in the foreseeable) and venues so reliant on the annual panto may need to aim to re-balance their income in case panto proves susceptible to Covid-19 concerns or the like. I think it was actually Cardinal Pirelli rather than myself who suggested that. Although I am watching an average of 2 operas a day at the moment thanks to so many companies currently doing free streamings!
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 9, 2020 12:01:25 GMT
Business models will need to adapt and change. Possibly ticket prices rising to cover lost income and to allow social distancing (alternate seating as mentioned); means of access extending (eg streaming as mentioned by Dawnstar, though I still have no intention even of trying this in the foreseeable) and venues so reliant on the annual panto may need to aim to re-balance their income in case panto proves susceptible to Covid-19 concerns or the like. If prices increase I will not be able to attend the theatre, it is as simple as that and I'm sure that would apply to the majority of the audience thus it would be counter intuitive.
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