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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 2, 2024 16:11:27 GMT
Marisha? Oh god surely not
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Post by forfivemoreminutes on Oct 2, 2024 16:59:33 GMT
Once upon a time the casting for this show was good. What happened?
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Post by minion on Oct 2, 2024 17:22:07 GMT
Someone please say this is a joke. Have not minded any 'stunt' (would not call most of them that) casting they've done. because they've been interesting at least. It's why this production has remained intriguing.
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Post by fclou on Oct 2, 2024 18:14:18 GMT
I go in for the lottery every day and they keep offering tickets for £55 but they dont tell you what the seats are - has anyone done this - what seats did you get?
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Post by stuart on Oct 2, 2024 18:31:40 GMT
In the nicest possible sense, Marisha and Billy will be the cast to finally get the “locals” in and it’s the best thing they could do for this show at the minute.
Billy has massive name recognition, even from his viral red carpet moments. Marisha will attract a musical theatre crowd but also a Celebrity Big Brother ‘hun’ crowd. I think so far, this production of Cabaret has leaned into the avant garde and has been ambiguous to the general public.
This casting would open the show up to a more mainstream audience and if the team are struggling to sell with the new cast, it’s exactly what it needs.
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Post by unseaworthy on Oct 2, 2024 18:51:52 GMT
Marisha said on Radio 2 that this was her dream role... However she is in the Palladium Panto... Will the dates work for the next cast change?
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Post by normasturban on Oct 2, 2024 19:04:33 GMT
Marisha is in panto until January 12. Katherine’s last scheduled day off is January 22 so yes Marisha would have time to wrap the Palladium panto first….
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Post by dillan on Oct 2, 2024 19:52:30 GMT
I go in for the lottery every day and they keep offering tickets for £55 but they dont tell you what the seats are - has anyone done this - what seats did you get? It’s always Dress Circle row B when I’m offered it. |
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Post by fclou on Oct 2, 2024 20:32:59 GMT
I go in for the lottery every day and they keep offering tickets for £55 but they dont tell you what the seats are - has anyone done this - what seats did you get? It’s always Dress Circle row B when I’m offered it. thank you |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 2, 2024 22:10:09 GMT
In the nicest possible sense, Marisha and Billy will be the cast to finally get the “locals” in and it’s the best thing they could do for this show at the minute. Billy has massive name recognition, even from his viral red carpet moments. Marisha will attract a musical theatre crowd but also a Celebrity Big Brother ‘hun’ crowd. I think so far, this production of Cabaret has leaned into the avant garde and has been ambiguous to the general public. This casting would open the show up to a more mainstream audience and if the team are struggling to sell with the new cast, it’s exactly what it needs. If two woefully miscast people are what gets the locals in, then it says a lot for the state of British theatre. |
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Post by nicenin on Oct 2, 2024 23:47:38 GMT
It's odd as Katherine Langford has been in some VERY high-profile projects, and for a long time her face was literally plastered all over Netflix and all it's advertising... but it hasn't really translated into name recognition. Casting young Netflix actors in these parts expecting audiences to coo is wildly misjudged. Some of us don't watch any Netflix series. Visually they are identical - shot on digital, washed out colours, no nuance in lighting. Sex Education/Heartstopper/Rinse and repeat. No one cares. No thanks. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 3, 2024 5:54:28 GMT
In the nicest possible sense, Marisha and Billy will be the cast to finally get the “locals” in and it’s the best thing they could do for this show at the minute. Billy has massive name recognition, even from his viral red carpet moments. Marisha will attract a musical theatre crowd but also a Celebrity Big Brother ‘hun’ crowd. I think so far, this production of Cabaret has leaned into the avant garde and has been ambiguous to the general public. This casting would open the show up to a more mainstream audience and if the team are struggling to sell with the new cast, it’s exactly what it needs. The 'hun' crowd have moved on. Plenty of other reality shows since Big Brother. And Billy Porter is quite a small name here compared to the US. If anyone would get the 'local crowd' in it would have been Layton Williams who picked up a loyal following on strictly. And Rhea is from the wildly popular Heartstopper, which also has a fiercely loyal following. Regardless of how they were, that was a pairing that appealed to two very different but big demographics in the UK. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 3, 2024 5:58:09 GMT
It's odd as Katherine Langford has been in some VERY high-profile projects, and for a long time her face was literally plastered all over Netflix and all it's advertising... but it hasn't really translated into name recognition. Casting young Netflix actors in these parts expecting audiences to coo is wildly misjudged. Some of us don't watch any Netflix series. Visually they are identical - shot on digital, washed out colours, no nuance in lighting. Sex Education/Heartstopper/Rinse and repeat. No one cares. No thanks. And a lot of people do watch Netflix and don't watch the traditional main channels. Plenty of people care. It's not that they are from Netflix thats the problem. It's getting people who are current and /or have a following. The right people. Just having someone off TV isn't enough. If they had put Kit Conner, Joe Locke etc in it would be a very different story. |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 3, 2024 13:47:04 GMT
In the nicest possible sense, Marisha and Billy will be the cast to finally get the “locals” in and it’s the best thing they could do for this show at the minute. Billy has massive name recognition, even from his viral red carpet moments. Marisha will attract a musical theatre crowd but also a Celebrity Big Brother ‘hun’ crowd. I think so far, this production of Cabaret has leaned into the avant garde and has been ambiguous to the general public. This casting would open the show up to a more mainstream audience and if the team are struggling to sell with the new cast, it’s exactly what it needs. Up until now this production has had a real prestige about it. Expensive looking advertising (more so than the Kenwright productions, for sure), big names, expensive tickets. It screamed "premium experience". |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 3, 2024 13:47:27 GMT
In the nicest possible sense, Marisha and Billy will be the cast to finally get the “locals” in and it’s the best thing they could do for this show at the minute. Billy has massive name recognition, even from his viral red carpet moments. Marisha will attract a musical theatre crowd but also a Celebrity Big Brother ‘hun’ crowd. I think so far, this production of Cabaret has leaned into the avant garde and has been ambiguous to the general public. This casting would open the show up to a more mainstream audience and if the team are struggling to sell with the new cast, it’s exactly what it needs. If two woefully miscast people are what gets the locals in, then it says a lot for the state of British theatre. Was it ever thus.... |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 3, 2024 13:48:22 GMT
Casting young Netflix actors in these parts expecting audiences to coo is wildly misjudged. Some of us don't watch any Netflix series. Visually they are identical - shot on digital, washed out colours, no nuance in lighting. Sex Education/Heartstopper/Rinse and repeat. No one cares. No thanks. And a lot of people do watch Netflix and don't watch the traditional main channels. Plenty of people care. It's not that they are from Netflix thats the problem. It's getting people who are current and /or have a following. The right people. Just having someone off TV isn't enough. If they had put Kit Conner, Joe Locke etc in it would be a very different story. You only have to see how those two from Heartstopper are currently splattered across social media and print media right now to realise that. (I'm sick of the sight of them, TBH!) |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 3, 2024 14:26:57 GMT
It's odd as Katherine Langford has been in some VERY high-profile projects, and for a long time her face was literally plastered all over Netflix and all it's advertising... but it hasn't really translated into name recognition. Casting young Netflix actors in these parts expecting audiences to coo is wildly misjudged. Some of us don't watch any Netflix series. Visually they are identical - shot on digital, washed out colours, no nuance in lighting. Sex Education/Heartstopper/Rinse and repeat. No one cares. No thanks. I thought it was just me… |
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Post by nicenin on Oct 3, 2024 14:33:39 GMT
Marisa Abela who played Amy Winehouse in Back To Black would be a great Sally. Good TV pedigree also.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 3, 2024 14:47:17 GMT
I go in for the lottery every day and they keep offering tickets for £55 but they dont tell you what the seats are - has anyone done this - what seats did you get? Dress Circle H offered today. I’ve only ever seen Dress Circle offered but the location varies. I might bite if Stalls came up, but I’m really only entering to try and win the main lottery seats, plus TKTS is usually better value right now (and dynamic pricing on the main ATG site can be too). |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 3, 2024 14:53:29 GMT
Casting young Netflix actors in these parts expecting audiences to coo is wildly misjudged. Some of us don't watch any Netflix series. Visually they are identical - shot on digital, washed out colours, no nuance in lighting. Sex Education/Heartstopper/Rinse and repeat. No one cares. No thanks. I thought it was just me… No, they most definitely have a "house style" - which I never really noticed until they started making shows based in the UK - Afterlife, The Stranger etc. All have this glossy, curated sheen that it SO at odds with how ITV, BBC etc have always designed and produced their dramas. It's very UN-British! |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 3, 2024 15:00:50 GMT
I think much of it has to do with the British weather and them trying to make it look sunnier and brighter here than it is. I really noticed it in Sex Education.
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Post by fclou on Oct 3, 2024 19:36:05 GMT
I think much of it has to do with the British weather and them trying to make it look sunnier and brighter here than it is. I really noticed it in Sex Education. yeah - the Heartstopper beach scenes were filmed in October I think - they need to brighten it up and smooth out the goosebumps |
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Post by fclou on Oct 3, 2024 19:37:35 GMT
I go in for the lottery every day and they keep offering tickets for £55 but they dont tell you what the seats are - has anyone done this - what seats did you get? Dress Circle H offered today. I’ve only ever seen Dress Circle offered but the location varies. I might bite if Stalls came up, but I’m really only entering to try and win the main lottery seats, plus TKTS is usually better value right now (and dynamic pricing on the main ATG site can be too). thanks - I haven the lottery a couple of times and got stalls - was successful with dynamic pricing once too - have never bought the £55 offer though - I might for stalls though. |
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Post by cornish on Oct 4, 2024 10:29:55 GMT
Strong rumours next cast change is Charlie Stemp as MC and Beverley Knight or Claire Sweney as SB.
Either was - brilliant
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Post by andrew on Oct 4, 2024 11:29:26 GMT
Going from someone who's 23 (Rhea Norwood) to someone who's 51/53 is a bit wild but I'm intrigued.
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