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Post by anthony40 on Jun 18, 2016 18:00:56 GMT
I feel like I've had a pretty good day.
So, as previously post, I managed to get a free upgrade to the MasterCard VIP Seating Area. Now, just to clarify, this was was not the exclusive tented off area with free food and drinks that Mr Wallacio was in (I've been there, it's AWESOME!).if I had, I would have introduced myself.
As a previous posted has stated, the queue was horrendous however it was constantly moving and by the time I got in I only missed Mowtown which I wasn't too fussed about.
(Apart from the upgrade- brilliant view, a free bottle of water and disposable binoculars) for me the highlights were Wicked, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Mamma Mia!.
Wicked performed As Long As You're Mine and For Good.
Kinky Boots performed Raise You Up
Les Miserables performed a mash up of I Dreamed A Dream and On My Own (Hmm, not too sure about that) I think I would have preferred the two sings individually. They also performed One Day More (of course). The enthusiasm of the two new cast members who were interviewed who had only been into the run a week was very refreshing.
The Phantom of the Opera- all in full costume singing Masquerade and four Phantoms.
Mamma Mia!- just incredibly infectious, colourful and ABBA- what else can you ask for?
There was a speech where the whole Mamma Mia! case were called back on and there was a minute of clapping as a vigil to Orlando.
At one point I did see them talking on walkie-talkies requesting the gates be closed. Crowd control I guess.
There was a mother with three young teenage girls who have evidently hash tagged somethings via Twitter and won the opportunity to go backstage and meet the cast of Kinky Boots.
I left at The Pirates of Penzance. I'd had a good day and felt like I was done.
I am busy tomorrow till about 2pm so, might pop back to catch Samantha Barks and Daniel boys
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 18, 2016 18:03:05 GMT
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 18, 2016 18:23:47 GMT
I feel like I've had a pretty good day. So, as previously post, I managed to get a free upgrade to the MasterCard VIP Seating Area. Now, just to clarify, this was was not the exclusive tented off area with free food and drinks that Mr Wallacio was in (I've been there, it's AWESOME!).if I had, I would have introduced myself. As a previous posted has stated, the queue was horrendous however it was constantly moving and by the time I got in I only missed Mowtown which I wasn't too fussed about. (Apart from the upgrade- brilliant view, a free bottle of water and disposable binoculars) for me the highlights were Wicked, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Mamma Mia!. Wicked performed As Long As You're Mine and For Good. Kinky Boots performed Raise You Up Les Miserables performed a mash up of I Dreamed A Dream and On My Own (Hmm, not too sure about that) I think I would have preferred the two sings individually. They also performed One Day More (of course). The enthusiasm of the two new cast members who were interviewed who had only been into the run a week was very refreshing. The Phantom of the Opera- all in full costume singing Masquerade and four Phantoms. Mamma Mia!- just incredibly infectious, colourful and ABBA- what else can you ask for? There was a speech where the whole Mamma Mia! case were called back on and there was a minute of clapping as a vigil to Orlando. At one point I did see them talking on walkie-talkies requesting the gates be closed. Crowd control I guess. There was a mother with three young teenage girls who have evidently hash tagged somethings via Twitter and won the opportunity to go backstage and meet the cast of Kinky Boots. I left at The Pirates of Penzance. I'd had a good day and felt like I was done. I am busy tomorrow till about 2pm so, might pop back to catch Samantha Barks and Daniel boys It was a bit sneaky of mastercard (though not really). I won tickets to the viewing area which I assumed was the VIP tent as this is where I was last year and the Priceless Viewing area didn't exist last year. But was so lucky to get upgraded to the VIP by an Angel. So definitely can't complain. |
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 18, 2016 18:29:39 GMT
I feel like I've had a pretty good day. So, as previously post, I managed to get a free upgrade to the MasterCard VIP Seating Area. Now, just to clarify, this was was not the exclusive tented off area with free food and drinks that Mr Wallacio was in (I've been there, it's AWESOME!).if I had, I would have introduced myself. As a previous posted has stated, the queue was horrendous however it was constantly moving and by the time I got in I only missed Mowtown which I wasn't too fussed about. (Apart from the upgrade- brilliant view, a free bottle of water and disposable binoculars) for me the highlights were Wicked, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Mamma Mia!. Wicked performed As Long As You're Mine and For Good. Kinky Boots performed Raise You Up Les Miserables performed a mash up of I Dreamed A Dream and On My Own (Hmm, not too sure about that) I think I would have preferred the two sings individually. They also performed One Day More (of course). The enthusiasm of the two new cast members who were interviewed who had only been into the run a week was very refreshing. The Phantom of the Opera- all in full costume singing Masquerade and four Phantoms. Mamma Mia!- just incredibly infectious, colourful and ABBA- what else can you ask for? There was a speech where the whole Mamma Mia! case were called back on and there was a minute of clapping as a vigil to Orlando. At one point I did see them talking on walkie-talkies requesting the gates be closed. Crowd control I guess. There was a mother with three young teenage girls who have evidently hash tagged somethings via Twitter and won the opportunity to go backstage and meet the cast of Kinky Boots. I left at The Pirates of Penzance. I'd had a good day and felt like I was done. I am busy tomorrow till about 2pm so, might pop back to catch Samantha Barks and Daniel boys It was a bit sneaky of mastercard (though not really). I won tickets to the viewing area which I assumed was the VIP tent as this is where I was last year and the Priceless Viewing area didn't exist last year. But was so lucky to get upgraded to the VIP by an Angel. So definitely can't complain. Sure. I would have loved to have been where you were (black wristband) and as I say, if I had I would have said hello however I was just happy for an upgrade (white wristband) and likewise, can't complain. Both section were pretty well monitored. |
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 18, 2016 18:35:07 GMT
Despite the grey cloud cover thank God the rain held off
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Post by TheatreDust on Jun 18, 2016 18:45:55 GMT
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 18, 2016 19:23:53 GMT
Well that's my first West End Live down! I was told to expect ques but i didn't expect them to be quite so long! I poled up at 10am and every time i thought i reached the end of it i turned the corner and it was still going! It snaked round about 5 streets! That said, i wasn't actually waiting long and got in at about 10.50. I was panicked that i wouldn't get in in time or worse that they would close the gate by the time we got there and it would be full capacity but it was fine. I even got a really good position near the front.
I thought all the performances were great, especially Kinky Boots, Wicked, Les Mis, Phantom and Mamma Mia! I liked the hosts too. I found that roving reporter funny for the wrong reasons though, what a card! That Crazy For You performance seemed to be a bit of a fail though.
Anyway i left about 1.45 as i had to head over to The Lyceum for The Lion King. All in all a great day.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 18, 2016 20:02:35 GMT
It was also nice to see the covers on for the Kinky Boots performance. I've only ever seen the leads so it was nice to see a snippet of some of the covers.
Also, with the Wicked performance who was Glinda? Was it Savannah? I've not see this cast at all so wasn't sure, but if it was her then she looked a bit different to the pics i've seen.
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Post by infofreako on Jun 18, 2016 20:19:04 GMT
It was definitely Savannah as Glinda judging by twitter pics
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 18, 2016 22:44:59 GMT
Anyone returning tomorrow? I'm in two minds as my friend is all theatre'd out so I'd be alone, plus the majority of shows have all been and gone.
Yet I do have hours to kill before my coach home at 6.30pm.
Any lonesome souls there tomorrow?
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 19, 2016 6:15:19 GMT
Depending on times I may turn up from about 2:30pm onwards
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Post by alece10 on Jun 19, 2016 6:41:14 GMT
Had a great day. Been going for years but this was the first time I got a seat which was fab. Don't think my knees would have coped with standing all day.
I was in the VIP tented area which was very swish. Lots of free champagne, pims, wine etc and food. I was so engrossed in the show however that I literally had a cup of tea and a bit of cake the whole day as was so happy sitting down. What a waste of all that lovely hospitality! But others made up for it most definately
No toilets though........... I was hoping for a nice posh portaloo!
Stayed until after Silvia Young Theatre School (she was sitting behind me)
Some great shows and my favourites were
Kinky Boots
Les Mis
Mamma Mia
Phantom (with 4 Phantoms)
and The Wedding Singer but that's cos I love Jon Robyns voice.
The low point was Thriller. Will that show never end?
And I was a bit disappointed with The Secret Garden. Sounded a bit dreary.
Tempted to go back today as there are so great performers there including Daniel Boys but my invite was only for yesterday
Managed to get some great pics and videos but I have no idea how to put there on here im afraid.
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 19, 2016 6:56:48 GMT
Had a great day. Been going for years but this was the first time I got a seat which was fab. Don't think my knees would have coped with standing all day. I was in the VIP tented area which was very swish. Lots of free champagne, pims, wine etc and food. I was so engrossed in the show however that I literally had a cup of tea and a bit of cake the whole day as was so happy sitting down. What a waste of all that lovely hospitality! But others made up for it most definately No toilets though........... I was hoping for a nice posh portaloo! Stayed until after Silvia Young Theatre School (she was sitting behind me) Some great shows and my favourites were Kinky Boots Les Mis Mamma Mia Phantom (with 4 Phantoms) and The Wedding Singer but that's cos I love Jon Robyns voice. The low point was Thriller. Will that show never end? And I was a bit disappointed with The Secret Garden. Sounded a bit dreary. Tempted to go back today as there are so great performers there including Daniel Boys but my invite was only for yesterday Managed to get some great pics and videos but I have no idea how to put there on here im afraid. Sounds like you were sitting where Mr Wallcio was. I like Daniel Boys too. Email your pics/video to theatreboard@mail.com and they'll post them for you. |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 8:24:24 GMT
Had a great day. Been going for years but this was the first time I got a seat which was fab. Don't think my knees would have coped with standing all day. I was in the VIP tented area which was very swish. Lots of free champagne, pims, wine etc and food. I was so engrossed in the show however that I literally had a cup of tea and a bit of cake the whole day as was so happy sitting down. What a waste of all that lovely hospitality! But others made up for it most definately No toilets though........... I was hoping for a nice posh portaloo! Stayed until after Silvia Young Theatre School (she was sitting behind me) Some great shows and my favourites were Kinky Boots Les Mis Mamma Mia Phantom (with 4 Phantoms) and The Wedding Singer but that's cos I love Jon Robyns voice. The low point was Thriller. Will that show never end? And I was a bit disappointed with The Secret Garden. Sounded a bit dreary. Tempted to go back today as there are so great performers there including Daniel Boys but my invite was only for yesterday Managed to get some great pics and videos but I have no idea how to put there on here im afraid. I can confirm that others (me?) did make up for you not taking full advantage of all the free hospitality. I've been spoilt the last two years, I'm not sure if I can go back to the real world next year. I need to make friends with some influencial theatre people. |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 19, 2016 9:29:06 GMT
Had a great day. Been going for years but this was the first time I got a seat which was fab. Don't think my knees would have coped with standing all day. I was in the VIP tented area which was very swish. Lots of free champagne, pims, wine etc and food. I was so engrossed in the show however that I literally had a cup of tea and a bit of cake the whole day as was so happy sitting down. What a waste of all that lovely hospitality! But others made up for it most definately No toilets though........... I was hoping for a nice posh portaloo! Stayed until after Silvia Young Theatre School (she was sitting behind me) Some great shows and my favourites were Kinky Boots Les Mis Mamma Mia Phantom (with 4 Phantoms) and The Wedding Singer but that's cos I love Jon Robyns voice. The low point was Thriller. Will that show never end? And I was a bit disappointed with The Secret Garden. Sounded a bit dreary. Tempted to go back today as there are so great performers there including Daniel Boys but my invite was only for yesterday Managed to get some great pics and videos but I have no idea how to put there on here im afraid. Sounds like you were sitting where Mr Wallcio was. I like Daniel Boys too. Email your pics/video to theatreboard@mail.com and they'll post them for you. Thanks. I will do that |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 19, 2016 9:31:22 GMT
Had a great day. Been going for years but this was the first time I got a seat which was fab. Don't think my knees would have coped with standing all day. I was in the VIP tented area which was very swish. Lots of free champagne, pims, wine etc and food. I was so engrossed in the show however that I literally had a cup of tea and a bit of cake the whole day as was so happy sitting down. What a waste of all that lovely hospitality! But others made up for it most definately No toilets though........... I was hoping for a nice posh portaloo! Stayed until after Silvia Young Theatre School (she was sitting behind me) Some great shows and my favourites were Kinky Boots Les Mis Mamma Mia Phantom (with 4 Phantoms) and The Wedding Singer but that's cos I love Jon Robyns voice. The low point was Thriller. Will that show never end? And I was a bit disappointed with The Secret Garden. Sounded a bit dreary. Tempted to go back today as there are so great performers there including Daniel Boys but my invite was only for yesterday Managed to get some great pics and videos but I have no idea how to put there on here im afraid. I can confirm that others (me?) did make up for you not taking full advantage of all the free hospitality. I've been spoilt the last two years, I'm not sure if I can go back to the real world next year. I need to make friends with some influencial theatre people. Where were you sitting Mr Wallacio? I was 3rd row on the end. |
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Post by westendcub on Jun 19, 2016 10:43:24 GMT
Off to a friends for lunch so sadly can't go today but Daniel Boys has just posted a photo on Twitter and he has a Beard...I swooned, you are in for a treat for your eyes boys (and girls too!!)
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 11:13:47 GMT
I can confirm that others (me?) did make up for you not taking full advantage of all the free hospitality. I've been spoilt the last two years, I'm not sure if I can go back to the real world next year. I need to make friends with some influencial theatre people. Where were you sitting Mr Wallacio? I was 3rd row on the end. I plonked myself second row. Depending which side you were sat you possibly saw my friend and I taking it in turns to go to the bar as we'd have crossed right in front of you. |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 11:17:46 GMT
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 11:18:48 GMT
Oh, tried to post a picture I put on instagram but I guess that doesn't work here.
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 11:21:52 GMT
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Post by richey on Jun 19, 2016 11:44:17 GMT
Just watched a clip of the Phantom segment on youtube. The four phantoms sounded good but it did look vaguely creepy to have Christine surrounded by them all singing at her.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jun 19, 2016 11:50:35 GMT
The only thing i didn't like about WEL was the fact someone around me farted at least 5 times during the day.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 19, 2016 11:59:02 GMT
The only thing i didn't like about WEL was the fact someone around me farted at least 5 times during the day.  More tea Vicar? |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Jun 19, 2016 15:47:54 GMT
Popped in to kill a couple of hours before heading home.
Sam Barks has a set of pipes on her.
Murder Ballad I liked and think I'll have to get tickets, especially with the cast attached.
American Idiot I wasn't that keen on. Plus Newton Faulkner didn't know when they begin in London desite it being in massive letters behind him.
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