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Post by Rory on Mar 15, 2024 21:32:46 GMT
Davina has just said on Comic Relief that this will be going to the West End. Would this fit in the Harold Pinter?
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Post by lotster on Mar 15, 2024 21:35:04 GMT
Really? Wow. She wasn't referring to it being on currently?
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Post by theatrekiwi on Mar 15, 2024 21:36:27 GMT
Really? Wow. She wasn't referring to it being on currently? "After a sellout run at the Old Vic ... Just for One Day will taking to the stage in the West End so look out for announcements soon" |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 15, 2024 21:38:39 GMT
Fantastic news and well worthy of the transfer. Delighted to hear this!
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Post by Mark on Mar 15, 2024 21:40:19 GMT
Davina has just said on Comic Relief that this will be going to the West End. Would this fit in the Harold Pinter? I think it could fit into most venues. The set is static and very simple. |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 15, 2024 21:46:59 GMT
Jeez it was terrible on Comic Relief. Reminded me how horribly and amateur it was on stage. I am sure there will be an audience for it though  |
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Post by greatauntedna on Mar 15, 2024 21:49:03 GMT
Was it live tonight? Who’s at the Old Vic?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 15, 2024 21:50:33 GMT
Was it live tonight? Who’s at the Old Vic? I think it was being done by professionals at the Old Vic tonight  |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 15, 2024 22:00:27 GMT
Was it live tonight? Who’s at the Old Vic? It was recorded last night. |
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Post by Matt on Mar 15, 2024 22:01:34 GMT
Really not sold on it at all after that Comic Relief performance.
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Post by Rory on Mar 15, 2024 22:01:50 GMT
I wasn't madly impressed by the Comic Relief performance.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 15, 2024 22:02:15 GMT
Really not sold on it at all after that Comic Relief performance. Yeah don’t bother. It’s worse than that over 2.5 hours |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 15, 2024 22:02:52 GMT
5000 people currently queuing to book on the Old Vic site for the handful of tickets that are left in the current run...
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Post by ceebee on Mar 15, 2024 22:08:19 GMT
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 15, 2024 22:20:44 GMT
I wasn't madly impressed by the Comic Relief performance. You're not alone, based on social media |
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 15, 2024 22:21:06 GMT
I quite enjoyed the Comic Relief performance… always hard for musical theatre to come across well on TV, but the medley gave a good flavour of the show. I’m glad this’ll have a further life in the West End and will look forward to finding out where it’s going and when.
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Post by Rory on Mar 15, 2024 22:50:58 GMT
I wasn't madly impressed by the Comic Relief performance. You're not alone, based on social media I see what you mean! Yikes. I'm sure Opening Night is grateful for the deflection. |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 15, 2024 23:04:09 GMT
I quite enjoyed the Comic Relief performance… always hard for musical theatre to come across well on TV, but the medley gave a good flavour of the show. I’m glad this’ll have a further life in the West End and will look forward to finding out where it’s going and when. Agree - looking forward to the transfer and the show reaching a wider audience. Shows rarely shine on TV and the social media haters will always drop their pearls of poison regardless. I'm pleased for all involved that it'll have a longer life. |
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Post by max on Mar 15, 2024 23:43:17 GMT
Even admirers of 'Just For One Day' may laugh at this social media reaction to the Comic Relief performance:
Audiences at the Live Aid musical :
“Just give us our f**king money back”.
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Post by lotster on Mar 15, 2024 23:54:21 GMT
What do we think the time frame might be for a West End transfer? This year? Next year? I wonder if it'll be the same cast or if some of them already have other work lined up. For me the current casting on this show is great.
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Post by bigredapple on Mar 16, 2024 0:05:35 GMT
Following the mass ticket sales post comic relief, they’re now selling standing “listening only” tickets for 15 quid. Christ.
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Post by ceebee on Mar 16, 2024 0:08:11 GMT
What do we think the time frame might be for a West End transfer? This year? Next year? I wonder if it'll be the same cast or if some of them already have other work lined up. For me the current casting on this show is great. I would hope this summer - the website is up, albeit a holding page to sign up for info. Any longer and I think they'd lose momentum, though a 2025 transfer would coincide with the 40 year anniversary of the concert. Tonight's performance created a queue of 5000 people on the OV site immediately afterwards, so hopefully they'll move quickly and announce the dates and theatre. |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 16, 2024 6:26:39 GMT
A queue of 5000 and still it’s not sold the handful of tickets left in the run? Hmmmm
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Post by ceebee on Mar 16, 2024 6:32:43 GMT
A queue of 5000 and still it’s not sold the handful of tickets left in the run? Hmmmm I'd have taken a screen grab for you if I'd known it mattered that much. The point is that the TV appearance clearly provoked interest and increased traffic to the Old Vic site. Out of curiosity I just checked - apart from two pairs of house seats released for today's shows, all that is left is the odd single scattered across a few performances. That's not unusual for a successful show. |
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Post by Rory on Mar 16, 2024 7:03:08 GMT
It did generate interest. I went to the Old Vic site just after their performance to check the casting and there was a queue of 2 600 at that point.
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