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Post by fiyerorocher on Jun 28, 2022 14:01:16 GMT
I hope that it transfers to to West End again Considering it closed due to dire ticket sales, I'd be shocked if it did. The theatre industry isn't exactly at its strongest at the moment so it only stands to do worse than previously, which would make it a guaranteed sinkhole for investors' money. |
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Post by leanne23 on Jun 28, 2022 15:05:18 GMT
I hope that it transfers to to West End again Considering it closed due to dire ticket sales, I'd be shocked if it did. The theatre industry isn't exactly at its strongest at the moment so it only stands to do worse than previously, which would make it a guaranteed sinkhole for investors' money. The Dominion is an absolute barn to fill each night, and it’s been selling well consistently across the tour. I know it’s callous, but ever since Meat Loaf’s death there has been a real appetite for this show and it’s done wonders for ticket sales. Wasn’t Thriller close to closing down before MJ died? It then plagued the West End for a decade after… |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jun 28, 2022 15:50:56 GMT
Considering it closed due to dire ticket sales, I'd be shocked if it did. The theatre industry isn't exactly at its strongest at the moment so it only stands to do worse than previously, which would make it a guaranteed sinkhole for investors' money. The Dominion is an absolute barn to fill each night, and it’s been selling well consistently across the tour. I know it’s callous, but ever since Meat Loaf’s death there has been a real appetite for this show and it’s done wonders for ticket sales. Wasn’t Thriller close to closing down before MJ died? It then plagued the West End for a decade after… Bat didn't even sell out the night Meat Loaf's death was announced. It won't be able to fill a West End theatre on a nightly basis. I really don't think there's a place for this show in the West End. Personally I don't think there ever was, on a quality level, but now on a financial level it would just be a huge mistake. It's an expensive show and when they try to make it less expensive and take out effects and reduce set pieces, it just makes it even more obvious how awful the plot and dialogue are, because the big, shiny distractions are gone. |
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Post by ceebee on Jun 28, 2022 21:16:36 GMT
The Dominion is an absolute barn to fill each night, and it’s been selling well consistently across the tour. I know it’s callous, but ever since Meat Loaf’s death there has been a real appetite for this show and it’s done wonders for ticket sales. Wasn’t Thriller close to closing down before MJ died? It then plagued the West End for a decade after… Bat didn't even sell out the night Meat Loaf's death was announced. It won't be able to fill a West End theatre on a nightly basis. I really don't think there's a place for this show in the West End. Personally I don't think there ever was, on a quality level, but now on a financial level it would just be a huge mistake. It's an expensive show and when they try to make it less expensive and take out effects and reduce set pieces, it just makes it even more obvious how awful the plot and dialogue are, because the big, shiny distractions are gone. It must be doing something right because it has recouped its initial investment and is profitable. |
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Post by margoc on Jun 30, 2022 18:34:53 GMT
Very late to the party on this one but im gutted they decided to cut 'good girls go to heaven' from the tour show. Absolutely love that song
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Post by dontdreamit on Jun 30, 2022 20:10:38 GMT
Very late to the party on this one but im gutted they decided to cut 'good girls go to heaven' from the tour show. Absolutely love that song It’s sometimes used an an encore, but it seems quite random as to when it’s sung. I miss Land Of The Pig as it showed the darker side of Falco, but I do understand why they cut it. |
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Post by danb on Jun 30, 2022 20:16:22 GMT
Bat didn't even sell out the night Meat Loaf's death was announced. It won't be able to fill a West End theatre on a nightly basis. I really don't think there's a place for this show in the West End. Personally I don't think there ever was, on a quality level, but now on a financial level it would just be a huge mistake. It's an expensive show and when they try to make it less expensive and take out effects and reduce set pieces, it just makes it even more obvious how awful the plot and dialogue are, because the big, shiny distractions are gone. It must be doing something right because it has recouped its initial investment and is profitable. Don’t be silly Ceebee! That’s not a measure of success. The producers keep going because they like throwing good money after bad for the fun of it. 🙄 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 8, 2022 21:14:44 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 8, 2022 21:14:59 GMT
Those curtains though. Gays everywhere shield your eyes.
The doggy was good.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 9, 2022 8:44:32 GMT
Very late to the party on this one but im gutted they decided to cut 'good girls go to heaven' from the tour show. Absolutely love that song It’s sometimes used an an encore, but it seems quite random as to when it’s sung. I miss Land Of The Pig as it showed the darker side of Falco, but I do understand why they cut it. Land of the Pig... Rob Fowler's vocal on the recording of that is just incredible. Love the line "... so I can tell you all to bugger off..." It's so Falco! Love the rock scream at the end too. |
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Post by mammabat on Jul 10, 2022 23:01:30 GMT
Considering it closed due to dire ticket sales, I'd be shocked if it did. The theatre industry isn't exactly at its strongest at the moment so it only stands to do worse than previously, which would make it a guaranteed sinkhole for investors' money. The Dominion is an absolute barn to fill each night, and it’s been selling well consistently across the tour. I know it’s callous, but ever since Meat Loaf’s death there has been a real appetite for this show and it’s done wonders for ticket sales. Wasn’t Thriller close to closing down before MJ died? It then plagued the West End for a decade after… |
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Post by mammabat on Jul 10, 2022 23:05:14 GMT
Not quite WE but it’s playing the Peacock theatre in London in February 23
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 26, 2022 13:58:53 GMT
Looks like tickets are going on sale for December for Swansea, I wonder if they are going to plug the gaps between the Woking, Aus and Peacock dates?
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Post by ceebee on Jul 26, 2022 20:47:37 GMT
Looks like tickets are going on sale for December for Swansea, I wonder if they are going to plug the gaps between the Woking, Aus and Peacock dates? I'm really hoping they reinstate Falco's pool and the exploding bike / heart for the London stint. |
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 19, 2022 11:39:17 GMT
I’ve got 2 front row stalls tickets for sale on the Noticeboard for the Saturday matinee tomorrow. We’d hoped the strike would be called off 🙄
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Post by danb on Aug 19, 2022 17:59:34 GMT
I’m afraid that the unthinkable happened on Monday night in Bristol. I left in the interval. The alternate Strat was on and totally rewrote the whole show by being a doughy ginger haired chap in his mid-thirties, playing everything for laughs with an almost knowing wink. For me, this show stands and falls on the audience knowing that the plot is total horse sh!t, but everyone on stage plays it totally straight challenging you to buy into it too. It made it impossible to engage, and whilst he sang it well, I couldn’t get past him not looking like a blonde haired rock god. I had really enjoyed Glenn in Oxford & was looking forward to seeing him again. My Bat has gone down in flames.
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 19, 2022 18:36:29 GMT
I’m afraid that the unthinkable happened on Monday night in Bristol. I left in the interval. The alternate Strat was on and totally rewrote the whole show by being a doughy ginger haired chap in his mid-thirties, playing everything for laughs with an almost knowing wink. For me, this show stands and falls on the audience knowing that the plot is total horse sh!t, but everyone on stage plays it totally straight challenging you to buy into it too. It made it impossible to engage, and whilst he sang it well, I couldn’t get past him not looking like a blonde haired rock god. I had really enjoyed Glenn in Oxford & was looking forward to seeing him again. My Bat has gone down in flames. Did you get Sam or Danny as Strat? |
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Post by ceebee on Aug 19, 2022 19:29:42 GMT
I think it might have been Danny - I saw Sam in MK. Vocally good but just not "Strat" in my view. Glenn Adamson has made the role his own - I think he's better than Andrew Polec. Plus my daughters love him, and he seems like a nice decent young man who'd fit in just fine with his peroxide hair, tattoos and bikes.
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Post by danb on Aug 19, 2022 20:09:55 GMT
I think it was Sam Pope, but didn’t see any signs.
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Post by dontdreamit on Aug 19, 2022 20:27:46 GMT
I think it was Sam Pope, but didn’t see any signs. I quite like Sam, as he plays the role as a slightly wiser version of Strat- v different to Glen but not a bad different. I’ve not been able to catch Danny so not sure how he plays it. I went down for the Wednesday matinee this week with my youngest who wasn’t sure about if they liked Sam’s performance or not, but they had only seen Glen on the tour up to now. Sam is also 2nd cover Falco- I would love to see him in that role at some point but I think he’s only been on once for Falco so far. |
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Post by danb on Aug 19, 2022 20:39:14 GMT
He would be so much more suited to Falco.
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Post by interval99 on Aug 23, 2022 23:06:17 GMT
Surprised that this is such a favourite of some board members as only have negative memories of the Colissium show version but having caught its recent touring version at the hippodrome it's had quite the revamp and now actually has a story line as such, still completely bonkers but a much better construction.
Also seems to have had a Disney make over as the grim and dark lines from the original seems to have gone with the orange jumpsuits and hanging prisoners.
The odd f word has been popped in to remind the audience it's a adult show and if you are a wife beater and attempted murderer you can get redemption but changing into a vest, very odd moral centre to the show but one which does hold together much better.
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Post by danb on Aug 24, 2022 6:12:46 GMT
It was a lightening in a bottle type thing for me. Great music, sounded amazing, Andrew Polec was the most mesmerising force I’d ever seen/heard on stage and it was spectacular to look at. My only positive of the touring version is them putting Raven front & centre, and Martha giving a much less whiney reading of it.
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Post by l0islane on Aug 24, 2022 16:16:37 GMT
The odd f word has been popped in to remind the audience it's a adult show and if you are a wife beater and attempted murderer you can get redemption but changing into a vest, very odd moral centre to the show but one which does hold together much better. Yes, I really wish they hadn't made Falco more aggressive and violent in the tour version, it's so unnecessary, every time I see it I hope they will have removed the part where he smashes Zahara's head against the wall (and then pushes Sloane around) but alas not. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 15, 2022 14:02:18 GMT
Has anybody been following the biog videos for the new Las Vegas BOOH cast? They might need to rename it "Bland Out Of Hell". They all seem so terminally dull and cherry-picked off of cruise ships. Is this normal for Las Vegas shows?
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