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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 13:54:40 GMT
I had an email telling me I was unsuccessful in my application. Hey ho...
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Post by danielwhit on Aug 29, 2016 7:56:57 GMT
Yeah I was unsuccessful too. This would have attracted a lot of applicants as they emailed out their entire mailing list by the seems.
Most shows do not find an audience through the BBC website, and those sites have less attention generally. Just luck of the draw, as such.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 11:50:47 GMT
Quite strange - I'm pretty sure I definitely received an email from the BBC telling me my application had been unsuccessful, yet I've just received a text and an email from the BBC with my e-tickets, telling me I've now been successful and been given tickets! Though of course they still over-subscribe, therefore getting a ticket doesn't guarantee you entry, it just turns it into a game of 'who wants to queue outside Pinewood Studio the longest' - and it is quite far to go in the middle of nowhere. Still, got a week and a half to work it all out! Quite exciting!
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 30, 2016 12:47:20 GMT
I'll wear my badge!
Yeah - Pinewood, Uxbridge Station and take a cab -?- I've taken a half day off work. I've done my fair share (and then some) of queuing outside studios.
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Post by freckles on Aug 30, 2016 13:47:18 GMT
Quite strange - I'm pretty sure I definitely received an email from the BBC telling me my application had been unsuccessful, yet I've just received a text and an email from the BBC with my e-tickets, telling me I've now been successful and been given tickets! Though of course they still over-subscribe, therefore getting a ticket doesn't guarantee you entry, it just turns it into a game of 'who wants to queue outside Pinewood Studio the longest' - and it is quite far to go in the middle of nowhere. Still, got a week and a half to work it all out! Quite exciting! My daughter and I both had "unsuccessful" emails, but she got another one about an hour ago saying she has got tickets. I suppose some people have given them back; it is an awkward palce to get to if entry is not guaranteed, probably putting a lot of people off. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 14:21:39 GMT
It did say in the original "you have been unlucky" email that we'd go on a waiting list in case more tickets became available. I guess more tickets became available!  (Not for me though.....) |
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 30, 2016 18:14:49 GMT
Envious wailings & gnashings of teeth coming from me! I know it's highly unlikely but if anyone end up with a spare ticket I would be EXTREMELY interested. If only Pinewood studios were easier to get to I'd be tempted to turn up holding a "Ticket wanted" sign.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 31, 2016 19:55:12 GMT
As if I wasn't hacked off enough about the words "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" and "tickets", I've just discovered the next London run now starts 21st October. I have a ticket for 20th October. It would have been nice if Nimax had bothered to tell me!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 21:26:28 GMT
As if I wasn't hacked off enough about the words "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" and "tickets", I've just discovered the next London run now starts 21st October. I have a ticket for 20th October. It would have been nice if Nimax had bothered to tell me! Surely you should be chortling as it's all in the spirit of the show? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 1, 2016 19:48:50 GMT
As if I wasn't hacked off enough about the words "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" and "tickets", I've just discovered the next London run now starts 21st October. I have a ticket for 20th October. It would have been nice if Nimax had bothered to tell me! Surely you should be chortling as it's all in the spirit of the show? Standing outside a dark theatre having spent 2 hours & £20 to get there would be a bit too much Going Wrong for me. |
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Post by freckles on Sept 9, 2016 8:42:10 GMT
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 9, 2016 9:07:35 GMT
Blimey, that's unexpected. Me neither, nor falling off a chair repeatedly or appearing half dressed! Ever so slightly disappointed that the BBC feels the need to shove in some star casting but at least they've picked an actor I like.
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Post by rumbledoll on Sept 9, 2016 11:13:29 GMT
I love Suchet but... I wonder why do they think this play need some extra naration/voice over? It's pretty straightforward and self-sufficient.
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Post by freckles on Sept 9, 2016 11:28:41 GMT
I love Suchet but... I wonder why do they think this play need some extra naration/voice over? It's pretty straightforward and self-sufficient. I'd assumed he was playing the existing narrator but perhaps it's extra voice over. An old fashioned bbc announcer? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 9, 2016 13:25:22 GMT
Mischief Theatre RTed a link to an article earlier that specifically referred to him as "on-stage narrator" so I presume he's playing an extremely re-written version of Francis. I can't imagine he's going to be doing the part of the role that involved being repeatedly slammed into the sides of the pirate ship!
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 9, 2016 15:52:30 GMT
Sorry for the double post but londonmzfitz & I are safely checked in for tonight's filming. So relieved! Masses of thanks to her for letting me use her spare ticket. Anyone else from the board in tonight?
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 9, 2016 23:14:44 GMT
Taking over this thread I know but I have an hour on the train & some of you may be interested in this evening.
It was nothing like what I expected. I was expecting PPGW once all the way through. Instead we got 2.5 scenes done live twice each plus 2 more scenes shown to us on video. We had the opening Chris & Robert bit then the nursrey scene, ending just as the flying started. We then saw a VT of the flying scene. Then we got the first pirate scene. Then Jonathan attempted to summarise most of the rest of the play in about 30 seconds before we saw a VT of the final sequence.
I found it confusing enough & I've seen the show 11 times between the 3 stage versions. I should think people who haven't seen it before - which seemed to be over half the audience - must have wondered what the hell was going on by the end. It was noticeable that certain bits in the final VT did not get the reaction that they get on stage & it was clearly because the audience hadn't had the chance to see characters' journeys & therefore weren't getting the emotional pay-offs in the same way.
From what we did see the principal difference was in the sets being more elaborate. There were some cuts and the odd re-written line (Classic FM got changed to BBC Radio 3, unsurprisingly!). David Suchet was indeed onstage narrating complete with chair & glitter & from what we were told & saw on video he does get involved in the action in a couple of places but not as much as Francis does on stage. Lovely to see other Mischief Theatre members Harry Kershaw, Bryoney Corrigan, Niall Ransome & Mike Bodie doing stagehand roles.
I hope the above gives some indications of how the evening was without being too spoilery. Although I can't be that spoilery anyway as we didn't see so much of it! Oh and there was a comedian called Jarred Christmas who did the warm-up & then popped up every time there was a break for a scene re-set (which took ages). He was quite funny to start with but wore out his welcome as the evening progressed for me.
If anyone gets in tomorrow please report back on which scenes are filmed then. If anyone is going I'd advise getting there early. We arrived at about 2.50 & there were already some people there & I imagine on a Saturday people will get there even earlier. Also wear something cool as it was extremely hot in the studio.
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Post by freckles on Sept 10, 2016 8:03:57 GMT
I was there too (sorry Dawnstar, didn't see your post until just now).
We arrived at about 4.30 and got in fine, although I wouldn't have wanted to be much later. It was a lot of fun, still made me laugh even though we'd seen it before. It was a little disjointed for the audience, although they did at least do it sequentially and tried to explain any gaps in the plot.
One thing that struck me was that the cast had little room to improvise, I suppose things had to be kept very tight timing wise because of camera angles etc. They are still hilarious though and the audience response was good, despite it being a long night and unbearably hot in the studio.
It looks as though the TV show will be great, with a few extra twists. Don't want to spoil it though.
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 10, 2016 13:10:18 GMT
I don't know about Londonmzfitz or Freckles but I feel absolutely shattered today. That was more tiring than theatregoing! I was there too (sorry Dawnstar, didn't see your post until just now). We arrived at about 4.30 and got in fine, although I wouldn't have wanted to be much later. It was a lot of fun, still made me laugh even though we'd seen it before. It was a little disjointed for the audience, although they did at least do it sequentially and tried to explain any gaps in the plot. One thing that struck me was that the cast had little room to improvise, I suppose things had to be kept very tight timing wise because of camera angles etc. They are still hilarious though and the audience response was good, despite it being a long night and unbearably hot in the studio. It looks as though the TV show will be great, with a few extra twists. Don't want to spoil it though. I'm glad someone else got in & sorry we didn't know you were there or we could have had a chat beforehand - there was certainly plenty of time! Whereabouts were you seated in the studio? We were lucky to be in the middle on the 4th row from the back, just in front of the 3 VIP rows. This was one time when sitting in the front row would not have been good. The audience interaction part if the pirate scene was a bit different between the 2 takes - partly because we didn't do what they would have wanted the first time! - but otherwise, yes, they kept it the same. there was a comedian called Jarred Christmas. He was quite funny to start with but wore out his welcome as the evening progressed for me. That was the **** who wrecked the Wimbledon panto for me last Christmas. He wore out his welcome there within 30 seconds too, as I recall. If he continues to bill himself as a "comedian," I'm contacting the Advertising Standards Authority... He did mention doing pantos somewhere in the midst of his endless spiel but by that time I was trying to tune him out. I found it was too much to be expected to laugh at him as well as the show. It was more interesting watching the sets being re-set & changed. Given how long it took the BBC technicians, I have even more admiration for the stage technicians who do it all in real time 8 shows a week. |
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Post by freckles on Sept 10, 2016 15:21:13 GMT
I don't know about Londonmzfitz or Freckles but I feel absolutely shattered today. That was more tiring than theatregoing! I was there too (sorry Dawnstar, didn't see your post until just now). We arrived at about 4.30 and got in fine, although I wouldn't have wanted to be much later. It was a lot of fun, still made me laugh even though we'd seen it before. It was a little disjointed for the audience, although they did at least do it sequentially and tried to explain any gaps in the plot. One thing that struck me was that the cast had little room to improvise, I suppose things had to be kept very tight timing wise because of camera angles etc. They are still hilarious though and the audience response was good, despite it being a long night and unbearably hot in the studio. It looks as though the TV show will be great, with a few extra twists. Don't want to spoil it though. I'm glad someone else got in & sorry we didn't know you were there or we could have had a chat beforehand - there was certainly plenty of time! Whereabouts were you seated in the studio? We were lucky to be in the middle on the 4th row from the back, just in front of the 3 VIP rows. This was one time when sitting in the front row would not have been good. The audience interaction part if the pirate scene was a bit different between the 2 takes - partly because we didn't do what they would have wanted the first time! - but otherwise, yes, they kept it the same. That was the **** who wrecked the Wimbledon panto for me last Christmas. He wore out his welcome there within 30 seconds too, as I recall. If he continues to bill himself as a "comedian," I'm contacting the Advertising Standards Authority... He did mention doing pantos somewhere in the midst of his endless spiel but by that time I was trying to tune him out. I found it was too much to be expected to laugh at him as well as the show. It was more interesting watching the sets being re-set & changed. Given how long it took the BBC technicians, I have even more admiration for the stage technicians who do it all in real time 8 shows a week. I was sitting just on the aisle of the right hand section, as you face the stage, three rows from the back. Had a good view! I'm glad you enjoyed it - I can't wait to see the finished show now. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 10, 2016 16:01:53 GMT
I was sitting just on the aisle of the right hand section, as you face the stage, three rows from the back. Had a good view! I'm glad you enjoyed it - I can't wait to see the finished show now. Oh good. I felt sorry for the people at the front who would probably have only seen cameras & screens. It'll be very interesting to see how it comes over on screen compared to how it was last night. I would guess that maybe the scenes they showed us on video were only rough cuts & would be tidied up before broadcast too. ETA: I see Jonathan has tweeted "Lots to film tonight", which makes me wonder if the people going tonight are going to get to see more scenes than we did last night. If so then I'm envying them! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 22, 2016 19:56:19 GMT
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Post by Stasia on Sept 23, 2016 10:43:58 GMT
Booked myself the last row of the stalls for £25 for my October visit and next day flash sale happened selling the whole stall for the same money. It went wrong.  |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 30, 2016 14:14:29 GMT
Digging this out from page 4. No comments on the new cast yet? I'm surprised no-one has seen them. I finally got there yesterday evening, a week later than planned thanks to having been ill the previous week. The script & staging are pretty much the same as last year, apart from some differences in the pre-show & some added magic tricks from Laurence Pears as Francis.
I had my usual "But it's the wrong cast!" feelings, exacerbated by having seen last year's cast at Pinewood less than 2 months ago, but once I got past that I enjoyed the new cast. I was particularly impressed by Bryony Corrigan as Sandra, who was so natural in the role that I found myself forgetting that it was the first time I'd seen her play Sandra in PPGW (as opposed to TPTGW). This was probably helped by the fact that I was fortunate enough to have caught Matt Cavendish on for Max at TPTGW back in March (he was 2nd cover so only went on a handful of times) so seeing Bryony & Matt opposite each other in this was a natural progression. Matt is so ridiculously adorable as Max, as he was on the tour - one puppy-dog look at the audience & they're all rooting for him like mad! Harry Kershaw has improved so much as Chris since I saw him go on for the role on tour when he was understudying. I guess a year of playing Chris in TPTGW has helped. I think Laurence Pears must have the record for having played the most Goes Wrong characters as principal (obviously some covers have done more), with Chris, Jonathan & now Francis. While I kind of miss him not playing Chris, I thought he was very good as Francis, especially the Narrator parts, & enjoyed the added magic tricks - a considerable improvement on last year's balloon animals! It would have never occurred to me to cast Susan Harrison as Lucy but it evidently did occur to Adam Meggido & it's genius. She manages to look about 12 on stage & she's so small she gets easily chucked around by the rest of the cast!Oliver Senton, another crossing over from Showstopper, was very good as Robert. As he's older I wondered if they would re-insert the tour sub-plot of Robert being in love with Chris's mother but no. That's everyone I'd seen before. Of the people new to me I was most impressed by Daniel Pitout as Jonathan, who got the arrogance & posing very well. (I spoke to him afterwards, thought from his accent he was Australian & made a remark to that effect. Upon reading the programme later I discovered he's actually South African. How embarrassing!) I also thought Adeline Waby was good as Annie, especially when playing Mrs Darling.
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Post by danielwhit on Oct 30, 2016 15:45:14 GMT
Glad to hear positive comments. Is the script pretty much identical to last year's West End production? I remember they made substantial changes from the tour to the Apollo run.
I agree with your point about Matt getting the audience rooting for him as Max - glad he's back in the role.
I'm heading down in three weeks time to see this cast.
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