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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 16:09:44 GMT
If she did the tour, she'd probably drop out mid-contract to try her hand at the X Factor or something. I don’t get the hate she is receiving. She’s gone from a zero as an ensemble member whom 90% of people wouldn’t appreciate her peformance as people are more worried about the leads to a hero who is known to millions now and her exposure is bigger than ever. I would be so surprised if she doesn’t get cast in any shows, a producer won’t be so stupid to not cast her because she left for such a better opportunity! I do agree. Like she said in an interview she could’ve been unemployed come November. It’s a bit different to stunt casting if she is cast in a musical given that she is a trained musical theatre star so this could open up lots of opportunities on stage and TV. Rather than being an ensemble member in lots of shows, she could be leading shows now. She could be a good bet for Deena in the tour, but i dont know if Sonia would hire her? |
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 17:08:27 GMT
I suspect that after the "technical difficulties" with Sheridan Smith and the Amber Riley absences Sonia has quite enough of "star" names to last a lifetime and would look to follow the Cam Mack preference of saying the show is the star and what you have paid to see, regardless of who is on the stage at that particular performance.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 5, 2018 17:33:44 GMT
If she did the tour, she'd probably drop out mid-contract to try her hand at the X Factor or something. I don’t get the hate she is receiving. She’s gone from a zero as an ensemble member whom 90% of people wouldn’t appreciate her peformance as people are more worried about the leads to a hero who is known to millions now and her exposure is bigger than ever. I would be so surprised if she doesn’t get cast in any shows, a producer won’t be so stupid to not cast her because she left for such a better opportunity! I think leaving any professional theatre contract under these circumstances does harm to your career prospects - and deservedly so. Love Island is an opportunity to appear on television and be known for what? What skills do you get to display? People watch it to see attractive people getting off with one another and the associated (manufactured) drama. It isn't a showcase for her talents. It makes no use of the training she received. Yes, producers may cast her - but only as being 'From ITV's Love Island' not for being a theatre talent. She could get a couple of panto seasons out of it. But her chances of making it in musicals with leading West End producers have surely - and deservedly - taken a knock. |
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Post by kulen on Jul 5, 2018 17:48:01 GMT
I don’t get the hate she is receiving. She’s gone from a zero as an ensemble member whom 90% of people wouldn’t appreciate her peformance as people are more worried about the leads to a hero who is known to millions now and her exposure is bigger than ever. I would be so surprised if she doesn’t get cast in any shows, a producer won’t be so stupid to not cast her because she left for such a better opportunity! I think leaving any professional theatre contract under these circumstances does harm to your career prospects - and deservedly so. Love Island is an opportunity to appear on television and be known for what? What skills do you get to display? People watch it to see attractive people getting off with one another and the associated (manufactured) drama. It isn't a showcase for her talents. It makes no use of the training she received. Yes, producers may cast her - but only as being 'From ITV's Love Island' not for being a theatre talent. She could get a couple of panto seasons out of it. But her chances of making it in musicals with leading West End producers have surely - and deservedly - taken a knock. The point is NOT to showcase her talents in the show, that’s not the point whatsoever. The point is to SHOWCASE her as a personality so people become invested in her later works. She’s a serious talented woman who deserves respect in her field, she’s making a strategic move to be known as nobody knew her before she went in. Also comparing her to a panto season shows the belittlement she is receiving for no apparent reason, love island is a show which people go on to receive fame, nothing wrong with it. |
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Post by kulen on Jul 5, 2018 17:49:55 GMT
New video of Nicole Raquel Dennis singing and I am telling you! She’s phenomal -
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 18:06:43 GMT
The point is NOT to showcase her talents in the show, that’s not the point whatsoever. The point is to SHOWCASE her as a personality so people become invested in her later works. She’s a serious talented woman who deserves respect in her field, she’s making a strategic move to be known as nobody knew her before she went in. Also comparing her to a panto season shows the belittlement she is receiving for no apparent reason, love island is a show which people go on to receive fame, nothing wrong with it. But does appearing in 'Love Island' (as popular as it may be) really show her to be a serious talented woman? Or does it show her to simply be fame hungry in a bikini? Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that at all, after all Katie Price has made a successful career out of it. However, 'Love Island' *is* a bit low rent and I think the opportunities that may come her way can only be limited somewhat by her participation in such a cheap show. Don't get me wrong, you're not going to get any complaints from me about a TV show that is basically hot men mincing about in skimpy trunks, in fact that ticks several boxes for criteria I may have for a TV show, BUT I also appreciate that it's not particularly high art either. It's like all of those reality-esque shows - do we really want to see Dr Alex from 'Love Island' in 'Hamlet' or Gemma Collins from 'TOWIE' in 'Hedda Gabler' or Dawn from 'Real Housewives of Cheshire' in 'Medea'? I mean, yes, I probably would like to see Gemma Collins wrapping her Essex vowels around Ibsen but you get my point. Would you pay £90 for that in London's glitzy West End or is that really just something for the end of the pier when the penny bingo has ended? |
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Post by kulen on Jul 5, 2018 18:15:39 GMT
The point is NOT to showcase her talents in the show, that’s not the point whatsoever. The point is to SHOWCASE her as a personality so people become invested in her later works. She’s a serious talented woman who deserves respect in her field, she’s making a strategic move to be known as nobody knew her before she went in. Also comparing her to a panto season shows the belittlement she is receiving for no apparent reason, love island is a show which people go on to receive fame, nothing wrong with it. But does appearing in 'Love Island' (as popular as it may be) really show her to be a serious talented woman? Or does it show her to simply be fame hungry in a bikini? Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that at all, after all Katie Price has made a successful career out of it. However, 'Love Island' *is* a bit low rent and I think the opportunities that may come her way can only be limited somewhat by her participation in such a cheap show. Don't get me wrong, you're not going to get any complaints from me about a TV show that is basically hot men mincing about in skimpy trunks, in fact that ticks several boxes for criteria I may have for a TV show, BUT I also appreciate that it's not particularly high art either. It's like all of those reality-esque shows - do we really want to see Dr Alex from 'Love Island' in 'Hamlet' or Gemma Collins from 'TOWIE' in 'Hedda Gabler' or Dawn from 'Real Housewives of Cheshire' in 'Medea'? I mean, yes, I probably would like to see Gemma Collins wrapping her Essex vowels around Ibsen but you get my point. Would you pay £90 for that in London's glitzy West End or is that really just something for the end of the pier when the penny bingo has ended? It’s also the way you conduct yourself in the show. She’s taken very seriously and isn’t seen as another fame hungry hooligan in a bikini so that will open so many doors. She’s not seen as a average islander so when she leaves she will be booked for so many tours and shows, I just see it. She is isn’t suppose to appeal to average theatregoers liek yourself but to average teenagers who will beg their parents for a pricey ticket to the show to just see Samira, that’s the difference. And if it does all go tits up for her at the end of the day she’s still trained so why won’t she be cast in a show? She’s got such a good career after this, I feel it. She deserves it. She even said that in November she would be unemployed so by going on the show it’s going to be a ticket for employment . It’s a win win for her and her future producers. Everybody wins. |
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Post by stevej678 on Jul 5, 2018 18:24:43 GMT
It’s also the way you conduct yourself in the show. She’s taken very seriously and isn’t seen as another fame hungry hooligan in a bikini so that will open so many doors. She’s not seen as a average islander so when she leaves she will be booked for so many tours and shows. Taken very seriously! By whom? She's on Love Island for goodness sake and allegedly breached her Dreamgirls contract to get there! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 18:34:40 GMT
She is isn’t suppose to appeal to average theatregoers liek yourself but to average teenagers who will beg their parents for a pricey ticket to the show to just see Samira, that’s the difference. I have a number of questions about that. Number one, how very dare you? There's nothing average about me I can tell you. The outrageous cheek of it!  |
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Post by wickedgrin on Jul 5, 2018 19:08:48 GMT
Gemma Collins from 'TOWIE' in 'Hedda Gabler' Is it just me, but I would pay good money to see this? |
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Post by kulen on Jul 5, 2018 19:11:17 GMT
She is isn’t suppose to appeal to average theatregoers liek yourself but to average teenagers who will beg their parents for a pricey ticket to the show to just see Samira, that’s the difference. I have a number of questions about that. Number one, how very dare you? There's nothing average about me I can tell you. The outrageous cheek of it! Dramatic |
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 12, 2018 10:53:08 GMT
Just noticed that the TodayTix lottery for this has gone back down to £15....when did that happen?!
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Post by cheesy116 on Jul 12, 2018 12:05:51 GMT
Samira Mighty, who was in the ensemble until a few months back, has quit 'Love Island' to be with the guy she was in a couple with who had been voted off a few days previous.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 12, 2018 12:09:31 GMT
Samira Mighty, who was in the ensemble until a few months back, has quit 'Love Island' to be with the guy she was in a couple with who had been voted off a few days previous. I think her reputation as a quitter has been solidified. |
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Post by ensembleswings on Jul 12, 2018 13:41:22 GMT
Just noticed that the TodayTix lottery for this has gone back down to £15....when did that happen?! It was still £20 when I won it at the end of June, so I’m guessing it either changed at the beginning of this week or the beginning of July itself? |
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Post by sophizoey on Jul 12, 2018 13:44:43 GMT
The lottery was £20 when I entered it last week, so suspecting it was the beginning of this week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 13:45:55 GMT
do you even need to do the lottery? every time I've looked recently prime stalls seats have been available for £20 to £25 on todaytix available a week in advance
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Post by kulen on Jul 12, 2018 14:24:20 GMT
Samira Mighty, who was in the ensemble until a few months back, has quit 'Love Island' to be with the guy she was in a couple with who had been voted off a few days previous. I think her reputation as a quitter has been solidified. That’s harsh. Give the girl a break. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 12, 2018 17:54:37 GMT
I think her reputation as a quitter has been solidified. That’s harsh. Give the girl a break. She quit two major productions in the past few weeks. That is not the behaviour of a professional. It makes her look unreliable. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 18:01:01 GMT
Samira Mighty, who was in the ensemble until a few months back, has quit 'Love Island' to be with the guy she was in a couple with who had been voted off a few days previous. Goodness. That Sonia Friedman really *is* all powerful isn't she? Do you think the only reason she is producing Harry Potter is because she's actually... She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 18:04:02 GMT
Pretty sure she’s gonna get a leading role out of this. She could’ve made the final if she stayed as she seemed popular
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 18:07:54 GMT
Pretty sure she’s gonna get a leading role out of this. She could’ve made the final if she stayed as she seemed popular Isn't she better suited to a supporting role? She doesn't seem to like getting to the end of a show. Although I guess they could revive 'Love Story'.... |
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Post by stevej678 on Jul 12, 2018 18:10:14 GMT
Pretty sure she’s gonna get a leading role out of this. She could’ve made the final if she stayed as she seemed popular "You saw her (briefly) in Dreamgirls and Love Island... now catch her in [insert show name here] before she quits!" That's the text for the poster sorted. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 18:38:35 GMT
She was never going to win the show, so it's quite savvy of her to create a storyline for herself that will/might continue after the show has finished. Especially if they agree to stay together for publicity purposes. If that works and she gets more exposure than she already has, which isn't a huge amount, she becomes a better name for producers.
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Post by kulen on Jul 12, 2018 18:48:36 GMT
She was never going to win the show, so it's quite savvy of her to create a storyline for herself that will/might continue after the show has finished. Especially if they agree to stay together for publicity purposes. If that works and she gets more exposure than she already has, which isn't a huge amount, she becomes a better name for producers. You simply can’t make up this argument , mabye she couldbof has won? Mabye not. She is now a household name and she is plashed on every single media outlet because of this. So what she left a show that she didn’t have a legal reason to uphold, its her decision. Her name is bigger now, she is absolute gold for producers who need a fairly big name to drive ticket sales. I never saw any of you treating amber like this when she refused to do shows for some petty reasons ( I can show you if u insist) and I was once told not to be “distasteful” about it. Everybdoy is hating on this girl because of a TV show which will ultimately brand her as a household name. Dreamgirls is the past for her. |
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