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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 5, 2017 20:06:44 GMT
It's a band of three people Did you happen to see in the program what instruments were being used Dr Tom? I'm presuming piano, drum and something else. I didn't get a programme, but I did glance into the pit. Wish I'd paid a little more attention. Conductor was on keyboard and based on the sound, I think it was up to synthesis other instruments. One musician was on drums. The other, I think, had a brass instrument and possibly may have swapped between instruments. Hopefully someone else has the programme, or can get a better look when they attend. |
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Post by Seriously on Oct 5, 2017 20:43:45 GMT
Blimey! Thanks for that. There are fringe productions that have larger bands!
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Post by CG on the loose on Oct 5, 2017 20:47:37 GMT
Programme reckons 4... MD on keys plus Bass, Reeds/Woodwind and Drums/Percussion
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 6, 2017 9:21:45 GMT
Programme reckons 4... MD on keys plus Bass, Reeds/Woodwind and Drums/Percussion Thinking back, I may well have seen a saxophone rather than a brass instrument. If there was a bass player, they must have been hidden in a very dark corner. |
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Post by christya on Oct 13, 2017 9:14:38 GMT
Saw this in Sunderland this week - it was actually really enjoyable. Incredibly and obviously cheap, but they could get away with it for this show - except for a couple of parts that clearly needed more dancers than they had. I think at one point a man was in there as a cheerleader. The 'Lancelot' song went down like a lead balloon because of this - instead of everything suddenly becoming big and brash and sparkly there were several men in sparkly shorts. For most parts it didn't matter, though. Way better than Flashdance - not that it takes much to do that!
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 17, 2017 13:32:20 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 17, 2017 15:02:11 GMT
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Post by Seriously on Oct 17, 2017 23:04:01 GMT
The 'Lancelot' song went down like a lead balloon because of this - instead of everything suddenly becoming big and brash and sparkly there were several men in sparkly shorts. I think you may have missed the point of the song! |
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Post by christya on Oct 19, 2017 11:18:50 GMT
The 'Lancelot' song went down like a lead balloon because of this - instead of everything suddenly becoming big and brash and sparkly there were several men in sparkly shorts. I think you may have missed the point of the song! If there was one that I missed, please enlighten me! What it felt like was waiting for the 'kick line' part of Chorus Line and instead seeing three uncomfortable-looking people shuffle on with plastic gold hats from Poundland. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Oct 19, 2017 12:00:55 GMT
People are right to point out how cheap selladoor productions are, completely at odds with their bio in their production programmes, Kenwright's productions are lavish and palatial compared to them.
This tour isn't even calling into Dartford or Bromley this time.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Oct 19, 2017 13:11:47 GMT
How I loved this on Broadway and in the West End. Give it a cast of Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, etc and it's something great. Mess about with it - including taking out the line that I loved on Broadway where, in the "Bring Out Your Dead" the hay cart rumbles across the stage at the end of the song and the cast all shout "HAY" ...
Last time I saw it was at Aylesbury Theatre (a friend wanted to go) and we had Phil Jupitas as King. Gritted teeth. Never again. Don't mess with the memories.
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Post by richey on Nov 2, 2017 18:19:22 GMT
Tonight's performance in Chester cancelled due to "illness and injury"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 7:08:20 GMT
I went to the New Wimbledon last night to see this, my first experience at this venue and the show itself. I did the unthinkable, for the first time in my theatre-going history: I went home at the interval.
It was a combination of deciding factors ultimately. I hadn’t quite anticipated how much time it took to travel from Zone 1 to the theatre, and with work the next morning coupled with the fact I don’t live in London I couldn’t sit through the show any longer. That said, it was ultimately because I found the show very bland that tipped the decision to leave. I had no previous knowledge of Monty Python, as is common for me (to go into a show unaware) but the material was too juvenile for my taste and most of the jokes I got, but stopped laughing at when I was 10 years old.
I got the impression it has a strong cult following, and had I been seeing it at the weekend I may have been more inclined to stay, despite its flaws. I felt terribly guilty for leaving, especially when collecting my bag from the cloakroom, but the comfort of being in bed by 10:30 definitely sweetened the deal and reassured me it was the best choice.
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Post by tonyloco on Nov 22, 2017 12:01:14 GMT
I hadn’t quite anticipated how much time it took to travel from Zone 1 to the theatre The quickest route is Waterloo mainline to Wimbledon - 20 minutes. District line is 31 minutes from Westminster, Northern Line is 28 minutes from London Bridget to South Wimbledon. The mainline is worth the extra cash, I've found. Yes Monkey, but you haven’t factored in the frequency of the service on those various routes. I use the Edgeware Road branch of the District Line, catching it at Paddington, but I think there can be up to about ten minutes wait if I just miss one, which I usually do! |
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 22, 2017 13:24:33 GMT
Northern Line is 28 minutes from London Bridget How many Bridgets do you have in your life, TM? Who knew that your life is like an actual Whitehall farce! Hang on a minute, you're not Ray Cooney, are you? I claim my £5. |
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Post by shady23 on Feb 22, 2018 12:45:45 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 22, 2018 12:59:17 GMT
Can he act? In this production does it matter ?
What next the Shake and Vac woman in Phantom?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 22, 2018 13:06:22 GMT
Can he act? In this production does it matter ? What next the Shake and Vac woman in Phantom? He has a long track record of stage performances in opera and musicals. He is a properly trained singer not just the face and voice of an advertising campaign |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2018 13:17:12 GMT
Can he act? In this production does it matter ? What next the Shake and Vac woman in Phantom? I'm not quite sure how to break this to you, but those people in advertisements? They're actors. They're all actors. It's not real. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 22, 2018 13:33:55 GMT
Can he act? In this production does it matter ? What next the Shake and Vac woman in Phantom? Go Compare’s Wynne Evans played Piangi in Phantom 25 at the RAH and was very good! |
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Post by daniel on Feb 22, 2018 13:39:59 GMT
He was also Piangi in Phantom at the RAH. Edit: Damn, BurlyBeaR beat me to it. |
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Post by princeton on Feb 22, 2018 14:07:42 GMT
He's also got a name, Wynne Evans, which What's On Stage doesn't seem to think important to mention in its headline. Guess it's all about clickbait these days.
And I'm not sure whether the Shake and Vac woman has ever been in Phantom - but Jenny Logan did play Velma in the original West End production of Chicago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2018 16:26:07 GMT
It surprises me that people think that someone in a commercial can't act. Their job is to be able to say "Blank's Haemorrhoid Enhancement Cream: life's too good to spend it sitting down!" and make the thirtieth take sound like they've just been hit by twenty years of orgasms at once. Yes, they can act.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 22, 2018 19:52:19 GMT
Although Wynne Evans is known for adds and not plays, films, musicals etc. How is he being promoted? as the bloke from the adds
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Post by tonyloco on Feb 23, 2018 11:14:44 GMT
And I'm not sure whether the Shake and Vac woman has ever been in Phantom - but Jenny Logan did play Velma in the original West End production of Chicago. And many other successful roles in stage musicals as well. In fact, having briefly worked with Jenny on a tribute show at Stratford East I can testify that she is a very versatile performer with a great voice and would no doubt have been able to perform in 'Phantom' just as well as many other skilled musical theatre ladies had she been asked! |
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