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Post by inthenose on Jul 15, 2021 17:40:11 GMT
It seems like there possibly is a solution to the access part but they just aren't willing to invest the money? (see whole twitter thread) Yes, I personally think the entire theatre should be rebuilt so it only has wheelchair spaces. And I think the audience should be paid to go, and paid per clap, and they should be given free back rubs by the Chippendales during the show. |
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Post by david on Jul 15, 2021 21:28:27 GMT
A really last minute trip to see this tonight. Having not planned anything this evening after a day trip to Chichester to watch South Pacific and just rest up, for some unknown reason I thought it might be worth seeing if I could get a ticket 15 minutes before the show started. Thanks to some idiots near Crawley getting onto the train tracks, my train back to Victoria was delayed so a mad dash to the Lyric was made and thankfully got a slightly discounted Dress Circle ticket.
The Lyric has been on my list of theatres yet to visit, so at least it’s ticked off the list tonight. A great seat and and absolutely fantastic show. With Athena Collins playing Catherine Parr, the cast really delivered tonight. A cracking atmosphere in the auditorium tonight. Heart of Stone is still the best number in my opinion. A really well written ballad.
If anything, I’m not attempting this kind of 2 day show again. It’s too hectic and stressful but it’s been a great day of theatre and I’ll definitely sleep well tonight.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jul 15, 2021 23:06:42 GMT
A really last minute trip to see this tonight. Having not planned anything this evening after a day trip to Chichester to watch South Pacific and just rest up, for some unknown reason I thought it might be worth seeing if I could get a ticket 15 minutes before the show started. Thanks to some idiots near Crawley getting onto the train tracks, my train back to Victoria was delayed so a mad dash to the Lyric was made and thankfully got a slightly discounted Dress Circle ticket. The Lyric has been on my list of theatres yet to visit, so at least it’s ticked off the list tonight. A great seat and and absolutely fantastic show. With Athena Collins playing Catherine Parr, the cast really delivered tonight. A cracking atmosphere in the auditorium tonight. Heart of Stone is still the best number in my opinion. A really well written ballad. If anything, I’m not attempting this kind of 2 day show again. It’s too hectic and stressful but it’s been a great day of theatre and I’ll definitely sleep well tonight. Is that Merseyside to Chichester to London and back to Merseyside all in one day ? I've done some crazy train mileage for musical theatre but couldn't match that. Kent to Newcastle and Kent To Lancaster same day returns are my best shots. |
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Post by david on Jul 15, 2021 23:13:05 GMT
A really last minute trip to see this tonight. Having not planned anything this evening after a day trip to Chichester to watch South Pacific and just rest up, for some unknown reason I thought it might be worth seeing if I could get a ticket 15 minutes before the show started. Thanks to some idiots near Crawley getting onto the train tracks, my train back to Victoria was delayed so a mad dash to the Lyric was made and thankfully got a slightly discounted Dress Circle ticket. The Lyric has been on my list of theatres yet to visit, so at least it’s ticked off the list tonight. A great seat and and absolutely fantastic show. With Athena Collins playing Catherine Parr, the cast really delivered tonight. A cracking atmosphere in the auditorium tonight. Heart of Stone is still the best number in my opinion. A really well written ballad. If anything, I’m not attempting this kind of 2 day show again. It’s too hectic and stressful but it’s been a great day of theatre and I’ll definitely sleep well tonight. Is that Merseyside to Chichester to London and back to Merseyside all in one day ? I've done some crazy train mileage for musical theatre but couldn't match that. Kent to Newcastle and Kent To Lancaster same day returns are my best shots. Thankfully not. Just London to Chichester and back while I’m down here. Kent to Newcastle, now that is a long day FrontroverPaul |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 16, 2021 11:30:04 GMT
Is that Merseyside to Chichester to London and back to Merseyside all in one day ? I've done some crazy train mileage for musical theatre but couldn't match that. Kent to Newcastle and Kent To Lancaster same day returns are my best shots. Thankfully not. Just London to Chichester and back while I’m down here. Kent to Newcastle, now that is a long day FrontroverPaul I once did Cambridge to Newcastle in a day and I thought that was bad enough but Kent to Newcastle is even worse. I think my longest ever day trip was Cambridge to Cardiff. The craziest one I've done was Cambridge to Cornwall via Birmingham but that was only one way in a day, then I came back the following week via Guildford. |
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Post by alison on Jul 16, 2021 15:46:12 GMT
The longest day trip I’ve done ever is Edinburgh to London and back in the same day to see Daddy Long Legs when Megan McGinnis was over here with it.
The most recent long distance rush between two shows was a couple of years ago when &Juliet had just opened in the WE. I’d driven over an hour from home to Oxford to see the Six tour matinee, then while I was there found out that one of the &J covers was making his debut. So I left my car at the Oxford park and ride, jumped on the Oxford-London train straight after Six and made it not long before the show. Then afterward I had to get the train back to Oxford, walk the 30 mins back to the park and ride and then drive the hour and a bit home!
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jul 16, 2021 19:05:26 GMT
Thankfully not. Just London to Chichester and back while I’m down here. Kent to Newcastle, now that is a long day FrontroverPaul I once did Cambridge to Newcastle in a day and I thought that was bad enough but Kent to Newcastle is even worse. I think my longest ever day trip was Cambridge to Cardiff. The craziest one I've done was Cambridge to Cornwall via Birmingham but that was only one way in a day, then I came back the following week via Guildford. Maybe we should have a new thread for this, sorry that we're well OT but I will refer to Six... Kent to Newcastle is probably about the same journey length as from Cambridge. High Speed train to St Pancras, across the road to Kings Cross, 3 hours to Newcastle and a 10 minute walk to the Theatre Royal. As I recall I left home at 8.00am and reached Newcastle about 12.45, returned around 6.00 and was back indoors by 10.30pm The trip to Lancaster one of the very few I regretted. As Six is one of the shortest shows, My Fair Lady is one of the longest, averaging three hours. This amateur version was due to start at 2.15, so I booked the (£18ish with railcard) advance return ticket for 5.50pm. I was immediately concerned when a sign in the foyer said expected finish 5.30, then the show started 10 minutes late, had a 25 minute interval (due to queues for the ladies I understand!!) and must have been the longest version I've ever seen with all the big scenes extended. When I left at 5.35 there was at least 15 minutes still to go . I just couldn't risk travelling on the next train and potentially being charged over £100 for a new ticket. |
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Post by Seriously on Jul 16, 2021 19:20:12 GMT
Please.... start another thread!
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Post by danielwhit on Jul 17, 2021 16:49:04 GMT
It seems like there possibly is a solution to the access part but they just aren't willing to invest the money? (see whole twitter thread) Yes, I personally think the entire theatre should be rebuilt so it only has wheelchair spaces. And I think the audience should be paid to go, and paid per clap, and they should be given free back rubs by the Chippendales during the show. I was worried you were going to propose back rubs by the Clapindales for a moment there... |
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2021 18:24:59 GMT
Just taken my seat, and interestingly, they’re leaving a seat either side of each party, so they’re still not going to full capacity even though they now can.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2021 21:35:43 GMT
Despite having more requests for masks than the Coliseum or the Phoenix, there appeared to be fewer masks being worn than in either of the other 2 places.
That said, the show was brilliant - the cast we had tonight were on top form, and the audience were incredibly responsive. I love Six anyway, but the changes and the bigger venue have really elevated it for me.
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Post by greeny11 on Aug 12, 2021 10:42:53 GMT
Based on Cherelle's IG story, looks like cast change is in November.
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Post by cjamess on Aug 12, 2021 10:59:32 GMT
Based on Cherelle's IG story, looks like cast change is in November. They were holding auditions at the weekend in central  |
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Post by sophie92 on Aug 12, 2021 11:22:50 GMT
Based on Cherelle's IG story, looks like cast change is in November. New cast will start on 16th November; it was included in the announcement of the move to the Vaudeville |
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 12, 2021 17:24:53 GMT
I see the tour cast tonight is most of the London swings/alternates. A lot of isolations perhaps?
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Post by sophie92 on Aug 12, 2021 18:00:28 GMT
I see the tour cast tonight is most of the London swings/alternates. A lot of isolations perhaps? Yes, I believe there are several members of the cast isolating. Bryony and Liv are actually universal swings covering both productions, they just haven’t been needed on the tour really until now. Hana Stewart was supposed to be playing Parr in London tonight but has had to travel down to perform in the tour instead. The alternates and swings of Six are superstars and the absolute backbone of the show. |
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Post by ncbears on Oct 4, 2021 2:32:43 GMT
And now the Vaudeville... a sing along is scheduled for 23 January 2022.
btw, Here is opening night on Broadway - megasix and speeches
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Post by venoose on Oct 4, 2021 14:45:42 GMT
It’s crazy to think that in about six weeks the entire London cast will have left. Has anyone heard anything about the new cast that are due to start on the 16th of November?
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Post by fiyerorocher on Oct 4, 2021 22:23:20 GMT
if someone with such powers sees this, this thread could do with a title edit! now at the Vaudeville
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Post by ABr on Oct 11, 2021 9:27:38 GMT
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Post by Rory on Oct 11, 2021 9:55:37 GMT
if someone with such powers sees this, this thread could do with a title edit! now at the Vaudeville I know! And please remove the Arts reference now and the capital X!! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 11, 2021 19:18:23 GMT
Capital X corrected.
We show movement of shows to different theatres in the thread titles as a matter of course.
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Post by westendlovers on Oct 18, 2021 15:54:57 GMT
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Post by westendlovers on Oct 18, 2021 15:55:30 GMT
anyone heard anything about this? |
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Post by aingidh on Oct 18, 2021 16:01:43 GMT
This is the first time in ages for this show that I've not heard any rumours about who the next cast are going to be. They really have kept it under wraps.
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