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Post by theatrelover123 on Sept 10, 2019 22:07:22 GMT
The bus is wheeled on to the stage in pieces and is a pale shadow of the West End one. No flying and a basic set. The bus Priscilla is hardly on stage at all and barely mentioned. Cast and costumes are great though and the show is very funny. Even more of a jukebox musical than I recall from previous productions, with no more than a few minutes between musical numbers, including several that are of no relevance to the story. They just happen, to fit in another song and dance routine. Pure escapist entertainment. Standing ovation tonight at Dartford. 8/10 from me. The bus in pieces sounds like what happened in an amateur production I saw at the Bridewell Theatre a couple of years back. By a group called Sedo’s. The parts of the bus were in the set and they came together to form the skeleton of the bus. I didn’t think it would work when I first saw it but it actually was a clever way to use the reduced space they had. Guess the tour are thinking along the same lines. |
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Post by richey on Sept 11, 2019 7:32:41 GMT
Just seen a video of the finale. Looks like the bus isn't featured but there is some very pretty lighting features
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Post by anita on Sept 11, 2019 9:03:05 GMT
When I saw the original production someone came onstage before it started & explained that the bus was playing up so they had had to rechoreograph & we wouldn't be seeing her do all she was supposed to so I won't be missing anything.
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Post by richey on Sept 11, 2019 12:49:10 GMT
When I saw the original production someone came onstage before it started & explained that the bus was playing up so they had had to rechoreograph & we wouldn't be seeing her do all she was supposed to so I won't be missing anything. yes i got that during one of the first London previews. We got to see the show along with a full refund. Tbh if they hadn't told us it wasn't working properly we'd never have known as they worked round it so well |
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 11, 2019 12:53:30 GMT
"Due to indisposition, at today's performance the role of the bus will be played Early Learning Centre."  |
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Post by anita on Sept 12, 2019 9:38:04 GMT
When I saw the original production someone came onstage before it started & explained that the bus was playing up so they had had to rechoreograph & we wouldn't be seeing her do all she was supposed to so I won't be missing anything. yes i got that during one of the first London previews. We got to see the show along with a full refund. Tbh if they hadn't told us it wasn't working properly we'd never have known as they worked round it so well You were possibly at the same performance as me. They said about refunds but I had booked with a group [Dress Circle] & so didn't get the chance. Anyway saw this yesterday at Dartford & was really looking forward to seeing it again. But I came away feeling disappointed. Don't know why really. It just didn't seem to have the spark of the original. The costumes weren't so good & kept noticing bits missed from the original. |
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Post by stagey on Sept 12, 2019 13:41:10 GMT
Just seen a video of the finale. Looks like the bus isn't featured but there is some very pretty lighting features where is this video? |
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Post by richey on Sept 12, 2019 16:48:05 GMT
^remembering we have rules about not sharing copyright material, if it isn't, please... Hence why I didn't post it. Sorry stagey you'll have to do a bit of creative searching like I did |
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Post by onair on Sept 12, 2019 20:38:17 GMT
yes i got that during one of the first London previews. We got to see the show along with a full refund. Tbh if they hadn't told us it wasn't working properly we'd never have known as they worked round it so well You were possibly at the same performance as me. They said about refunds but I had booked with a group [Dress Circle] & so didn't get the chance. Anyway saw this yesterday at Dartford & was really looking forward to seeing it again. But I came away feeling disappointed. Don't know why really. It just didn't seem to have the spark of the original. The costumes weren't so good & kept noticing bits missed from the original. Oh no think this is how i will be. "noticing bits missed from the original" Have heard a number of people saying it was not as good now  I have 3 nights booked |
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Post by richey on Sept 14, 2019 21:24:56 GMT
Just seen another pic of the finale. The costumes look awful, the iconic 'Opera House' costumes have gone and one of them is wearing a dress of Foster beer cans
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Post by onair on Sept 15, 2019 22:49:06 GMT
Just seen another pic of the finale. The costumes look awful, the iconic 'Opera House' costumes have gone and one of them is wearing a dress of Foster beer cans Just seem some of those pics now and a few others. The costumes really are terrible, the hair head pieces are even worse. A friend of mine went the other night and said they have butchered the show. So this tour has nothing to do with the official / original show ? |
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Post by cursed87 on Sept 16, 2019 10:19:37 GMT
Can you supply a link to the photos pls cant find them
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 16, 2019 10:25:01 GMT
Small reminder that sharing unofficial production photos isn’t allowed.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 16, 2019 11:22:26 GMT
Just seen another pic of the finale. The costumes look awful, the iconic 'Opera House' costumes have gone and one of them is wearing a dress of Foster beer cans Just seem some of those pics now and a few others. The costumes really are terrible, the hair head pieces are even worse. A friend of mine went the other night and said they have butchered the show. So this tour has nothing to do with the official / original show ? I saw the professional production of Priscilla at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch in May 2018. From my diary notes it was just as I recalled it from the West End and previous tours. Impressive bus too. What I saw at Dartford recently felt different. It seemed to be a succession of musical numbers with very little between them and Priscilla the bus has become just a stage prop, not the centrepiece. The audience there loved it and I found it entertaining but not quite as much as I had hoped and expected. |
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Post by onair on Sept 16, 2019 18:35:10 GMT
Can you supply a link to the photos pls cant find them No link as not allowed but saw them on twitter |
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Post by richey on Sept 18, 2019 18:46:01 GMT
This afternoon's performance cancelled
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Post by justfran on Sept 19, 2019 16:55:35 GMT
Photos have been released on the (presumably) official Instagram page.
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Post by richey on Sept 19, 2019 17:11:57 GMT
And on twitter
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Post by onair on Sept 19, 2019 18:43:00 GMT
Those costumes and setup is awful. The bus is even worse than the frame one they used on the first tour. Going to sell some of my tickets |
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Post by richey on Sept 19, 2019 19:01:43 GMT
Those costumes and setup is awful. The bus is even worse than the frame one they used on the first tour. Going to sell some of my tickets Bus looks ok, better than that stupid coathanger frame. There's more pictures on twitter and the staging looks pretty sparse, and the divas look awful. Doesn't look like a very big cast either. |
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Post by drowseychap on Sept 20, 2019 0:36:15 GMT
My local amateur musical theatre company had much better stage set costumes and bus than this tour and they even flew the girls too ..... cheap production with know doubt top price tickets ! Will wait for travelzoo
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Post by shady23 on Sept 20, 2019 6:09:23 GMT
How many times has this toured now?!
Can see this really struggling.
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Post by peggysue on Sept 20, 2019 10:26:45 GMT
I’m looking forward to seeing the show when it comes to Newcastle. The photos look fine to me. Touring shows are always scaled down especially when it’s toured before. I’m not expecting a full West End show. I’ve seen it many times in London and every time it has toured and have never been disappointed.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 20, 2019 18:42:33 GMT
Me too peggysue (that rhymes!). I really didn’t want to see the last iteration of the tour going round again so I’m happy to see a new version. |
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Post by justfran on Sept 20, 2019 20:09:25 GMT
The bus looks ok to me, not as bad as I was expecting after reading some comments. I won’t be seeing the tour until next year but already looking forward to it. It’s a great piece of escapism and there are so many songs in the show that when I hear on the radio now I automatically associate them with Priscilla 😊
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