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Post by latefortheoverture on Aug 5, 2021 11:10:25 GMT
Well, I managed to get a Rush ticket for tonight, tried to click through to buy and then the ticket disappeared. If anyone does attend, please let us know how it goes. The same thing happened to me on Tuesday with anything goes. 2 great stalls seats come up and then as you go to click them into the basket they go!! So annoying as there wasn’t anymore released. I did email todaytix, haven’t had a response. Sounds like there could be a glitch in the system! So fustrating!!!! |
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 5, 2021 12:16:29 GMT
It’s the second time in a week I’ve had that glitch with TodayTix rush. The other show I wasn’t so fussed about thankfully and grabbed something else.
Then there was the Hairspray incident the week before where the rush seat I had had been sold to five people (not all through rush). The theatre sorted it well. But there are certainly a few bugs in the system!
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 5, 2021 18:25:19 GMT
Queued right up to Mamma Mia. They still have the cast from the last performance of Mamma Mia showing on the screen inside.
Some people have just joined the queue thinking this was The Lion King!
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 5, 2021 20:14:09 GMT
The guy next to me has just looked around bewildered and asked “Is that the end?”
I was tempted to say half-time based on his attire, but someone else got in first to say it was the interval.
He’s gone to the bar!
Late start, but we got in eventually. Very good so far and the crowd is more restrained than I’ve seen here before. We still got a phone going off, ice rattling, phone lights, bit of singing etc, but pretty good for a jukebox musical crowd.
There are even a few people wearing masks! They were doing proper Covid pass checks and much more thorough bag checks on the way in a long time!
A woman has just apologised to the audience around here for using the “C word” in response to Ike’s actions. I missed that completely!
The most excitement I’ve had during a theatre interval in a long time!
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Post by oxydrive on Aug 5, 2021 23:52:52 GMT
The guy next to me has just looked around bewildered and asked “Is that the end?” I was tempted to say half-time based on his attire, but someone else got in first to say it was the interval. He’s gone to the bar! Late start, but we got in eventually. Very good so far and the crowd is more restrained than I’ve seen here before. We still got a phone going off, ice rattling, phone lights, bit of singing etc, but pretty good for a jukebox musical crowd. There are even a few people wearing masks! They were doing proper Covid pass checks and much more thorough bag checks on the way in a long time! A woman has just apologised to the audience around here for using the “C word” in response to Ike’s actions. I missed that completely! The most excitement I’ve had during a theatre interval in a long time! I was sat behind you and overheard that conversation! Good show |
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Post by Dr Tom on Aug 6, 2021 10:25:56 GMT
Yes, as oxydrive has mentioned, it was a very good show. And a very long show (10:35pm finish).
I had an awkward conversation with the football fan when he returned, a nice guy but I did rather simplify my responses (and had to avoid saying how much I paid for my ticket, as that doesn't go down well).
There was an irritating light that kept showing in the centre of the Stalls. For a long time, I thought it was someone filming, but it was probably a notetaker for the show.
What really surprised me is how few people seemed to know it was the first performance in 18 months. It was a slow standing ovation and crowd held back their cheers. I always dislike the booing of Jimmy Kasango (Ike).
Aisha Jawando was an absolute powerhouse as Tina Turner. The best I've heard anyone sing these songs (but it is only the third time I've seen the musical and the first time in about 2 years - I'd forgotten a lot of the details). At the end of the show, she (and Jimmy) were presented with flowers and she got quite emotional in her speech, which is quite understandable.
(just checked my comments from the last time I saw the show and I also saw Aisha last time, but then she was the alternate - I also see I rated her very highly then, but she is even better now)
Although I was at the back of the Stalls, the view is clear and the you don't miss anything on the stage despite the overhang from the Dress Circle. I'd prefer to sit near the front, but it was worth sitting there to be at the first performance (even if it is was not as magical as some). The cast really slipped back into their roles as if they had never been away. I think there have been some changes so it must have been the debut for some people too.
This isn't the musical people expect. A lot of people expect a concert where they can drink, sing and dance along. It is actually a rather horrific story about a whole community. Tina herself gets redemption, but you have to feel for all the others who suffered through it and never got theirs. It is very different to most jukebox musicals. If this was simply a musical without Tina's songs behind it, it would attract a different audience and I'm sure we'd think about it in a different way. This all just goes to show that life is stranger than fiction. With the right cast and audience, there's a gem of a show here.
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Post by fiyero on Sept 21, 2021 13:52:08 GMT
Just listed a ticket to giveaway for this for Thursday (23rd) matinee on the notice board. A good opportunity if someone wants to see the show but not spend money on it.
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Post by theatrekiwi on Nov 21, 2021 10:55:23 GMT
Does anyone know if there are any usual/scheduled performances where Aisha is not on as Tina?
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Post by mkb on Jan 3, 2022 23:54:53 GMT
Can someone tell me who played Tina tonight please? Judging by the photos in the programme, I would say it was probably Chanel Haynes rather than Aisha Jawando. Whoever it was didn't just play Tina, she became Tina. Quite an incredible performance.
I have been trying to see this show for nearly two years, and tonight's was my first booking that survived Covid cancellations. I was originally booked on front row AY, but that was removed at some point, even though there is plenty of room for it, presumably to put some distance between maskless audience members and the cast. I was moved back to row A, which I was told was the new front row, but that was either wrong or subsequently changed, as AZ now holds that rank. AZ is definitely the row to go for, offering a superb view of the low stage and two metres of leg room.
I thought the storybook weak, overly sanitised and consisting mainly of caricatures rather than characters. What I liked a lot was the set and lighting designs, the music, and the performance of the lead.
Four stars.
Act 1: 19:03-20:19
Act 2: 20:43-21:55
(Scheduled thirty minutes earlier than normal tonight.)
P.S. Most people wore masks. There was an excellent pre-show announcement which, amongst other things, politely but firmly asked people not to join in with singing.
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Post by sb on Jan 4, 2022 8:59:51 GMT
Can someone tell me who played Tina tonight please? Judging by the photos in the programme, I would say it was probably Chanel Haynes rather than Aisha Jawando. Looks like it was Chanel, she posted on Instagram a few days ago saying she is due to be on as Tina on Monday evening. I also had the pleasure of seeing Chanel as Tina back in November and she was flawless, a superb performance! I would go as far as saying Tina was the best show I saw last year. I’ve never seen acting at that level in a musical before, Chanel is stunning as Tina Turner. Thank you for solving the seating mystery too! I booked via TodayTix when I went and was allocated AZ. After looking on the theatres website I assumed this was not the front row (due to the seating map showing it was not) so was very shocked to arrive and find out it was! |
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Post by mkb on Jan 4, 2022 13:28:29 GMT
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Post by FJ on Jan 21, 2022 14:09:03 GMT
With Chanel as alternate Tina, does anyone know if she has set days each week that she's on, or if it changes week to week? I know I've seen her on a Monday before (and she is incredible) and would like to see her again at some point.
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 10, 2022 17:38:47 GMT
Cancelled tonight "due to Covid related cast indisposition".
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Post by singularsensation on Apr 9, 2022 22:08:14 GMT
Booked this for tonight on a whim whilst visiting London this weekend and I am blown away. Chanel Haynes is out of this world as Tina, it’s as close as seeing Tina as there must be. Just disappears into the role and completely owns it.
Really didn’t expect to like this much, but one of my favourite things I’ve seen in a long time!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 10, 2022 7:50:48 GMT
I wonder when they’re going to get a tour out? Out of all of the artist based shows I think this one would be a huge draw. She’s so iconic.
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Post by Mark on Apr 10, 2022 10:10:53 GMT
I wonder when they’re going to get a tour out? Out of all of the artist based shows I think this one would be a huge draw. She’s so iconic. I'd guess not until the London production finishes, which still seems to be doing very good business (unlike Broadway). |
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Post by A.Ham on Apr 17, 2022 7:41:02 GMT
Planning to revisit this show, having not seen it since previews when the brilliant Adrienne Warren was Tina. Does anyone know which shows each week Aisha does and which ones Chanel is on for? Or does it vary each week? Thanks in advance!
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Post by fishstain on May 14, 2022 22:29:22 GMT
Saw this tonight, front row courtesy of Today Tix Rush. Show was decent but Chanel Haynes is unbelievably good as Tina.
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Post by cezbear on Jun 23, 2022 16:02:58 GMT
Chanel Haynes apparently suspended from her final performances, according to her Instagram.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 23, 2022 16:15:51 GMT
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Post by inthenose on Jun 23, 2022 16:17:24 GMT
I wonder what she is accused of doing? I'd also love to see the full email, not just the cropped final paragraph...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 23, 2022 16:19:48 GMT
Wonder what’s gone on? Very annoying when you see this sort of post and they don’t actually say what went down but everyone comments like they know 😐
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Post by cezbear on Jun 23, 2022 16:37:48 GMT
Must be serious to get a suspension I guess (given others can get multiple warnings but carry on merrily!).
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Post by keekio2 on Jun 23, 2022 19:39:50 GMT
What I gather from the comments is it’s something to do with her performing with the Rolling Stones
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2022 19:45:02 GMT
What I gather from the comments is it’s something to do with her performing with the Rolling Stones Is that not just her friends and fans jumping to conclusions? That the production company are 'jealous' of the attention she got. Which is the standard argument when anyone gets criticism these days 🙄 and also makes no sense. The only way I can see the rolling stones thing being a problem is if it was somehow a breach of contract in that she is meant to be saving her voice between shows or something along those lines. Shes obviously got in first though to 'control the narrative' |
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