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Post by Mark on Dec 21, 2019 6:46:51 GMT
Must say other than Honest Amy it’s a bit of a disappointing announcement.
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Post by freckles on Dec 21, 2019 16:46:33 GMT
I was disappointed with the shows announced too. I really enjoyed High Fidelity and went to the In The Heights reunion night recently, which was fantastic, largely because of the passion of the cast for the show and the obvious love for it that Paul Taylor Mills has. He said he’d set up the Turbine to encourage new shows and to discover another ITH.
The lovely series of Christmas concerts has been quite poorly attended (apart from ITH) and a couple were cancelled. The venue is still finding its feet, and can’t be taking much revenue. It’s out of the way and poorly publicised and I can’t help feeling needs some stronger shows to make it work.
But maybe he can afford to be self indulgent and do what he likes without worrying too much about commercial success?
Hoping something more attractive will come along there later in the year. I like to see venues like this succeed. .
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Post by showgirl on Dec 22, 2019 5:19:48 GMT
Maybe they'd've done better to carry on adding one production at a time, as hitherto, but perhaps felt under pressure to announce a whole season? I've only been once and liked the venue, though it was obviously finding its feet and as several others commented, the foyer counter service could be more efficient. However, it will always suffer somewhat from its location: nothing wrong with it, provided it's adequately signposted and people will get used to finding it and using the best route and form of transport for their circumstances, but it is not near anything similar so a trip there and back requires more time, which not everyone has if trying to fit multiple bookings into one day as many of us do.
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Post by freckles on Jan 6, 2020 11:44:45 GMT
Oh no, yet another concert cancelled tonight.
I'm sure this one was a re-arranged show that was cancelled in December too; most unfortunate.
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Jan 11, 2020 17:29:35 GMT
I'm a little suspicious about their cancelled shows. The one with Laura Pitt-Pulford and Louise Dearman was supposedly cancelled because of a leak; I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact they'd sold about nine tickets when I checked the day before.
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 11, 2020 18:45:14 GMT
That's a shame because Samantha Barks was sold out.
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Post by andrew on Jan 12, 2020 1:10:56 GMT
That's a shame because Samantha Barks was sold out. It wasn't. A full house doesn't mean that the majority of the tickets were sold. |
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Post by freckles on Jan 12, 2020 12:37:50 GMT
I'm a little suspicious about their cancelled shows. The one with Laura Pitt-Pulford and Louise Dearman was supposedly cancelled because of a leak; I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact they'd sold about nine tickets when I checked the day before. With that one, Louise Dearman tweeted something about not being able to get a train from Wales to London on the day, so I assumed that was the reason. It was very bad weather. |
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Post by Mark on Mar 17, 2023 13:51:14 GMT
Reading that some people haven’t been paid for a recent production here. Are there No Limits to what producers will do to avoid paying performers and crew…
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Post by d'James on Apr 1, 2023 0:37:25 GMT
Went last night and I enjoyed the show, but as I said in another thread, the toilets were a disaster area. The seats are really uncomfortable (armrests falling apart too) and badly laid out. Not enough seating inside the foyer. Amazingly lovely staff, though.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 1, 2023 7:04:32 GMT
There is an upstairs section of the foyer but it's a bit hidden
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Post by viserys on Apr 1, 2023 8:29:23 GMT
There is an upstairs section of the foyer but it's a bit hidden It's closed at present (or at least was last weekend) |
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Post by danb on Apr 3, 2023 20:28:00 GMT
There is an upstairs section of the foyer but it's a bit hidden It's closed at present (or at least was last weekend) What was it he said…”still has all of the costumes from the last production up there”? Perhaps PTM can convince some past cast members to come and tidy it up a bit? |
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Post by properjob on Apr 12, 2023 18:37:34 GMT
Reading that some people haven’t been paid for a recent production here. Are there No Limits to what producers will do to avoid paying performers and crew… This does not surprise me. I've heard not good things about PTM in the past, sadly. Was PTM the producer for "No Limits" or is he just the operator of the venue? |
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Post by adamkinsey on Apr 12, 2023 19:30:07 GMT
This does not surprise me. I've heard not good things about PTM in the past, sadly. Was PTM the producer for "No Limits" or is he just the operator of the venue? Having checked, PTM is not registered with Companies House as involved with the production company of No Limits (they look likely to be struck off on their Companies House record). I've therefore deleted my earlier comment with regard this specific production. I have heard disquieting things about PTM from others in the industry however. |
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Post by pineapple4you on Oct 11, 2024 20:39:48 GMT
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Post by max on Oct 11, 2024 21:31:07 GMT
This led me to check out the Turbine website. I see their "very adult panto" 'The Liar the Bitch and the Wardrobe' is touted as having "Scenes of Adult Nature/Themes" and "Strong Language".
Age recommendation 12+ lol. The things they get up to in 'that London', eh?
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Perhaps it's only rude if you already know what it's referring to but can pretend you don't. As Wendy Richard quoted David Croft re. 'Are You Being Served?':
"They're all self-cleaning jokes".
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Post by partytentdown on Oct 14, 2024 9:04:21 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Oct 14, 2024 9:06:24 GMT
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Post by Jon on Oct 14, 2024 9:11:26 GMT
Not to add two plus two and getting five but I wonder if the Turbine closing down is somewhat related to the rumour on X/Twitter?
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Post by blamerobots on Oct 14, 2024 9:14:51 GMT
Almost definitely in some way. There's no way it could be ignored as it was getting a lot of attention.
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Post by nash16 on Oct 14, 2024 9:20:53 GMT
Definitely more of a momentum building in the last few days: x.com/bensfletcher/status/1844833816893927837?s=46Let’s hope they don’t get to just walk away like the Tories did, and Equity get to complete their investigation. CAKE was the warning sign. The hubris in that statement. Disgusting. |
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Post by normasturban on Oct 14, 2024 9:26:09 GMT
Focusing his attention on The Other Palace where the entire run of Cake collapsed…
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Post by blamerobots on Oct 14, 2024 9:27:07 GMT
"Financial difficulties" lol. Feels like a powder keg has been lit and could blow any time soon. Wonder how Percy Jackson is doing...
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Post by n1david on Oct 14, 2024 9:28:16 GMT
The fact that the statement says that the theatre couldn't work without "Investment and philanthropy" means he's firmly putting the blame on other people not participating in his vision - there is no humility in the statement at all.
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