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Post by fiyero on Mar 15, 2020 15:02:58 GMT
Tonight’s performance cancelled due to a cast member losing their voice and all the understudies due to go on. Cancelled at 19:37 which is galling, a bit earlier and I could have got to Hamilton or Wicked. Now at the BFI waiting for a French film and finishing my slushie! Will refunds automatically be issued or do we need to do anything? I had a ticket for last night but couldn’t travel at the last minute so didn’t have a chance to exchange my ticket for another date. Contact your place of purchase - if direct from Other Palace customer.relations@lwtheatres.co.uk |
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Post by danb on Mar 15, 2020 22:11:45 GMT
Just a ‘Jake’ missing today, which was read in by the associate director from the front row. It made very little difference to the flow of the piece which was a big noisy nothing to me. Only the character of Michael rang anywhere near true, and his song is the best & most proficiently performed. As with ‘Heathers’ before most of these performers are far too old to be playing school aged. The two ‘Six’ alumni are particularly embarrassing in this respect. Jeremy could just about pass with his wiry frame, and Michael had a sort of boyband-ish youthfulness to him, but really if these things are going to be attempted there really should be some actual youth in the cast.
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Post by stevej678 on Apr 17, 2020 14:00:16 GMT
This is now booking until 1 August rather than 14 June. Not that the new performance dates seem very likely to happen!
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Post by fiyero on Apr 17, 2020 14:26:54 GMT
This is now booking until 1 August rather than 14 June. Not that the new performance dates seem very likely to happen! I noticed and have booked just in case. I was there on March 14th for the performance that was cancelled due to illness and my rebooked performance is now cancelled too. 3rd time lucky? |
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Post by stevej678 on Jun 5, 2020 16:04:45 GMT
Officially cancelled as of Wednesday.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 5, 2020 19:47:01 GMT
It's a shame. I've now had bookings for three different closing nights, but it was not to be. I hope this gets a future life. A small cast, a rabid fan base, a feel-good show and relatively easy to stage again when the time is right.
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Post by fiyero on Jun 5, 2020 20:25:24 GMT
It's a shame. I've now had bookings for three different closing nights, but it was not to be. I hope this gets a future life. A small cast, a rabid fan base, a feel-good show and relatively easy to stage again when the time is right. I hope it comes back. I was in the theatre on 14/03 when they had to cancel and tried 2 more times. |
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Post by Theatre Fan on May 11, 2021 22:51:07 GMT
🤞🤞🤞
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Post by j0shwaterfield on May 12, 2021 10:56:19 GMT
the other palace is free all summer so maybe a limited summer return? |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on May 12, 2021 12:31:00 GMT
the other palace is free all summer so maybe a limited summer return? Let's hope the prices are a bit more accessible, I saw it in New York, wasn't a fan but the cast recording did grow on me. I remember TOP being quite pricey. |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 12, 2021 13:51:04 GMT
I imagine the set is still in-tact in the Other Palace, as no good reason to take it out, which is the most expensive part of the production.
Obviously some former cast members, if not all may come back, so no need for lengthy rehearsals. Just saying if those two conditions are met, it wouldn’t be overly expensive to produce again and a no brainier to do again. I guess it will have people coming back who saw it originally and new people who didn’t get a chance like me.
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Post by robertb213 on May 12, 2021 21:30:25 GMT
Fingers crossed Stewart Clarke and Blake Patrick Anderson can return if this is coming back. I personally wouldn't rush back for a repeat visit but those two guys were the absolute standouts.
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Post by danb on May 12, 2021 21:33:17 GMT
I’m hoping Blake will be up at Hope Mill and not wasting his talents on this nonsense. Don’t think he can do both.
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Post by stevej678 on May 14, 2021 8:28:18 GMT
Be More Chill is playing at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30 June until 5 September. Tickets are on sale later today!
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Post by HereForTheatre on May 14, 2021 8:46:22 GMT
Pretty big Theatre to fill, It didn't always fill The Other Palace.
That said, I really liked the show and glad that it's getting another chance to shine. Any show returning is welcome news.
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2021 8:49:48 GMT
Such a huge venue for this little show. There will be offers galore for this, but glad I’ll be able to see it again having seen it in New York.
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Post by Dr Tom on May 14, 2021 9:19:33 GMT
Excellent news, loved this first time around. Looks like they have the original cast back too!
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 14, 2021 10:02:32 GMT
How is this working? Are they removing the Juliet set?
Not sure how the Chill set can just sit on top of that!
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Post by Dr Tom on May 14, 2021 10:40:15 GMT
How is this working? Are they removing the Juliet set? The set is fixed and the performance area is tiny (based on The Other Palace). So they could probably just portion off part of the stage, keep the other set concealed and make this work. |
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Post by partytentdown on May 14, 2021 11:23:55 GMT
That sounds...cheap
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Post by robertb213 on May 14, 2021 11:26:18 GMT
It was a pretty cheap-looking production to begin with anyway to be fair.... it was only a couple of the lead performances that made it noteworthy for me.
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Post by Mark on May 14, 2021 11:36:10 GMT
Tickets on sale now via the Shaftesbury Website. They're not selling the Upper Circle so some £20 seats at back of the Stalls/Dress seem pretty decent value.
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Post by sph on May 14, 2021 11:40:54 GMT
It's just a filler show until &Juliet returns, but it's great to give an opportunity to a smaller show like this, and must be a dream come true for everyone involved with it.
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Post by Phantom of London on May 14, 2021 11:53:04 GMT
What is the point in opening this in such a colossal theatre? The set will look terrible there. Wouldn’t this be better off in a re-opened Other Palace?
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 14, 2021 11:59:33 GMT
The whole thing seems like a big waste of time and money.
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