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Post by anthony40 on Jun 17, 2020 9:49:00 GMT
(Trying to do this in my best Australian accent) Strueth! Looks like you may need to put your thongs (that's flip flops to you Brits) on because according to this article, that shelia Muriel is coming to London. When you're in the venue, the dunnies (that the toilets) are at the back of the theatre. www.westendtheatre.com/46946/shows-coming-soon/muriels-wedding-the-musical/As a proud Australian, personally, I am thrilled! Everyone I know from home who have seen it have raved about how fun and great it is. Frustratingly, every time I've been home to visit, it had either just left or was playing in another city so I've never seen it. The closest I got was grabbling a handful of flyers, which I am now selling on eBay. I am, of course, familiar with the film and I have the cast recording of the show. I am old enough to remember originally seeing it at the movies. At the time it was one of the three big time Australian stand out films, along with Strictly Ballroom and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Coincidently, despite having an accent, imine was never actually that strong. Some of the accents of my immediate cousins are much stronger than mine. And I am now into my 17th year here so, to be fair, I guess to a certain extent, it's been a little bastardised. Some people I meet get it straight away and others have no idea. So, what can I say, dig out your ABBA flares, put on your overalls (that dungarees) and have a flaming good time! Lol! Looking forward to it. Final words: you're terrible Muriel! |
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Post by Mark on Jun 17, 2020 10:24:16 GMT
First thing i'll say is this is not a reliable source, and is all clickbait to try and get you to sign up to mailing lists. The same pages exist for Summer, The Cher Show, Tootsie, King Kong, The Devil Wears Prada, Jagged Little Pill, Mrs. Doubtfire, Finding Neverland etc etc...
What I can say about Muriel's Wedding though is it's an exceptional musical and would be perfect in a "post pandemic" West End - it is feel-good fun but also has a lot of heart, and an absolutely cracking score. Very lucky to have seen it twice in Sydney.
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Post by dontdreamit on Jun 17, 2020 11:15:56 GMT
I will be so pleased if this does happen- I loved the film and I saw the making of the musical documentary a while ago and it looked great!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 11:22:49 GMT
I will also be really pleased to see this in London. Love the CD.
Much like Aida though, it's been rumoured on and off forever - so I won't hold my breath until the day booking opens!
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Post by frosty on Jun 17, 2020 14:28:47 GMT
One of my fave films - I will absolutely be front of the queue if/when this comes to London.
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Post by musicalmarge on Jun 18, 2020 23:33:48 GMT
OMG YESSSSSSSSSSS
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Post by craig on Jun 24, 2020 18:46:24 GMT
This is right at the top of my Wishlist so I really hope it's true! Can see it doing really well in London in the right (small) venue!
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Post by Mark on Jun 24, 2020 22:20:18 GMT
This is right at the top of my Wishlist so I really hope it's true! Can see it doing really well in London in the right (small) venue! Not too small though - the physical production from the Australia productions is actually quite big (along with some audience members invited on-stage for the wedding!) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 1:30:33 GMT
never saw it :-( How was it
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Post by Mark on Jun 25, 2020 5:46:23 GMT
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 25, 2020 10:37:17 GMT
Those clips are great!
How wonderful to see my home city reflected on stage like that.
As I may have mentioned, despite not as yet seeing the show, I have the cast recording so am familiar with the songs.
Looks like lots of fun.
I can't wait!
**Useless bit of trivia, for those who weren't aware, the idea behind the design of the Opera House came from dissecting an orange and the shells are supposed to reflect sails on the ocean**
For any other useless bit of trivia about Sydney, I'm your man.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 26, 2020 7:54:31 GMT
I love the score for this and of course the film. Fingers crossed that this happens!
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Post by intotheunknown on Jul 4, 2020 20:44:34 GMT
I believe it has been on that site and a couple of others for a couple of years and they just change the date. I think it's likely to come over at some point as Australian musicals have proven to do well, also it's proven that anything with a bit of ABBA in sells well. Really love the score so hope it comes over, just until I've heard something from a more reliable source I'm taking it with a pinch of salt.
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Post by musicalmarge on Jul 9, 2020 15:32:55 GMT
This will 100000 percent come to London.
I expect 2022.
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Post by partytentdown on May 27, 2022 7:54:12 GMT
Read this yesterday...
Global Creatures will present a developmental workshop reading of Muriel’s Wedding the Musical August 15 - September 16 in New York City. Casting for the workshop is underway currently. Original music for Muriel’s Wedding The Musical is being written by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall. Plans for the US premiere will be announced later this year.
So like like the US will get a reworked version before us.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 27, 2022 8:02:50 GMT
Thread title changed 😀
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Post by WireHangers on May 27, 2022 10:33:44 GMT
Read this yesterday... Global Creatures will present a developmental workshop reading of Muriel’s Wedding the Musical August 15 - September 16 in New York City. Casting for the workshop is underway currently. Original music for Muriel’s Wedding The Musical is being written by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall. Plans for the US premiere will be announced later this year. So like like the US will get a reworked version before us. Aussie humour is far more similar to UK humour than it is US humour so I'm not sure I'd want to see a US-inspired version of Muriel. The very last thing I want to have to say it "You're terrible, Muriel..." |
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Post by Mark on May 27, 2022 18:54:45 GMT
Glad it’s back in business, because it’s SUCH a good show. Hope it reaches our shores eventually.
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Post by Jon on May 27, 2022 18:58:47 GMT
Just because the development workshops are happening in New York doesn't necessarily mean it'll debut in New York.
I imagine a few of the jokes would have be changed as some of them are very Aussie centric like the Alan Jones reference in the song Sydney.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 27, 2022 19:46:06 GMT
Let me know when I need to change the title again 😐
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Post by partytentdown on May 27, 2022 19:55:46 GMT
Just because the development workshops are happening in New York doesn't necessarily mean it'll debut in New York. I imagine a few of the jokes would have be changed as some of them are very Aussie centric like the Alan Jones reference in the song Sydney. Who's Alan Jones? |
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Post by Jon on May 27, 2022 20:00:46 GMT
Just because the development workshops are happening in New York doesn't necessarily mean it'll debut in New York. I imagine a few of the jokes would have be changed as some of them are very Aussie centric like the Alan Jones reference in the song Sydney. Who's Alan Jones? He's a Conservative broadcaster similar to the likes of Katie Hopkins, Dan Wootton etc |
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Post by partytentdown on May 27, 2022 22:18:47 GMT
He's a Conservative broadcaster similar to the likes of Katie Hopkins, Dan Wootton etc Interesting! I always assumed the lyric just meant a boring sounding man! |
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Post by westendcub on May 28, 2022 8:29:28 GMT
Love the score for this show, it’s crazy how it’s restricted digitally to Australia.
I really hope we get it’s original score & it does grace London at some point!
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Post by partytentdown on May 28, 2022 8:43:43 GMT
Love the score for this show, it’s crazy how it’s restricted digitally to Australia. I really hope we get it’s original score & it does grace London at some point! I noticed that recently! I'm sure it used to be available to stream in the UK. Maybe they plan to change it substantially. |
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