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Post by oxfordsimon on May 6, 2022 18:42:08 GMT
I think half the country seems to be doing Made in Dagenham or Calendar Girls this year.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 21, 2022 14:02:55 GMT
Sheffield Teachers Operatic Society (one of the big three) presents the city premiere of Sunshine on Leith at the Lyceum. Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November. I won't be making this same lazy gag as Sheffield Theatres has! 🙄
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 21, 2022 14:45:48 GMT
I caught a production of The Light in the Piazza on Saturday night by the Royal Academy of Music here in London.
Such a sublime score, I saw it when it played at the Southbank Centre a couple of years back.
This production was just sensational.
It's a shame that it only ran for about 4 performances only.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jun 21, 2022 15:26:45 GMT
I caught a production of The Light in the Piazza on Saturday night by the Royal Academy of Music here in London. Might be better in the College Productions thread? |
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 21, 2022 15:37:22 GMT
I caught a production of The Light in the Piazza on Saturday night by the Royal Academy of Music here in London. Such a sublime score, I saw it when it played at the Southbank Centre a couple of years back. This production was just sensational. It's a shame that it only ran for about 4 performances only. Me too - terrific wasnt it! |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jun 21, 2022 17:12:23 GMT
I caught a production of The Light in the Piazza on Saturday night by the Royal Academy of Music here in London. Such a sublime score, I saw it when it played at the Southbank Centre a couple of years back. This production was just sensational. It's a shame that it only ran for about 4 performances only. Wish I'd known a week ago. would definitely have booked if not sold out. Somehow missed the post about it. Reminder about Lend Me A Tenor at Brentwood Theatre next week Wednesday to Saturday and The Rink at St Mary in the Castle Hastings this week Thursday to Saturday. Eurobeat at Brookside Theatre Romford in July has been cancelled. Titanic Musical is scheduled there Wednesday to Sunday 24 -28 August Sweeney Todd is at Erith Playhouse Monday to Saturday 4 - 9 July |
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 23, 2022 9:09:57 GMT
I caught a production of The Light in the Piazza on Saturday night by the Royal Academy of Music here in London. Such a sublime score, I saw it when it played at the Southbank Centre a couple of years back. This production was just sensational. It's a shame that it only ran for about 4 performances only. Just saw a tweet about this from MusicalTheatreReview stating the following: "This may be the best student production I have ever seen since the end of lockdown. Dir @hannahinlondon & the team have done a spectacular job of allowing this cast of incredible talents to shine" ***** for The Light in the Piazza at @royalacadmusic musicaltheatrereview.com/royal-academy- |
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Post by edelweiss on Jul 12, 2022 22:04:28 GMT
Oxford Operatic Society are doing Calendar Girls at the Oxford Playhouse this week (till Saturday) - I went tonight and honestly, it was an amateur production but done to a near-professional level. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was! And the show itself is very joyful and uplifting, with some lovely songs. If you're in the area, definitely go!
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Post by sprampster on Jul 15, 2022 7:12:16 GMT
Havering Music Makers are staging Legally Blonde this week at the Queens Theatre in Hornchurch. And you get to see yours truly giving his Prof Callaghan !! www.queens-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/legally-blonde/Had a great response last night from a sold out house !! Jump on the district line !! |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jul 24, 2022 16:02:35 GMT
Should have posted about these shows earlier but an honorary mention for two top notch amateur productions I saw yesterday. Matinee was Funny Girl at Cirencester Barn Theatre, then a 110 mile dash for Once at Dunstable Little Theatre fortunately completed in under two hours with no motorway delays. The latter was I believe the UK amateur premiere with a great actor musician cast and unusually these days a full house. Great atmosphere created and the male/female leads in both shows really did offer something for everyone !
Little House Of Horrors opens tomorrow at Cardiff Sophia Gardens and I'll be there. Others currently running or coming up include Oliver at Horley Archway Theatre, Never Never at Hornchurch Queens Theatre next week, in August/September Calamity Jane at Littlehampton, Barnum at Arundel, Titanic at Romford, Big at Dartford, West Side Story at Wakefield, Camelot at Hayling Island, Sunset Boulevard at Folkestone, Man Of La Mancha at Titchfield, My Fair Lady at Worthing, Candide at Blackheath Halls and Bonnie & Clyde at the Bridewell.
I've booked all those except .. La Mancha which I saw at the London Colisseum in 2019 but is one of the few musicals I didn't like and wouldn't revisit.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 24, 2022 18:53:47 GMT
FrontroverPaul amateur actor musician ? Wow. I'm impressed. That must be difficult to pull off ?
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Post by robertb213 on Jul 31, 2022 17:09:37 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 6, 2022 10:16:41 GMT
Although the north is always the place to be, it is definitely the place to be this autumn for amateur musicals.
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
Sunset Boulevard - Tuesday 4 to Saturday 8 October
Bonnie & Clyde - Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 November
Rowntree Theatre, York
Fame - Wednesday 26 to Saturday 29 October
Bring It On - Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 November
Oliver - Wednesday 16 to Saturday 26 November
New Theatre, Hull
The Full Monty - Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 November
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Post by danb on Aug 6, 2022 16:03:41 GMT
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ appears to be on tonight for the last time in Shepton Mallet. I wonder if they use heelies? 🤷♂️
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 2, 2022 11:00:31 GMT
Hull Truck is playing host to Urinetown next week, from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 September.
Then, a few weeks later, from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 September, it's the turn of not just Carousel, but a reimagined Carousel
It seems Carousel is the R&H property that can be tinkered with. Makes sense, I suppose, if you've got declining demand for the rights.
"Yull never werk alern." (With apologies to Hullians everywhere.)
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 13, 2022 10:23:04 GMT
Can I interest anyone in a rare opportunity to see Tick, Tick, Boom? Just three performances at the Victoria Centre in Sheffield (handy for the railway station and close to the world-famous Park Hill flats). Friday 30 September at 7.30pm Saturday 1 October at 2.30pm and 7.30pm www.buttersideuptheatre.com/ |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 13, 2022 22:24:07 GMT
Can I interest anyone in a rare opportunity to see Tick, Tick, Boom? Just three performances at the Victoria Centre in Sheffield (handy for the railway station and close to the world-famous Park Hill flats). Friday 30 September at 7.30pm Saturday 1 October at 2.30pm and 7.30pm www.buttersideuptheatre.com/I totally would if I wasn't so far away! TTB is also on at the ADC Cambridge later in October (10.30pm start though, which has put me off!) |
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 14, 2022 22:57:58 GMT
Evita at the Stantonbury Theatre Milton Keynes. 19-22 October. Bound to be good, cos I'm in it!  |
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 14, 2022 22:59:58 GMT
I think half the country seems to be doing Made in Dagenham or Calendar Girls this year. True. It's always particular shows that are flavour of the month at any one time. Add "Shrek" to the two above. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 14, 2022 23:41:01 GMT
With a new tour of Shrek in the offing, productions of that will be more limited
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2022 9:20:58 GMT
One of my editors wants to do a push on covering Am Dram productions so I did some research in the Midlands and sent him the list, may as well share it here in case anything is of any interest to anyone...
Lichfield Garrick:
- Priscilla, September 2022
Stamford Corn Exchange
- Footloose, September 2022
ADC Cambridge
- A New Brain, October 2022
Rugby Theatre
- A Bunch Of Amateurs, October 2022
Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
- Young Frankenstein, October 2022
- High School Musical, November 2022
Stamford Arts Centre
- The Sound Of Music, November 2022
Bedford Corn Exchange
- High School Musical, November 2022
Albany Theatre, Coventry
- Nativity musical, November 2022
Derngate Northampton
- Calendar Girls, November 2022
Belgrade Coventry
- Kinky Boots, May 2023
Little Theatre, Leicester
- Black Coffee
- Adrian Mole
- 42nd Street
- 9 To 5
- Educating Rita
- The Railway Children
Corby Cube
- Big Oct 2022
- Kinky Boots April 2023
Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
- The Little Mermaid, October 2022
- Singing In The Rain, November 2022
- Spamalot, June 2023
Loughborough Town Hall
- Kinky Boots, October 2022
- Nativity musical, January 2023
- Stepping Out, February 2023
- Sweeney Todd, March 2023
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 15, 2022 14:25:18 GMT
One of my editors wants to do a push on covering Am Dram productions so I did some research in the Midlands and sent him the list, may as well share it here in case anything is of any interest to anyone... Lichfield Garrick: - Priscilla, September 2022 Stamford Corn Exchange - Footloose, September 2022 ADC Cambridge - A New Brain, October 2022 Rugby Theatre - A Bunch Of Amateurs, October 2022 Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage - Young Frankenstein, October 2022 - High School Musical, November 2022 Stamford Arts Centre - The Sound Of Music, November 2022 Bedford Corn Exchange - High School Musical, November 2022 Albany Theatre, Coventry - Nativity musical, November 2022 Derngate Northampton - Calendar Girls, November 2022 Belgrade Coventry - Kinky Boots, May 2023 Little Theatre, Leicester - Black Coffee - Adrian Mole - 42nd Street - 9 To 5 - Educating Rita - The Railway Children Corby Cube - Big Oct 2022 - Kinky Boots April 2023 Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton - The Little Mermaid, October 2022 - Singing In The Rain, November 2022 - Spamalot, June 2023 Loughborough Town Hall - Kinky Boots, October 2022 - Nativity musical, January 2023 - Stepping Out, February 2023 - Sweeney Todd, March 2023 Is Milton Keynes just outside your region? |
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 15, 2022 15:05:33 GMT
[/quote]Is Milton Keynes just outside your region?
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Yeah 40 minutes or so from me, I cover the main MK theatre.
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Post by powerranger on Sept 15, 2022 17:00:57 GMT
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - 26 Sept-1 Oct - Key Theatre Peterborough
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Post by QueerTheatre on Sept 15, 2022 22:03:03 GMT
I'm off to see a friend as Wednesday in The Addams Family in Woking tomorrow
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