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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 1:39:24 GMT
My Dearest Readers, It has come to my attention that this production ain’t happening…. It was selling horrendously poorly, it seems. A few days where simply no one booked, as topaz said. And I think the fact no one really picked up on this in the past week or so shows the complete lack of interest in this production... which is sad I suppose. Back to hoping the Lippa version can grace a West End stage in my lifetime, rights be damned. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 1:42:37 GMT
Are they meant to be performing at West End Live this weekend? Nope. |
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Post by winonaforever on Jun 21, 2024 9:17:41 GMT
Are they meant to be performing at West End Live this weekend? Well they WERE... |
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Post by winonaforever on Jun 21, 2024 9:20:36 GMT
My Dearest Readers, It has come to my attention that this production ain’t happening…. It was selling horrendously poorly, it seems. A few days where simply no one booked, as topaz said. And I think the fact no one really picked up on this in the past week or so shows the complete lack of interest in this production... which is sad I suppose. Back to hoping the Lippa version can grace a West End stage in my lifetime, rights be damned. I was VERY interested in going, though not thrilled with the casting. I just found the whole thing too baffling, what with DICE and hardly any actual seats etc. I absolutely loved this show at The Other Palace and saw it several times. |
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Post by singingbird on Jun 21, 2024 9:30:17 GMT
I was very excited about this - but hadn't booked as everything I read on here about booking sounded horrendous, so was waiting till nearer the time and thinking I could probably just buy in person on the day. If they can't sort the booing system then people aren't going to book!
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Post by singingbird on Jun 21, 2024 9:31:41 GMT
I was very excited about this - but hadn't booked as everything I read on here about booking sounded horrendous, so was waiting till nearer the time and thinking I could probably just buy in person on the day. If they can't sort the booing system then people aren't going to book! "Booing system"! LOL |
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Post by Steve on Jun 21, 2024 10:03:25 GMT
Same. I went to book because I liked the show at The Other Palace and Laura Baldwin is always great, and the DICE thing was a flat no, I'll wait till they get a proper booking system: get your act straight, theatregoers are not going to sign up to DICE to buy one ticket.
Theatregoers and gig-goers may have some overlap but by and large are not the same people.
Please noone try this DICE crap as the ONLY way to buy theatre tickets ever again!
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 10:28:34 GMT
Are they meant to be performing at West End Live this weekend? Well they WERE... Ah, it seems they've been taken off the WEL website then |
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Post by winonaforever on Jun 21, 2024 11:56:09 GMT
Ah, it seems they've been taken off the WEL website then Oh yes, I just had a look. I'd particularly noticed they were going to be on just before (or it might have been just after) Marie Curie (which I like, and am going to see again tonight) and they've disappeared! |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 12:03:28 GMT
It was selling horrendously poorly, it seems. A few days where simply no one booked, as topaz said. And I think the fact no one really picked up on this in the past week or so shows the complete lack of interest in this production... which is sad I suppose. Back to hoping the Lippa version can grace a West End stage in my lifetime, rights be damned. I was VERY interested in going, though not thrilled with the casting. I just found the whole thing too baffling, what with DICE and hardly any actual seats etc. I absolutely loved this show at The Other Palace and saw it several times. Yes, I suppose I was too hasty in saying there was no interest; but there definitely seemed to be a lack of wider public interest and advertising. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 13:20:41 GMT
WEL sneakily posted an updated timetable with this now gone  |
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Post by austink on Jun 21, 2024 14:57:54 GMT
Also to people asking about why there is no Lippa Wild Party in the UK. The issue is the underlying source material is not public domain in the U.K. and the copyright was purchased by Scott Rudin, who was a producer on the LaChiusa Wild Party and he refuses to give a license of the material to allow a production. The poem is public domain in the US.
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Post by winonaforever on Jun 21, 2024 16:18:51 GMT
It is still on the EartH website, just looked. All very strange...
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Post by producerfacts on Jun 21, 2024 22:21:00 GMT
We gotta stop pretending people can produce debut shows to this scale
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 21, 2024 22:29:08 GMT
It is still on the EartH website, just looked. All very strange... This has me concerned. As far as I know everything's still up for sale.
Surely a massive cock-up on the ticketing front can't be the killer for this?
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Post by thedrowsychaperone on Jun 24, 2024 9:02:36 GMT
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Post by topaz on Jun 24, 2024 9:15:03 GMT
Still up on the EartH website and bookable on Dice (!) - you'd think this could have been sorted before the press release went out!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 24, 2024 9:29:01 GMT
Oh gosh this is very sad for the cast, crew and creatives. Horrrible situation.
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Post by topaz on Jun 24, 2024 10:58:45 GMT
Still up on the EartH website and bookable on Dice (!) - you'd think this could have been sorted before the press release went out! Dice have no idea about the cancellation, which is good news for ticketholders... |
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Post by blamerobots on Jun 24, 2024 12:53:45 GMT
"due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control."
Oh goodness, I hope nothing bad has happened to cast or crew. This really sucks...
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Post by winonaforever on Jun 24, 2024 14:36:22 GMT
"due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control." Oh goodness, I hope nothing bad has happened to cast or crew. This really sucks... I feel very bad for the cast and crew too, but wonder if the unforeseen circumstances were just that everyone was put off buying tickets by the user-unfriendly system and the unpleasant looking seating. I would have really loved to see this in a different theatre with a normal booking system! |
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Post by flouise on Jul 8, 2024 20:36:46 GMT
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 8, 2024 21:12:35 GMT
I love the way this reads. Uhh, that THING got cancelled. Let's not mention that thing and do this thing which is totally unrelated!  |
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