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Post by Marwood on Mar 7, 2016 16:15:53 GMT
Haven't got any signed programmes (well not theatrical ones anyway, although I have a Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse programme signed by both of them on their last tour) but theatre (and film) wise I have signed copies of Derek Jacobi's autobiography, Untold Stories by Alan Bennett, Creating Wonder by Danny Boyle, Gilliamesque by (yes!) Terry Gilliam and The Act Of Seeing by Nicolas Winding Refn.
Probably go for the signed musical stuff I have (albums and books signed by the likes of New Order, Primal Scream, Underworld, the Manic Street Preachers) if there was a fire or any other type of disaster though.
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Post by maggiem on Mar 8, 2016 8:53:42 GMT
Mine would be my signed programme from Abracadaver at Plymouth theatre Royal in June 1990. It is signed by Frank Langella, and it was a show that I never thought I'd get to see, as it was supposed to be staged at Wyndham's Theatre earlier in the year.
Anyone know the story behind the change, by the way?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2016 12:39:34 GMT
Well mine is gonna sound so dire compared to you all, but I have two: - From Cool Rider in London, Bronte threw some song sheets in the air in anger. At the performance I was at, they all landed in my lap. I still have all of them now and they have the lyrics and notes on the song they were singing, and even have Bronte's name written on the top in pencil by her.  - Another is my signed brochure from Louise Dearman and Gina Beck's final performance in Wicked. It is signed by all 8 of the main cast members, as well as all of the understudies I saw in that cast of Wicked in silver sharpie, I really love that! |
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Post by PalelyLaura on Mar 8, 2016 16:12:20 GMT
I don't really have any of my own (except my tickets) but when my grandparents died I inherited their memorabilia, including a programme signed by Tommy Steele (!), leaflets from the RSC's seasons at Newcastle covering almost every year from the 1980s and 1990s, and random programmes from some of the earliest theatre productions I saw with them including a tour of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Post by boybooshka on Mar 9, 2016 9:06:19 GMT
Oh God, I nearly forgot about Paradise Found. Or Carry On Vienna as me and my friend renamed it. We and another couple stayed for the second half thinking, well it must get better. What a sight - people actually looked shell shocked leaving the Menier. My prized memories are the cast trying to negotiate the scenery (often taking bits with them unintentionally) and a candle being perilously close to setting a negligee alight (still Mandy's sweat would have out it out). I had taken my friend to the Menier to show her how fab it is - she's never been since. Methinks if this was on Broadway it would have closed after the first performance. Carry On Vienna, perfectly sums that horrible mess up. I've never been able to watch Mandy in anything since without thinking about his sweaty gurning face in that! Not a big memorabilia collector and don't stage door, so don't have a lot apart from programmes and tickets both of which I like to browse through occasionally. I do however own the foam cover off Liza Minnelli's microphone from last time I saw her, lol. We was sat in the front row, it came off in her hand, she asked me if I wanted it and then threw it to me. I am of course planning clones at some point! A similar thing happened when I saw Joan Rivers but with a pot plant, they have both of course unfortunately died since. |
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Post by Daca on Mar 9, 2016 10:09:43 GMT
Mine is a photograph of Phillip Quast outside the Adelphi Theatre. He subsequently signed the photo for us and it now hangs in pride of place on our wall amongst other signed photos of our favourite performers,
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Post by glossie on Mar 9, 2016 17:07:12 GMT
Hmmm...yes, mine would probably be my Philip Quast pics & signed programmes, mainly because they bring back such wonderfully happy memories. I'd also try to grab as many of my programme collection as I could, again because of the memories they invoke of great, good and sometimes 'interesting' days out!
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Post by demelza on Mar 11, 2016 3:06:02 GMT
I have a load of various theatre memorabilia (I think I may have a slight hoarding problem) but two things come to mind. The first one is a playbill from the ill-fated musical Marilyn: An American Fable which ran on broadway for just over a month 1983 - I got the playbill on ebay for an absolute steal! The other thing that comes to mind is a few christmases ago I was given a gift from my parents of Jersey Boys ducks signed by the four leads at the time (Ryan Molloy, Jon Boydon, Edd Post and David McGranaghan). I'm still not quite sure how my parents got hold of the ducks.
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