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| musikal_geek |
MP to close in London...but I can't remember when. I just thought of it when I stopped by here, so I thought I would post it... 
Thoughts? |
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| chrlsfrsr101 |
yeathey should definetely keep the show, its such a wonderful show and i mean its like really good and the sets are excellent and the performers are wonderful |
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| Jordan |
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108467.html
I suppose with a tour, it will make the show accessible to all of the UK because as essentially a children's show, it's good that they can get the chance to see it if they don't live within easy travelling distance of London. |
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| wicked_boy |
I think it will be hard for them to tour it. But they done a Chitty tour and modifide the way the car flies for that, so I think the might change the mechanics of the set, if you know whta I mean. | ||||||
| kitty17794 |
I'm shocked, I must admit. It hasn't been there that long, and its supposedly popular! | ||||||
| Jordan |
It will have run just over 3 years in the West End. That used to be considered very respectable. Now it seems that if something doesn't run for 10 years it was a flop. |
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| phantomphan85 |
I'm disappointed, I was hoping to go and see it in London. 
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| kitty17794 |
Has it really been three years? 
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| wicked_boy |
It opened Dec 15th 05 I think. Also, I'm noticing how children's shows (Mary, Chitty, Joseph [coming back] and others) don't tend to last very long. |
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| kitty17794 |
Erm...Lion King and Beauty have done just fine, and they could be classified as 'children shows' if you're counting Mary. | ||||||
| wicked_boy |
True! I never thought of them. Howlong was BATB in London though? |
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| kozafluitmusique |
Omg me too. Especially since I'm moving to Europe in less than a month... |
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| Jordan |
It's not closing till early next year. |
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| TR_Wolf |
Even when it closes its doing a UK Tour, its not leaving Europe just because its closing in London.
I've seen it in London (LOVED it!), but I wonder if a lot of the spectacle and special effects will be severely trimmed... although Miss Saigon managed...hmm... |
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| mikeyb |
I hope I get to see it before it closes!!! | ||||||
| Mazz |
You've got til the 12th of January. | ||||||
| bean_C4U |
I assume the house set will be severly trimmed down. Althought having said that, I was the show whilst it was previewing in Bristol, UK, and they had the full set then, so perhaps if they chose venues that could cope with the set | ||||||
| musikal_geek |
...What are you talking about? | ||||||
| bean_C4U |
People have said that when it closes, it will tour the United Kingdom. And I said I assume the house will be trimmed down. |
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| wicked_boy |
When you saw it in Bristol, they had the full set because they were using it as if they doing in the WEst End. It was like the San Fran tryouts for Broadway shows. |
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| Mazz |
There are a few theatres dotted around that are large enough for the full set. The Manchester Palace, for one. So a slow tour could well be done with little to no reduction - the problem would be ensuring that there's somewhere for Mary to fly to at the end, I think. Also I think I heard that, in keeping with a fairly new trend, the tour will start in the UK, then go off around Europe. | ||||||
| wicked_boy |
They managed to tour Chitty. So it could be done, but the flying over the audience might be a no no. The child catcher didn't on tour. |
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| Mazz |
The likelihood of somewhere accessible but hidden for her to fly to is probably remote, I agree. But I doubt it'll look significantly worse if she just goes across the prosc - at least she won't swing back and forth! | ||||||
| wicked_boy |
When I saw a panto at the same place I saw Chitty on tour, Peter Pan flew across the audience, but came from an entrance at the back of the circle and landed on the stage that was "out" of the pro arch, so she just had a simple wire / tracks. |
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| Mazz |
And of course Peter Pan didn't have everyone watching to see where she came from, and Mary Poppins does get everyone trying to work out where she goes. | ||||||
| wicked_boy |
where does she go? |
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| Mazz |
Into the bridge. With all the light on the audience, not her. | ||||||
| wicked_boy |
Where's the bridge? |
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| Mazz |
Across the auditorium, directly above the edge of the Dress Circle. Presumably it's only intended to be access to the rig at that point. |