My UK Theater Photos — Page 2

I think that what they ment by the show " yelling Phantom" wa that it was not clear that Phantom was playing there. If you look at the Majestic theatre it is qutie clear that Phantom is playing there due to the fact the two side marquees have the mask and one in the middle says the title of the shhow.

Also, as someone asked in the west end they do not give out playbills. They sell two programs. one is smaller and would be what we would onsider a playbill. In terms of what it has insde it. It has the cast bios songgs list ect. The other one is the same size and what we on broadway would consider a program. the difference bettween the two is what is inside them and the fac that the smalelr playbill type one coasts a little less then the typical progtam.

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Yes Anon a very stupid moment!

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Yes in the UK we have 2 kinds of programs

1 is a the actual program which contains All the cast bios as well as the creators bios, The Song list etc, sometimes a history of the show (West side story's talked about the original broadway staging and Fames talks about the impact the TV show and Movie had etc)
They are normally £3 or £4.

Then we have the Souvenir Brochure (range from £5 to £10) these are fantastic full of pics from the show, write ups etc etc.

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Wonderful, wonderful!
To our theatrical family across the pond - your theatres are beautiful from the grand to the quaint! You should be proud.

To Yankee - Thanks for posting! I've never had the pleasure of seeing theatres overseas so this a treat for me! I look forward to more.

Thanks for all those pictures that you guys posted- that was really nice
I enjoyed looking at them.. specially the Little Shop of Horrors...

BTW- Is Dirty Dancing still playing in West End ?
J*

Updated On: 8/15/07 at 01:13 PM

Wickedboy2:
I love theatres, as well as the musicals (and plays) that run there. I love my local one: The Mayflower Southampton.

The inside is even more beautiful and has recently been refurbished and had new seats installed.
EDIT: link removed as it didn't work

Updated On: 8/15/07 at 04:02 PM

It does have a great calendar, the big tours rarely miss it. I love when they have student specials (e.g. £10 for best available), but the producers of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Producers are being stingey so I have to pay full price! Going a bit off topic now though.
Being at university in Portsmouth means I can enjoy the Kings Theatre too:

Wikipedia>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Theatre%2C_Southsea>Wikipedia Page

It has just been refurbished, It is a nice theatre, I have seen Joseph and Blood Brothers there, as well as La Boheme and Jimmy Carr.

To all the Americans drooling over the West End, can I say, as a Brit, that nothing matches the buzz of Broadway!

mpw - lets switch continents! Ya?

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My 'local' is the Bristol Old Vic, one of the oldest continually working theatres in the world, currently under threat of closure

Updated On: 8/16/07 at 04:57 AM

.. i kind of agree. If only theyde get rid of that awful frontage and go back to the original. It also has the worst reputation in the UK for its seating. Booking on Ticketmaster advise that all seats in the stalls/orchestra and circle/mezz are restricted legroom. The theatre needs a bit of work. I worked there in the mid 80s when it had just had a slight renovation but now it needs a major reseating job. Great auditorium, one of my favs.

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