mama yuk rock you Zzzzzz saturday night yawn

Darling, isnt that the nurse calling with your medication for today?

These shows are still running because they can- because it makes financial sense for them to continue running, and that is so because a massive amount of people want to see these shows, and theatre is a business- whatever the theatre-going public wants, thats what will last. If a show has the audience to stay open, it'll stay open.

'Real Theatre People', oh please. Tourists are the majority of the audience for shows.

Fact of theatre-going life- what the majority wants, the majority gets. And since tourists are the majority, they'll get what they want.

Just on a general point, I know this is an internet discussion board, but why does that have to preclude good spelling and grammar? (particularly in thread titles).

Ummmm.

Yes, Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You are trash.

And of course Footlose is so superior - a truly original show! (!!!!!!!!!!!)

THIS WHOLE BOARD IS AGGRESSIVE

as for footloose been creativly bankrupt

Footloose does exactly what it says on the tin its a young fun show the kind of show that attracts a new young generation in to the theatre the generation who will keep west end shows in buisness for years to come.The show does also contain original music as well as the songs from the film and lets the audience leave the theatre feeling like they have been entertained.

mama mia however is a bloody mess of a show with lines written purely to introduce another song (even if it makes sense or not)and has so many plot holes you wonder if the writers of the book really cared all that much.It has average set lighting choreography ,stageing,music etc only the cast save it from been a bloody nightmare

We will rock you just shouldnt have bothered with its silly storyline coz knowone else does

and Fever has taken a gritty film and poured glitter all over it to the point it just has nothing to say(but at least in its defence it presents itself as a fun party show)

This is just my opinion and when i started this thread it was just me venting

end off

First off, if you work in the West End how can you not know Saturday Night Fever closed ages ago. There are not enough'real people' as you call them to keep shows running forever, tourists are needed to allow shows to survive, both tourists from within and outside the UK. Without the coach parties shows like Phantom and Les Miz would have gone ages ago, and Sat Nt fever wouldnt have run for as long as it did. Sometimes people just want to be entertained.

Mamma Mia playing to half empty houses, never heard that myself or from anyone who has struggled to get tickets, but I havent been to every single performance so cant say 100% but it seems a bit unlikely.

'THIS WHOLE BOARD IS AGGRESSIVE' ive been viewing this site for a year or so now, and hadnt joined the discussions until I read this post, and one you wrote a while back complaining about the state of the west end and I felt I couldnt stay quiet. You come accross as a very angry and maybe bitter person, whether thats true or not but thats how it seems. No body elese ive seen has come accross as aggressive - sorry

I wouldnt mind betting you work on footloose, just a hunch. Footloose is just as naff as Fame and Sat Nt fever, I completely agree it does do what it says on the tin, but so do the others. Ive seen all three, fun entertaining shows, fluff, good fun not much to think about. They all have their place.

Mamma Mia I think is the classiest and best of all the jukebox musicals and by far has the best book of all of them. We Will rock You, agree stupid story, quite a bad book, but people love it. and there isnt really anything else at the moment worth putting in the Dominion.

first of all if you knew me you would know im the least aggressive person on the planet(yes is still cry at neigbours hehe)and as for been bitter ,well not at all
As for mama rock u etc im sorry but i still say they are an awfull mess and when you said Mama Mia was the classiest of the jukebox shows i couldnt stop laughing(sorry no offence but u cant use the word class with mama mia).
Yes theese shows do what they are supposed to do in london and that is bring in tourists who yes i would like to think catch something a little better in the theatre on there next trip.It just makes me angry that theese shows can run for years when they are not offering anything at all(at least fame and footloose have some amazing choreography and pretty good songs for a young audience)if you want to here abba or queen music get killed go to a tribute night they normally do a great job of doing that.
Its very easy for everyone to jump on me coz im in footloose ,a young fun show and not barefoot or piazza so lets stop all the constant reference to the show im doing untill you guys get in to a west end show and i can insult the one your in(coz lets face it theres always someone whao hates a show and im pretty much guessing that a lot of you havent even been to see footloose)so lets full stop that one there.
i have to agree with eastwickian that out of the uk jukebox musicals OUR HOUSE was def the best it really diddnt feel like it was a jukebox show.
Im not against jukebox shows all together in fact i find some of them fun (i got to see the panned broadway jukebox musicals Good Vibrations and All Shook Up)and as bad as they were they were still a lot a lot of fun,something i dont think mama mia or WWRY are.
Bring them back to the west end every so oftern for 6 months or a year then take them off on tour
Coz its a poor do when shows like rent cant last more than a year yet mama mia can....

The West End "FULL OF TOURISTS"...?????

Its worth noting that according to an official - independent - poll group the number of tourists in West End Theatres is very very very small!!!

73% and rising come from the UK (most from the south east)
40% are actually from London
27% and falling are from other countries (1/2 from America)

Sorry, Tis I again!

Just wanted to say... I agree with the level of agression here! This is a place for opinion so we should all be using this site for a mass debate...

I also have worked in the West of End for a few years and would like to note exactly what you would all like to see in town instead of Mamma Mia, We Will-or wont-Rock You, Fever, Fame and Footloose..?

Are we talking about new musicals? straight plays, old classics, experimental physical devised work, standup comedy, screenings of old movies, the entire cannon of Harold Pinters work, strippers, new plays, 1940's farces, restoration drama, Jacobean tragedy..??? Or maybe an exciting evening of all of these things..?

Oh Calcutta!

Your agent has put you forward and you've said no? There arent many performers in the WE that would be that picky. wow.

Can i ask if youre one of the 'Hero's' in 'Holding out for a Hero'? Cos damn, theyre fine!

(my fave's the 'james bond')

haha the holdin out for a hero question

my answer

NO COMMENT HEHE

HA HA IM 26 SO NO NOT RENS UNCLE HAHA