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Posted by Soap Maniac on 5/9/2009, 11:08 am, in reply to "Re: Do star names really matter?"
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As in a previous message I state that I know who Roxanne Pallet is. I know none of the rest of the cast in Newcastle. Would someone please enlighten me as to who they are and what else do they do apart from pantomime?
--Previous Message--
: My local is Durham Gala - although the last
: show I saw there was 'Sleeping Beauty' and
: haven't returned since. However the venue
: that I was brought up at was Theatre Royal,
: Newcastle; this always has boasted it's
: pantomime and making it a spectacular
: production year after year. Always having a
: star name each year until Clive & Danny
: began taking over top of the bill. However,
: it has always been my thought with the
: Theatre Royal that it's reputation needs no
: star name to bring in the punters. The show
: itself has become an established sign of
: quality - it's known that you always get top
: quality at 'the royal'.
:
: It's a shame that some shows could be
: percieved as 'star dependant' but often it
: is the reputation of a theatre employing the
: correct production team that knows how to
: deliver a top class quality show.
: Respectivley in Newcastle, Clive & Danny
: have been welcomed year after year with open
: arms from the audience; and the stage is
: theirs from the minute they set foot upon it
: (or land upon it in whatever vehicle they
: decide!) but in Newcastle I see that
: production to be a sign of good quality with
: people who know what they do, and master it
: to a fine art. Sunderland Empire this year
: was very much so star lead with Paul Michael
: Glaser, Sheila Ferguson and Dale Meeks;
: however having not seen the production, I
: heard nothing but complaints about it.
:
: In conclusion, I don't think a star name is
: nessecary - however it is often nice to see
: a 'star' doing something a little different
: to normality, which can only be good for
: them to broaden their appeal to the wider
: audience and showing a verstility and what
: they are capable of. In the case of
: Newcastle Theatre Royal, the show is always
: a spectacular and always has the ebst of
: everything. Although I must give them their
: due - Clive and Danny are wonderful within
: the show and without them, I fear it would
: be very hard work to fill their boots.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi
:
: I've been looking at this forum recently and
: it's really interesting - all people seem to
: be worried about is which name is going
: where.
:
: So this got me wondering - are star names
: all people are worried about in panto? Or is
: it the quality of the panto?
:
: The local panto to me (Loughborough Town
: Hall)doesn't have any star names in it, but
: it's just brilliant. It doesn't bother me it
: has no star names in it, as its so funny,
: the special effects are brill and I can't
: wait to go back every year.
:
: What do other people think?
:
: Millie xxx
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