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Posted 18 December 2009 - 05:43 PM
Just wondering has anyone been to any of the theatres backstage tours? I really want to go to the prince edward theatre one. Has anyone been to that one? is it good? what do u do there? how long does it take?
sorry for all the questions lol.
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Posted 18 December 2009 - 06:33 PM
QUOTE(JerseyGirl @ Dec 18 2009, 05:43 PM)  Just wondering has anyone been to any of the theatres backstage tours? I really want to go to the prince edward theatre one. Has anyone been to that one? is it good? what do u do there? how long does it take?
sorry for all the questions lol. I went before a Tuesday matinee of Jersey Boys and found it really interesting. They tell you all about the theatre's history, you go into the auditorium and then backstage. You get to see some of the wardrobe department, the band room and under the stage where all the trapdoors and technical stuff are. Unfortunately, due to health & safety, you're not allowed on the stage, but you do get to watch a bit of the set up. For the price, it's definitely worth it, and you can ask loads of questions. It lasts just under an hour, so plenty of time to get a bite to eat before curtain up (or not in the case of Jersey Boys!).
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Posted 18 December 2009 - 10:34 PM
QUOTE(Pharaoh @ Dec 18 2009, 06:33 PM) I went before a Tuesday matinee of Jersey Boys and found it really interesting. They tell you all about the theatre's history, you go into the auditorium and then backstage. You get to see some of the wardrobe department, the band room and under the stage where all the trapdoors and technical stuff are. Unfortunately, due to health & safety, you're not allowed on the stage, but you do get to watch a bit of the set up. For the price, it's definitely worth it, and you can ask loads of questions. It lasts just under an hour, so plenty of time to get a bite to eat before curtain up (or not in the case of Jersey Boys!). Thank you - thats helped alot! Think i'll book some tickets begining of next year! 
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Posted 18 December 2009 - 10:42 PM
I went on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane backstage tour in July and was a little disappointed. Most of it was spent around the foyer, auditorium, royal box and outside the theatre. Only a few minutes backstage and most of that under the orchestra pit listening to a talk about it being haunted. Boring!
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 01:07 AM
Went on the Price of Wales Theatre tour today - lasted around 45 minutes, very informative - but again, little time spent backstage (substage to look at costumes, that's it). You notice a lot more about the theatre after you go on these kinds of tours though, especially with a theatre such as the PoW with its various refurbs etc.
Also, on a side note - it brought us a wave/wink from a cast member (we were front row, the tour host is friends with her).
Worth it for the money, I'd say.
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 06:42 AM
QUOTE(Muppet @ Dec 18 2009, 10:42 PM) I went on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane backstage tour in July and was a little disappointed. Most of it was spent around the foyer, auditorium, royal box and outside the theatre. Only a few minutes backstage and most of that under the orchestra pit listening to a talk about it being haunted. Boring! I found that as well, though it was many years ago I went on the tour. Almost all my involvement in theatre has been backstage so I like to be shown practical matters about how the show is arranged, where things are kept, how things are done, and so on. I don't want to hear about the history of the theatre because I've read the account of it in the programme, and I heard all the theatre ghost stories as a child. I want to see things that can only be seen backstage.
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 09:42 AM
okey ive booked for the prince edward theatre tour for 16 feb. Gonna take my mum along - but shes never seen the show, does it say anything about what happens in the show to spoil the surpise and that for someone who hasnt seen it?
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are you allowed to take photos?
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 10:49 AM
QUOTE(Muppet @ Dec 18 2009, 10:42 PM) I went on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane backstage tour in July and was a little disappointed. Most of it was spent around the foyer, auditorium, royal box and outside the theatre. Only a few minutes backstage and most of that under the orchestra pit listening to a talk about it being haunted. Boring! I did that years ago and thought the same thing. I noticed you actually got to see nothing really behind the scenes of the show (Miss Saigon at the time) and it was all about the building, and the building only!
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 12:07 PM
Well these tours are NOT backstage tours but theatre tours!
If you did not like the Drury Lane one, do not bother doing the others, you get not much else to see but the orchestra pit and maybe the quick change dressing rooms.
I did the PE, PoW and Drury Lane ones in last years and I enjoyed all three, especially the Drury Lane one a it is like a little show itself with the tour guides actually playing little roles etc. When I went to the PE one the first time(when Mary Poppins was still on) it was awful as the lady doing it had no clue and was just reading from script and could not even answer the most basic questions. I did it then a few months later once Jersey Boys had opened and it was more fun.
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Posted 19 December 2009 - 12:46 PM
QUOTE(mm @ Dec 19 2009, 12:07 PM) Well these tours are NOT backstage tours but theatre tours! It may be different now, but back before I grew tired of them they were quite definitely advertised and promoted as backstage tours.
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