Concensus Of Critics - First Nights - Boffo
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CRITICS
Well known Broadway Producer
hired 7 Bald-headed gentlemen,
painted their heads with a letter
and sat them in a row immediately
beneath the critics
The heads read F U C K O F F
EXTENSIONS
BILLY ELLIOT Victoria Palace 9 April '11
BLOOD BROTHERS Phoenix 27 Nov
CHICAGO Cambridge 30 April '11
DIRTY DANCING Aldwych 9 April '11
GREASE Piccadilly 3 Sept '11
JERSEY BOYS Prince Edward 23 Oct '11
LES MISERABLES Queens 26 Feb '11
MAMMA MIA Prince Of Wales 11 March '11
OLIVER Drury Lane 27 Feb '11
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Her Majesty's 26 Feb '11 PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Palace May '11
SISTER ACT London Palladium 30 Sept
THE LION KING Lyceum 30 Jan
THE MOUSETRAP St Martin's 20 Nov
THE 39 STEPS Criterion 19 Feb '11
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Fortune 17 Dec '11
THRILLER - LIVE Lyric 9 Jan '11
WAR HORSE New London 22 Oct '11
WE WILL ROCK YOU Dominion 16 April '11
WICKED Apollo Victoria 30 April '11
LEGALLY BLONDE Savoy 29 Oct '11
DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS Playhouse 27 Nov
ALL MY SONS Apollo 2 Oct
KNIGHT AND DAY: Possibly !!
TOY STORY 3: Go See !!!!
THE EXPENDABLES : Hmm !
THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE: You May Well !!!
THE LAST AIRBENDER: Forget It !
STEP UP 3D: Hmm !
SALT: Possibly !!
INCEPTION: You might !!
PIRANHA 3D: Possibly !!
MARMADUKE: Hmm !
ASPECTS OF LOVE (Menier Chocolate Factory ): Go See !!!!!
ALL MY SONS (Apollo) : Go See !!!!
TAP DOGS (Novello) : Pretty Good !!!!
LA BETE (Comedy) : Quite Good But !!!
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE (Vaudeville) : You Might !!!
GHOST STORIES (Duke Of York's) : You Might !!!
THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Duchess) : Possibly !!
INTO THE WOODS (Open Air Regent's Park) : Pretty Good !!!!
1 (1) WICKED 100%
2 (2) THE LION KING 96.6%
3 (6) JERSEY BOYS 98.7%
4 (5) BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL 93%
5 (7) PROMISES PROMISES 79.8%
6 (4) MARY POPPINS 78%
7 (10) MEMPHIS 79.7%
8 (8) MAMMA MIA 79%
9 (9) PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 76.8%
10 (3) THE ADDAMS FAMILY 70.8%
11 (12) WEST SIDE STORY 70.2%
12 (13) COME FLY AWAY 68.8%
13 (12) AMERICAN IDIOT 56.5%
14 (17) A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC 94.6%
15 (16) LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 77.4%
16 (14) IN THE HEIGHTS 70.5%
17 (18) CHICAGO 73.2%
18 (19) ROCK OF AGES 79.8%
19 (20) FELA! 72%
20 - MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET 55.5%
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2008 Production
Some Afterthoughts
Week Ending: 29/8/10
Brackets: Previous Week
% Capacity
OPENING 'TONY' AWARDS
2010
THANK HEAVEN FOR LA CAGE
NO WONDER 'BILLY' WON
THE 2009 TONY AWARD !!!
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INTO MUSICALS?
Absolutely Stunning Site
INTO THE WOODS Open Air Regent's Park 11 Sept
LA BETE Comedy 4 Sept
THE SECRET OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Duchess 11 Sept
SISTER ACT London Palladium 30 Sept
HAIR Gielgud 4 Sept
AVENUE Q Wyndhams 30 Oct
TAP DOGS Novello 5 Sept
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR Garrick 4 Sept
A DISAPPEARING NUMBER Novello 14 Sept
BIRDSONG Comedy Theatre 28 Sept
THE WIZARD OF OZ London Palladium 29 March
ONASSIS Novello 12 Oct
MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA Sadler's Wells 30 Nov
BIRDSONG Comedy Theatre 28 Sept
FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL Shaftesbury 27 Sept TBC
ROYAL VARIETY SHOW London Palladium 7 Dec
YES MINISTER Gielgud 17 Sept
DEATHTRAP Noel Coward 7 Sept
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE Duchess 22 Sept
DESIGN FOR LIVING Old Vic 15 Sept
SHOES
Composed by Richard Thomas, in his first large-scale production since the legendary West End and Broadway hit Jerry Springer - The Opera, and featuring the work of a team of leading choreographers, Shoes is a dance revue that sees life told from street-level perspective with wit, irreverence and affection.
3 - 11 Sept
Thurs 2 Sept 'til 4 Sept: QUIMERAS Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh
'til 4 Sept then Tour: TELL ME ON A SUNDAY Royal & Derngate Northampton
'til 9 Oct: OUR DAY OUT: THE MUSICAL Royal Court Theatre Liverpool
'til 25 Sept: THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Union Theatre London EC1
'til 2 Oct: CLYBOURNE PARK Jerwood Downstairs Royal Court Theatre London SW1
'til 4 Sept: DICIEMBRE Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
'til 2 Oct: HOW TO BE AN OTHER WOMAN Gate Theatre London W11
'til 4 Sept: BLISS Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Fri 3 Sept 'til 2 Oct: THE THUNDERBOLT Orange Tree Richmond-Upon-Thames
'til 25 Sept: TINY KUSHNER Tricycle Theatre London NW6
Mon 6 Sept 'til 2 Oct: SCORCHED Old Vic Tunnels London SE1
'til 25 Sept: PIECES OF VINCENT Studio 1 Arcola Theatre London E8
Tues 7 Sept 'til 11 Sept: SHOES Sadler's Wells London EC1
'til 2 Oct: FIVES GUYS NAMED MO Theatre Royal Stratford East London E15
'til 18 Sept then Tour: SUNSHINE ON LEITH Repertory Theatre Dundee
'til 22 Jan: DEATHTRAP Noel Coward Theatre London WC2
'til 18 Sept: SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Nottingham Playhouse
Wed 8 Sept 'til 2 Oct: BILLY LIAR West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
...extraordinary artistry of a company that has changed the face of American dance over the course of more than half a century.
The dance world’s foremost feel-good outfit THE TIMES
14 - 25 Sept
RUSSELL MALIPHANT COMPANY
AFTERLIGHT
A miniature masterpiece DAILY TELEGRAPH
28 & 29 Sept
1 The Expendables £3,910,596
2 Salt £2,166,715
3 Toy Story 3 £61,746,551
4 Piranha 3D £1,487,119
5 Marmaduke £1,243,789
6 Inception £31,563,941
7 Knight and Day £7,953,038
8 The Last Airbender £3,310,105
9 Step Up 3D £6,636,616
10 The Sorcerer's Apprentice £2,370,535
1 Heartstone C. J. Sansom
2 The Red Queen Philippa Gregory
3 Mini Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella
4 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, et al.
5 Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson
6 Empire of Silver Conn Iggulden
7 The Slap Christos Tsiolkas
8 Her Fearful Symmetry Audrey Niffenegger
9 The Help Kathryn Stockett
10 Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years Sue Townsend
1 My Shit Life So Far Frankie Boyle
2 The Bedwetter Sarah Silverman
3 Thank You for the Days Mark Radcliffe
4 The Devil Rides Out Paul O'Grady
5 Modern Monologues for Women Jane Maud
6 Bauhaus Ian Shirley
7 England's Hidden Reverse Dave Keenan
8 Moab is My Washpot Stephen Fry
9 Look Back in Hunger Jo Brand
10 It's Not What You Think Chris Evans
EDINBURGH FRINGE NEW BOX OFFICE RECORD
Has achieved record ticket sales.
The 64th annual Fringe, shows nearly 2 million tickets (1,955,913 to be exact) will have been sold over the three-week festival
Up 5% from 1.85 million tickets set last year