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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm off to see American Idiot - a musical using Green Day songs for those who don't know - tonight, and although it's just an amateur production it should be good.

What's the best stage show you've seen? I'm torn between The Rocky Horror Show & Woman In Black, which was in a 100 seat theatre and was pretty terrifying at points!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've only ever seen one, that was 'Lord of the rings'. Quite some time ago it was too, a treat for Mrs N on our first wedding anniversary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw Gary Delaney live last night, was brilliant. Although I have to admit some of the jokes were not to my taste. X

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By *lue NarwhalMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

The Blues Brothers was great, everyone up dancing and singing,

Dirty rotten scoundrels with Robert Lindsay was really funny and the Producers was laugh out load but because it was so wrong...

Spamalot, well it's monty python, what more d'ya want.. But the best show I've seen by a mile has to be Aladin..

The stage changes and costume changes were seamless, the effects amazing and the Genie was just great.. Disney at its absolute greatest...

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

Of late we've only seen smaller, welsh-language productions aimed at children. Gwyn (welsh translation of the show White) was probably my favourite.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sweeney Todd the demon barber with Michael ball and Imelda Staunton as the lead roles.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Phantom of the Opera is my most favourite, before it had even finished in knew I'd want to see again.

Our house - the Madness musical was very good too, one of the most energetic shows I've seen, plan on seeing it again when it tours later this year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw Strictly Live in Newcastle a couple of weeks ago - it was fantastic!

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By *northernsoulMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Avenue Q. And despite a cast of Muppets (literally), it's very adult!

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By *LUKCouple
over a year ago

Loughborough

The Book Of Mormon is brilliant.

Went to see American Idiot last year; she loved, it didn't. She's a Green Day fan, I'm not. There was definitely a correlation.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

I'm not sure. Wicked with Idina Menzel when it first came here, Avenue Q, Hamlet (David Tennant) The Book of Mormon, Les Mis and King Lear (Ian Mckellen) and a production I saw of Festen at the Fringe a couple of years ago. I can't decide, apologies.

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By *northernsoulMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"I'm not sure. Wicked with Idina Menzel when it first came here, Avenue Q, Hamlet (David Tennant) The Book of Mormon, Les Mis and King Lear (Ian Mckellen) and a production I saw of Festen at the Fringe a couple of years ago. I can't decide, apologies.

Wicked at the Victoria? Yep, me too. The comes a close second. And Warhorse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chitty chitty bang bang was very good when I watched it a few years back although my favourite remains the rolling stones at Maine road many many years ago...

Shit venue though

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

Rocky Horror Show but i was working on it as a stage-hand for the summer season in bournemouth so i got to see it lots of times ..always enjoyed it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Book of Mormon is fucking hilarious

Ruby

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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago

inverclyde

Wicked on broadway and the commitments in glasgow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sam Mendes' production of The Glass Menagerie at the Donmar Warehouse possibly 20 odd years ago still takes some beating

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love Idina Menzel. Very jealous that you saw it with her . Wicked is one of my favourites even though she wasn't in it when I went

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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago

inverclyde

Wicked on broadway and the commitments in glasgow

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Oh, also Danny Boyle's Frankenstein!

I quite like theatre.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved the lion king, and would happily go and watch it again. But also liked Priscilla queen of the desert. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the last year few months I've seen Tristan and Isolde, The Barber of Seville, The Caretaker and No mans land.

T&I was visually stunning but the one that stuck with me was The Caretaker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd have to say warhorse , the puppetry was stunning

The lion king too was amazing , I took a friend last year and she loved it too.

Oh And a woman in black, only 3 in the cast. I was sitting in an aisle seat and properly shat myself when she walked past me

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By *emplarWarriorMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

I saw Pink Floyd live, there stage show is out of this world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Les Mes hands down every time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Starlight express

And les mis as saw it 5 times ...

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By *ilary and DonaldCouple
over a year ago

chingford

Pinocchio the ballet at the royal opera house.

Absolutely stunning.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Punchd*unk's Faust

YouMeBumBumTrain

Both incredible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Warhorse. Best I have seen by miles

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

Wicked!

Hubby took me to London to see it on my 40th birthday. It was an incredible show

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By *ddit...Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)

Pink Floyd... they were live.. and on stage... followed by the black crowes...

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By *ddit...Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)

"I saw Pink Floyd live, there stage show is out of this world

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earls court?

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

"I'm off to see American Idiot - a musical using Green Day songs for those who don't know - tonight, and although it's just an amateur production it should be good.

What's the best stage show you've seen? I'm torn between The Rocky Horror Show & Woman In Black, which was in a 100 seat theatre and was pretty terrifying at points!"

I saw American Idiot twice in London and once on its UK tour. Was pretty good ... my teenager is now obsessed with Green Day.

War Horse probably had most impact for me ... every last movement was so realistic you forgot they were puppets. I just bawled all the way through it though

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

Last production at theatre was Chitty Chitty.. Knew guy who made her fly...

Two come to mind.. Take That.. Progress tour.. Not my thing but boy do they put on a show!

And Cirque du Soleil .. Mind blowing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blood Brothers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Opera Norths production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore and their production of Queen of Spades were stunning - stagecraft and musically superb.....and a few years back we saw a Damon Albarn musical as part of Manchester International festival - that was unexpecyedly amazing, m x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'Cabaret' with Will Young as Emcee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My one surprise was how great Faith Brown was in Sunset Boulevard

I really enjoyed Chicago with Ute Lemper

Would love to see her own one woman show

Gutted I never got to see Victoria Wood

Gutted I never got to see Miriam Margolyes do her Dickens Women show

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Oh, also Danny Boyle's Frankenstein!

I quite like theatre.

This was the best one we've seen. We saw it when Johnny Lee Miller was the monster, he was fantastic. Cumberbatch was ok as the doctor.

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

Aladdin was excellent, Wicked too.

Also, Prince's Lovesexy tour back in ' 88

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