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Well, ladies, and gentlemen!
I was having a little think the other day, and I thought its time for the spinners to have a bit of non spinning entertainment!
I suggest that many of us wierdos head to London to catch up with 2 or 3 of the newest musical theatre productions out there.
1) Wicked
2) Avenue Q
3) Spamalot
Now you may all be thinking "Dear lord, why would I want to go and see a musical?"
My answer would be - Tis better than a film, anyways!
The details are open ended. I myself want to see Wicked and Avenue Q, cos theyre cool and funny respectively, but any combo would be good!
Please can any London types put a little post in if you could accomodate the ravaging Northern hordes that will descend, and we will bring drink.
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Are you planning on, doing this yesterday?
or have you already been gone and done it already 
I wouldn't mind seeing Wicked, what's Avenue Q about?
Let me know how many peeps and I'll see what I can do
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Pasta of Muppets
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I left the date as open as I thought I might, cos I was thinking about March time?
Clicky linky for infy. Avenue Q is a very funny Sesame Street rip-off...
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Showtunes Pete...?
I'd be up for a March visit but again it's a case of booking time off work or saving the holiday time for big HOP meets... If it is on the weekend it would be great!
Yes Avenue Q and Wicked would be my choices too...
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Pasta of Muppets
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T'would be a weekend as I have to do the work thing too...
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if people need crash space i have a hovel in camden
have seen avenue Q - VERY good, want to go see spamalot (in fact there are a group of friends from uni planning to go - if we sort ourselves out your more than welcome for group discount
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Cheers Linden!
We should get Doug involved he likes his showtunes - I rememeber warbling songs of 'Les Miz' on the way to Whirl-Y-Gig 
How very many... "I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
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YEAH! Musicals! Im up for it. Plus crashing space would be avaliable! I want to see them all. The last musical I saw was the Producers, which was very good
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Joy!
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I wanna go see Avenue Q! Might be in London some time February/March, but don't know yet... I guess I'll get my tickets from the cheap booth when I'm there.
If you haven't seen them yet, I recommend the Blue Man Group
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I would like to go but it is such a shame ur thinking of doing it march time as i am at school/work if it was august it would be warm in london and we could see the musicals and spin as well in hyde park or somewhere and i think a lot more people would go he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.
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Pasta of Muppets
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Thats a wonderfully fair enough comment there Mike, but I'd rather go sooner... We shall see? Discuss...
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Just would make more sense plus we could prob get discount for booking early
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Hitman
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current arguement is between flashpoints March Suggestion and my August suggestion.
So far my main reasons for august
1. Schools and some unis are out
2. pre booking = cheap
3. I can go
4. its nice weather in london so we can spin as well
5. Not much planned for august
6. I dont want to find out whatt will happen to me from you lot as its my bday in march
7. It just seems like more fun
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Hmmmm. My reasons for earlier:
1. I won't be in the country in August.
2. Main holiday season.
2.a. lots of tickets will be sold already
2.b. EVERYthing will be even fuller of tourists than usual. And probably more expensive. I don't like London in summer. You can't breathe in the tubes. But then I wouldn't be going in August anyway
3. You can spin in March, too... movement will keep you warm
4. Lots and lots of festivals in summer, whereas March is quite dull for other things happening
5. checked the prices for avenue q, right now they are the same for March and July (August isn't listed)
Mike, could you really not do any weekends during term time at all?
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See Les Miserables.
It bleedin ROCKED SOCKS on Westend when I saw it
and i'm a snob i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Rougie Roo... Do you not expect musical fans like us to have already seen it?
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bah! I've seen it twice!
and pirates of penzance twice
and phantom of the opera thrice...
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
Hitman
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WEll i was the phantom i suppose i could come in march if it was a weekend
he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.
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had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
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Yay! Though if August is better for most, don't worry about me because I'll hopefully be in Aussieland by then
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noi idea what's happening in my life yet... but leaning towards march weekend as have lots of work experience to do in summer
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I'm sure the soon we book seat the better the seats we get. Oviously we'd get better seats if we book now for August than if we book now for March. I'm not too bothered really but since Pete Suggested this and wants March I'll go where he follows! Just give us enough notice!
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Hitman
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ok looks good just give me a weekend and i will see what i can do
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Pasta of Muppets
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Right, i've updated the first post with the weekend of the 27th March.
Wicked, at this price and date will be between 25 for a reasonable seat, and 60 for a kick ass seat.
What would everyone prefer?
A block booking? In which case I would ask people to send me the money, preferably a transfer... But we'd have to come to a consensus re prices etc...
Or you could buy them yourself, and meet up before and after.
I would suggest a matinee then an evening performance on Saturday of Wicked then Avenue Q, with a wander/food break in the middle, then spinning on Sunday.
Any comments?
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Since it's your idea, how about you say what seats you'd like, and give us a deadline by which to send you money for that kind of seat. That way anyone who wants something different or makes up their mind later can look after themselves but we can have a group, too
I think you're right about seeing both on Saturday, Sunday will be bad cause some of us will have to head home too early to see a show.
By the way, that's extraordinarily quick organisation for spinners
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Hitman
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would it be possible to see blood brothers?
he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.
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Pasta of Muppets
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Ok then, everyone send me 100 quid, and i'll see you on Judgement Day?
No really, go for the 2nd tier circle (£25) seats for Wicked and the really cheap seats (£21.50) for Avenue Q.
Deadline for paying me would have to be the end of January, maybe the 1st of Feb, cos they dont seem to be offering the cheaper seats before then.
Oh, and by the way, its the 24th, not the 27th!
And Mike... Although blood brothers is great, my plan is to see the newer ones!
Cheers
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i would point out two things - if people use oyster cards (£3 deposit and dead useful) some shows do two for one on tickets
secondly group bookings of more than 10 people will get discounts
and if you need people for a block book i have a group of friends with whom i go to see shows about once ever 6 months and we're due another one so i may put it out to them (a good proportion are spinners and id get money up front to who ever is organising)
wicked for preference by the way :P back
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Bumpty Bump.
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BUMP!
So who's going?
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Me, so far
Anyone else?
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