Never Forget the Take That musical, is now playing at the Savoy Theatre, The Strand. Currently booking through to November 2008.
Never Forget London Hotel Deals August 1, 2008
Posted by Andy in : Never Forget, midweek, theatre breaks , add a commentNever Forget - London theatre breaks
Great news for Take That fans who haven’t had a chance yet to see Never Forget or anybody who wants to plan a nineties music night out. It’s one of the shows qualifying for the free hotel offer with midweek London theatre breaks in August 2008.
This means you can get an inclusive theatre and hotel deal with top tickets to see Never Forget at the Savoy Theatre for as little as £54.50 per person, and this includes a one night stay in a three star hotel in London.
For more details, read the London Hotel Deals page here at London theatre breaks or else head straight on over to book now.
Never Forget is a musical show based on the greatest hits of reformed Nineties boyband Take That. It will run at the Savoy Theatre until 15 November 2008, when it transfers to another West End venue for Christmas followed by an open-ended run in the new year.
Cast members from Never Forget performed at West End Live
Never Forget transfer- new theatre announced August 1, 2008
Posted by Linda in : Never Forget, dates , add a commentProducers of Never Forget, the Take That musical, have ended speculation by announcing that the show will transfer to the Lyric Theatre on November 20.
The show is currently playing at the Savoy Theatre, but will move out to make way for the new production of Carousel starring Lesley Garret, which starts previews on November 22. The Stage says producers have described this as a “permanent transfer”, so that’s one mystery solved.
The final performance at the Savoy will be on November 15.
Never Forget - preview first impressions May 10, 2008
Posted by Linda in : Never Forget, news, previews , add a commentNever Forget (Take That musical) opened a couple of days ago. I’d been wondering how it was going and today I found out. I got chatting to someone in the local coffee shop who turned out to have been at the second preview on Thursday.
She isn’t a big Take That fan but she was very favourably impressed. She thought the production was quite slick and had some great special effects. She particularly liked this rain sequence for ‘Back for Good’:
(this is from the tour so not the same actors - can you spot who the female is?)
Apparently Re-light My Fire has a great fire effect in the background too, very realistic.
It seems the story is well written and funny, although she was a bit worried by the slightly xenophobic portrayal of one of the tribute band as a comedy Spaniard. Too many funny foreign accent jokes wore thin and made her slightly uncomfortable. Still the story in general was good with a mix of dramatic moments along with the comedy.
As you might expect with a Take That theme there were quite a few dance numbers in the show. She particularly liked the one the Salsa Bar in Act 1 - high energy and sexy 
She was surprised to discover that, just like all the Take That fans in the audience, she knew all the words to many of the songs including ‘A Million Love Songs’. In fact she said it was surprising that she recognised and remembered so many of the songs, just shows what a big influence popular music has even when we don’t realise it.
Anyway, on Thursday the Never Forget cast got a spontaneous standing ovation from a packed house. She said the whole thing was a huge buzz
Never Forget DVD via amazon:
Never Forget April 30, 2008
Posted by admin in : Never Forget, Savoy , add a commentNever Forget the new musical at the Savoy theatre is being promoted around London now, ready for the previews and opening in May.
The new musical with the songs of Take That
A million love songs and a happy ending!
I’d do anything, just how experienced are these “newcomers”? March 19, 2008
Posted by Linda in : I'd do anything, Musicals, Never Forget, Oliver, news , add a commentThe researchers at the Show and Stay blog have been busy finding out about the background of some of the potential Nancys for the new production of Oliver. (No tickets yet but watch this space!)
Jodie Prenger lost all that weight she mentioned on a reality tv show, Katie Rowley-Jones is currently appearing in Wicked (no great recommendation in my book . ) They’ve also managed to spot someone with even more experience, Francesca Jackson
not only did Francesca play Joanne in West End’s RENT but she also starred alongside none other than DENISE VAN OUTEN! For those of you who don’t know RENT, Joanne (Francesca) is Maureen’s (Denise) girlfriend which means they had to portray an intimate relationship on stage and kiss each other 7 nights a week. One has to ask - how the bloody hell can Denise vote fairly on Francesca when only a few months ago she had her tongue down her neck? Well I’d Do Anything fans, as always, we’ll just have to see how this one pans out!
I have to say I agree, although I’d probably been a little more delicate in phrasing it
Of course our eagle-eyed readers had already spotted Nancy Sullivan on the Never Forget DVD
So come on readers, who else on this list of potential Nancys has more TV or stage experience than we might have been led to believe?
(source Show and Stay )
Never Forget - Take That rides again! February 17, 2008
Posted by admin in : Musicals, Never Forget, Savoy , add a commentNever forget is a musical based around an unlikely Take That tribute band and their adventures as they pretend their way into and out of the limelight. We should expect a fair bit of Northern wit from the book which has been written by Danny Brocklehurst. Brocklehust is probably best known for his TV work with writing credits for Shameless and Clocking Off so don’t be surprised if it’s not totally suitable for a very young audience! These Manchester lads are going to be rough diamonds I think
The music will be mostly Take That hits, of course which should make it a nostalgia fest for those of a certain age, not to mention those who were a little older but still became big fans of the boys Don’t forget (lol Never forget!) Take that sold over 15 million records in their heyday (90-96) and they were back in the charts in 2007, with the number one hit Shine. (Without Robbie 
)
All of this bodes well for the musical which will feature all the hits including “Relight My Fire”, “Pray”, and of course, “Never Forget”.
Cast
Dean Chisnall who plays leading man Ash, Craig Els, Stephane Aneli, Tim Driesen and Eaton James are all coming to the West End with the production.
Where and When
The Savoy Theatre
Pre-views from May 7th 2008
Opening night May 21st 2008
Sneaky Peek
If you can’t wait you could always buy the DVD of the Manchester production, with lots of lovely interviews as well!
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