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24 Hour Show Adelaide

Wed, 18 Jan 2006, 07:35 am
Walter Plinge21 posts in thread
Adelaide ppl if you didnt see the 24 Hour Show on Sat night you missed out big time.

24 Hour Show at Her Majesty'e Theatre Adelaide raising money for kids with cancer was a Great Show and extremely funny.

It was amazing. Auditions were on Friday night with 130 ppl. They audition everyone selecting cast within 15 min. Rehearsal began immediately. Rehearsal from 8pm to 12am Friday night then back at 8am Sat until end of show.

Guys and Dolls was the musical and no one knew what musical they were doing until all the cast were selected. They performed the whole show. 2 1/2hrs of dialogue, song and dance learnt in 24 hours. The sets were made in 24hrs. The orchestra was selected and the full score mastered in 24 hrs. Lighting and tech in 24 hours.

Yes lines were forgotten but adlibed. Some songs were forgotten but covered up with comedy. Just a brilliant cast. Never laughed so much in all my life.

Guys and Dolls is not a favourite of mine but I would pay to see this again.

Together with the Triple MMM morning crew and Aussie Olympian basketballer Rachel Sporn. Funny Funny Funny

Well done to my friend Sarah who was just the best Hot Box Dancer, what a standout.

Re: NOT rehearsed in 24 hours...

Mon, 13 Feb 2006, 11:37 am
He He , I was in the audience and had a blast. You guys were just fab!!!!

A fact of life is " you always get one who tries to spoil the fun" but really it has opened up this topic and shows how a brilliantly funny show can be put together and was appreciated widely by a majority and raised money for a great cause. Irrespective of one person point of view, who obviously has a few alias's.

LW you were amazing, whether you forgot or not, is not the point. Entertainment is what I paid for and is what I got and its great that the proceeds went to kids with cancer.

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24 Hour Show AdelaideWalter Plinge18 Jan 2006
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