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Quite a few empty seats in your photo. For many years in the Palladium's variety days they would put on a star studded Pantomime in December but I guess Barry Humphries is a pantomime on his own and of course Dame Edna the super Star!
John | 08.12.13 - 7:25 a.m. | #
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I would guess that the photo is "after". Most people have left their seats. Many in coats queueing for the exits.
Andrew | 08.12.13 - 7:56 a.m. | #
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Could be an intermission as the Safety Curtain is down.
John | 08.12.13 - 8:12 a.m. | #
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I must be in a minority as I have never found Barry Humphries, as Dame Edna or Sir Les, even remotely funny. He always seemed to be trying too hard yet the audience could not stop laughing. Am I the only one?
Bernie | 08.12.13 - 10:56 a.m. | #
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Takes me back to when I saw him (/her) as a teenager [late 1970's], and running from the cheap seats in the stalls when he started casting gladioli out to the audience.
After giving me a bemused look he did actually throw me one :)
(My turn to go to theatreland tonight... seeing Suggs at The Garrick)
RogerW | 08.12.13 - 11:15 a.m. | #
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I saw him in the early 70s, which proves how long he (and I) have been around, I enjoyed it then but have no plans to see the current show. last week I saw Perfect Nonsense (Jeeves and Wooster) which was really excellent
amber | 08.12.13 - 4:14 p.m. | #
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I had 'An Evening's Intercourse with Dame Edna' many moons ago.
Early 80s??
Chris | 08.12.13 - 7:18 p.m. | #
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Went to see the show and found it funny with Sandy Stone quite moving and full of pathos.
Was in the stalls but slightly to the left so missed the spluttering (for which I was thankful).
It was a brilliant show and well worth the money. Not sure about Gerald though which seemed a bit too contrived a character.
Richard | Homepage | 08.12.13 - 8:20 p.m. | #
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What an extraordinary performer he is. Too unkind for my taste, with that constant element of cutting cruelty underlying the hilarious comments. But still, a true original. Incidentally, I heard a woman from Melbourne on TV recently and I realised Humphries had got the accent perfectly.
Great Aunt Annie | 08.12.13 - 9:55 p.m. | #
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I was considering going, and my last chance to see Barry Humphries live. As a Melburnian, I feel it my duty to have seen him once, but haven't got around to it...
As for the accent, Great Aunt Annie, the characters have various versions of 'Australian' but most Australians would agree that apart from the odd bit of vocabulary, you'd be hard-pressed to pick a 'Melbourne accent'if indeed there is such a a thing (which I doubt...).
EskimoPie | 09.12.13 - 9:25 a.m. | #
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I stand corrected, Eskimo :)
Perhaps I should have called it "a way of speaking". The woman I heard on TV sounded exactly like Dame Edna.
Great Aunt Annie | 10.12.13 - 7:57 a.m. | #
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