What's next for The Garrick and The Playhouse?

[ClapYo'Hands]

Any ideas which shows will be taking these venues? I had heard that Loserville might be eyeing the Garrick and I know that Kenwright originally considered the Playhouse for Cabaret, which is now obviously going to the Savoy.

[philitalia]

Maybe a master builder is what the Garrick needs before anything else

[Princeton Returns]

Judging by the news on Broadwayworld, Title of Show maybe?

[DeNada]

Nah, [TOS] shouldn't play either venue. Trafalgar Studios, maybe?

[ClapYo'Hands]

According to the news [tos] won't be opening until 2013, would either theatre really be dark for that long?

[ClapYo'Hands]

Latest news indicates that Blood Brothers may be moving from The Phoenix to The Playhouse:


Blood Brothers swaps Phoenix for Playhouse theatre?

[philitalia]

As much as I love Blood Brothers I think that maybe it's time to let nature run its course and let it go where Chicago has gone before

[Jonwo]

If true then its another shakeup in the West End with Mamma Mia! Moving to the Novello and Chicago closing. Wonder what ATG has planned for the Phoenix?

[Mark_E]

Would be a good venue for 9 to 5 to transfer into

[AnythingGoes23]

ATG want more larger venues they can transfer musicals/larger scale shows into to make more money. Seems logical.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Trouble with The Phoenix, it is so far out, relatively...

[Jonwo]

How big is the Phoenix stage wise? At over 1,000 seats, I can see why ATG would want to use it for new shows but it'll need a refurb,

[theatrepaul]

Makes sense to downsize Blood Brothers a little by a move to the Playhouse as I think its one West End musical which still has some life left in it.

As for the Phoenix, a major overhaul must be needed.

[Phantom of London]

I would like to see Blood Brothers run a little longer, a tacky (in the positve use of the word)show, no point closing a good show so stick crap in a theatre like for example Soul Sister, the flip side of the coin would be if you had a lot of decent production in the fringe, that couldn't get a West End theatre, but that isn't happening.

[ClapYo'Hands]

POL, have you seen Soul Sister? And what positive use of the word "tacky" could you possibly mean?