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I was lucky enough to see the show live last Summer at Sheffield.
It was amazing and i highly recommend people going to see it.
The live DVD is cracking but nowhere near as good as the real thing.
The band and orchestra were superb,as were the live performances and the effects. All in all a great night out for £40.

Mind you in the end the Martians die!!!
 
My favourite, bought the original LP, then the casette and finally the CD. Have got the tickets for Birmingham this December - can't wait, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) sings my favourite song - Forever Autumn.

Has anybody heard the Orson Welles original radio broadcast from the Mercury Theatre on 30 Oct 1938 that made half of America actually think the Martians had landed? I have got a copy of it on tape, it is awesome.

As for the 2005 Tom Cruise movie - great special effects but rip off story. By the way, did anybody notice the two old people at the end of the movie who were supposed to be Cruise's wife's parents. Theye were the main stars (Gene Barry and Anne Robinson) of the original 1953 movie who were making a cameo appearance.
 
Remember hearing this as a wee one and basically grew up with in on LP, tape and then CD. I cant wait to go to one of these concerts and watch it live.
 
I got the double LP as a lad back at Cottesmore in the early 80's then got the new 5.1 Digital CD last year...sounds awesome on my super Yamaha 5.1 rig!!

I wasn't sure when I heard about a stage play, couldn't see how it would work, but now I've seen the trailer I really would like to see it!

As for the films, 1950's movie, OK, but in the wrong time and typical of America's b-movies (fun though), 2006 Film, again, wrong year... the story is set in Victorian London! However, good effects. There is another film version out that was actually set in victorian times as it should be, but on a lower budget and I haven't seen it yet.

Also, don't forget the American series spin off from the original movie, that was made in the 1990's, that was pretty good, but got shown around 0200 each week so there's probably not many that knew about it.....
 
Is there a film version of the ORIGINAL WOTW? I'd love to see a movie version of the Jeff Wayne musical. Imagine that soundtrack on THX!
 
just thought some of you may be interested in this guys work that has turned up on a WotW forum....

he decided to use auto-cad and some other progs to make his own (virtual) martian fighting machine.

this guy is talented to say the least... his work is awesome

Martian Fighting machine plus other odds and ends

oh, btw, the show is going to Australia and NZ in september..
 
Another album done by Jeff wayne is sparticus - another double album/CD in the format you would expect:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Time to resurrect this thread i guess... the UK tour starts tonight in Belfast!!!!

according to the WoTW site there are still some tickets available at selected venues..

watched a pair of top tickets for the O2 Dome concert go on ebay for £175 the other day!!!!

just a week to wait till Manchester!!!!


OOOOOOOOOOLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

".....bows and arrows against the lightning - they haven't seen the heat ray yet!!"
 
Got the DVD from last year and been trying to get a ticket for the Dome here in London today, guess i will have to go to the dome itself for the ticket at the stalls on Leicester sq are not doing tickets.
 
ok, back from my travels to Manchester and Cardiff for the shows...

Its better than last years.......if thats possible..

a couple of new cast members. Sinead Quinn (Fame Academy) as Beth and John Payne (ex Asia) as the Parson Nathaniel, both excellent and as good as, if not better, than last years pair.

Richard Burton as the narrator is now a hologram projected up on the side of the stage, he talks to the 'actors' and generally interacts all the way through the story, his face even gets dirty and blood streaked as the tale progresses!!

I'm no soft soul but Chris Thompson's rendition of Thunderchild almost had me in tears... he really does sing that part well..

Justin Hayward was totally in command as usual, never a bad performance from that guy

Star of the show for me tho was Alexis James as the Artilleryman... that guy has made the part his own now i think

New special effects all the way through the show including a quite snazzy flame effect all along the front of the stage and a rushing wind that catches you by surprise as the tripods make their 1st attack, not to mention the updated heatray on the on stage tripod

A thoroughly deserved standing ovation at the end for all the cast and musicians, loved the lil boogie by the orchestra when they took their curtain call and the extra applause for the drop dead gorgeous percussionist Julia Thornton who seems to be getting a fan club all of her own

What a performance!! still whistling the tunes 3 days later

If you can pick up a ticket for any of the performances left i suggest you grab them while you can...
 
Soupdragon said:
the extra applause for the drop dead gorgeous percussionist Julia Thornton who seems to be getting a fan club all of her own
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Not just a percussionist, a fine all round musician. Julia Thornton played the Harp supporting Bryan Ferry.
HERE is her own site
 
I went to Birmingham NEC last week to see the show, courtesy of my son who bought me a ticket for my Christmas present. It was absolutely brilliant, best show I have ever seen.

If you have not seen it yet, make the effort and go, it’s worth every penny of the admission fee. Justin Hayward can still belt out the tunes and the interaction with Richard Burton was amazing.
 
Soupdragon said:
Parson Nathaniel.
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Off Topic Slightly off topic along with the two little tin bashers had to collect a pals little lad from school his name "Nathaniel" guess what it used to be his mummy and daddies favourite bonking tune? Off Topic
 
Can't recommend this show enough, saw it last year in Cardiff.
Treated Mrs Grumpy to a night in St David's hotel and spa.
AWESOME weekend!! :PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Tin basher said:
Off Topic Slightly off topic along with the two little tin bashers had to collect a pals little lad from school his name "Nathaniel" guess what it used to be his mummy and daddies favourite bonking tune? Off Topic
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Oh no Nathaniel!! No Nathaniel no!! there must be than this.????
 
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