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While the cast stayed in Edinburgh, the crew advanced towards Billingham, stopping in Middlesbrough for the day off. After a leisurely drive down the coast of the north-east, we arrived at our humble residence, paying a visit to Neil's Mum & Dad. We asked Neil to suggest an enjoyable activity in which we could partake in order to fully appreciate the local landscape. He enthusiastically

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Hi All! Happy New Year! Here are a few photos from our Christmas Show and New Years Eve.

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Well that was a first! Sunday 13th Dave and Sonia, two TBTD fans, were married on stage at 5pm before the show went on at 7.30pm. Dave and Sonia discovered they were both fans of the show and that led to Sandra enquiring if it would be possible, Her favorite music is the 60's and her favorite song is 'I'm into something good' (Hermans Hermits). Her favorite singer, Who else? Roy Orbison!! The

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Left Sonneborg and headed for Hamburg for three days R&R. We'd seen Copenhagen on a previous trip, so we tought Hamburg might be a nice idea as we were already close to the German border. Two hours after leaving Denmark we were at our hotel in the city of Hamburg, in the middle of the red light area. We were staying at a hotel on the famous Reeperbahn, where the Beatles played at the Star Club

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We hadn’t been to our third town, Holsterbro, for four years. I (Trevor) remember the theatre as we had played it on the “Cliff The Musical” tour of Denmark 2004. The theatre has been refurbished and we had a great night, the best so far. We’ve adjusted the show and it now suits the Danish audiences very well. They particularly like Laurel & Hardy because it needs no translation. We’ve dropped

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Our first night in Esbjerg was a big success, the agency are based here and so was an important start for the show. The Danish audiences are a little reserved and we made allowances for the language barrier. It was a big suprise to see Roy and Barbara from Cambridge in the front row. Everyone was happy with the show and we made some adjustments for the show tonight. Most of the cast and crew went

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Hi Everyone, Here in Denmark in Esbjerg on the day before the first show. Eight of us arrived here straight after Chelmsford and the others will hopefully be here tomorrow for the gig. We had a chance last night to sample Esbjerg's hospitality and we headed for Jensens Bofhus which specialises in spare ribs. The menu offered an 'All You Can Eat' deal which Neil And Ollie took advantage of. They

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Hi all, Last week while we were in Yeovil we filmed a new piece to put into the show!! As we did the 'spoof' of Amarillo last year we felt it was only right to have a bash at this years Comic Releif hit '500 Miles' It was a great afternoon with plenty of laughs!! A big thank you to everybody who showed up and helped us create this pice of madness It turned out to be a great piece of video

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Hi Everyone! When I joined That'll be the Day,they didnt tell me that we actually flew to shows in a plane! But thats what happened when we played Ayr in Scotland this week!(15/16 March 07'). Firstly meeting up at Bristol Airport on Thursday morning. Then a smooth and sunny flight to Scotland,followed by a relaxing train journey from Glasgow into Ayr,

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Andy & Katy here! We don't do that many 'function' gigs these days; travelling around the country visiting every theatre known to exist generally keeps us pretty busy. Sometimes it's just nice to do something different. So playing at the famous 'Midland Hotel', Manchester on the 10th of Feb promised to be a pleasant change. The crew started getting the equipment in from midday, so the

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Just a few pictures from the Christmas Show 2006!! Our truck has been sign written so make sure you give the drivers a 'Beep' if you see them on the road! We've got the pictures of our crew loading the show into the B.I.C start and finish Sound check and rehearsal in Stevenage And a cast photo in Panto Mode

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We're all on a break now and scattered all around the world till the 27th Jan at Tewksbury. The Xmas Show was generally agreed to be the best yet and we had some fantastic nights,too many to list.The B.I.C.(Bournemouth International Centre)was great this year on both nights partly due to the monster P.A. system we put in. Everyone in that huge arena could hear everything.Nottingham was

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Well that's done then, Christmas is over and we had a really great run of shows ending on the 23rd in Maidstone. Thanks to everyone who plied us with cards, sweets, drink and other prezzies. It was much appreciated and it kept us going in what by any standards was a busy schedule. Of course we're not done with the festive bit yet and it's amazing how well the show is received between Xmas and

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Hi folks, Gary here. Well, after a fab night in Cambridge we headed north, us sailors on the concrete sea, to Sheffield and the City Hall. What a venue, an amazing building, just like the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was our first time there and we had a wonderful reception. Can't wait to return as the crowd there were lovely. In the middle of the first act a young chap called Gavin

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Hi Everyone, Julz here (alias Dick.) Yes its that time of the year. Oh no it isnt. Oh yes it is! As we proudly present T.B.T.D.'s version of Dick Whittington! Our Christmas Show has been up and running since November 17th so we're all now well and truly full of the Christmas Spirit! Fortunately, I'm the only female travelling in the people carrier, along with Trevor,

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Hello this is Rebel, Well it is great to be touring with 'That'll be the day' and meeting all the new fans! And thankyou for a lovely warm welcome everywhere we go. You have all been great, as have the wonderful cast. Travelling together on the road we really get to know each other, up and down the country! Recently playing Ayr (Scotland), St Davids Hall ( Wales),the Hall for Cornwall,and

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Hello Everybody,Iain here. We are now winding our way to Torquay after two very successful nights in Truro,home of the Cornish Pasty,Jethro,and of course Rebel Dean. The audiences really enjoyed themselves especially the Panto. I think Rebel must be related to Jethro, he's a dead ringer. I mustn't say to much. don't want to ruin the surprise. But i have to say you must

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Hi everybody. Clive here. What a busy time we've been having! Talk about cramming it all in. On Saturday we played St David's Hall in Cardiff, a local gig for me so for once instead of drivng I caught the number 17 bus to work. Battilng my way through 75,000 Welsh rugby fans on their way to a wake at the Millenium Stadium (mind you , England and Scotland didn't fare any better - and don't

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Hi! Katy & Andy at the keyboard after 2 days in lovely Canterbury. Day 1 At last we had time to do some Christmas shopping and quickly filled the car with heavy bags full of lovely things. Then a superb gig to a full house at the Marlowe. Day2 No chance to empty the shops today! All down to the pasty shop before a one o'clock start. Rehearsal of the (legendary) pantomime and other key

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Hello, Mark here. Last night saw us play our new Christmas show in Southend,we played to a full house and although it seems a little early to to "Rock around the christmas tree" we had em up and dancing singing and stomping by the end! Tomorrow we finish rehearsals for the Panto and I have been hand plucked to play the turkey!! (again!),not many lines but a role i feel i can get my claws into.

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Hi Trevor here again, Bristol Hippodrome (Sunday 19th) really lived up to its reputation as one of the best dates in the country. There's always been a buzz and last night the atmosphere was electric. A lot of people were obviously using That'll Be The Day's Christmas Show to get in the mood for this year's festivities. It's quite a sight, even for us, seasoned performers, looking out from the

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Hi everyone, Trevor Payne here, hoping you're liking our new website. I'm first up for the blog and we're going to try to keep it up to date and give you some idea of life on the road. We're in the busiest period of the year and I can't believe the Christmas season is upon us. Theatres these days are putting on their pantomimes earlier and consequently we have to time our Christmas show dates

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