After Neighbours ended in 2022 I was devastated. I know that people think that watching Neighbours is sad and something you did when you were a kid. But I was someone who loved the show and its characters and watched it every day. One comfort was knowing that I had managed to book tickets for the Farewell Tour in March 2023.
Fast foward a few months later and the news broke that Neighbours would be returning and the Farewell Tour would be revamped as the Celebration Tour! Absolutely amazing!
We watched the live show in Manchester at the Bridgewater Hall. The show was presented by Leah Boleto who was a brilliant host – she came over as a genuine fan as well as a competent presenter.
During the show we met each star in turn – Ryan Maloney (Toadie) then Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy) and then Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy). They were then replaced by Annie Jones (Jane Harris), then April Rose Pengilly (Chloe Brennan) and finally Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson). They each shared some great memories from the show and shared insight into the characters they played.
After the interval all of the actors returned to the stage whilst they played some clips and discussed moments in the show. Of course, they discussed how they found about about the news of the cancellation and then the excitement of the show returning!
Alan Fletcher and Stefan Dennis were always going to be my favourites on the stage and they were really funny. But all of the actors were fun, insightful and really interesting to listen to.
The tour has made me really excited for the show’s return – which they will apprently start to film three weeks after the tour ends.
