The series was later given a reprieve when Amazon Freevee partnered with Fremantle to co-produce future episodes of Neighbours.
The cast share personal stories, perform musical numbers and act out a scene from Neighbours: The Finale.
A one-off Australian tour date was held at Hamer Hall, Melbourne on 16 April 2023, with a different ensemble cast.
The tour featured the cast members Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, April Rose Pengilly, Ryan Moloney, Annie Jones and Stefan Dennis.
The tour received positive reviews from critics with praise emphasised on its more emotional and surreal moments.
[1][2] Maple Tree Entertainment partnered with Goldups Lane to oversee the marketing and publicity of the show.
[3] On 9 March 2020, it was announced that the show had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions that began to emerge.
"[4] A publicist from Neighbours: Live in Conversation released a statement via social media website Twitter.
[10] On 8 June 2022, Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy reported that Maple Tree Entertainments and Freemantle were planning a UK theatre tour.
[2] Dean Elliott, who works as a producer at Maple Tree Entertainment stated "When Neighbours: Live in Conversation sold out within 24 hours, we knew that the love for the show could see it tour the UK, and there is no better time to take to the road than to mark the end and to honour its rich and lengthy history.
"[2] The series was later given a reprieve when Amazon Freevee entered talks with Fremantle to co-produce future episodes of Neighbours.
[16] On 22 July 2022, April Rose Pengilly's casting was publicised, she plays Chloe Brennan in the series.
[17] On 29 July 2023, Ryan Moloney who plays Toadie Rebecchi, was announced as the fourth cast member.
[19] On 29 November 2022, Stefan Dennis who plays Paul Robinson was announced as the final cast member joining the UK tour.
[21] The UK tour's strong ticket sales prompted organisers to create a one-off show in Melbourne, Australia.
Taking place in the city Neighbours is filmed in, the accompanying promotional poster revealed that cast announcements were immanent.
[24] Julians pitched the original idea to Dean Elliott from Maple Tree Entertainment and they ended up producing the tour.
[21][25] Julians began re-watching old episodes to prepare for the tour and give it the correct homage to its source material.
"[24] Julian's was a lifelong viewer of Neighbours and he described directing the show as "wonderful, but surreal" and felt like he was writing fan-fiction.
[21] Julians explained to William Quinn from The Quinntessential Review that show was developed from the original idea behind Neighbours Live in Conversation.
[21] Julians believed the biggest changes to the second planned incarnation were some "slightly retooled conversations".
Julians struggled to select sixty seconds of footage from countless episodes their characters appeared in.
She added that the show meant different things to all viewers and the tour gave them a chance to acknowledge that.
[29] The remaining cast members join Woodburne as they speak lines of dialogue from the original monologue.
They offered listeners a chance to win free tickets to their nearest show and an exclusive video message from one of the touring cast members.
[36] In addition to the main tour, the promoter planned meet-and-greet sessions with the show's cast at each venue.
[39] The final UK tour date was held at the venue and it was unique to the other show's as it featured a special announcement at the end.
The show's cast revealed that the filming of Neighbours would officially resume from 17 April 2022 at Nunawading Studios in Melbourne.
These included a Harold's café mug, Lassiters hotel pen and Erinsborough High tote bag.
[44] Patterson concluded the show was "the perfect blend of everything that a fan could ever want, and my heart couldn't have been any fuller upon exiting the venue.