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Post by schuttep on Jan 6, 2020 10:48:02 GMT
I appreciate her theatrical career (in the UK at least) has been dormant for the best part of 15 years - and that the UK honours system is bizarre to say the least - but it seems a real shame Elaine Paige hasn't been recognised for her services to charity and arts education. She supports nine UK charities including one - for brain damaged children and their families - for which she's been an active ambassador for four decades. She's also supported Arts Educational, Chicken Shed, the Theatre Royal Haymarket's Masterclass Programme, and LIPA amongst many others. She has an OBE. But it can't be long before she's Dame Elaine...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 6, 2020 12:54:40 GMT
My favourite banana recipe is a dark rye Ryvita, generously buttered on the dimpled side, with banana mashed on top. Half a banana per cracker is the correct ratio. It’s delicious but because of the Ryvita you feel ok about it.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 6, 2020 13:56:39 GMT
My favourite banana recipe is a dark rye Ryvita, generously buttered on the dimpled side, with banana mashed on top. Half a banana per cracker is the correct ratio. It’s delicious but because of the Ryvita you feel ok about it. Another fascinating insight into life at BurlyBeaR's luxury loft apartment, but surely intended as a DM to @theatremonkey? 🙂
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 6, 2020 16:23:28 GMT
I enjoy giving you a tiny peek into how we live life to the max here in Manchester TallPaul. As a tiny cub I remember Nanny Bear telling me how someone who had never seen a banana ate one, and DIED. This happened in Sheffield, which reduces the shock factor somewhat. Thank god it wasn’t a Dragon Fruit or something.
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Post by hulmeman on Jan 6, 2020 23:12:08 GMT
Only on this board is it a short hop from an honour for EP to a banana based cracker snack!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 23:54:29 GMT
Elaine was made an OBE 25 years ago this year, I agree that surely an upgrade to CBE or Damehood is due. Likewise Pet Clarks' Damehood is even more overdue.
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Post by justsaying113 on Jan 8, 2020 10:43:54 GMT
Agree entirely Brexiteer about Petula Clark - and the other bizarre omission is Tommy Steele - but the Honours system is an odd one, hence the understandable view held by some that the whole thing should be scrapped. And I don't see (as wonderful as they are) why the likes of Angela Lansbury and Julie Andrews were honoured when they've not lived in the country or contributed to it in decades! Happy New Year!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 15:48:50 GMT
Angela had never been honoured and received her Damehood for her career body of work and was older than Pet is now when she got her honour.
Nearly all our Oscar winners get some gong so Dame Julie was recognised for this and for her overall career and charity work.
Tommy Steele had an OBE about 40 years go but I agree a further honour may be overdue.
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Post by couldileaveyou on May 7, 2020 18:29:39 GMT
legends only
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Post by alece10 on May 7, 2020 19:41:05 GMT
Brilliant. That's the best laugh I've had in ages.
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Post by TallPaul on May 8, 2020 8:56:00 GMT
I'm so pleased I wasn't drinking a cup of coffee when I logged on this morning. 😭
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Apr 11, 2021 12:12:43 GMT
No Elaine Paige show on Radio Two today. Perhaps it was pre-recorded before Friday and would have been inappropriate to broadcast with no mention of the late Duke Of Edinburgh ?
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Post by theatreian on Apr 11, 2021 12:21:35 GMT
All programming has bene amended for the whole weekend on Radio 2.
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Post by frankubelik on Apr 11, 2021 13:23:34 GMT
Apologies to those who disagree, but this is becoming too much. Sad as it is, life goes on and what better to lift the spirits than a ShowTune? When I heard that dreary Adele just after 1pm, my heart actually sank. Thank God for my own Spotify playlist and also the Sounds of Broadway app which is remarkable for the breadth of content. It's better than EPOS!
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Post by schuttep on Apr 12, 2021 8:51:51 GMT
Apologies to those who disagree, but this is becoming too much. I'm a fan of the Duke of Edinburgh but totally agree with you.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 29, 2022 20:45:18 GMT
Anyone else being proper stagey tonight and following up the BBC1 Musicals concert with the Elaine Paige BBC documentary? Lovely seeing some classic performance footage 😀
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Post by alece10 on Jan 30, 2022 9:24:45 GMT
I watched the first 2 programmes and a bit of the concert. Have saved the rest foe today. Loved the old BBC clips of her singing and can remember seeing a few of them especially the 2 Ronnie's ones. The Evita documentary was facinating and don't know why I hadn't seen it before as it is quite old now.
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Post by scarpia on Jan 30, 2022 9:29:56 GMT
Anyone else being proper stagey tonight and following up the BBC1 Musicals concert with the Elaine Paige BBC documentary? Lovely seeing some classic performance footage 😀 I can't believe they actually went there and recovered that hilarious One Night in Bangkok performance and decided to air that. It's a favourite of mine because the choreography is just...well, look at it:
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Post by Jon on Jan 30, 2022 14:32:38 GMT
Anyone else being proper stagey tonight and following up the BBC1 Musicals concert with the Elaine Paige BBC documentary? Lovely seeing some classic performance footage 😀 I can't believe they actually went there and recovered that hilarious One Night in Bangkok performance and decided to air that. It's a favourite of mine because the choreography is just...well, look at it: I can't believe that someone thought a good idea and that Elaine agreed to it!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 31, 2022 10:16:29 GMT
I bet she choreographed it herself. No one got paid for it, surely.
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Post by danb on Feb 4, 2022 18:29:47 GMT
Oh I wet myself at that the other day. Was there ever more offensively 80’s choreo?
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Post by frankubelik on Mar 13, 2022 15:33:28 GMT
Not sure if this should be posted here [mods tbc] but.......why does she continue to MISPRONOUNCE Sondheim as SONDIME. Does Elaine not have an aspirant? ? A tweet to her months ago remains ignored but she happily and correctly announces StreiSAND........Jess Rickson is her "guardian" and it's becoming something of a joke to read her fangirl tweets. Isn't also sad that the BBC wouldn't broadcast the words "tits" and "ass" when playing Nathan Lane's KING OF BROADWAY. This show has so very many qualities but the lack of attention to detail is driving me mad.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 13, 2022 17:20:43 GMT
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Post by richey on Sept 18, 2022 12:57:21 GMT
Is anyone listening to the EP show today? It's unintentionally hilarious as she's paying tribute to the late Queen (really laying it on thick!) whilst still managing to make it all about herself at the same time.
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Post by mkb on Sept 18, 2022 14:33:56 GMT
I came to reassess my fondness for Paige when she was waxing lyrical about Margaret Thatcher following the latter's demise. Made me wonder if some of the chatter about what she's really like wasn't entirely inaccurate.
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