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Post by FrontroverPaul on Oct 29, 2019 14:41:38 GMT
Very pleased to see that Standing ... was awarded Best Musical Production at the UK (regional) Theatre Awards.
It was a very good night for Sheffield theatres with 4 awards for Life Of Pi too.
I do hope Standing also gets a London transfer, a tour, or at least another run at Sheffield soon.
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Post by xanady on Nov 21, 2019 18:44:35 GMT
Missed out on this when it ran in the Steel City and regret it...sounds just my cup of (Yorkshire) tea...surely some producer could take a punt on this as I believe it sold well originally?
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Post by latefortheoverture on Nov 21, 2019 22:18:28 GMT
Missed out on this when it ran in the Steel City and regret it...sounds just my cup of (Yorkshire) tea...surely some producer could take a punt on this as I believe it sold well originally? Thought this was the post announcing a further life south!!! Could perhaps slot into the New London after SoR has wrapped up next year?!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 21, 2019 22:26:13 GMT
It would fit very well at the Gillian Lynne but i think it’s another ALW going in after SoR according to the SoR thread.
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Post by joem on Nov 21, 2019 22:30:24 GMT
I would love to see this as I am fond of Hawley's music and saw him perform in Birmingham only a few weeks ago. Couldn't get tickets for the production, hopefully there'll be a London transfer or another run somewhere else.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 24, 2019 15:11:00 GMT
With perfect timing, I was at the world-famous Crucible Theatre yesterday afternoon for a panel discussion on architecture, social housing and the making of Standing At The Sky's Edge. I may have some good news...but not yet. Firstly, this was described, time and again, as a play, proving I was right all along. It's so annoying! 🙂 Chris Bush was only brought onboard 10 months before opening night. The Liberian family were originally going to be Somali. During previews, there were concerns that the show's flow was being disrupted by the audience reaction to all the Henderson's references. This could possibly be the only time in theatre history that creatives have had to make a decision about cutting a condiment! In the end, they all survived uncut. Anyway, eventually someone asked the question we all want to know the answer to. Understandably, she couldn't, or wouldn't, give a definitive answer, but Chris Bush was very, very positive that this will have a future life somewhere in the not too distant future. There have also been a couple of meetings about a film version, but that's probably fairly standard for anything vaguely succesful. I'd be very surprised if WARP hadn't taken a look, for example. So there we are. Not a firm yes, just yet, but I think we're getting closer, and definitely not a no. (V. disappointed, lynette, that over the course of 90+ minutes, less than five were devoted to discussing the beauty of concrete!)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 26, 2019 13:33:16 GMT
Firstly, this was described, time and again, as a play, proving I was right all along. It's so annoying! 🙂 Must have been all those songs, not to mention the World Famous Crucible Theatre itself putting us off the scent! 😀
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Post by dazzerlump on Nov 28, 2019 13:31:37 GMT
I do hope this gets a second life. It is in my top 10 all time favourite performances I have ever seen. It’s just where it would go in London as after seeing it at the crucible it has to be done in a theatre with a rake so the footprint of the central flat in the story can be seen by all the audience.
The Bridge (or in my wildest dreams) the Oliver would be perfect.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 19, 2020 10:02:44 GMT
It's back!
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 19, 2020 10:07:48 GMT
Brilliant news. Hoped for a well- deserved London transfer, but at the National on the Olivier stage ... wow !
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 19, 2020 10:17:57 GMT
Christmas musicals very rarely have anything to do with Christmas, so I wonder if this could first be the 2020/21 Christmas musical at the world-famous Crucible Theatre? Wishful thinking, probably.
If the National has any business acumen, it will sell tissues alongside ice cream and programmes! 😥
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2020 10:27:57 GMT
Gideon and Jocasta will lap this up whilst recoiling inside at at that working class Northern-ness.
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Post by raiseitup on Feb 19, 2020 10:41:40 GMT
Very exciting news!!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2020 10:51:36 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Feb 19, 2020 10:53:00 GMT
Is going back to sheffield
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 19, 2020 11:08:15 GMT
The Crucible's own new season announcement is, apparently, this Friday, so we'll find out then when it will be returning.
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Post by n1david on Feb 19, 2020 12:41:46 GMT
Delighted this is coming back, and the opportunities for staging it in the Olivier are significant. Looking forward to seeing it again.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2020 12:42:33 GMT
Oooh!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2020 13:47:07 GMT
I’ll have to go back to sheff to see it again. I hope I don’t bump into that dreadful old **** and his naff mates in the bar this time 😑
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 19, 2020 14:00:25 GMT
I’ll have to go back to sheff to see it again. I hope I don’t bump into that dreadful old **** and his naff mates in the bar this time 😑 Well if you tell me when you're going, I'll make a point of booking a different night. There really was no need to make such a scene over a simple misunderstanding. You made a right show of me! 🙂
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 21, 2020 12:47:29 GMT
Well, it seems it wasn't wishful thinking after all! This WILL be the world-famous Crucible Theatre's Christmas show, running from 30 November 2020 until 9 January 2021. Slightly earlier than usual, but understandable with the London transfer. Public booking doesn't open until Saturday 28 March at 10am which, selfishly, suits me fine. Is it too early to start using the acronym SATSE?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 21, 2020 13:38:46 GMT
Yay. Even though I live in London I would much rather see this in Sheffers.
Much cheaper, much nicer theatre, easier to book for and I can combine it with a trip to see the family
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 21, 2020 14:11:39 GMT
Much cheaper, much nicer theatre, easier to book for... and right there, out of the window, is Park Hill itself, in all its brutalist beauty.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 21, 2020 14:12:33 GMT
You can actually see the flats in question as you walk into the crucible. Providing it’s not pitch dark, foggy or pelting down with rain of course.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 21, 2020 14:12:49 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 21, 2020 14:14:47 GMT
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Feb 21, 2020 15:22:06 GMT
Yay. Even though I live in London I would much rather see this in Sheffers. Much cheaper, much nicer theatre, easier to book for and I can combine it with a trip to see the family I agree, I've travelled from Kent to Sheffield for the last four Christmas musicals at the Crucible, also I enjoyed SATSE so much last year I don't want to wait until 2021 for a revisit. I'll be at an early matinee. Can then hold out for some possible discounting later in the run at the Olivier to see it there.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Feb 21, 2020 23:00:28 GMT
Not been this excited for an NT season in years. What with this, and Small Island's return! Cannot wait!
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 11, 2020 14:57:53 GMT
The performance schedule for the Crucible Theatre (world-famous ) is now available online: Evening performances at 7.15pm (You'll be able to catch the earlier, 'only' 51 minute train, BurlyBeaR!) Matinee performances at 2.15pm Press night looks like 4 December, with a 7pm start time The first mid-week matinee is on Thursday 10 December The first Saturday matinee is on 12 December Dementia friendly performance on Thursday 17 December at 2.15pm Matinees on 22, 23 & 24 December, then 29 & 30 December No matinee on 31 December this year, so I shall have to find something else to keep myself out of trouble
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 22, 2020 11:00:00 GMT
Some light amid all this darkness.
Is it selfish to wonder how long maternity leave lasts for self-employed actors, and if mum will now be available for SATSE when it's rescheduled?
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