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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 13:22:26 GMT
This looks indescribably bad.
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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 10:06:10 GMT
There's an odd thing on the Hampstead website which says "Cell Mates has been kindly supported by the Godwin family." Which Godwin family? The one that comes to mind is the family of King Harold who lost at the battle of Hastings. I'm guessing it might not be his lot! Then I find myself thinking of director Simon Godwin. It's a two-hander anyway, right, with a not famous cast , so why does it need enhancement money?
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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 9:58:37 GMT
I am not happy with the Brandon Fraser Jacobs win. I would have preferred that award to go to Inua Williams for Barbershop Chronicles, supporting emerging British talent. I mean, the Evening Standards awards are a load of baubles anyway, the playwright's name is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and Inua Ellams wasn't nominated, nor could one really consider him "emerging" considering he's been emerged for a good number of years now. What an odd post. Word association! Branden Jacobs-Jenkins meets Brendan Fraser. Not sure where "Inua Williams" came from, but it made me laugh. I remember seeing Cush Jumbo refer to Ellams thus on Twitter once.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 13:11:23 GMT
It's slightly weird that it starts previews on the 15th, runs till Jan 20th, but doesn't have its press night till Jan 4th. (I'm aware of the existence of Christmas - ! - but it still seems bizarre to press three fifths of the way through the run.)
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 10:40:36 GMT
a lot of people use "actor" as a gender neutral The thing is, though, it isn't. 'Actor' has centuries of male baggage attached, and I find something peculiarly self-hating about those women who feel the use of the traditionally female term "actress" is somehow inferior. Why? Because it's associated with women? I think - in an era when the language around race and sexuality is constantly shifting for political reasons, a gender-neutral term like performer or player should be used rather than women feeling the need to shed the female term. I dislike the terms Miss and Mrs and have always used Ms., but the 'actor' thing is a bit like women wanting to call themselves Mr and claiming it's progressive, when in fact it feels more like an erasure at a time when the treatment, specifically, of women by a still overwhelmingly male-dominated industry is still a major issue. Denise Gough has been trying to reclaim the word "actress" from its current position in the journalistic sin bin. Personally I'm more interested in not being abused or patronised than whether I am called an actress or an actor. I accept that many people use the word "actor" neutrally, but where someone's talking about an awards ceremony where the acting categories are denominated Best Actor and Best Actress it's not very surprising to make the inference I did. Maybe Robert Fairchild really doesn't like Amber Riley, or whatever, but somehow I suspect this is about Garfield.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:43:07 GMT
kids around here have a fair amount of nonce I hope you mean nous.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:41:15 GMT
If this piece is actually published, could someone please post it here?
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:39:28 GMT
I'll be the one to say it, Janie Dee (in my opinion) should of won over Amber in the musical catagory. For me, this only goes to show how subjective these things are, as I thought Janie Dee was far from being the best person in Follies and I was surprised to see her in the category at all.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:37:56 GMT
This must mean either Bertie Carvel or Andrew Scott doesn't care for Andrew Garfield.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 16:36:45 GMT
Apparently it's Cooke. I am slightly embarrassed that I have never noticed this, but rather than editing my previous post I thought I would add another one. There are theatre names I'm extra careful to spell right because they're so easy to get wrong, but then I go and get an easy one wrong. I still don't know how to pronounce Ivo van Hove. I can do the "van" bit alright.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 16:30:57 GMT
I completely agree about Hampstead, and while we are of different opinions about the Almeida I can clearly see how someone who'd been a fan of the Attenborough regime could dislike a lot of what Goold has been doing. There are theatres I'm going to persist with regardless of who's at the helm, but there are definitely theatres where a change of AD has completely altered my relationship with the place. A case in point would be the Royal Court. I respect what Vicki Featherstone is aiming to do there, but I've had a patchy experience with the results. She may be more of a theatre visionary than Dominic Cook, but I prefer Cook as a director and I preferred the programming on his watch.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 15:36:25 GMT
I thought West End Producer was anonymous? Maybe Honey G will do the signing? I thought everyone knew who he was.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 15:16:14 GMT
Part One (seen monday) came out about 10.40pm Part Two (seen thursday) came out about 10.10pm Personally didn't feel as long as that but that's me As each part is described as three plays, are there two intervals in each? Thanks... There are two intervals in each, yes.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 11:05:30 GMT
It makes a significant difference to me. I barely went to the Almeida when it was run by Michael Attenborough, but it's been very different since Rupert Goold took over. The same is true of the Orange Tree since Paul Miller replaced Sam Walters. I guess it's not specifically the change of AD, but the change of approach and repertoire that results from the change of AD.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 11:01:58 GMT
How are the running times now looking? Part One (seen monday) came out about 10.40pm Part Two (seen thursday) came out about 10.10pm Personally didn't feel as long as that but that's me That sounds manageable. Thank you.
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Post by dani on Dec 2, 2017 11:29:26 GMT
How are the running times now looking?
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Post by dani on Nov 30, 2017 17:10:55 GMT
Hi dani, This is the 19th panto Susie McKenna has written for the Hackney Empire for audiences consisting mainly of parties of school children and after a succession of highly succesful shows she has honed her craft to write only what she knows the children will enjoy. The proof of the pudding can be found by attending a matinee and observing the behaviour and response of the children, for whom the show is intended,0 which it seems Ms Marlowe did not do. I am still amazed at her headline actually telling readers not to go and in many years of reading bad reviews, this is a new one on me! Fair enough, I'm going and will see for myself.
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Post by dani on Nov 30, 2017 11:06:07 GMT
Still computerless but I had to take to my iPhone to hurl down curses on Sam Marlowe for a damning two-star review of ‘Cinderella’ at Hackney in the Times. He praises a number of things but then decides it is no good, presumably as an adult show as he makes no mention of how the children in the audience enjoyed it. Maybe there were not many children in on press night. Anyway, as a show aimed at children it is a complete success in my view to judge by the response of the many youngsters there last Friday afternoon and Marlowe is way out of order advising Times readers not to go to see it. I may have to write a letter to the Editor about it. Hrrrumph!! Sam Marlowe is a woman. Also, the show is advertised as 2 hours and 45 minutes, which sounds on the long side for something aimed at children.
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Post by dani on Nov 30, 2017 11:03:07 GMT
£125? God bless us, every one!
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Post by dani on Nov 29, 2017 10:06:14 GMT
It's a shame they couldn't get Marcus Brigstocke for the lead.
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Post by dani on Nov 28, 2017 10:28:50 GMT
Les Mis. One of my first ever musicals and the one I'm always tempted to go back to. Not sure how I feel about the BBC making a TV series of it, though.
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Post by dani on Nov 21, 2017 17:03:08 GMT
I always go and see a pantomime and have experimented with a few different ones over the years. Hackney has generally impressed, though the last I went to wasn't up to standard. I'm wondering if people here have views about which might be the best to catch this year. I am toying with Wimbledon because of the participation of Clive Rowe. I see Hackney's has its first performance tonight, and I'll be interested to hear what it's like.
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Post by dani on Nov 20, 2017 12:12:37 GMT
the wines were reasonably priced and great quality. Any recommendations?!
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Post by dani on Nov 19, 2017 20:37:07 GMT
It's very oddly worded and evasive.
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Post by dani on Nov 17, 2017 13:19:23 GMT
The Fresh Prince of Despair.
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Post by dani on Nov 14, 2017 12:08:44 GMT
Who is going to play Rooster?
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Post by dani on Nov 14, 2017 11:25:14 GMT
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Post by dani on Nov 14, 2017 11:21:48 GMT
Was there as well tonight. Pretty brilliant. One casting misstep but it doesn't affect the whole and Cranston is wonderful. So is Richard Cordery. What is the casting misstep? Douglas Henshall?
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Post by dani on Nov 9, 2017 17:50:54 GMT
I've never seen this and would be interested in going. Reviews seem polarised, as most of the newspaper critics are negative (Stage, Times, ES), but there are some very favourable reactions from online sources such as Whatsonstage and Broadway World (though Artsdesk is another negative one).
No one seems to have posted about it on the board since the production was announced in August. I notice it's the same version that was used at the National a few years ago, but I missed that and wonder what people think of the Tony Kushner translation.
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Post by dani on Nov 7, 2017 15:39:06 GMT
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