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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 8, 2017 14:40:51 GMT
I couldn't find a clear answer about how the Friday Forty works, so I'll ask here - do I have to refresh the ticket page when the timer hits zero for the "magic" button to show up, or will it appear on the ticket page that I had already opened earlier? I really want to see the show when I'm in London next week, but sadly can't afford the premium tickets. Thanks!!! There are a lot of non-premium tickets available on the website right now for June.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 8, 2017 14:37:44 GMT
Could be a lot worse, we could have the American system (which, even after Obama's painstaking efforts, is still way short of the coverage we get). Imagine an election where one of the parties here was promising to take away coverage for 7% of the population and still getting elected. Health care in the US is a nightmare. Insurance companies are bleeding consumers to death and taking some of that money and putting it right into politicians pockets. I administer the Health Insurance for the company I work for. Each year it is crazy trying to find a policy that will just let us keep what benefits we have and not have the premiums too much higher. And then to hear people who don't have access to employee sponsored insurance, screaming to repeal ObamaCare, all the while they are enrolled and depend on the ACA, not realizing that they are the same thing. Our country is so f**ked in so many ways right now
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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 4, 2017 15:45:05 GMT
My biggest fears about my upcoming London vacation:
1. Right as my plane takes off, President (ugh) Trump will sign an Executive Order repealing the Laws of Physics and the plane will crash. Not that I think he has that much power but the coincidence will be too much for Fate to ignore 2. I will disgrace myself on London Eye. Spend entire rotation sitting in middle with eyes covered saying "tell me when it's over" 3. That my seat to Angels in America really are as bad as they look 4. That I will fall in love with the city and her residents and never want to leave
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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 2, 2017 17:48:29 GMT
Feeling thoroughly p****d off. Nearly 2 years ago I was asked if I would look after my granddaughters occasionally while my son's partner got a Christmas job. - said OK. Well guess what it's still happening & I'm sick of being expected to drop everything & go there whenever I get a phone call or email. Just received an email telling me I'm looking after them all day next Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. Am I an awful person for feeling fed up? Defiantly not!! it's one thing to look after them occasionally but to become the default carer for them whenever it suits them isn't on! You shouldn't be expected to drop everything in your life just so they can do whatever in theirs! Them: "we're bringing the kids over a couple of days next week" You: "You still have your key? Good because I have already made plans for those days" Next time: Them: "We're bringing the kids over tomorrow" You: "You may have a long trip as I will be out of town for the day" If you don't feel comfortable with that then this: "No. That is not good for me". It is up to you to stop them running over you.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 1, 2017 17:27:19 GMT
President Trump doesn't know his Covfefe from a hole in the ground. I still have the Google Chrome extension that, every time the word "Trump" comes on the screen, it changes it to his original family name of "Drumph"
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Post by sherriebythesea on Jun 1, 2017 0:29:42 GMT
I guess I've lucked out (first time since election results) being in the US. I had no idea who she was.
I loved the movie. How could I not? Carol Burnett (grew up with her on TV), Bernadette Peters who had one of the best lines ever in a movie (The Jerk, "I don't care about losing all the money. It's losing all the stuff.") and Tim F**cking Curry. Crowing no less!!! So I just was not terribly impressed when I saw the ads and they seemed to be making a big deal over her.
I dodged the bullet.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 31, 2017 3:57:03 GMT
Yes, It's coming to my town, Providence RI. Since it is in my subscription I'll go. Since my expectations are so low then maybe it won't be as bad as I'm afraid of.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 30, 2017 17:41:55 GMT
I'm so low keyed compared to many of you. Quick cremation, no funeral. But there will be a party a month or so later. I have threatened my kids that I will write in my will that, at said party, a Tim Curry impersonator in full costume will be there to sing "I'm Going Home". And if either of them cries it means I win (they seem to have a long standing contest over who can get me the what-ever occasion card that makes me cry the most).
There also has to be red wine in a box and the container with my ashes has to have the inscription "So long and thanks for all the fish".
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 25, 2017 1:50:05 GMT
I don't arrive in London until 16 July so I'm sure I will miss any meet and greet. I think I may have a seat next to a forum member the night of my first London play. You will probably read about it in the Bad Behavior at a Show thread. "I sat next to a fat American woman who positively vibrated in her seat ALL through the performance and I swear I heard her squeal at one point"
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 21, 2017 21:52:56 GMT
Wow!! I have lived 3 hours from Broadway for a couple of years now and haven't seen a show as they are sooooo expensive. Your post has made me realize that I should research Broadway tickets as thoroughly as I have my London vacation theatre tickets. I see a "sick day" coming up in my future
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 19, 2017 22:59:27 GMT
At least you don't have the problem we have right now. Our (cough cough) president going on a foreign tour. It's basically a toss up if he will either 1. embarrass and humiliate the US or 2. start an international incident.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 17, 2017 15:54:50 GMT
I disagree. Jack may be a stereotype, but there are plenty of people just like him out there. Jack's strength as a character was his confidence in who he was and was completely unashamed of it. What I always found interesting is that on paper, Jack - at his core - is ultimately the same character as Joey from Friends: both promiscuous, failing actors living in New York, relying on their friends for financial support. Yes, their personalities are different but for all intent and purpose they fulfil the same role on their respective shows - a sexually successful, sexually active young male adult. You could argue that we hardly ever see Jack with a partner, but the same could be said for Joey - in both shows their sexual power is conveyed through conversations with friends. Will balances the stereotype scales a bit in that he wasn't looking for casual encounters, but a long term love. He could pass for straight at first glance, until you really got to know him. Between them, Will and Jack show both sides of the coin in the same way Joey and Ross perhaps do in Friends. Grace on the other hand had unsuccessful relationships because she had already found the perfect man for her, and no one ever measured up. Both she and Will had a hard time accepting they would have to move on from each other in the end - and when they finally faced facts, their friendship broke up. Excellent points! Thank you. I sometimes have a hard time explaining on paper (screen?) what I mean. The writing of the Jack and Karen characters was so fantastic. Helped by wonderful actors. I hope this re0boot can equal the scales a bit between Will/Grace and Jack/Karen. I just never found Will or Grace interesting characters at all. I was always waiting for Jack or Karen to show up.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 17, 2017 2:49:43 GMT
When this was on previously every gay character had to somehow be sexless at the same time. Yes, Jack was funny but in a "safe gay" way that straights could laugh at a how they stereotypically saw gay men. Did anyone really believe Will had a sex life? Jack and Karen were so funny because of the incredible writers. It will be interesting if US network TV will have moved past all this and actually live up to that catchy tune in the clip. If so it might make me watch network tv, at least on that night.
And I always thought that they should play Grace as being comfortable in being (can't use phrase as it's unacceptable now) friends with mostly gay guys? It just seemed like they wrote in her having unsatisfactortory relationships just because they thought the viewers expected it
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 13, 2017 2:30:14 GMT
This is the most exciting casting for ages to me, even more than Cate Blanchett. Ive been a fan of Natalies since The Tudors and she has great screen presence that i hope carries over to the stage. David is a great actor and im glad he is headlining a West End production She has a great TV presence. But I'm not sure if it would carry over to the stage. But then I'm one of those that would buy a ticket thinking that it just might. Sometimes you see someone on TV and you think "OMG this person is going places". That was my reaction to her Tudor appearance. But then I thought that every time I saw Meg Foster. Maybe it's the eyes?
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 13, 2017 2:22:07 GMT
If I had to wait to do something so someone could be there with me then.....screw that... I'm just going. Plus it is really depressing that this would still be an issue
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 8, 2017 1:01:06 GMT
And wine. There will be wine. And don't forget a nice bread. To sop up any wine that may spill
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 6, 2017 3:35:19 GMT
This is v funny. What was she expecting? Reminds me of the story told long and often in my old man's family. His aunt and uncle went to see a movie expecting a travelogue of Scotland. It was Bonnie and Clyde. True, I swear it. Now remember I'm a bit older than probably most of you. My mother took my sister and I too the drive in movies one night. Sis and I were about 7 and 8. The film was "Splendor in the Grass". She thought it was a nature documentary. Google it. It was considered very racy in it's day
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 5, 2017 3:35:20 GMT
I drove 850 miles (1367 km) today and have 1990 miles (3200 km left to go) to get home to Rhode Island from Arizona. Solo driver but somehow feel I'm incapable of driving in UK on upcoming trip. Why? Reviews I have read on rental car agencies have scared the bejeezes out of me.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 5, 2017 3:25:26 GMT
Hi lady who kept talking through Angels in America: please don't groan and tut when Russell Tovey covers his naked backside, and again at the sight of two men kissing. Someone went to Angels in America did a tut tut when 2 men just kissed? OMG, do they think AIDS is the "immaculate" virus? Or that there are several ways people can get the virus? I'm sorry but I am really tired but I just can't understand that reaction.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 4, 2017 0:55:53 GMT
Nice to hear good things about A1. I have it for my visit in July. But then I'm only 5'5
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 29, 2017 4:06:13 GMT
After Angels anything under 5 hours total will seem like a walk in the park. Holy sh*te. Am I going to have to figure out air fare from Boston into ticket price? Bette Davis wasn't the only incredible performance in that movie. All of them (even MM) was spot on. Okay maybe not Hugh Marlowe but he was obviously saving himself up for Earth vs The Flying Saucers.And yes, that film is also in my library. 50's sci fy freak here. Including his Day the Earth Stood Still
Bette Davis wasn't typed as a "beauty" and, in mid career looked older than her years.. And, she was able, at the age of 42 or so, to be able to convey the "almost over the hill" aspects of Margo Channing.
I admire Cate Blanchett so much but she is so frigging beautiful. I would still be able to believe her as Eve Harrington
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 28, 2017 6:12:01 GMT
When on theatre site it states "Running time 2 hrs 32 min + 20 min interval" does this mean the total time, including interval is 2 hrs 32 min or you add the interval time and it's 2 hr 52 min?
Thank you
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 27, 2017 20:31:59 GMT
I would have to chug down an incredible amount of wine before performance (which has been known to happen) in order to agree to any participation. Before wine: Hide under seat After wine: Hell yea, let's go for it
I'm usually embarrassed for the person picked as it so often goes really wrong.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 27, 2017 14:06:23 GMT
Are most of the audience locals or tourists (I'm in the latter group)?
And what about the show the OP saw? Any other opinions on the show itself?
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 26, 2017 16:59:51 GMT
Wow. The tickets at Gielgud are dear and it looks like not very many of them left.
eta: I'm not sure where I was looking but I've found the right site and much more seats available and at ok prices
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 25, 2017 16:23:39 GMT
I've always bought the cheapest tickets they do, the rv ones are fine as are the those up in the circles. In my experience the rv means you might have to move your head either side of a thin pillar to follow the action. The advantage of the cheap seats is that if the production's a bit of a dud you can leave at the interval with not much lost. That is exactly what I'm planning on doing at the Globe. I'm not thrilled with what I have heard about the productions that are on while I'll be there so I figured I'd get cheap seats and if I don't like the production I can always people-watch or leave.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 25, 2017 14:57:10 GMT
Also, having seen both these productions, neither is particularly good! Personally I would suggest skipping them, although Stratford upon Avon is worth a visit. That is disappointing to hear. It seems such a shame to go to Stratford upon Avon and not see RSC. I could do an alternate plan, take early train, sightsee during morning and go to matinee of Julius Caesar. That would leave me time to have nice dinner in SuA and take late train back to London. I think I like that plan even better than trying to do both plays in one day. It's not as if I'm not giving the Bard his due on my visit to UK. Tickets for Hamlet at Harold Pinter and The Tempest at Barbican Centre.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 25, 2017 1:00:35 GMT
I lied earlier, I am actually Beyoncé. MAMA!!! I'm one of Bea's unborn twins When I'm not trapped in utero I am federal contracting administrator for an environmental consulting company.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 25, 2017 0:56:34 GMT
J9 stalls from TKTS for £25. Well that settles it. Not getting an advance ticket for this for my July vacation. I really want to see it but need to save where ever possible
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 25, 2017 0:53:32 GMT
I have never been to this theatre before (and I did do a forum search). I just started to pick my tickets and I'm really confused on the pictures they have of some of the seats. Stalls L29 is £55 but the seat right next to it, L28, is £16 and says restricted view. But it looks like the same "representative view" picture is used by both.
So I guess my question would be if any of the £16 tickets are good buys? I don't mind leaning my head a bit if in an aisle and I'm short so legroom shouldn't be an issue. I looked at seat plan and theatremonkey and couldn't find RSC listed (not surprising as not in London).
I'd like to get tickets to Julius Caesar and A&C but £100 and lodging for the night is really stretching it for me.
Thank you Sherrie
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