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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 10, 2024 8:30:33 GMT
I really liked Penelope but the play itself was to me forgettable fluff.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 7, 2024 8:59:22 GMT
Wow.what a night. Loved it. My Mum said it was the best thing she has ever seen.
Standing ovations aplenty. Bows for the technical crew
Also, full praise to the disability access ushers, who really supported Mum (and her crutches) without us even having to ask.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 6, 2024 11:59:24 GMT
I'm hoping someone will pick up the new Sondheim, Here We Are. Wouldn't that be a great way for Tim Sheader to start his Donmar stint? Or for Michael Longhurst to end his? Mendes started his Donmar reign with the European premiere of Assassins, so HWA would be good follow-up for Sheader. He is a director with an imagination and I'd love to see what he would do with it
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 6, 2024 9:21:37 GMT
Ive always loved PO. i find its score beautifully hynoptic, yup the book is slow but also mightily ambitious. I like the 2017 changes as it really does focus you on the binary views of the protagonists. The programme essay by Weidman is well worth reading. At the MCF from the middle of row C you miss most of the projections and if a character sits or kneels then forget it. Didnt they think to raise the stage? A small proportion of the cast have poor diction. The mix of the band is poor / muddled, i would of like to picked out individual instruments. The direction is not particularly focussed or inspiring. The set is glossy but nothing more. Tree and Pretty Lady stood out as highlights. Im going back next month and im sitting on the front row hopefully I'll be able to see it all and enjoy it more. I went back last night with low expectations and enjoyed it a lot more, noticing and appreciting things i missed before. Sitting on the front row on the ' audience entry side' we were to see and hear everything perfectly. The orchestrations sound truly gorgeous. I enjoyed it. *sorry for quoting myself but thought it was a good way to balance my previously negative post*
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 5, 2024 11:43:02 GMT
The deaths of david kernan and Glynis has made it quite a week
"And a person shall celebrate everything passing by"
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 5, 2024 7:07:31 GMT
British irony doesn't always come across well online. I think you’re right @talkpaul. I didn’t think steve10086 was being ironic. According to Wikipedia ( en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_Day) England doesn’t have an official national day. Do English people find it funny that Americans get so patriotic about July 4th? I dont find it funny but i do find it funny that some Brits go crazy for the royal family. At least the 4th July is deemed for everybody and not just some privileged folk in royal palaces.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 3, 2024 18:52:07 GMT
Any more news on a cast recording? I wish!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 3, 2024 17:30:38 GMT
The last 45+ mins of Here we are has no singing Did it bother you that it had no singing for 45 minutes at the end or at least did it seem like something was missing? I would of preferred it to be sung, as I loved the score until it stopped singing. Some of the spoken moments really cry out for a Move On type song. Also, the book gets a bit repetitive so I struggled to love it overall.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 3, 2024 17:26:12 GMT
Hurrah. I loved this at Southwark.
What with this (assuming it happens) and Starlight it's going to be a good year for injuries!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 3, 2024 16:38:46 GMT
As folk are mentioning their Neggie Nellies, here is mine
Turkey Aspects of love
Disapointing & dont get the hype Orlando - too short Cabaret
Snoozefest Ghandi and the Assassin
Walked at the interval Threepenny Opera - Cockpit theatre - perhaps it was the production or maybe just just my dislike for Brecht.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 2, 2024 11:52:31 GMT
The last 45+ mins of Here we are has no singing
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 31, 2023 19:00:33 GMT
Off topic, i wonder what Bernadette did for Crimbo and will do for NYE?
Dinner with Cameron ?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 31, 2023 18:44:15 GMT
After a year of work related stress including a trip to A&E and subsequent heart monitoring. I need to carry on prioritising my mental health in various ways including Mindfulness and engage in CBT, which should be happening real soon.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 30, 2023 9:46:49 GMT
When its a march day i tend to arrive in town via Tottenham Court road area. Its busy but fine.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 30, 2023 9:44:31 GMT
What other anniversaries and expiry of copyrights are imminent ? It used to be more common to mark them than it is now - as I remarked elsewhere the 400th anniversary of Moliere’s birth went largely unmarked in 2022. At one time the NT might have marked the Austen anniversary in some way but one assumes they will deliberately ignore it this time - as noted above these occasions are potential money spinners for regional theatres. The last Sherlock Holmes stories had their copyright expire at the start of the year in the US — I believe that means that they're public domain everywhere now, if that counts? For anyone who is interested, the Watermill Theatre are staging a new musical, Sherlock Holmes and the poison wood early next year. The cast recording is already out.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 29, 2023 13:58:46 GMT
It would be nice to see Laura Wade's The Watsons, which I missed due to its Covid cancellation. that one was brilliant! I am still hoping it will come back sometime It was scheduled for the chocolate factory wasnt it? They need a hit and to put some bums on those padded benches
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 29, 2023 13:56:50 GMT
Dawnstar i included two operas into my top 5. My favourites are my favourites regardless of what you categorise them as
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 29, 2023 11:05:35 GMT
Me! I went to the dress of the gala concert and a late preview of the West end run #smug
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 29, 2023 10:00:34 GMT
Doubt there will be offers as its sold well. Not sure about dates at the end of the run though. I checked recently for February. Not selling greatly. I am waiting for the discounts to arrive. I saw the production at Donmar. Not sure if anyone has seen both and can compare? Sorry if someone already has commented on this, I haven't seen it. I have seen both and I think the Donmar version was far stronger due it its inventive staging and direction
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 26, 2023 10:24:46 GMT
Similar things used to happen at ENO, John Berry would invite a film director with no theatre experience to stage something on London biggest stage. Maddness
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 26, 2023 10:22:55 GMT
So its going to be a very camp one then?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 24, 2023 9:03:39 GMT
Not the best Autumn for Rishi and just when you thought it couldn't get worse James cleverly delivers an alternative Christmas message.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 24, 2023 8:59:47 GMT
Major revival heading to Chichester Festival Theatre in 2024, before transferring to the west end! Cameron Mackintosh to produce! Is this different to the Leeds playhouse production?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 22, 2023 17:23:10 GMT
I was also at the Barbican and thought it was mostly great, I would of liked it to be a bit longer and explore the issues in more depth.
Carey Mulligan wax fantastic.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 22, 2023 9:58:41 GMT
theatreloverlondon can i ask what is it about the West End that appeals? I find it expensive, overhyped and sometimes a misplaced star vehicle.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 21, 2023 10:07:20 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone
Big thank you to everyone for making this board such a nice place to hang out on and extra thanks to our mods for keeping us in check
Xx
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 21, 2023 9:25:25 GMT
If he resigned, would 10 ish years of freelance work be a nice break before becoming the big cheese at NT or RSC?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 20, 2023 17:55:45 GMT
This was a year of spectacular highs and then some miserable lows. Moving forward, I'll be taking a break from plays and I'll be cautious around musicals
Im interested to see what happens at the Donmar, will we be getting more musicals?
I have very little booked for next year, hopefully the Coronet, Wiltons, LSO and Sadlers Wells will offer me some lovely gems.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 19, 2023 13:06:20 GMT
I discovered this gem yesterday in the national portrait gallery
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 19, 2023 12:02:53 GMT
Good old ETO are opening the Aldburgh fedtival with Blonde Eckbert
June 24.
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