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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 21, 2022 23:50:09 GMT
He will get shot of some of the more ludicrous appointments.
Cleverly is not of the stature to be Foreign Secretary though less dangerous than his predecessor in that role.
Coffey isn't up to any government role
The Whips Office clearly needs a shake up
Shapps needs ditching again. That man is just putty in the hands of his officials. No backbone or principles.
There are too many in Cabinet who should never have risen above PPS level.
But the same is true of the opposition benches
We really have very little brilliance in our political parties these days.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 21, 2022 21:54:43 GMT
Sunak has over 100 backers now
This could all be over by Monday lunchtime
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 21, 2022 9:21:46 GMT
Then Boris gets removed from the House as a result of the committee investigation and we are back to square one.
He is too tainted to be PM
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 20, 2022 23:43:38 GMT
The issue isn't who can win the next election for the Tories. That just isn't going to happen.
The new PM has to save the party from oblivion and make sure they have at least 200 MPs after the General Election.
That is the best they can hope for now.
If Labour can survive Corbyn, the Tories can survive Truss. But it won't be easy.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2022 14:35:49 GMT
Whilst I agree there shouldn't be a rule that certain actors can only be considered for certain roles, this is a musical written by a gay composer to a book by a gay writer about a gay couple and their extended family. I would hope that the casting is sympathetic to that.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 22:20:11 GMT
If a known queen was cast, audiences would be expecting to see the queen rather than Zsa-Zsa. This might be problematic if their style was at odds with the tone of the material/character.
So for it to work, it would have to be one of the old school queens who have done well in the DR franchise.
Bendelacreme, Jinxx Monsoon and Ginger Minj would all be on my list. Bianca Del Rio has done a musical in the UK and can act the role.
Of the UK queens, Vinegar Strokes is currently playing Lady Bracknell and has musicals experience. But I don't see her as having the fragility to capture Albin.
We shall see.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 20:29:55 GMT
The most successful Albins have been older and very much of the old school in terms of their drag/presentation
It isn't a role that calls for the modern style of drag. It would be really jarring to try to force it in that direction.
It is a period piece in so many ways and doesn't sit easily with contemporary gender theories.
Better to play it for what it is than to seek to make it something that it was never designed to be.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 11:28:51 GMT
That would be me out then. Not a fan
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 11:15:34 GMT
Not everyone wants to trot out their personal challenges in order to garner sympathy and votes.
All credit to him for keeping things private.
Much prefer that to the sob stories
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 11:10:35 GMT
There are very few UK Drag Race queens who are old enough for the part and those who are don't really fit.
Of all the DR queens, I would love to see Ginger Minj as Zsa-Zsa/Albin. Great voice. Can handle the acting side of things.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 10:31:59 GMT
Casting is absolutely key.
I saw the last major revival when Roger Allam and Philip Quast were Albin and Georges.
You need performers of that stature, experience and talent.
The later tour with John Partridge as Albin didn't work because he didn't have the right combination of skills.
It is not enough to sing the notes and say the words.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 17, 2022 10:23:35 GMT
I dread to think how they might seek to make La Cage more 'relevant'
I can only hope they don't even try
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 22:29:36 GMT
Earlier this week
Matt vs Kym
Matt eliminated
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 19:25:03 GMT
Ludicrous overmarking again tonight
I gave my 3 votes to Will as he really doesn't deserve to go yet.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 19:12:12 GMT
Other than Ellie T and her milkmaid frock. That is hideous
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 18:24:00 GMT
Last week it was body positivity. This week it was losing a sibling.
Time to ditch the VTs and just focus on the dance.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 18:15:29 GMT
David Hare's Skylight features on stage pasta cookery
I think Vincent in Brixton also has on stage food prep
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 17:14:16 GMT
I have no doubts about the commercial viability of the project.
But given the events around Funny Girl, I hope that a) things don't go wrong for Ms Smith and b) there is a good understudy in place.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 11:14:50 GMT
Two tabloids are reporting that a revival of Shirley Valentine is likely to happen with Sheridan Smith.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 15, 2022 7:37:00 GMT
And no opposition party in their right mind would join a national government with a party who's own policies have significantly contributed to the crisis. I don't see how you can think it's acceptable for the Conservatives to prioritise the party over the good of the country but expect Labour to do the exact opposite. Because a National Government isn't the Conservatives putting party first. It would be them saying we need to all put party aside for the good of the nation. 4 to 6 weeks of an election campaign would be an unacceptable delay in getting on with finding real solutions. It would be more fighting and mud slinging. The need now is for collegiate behaviour, for meaningful compromise, for listening not shouting. I know it is an old fashioned solution. But politics on all sides is screwed up. Suspend the rhetoric and focus on finding agreed solutions would be a huge step forward. There is no doubt in my mind that the Tories will lose the next election. So this wouldn't save them. But not getting in with steering the country through these tricky times until January is not an option.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 14, 2022 22:09:10 GMT
No party with their current opinion poll showing is going to call an election unless they are forced to by losing a vote of no confidence in Parliament. And that is not going to happen no matter how much you might wish it.
A national government could be established to see the country through the current global turmoil.
Indeed we probably should have considered it at the start of COVID.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 14, 2022 21:44:27 GMT
It's time for a National Government. No election. Just two years of politicians working together not fighting. She’s only got to call a general election That just isn't going to happen. So a national government is the only viable solution
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 14, 2022 18:45:51 GMT
It's time for a National Government. No election. Just two years of politicians working together not fighting.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 14, 2022 16:56:33 GMT
Another great of our entertainment industry has passed at the early age of 72
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 11, 2022 15:38:21 GMT
Helen is a trained tap dance teacher
And yes, I know that isn't Latin or Ballroom. But it is still a very high level of dance experience
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 10, 2022 23:39:22 GMT
Ritchie's stationary samba walks were atrocious. <gavel> If you're going to do something right in front of the judges, with your feet at their eye level, make sure you do it properly (and I'm not letting Giovanni off the hook either, he should have made sure he could do them). I genuinely believe that Giovanni didn't give two hoots about whether Richie was doing the right steps. He had the air of having completely checked out of things
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 10, 2022 21:24:19 GMT
Will is probably top of my list.
I don't warm to Molly but can acknowledge her performances as being good.
I really don't let Helen at all. This is more to do with her performances on other shows than anything she is doing on the dancefloor. But I just don't like her and nothing will change that.
I am pretty ambivalent about the rest of them. Not a vintage batch of celebs
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 10, 2022 12:02:46 GMT
Richie and Giovanni absolutely deserved to be bottom 2 this week. There was very little dance content to the 'routine', there was no connection between them. The costumes were ludicrously bad.
And Giovanni clearly wasn't properly engaged in the whole thing. In the past he has been brilliant at showcasing what his partner can do. I just don't think he could be bothered this year. There has been much speculation that the two of them have clashed and that may well explain the lack of investment.
I can't say I blame him. Richie comes across on screen as rather grating. I certainly wouldn't want to spend several hours a day with someone like that.
Were they the worst dancers? No. But can I see why the public voted that way? Absolutely.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 9, 2022 19:03:31 GMT
She isn't reacting in a professional way to what is being danced.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 9, 2022 19:02:09 GMT
I am hoping she was trying to be kind.
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