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Post by alicechallice on Jan 18, 2024 9:00:07 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 18, 2024 0:04:44 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 17, 2024 15:27:47 GMT
Exciting! Have you heard anything yourself? Exciting? Caissie will be replaced by Jodie Prenger And continuing today's theme of TV coppers who can "sing" - Laurence Fox as the hubby.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 23:24:33 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 23:21:31 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 23:17:17 GMT
I remember Mr Enoch when he was a student. I saw him as Ferdinand in The Tempest once The Hogwarts Players, was it?
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 15:57:28 GMT
Is this Daniel Evans first time on stage since Company at the Crucible? Excluding various Sondheim concerts He also did The Pride in the Studio up at Sheffield. Think that was after Company. *actually I'm wrong, that was just before he did Company. So, yes, Bobby was his last role. **not including him playing that pimp in the Les Mis film
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 12:32:50 GMT
And Daniel Evans has managed to get some names over to Stratford - Luke Thompson, Alfred Molina, Samantha Spiro, Stephen Daldry and Rupert Goold's back directing Luke Thallon as Hamlet. What have I missed in here, what is Alfred Molina doing? Ta! I think poster has confused with Alfred Enoch...
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 16, 2024 12:12:04 GMT
English is an absolutely fantastic play. Hope it eventually makes it to London. It's announced as a co-production with the Kiln, where it will transfer straight afterwards.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 15, 2024 15:45:29 GMT
Does anyone think we might get an actual DVD of the film? Let's hope so, anita . I don't think I've ever mentioned that I've got a small part! That's unusual for a tall bloke!
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 19:35:29 GMT
Apparently it’s Miss Julie. I win You may SHARE my interval ice cream.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 18:08:25 GMT
Good snooping alicechallice, Im impressed I'm bloody wasted in my real job!
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 17:39:35 GMT
Just looked at the advert proper and it's for a new play by Laura Lomas* which will be staged in the Minerva.
*Edit - just looked at her agent's website and it says she's adapting Miss Julie for Headlong for a 2024 tour.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 17:36:16 GMT
Thought this would be the ideal juncture to start this year's thread...
Just seen on FB that Chichester are looking for supernumeraries aged 18-25 to play a movement ensemble of 'partygoers' in a play in collab with Headlong and Frantic Assembly.
Any insider gossip on what this might be?
Any other intel, bar Oliver!..?
Coram Boy was also mentioned by Barnaby.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 16:32:20 GMT
Could the Grapes of Wrath be the Ben Whishaw play based on a book? I suppose he'd be good casting for Tom Joad.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 11:53:01 GMT
Any more good plays coming? Antigone in the Lyttelton with a very good cast An adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath coming soon too What is it with the National reviving plays soon after their last version of it? Janet McTeer's Phaedra was only 14 years after Helen Mirren's. Now an Antigone only 12 years after the Jodie Whittaker/Christopher Eccleston production? Is Grapes of Wrath at the National too? They UK premiered the previous major adaptation by Frank Galati. You can't tell me they aren't other Greek tragedies or classic American novels that could do with an airing.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 12, 2024 11:15:08 GMT
Best known to a whole generation of millennials as the second incarnation of T-Bag on Children's ITV.
Also, the randy guesthouse proprietor who tried it on with Victor Meldrew in Dorset.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 10, 2024 13:52:14 GMT
Baz says that Ben Whilshaw will be in the West End in a 'new play based on a book' before his September 2024 waiting for godot I was just about to come & post the same thing!! I would guess its something at the Almeida. He loves it there...
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 9, 2024 12:34:17 GMT
Ouch, poor Carrie. For clarification alicechallice , I'm German myself, I find it strange and weird to see this post in a British theatre forum to begin with (and would find it just as strange if a Brit barreled into a German theatre forum shrieking about Gary Lineker or Wayne Rooney). And yea Beckenbauer "bought" the world cup 2006 for Germany, which was not a good look. I agree it is unusual but we have had conversations before about 'General Chat' being for whatever people want it to be, for the purpose of inclusivity. There's always plenty of football chatter around World Cup/Euro championships, of course. And we currently have a major play in the West End about football.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 9, 2024 11:06:48 GMT
I have only just noticed the word 'corrupt' haha!
Sorry, Burly. I shouldn't be replying to things when I've only just woken up.
However, I did just google 'how bad a person is Franz Beckenbauer & the answer was 'not nearly as bad as Jeffrey Epstein, Oscar Pistorious or Carrie Hope Fletcher'.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 9, 2024 9:18:16 GMT
And why should a British theatre forum care about a corrupt German footballer? Oh for Christ's sake, Burly why have you liked such an unpleasant comment?!! General Chat is for ANYTHING, isn't it? This is why this board has such a horrible reputation.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 8, 2024 13:07:26 GMT
Classy!
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 3, 2024 19:02:14 GMT
When do the Chichester productions get announced usually? First Thursday in Feb has been the norm for the last few years.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 3, 2024 9:11:32 GMT
Ian Kelsey was at Sunset Boulevard this afternoon I used to see him a lot in Brighton, not sure if he still lives here. Having a former soap hunk randomly knocking about was always pleasant.
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 30, 2023 0:55:14 GMT
The wait for our next generation of theatrical dames is EXCRUCIATING!!!
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 25, 2023 11:28:07 GMT
How would this work though if plans were already in place for Chichester's own production? If Justin Audibert was planning to direct, for example, or if the designer or musical director were already in place.
Does that all just get thrown out?
We've been talking about it on here for a few months so a lot must have been in the planning stages.
Happy Xmas everybody, btw.
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 15, 2023 23:34:54 GMT
I will feedback to Lyndsey Thanks, Indhu. Best of luck with the new job.
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 13, 2023 14:21:47 GMT
If you haven't got round to it, his memoir 'Stage Blood' about his time at the National Theatre, is a must-read!
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 12, 2023 12:43:06 GMT
Such a lovely prospect, though I've got a horrible feeling this could become a Fletcher family affair...
Jungle Queen as Mrs Brown & old big hair as the villain.
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 9, 2023 11:21:15 GMT
Saw this last night & thought it was lovely. Doesn't quite the scale the heights of Paddington 2 but its still a very endearing couple of hours with lots of good set pieces & cameos from our stalwarts.
Chalamet was great & I think it will go some way to opening up parts for him in an even more off-beat or even more mainstream direction.
Songs were surprisingly good too, and you could hear every lyric!!
It's been noted by some how it captures the feel of family musicals from the 60's and I would definitely concur. A treat.
Four chocolatey stars from me.
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