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Post by Marwood on Feb 6, 2024 23:06:33 GMT
Well, you would have thought so, especially 20 minutes before it started. Really! Unless he has his own P.A. whose job would that be? A stage hand/manager or just someone working in there: he had his pictures all over the place, it’s not like some random that wandered in off the streets.
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Post by SuperTrooper on Feb 7, 2024 9:26:15 GMT
Really! Unless he has his own P.A. whose job would that be? A stage hand/manager or just someone working in there: he had his pictures all over the place, it’s not like some random that wandered in off the streets. It's not the Stage Managers job, or Stage Hands job! Do you think backstage staff are there at the beck and call of the "Star"?
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 7, 2024 11:49:04 GMT
A stage hand/manager or just someone working in there: he had his pictures all over the place, it’s not like some random that wandered in off the streets. It's not the Stage Managers job, or Stage Hands job! Do you think backstage staff are there at the beck and call of the "Star"? Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen?
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 12:20:49 GMT
It's not the Stage Managers job, or Stage Hands job! Do you think backstage staff are there at the beck and call of the "Star"? Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen? Maybe he's happy enough buying his own sweets and didn't want to bother anybody? I think we're being a bit precious if we believe that every actor has to gather themselves in a ritualistic pre-show routine to get into character. He's just got to get on the stage and start talking. Like he would on a film or TV set.
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Post by SuperTrooper on Feb 7, 2024 12:27:18 GMT
It's not the Stage Managers job, or Stage Hands job! Do you think backstage staff are there at the beck and call of the "Star"? Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen? No! Everyone has their own jobs to do, there's usually a bit of downtime before the show, but you don't go wandering around the building to help the Star, just for the hell of it. If anyone is there to assist the Star then it's the Company Manager, who would talk to FoH to get something they wanted, it goes through channels. If the Company Manager found out he was FoH during the incoming he'd be for a talking to!
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Post by SuperTrooper on Feb 7, 2024 12:59:09 GMT
It's bad form for anyone to be anywhere other than backstage during the half. As crew/Stage management we'd be hauled over the coals for being FoH.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 7, 2024 13:12:38 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 7, 2024 13:18:18 GMT
Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen? Maybe he's happy enough buying his own sweets and didn't want to bother anybody? I think we're being a bit precious if we believe that every actor has to gather themselves in a ritualistic pre-show routine to get into character. He's just got to get on the stage and start talking. Like he would on a film or TV set. Yes! I’d like to think Andy Serkis is happy to get his own sweets. I wasn’t assuming he had a luvvie process to get into character, but he would need hair and make up, maybe that’s done long before. I’m more thinking that in my work (for start-ups in tech), if I have an important presentation or meeting, I take a bit of space before it to get into the right mindset. Having never been a professional actor, I’d assumed that performance to an actor is the same as a big meeting to an exec. Consider me educated! I might start a thread about ‘misconceptions people who don’t work in theatre have about shows.’
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Post by ceebee on Feb 7, 2024 13:18:43 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗 Well it wasn't Bob Geldof, because he was at "Just For One Day" yesterday evening.
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Post by ceebee on Feb 7, 2024 13:20:32 GMT
Maybe he's happy enough buying his own sweets and didn't want to bother anybody? I think we're being a bit precious if we believe that every actor has to gather themselves in a ritualistic pre-show routine to get into character. He's just got to get on the stage and start talking. Like he would on a film or TV set. Yes! I’d like to think Andy Serkis is happy to get his own sweets. I wasn’t assuming he had a luvvie process to get into character, but he would need hair and make up, maybe that’s done long before. I’m more thinking that in my work (for start-ups in tech), if I have an important presentation or meeting, I take a bit of space before it to get into the right mindset. Having never been a professional actor, I’d assumed that performance to an actor is the same as a big meeting to an exec. Consider me educated! I might start a thread about ‘misconceptions people who don’t work in theatre have about shows.’ If I was Serkis, I would TELL a stage manager to get me my jelly babies and remove the green ones too. Just to test the theory.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 13:26:01 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗 Was her dressing room in the foyer? I don't follow...
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 7, 2024 13:26:01 GMT
Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen? No! Everyone has their own jobs to do, there's usually a bit of downtime before the show, but you don't go wandering around the building to help the Star, just for the hell of it. If anyone is there to assist the Star then it's the Company Manager, who would talk to FoH to get something they wanted, it goes through channels. If the Company Manager found out he was FoH during the incoming he'd be for a talking to! This is really interesting, thank you for explaining this. Obviously this is how it should happen. I hadn’t thought about how important the separation between front and backstage is. I was thinking Serkis was ‘happy high status’ and therefore willing to get his own sweets. But actually, he might be in trouble for this. Fascinating.
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 7, 2024 13:29:03 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗 Well it wasn't Bob Geldof, because he was at "Just For One Day" yesterday evening. Were there any external signs of his penis travelling up through his mouth and out of his body?
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 7, 2024 13:32:57 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗 Was her dressing room in the foyer? I don't follow... No, it was backstage. Sunset Boulevard was allegedly delayed one night because Nicole was trying on dresses. There was much discussion at the time. I think Burly’s having some fun and making the forum a bit more interwoven.
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Post by ceebee on Feb 7, 2024 13:36:57 GMT
Well it wasn't Bob Geldof, because he was at "Just For One Day" yesterday evening. Were there any external signs of his penis travelling up through his mouth and out of his body? Nothing obvious, though he did have a very large cap on so it may have been under there.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 14:11:06 GMT
Was her dressing room in the foyer? I don't follow... I think Burly’s having some fun and making the forum a bit more interwoven. He must be having one of his good days... Honestly though, who's going to tell off Andy Serkis?
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Post by kate8 on Feb 7, 2024 23:30:31 GMT
Indira Varma was at Till the Stars Come Down tonight.
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Post by iwanttix on Feb 9, 2024 22:09:05 GMT
Just seen Stanley Tucci at the Donmar for Macbeth
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Post by criticalprole on Feb 10, 2024 13:54:10 GMT
Has anyone stacked the deck with look-a-likes? Just in a subtle way? Do a press and media night, hire a load of 'look-a-likes' to just turn up and enjoy the show...
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 11, 2024 17:32:14 GMT
Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joel Montague were at the Jamie matinee today. Both being totally charming with the queue of people wanting to say hello and get selfies.
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Post by rumbledoll on Feb 13, 2024 5:05:53 GMT
Just remembered.. Bella Ramsey front row at Ulster American the night I saw it (Jan 23).
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Post by mjh on Feb 13, 2024 19:18:17 GMT
Richard E Grant was at Hills of California last night.
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Post by hannechalk on Feb 15, 2024 15:23:09 GMT
I might start a thread about ‘misconceptions people who don’t work in theatre have about shows.’ Oooh, ooooh, I have one - people who think the cast etc only show up about 15 minutes before the show starts, and outside of the show they're in they don't have anything else to do, especially on tour.
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Post by pws on Feb 17, 2024 17:19:54 GMT
Sat next to Simon Williams once...
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Post by solotheatregoer on Feb 17, 2024 18:04:08 GMT
Not in the audience but pretty sure I saw Tom Fletcher walking on the Strand as I made my way back to Holborn from the National on Thursday evening.
I also randomly bumped into Derren Brown in Starbucks at St Pancras on Friday morning.
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Post by hannechalk on Feb 17, 2024 21:36:46 GMT
One evening I was in a pub sharing a table with Paula Tappenden, Maureen Nolan and Linda Nolan.
I was regretting not having brought some of my older Blood Brothers-programmes.
On my other side sat Honeysuckle Weeks.
I was fangirling on the inside.
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Post by Jon on Feb 18, 2024 1:49:05 GMT
Not in the audience but pretty sure I saw Tom Fletcher walking on the Strand as I made my way back to Holborn from the National on Thursday evening. I also randomly bumped into Derren Brown in Starbucks at St Pancras on Friday morning. I would guess he was going to meet up with Giovanna as she's in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Peacock.
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Post by wordsmusic on Feb 22, 2024 19:53:57 GMT
Here's my theatre experience: This was more than a decade ago, don't remember the year. We were seeing a West End drama when someone's phone went off. It took the person quite awhile to get to it to turn it off, and since he was in the row in front of us we got a good look at him - it was Hugh Grant.
And my cinema experience: In 1996 London I was at a screening of the movie "Some Mother's Son" about Irish hunger strikers. I didn't realize until the lights went up that Shane MacGowan was sitting right behind us. He was fairly out of it and seemed to have handlers but there is no mistaking Shane MacGowan. I had recently seen him in concert. May he rest in peace.
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Post by Dave B on Feb 22, 2024 23:25:55 GMT
In the past week:
Cate Blanchett at Dorian Grey
Cate Blanchett at Hadestown
Cate Blanchett at Enemy Of The People.
I think Cate Blanchett might be stalking me...
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 25, 2024 22:57:12 GMT
In the past week: Cate Blanchett at Dorian Grey Cate Blanchett at Hadestown Cate Blanchett at Enemy Of The People. I think Cate Blanchett might be stalking me... You are a very lucky human! I think she was over for the BAFTAs.
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