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Post by michalnowicki on Mar 22, 2017 14:37:49 GMT
I was at a conference in London yesterday. Once it finished I decided to walk from Pimlico to King's Cross station. Walking past all the theatres made me really happy! Oh the simple joys of seeing the marquee with a familiar title and thinking: "I will see you one day!".
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 22, 2017 18:41:48 GMT
Off to the theatre shortly. I hope it's not too heartless going to see a comedy (Nell Gwynn) when there's just been a terrorist attack but I don't want to change my plans because of terrorists.
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Post by CG on the loose on Mar 22, 2017 19:47:22 GMT
Off to the theatre shortly. I hope it's not too heartless going to see a comedy (Nell Gwynn) when there's just been a terrorist attack but I don't want to change my plans because of terrorists. Not heartless - it's life going on. As it must. Or they win. |
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Post by lynette on Mar 22, 2017 19:57:52 GMT
Off to the theatre shortly. I hope it's not too heartless going to see a comedy (Nell Gwynn) when there's just been a terrorist attack but I don't want to change my plans because of terrorists. Not heartless - it's life going on. As it must. Or they win. Go and enjoy. Theatre is our weapon. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 8:47:36 GMT
Most defiantly, keep going to theatre, keep being in London. Because if we stop they win. There's a time for respect and remembering those involved but also there's nothing wrong with carrying on and indeed enjoying our own lives to the fullest- so don't feel heartless, feel like you're showing people who commit these terrible acts that they don't get to win.
On my way to work this morning the flags of the WMC are at half mast, which was touching and a moment of 'there but for...'
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 9:25:18 GMT
Back in the realm of the more mundane, I spent last night both browsing for jobs and dipping my toe back in the online dating browsing...both of which were as successful as the other. By heck it's grim out there...
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Post by stefy69 on Mar 23, 2017 9:42:38 GMT
Back in the realm of the more mundane, I spent last night both browsing for jobs and dipping my toe back in the online dating browsing...both of which were as successful as the other. By heck it's grim out there... Oh do be careful with the latter e ! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 9:47:33 GMT
Back in the realm of the more mundane, I spent last night both browsing for jobs and dipping my toe back in the online dating browsing...both of which were as successful as the other. By heck it's grim out there... Oh do be careful with the latter e ! I'm probably being a bit thick but...what? |
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Post by Michael on Mar 23, 2017 9:50:16 GMT
I spent last night [...] dipping my toe back in the online dating browsing [...] By heck it's grim out there... Sounds like a market niche for Theatreboard  |
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Post by stefy69 on Mar 23, 2017 9:53:38 GMT
Oh do be careful with the latter e ! I'm probably being a bit thick but...what? Sorry I meant be careful with the online dating ( the e was my shortening emicardiff, that'll teach me to try and be clever ! ) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 9:56:06 GMT
I'm probably being a bit thick but...what? Sorry I meant be careful with the online dating ( the e was my shortening emicardiff, that'll teach me to try and be clever ! ) oh haha I thought I'd made some kind of weird spelling error! |
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Mar 23, 2017 12:51:59 GMT
Aside everything that happened in central London which I didn't even know about until the interval. Aside all that which was terrible and shocking.
This is long...
Yesterday I started my morning with worry that the company I work for has the area manager come around to do a store assessment. He is there all the time but it's an official thing with the company. Usually when he turns up it's meeting with the manager then starts quizzing us about targets & products. The problem is we have just come out of 4 month retail stressful period everyone is over the place. I came back off my holiday Monday to find he was going his visit on Wednesday morning. It was like - Oh God!!
I wasn't entirely with it yesterday as well because (I go to Les Mis a lot) I like to see certain cast who are mostly swings play all the characters they cover. Well if you go Les Mis probably know Adam Bayjou is the first cover Jean Valjean. I absolutley love him in the role but I am also a fan of Oliver Brenin who this cast year became the second cover. Now I'm not sure what the rules actually are now about them saying about covering & holidays. But I think its got muddled now. Well I was waiting for Adam to be on holiday again and if I didn't have a ticket, take a risk and buy Weds matinee (his contracted cover show). It would be very short notice. On Sunday he posted on his Instagram about arriving in New York. So I got a ticket for yesterday on my lunch break at work Monday.
Then I thought Oli might not actually get to be Valjean if Adam could be back before the end of the week and just arrange with Simon Gleeson to do his show on Friday or Saturday. Only think that because something akin to that happened back in January but with Simon. So that whole morning I spend not trying to be excited about Oli being on just in case he wasn't actually going to be on.
Well the area manager didn't turn up while I was working. It got later and later then found out 30mins before I was leaving he only just turned up in one of your shops near by.
Then I left work got to about 200 metres of the box office and was told Oli was going to be going the show as Valjean. I just got really happy & excited I couldn't even eat anything before seeing the show. I have now seen both his Jean Valjean shows. I really hope he is staying for another year.
That was my day yesterday.
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Post by kathryn on Mar 23, 2017 14:57:07 GMT
I finally got my flights sorted for next year!!
Whoop whoop!
Flying out to Hong Kong on 6th Feb, from Hong Kong to Auckland on 7th Feb, then back from Sydney on 8th March - all in business class. Probably going to do the Bay of Islands trip before my main tour from Auckland to Christchurch, then hop over and have 4 nights in Sydney before flying home. Still need to book a Christchurch to Sydney flight. So far it's cost me about £760 plus 194k avios.
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Post by Tibidabo on Mar 23, 2017 14:58:41 GMT
^That's what happens when you get trained monkeys to do stuff......oh....hang on..
(Obvs referring to @theatremonkey's post - cannot work out how to edit in a quote!)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 15:15:29 GMT
dipping my toe back in the online dating I tried that computer dating, total disaster. Dumped by a Dell, stood up by a Hewlett-Packard on a second date. Frankly I'll never understand how a Pentium 4's mind works anyway. Worst, though, was the one that used an Ipad in the profile picture, and a ZX Spectrum turned up. Never again. She was disappointed you only had a dial up connection as well... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 15:59:45 GMT
Yeah, come to think of it, me not having a broadband was mentioned. *cough cough* filth!  |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 23, 2017 16:46:57 GMT
Just managed to book tickets to see Oscar Isaac in Hamlet in New York, so I'm having a good but expensive day! Here's hoping my friend can get a visa ok (she visited Syria back in 2011, so can't ESTA).
I'm mourning the lack of a theatremonkey equivalent for NYC to reassure me that I haven't booked the two worst seats in the house!
It's on at the Anspacher - anyone been there? It looks Donmar-sized so I went for central section, thought I think one of us will be sitting next to a pillar.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 16:53:00 GMT
Just managed to book tickets to see Oscar Isaac in Hamlet in New York, so I'm having a good but expensive day! Here's hoping my friend can get a visa ok (she visited Syria back in 2011, so can't ESTA). I'm mourning the lack of a theatremonkey equivalent for NYC to reassure me that I haven't booked the two worst seats in the house! It's on at the Anspacher - anyone been there? It looks Donmar-sized so I went for central section, thought I think one of us will be sitting next to a pillar. might be useful for others... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 17:01:17 GMT
I finally got my flights sorted for next year!! Whoop whoop! Flying out to Hong Kong on 6th Feb, from Hong Kong to Auckland on 7th Feb, then back from Sydney on 8th March - all in business class. Probably going to do the Bay of Islands trip before my main tour from Auckland to Christchurch, then hop over and have 4 nights in Sydney before flying home. Still need to book a Christchurch to Sydney flight. So far it's cost me about £760 plus 194k avios. I did an excellent overnight houseboat trip in the Bay of Islands last year - would highly recommend it. PM me if you'd like the details  |
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Post by hulmeman on Mar 23, 2017 17:26:39 GMT
I collected my lottery winnings today. My partner said what about the begging letters, I said keep sending them.
I'll get me coat!
Any way £25 isn't going to change my life.
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Post by lou on Mar 23, 2017 17:56:02 GMT
My car broke down on the way to work this morning and I had to be rescued. Ended up 2 hours late and will have a £350 bill tomorrow!!
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 23, 2017 19:49:52 GMT
Wikipediaing all the real life characters from Nell Gwynn & discovering Jessica Swale took a LOT of liberties with the facts!
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Post by showgirl on Mar 23, 2017 20:09:46 GMT
Relaxing trip to a matinee at one of my favourite theatres, with bonus of getting an upgrade to a top-price aisle seat.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 9:14:35 GMT
Pour out bowl of muesli. Pick up milk. Move milk over bowl. Notice spider on side of milk carton. Move carton away from bowl. Notice absence of spider. Frantic search for spider. Curse muesli for seeming custom made for hiding spiders.
Notice spider hanging on thread below milk carton. Deposit spider in safe place. Pour milk. Relief.
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Post by Tibidabo on Mar 24, 2017 9:23:29 GMT
^But everyone KNOWS that muesli is made of eye of newt, toe of frog, leg of spider, b*llock of dog............
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