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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 16:07:48 GMT
I am waiting on dog-owner to pick up her miniature Yorkshire Terrier (pretty sure it's a hamster in disguise) and Golden Retriever. Wishing owners would a) tell us if their animals aren't house trained (it's fine if they're not, we just need to prepare) b) pick them up on time or at least tell us if they're not.
Other than that I've been a blogging machine over the last two days...clearly trying to distract from the rest of my life la la la
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 16:53:20 GMT
Almost got dragged into a fight at the Post Office when dropping of my day's orders.
Mardy customer behind me (with her face on) - "can we get some service around here".
PO lady (who provides excellent service day in, day out) - "they're just finishing off their cut-offs, they'll be with you in a moment".
Mardy customer continues (for theatrical reasons, loud enough for everyone to hear) - "the service here is terrible. Dreadful. Awful place."
Me to PO lady - "no one ever got better service by being rude".
Rude Lady's Husband chimes in (getting all up in my face) - "it's none of your f***ing business. Do you want to go outside and have a little chat?".
People suck.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 19:54:54 GMT
Interesting seasonal theatre tasks no. 311: How to explain the concept of "panto" to an American. I once got into a similar situation trying to explain "Wolf from Gladiators" to a South African.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 19:55:40 GMT
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 3, 2017 21:13:47 GMT
Interesting seasonal theatre tasks no. 311: How to explain the concept of "panto" to an American. I imagine you're still there! I was involved in large scale pantos in Barcelona which was, um, interesting. They had actually been running for many years, courtesy of an ex-Ealing comedies jobbing actor who had retired out there and whose entire raison d'être had become writing, directing, making dame costumes and starring in these lavish productions. The trouble was the local audience had become so predisposed to thinking "If in doubt just laugh" we came a right cropper one year when, for some unknown reason, we chose instead of panto to enlighten them with Emlyn Williams' best-known script. After opening night it became forever renamed "Night Must Flop!" It didn't help that the stage was slightly sloping, which meant that the wheelchair had a couple of precarious dalliances with the edge. I also remember my hatbox bursting open one night, revealing *spoiler alert* that there was most definitely NOT a human head inside but whatever local top-shelf produce the backstage boys could get their mitts on. Oh how they laughed......
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Post by CG on the loose on Oct 3, 2017 23:45:47 GMT
Interesting seasonal theatre tasks no. 311: How to explain the concept of "panto" to an American. I found it easier to just assure my American friend she'd enjoy it and deal with her WTF? questions afterwards!
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Post by Stasia on Oct 4, 2017 9:17:24 GMT
Dear fellow boardmembers, I'm in London (and even Wolverhampton) for a week starting this Friday, and I have a couple of free days (not counting the shows I'm going to see) so give me a shout if you would like to meet for drinks and chat and whatnot. My theatregoing schedule is here and my free days are Fridays 6, 13 and Saturday 14. Give me a shout if you are interested in meeting.
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Post by Marwood on Oct 4, 2017 13:17:01 GMT
I'm going to see Heiselberg on Saturday evening, and will be around early evening if someone wants to arrange a mini meet up?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 14:44:40 GMT
This has been around for a couple of years, but it made me laugh and I like the way it was done. (I also love that the article has censored a word that appears multiple times in the picture.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 18:34:54 GMT
Congratulations everyone we can now say this site is award nominated! Also congratulations to theatre monkey
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 10:08:45 GMT
This morning has been brought to you by 'This Skype meeting is at 10' 'Oh wait we thought it was a phone call' 'Now it's at 1' 'No 1.30' 'Oh wait does 10.30 work?'
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 6, 2017 14:55:26 GMT
I serve a lot of different people in my shop. This afternoon had Jenny Eclair walk up to the counter. I said 'Hello'then did a cough. She looked up at me 'Do you have a cough?'. I nodded. She turned around and walked out. I just stood there, a customer just stood there looking at me didn't quite know what to do. Concidering she was getting on a train with lots of coughing people seemed a little extreme plus I could have got someone else to serve her.
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Post by lynette on Oct 6, 2017 15:47:49 GMT
On twitter she says she is in Oxford and Stratford this weekend performing so I suppose she has to protect her voice. But a bit rude I think not to mention this.
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Post by showgirl on Oct 7, 2017 4:14:00 GMT
Reached my hotel ("only" a Premier Inn as usual, but always fine & affordable) to find in my room a card, wine & chocolate. A really nice small surprise & something I've never known them do before. My sister has kindly offered to dispose of the chocolate if necessary...
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Post by Kim_Bahorel on Oct 7, 2017 11:12:05 GMT
I serve a lot of different people in my shop. This afternoon had Jenny Eclair walk up to the counter. I said 'Hello'then did a cough. She looked up at me 'Do you have a cough?'. Depends what you sell, Kim_Bahorel. Wrapped packets of washing powder, fine. Open display of sandwich fillings, not so much, really... Stationery & Cards she was eyeing up the pens before I coughed
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 14:15:27 GMT
I said 'Hello'then did a cough. She looked up at me 'Do you have a cough?'. My reply would have been "I just coughed. What do you think?" Or "Sorry, we're right out. We're expecting more next week." Or, if I didn't want the job: "No, you f**k off."
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 7, 2017 18:47:20 GMT
Today I found one occasion where having a cough is useful: perfect excuse to get out of having to hold a wriggling, dribbling baby "I wouldn't want to give her my cold"!
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 9, 2017 18:10:41 GMT
Ah @theatremonkey! A spoonful of sugar does indeed help the medicine go down.....choccie buttons dunked in Lemsip mmmmm! (not)
Your symptoms sound exactly like Freshers' 'Flu.....hmmm.....is there something you're not telling us?😳
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 9, 2017 21:33:58 GMT
Fortunately my cold died down just in time to get through Showstoppers tonight without too much coughing. It was the 900th (theirs, not mine, my repeat viewing habit isn't that bad!). Lovely to meet Stasia for the first time at tonight's show.
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Post by showgirl on Oct 10, 2017 4:25:57 GMT
Had my garden/house/castle-visiting fix by managing to visit 5 properties new to me over a long weekend. Still many others nearby which I couldn't fit in, but great to know there's so much more to look forward to and another trip (or several) to plan. A bonus was having not one but two multiplex cinemas within a short walk of our hotel, so though they were only showing trashy films, we slummed it with one of those, too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2017 19:12:38 GMT
I have had a semi-productive couple of days on #ProjectBook (as I did make myself accountable here it seems only fair to update periodically while I moan). I'm actually feeling a bit more happy/confident that I DO have something worth putting on paper. Even if nobody who actually publishes stuff currently agrees. However my greatest joy currently is removing every God forsaken footnote and reference to ridiculous theorists I was forced to include in the thing. And sending a mental 'f*** you' to my supervisors in the process. Talking of which the greatest joy of my weekend was discovering Marianne Elliott did indeed read a blog where I suggested she go and shout at my PhD supervisors about War Horse on my behalf...yet to hear back whether she's taking me up on that
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Post by glossie on Oct 11, 2017 15:25:44 GMT
"Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside, Oh I do like to be beside the sea, Oh I do love to stroll along the prom pom pom..." especially when there are 50km winds and it's high tide. Not sure whether it was the rain or the spray or being swamped by waves crashing over the sea wall but we got soaked through to the skin. Fabulous.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2017 18:15:41 GMT
I had an interview today for a temporary retail job. There were actual school kids in the room. I expected University students, but not actual school-uniform wearing kids.
Christ Alive I feel old...
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Post by lynette on Oct 11, 2017 18:54:33 GMT
Were they for Xmas temp jobs, Emily?
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Post by showgirl on Oct 12, 2017 4:39:11 GMT
I experienced that in my long-term employment when interviewing for a transfer - though admittedly even then, I was far older than you are now, emicardiff. Whilst I'd found it was true about policemen appearing younger as I aged, at the interview I was distracted by facing two women so young that I kept thinking "Shouldn't you be at school?"
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