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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:00:23 GMT
I can't believe there's this much fuss over accents. What next? "Hey. These people aren't what they claim to be at all. Turns out they're all actors."
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:14:36 GMT
If you're telling me that the range of different northern accents is somehow deliberate then that's certainly a theory. of course its a deliberate decision - a west end musical doesn't get workshopped for this long without basic things like accents being addressed! They should have addressed it a bit more then. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:16:41 GMT
I can't believe there's this much fuss over accents. What next? "Hey. These people aren't what they claim to be at all. Turns out they're all actors." We're discussing, not fussing! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:19:12 GMT
Forgive me for expecting a bit more effort to make it sound authentic. And it'd be far more authentic if they didn't all keep bursting into song all the time. Yorkshire folk didn't do that when Burly were nobbut a lad, ee bah gum. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:21:24 GMT
The show won their WoS award
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:25:09 GMT
Forgive me for expecting a bit more effort to make it sound authentic. And it'd be far more authentic if they didn't all keep bursting into song all the time. Yorkshire folk didn't do that when Burly were nobbut a lad, ee bah gum. Perhaps we could do a musical about people from a village in Wales with a song called "Wales" and allow actors to perform with their native Scottish and Irish accents? Hmmmm? |
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Post by lewis on Feb 19, 2017 20:28:33 GMT
But if in that small village one actor sung with a Swansea accent, and another with a Cardiff accent I'm sure an audience could reconcile themselves with that
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:31:00 GMT
But if in that small village one actor sung with a Swansea accent, and another with a Cardiff accent I'm sure an audience could reconcile themselves with that You were arguing that it didn't matter before. It could be "anywhere", and defending someone using a Geordie accent. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:32:19 GMT
Most villages have residents from elsewhere,
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:35:58 GMT
Most villages have residents from elsewhere, Lots of them have an idiot too  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 20:38:12 GMT
Perhaps in Yorkshire.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 20:41:31 GMT
You should visit some time. You'd fit right in, I'm sure. |
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Post by lewis on Feb 19, 2017 21:01:57 GMT
But if in that small village one actor sung with a Swansea accent, and another with a Cardiff accent I'm sure an audience could reconcile themselves with that You were arguing that it didn't matter before. It could be "anywhere", and defending someone using a Geordie accent. Yes exactly. Just as they could use a variety of Welsh accents, they use a variety of northern accents. Also, the real John baker was in fact a geordie. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 19, 2017 21:54:52 GMT
You were arguing that it didn't matter before. It could be "anywhere", and defending someone using a Geordie accent. Also, the real John baker was in fact a geordie. Ah! So he was cast for the authenticity of his accent? Lets agree to differ eh. I'm sure we're boring people now. |
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Post by rearstallsloiterer on Feb 20, 2017 6:53:33 GMT
Wot a well reasoned argument re accents, of course if it is set in Yorkshire then everybody would have Yorkshire accents, just like in Aladdin everyone has ---- oh wait the argument has fallen apart hasn't it?
Ironic that it has just won best regional production given that the accents are such a problem to some micro managers on here.
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Post by shady23 on Feb 20, 2017 8:45:47 GMT
Let's not even start on all the cockneys in Les Mis...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 13:12:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 20:13:34 GMT
Looks like lots of celebs there tonight.
Ore Oduba, Graham Norton, Mel from GGBO, Phillip Schofield, Mark Owen, Prince Edward and his wife.
So does that meanness tomorrow will just be critics rather than celebrities too?
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Post by d'James on Feb 20, 2017 20:18:51 GMT
Looks like lots of celebs there tonight. Ore Oduba, Graham Norton, Mel from GGBO, Phillip Schofield, Mark Owen, Prince Edward and his wife. So does that meanness tomorrow will just be critics rather than celebrities too? Three of those are probably contracted to be there! |
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Post by daniel on Feb 20, 2017 20:33:24 GMT
Just come across this brilliant video on YouTube, a time lapse of the show's three week load in. Appears to be from one of the Phoenix's techies.
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Post by infofreako on Feb 20, 2017 21:20:20 GMT
Is it wrong that I enjoyed that more than I did the show?
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Post by rearstallsloiterer on Feb 21, 2017 14:26:31 GMT
You didn't like it? Must have missed the numerous times you have mentioned this! Methinks the lady haths an agenda?!
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Post by infofreako on Feb 21, 2017 15:03:33 GMT
You didn't like it? Must have missed the numerous times you have mentioned this! Methinks the lady haths an agenda?! Lady?? Thats an interesting one!!!! It either comes from an inability to read a members profile or its some bizarre homophobic comment on the general type of musical theatre fan. I however am neither female or gay!! No agenda at all. Just a lighthearted throwaway comment about a side of theatre that genuinely interests me as does how this show progresses. As youve clearly read all of my posts you will have read the one where I mentioned my genuine hope that it does well. I am probably nowhere near its demographic to be fair. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2017 23:42:05 GMT
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Post by d'James on Feb 21, 2017 23:52:58 GMT
Will this be another Bend It Like Beckham with fantastic reviews which just doesn't find an audience or is it a mega-hit??!! Only time will tell.
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