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Post by imogen on Apr 2, 2020 5:49:27 GMT
So....had my refund from Royal Albert Hall yesterday. Everything back except the £1.50pp restoration fee. Now, I know it’s only £3 total but I find it a bit cheeky they are keeping this when all other tickets are being refunded in full from other theatres and these also include the levy’s. When questioned I got a pre prepared statement that they are refunding more than they actually have to by giving back booking fees anyway! I was actually planning on donating value of one of the tickets back, but this has left a bit of a sour taste. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? It wasn’t from Royal Albert Hall, so kinda off topic, but Menier kept £6 (4 tickets @ £1.50 each) from the refund for Indecent for “handling fees.” I had tickets to 8 other shows that have gotten cancelled and every one of them has refunded the whole amount of what I paid. I know it’s only £6, but I agree with you. It definitely left a sour taste in my mouth. I know everyone is struggling with money issues right now, but it’s just the principle. If something gets cancelled, and it’s out of my control, I want ALL my money back. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 6, 2020 16:16:59 GMT
Just catching up on the Olivier Awards Greatest Moments which was broadcast last night. Nice programme but think there was a bit of artistic licence used in the title as it was more like greatest moments from the last 7 years. I'm guessing they can only go back for as long as ITV has been broadcasting.
One bit I loved was the Joseph number and you could see Jac Yarrow in the chorus of students at the back. Little did he know that a couple of years later he would be starring as Joseph.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 28, 2020 11:23:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2020 21:37:10 GMT
Just started on YouTube before the second part starts on ITV later...
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Post by jaqs on Oct 25, 2020 21:39:17 GMT
Great start with Cassidy Janson winning for &Juliet.
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Post by londonpostie on Oct 25, 2020 22:44:47 GMT
All your favourites so far; Andrew Scott, Sharon, Sam Tutty, bits for the NT ...
If The Doctor doesn't win I may need a nurse.
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Post by ncbears on Oct 25, 2020 22:49:01 GMT
We are able to watch on youtube in the states - but on a 12 minute delay - so there is one jerk who is intentionally spoiling the awards in chat (because the information is available on twitter)
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 25, 2020 22:49:50 GMT
Cassidy J was unbearable in that show. And Mary Poppins winning awards again is an absolute farce.
I know it’s been a bad year , but this is next level dumb.
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Post by djp on Oct 25, 2020 23:04:51 GMT
Cassidy J was unbearable in that show. And Mary Poppins winning awards again is an absolute farce. I know it’s been a bad year , but this is next level dumb. Regular Olivier nonsense of alternating between old luvvies, and the politically correct theme of the moment, and . judging on that performance , rewarding the musical theatre actress with the worst singing voice . |
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Post by djp on Oct 25, 2020 23:12:13 GMT
Cassidy J was unbearable in that show. And Mary Poppins winning awards again is an absolute farce. I know it’s been a bad year , but this is next level dumb. If you are looking for best performances there's zero logical reason to confine your self to new shows . most of which are instantly forgettable. Charlie versus Sam is debatable . There isn't another MT role on requiring the range of skills Mary p has to master.. |
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Post by karloscar on Oct 25, 2020 23:48:46 GMT
Congrats to Sharon D Clarke for making the normally cringeworthy Love Changes Everything listenable and even relevant. And to Don Black for his Irving Berlin joke. (Far better than anything Jason uttered all night/career long.)
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Post by lynette on Oct 25, 2020 23:53:29 GMT
I’m not the musicals expert but the plays awards looked ok to me. Pity Maggie Smith missed out because hers was a performance of the decade.
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Post by londonpostie on Oct 26, 2020 0:50:17 GMT
If The Doctor doesn't win .. pfft. |
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Post by graham on Oct 26, 2020 7:41:48 GMT
Not many surprises. I think it is wrong that Mary Poppins was up for Best Choreography again, as it won this in 2005, and the current show is heavily inspired by that production.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 26, 2020 7:50:29 GMT
I've only just got round to looking at the nominations (and now winners).
How can Mary P be so successful? Odd. Also a very bad year for the Nash.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Oct 26, 2020 8:02:28 GMT
Fantastic to see Cassidy Jansen win, I was hoping she would. Best character/actress in the show. I don't know about Miriam winning, she is the 'star' of that show and has a star quality for sure, i did think she was great in it, but best actress? I really think all the others embodied a character more and had more challenging roles. Sam Tutty was always going to win and that was deserved.
I couldn't get too excited about this years ceremony honestly between it being so long since the nominations came out, some of these shows now being so old and of course not actually having any theatre for 7 months, so hopefully next year it can go back to the full spectacle it normally is and the big build up it normally gets too.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 26, 2020 8:23:52 GMT
There won’t be a ceremony next year IMO. Not enough shows will have opened this year.
Can you imagine the Best Musical category ?
And the nominees are..
Sleepless.
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Post by musicalmarge on Oct 26, 2020 9:31:56 GMT
Miriam-Teak Lee - best ACTRESS?  She’s a stunning girl and super singer but ACTRESS? I hate to say this but are we going down the woke mad 2020 tunnel here? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2020 10:04:46 GMT
I hate to say this but are we going down the woke mad 2020 tunnel here? If you hate to say it, then don't say it, because what you've said is ridiculous. She was the front runner basically because she didn't have much in the way of competition. I haven't seen the show, but it doesn't strike me as the type of show which requires deep acting skills. Her acting was decent in On the Town a few years ago, and not bad in Hamilton either. Sharon D Clarke was pretty much the only winner I could be remotely excited about - the fact that Dear Evan Hansen won Best Musical and Best Actor and & Juliet won the rest says it all about the lack of quality and competition on the musicals side this year. |
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Post by kathryn on Oct 26, 2020 10:12:27 GMT
I’m not the musicals expert but the plays awards looked ok to me. Pity Maggie Smith missed out because hers was a performance of the decade. God, I can't quite believe that was 'this Olivier year', if you know what I mean. Time is out of joint - it feels like a decade ago. (It was actually April-May 2019). |
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Post by kathryn on Oct 26, 2020 10:15:43 GMT
Sharon D Clarke was pretty much the only winner I could be remotely excited about - the fact that Dear Evan Hansen won Best Musical and Best Actor and & Juliet won the rest says it all about the lack of quality and competition on the musicals side this year. & Juliet was a very fun night out. Didn't get to see Dear Evan Hansen but I understand it doesn't really have a female lead role you can nominate. So it was between that and Poppins. And I didn't think much of Poppins. Yeah, happy enough with that. |
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Post by justfran on Oct 26, 2020 10:41:32 GMT
I’ve just caught up on the show from last night and taking it for what it was (and could be, in the current circumstances) I really enjoyed it. Lots of emotional speeches and messages that felt right. I’m super pleased Andrew Scott and Indira Varma won for the hilarious Present Laughter. Lovely conversations with Sir Ian McKellen, ALW and Don Black, all so passionate about theatre ❤️
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Post by danb on Oct 26, 2020 12:47:57 GMT
When is Sharons all female ‘Aspects’ starting? Lovely of her to rewrite ‘Love Changes Everything’ for the Lord while he was sat there. It reminded me of John Partridges ‘Bui Doi’ in the first ‘Miss Saigon’ tour. It’s not that it was too much....oh no, yes, it was just too much. But only in my opinion.
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Post by richey on Oct 26, 2020 13:37:01 GMT
When is Sharons all female ‘Aspects’ starting? Lovely of her to rewrite ‘Love Changes Everything’ for the Lord while he was sat there. It reminded me of John Partridges ‘Bui Doi’ in the first ‘Miss Saigon’ tour. It’s not that it was too much....oh no, yes, it was just too much. But only in my opinion. Not just your opinion. I hated it. I was surprised Mary Poppins won so much, isn't it basically the same production that was up for awards last time it was in the West End? |
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Post by jaqs on Oct 26, 2020 15:16:22 GMT
Whilst I was glad the TV broadcast went out at all and there were some performances.
I can’t help but feel nothing came close to the joy of Hairspray on BGT.
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