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Post by danb on Oct 30, 2021 21:01:00 GMT
Comparing Marcus Rashfords considered and extensive campaign to stop kids going hungry in school holidays to this is borderline offensive. They are NOTHING like each other.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2021 22:14:13 GMT
Marcus Rashford had nothing to gain from speaking up about school meals and doing the job the Government should be doing.
ALW has plenty to gain from hosting a charity gala performance at Cinderella.
Yes he's raising awareness, but it's also a huge marketing tool for the show. Not at all similar.
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Post by danb on Oct 31, 2021 6:48:46 GMT
Exactly, he raised awareness of the situation, raised awareness of the governments response to it, lobbied the government to get them to change their stance, as a result it happened. He spoke about it often and everywhere he could. I’m not saying that ALW should devote himself to the cause, but it would seem a lot less disingenuous if he had ever even mentioned it before.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2021 7:55:17 GMT
Marcus Rashford had nothing to gain from speaking up about school meals and doing the job the Government should be doing. ALW has plenty to gain from hosting a charity gala performance at Cinderella. Yes he's raising awareness, but it's also a huge marketing tool for the show. Not at all similar. Not quite true. Raised profile, queen's honours etc. Charity is rarely a selfless act when it comes to famous people |
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Post by danb on Oct 31, 2021 8:00:09 GMT
Maybe in ‘showbiz’ circles…
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Post by shady23 on Oct 31, 2021 8:05:36 GMT
Marcus' posts on social media are not done by him, they are all done by a PR company.
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Post by max on Oct 31, 2021 12:32:28 GMT
Exactly, he raised awareness of the situation, raised awareness of the governments response to it, lobbied the government to get them to change their stance, as a result it happened. He spoke about it often and everywhere he could. I’m not saying that ALW should devote himself to the cause, but it would seem a lot less disingenuous if he had ever even mentioned it before. I can believe the short step from talking about music education / education in schools and youth theatres (which his Foundation is strongly involved in), and highlighting educational opportunity being denied to girls, and/or creative expression being blocked by interpretations of religion. I had a personal conversation with him where he raised the latter without prompting. For balance, his brother has been more vocal recently as one of the many signatories to a letter to The Times (3/10/21) when launching 'The Campaign To Protect Afghanistan's Musicians'. Julian was a signatory to that letter, not Andrew. afghanmusicians.wordpress.com/ |
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Post by forevercolours on Nov 1, 2021 11:01:01 GMT
Lauren Byrne will be on as Cinderella on Saturday 6th matinee and Monday 8th evening show.
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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2021 12:07:37 GMT
Marcus' posts on social media are not done by him, they are all done by a PR company. I’m not sure what this post is stating? I was hardly expecting him to do it himself. It hardly proves something about his intent or involvement. |
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Post by shady23 on Nov 1, 2021 12:32:16 GMT
When fans are tweeting him and there are interactions occuring between them it's not quite the same when you find out it's not him but someone in an office somewhere. Obviously you expect all the big stuff to be controlled in some way.
It's not a dig against Marcus as I am a United fan.
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Post by shady23 on Nov 1, 2021 18:33:48 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2021 20:03:39 GMT
CHF is scheduled to do Saturday mats isn’t she? I know it “doesn’t matter” (you paid to see Cinderella, you saw Cinderella etc etc) but she goes to a lot of trouble to tell people when she’s on, then it gets changed. People are bound to be miffed.
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Post by cezbear on Nov 1, 2021 20:10:52 GMT
CHF is scheduled to do Saturday mats isn’t she? I know it “doesn’t matter” (you paid to see Cinderella, you saw Cinderella etc etc) but she goes to a lot of trouble to tell people when she’s on, then it gets changed. People are bound to be miffed.
Yes, she is. I don't see any mention of it on her socials which is surprising as I seem to remember her making a point of saying she updates as soon as she knows she has time off. Anyway, good luck to Lauren, I think she'll be good.
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Post by interval99 on Nov 2, 2021 23:27:21 GMT
You tuber MickeyJoTheatre has just posted his top ten reasons he didn't like the show on YouTube and gets more animated than normal but does fully explain the reasons on a fair and quite detailed approach and gives plenty of reasons why something didn't work and what could have been done to make things work.
He acknowledges that the show has its fans and already the clip comments show as per this thread that it's a real Marmite effect with the show.
MickeyJoTheatre is a very entertaining reviewer and well worth a check for his other west end reviews.
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Post by Figaro on Nov 3, 2021 8:29:44 GMT
For those that have seen this, would you go for
- row C toward the side (seat 50)
- row E toward the side (seat 50) (more toward the middle on the aisle)
- row I which I think is the front row once the front stalls has spinned. (Toward the side I32)
For slightly cheaper there are row B48 of the stalls toward the side or M54
Thanks!
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Post by Mark on Nov 3, 2021 9:32:50 GMT
For those that have seen this, would you go for - row C toward the side (seat 50) - row E toward the side (seat 50) (more toward the middle on the aisle) - row I which I think is the front row once the front stalls has spinned. (Toward the side I32) For slightly cheaper there are row B48 of the stalls toward the side or M54 Thanks! I'd say E50 from your choices, and you get to "go to the ball" as it were. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 3, 2021 10:54:28 GMT
You tuber MickeyJoTheatre has just posted his top ten reasons he didn't like the show on YouTube and gets more animated than normal but does fully explain the reasons on a fair and quite detailed approach and gives plenty of reasons why something didn't work and what could have been done to make things work. He acknowledges that the show has its fans and already the clip comments show as per this thread that it's a real Marmite effect with the show. MickeyJoTheatre is a very entertaining reviewer and well worth a check for his other west end reviews. Ohmygodhey! 😆 I agree, MickeyJo is very entertaining. |
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Post by sophie92 on Nov 4, 2021 22:22:39 GMT
Interesting
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Post by stuart on Nov 4, 2021 22:24:50 GMT
He’s adding a DJ set into the 2nd act.
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Post by richey on Nov 4, 2021 22:40:29 GMT
For those that have seen this, would you go for - row C toward the side (seat 50) - row E toward the side (seat 50) (more toward the middle on the aisle) - row I which I think is the front row once the front stalls has spinned. (Toward the side I32) For slightly cheaper there are row B48 of the stalls toward the side or M54 Thanks! I sat in E55 when I went and had a great view,plus there's the bonus of 'going to the ball' |
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Post by ceebee on Nov 4, 2021 22:51:14 GMT
Enter 'the Sea Witch' and a bigger exit for stepmother, a shorter wedding,some CHF reprises cut, less male braggadocio, slightly more fairy tale feel. Belleville has gone stale way before time and the show has dated itself.
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Post by inthenose on Nov 4, 2021 22:52:14 GMT
Oliver ! What's going on brother??! Surely it ain't so!!!
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Post by chernjam on Nov 4, 2021 23:20:48 GMT
OK - so no one knows what ALW said that was "broadcast over speakers?" |
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Post by anthony on Nov 4, 2021 23:23:34 GMT
OK - so no one knows what ALW said that was "broadcast over speakers?" I'm assuming it must be comments aimed at specific people and their costumes? I can't see anything else that could be complained about that could cause upset that could be changed with staging adjustments? |
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Post by Theatre Fan on Nov 4, 2021 23:46:37 GMT
What Ive heard...
ALW called into dressing room speakers, from his mobile - whilst in Spain, to berate the cast and call them sh*t basically. After a critic from New York gave it a bad review.
Not on at all. They didn't write it, did they?
All to do with him wanting to take it to Broadway x
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