ALW's Cinderella - Gillian Lynne / U.K. Tour (rumour)

Maybe. But it’s 11 weeks until May 17th...and it’s 10 weeks until they even announce if we can even move to stage 3!

Rehearsing a show of this size for 11 weeks is an enormously expensive prospect at any time, but given that all the dates we have been given are subject to change it really feels like huge financial leap into the dark...

Good on them though!

The rose window is very pretty. I presume that's part of the theatre rather than part of the set though?

Carrie's turned up in camouflage.

I was just looking at the front section of stall seats and the note "You'll be moved in more ways than one". Does this mean the section of flooring moves underneath these seats to rotate them to each side or that the stage revolves? I'm intrigued.

If you go back to this post and read in from there...

theatreboard.co.uk/post/369016/thread

So am I not going to see this on Sat May 1st then?

Another song was played from the show on the Elaine Paige Show on Sunday ‘I Know I Have a Heart,’ for me it is the best song in the show so far. It is about 1hr 40min in.

After a tough 18 months this and Back to the Future is something to look forward to.

"We’re absolutely going ahead. It’s time, and we’ll just open and if they arrest us all, well, fine. They're going to have to get an army to stop us now"

A quote (and the tagline) of an interview ALW did in the Independent. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/cinderella-andrew-lloyd-webber-musical-b1809366.html

I mean, I want theatre to open as much as the next person, but he REALLY doesn't come across well in this.

He seems to forget that if we aren’t in a much better place with this virus by the time he wants to open, there won’t be an audience there to watch it. People need to feel safe.

I do understand where he's coming from. I think the interview needs to be watched in full to understand context. Though I do take people's points that he knows which lines will be taken and used as headlines so perhaps should be more careful in that regard.

Anyway, I think the point he is making is one of parity. Whether theatres are safe or dangerous, they are not MORE dangerous than pubs and restaurants, especially when you throw in the effects of alcohol on distancing and risk taking behaviour. In fact they are most likely safer. So if they are allowed to be open in the Summer then theatres should be too. And he is asking for fairness in that regard.

There were enough of us on here last Summer/Autumn who's hearts sank at the pics of the scenes in hospitality when theatres remained firmly shut. So I think it's great that he has been such an advocate.

Another important point is that if come July, levels of the virus are at a level that would deem his plans impossible from a health point of view (and to be fair he did say he would not open if that were the case) then we are in an incredibly difficult position. As if the roll out continues as is - then that would mean that for whatever reason the vaccine is not working at a population level. (All the studies so far thank God make this seem very unlikely).

And if that happens the choice is - continue with indefinite lockdowns or accept a much higher level of risk. Very much a personal and difficult choice that would no doubt divide people. 

Having seen clips from the socially distanced SIX performances at the Lyric last year, I would like to disagree. That was a madhouse. Always thinking of that when talking about civilised theatre audiences compared to other audiences, e.g. sports.

Just had the email saying new opening is 14/7 and booked tickets moved to an equivalent seat approx 2 months later. Not sure what happens if you were booked after the new opening night already, whether you still get moved?
Looks like I’ll have a clash depending exactly how they work out the 2 months.