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Post by Jon on Nov 7, 2019 17:34:24 GMT
Hearing that Friday's and Saturday's shows are being performed with pared down set and costume. Anyone know why this is? And does the Piccadilly have a ceiling that naturally lowers to make it a 2 tier theatre? They're moving to the Young Vic temporarily which is between shows at the moment. The movable ceiling was removed when the theatre was refurbished two years ago IIRC. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 7, 2019 17:35:58 GMT
Hearing that Friday's and Saturday's shows are being performed with pared down set and costume. Anyone know why this is? And does the Piccadilly have a ceiling that naturally lowers to make it a 2 tier theatre? These performances are at the Young Vic. |
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Post by kimbahorel on Nov 7, 2019 20:18:53 GMT
Bit scary isn't it, and nobody wants to be worrying about their safety whilst watching a show. I have to keep saying to myself things like this don't happen all the time. Because I get very anxious going to shows esp after the Apollo one. I do however remember going to see Rocky Horror at the Playhouse and I was in the top tier I assume upper circle. During Time Warp everyone stood up and did the Time Warp. It felt like the level moved. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2019 21:08:13 GMT
Was too. Was this forum always so full of soyboy beta cucks? I see the far right have turned up..... (In case people didn’t realise these are all insults used by far right males, hard to believe that someone strings those words together by accident) |
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Post by Jon on Nov 7, 2019 21:09:38 GMT
My guess is that the header tank had a slow leak, and nobody realised. A bit of plasterboard saturated and gave way. Horrible, but one of those random things that do happen. Everyone on here knows I'm one of the first up for a joke, but I can't see it in cases like this. it was only the fact the board fell into the aisle and not right on somebody that injuries were mercifully light. Well done to all from the theatre staff and emergency services, and let's hope they get the place up and running soon. I assume the plasterboard at the Piccadilly is not that old given it was recently refurbished. |
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Post by asfound on Nov 8, 2019 0:19:40 GMT
Was too. Was this forum always so full of soyboy beta cucks? I see the far right have turned up..... (In case people didn’t realise these are all insults used by far right males, hard to believe that someone strings those words together by accident) It's actually a reference to a pretty well known comedy show, but on a forum as humourless as less I guess I shouldn't expect people to get it - inane and empty Guardian buzzwords are clearly more the speed... |
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Post by lonlad on Nov 8, 2019 0:30:51 GMT
Maybe if it were actually humorous, we would get it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 1:30:39 GMT
I see the far right have turned up..... (In case people didn’t realise these are all insults used by far right males, hard to believe that someone strings those words together by accident) It's actually a reference to a pretty well known comedy show, but on a forum as humourless as less I guess I shouldn't expect people to get it - inane and empty Guardian buzzwords are clearly more the speed... ....aaaand you were doing so well until you went off on ‘Guardian buzzwords’. (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, by the way) Outside the context of a comedy that revels in taboo subjects and such, the phrase really isn’t funny. Context is king (as some loser once nearly said). Anyway, no soup for you.... |
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Post by asfound on Nov 8, 2019 4:37:52 GMT
It's actually a reference to a pretty well known comedy show, but on a forum as humourless as less I guess I shouldn't expect people to get it - inane and empty Guardian buzzwords are clearly more the speed... ....aaaand you were doing so well until you went off on ‘Guardian buzzwords’. (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, by the way) Outside the context of a comedy that revels in taboo subjects and such, the phrase really isn’t funny. Context is king (as some loser once nearly said). Anyway, no soup for you.... So you googled it and realised your error? I guess you sort of owned up. And you were doing so well but it was apparent your whining about the "far right" (Guardian buzzword) made it painfully obvious you had no idea... |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 8, 2019 5:08:39 GMT
I had never heard that expression and assumed it was a typo as they often occur here but it's usually possible to make sense of them from the context, whereas I was baffled this time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 5:47:20 GMT
Please let's not try to out-insult each other.
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Post by londonpostie on Nov 8, 2019 7:42:04 GMT
My guess is that the header tank had a slow leak, and nobody realised. A bit of plasterboard saturated and gave way. Horrible, but one of those random things that do happen. That's been my thought; not indicative of the state of West End theaters or of climate change but a normal tank leak. There was talk of a flooded floor earlier.
Thinking back to the incident we had in the mansion flat, we did wonder if it was coincidence the collapse happened in a room that didn't originally have a fireplace, but where central heating had been installed at some point - fairly sudden changes in temperature, albeit taking a decade or two.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 10:18:09 GMT
....aaaand you were doing so well until you went off on ‘Guardian buzzwords’. (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, by the way) Outside the context of a comedy that revels in taboo subjects and such, the phrase really isn’t funny. Context is king (as some loser once nearly said). Anyway, no soup for you.... So you googled it and realised your error? I guess you sort of owned up. And you were doing so well but it was apparent your whining about the "far right" (Guardian buzzword) made it painfully obvious you had no idea... Well, you must have missed my reference to another sitcom (superior, in my opinion), I quite like darker American sitcoms, so...... Anyone think that 'far right' is a 'buzzword', for The Guardian or, well, anywhere? "alt right" is a buzzword, I suppose, but "far right" has been a descriptor for decades. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 8, 2019 10:50:21 GMT
Ok I think we’ve done that to death now.
Let’s move on please.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 8, 2019 10:53:56 GMT
I must say when I saw Wendell Pierce giving an impromptu speech outside the theatre I could picture the producers with knuckles in their mouths wondering if he was going to drop them in it liability-wise.
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 8, 2019 11:08:48 GMT
My guess is that the header tank had a slow leak, and nobody realised. A bit of plasterboard saturated and gave way. Horrible, but one of those random things that do happen. That's been my thought; not indicative of the state of West End theaters or of climate change but a normal tank leak. There was talk of a flooded floor earlier.
Thinking back to the incident we had in the mansion flat, we did wonder if it was coincidence the collapse happened in a room that didn't originally have a fireplace, but where central heating had been installed at some point - fairly sudden changes in temperature, albeit taking a decade or two.
Given that a similar incident happened, you would have thought the in-house maintenance team would have picked this up, in their corrective maintenance programme. They also charge an hefty restoration fee, to assist with the up keep. |
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Post by Flim Flam on Nov 8, 2019 11:20:33 GMT
Bit scary isn't it, and nobody wants to be worrying about their safety whilst watching a show. I have to keep saying to myself things like this don't happen all the time. Because I get very anxious going to shows esp after the Apollo one. I do however remember going to see Rocky Horror at the Playhouse and I was in the top tier I assume upper circle. During Time Warp everyone stood up and did the Time Warp. It felt like the level moved. I felt the same during Rocky Horror at the Playhouse. I was up in the top tier too and remember looking around thinking that maybe it wasn't such a good idea for a full house of people to be jumping up and down in such an old building! Didn't feel any actual movement though. But definitely gave me pause for thought! |
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Post by Jon on Nov 8, 2019 19:35:51 GMT
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Post by Rory on Nov 8, 2019 21:38:31 GMT
That's good news. They wouldn't be re-opening if they didn't think it safe to do so.
It would have been an awful shame if this brilliant production had been pulled.
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Post by Jon on Nov 8, 2019 22:24:02 GMT
That's good news. They wouldn't be re-opening if they didn't think it safe to do so. It would have been an awful shame if this brilliant production had been pulled. I didn't think it would be like the Apollo incident which was a lot worse but I wasn't expecting them to be open by Monday. |
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 8, 2019 23:07:20 GMT
The issue at the Apollo was structural, severe, and required the input of a range of professions to redesign, construct and certify the improvements safe before the venue could reopen for the public (and many more months for the work to be completed). In the case of the Piccadilly if, as appears the cause was local and the damage cosmetic then there isn’t really any reason to remain closed. They could conceivably have the damage completely fixed in this instance before the theatre opens on Monday. It really is unfortunate that the two events should be compared in the same sentence really; though obviously understandable.
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Post by lynette on Nov 9, 2019 14:29:03 GMT
Structural or cosmetic. Ahem, the ceiling fell down in both theatres, people were taken to hospital. I can’t see myself asking if it was structural or cosmetic as I am taken off in the ambulance. The theatre owners need to get their acts together and employ a few engineers, surveyors, builders and plasterers.
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Post by Jon on Nov 9, 2019 14:46:06 GMT
Structural or cosmetic. Ahem, the ceiling fell down in both theatres, people were taken to hospital. I can’t see myself asking if it was structural or cosmetic as I am taken off in the ambulance. The theatre owners need to get their acts together and employ a few engineers, surveyors, builders and plasterers. As easy as it is point fingers at ATG, I would point out that they’ve been renovating and refurbishing their theatres especially the Piccadilly. |
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Post by sf on Nov 9, 2019 14:50:22 GMT
Structural or cosmetic. Ahem, the ceiling fell down in both theatres, people were taken to hospital. I can’t see myself asking if it was structural or cosmetic as I am taken off in the ambulance. The theatre owners need to get their acts together and employ a few engineers, surveyors, builders and plasterers.
And frankly, since we've been seeing above-inflation rises in the price of tickets for at least the last two decades - sharply above the rate of inflation over the past few years - in many cases with a "restoration fee" imposed on top, there's no excuse for the theatre owners not to keep the buildings adequately maintained.
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