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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 29, 2018 14:11:35 GMT
In future I will refer to this as
A very very very big pit of steaming dark matter. tm
I would like to declare that I am the sole author of the above and that I received no assistance from anyone else; not even another minority visiting from the future.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 25, 2018 21:17:33 GMT
I could be wrong but I’m sorry to say that le tout Londres will be in silent morning on the day after 42nd St is no more. Buck House will be deserted, The Ivy Club will be shut, Joe Allen’s will refuse to serve Burgers, Flags deadly still at half mast and even Ryan will be “At Home”. ( allegedly for the first time this millennium).Thank me for sharing this devastating news later , at least you’ll know what to expect.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 25, 2018 21:10:15 GMT
I could be wrong but I’m sorry to say that le tout Londres will be in silent morning on the day after 42nd St is no more.
Thank me for sharing this devastating news later , at least you’ll know what to expect.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 25, 2018 17:48:19 GMT
It's very much on trend at the moment, about the silencing of all but the white middle aged male voice, done in a way which for a change doesn't feel preachy but full of satire instead. Spoiler again Can’t for the life of me see how the white middle aged class voice is shown as the only one that counts here? I’ve be been wrong before and will be again but I would be curious how you came to that conclusion when my own view is that he may be trying to go against the beliefs of the moment?
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 25, 2018 8:50:17 GMT
I hope you re read this after seeing it. The review is pretentious trying to explain it as a “savage but cryptic allegory” ( ), while bending over backwards trying to avoid admitting its nonsense. Don’t know how to do spoiler alerts on My phone so please do not read on if you want to avoid them If the author is (who’s previous work I really like blah, blah, blah), was trying to say something, my guess it was this. We live at a time when it’s not enough to write off the cannon because it was written by Old Dead White Guys, we are rewriting history in a PC way. So you can rewrite the history of Dickens and Andersen to involve the atrocities in the Belgian Congo (events that happened after their time) and say they stole their ideas from a pair of dwarf sisters, and people will repair to the bar saying you’ve made really interesting points ! I would guess that McDonagh holds those two in high esteem and thinks it odd that we are so ready to place our current corncwrns on them. Somewhere, however he lost the plot.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 24, 2018 6:14:49 GMT
I though this must be the inspiration behind the the asking for your money back thread? If I paid 12£ at Edinburgh fest and it lasted an hour I’d be thinking “Next”. But I paid 4 x £65 and it felt longer than The Ring. Our night was approx 1 hr 15mins. There were walkouts in a play with no interval (never seen that outside The Fest) and even those annoying creatures who self regardingly laugh very loudly were silent by half way through.
I thought Broadbent looked embarrassed at the curtain call.
I overheard a lady at ROH last night who said much the same and said she’d reviewed it on line and given 1star. But the bridge had sent a questionnaire and she didn’t want to be unkind so told them two stars! I feel many of the comments on this thread are like that, please stop being “kind” and call this out for what it is. A boring mess.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 19, 2018 15:09:45 GMT
Saw Die Incest Walkure last night, start time 4:30pm, end time 10:10pm Despite having standing tickets, I am not finding the length too bad actually, I think with the intervals it is very manageable. I just went to pret and got a coffee and read for the 80 min interval If I have one nitpick with the production so far, it is the costuming. I am sure the intent was to keep it minimalist/modern in line with the set, but I would love some more eleganza extravaganza moments. Especially for the gods!! I was unimpressed when the valkyries came out looking like basic bitches, but again, I am sure that was the intent Oh to be young again! Les Enfants du Paradis.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 19, 2018 10:06:29 GMT
I saw Cycle 2 and as tmesis suggests, the experience is overwhelming. I can’t attempt to critique it or describe how I feel about this experience which is more immersive than anything else I’ve ever experienced. It’s now 5 years since I saw it at the Proms and that interval seems about right. I now have my name down on the Bayreuth waiting list.
I found the late intervals meant I could just wonder down to the new Joe Allen’s without a reservation and eat one course in total comfort. ON the Bab another night.
Enjoy.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 18, 2018 9:20:34 GMT
As a group, only a week or two ago we were cool on the prospects of this, noting large seat availability. Now suddenly everyone’s predicting a Broadway transfer.
I’m still not sure a high-priced Sondheim revival translates to box office hit. Hope I’m wrong, but we’ll see.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 17, 2018 11:13:07 GMT
Booked for the cinema for next Wednesday - after much dithering I decided on Harrow, a local for me. I saw the filmed "Company" there and the sound was out of sync, very distracting ... I may ditch that ticket and look elsewhere, but it hadn't sold many and I'm a b*tch about people in cinemas generally with phones and the like. Do you mean "Follies"? Our live relay in Hackney (and other reports) was terrible and I got complimentary tickets for the follow up re-broadcast wheich was technically sound. (Apologies if you do mean Company).
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 12, 2018 9:58:43 GMT
And that water policy has fallen by the wayside. It was there ( and will probably be there again) for Bat Out of Hell and the rock oriented shows because people came with water bottles full of gin and vodka. Why that sounds like Rockist! Suddenly the wisdom of Avenue Q comes back to me, "Everyone's a little bit rockist...". Well I'm proud to say, I AM!
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 4, 2018 11:57:43 GMT
Board members who are not fussed by an early English, baroque, chamber opera, may prefer the raunchier, modern reinterpretation: 'Dildo and Anus.' Oh I think I've seen that,in Amsterdam. The German Directors name was Reggie something or other..
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 4, 2018 11:38:23 GMT
How does the wonderful April/June lyric joke in "Barcelona" work with men sted of women in those roles? **Spoiler** It’s become “Randy/Andy” (Sorry, I don’t know how to do spoilers on the mobile website) One reason why I need to see it again is that I spent a lot of energy waiting to see how they coped with various problems I foresaw the switches causing. It is distracting but fun. However most are better handled than this. The original may not be worthy of vintage Wilde, but it’s a nice surprise. The new lyric is just rather obvious.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 3, 2018 13:12:12 GMT
Not a fan of Dido personally. All of her stuff sounds the same. Take it you're not that familiar with her work with Aeneas?
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 3, 2018 5:26:34 GMT
Went tonight. Full house. Lots of screaming after each number. Trade night? Was like that Saturday night. The best audience experince ever for me was a preview of 42nd St. Just wonder if preview night audiences are more 'up for it' and lively. Certainly works for musicals.
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Post by Mr Snow on Oct 1, 2018 5:46:23 GMT
Airline pilot makes a lot more sense in this iteration than flight attendant. I mean, in what corner of the western world are there any STRAIGHT male flight attendants LOL? Well if we're going into stereotypes...I did think his nervy slowness in engaging on the bed, was possibly a hint that he may have other preferences?
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 30, 2018 17:38:39 GMT
So I'm sure I didn't imagine this, but there are deliberate visual references to,
Marx Brothers - Cabin scene Leonardo - Last Supper And several others I’ve already forgotten.
What else….?
(I think Mondrian is stretching it a bit)
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Company
Sept 30, 2018 12:55:26 GMT
via mobile
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 30, 2018 12:55:26 GMT
Mr S in the house last night moving better than he was attending Gypsy a couple of years back
I hugely enjoyed it and will see it again to see if it’s as much of a game changer as my first impression suggests
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 28, 2018 19:33:05 GMT
...dust my Trilby off and take it to dear Johnny's theatre.
Now how does the song go?
AHHHH yes
"A hats not a hat, until its tilted"
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 27, 2018 7:21:46 GMT
How full was the house?
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 25, 2018 8:53:35 GMT
This thread has now come over all Naughty, Bawdy, Gaudy, Sporty.
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 24, 2018 9:41:56 GMT
What a lot of selfish people on here who need to stand to applaud! "Standing ovations are a time-honoured tradition" (a) Doesn't mean they're not selfish, 'cos time-honoured traditions can be immoral, wicked, sexist, oppressive ... and selfish ("I'm taking your virginity, young lady", says the lord of the manor; "It's a time-honoured tradition"); MMMM very questionable taste in making that comparison. Any sympathy for your argument completely lost. Let's be honest it's not much of an inconvenience to have to stand up in order to see the cast take their bows, is it? To express it in your terms, a gentleman would never mention such an inconsequential thing. Move along, show's over.
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 24, 2018 8:17:56 GMT
Last week!
Went to the Matinee Saturday and (being very frank) it did seem a little long this time. (Strangely not the Uncle Tom Ballet which I enjoyed more)
EXCEPT of course, whenever Kelli was on. Yes, it’s true love and now she’s going away…….
Sad not to have seen Ruthie, the notes she floats on the soundtrack CD of Western People Funny are sublime.
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Post by Mr Snow on Sept 18, 2018 9:03:15 GMT
I don't do social media and I'm....gagging for this anyway!
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Serena
Sept 14, 2018 12:15:45 GMT
Post by Mr Snow on Sept 14, 2018 12:15:45 GMT
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