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Post by lynette on Jun 8, 2021 17:09:19 GMT
I would have thought the defining characteristic of Dylan Thomas is not that he was straight and white but rather that he was Welsh. And dead of course, a group of authors who are badly under-represented in the NT programming. And liked a drink or two. Well. Not diverse then but very mainstream.
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Post by lynette on Jun 5, 2021 18:56:39 GMT
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you that there are no writers in the UK or heaven forfend the entire world who may have written a play/musical/entertainment/monologue/rant which is good enough to go on stage at the NT so that our beloved leader there has to take on the challenge himself aided by his life’s companion - shocked.
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Post by lynette on Jun 5, 2021 18:51:46 GMT
Watched the Mac and More - entertaining, fringe feel,
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:48:45 GMT
I’m sorry, you remove your shoes? ? To what extremes will our darling writers take us next, I dread to think.
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:46:49 GMT
Groan.
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:45:32 GMT
I like the sound of ‘no coughs’ and leg room...Do we think that these improvements ( ahem) will continue into the future or will they put all the seats back etc as soon as covid becomes just another jabbable virus whenever this will be but say, by next summer? I doubt they'll continue. Removing rows of seats is losing thousands in potential weekly revenue. The leg room and overall feeling of being less crowded is nice though. I'm a big fan of a central aisle in the stalls for example, but many theatres have got rid of them and now they're "premium seats". Ah but, the unforseen consequences rule might lead to shows and plays that are designed for smaller audiences or spaced out audiences. All sorts of different techniques and writing may come into being as it did when they went from open to proscenium arch. Slow progression perhaps but interesting to consider.
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:42:19 GMT
Social distancing can remain for ever as far as I’m concerned. Love it! No more kissy kissy greetings or sitting next to Mr Smelly or Boozy ( other genders also available) Just be near the people you wan to be near. Heaven. Masks I’ll put up for as long as required. I find it difficult to breathe but I limit when I need to wear them.
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:39:35 GMT
I’m not sure a comparison of New York and London venues is very useful at the moment. Fat chance of us actually being able to prove a point. As for points, where are we on this thread then?
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:36:31 GMT
The overriding message is those going in to hospital are those that are eligible for a vaccine but haven’t had it. These people aren’t in hospital due to covid, just from ignorance. Precisely. I'd actually like to see the numbers separated out. Anyone who was eligible for a vaccine but turned it down? They did this to themselves. Sadly ‘to themselves’ will translate as to the rest of us if the NHS is burdened again and the variant is more ‘catching’. Many of our youngsters ie under 40s have not yet been jabbed.
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:34:16 GMT
You do not have to go north ( wherever that is) to get decent fish and chips. North London maybe 😂
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Post by lynette on Jun 4, 2021 17:30:26 GMT
I’m popping in and out. I have to tell you that the green room chat from Thursday is both funny and illuminating: Greg Doran explains with photos the lineage of the royals in the period of the Henry plays. Never seen it done better but even Greg is having to work very hard at it! One thing it makes clear is that the York claim is better . Shakespeare does address this and I wonder how the contemporary audience felt about it.
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Post by lynette on Jun 2, 2021 23:23:33 GMT
They’ve changed the names of the supporters’ groups. Lost for words. Me. Lost.....
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Post by lynette on Jun 2, 2021 23:18:31 GMT
Anyone else having a looksee at these? I didn't realise that the actors would be so full on even reading the scripts. Is that what it is always like? I would have thought it was damaging to the voice and also would get you stuck into one way of saying a line. Please enlighten me, guys. I have seen a few manifestations of this particular beauty of a play and it is really hard to make engaging. You really need the visuals to convey status and age etc. Guys in rehearsal clothes, ie their own clothes and women playing male characters makes it even trickier to work out what the hell is going on. Longing for a bit of chain mail.....
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Post by lynette on Jun 2, 2021 23:13:01 GMT
I went to the Hockney iPad art exhibition at the Royal Academy. Recommended if you like his work in general. Joyously empty rooms but the venue a bit bleak overall. Nice little coffee stall in the courtyard but hardly any seats. I wonder why they can’t have more seats, spread out of course?
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Post by lynette on Jun 2, 2021 23:10:12 GMT
I like the sound of ‘no coughs’ and leg room...Do we think that these improvements ( ahem) will continue into the future or will they put all the seats back etc as soon as covid becomes just another jabbable virus whenever this will be but say, by next summer?
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Post by lynette on Jun 1, 2021 16:06:09 GMT
Hello, go outside with a nice cool glass of something, my friend.
Anything else we can help you with?
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Post by lynette on May 31, 2021 14:42:08 GMT
Seems a lack of energy or something at the National. I havent’t had my usual batch of emails and ads..
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Post by lynette on May 26, 2021 13:50:44 GMT
Is James Graham going to write the tv adaptation ? That must be what Cummings is aiming for.
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Post by lynette on May 25, 2021 16:21:01 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness. Seriously, everyone uses ‘filler’ word when they speak. Everyone! You just don’t realise you are doing it unless you record yourself in conversation and listen back. And ‘like’ often does add semantic meaning - indicating approximation or paraphrasing (‘she was like, OMG!’ Does not mean that ‘she’ literally said ‘OMG!’, it means she expressed a similar sentiment/ has a shocked reaction). Fixating on ‘like’ to become annoyed by is more about the listener than the speaker. I’m not fixating. The kids I have encountered with the ‘like’ habit were absolutely just talking with no awareness of it. Part of the ‘problem’ if you perceive it to be one, is that we often do not listen, give time to what youngsters say so they have less time to formulate their expression and resort to a shorthand. This works within their peer group but doesn’t work outside of it. I’ve noticed the ‘likes’ can disappear as a conversation develops and listening happens.
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Post by lynette on May 25, 2021 16:15:26 GMT
Eight local lockdowns introduced in various areas, which might come as a surprise if you live there given the Government conveniently forgot to tell a lot of them,. It's not the Government's fault of course, they published it on a Friday night without any fanfare or announcement so it's your own fault if you didn't check! Also since I have no idea how you police a local lockdown I'm not sure how effective it will be: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/local-lockdowns-quietly-introduced-eight-20670261Sorry about the local lockdowns. Must be very difficult. How on earth is one supposed to find out about them?
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Post by lynette on May 25, 2021 16:12:33 GMT
This is good news but remember it is in the context of a steadily decreasing number of cases because of the measures in place until now over the winter and early Spring plus many people still not going out and about and a heightened awareness of hygienic and personal contact. All those who attended the concerts were aware of the experiment and were careful I am sure to ‘follow the rules’ because of their special status. This would not be be the case say down the line in a few months nor when the winter bugs come along etc etc. I’m not being miserable but just realistic. When people have a focus on them they behave differently. Well known. But very reassuring to be starting off as it were, from this low level of infection.
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Post by lynette on May 24, 2021 16:24:12 GMT
It’s like a nervous tick, done without awareness.
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Post by lynette on May 24, 2021 16:22:58 GMT
It is hard to keep your phone and bag safe when you are checking directions, times etc. I’m very boring but i try to write down relevant stuff on a piece of paper or in a notebook and use that. Phone stays in bag or pocket, I’ve had dippers try in Paris twice, just off the Eurostar and onto the metro. Rife. I always thought it wasn’t so bad in London but i suppose it is. I mentioned here a while ago that i spotted someone eyeing up my OH’s briefcase in the foyer of the Park Theatre as it stood on the floor beneath the table. He clocked me clocking him and disappeared. The thieves are generally sharper and more aggressive than ‘we’ are so be careful out there.
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Post by lynette on May 21, 2021 22:21:04 GMT
Bravo, Neil. I’m not joining you out there yet but hope to catch up soon.
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Post by lynette on May 21, 2021 22:17:16 GMT
I didn't see Parts 1 & 2 so prob will give this a miss. People have praised 1 & 2 .
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