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Post by nick on Dec 29, 2018 13:34:09 GMT
Charity shops is where I get mine but I'm a skin flint and wont pay more than £2. Some branches (in particular Oxfam) specialise in vinyl and books. I think the Oxfam in Islington is one of those.
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Post by nick on Nov 18, 2018 17:34:51 GMT
I voted for Lauren because I thought she had been undermarked . That Argentine tango stuff is hard and Graeme was just trotting around the room. Sorry to lose Kate, again she had that AG in previous week and it was v tricky. But her dance this week was too safe. I don't vote but I agree with this. It doesn't seem fair that someone does a hard dance and so gets marked down and then someone does an easy dance and gets high marks. I love the couple's choice dances but they seem to be very highly marked so help the couple get through that week.
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Post by nick on Nov 15, 2018 14:44:51 GMT
.... She's the Doctor, she already knows. Needs a bit of weight to her now, I feel. No no no. Neither Hartnell or Troughton knew anything. They couldn't control their spaceship and, Troughton particularly, often won by accident. I think recent Doctors have been TOO knowing and godlike. It's good to have someone who might actually lose.
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Post by nick on Oct 27, 2018 17:09:41 GMT
I'm a bit worried because it's a different writer. Fingers crossed.
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Post by nick on Oct 13, 2018 13:33:17 GMT
Best - Dr Faustus at the Royal Exchange in Manchester with Ben Kingsley in the early 80s. Stunning production that made such good use of the space. And I loved Pippin at the Menier but I know I'm in a minority.
Worst - The recent revival of Cats was such a disappointment. Mind you I'm sure there's been plenty over the yers that I simply walked out of and have now forgotten.
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Post by nick on Sept 25, 2018 14:32:24 GMT
Standing ovations - My wife doesn't stand up (she's a part time wheelchair user) so I sit with her. We have no problem with ovations although looking at a sea of arses is not my idea of fun. Only time I at all minded was seeing The Zombies at the Palladium. Everyone stood for the encore so we had to make do with listening only. But no big deal.
For me it's in the same league as a tall person in front or a fidgety child next to me. I'd rather not but I'm not going to stress over it.
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Post by nick on Sept 22, 2018 16:53:52 GMT
I've seen all of it and it's the best thing on TV this year (IMO). Phoebe Waller-watserface is genius. Her humour undercuts the gore. I guess you have to like the fact that it's either totally tongue in cheek or deadly deadly with nothing in between. It's one of those series that oozes with it's own confidence
And the acting is top notch.
Pushed all my buttons.
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Post by nick on Aug 27, 2018 16:08:52 GMT
First saw Bonnie in the original run of Cats and thought she was great. She was already a well known name when she joined Doctor Who - the most known person to be a companion up to that point.
I've got the centre of row G on Sat 8th. But, unlike you lot above, mine are for the matinee.
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Post by nick on Aug 10, 2018 14:51:43 GMT
Oh, I did wonder which theatre it was - it was way too huge for an end-of-pier. Lovely that it has a working organ... we all appreciate those. Love the nightclub stuff too. It's still working but is rarely played. They had a session last year where they got an organist in and put cameras in the loft so we could see all the instruments up above. So when he pressed "cymbal" we could see the cymbal being hit. They also operated the baffles above the stage so we could see the 'volume control' - closed = quiet, open = loud. Then he played along to an Elsa Lanchester silent film - she's a local girl apparently.
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Post by nick on Aug 10, 2018 11:33:46 GMT
I'm tempted to riposte with the Catford locations used in the TV play Babs but it's much less exotic. Go on, don't leave us in suspense... OK actually there is a relevance for a theatre board. The theatre scenes (her auditions and Oh What a Lovely War) used the Broadway theatre in Catford that is virtually unused these days but has a working theatre organ that is quite marvellous. The Krays no so nice night club used the Catford Constituitional Club that is a bar behind the theatre that is pure shabby chic - it uses the old Catford Conservative club (CCC gettit) and they haven't bothered replastering etc. And the posher nightclubs used the good old Rivoli Ballroom that is up the road in Crofton Park. It's been used for hundreds of TV and films.
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Post by nick on Aug 10, 2018 8:38:15 GMT
It is set in Maine where there can be a lot of winter. Massachusetts. The book takes place in and around what used to be Boston and Cambridge, and so does the TV series. This season we've seen the offices of the Boston Globe - with Boston Globe logos clearly visible - and what we were told was Fenway Park. I think it's filmed in Toronto. Toronto, Hamilton, and Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge. There are occasional glimpses of downtown Toronto (City Hall and Bay subway station in the first season episode where June escapes from the Red Center), the Waterford house is in Hamilton, and the bridge and the walkway along the river are in Cambridge. They've also used the conservatories in Allan Gardens in downtown Toronto, the block of Wellington Street where the CBC building is located, the lobby, the ballroom, and various other rooms in the Royal York Hotel, a couple of buildings on the UTM (University of Toronto at Mississauga) campus, and a rather nice coffee shop on Queen East called Bonjour Brioche that I used to go to quite often when I lived in Toronto (that's where the barista calls Moira and June sluts for wearing form-fitting sportswear when they were out for a run). "Little America" is the Esplanade, an area on the fringe of downtown Toronto close to the St. Lawrence Market.
I stand corrected. I've never been to the US but have cousins in Maine. They talk about visiting Boston and, for some reason, I had assumed Boston was in Maine. And you know way too much about the locations ;-) I'm tempted to riposte with the Catford locations used in the TV play Babs but it's much less exotic.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 17:41:58 GMT
That's one way of putting it.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 15:41:39 GMT
Cardinal, I suspect there are many people on here who "switch modes" and go to a diverse set of shows. There are also those who want to see Wicked every time the cast changes. Sometimes they may even be the same people.
In the last 12 months I've watched Joe Orton, Shakespeare, The Who, The Unthanks, Greenwich panto, Brief Encounter, Pippin, and Hair as well as watching missing TV at the NFT and a number of films. Enjoyed them all for different reasons. Walked out of a Globe Shakespeare because I was tired and it wasn't grabbing me.
In my opinion many people know how to be a "good audience".
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 14:49:49 GMT
Sorry that came out more critically than I intended.
I like this forum because people's comments are supported by good nature and good humour. And Hitster your comments are in that vein while mine are less so.
In my defence I teach children with autism and my wife is a wheelchair user so I take these things with too much seriousness.
Having a good moan is a human right so please carry on and ignore me.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 14:29:53 GMT
After not having a great week having ended up in hospital with a water infection, I decided to treat myself to seeing Matilda at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night. It was an amazing show but some of it was clearly spoiled by a child with issues which kept shouting out. The child was a bit better when the show started but seemed to shout out in virtually every number, he was shushed a few times by numerous people including me as well as more quietly by his parents. The child obviously had issues and they say we should make allowances but is it any different to someone turning up drunk who may be an alcoholic as that is classed as a disease. Plus seeing children perform so remarkably probably made this child's actions more noticeable and the tickets weren't cheap I paid £65 so lots of the families there would have spent over £200. The child was taken out by his family with about 30 minutes to go plus there was a near fight in the bar over queue jumping at the interval. I wish there was an easy solution to people with issues attending shows - it helps their development especially children but should a lot of others have their enjoyment spoiled by one person who sadly cannot help their actions. I almost wondered if they could listen to a show through headphones whether it might help them. The easy solution is tolerance, surely? Recently the tallest man I've ever seen came and sat in front of me, I've been squashed by very large people next to me, I've had to lean sideways to escape violent BO, an entire audience had to wait while a woman in a wheelchair was lifted into the auditorium. But also I've had to leave a performance because my wife hit her leg on arrival and the pain became excruciating, My phone has gone off, my children have fidgeted, climbed on my knee and fell asleep, I've sat in front of short people, I've had a cold and sneezed throughout a performance. I'd rather put up with some inconvenience that nevertheless allows as many diverse people as possible to experience the joy of theatre.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 13:37:52 GMT
June's story can only sustain 3 maybe 4 series. They could open it out but it would become a different series.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 6:45:46 GMT
I'm fascinated that Gilead is only about 5 years old. They created that society in FIVE years - wow they must have been ruthless - well we know that to be true.
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Post by nick on Aug 9, 2018 6:40:37 GMT
Blimey. You certainly see a lot more than me. I have to have the volume turned up to even hear what little dialogue there is. Maybe there is another Gilead rule that you have to mumble. And how come it's been winter for the last 2 series? Saying that I will no doubt watch the next series just to see if anything happens. It is set in Maine where there can be a lot of winter. Can't help with the mumbling but that's just modern TV isn't it? They do seem to have long almost silent bits then a burst of quick important dialogue. It's one of those shows where I have to concentrate and not be distracted by my phone. The looks between characters are really important unlike other programs that can be "watched" almost like radio shows.
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Post by nick on Aug 8, 2018 19:36:30 GMT
Never known a series to take so long to go nowhere. I presume there is a third series? I disagree. It's slow but there was a real feeling of growing unease and unrest. Gilead is getting more violent but also more desperate. It cannot continue for long. The Commanders are turning on themselves. We've seen commanders, wives, handmaids, Marthas, guards and ordinary citizens all rebelling - not any Aunts interestingly. There's also rumblings from other countries. And, despite handmaids being in the weakest position, the way June is changing - trying to rebel and then backing down - is rising to a place where she will stop backing down. I'm hoping the next series is the last with Gilead falling apart with June kicking ass.
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Post by nick on Aug 6, 2018 19:10:17 GMT
I do Tudor historical re-enactment and we try and be as accurate as possible - hand sewn, hand spun clothes, hair cuts, undies etc. But most of us draw a line at wedding rings. Mind you we also get a few teenagers with braces as well!!
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Post by nick on Jul 17, 2018 17:42:27 GMT
The all-new stories thing to me just suggests no hold-overs from story arcs in previous seasons. Absolutely no reason why you couldn't have a stand-alone Dalek episode, as I suspect they will, or at least a Dalek cameo somewhere along the lines. As long as they don't then establish a new Dalek story arc off the back of it..... But he says "All-new monsters" as well. It's probably just hype so we'll have to wait and see. There's definitely no pact between the BBC and Nation Estate. Quite the opposite - the Daleks vanished from Dr Who in the early 70s because Nation was trying to sell a rival Dalek series to the US
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Post by nick on Jul 17, 2018 11:28:24 GMT
I'd say no Daleks or Cybermen from what the new producer says in the Guardian:
“If you’ve never seen Doctor Who, or want to introduce your children or family and friends to it, this series is the perfect point to start,” Chibnall told Radio Times. “It was really important to me that there’s no barrier to entry. You don’t need to know about anything that’s come before. We’ve got a new Doctor, all-new characters, all-new monsters, all-new stories. It’s going to be exciting, emotional and the most enormous fun.”
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Post by nick on Jun 6, 2018 16:29:26 GMT
And it's on Spotify, hurray
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Post by nick on Apr 7, 2018 10:08:38 GMT
Just a hunch. Their songs are part of public psyche now, and could easily imagine the actors, prostitutes and all the bohemians on the fringes singing "Born This Way". Additional music WILL be included for sure as there many gaps in the story as it is. Yeah, I'm sure there will be more inclusion, I'm just dubious. Look at Strictly Ballroom - they've crowbared a number of songs in to justify some of the roles by-and-large to the detriment of the show. I hope they include some of the incidental score from the movie by Craig Armstrong as it was so lush - it's a bit of a shame he's not attached to this project moreso. Music should be safe in the hands of Justin Levine though as he was involved with the original movie. Either way, as long as the following make it in I'll be happy: Nature Boy, Your Song, The Roxanne Tango, The Show Must Go On. Hope the orchestra do the Bolero credits (maybe a slightly shorter revision) post-curtain call! Can I add Children of the Revolution as well?
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Post by nick on Mar 18, 2018 20:14:31 GMT
I'm aware it wasn't a well regarded production but I loved it. What do I know? Would love to see clips of that production. This shows the staging
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