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Post by greeny11 on Jul 29, 2021 20:05:24 GMT
It's Up To You Newark Newark - a gymnastics Olympic film set in Aylesbury and Newark
Highlights: - Nancy's cartwheel and Charlie's rewind - Joshua in general in the opening scene - Even though I've never seen it, the Love Island references made me laugh - especially the musicians' contributions - Henry Lewis as the voice of the gymnastics books - The horse/dinosaur/crocodile ballet - with Harry announcing himself as the winner - The film sassing Emmy after Gillian's poisoning - the cast causing complete chaos - Harry as Ray Fandango - Whispering Wild Things
This was chaotic in the best way, and made for a highly entertaining evening. I love Charlie's enthusiasm as Emmy, as well as her disgust at some of the events taking place in the film! It was lovely to see most of the cast back from self-isolation (along with Lauren from last week) - they all seemed in very high spirits this evening.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 26, 2021 5:47:17 GMT
Mask wearing generally was better than I expected throughout my London trip. With regards to shows I saw, mask wearing was best at Come From Away and worst at Six. All shows I saw had regular reminders about masks and keeping safe.
With regards to public transport, I was really pleasantly surprised by how many people wore masks on the Tube. It wasn't perfect, and one evening we had a drunk man say 'Psst, you know it's freedom day, you don't have to wear a mask', which was pretty mild but he was speaking to an otherwise fully masked carriage. However, I would say from the trains I was on, about 75-80% people were wearing masks. It was pretty similar on the Avanti trains I took - pretty good considering it's a much longer journey than a typical tube journey.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 25, 2021 20:05:58 GMT
Fire In The Hole - 70s disaster film set in Australia
Lauren as Jill Nigels, Bryony as Anna, Matt as Edwin, Dave as the Mayor of Australia and Ellie as Misty Nigels with the Zoom cameo by Nancy as the mother (and an extra cameo by Nancy's husband).
A fairly coherent plot, but still chaotic enough to be very entertaining, mainly thanks to Matt. Matt took on a very Harry Kershaw-like role which provided a lot of entertainment, including the metaphors/similes and his old guy. Matt's 'Well, well, well' was perfect timing. I also really enjoyed the Aussie accents, and Dave as the mayor was great fun. Nancy's cameo was very entertaining as well. Considering how much death there normally is in a Mischief film, there was a surprising lack of it in this disaster film (just the koala I think). Shout out to Richard who was on his own in the music corner this evening.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2021 21:35:43 GMT
Despite having more requests for masks than the Coliseum or the Phoenix, there appeared to be fewer masks being worn than in either of the other 2 places.
That said, the show was brilliant - the cast we had tonight were on top form, and the audience were incredibly responsive. I love Six anyway, but the changes and the bigger venue have really elevated it for me.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2021 18:24:59 GMT
Just taken my seat, and interestingly, they’re leaving a seat either side of each party, so they’re still not going to full capacity even though they now can.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 23, 2021 10:10:34 GMT
I like watching a bit of everything. Being a tennis fan, I do enjoy watching Olympic tennis as it's a different setting to usual because they're representing their country. I also enjoy the swimming, diving and cycling.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 22, 2021 22:45:13 GMT
Here's a taster of what tonight's crowd was like:
It should be said they were completely respectful throughout, and no screaming at inappropriate moments or at the end of Me And The Sky (which could easily have had as Alice did a brilliant job) - just sheer joy at what was taking place in front of them.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 22, 2021 21:18:59 GMT
The whole evening was just incredible - the cast were amazing (Gemma and Sam are brilliant additions to the cast), the atmosphere was insane, and we had 2 very emotional speeches from the producers at the end who had most of us in tears by the end. Just the best evening possible.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 22, 2021 17:15:29 GMT
In the building and the Covid passes are being checked on entry to the building.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 22, 2021 14:49:37 GMT
Missing the next couple as I am at the theatre and it looks like a great cast.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 22:03:55 GMT
Yes, the reminders about masks were before then. Down where I was, the majority were wearing masks.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 21:45:07 GMT
I'm biased as this was the show that made me fall in love with musicals, but after 17 months of no live theatre, I am so, so happy this was my first show back. The atmosphere was electric, the cast were on fire, and it was just an all round joyous experience. You Can't Stop The Beat is my favourite musical theatre number of time, and it made me so happy to see it again, with the original choreography.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 17:57:18 GMT
Masks are going to be enforced here - there’s already been 2 announcements asking for masks to remain on.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 15:49:52 GMT
Probably wise given the current circumstances, they’ve probably just got enough cast, with the off site swings and in house swings, to carry on with the show even if there is another case requiring self isolation.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 13:27:15 GMT
I know of someone in Thursday’s live audience who got pinged by Track and Trace.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 20, 2021 12:37:59 GMT
Great that they shows are still going ahead (I'm in London so missing out on the Thursday to Saturday shows). I'm looking forward to seeing who they bring in to replace the self isolating cast members.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 19, 2021 19:21:10 GMT
It's the wording of ALW's statement that has got people talking. In my opinion, it's unnecessarily dramatic, but it does show how hard it is for shows to function under the current restrictions. Hopefully, come 16th August, things may not be as disruptive in the case of positive cases within the company.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 19, 2021 14:47:31 GMT
Rodney Vubya's tweet seems to suggest performances are off this week.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 19, 2021 12:30:51 GMT
That's my thoughts - I'm going to London tomorrow for a 5 day break, seeing a show each day. I'm on my own, and only really have my sister to see in London. I'm bringing a pack of 7 lateral flow test kits with me (in order to get my NHS Covid pass for certain shows) which I will take one every day, plus mask wearing and keeping my own company where possible - so I'm hoping to remain infection free.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 18, 2021 18:32:47 GMT
There won't be a sequel - there's been a positive case within the team so the cast have to self isolate.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 18, 2021 17:17:42 GMT
I do think when the director isn't Jonathan, more stuff gets through.
Croydonosaurus - a monster epic, part 1
A Godzilla-style movie involving some scientists, a giant ladybird, Bez from the Happy Mondays and a dinosaur/shark monster, and characters called Romulus and Tarquin - didn't make a lot of sense at times, but a great deal of fun. Lots of fun moments for me - the green screen scene, the song about quite liking each other, Josh as Bez, and Susan as the cinema attendant were all highlights for me. Harry has set himself up as the villain for part 2 which will be fun, as he hasn't had many big parts in the films in the current run (Vinny the ventriloquist and the therapist being the only other 2 I can remember).
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 17, 2021 20:06:07 GMT
Ipswich It Up - a time travel musical
Utter chaos, and I absolutely loved it. Henry Shields, in particular, was not family friendly this evening. Highlights include - Henry S and Harry break dancing, the trio of dancers (Mike, Joshua and Henry) with the insync dance moves, Niall's low quality lyrics, the cheerleading squad, Joshua's horse solo, the running gag of Simon (Niall) not getting anything right, the cast's questionable knowledge of 2002, and the 'Beatles'. As one would expect from a time travel musical, the plot was completely incoherent, but I don't care because I absolutely loved that film!
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 17, 2021 15:59:26 GMT
As someone who has had to do Lateral Flow Tests twice a week since January for my job, it's really not hard. The test itself takes 10-20 seconds, then you're waiting 30 minutes for a result. Then register it on the government website, and you'll get your Covid Pass for 48 hours - it's really straightforward. I will certainly feel safer for having these measures in place.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 17, 2021 14:24:29 GMT
Looks like this will be reopening on the 20th as promised, I already had tickets for that night, but as this will be the first non-restricted performance, it should be a great night.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 17, 2021 14:04:38 GMT
Having just checked the website, it is definitely and/or. As Poster J has already said, it wouldn't be fair for it to be both - for example, I was only allowed to get my first vaccine 26th May, there's barely time for me to have my 2nd in time (and indeed, I'm booked in for 26th July for my 2nd one, but am seeing CFA on 22nd), and people much younger than me won't be eligible for their 2nd jab for another few weeks.
Curiously, I'm seeing this on 22nd but have not yet had the email others have had.
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