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Post by theatremadness on Sept 9, 2017 12:24:32 GMT
Very rarely (never) go to see musicals but took a punt on his last night as it was at the National and starred Imelda Staunton. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would, found the theme, lyrics, and being haunted physically by your younger self truly fascinating. The only question I have before dabbling in some other classics, is it normal to clap at the end of every song, found it distracting and disrupted the flow. As predominantly someone who sees plays and used to the hesitancy to clap even at the interval / end of the play, Feel free to say I just need to lighten up and go with the flow as on reflection if the performances were done as a concert I would have been clapping at the end of each song. Welcome to the board, neilvh!! I'm sure to some, this may seem a weird question, so apologies in advance if you receive some sarky replies, but as you clearly pointed out that you practically never go to musicals, then you deserve a proper answer! The answer is indeed a resounding yes. Applauding at the end of a musical number is pretty much standard, unless the production is staged in such a way which doesn't allow for it. But those are more rare occasions, so if you do decide to dabble more in musicals, then applause should be very much expected throughout!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 9, 2017 10:22:59 GMT
Hugely enjoyable. Great acting but I found the script a little clunky at times. Loved the music!!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 8, 2017 14:15:00 GMT
Miranda back tonight. I walked past the Piccadilly last night and noticed they remove Miranda's image from the LED screen when she's off. Cheeky! Or accurate?! Haha
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 7, 2017 13:20:44 GMT
That's awesome, thanks Baemax. Wonder why that is!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 7, 2017 12:44:21 GMT
The Stage have reviewed and given 3 stars, though they seem to praise Hiddles. Not read the whole thing because of the damn paywall, but I haven't heard Mark Shenton throwing his toys out of the pram about Natasha Tripney from The Stage securing tickets supposedly through the ballot like everyone else like he did for the other papers that have reviewed so far?! Come on Mark.....double standards!!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 5, 2017 22:28:44 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 4, 2017 18:40:31 GMT
Just gonna leave this here....
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 3, 2017 14:32:26 GMT
The film has just started on the Sony Movie Channel (32) if anyone else, like me, is sat on their sofa doing nothing!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 3, 2017 13:57:13 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 3, 2017 13:53:29 GMT
Sounded bloody awful, wasn't even the Five To Five guys singing and so much reverb it sounded like it was recorded down a well! Not for me, I don't think, as much as I'm a fan of Take That's music. I'll just stick on an album.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 1, 2017 19:58:55 GMT
My views on both Carrie and Follies are practically identical to yours, Cardinal!!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 1, 2017 18:23:45 GMT
Anybody else think Hugh Bonneville is an absolute shoo-in for 'Paul Burrell the Movie'??
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 31, 2017 23:00:21 GMT
That's quite a cast already!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 31, 2017 19:23:06 GMT
Wow....didn't realise there was so much demand! Thinking aloud; will there ever have been so much full-frontal nudity in an NT Live before? And considering how these filmed performances can 'live on'...! Although remember the NT Live Frankensteins had loincloths, which they didn't on unfilmed nights, for exactly that reason... Ah! That's interesting, as I haven't seen Frankenstein. Will be interested to see how they get around it for this, if that's their plan. Not that it's the most important thing about the production & screening, of course.....
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 31, 2017 18:44:16 GMT
Wow....didn't realise there was so much demand! Thinking aloud; will there ever have been so much full-frontal nudity in an NT Live before? And considering how these filmed performances can 'live on'...!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2017 19:55:06 GMT
So the Old Vic could get the recording for this out before the end of it's run, whereas we had to wait a 6/7 months after the end of the run for Groundhog Day?!... (saying that, it was worth the wait though! xD ) I think it's because the endgame for GhD was Broadway, where a cast recording was completely inevitable with a larger market to sell to with a (then planned) open ended run, so there was just no point in making a recording of a show with a cast that was running 10 weeks that most people wouldn't see! Not sure what the plan for Girl...is, but when was the last time a play got a cast recording?!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2017 19:48:27 GMT
I wonder if the man is doing his regular matinee late tomorrow. IIRC, Baz replied to someone on twitter a few weeks ago that he'd be "back" on August 31st, so yes!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2017 12:51:39 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2017 10:00:17 GMT
Anyway, the criticism really, really confuses me. I can't tell whether some people were so adamant they weren't going to enjoy it that they forced themselves not to enjoy it. Or we just didn't like it? I'm rather bemused that you're confused that people might have a different opinion to you! I thought Prue Leith DID sound like she was impersonating Mary Berry - my opinion, that's all, and it didn't work for me. I thought Noel and Sandi had zero chemistry and were stilted and awkward (again, my opinion) - complete contrast to Mel and Sue. The format may not have changed, but to me there were differences. I'm glad you enjoyed it, but people are allowed to have different opinions to you and unfortunately it didn't work for me. Sure! I'm just confused because it's basically the exact same show, first episode so as others have said, it'll settle. Didn't say you weren't allowed not to enjoy it, just my opinion that I can't see what's not to particularly enjoy. We could go in circles forever!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 22:10:43 GMT
What a fantastic f****** show! Tonight reminded me exactly why this ismone of my favourites of this past year. Cannot wait to see the show one final time Saturday night! ... and Charlie was robbed of that Olivier! One of the best young performers we have. Young being the operative word - I believe he'll very much have his time, and without wanting to sound too much like a pretentious d*ck, Phil Connors is a far more complex role to successfully portray which of course Andy Karl did, and then some!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 21:48:13 GMT
I guess the adverts will take come getting used to, but come on, Bake Off isn't the first show to ever have adverts. I really ain't a big deal. Sorry to see that some didn't enjoy - but it does confuse me because, as I say, I really don't see the difference. Of course GBBO will have adverts now it is on Ch4, but that is the difference and one of the reasons I didn't enjoy it. It spoils the flow and that last break was just revenue greedy! Anyway, in other world news..... Yes I agree, that 4th advert was a shame, but in hindsight with a 75 minute running time and the rumoured total length of adverts (17/19 minutes or something like that?), it makes sense that there would be 4. And now I know there are, I'm pretty much over it. And to me, they all seemed to fall at completely natural breaks in the show, i.e mostly at the end of challenges. I just don't particularly see it as that much of a big deal - but of course that isn't to say others won't! But yes you're right....far bigger things to be worrying about!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 20:41:44 GMT
Loved it. Those mini rolls though... 😱 Peppermint in a mini roll?!?! Anyway, the criticism really, really confuses me. I can't tell whether some people were so adamant they weren't going to enjoy it that they forced themselves not to enjoy it. Literally absolutely nothing about it has changed. Bake Off is about the contestants. It worked great with Mary, Mel & Sue and it works brilliantly with Prue, Sandi and Noel. I actually think I found it funnier tonight than I ever previously did on BBC One. Not that it's a comedy, but it adds to the overall enjoyment. I think Prue has far better things to do with her time than try and impersonate Mary Berry - which she certainly wasn't doing. If anyone has seen her on Great British Menu on BBC2, she's being Prue Leith. Sandi is a very naturally funny and warm person, and I really enjoyed a more 'normal' Noel. His voice-overs were fine, nothing special, but if that's all one can complain about (from what I've seen online, twitter and the like), that's not much. I guess the adverts will take come getting used to, but come on, Bake Off isn't the first show to ever have adverts. I really ain't a big deal. Sorry to see that some didn't enjoy - but it does confuse me because, as I say, I really don't see the difference.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 29, 2017 20:16:27 GMT
Loved it, loved it, loved it!!! Advert 4 towards the very end was a shame, but other than that. LOVED IT!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 28, 2017 9:44:53 GMT
does Phyllis do The Ballad of Lucy And Jessie or Ah, But Underneath? As Janie Dee's getting praise for her dancing I'm guessing it's the former? Yes, Janie does Lucy & Jessie!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 28, 2017 0:17:11 GMT
As a straight person, I'd refrain from calling any gay person queer, whether I know them well or not, as it just comes across as quite a harsh word. Unless, of course, the circumstances were that where I knew that the person in question was in no doubt offended by being called queer. But even then, I don't think I'd feel particularly comfortable saying it. Like I will never, ever feel comfortable hearing the N word and have no plans to ever say it in my life. As a Jew, I detest the word Yid and I actually hold it on par with the N word, but thanks to football, there's no way it's ever going out of fashion now that it's completely normalised. I would never expect to hear a non-Jewish person call me a Yid as it's an extremely derogatory and harsh remark, but if another Jewish person were to say it, I'd be very annoyed and would try to discourage their use of it, but at the same time, it's also their choice to use a word that explicitly applies to them. They may not seem it as derogatory, but, as has been mentioned, a "reclaiming" of the word. The same may apply to the N word and may then also be extended to the use of queer, but I'm not sure.
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