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Post by theatremadness on Aug 20, 2017 21:02:56 GMT
I actually think Tracie is gonna be fabulous. I really loved her in Mrs Henderson Presents, and she was apparently amazing in End of The Rainbow. And it's only one song really isn't it, how much could she f*** it up. Yeah but it's like THE song ya know. THE song. Christ it's *THE* SONG!!! Sitting front row on Saturday (if it ain't cancelled) and sh*t the bed I'm excited.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 20, 2017 12:09:00 GMT
I'm soooooooo disappointed!!!!!!!!! DISNEY ARE YOU READING THIS COMMENT?! Hakuna Matata my friend!!!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 20, 2017 9:51:58 GMT
Do you mean Chesney? He's not overweight, or funny and I don't think he can sing. Bound to be him then.
No, not Chesney. Maybe he isn't ginger, he's definitely got the right figure though. Sort of bumbling, comedic character. I think I said chip shop because he was there when Kylie got stabbed. Oh I know who you mean - Craig! Who used to have the pet rat and is now a young policeman who helped Bethany with that grooming case. Yes definitely the right figure but his acting is pretty apalling and who knows if he can sing. As above, yeah it'll probably be him! On a side-note, I'm not 100% if the James Corden character is in the show. But we'll see!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 19, 2017 22:21:05 GMT
I caught Baby Driver for the first time this afternoon (was surprised to see cinema's still showing it almost 2 months after its release!) and couldn't agree more with what kathryn says above. I absolutely loved every moment, I was completely in awe at the work that must've been put into this to make this film work, and work so bloody well. I am a *huge* fan of Edgar Wright and I caught many directorial similarities between this and other films of his (such as Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz in the Cornetto Trilogy) which I am fan of. Can't wait to get it on DVD and re-watch!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 19, 2017 20:08:51 GMT
Casting directors are probably putting a big red line through her name and writing "loose cannon" in capital letter as we speak Oh please. A week after she was back Standbying at Wicked when the understudies weren't ready. She's gonna be fine. Don't worry my love - our Bear is doing his usual passive aggressive shtick. It's his trademark patronising ' ' that gives it away - he can't fool me!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 19, 2017 19:57:12 GMT
This is so not the right place to put this, but there's no need to start a new thread and I think this one is frequented enough for people to see...there's a bit of an Alan Bennett night happening on BBC2 tonight: the glorious Lady in the Van at 9pm, followed by Being Alan Bennett and 10.40pm, completed by the classic History Boys at 11.40pm. For anyone who may be interested!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 19, 2017 19:31:08 GMT
If I were a prospective employer that's the sort of person I'd be avoiding. In my opinion, I believe that in this case her prospective employers are completely on her side & in agreement!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 18, 2017 16:29:50 GMT
Russell Crowe
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 18, 2017 16:23:19 GMT
5* instant classic.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 18, 2017 16:16:11 GMT
Her daughter Mamie could play Young Norma in flashback scenes!!!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 18, 2017 16:10:00 GMT
Anyone else wanna see Meryl Streep have a crack at Norma??
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 18, 2017 14:50:43 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 17, 2017 13:03:21 GMT
Regarding this particular conversation, moderators may find it useful to delete it once people have the necessary details. Discretion/valour and all that... Yes, absolutely. And if anyone/mods would rather anything I might've contributed to this particular discussion not be shared on this forum, please feel free to delete/remove, no questions asked from me!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 17, 2017 12:56:55 GMT
The Aldwych is a Nederlander theatre, right? So I'm guessing part of the refurb will be all LED, much like the new Dominion signage. The LED screens are a very 'Broadway' thing, right? And we've got a few West End theatres heading the same way. I don't mind it - it must save a huge amount of money as opposed to changing the marquees every time (though it might balance out in leccy costs?!) - but I do mourn the disappearing of the massive real-life theatre marquees! But I get it.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 17, 2017 12:01:37 GMT
Refurb will take 3 and a half months apparently.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 17, 2017 9:06:13 GMT
I was there yesterday afternoon and whilst I enjoyed it, I certainly wasn't as enamoured with it as others on here have been. It was a gorgeous story and Scott Hunter as Stu & Chris Kiely as Artie were my standouts. I actually quite disliked the first 15/20 mins. The acting was pretty shoddy, the accents were rather questionable (the guy playing Tennessee was *so* annoying) and the music wasn't as lush as I was expecting.
However, the bunk-bed scene with Mitch & Stu was played to perfection, and with the introduction of Artie I was won over. Even with Act 1 running at around 1hr 20, it went so quickly and never once dragged. So, for me, it must've really picked up from there. As I said, a gorgeous but ultimately sad story but it never reached any emotional heights, apart from the actors playing Mitch and Stu. Everyone else had been directed/was acting as such a caricature that, for me, any sense of danger or emotion was skewed by their such heightened/over-the-top-ness, in comparison to the beautiful, natural and understated performances from the two leads. This, for me, made an extremely rushed Act 2 lose some of its emotional impact. Final gripe was the set - wobbly, uninspired and looked quite amateurish. But your budget is your budget!
Anyhow, the choreography I thought was great and extremely well executed, singing was mostly fab, the band sounded awesome and the theatre was COOL!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 17, 2017 8:44:17 GMT
Ah yes, for those asking, Baemax pretty much has it spot on. Though something as simple as "(name of play) download" will throw up such fake, scam, spam, clickbait, virus stuff that you'll probably not find much. For things like this, torrents are quite popular and there are some very particularly dodgy websites that 'specialise' in these. But it's dangerous, as some are fake and deliberately put out there to catch those doing it. There are also sub-reddits on Reddit where, shall I say, all the hard work is done for you. But for 'popular' stuff, blink and you miss it, as it will get taken down. Other stuff, not so much.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 16, 2017 18:24:13 GMT
Well isn't he just. Oh, you mean he's actually got a real baby? Squishy little thing, quite pink. And the baby??
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 22:19:48 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 18:37:33 GMT
I wonder whether this even ever got to the stage of actually sending out offers to actors - or whether any actor or crew/creative accepted/declined/pulled out after hearing about Wonderland. If more people's jobs have been lost already on this non-existent production that's a disgrace, I hope it maybe never even got to that stage and I'm "happy" to see the show not take off for one reason and one reason only (doesn't need to be said!) and hope it doesn't re-appear in 2019, or if it does, maybe with different people involved. I hope and pray that anyone in the industry will, from now on, decline work from particular people no matter what umbrella or name is changed behind the scenes.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 14:17:03 GMT
ok in weird theatrical associations: Thames Barrier makes me think of Ben Whishaw. 10 points to anyone who can tell me the connection.... Don't know? Did it feature in London Spy? Yes my guess was about to be London Spy, too!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 12:13:16 GMT
Oo I like her!! Fun times.
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 10:53:59 GMT
On the other hand, having seen both, if I were Benedict Cumberbatch I'd be pretty relieved... Good point! Never saw BC's Hamlet, but I trust the views of board members! Amazing news! I only hope they wouldn't dare to cut it like they did with PPGW last year (which, sadly, lost a LOT of charm). I'm hoping that because it's a filmed stage performance, as opposed to PPGW which was specifically adapted and filmed as a 'television' performance, the cutting will be minimal, even with a possible 3hr 30min length (that or thereabouts). I know there are many versions of Hamlet about which cut this and that, but the plot matters a smidgen more in Hamlet than it does in PPGW, so for this production to make sense as a whole, surely they couldn't play about with it/remove too much, if anything. One can but hope! I'm sure Robert Icke or anyone involved wouldn't have allowed it to be filmed and broadcast if they were going to butcher it or 'mess it up'. Time will tell!
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 15, 2017 10:31:40 GMT
Monday is one of her actual set days off (whatever that means anymore!) so I guess we'll see if she's back tonight! Extremely poor attendance from her I must admit. Really unproffesional from her, people are expecting to see her As well as Monkey's very valid point about Amber's pneumonia at the beginning of the run (which, if I remember correctly, someone said could take 6 months to recover from.....that's if you're not playing Effie White, for crying out loud!), but also if you look towards the bottom of page 186 of this thread, you'll see an instagram post from Amber that also may account for her absence, with a reason that is far more important than doing a show. I'd always steer well clear of making harsh assumptions about a someone/something and branding people "unprofessional" if you've absolutely no idea of the full context of the story.
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