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Post by distantcousin on Dec 16, 2021 13:55:19 GMT
Why do they still not have a mask policy at this theatre? I have a feeling they will soon enough. (Not like anyone will adhere to it, though). Will not make a jot of difference. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 16, 2021 13:54:39 GMT
Why do they still not have a mask policy at this theatre? Because people have to do Lateral flow tests to be admitted. It negates the needs. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 14, 2021 15:42:30 GMT
Andrew Scott and Billie Piper as the next pairing for me please! OMG, yes! |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 14, 2021 14:57:30 GMT
Please god don't let Jason Manford or Sheridan Smith anywhere near this. Speak for yourself. Sheridan would be brilliant. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 14, 2021 14:56:15 GMT
Dear mrbarnaby , is there any rumour about who might replace the two leads? March 20 is not that far away! I guess they might extend their contract for a little, but surely not until October They definitely leave on 19 March. Do you think they get someone equally well-known, or go for a bit-less famous to improve margins? Though ticket prices seem to be just as high, and they will have to have some star casting to justify them... I was thinking the same. Surely they won't be able to justify those eye watering prices without proper "bums on seats" names in the two lead roles?! |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 13, 2021 15:39:55 GMT
WHAAAT?! Oh, my father is going to hate it then! I read some bullsh1t justification earlier for it from Spielberg. I expected better of him than "pandering" If you think respecting the Latinx community and their language is a "bullsh*t justification", then this isn't the film for you and frankly both you and your father need to grow up. The meaning from the dialogue is entirely obvious and it enhances the authenticity of the film. the fact you've just used the term "Latinx" tells me all I need to know, thanks. Say no more |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 13, 2021 15:05:45 GMT
I hope this is still going to be showing in cinemas by Xmas Eve?
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 13, 2021 15:04:52 GMT
there must be no more than 5 minutes of Spanish in the whole movie and it's just chit chat. Non Spanish speakers won't miss any crucial plot point Phew! My Dad will moan like hell when I take him, but I think he can cope with 5 minutes! |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 13, 2021 14:44:34 GMT
Looking forward to it, but my heart just sank at the tweet in that article saying about 40% of the dialogue is subtitle-less Spanish. WHAAAT?! Oh, my father is going to hate it then! I read some bullsh1t justification earlier for it from Spielberg. I expected better of him than "pandering" |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 13, 2021 13:08:19 GMT
Blimey, not as divisive as we were expecting then. But reviews do try their best to capture a zeitgeist, especially these days.
I can practically predict how half of them will slant their reviews - even without reading them.
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 12, 2021 16:46:30 GMT
It didn't have that much of a set at the Savoy though!! You had to seriously use your imagination to picture all the different locales and timejumps. (mainly illustrated by costume and wigs!)
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 10, 2021 10:41:33 GMT
Moulin Rouge is in the same position - nominated although press night has been postponed and there is talk of recasting. Moulin Rouge isn’t recasting. That’s just wishful thinking. LOL!!!!! |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 9, 2021 11:22:16 GMT
If any party promised a lockdown on the unvaccinated I would vote for them tomorrow, regardless of the rest of their politics. At least they would have a backbone. The sooner the unvaccinated are kept away from anything fun until they decide to do the decent thing, the better. Maybe that is what the unvaccinated want. At work if the unvaccinated gets pinged then they have to isolate, they get a nice week off, whilst the responsible employees have to go into work. I have no such issues if my organisation doesn’t pay the staff asked to isolate who are unvaccinated, the only issue here is staff would never disclose if they have been pinged. I definitely would be more than happy, if the unvaccinated are taken into hospital for Covid related treatment, then the hospital has an obligation to recover their costs of that treatment. The unvaccinated are putting an extra and a unnecessary burden on the NHS, on staff that are overworked and this causes great stress, this is forecast to get worse with this new variant and unvaccinated could deny vaccinated people getting treated/or poorer quality of treatment. Instead of standing on your doorstep clapping the NHS, roll up your left sleeve, this is the greatest act of altruism you can do for the NHS. I get the argument if the NHS start charging it is a start of a slippery slope, this is the only case where I would be used. As it happens I am isolating now because I have just came back from Iceland and waiting for my results of my PCR test. The Government changed the requirements whilst I was away, I have been told by my manager to take it annual leave, I will be challenging that, when back at work. ABSOLUTE nonsense. Do you rely on Dr Hilary Jones for your facts? Most people in hospital are vaccinated. Around 70% - that is a fact and is available from latest Public Health England data. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 9, 2021 11:20:12 GMT
If any party promised a lockdown on the unvaccinated I would vote for them tomorrow, regardless of the rest of their politics. At least they would have a backbone. The sooner the unvaccinated are kept away from anything fun until they decide to do the decent thing, the better. Utterly vile, fascistic opinion. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 8, 2021 9:13:01 GMT
I haven't been there in YEARS. There was a time when they were performing so many musicals that were up my street (between about 2011-2016) but there's just been nothing that's appealed in SO long. Same here. I saw 9 different shows there between 2011-14 & enjoyed all of them. Since they moved there's been nothing I want to see so I've never been in the new venue. Sorta glad it's not just me thinking that. Perhaps they decided to take a different artistic direction.... |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 7, 2021 15:14:04 GMT
I haven't been there in YEARS. There was a time when they were performing so many musicals that were up my street (between about 2011-2016) but there's just been nothing that's appealed in SO long. The last thing I saw there was "The Fix". (in the VERY hot new venue) Agreed, only seen two things there since the move across the road - Soho Cinders (which I really enjoyed, the basis of the production which transferred to Charing Cross), and "H.R. Haitch" (bloody awful). They don't seem to have done many in-house musicals as of late. It's a shame because they had a great run of things at one point - I loved "Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi", "Baker's Wife" and "A Man of No Importance" at the original venue in particular. I ADORED their production of The Beautiful Game. I still remember it vividly - found it so moving. Their Closer To Heaven was not so good for me (for a number of reasons). |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 7, 2021 14:47:50 GMT
I haven't been there in YEARS. There was a time when they were performing so many musicals that were up my street (between about 2011-2016) but there's just been nothing that's appealed in SO long. The last thing I saw there was "The Fix". (in the VERY hot new venue)
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 7, 2021 8:50:05 GMT
I did like her final scene. She gave it the power it needs but I’d rather hear the script not a rough paraphrased version of it. The orchestra stuttered a bit in the final passage taking a bit of oomph out of it but on the whole it sounded great. This is my litmus test for the whole show. Are you telling me that she wasn’t word perfect for that final iconic speech? If so that is unforgivable. And as much as I love a showy belter (new drag name… please welcome to the stage Showeeee Belterrrr!) I don’t think that performance in the IG clip was particularly good 😐 Indeed. From the clips I've seen of her, La Murray seems to be lacking much "light and shade", but maybe as it's not the overall performance, it's hard to judge. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 6, 2021 10:49:42 GMT
Caught a clip on you tube really didn’t like her closing speech etc seemed to be shouting all the lines …. Clips I saw at AP she seemed a lot better I still loved Katherine evens portrayal a few years go I have to say, for me Kathryn Evans is still the all round best Norma since the original Adelphi production. |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 4, 2021 17:14:39 GMT
an excellent cast, a 40 piece orchestra - and not recorded, again... absolutely maddening. BTW did they use the revised "overture" like they did in the 2017 revival? Yes, that's "set" now. Has been used on all productions since AFAIK |
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 2, 2021 10:19:45 GMT
Hmm. Not sure she is talented enough for this monumental role. The actor needs to be exceptional.
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Post by distantcousin on Dec 1, 2021 9:00:01 GMT
If they are in max anti Covid mode make sure you have a coat you can keep on during the show as even in summer with the ventilation turned up high it was freezing inside! Really not looking forward to this experience now. But Curve have gone ultra-virtue signally in the last few years, so I shouldn't be surprised they've gone so OTT with everything. |
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Post by distantcousin on Nov 26, 2021 8:53:45 GMT
The Emcee thing is line with a discussion I ended up in yesterday. There are some people who view him as a person, but others much more as an abstract. I think positive reviews will depend upon the perception's of the reviewers, and whether it succeeds in fulfilling them , or positively subverting them. I love him both as a character and as a more conceptual thing for the director to play with, so I am more likely to be pleased. This is a terribly fascinating point and there are several insightful comments in the reples as well There's a discourse happening? Why was I not informed?! |
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Post by distantcousin on Nov 25, 2021 16:20:59 GMT
I think the reviews will interesting as well. Recently as musicals started to open after the lockdown I think critic's have been quite generous with their reviews but I think that period has come to an end and we will have more honest reviews so I am expecting some great and not so great ones. Indeed. We really need to get away from this "free pass" behaviour that was going on back in the summer. 5 star reviews to reward the cast for turning up! |
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Post by distantcousin on Nov 25, 2021 11:41:30 GMT
I was also there last night. I've never seen any other production of Cabaret before and never even seen the film, so I had nothing to compare it to. I really enjoyed it! I think the thing I most enjoyed was the real sense of escapism they'd created from when you enter in through the basement, it really did feel like you'd left London completely. I was also totally fascinated by what they had done to the theatre - it truly is stunning. I was in Row C of the upper circle and was so surprised by how great the view was for only £25! I didn't feel too distant, and the view was absolutely perfect. I loved being able to see the choreography from above too. My only complaint is there is zero signage on how to actually get to the upper circle once you reach the main foyer, and I've only ever sat in the stalls at the playhouse before so had no idea where to go. It was absolutely packed and I could barely squeeze through everyone to try and hope I stumbled upon the staircase! Also still no proper programmes (If anyone that's going in the near future can post on here when they eventually have them I'd appreciate it so I can go and pick one up). As mentioned I haven't seen this done before so can't compare the performances to anything. Eddie's performance was unlike anything else I'd seen him do, and I found him very creepy but in a good way. His vocals could have been a bit stronger, I did struggle to understand some parts. I thought Jessie was pretty good too, though I could see that there's been some directorial choices made which left me a little disappointed in her 'big' numbers. I was pretty disappointed by Omari Douglas which was a shame - I loved him in It's a Sin and thought he was amazing in Constellations, but he was just a bit flat in this, though that may have just been the character. Cliff is just kind of a blah character. But that works as a love interest for heedless Sally. For me, Adam Godley is the only one who's really sold me on the appeal of Cliff. Actually, it depends how the director focuses it. Cliff is actually the POV character for the audience, and he is the one that goes on the most obvious journey in the piece. The last version of saw of the Rufus Norris I saw, the focus was clearly retooled towards Cliff over Sally. Possibly because Matt Rawle is a stronger musical theatre performer than Michelle Ryan. He got to sing "Why Should I Wake Up?" while "Don't Tell Mama" was barely performed, and he was featured in more interlude/transition scenes (without dialogue) |
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