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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 30, 2016 18:31:17 GMT
It's not just singles, families or groups of friends can be affected too if their potential booking leaves an odd seat.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 29, 2016 22:58:01 GMT
Baz announced it on Twitter.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 29, 2016 22:41:28 GMT
Imelda Staunton as Sally
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 28, 2016 21:52:22 GMT
At Funny Girl today (to be fair, during the interval), lady tucking into box of sushi or some such delight (she produced a metal fork, so I'm guessing she's done this before, obviously not an impulse purchase), then leaving the empty box on the floor for the theatre staff to clear up.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 28, 2016 19:31:19 GMT
They were filming at the matinee this afternoon too.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 27, 2016 17:59:48 GMT
Stephen Schwartz was just interviewed on BBC London. They've also interviewed Rachel and Susie, and the interviewer got to ride in the bubble.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 24, 2016 21:50:25 GMT
I thought that myself, and then realised that I had never been late to the theatre because I leave myself a buffer. I'm not being smug, just saying that I respect the rest of the audience & the cast enough to get there on time. I''m not saying I haven't got there with seconds to spare, but the buffer was enough... There are limits to how much you can do. I usually work on the basis of working out what train will get me to my destination with half an hour to spare (or an hour for long journeys) and then catching the train before that one, so even if one train is cancelled I'll still have plenty of time in hand to allow for more delays on top of that. But it's not possible to account for everything, and you can't plan for events like your train driver having to be rushed to hospital or a suspected bomb on the train or trackside arson. To have never been late going to the West End I'd have had to allow a buffer of over four hours for a 90 minute journey. As mentioned elsewhere, I allowed myself three hours to undertake a 40 minute train journey (plus a bit extra for the tube), but on that particular day it took me nearly three and a half hours. I usually plan to allow for lunch and a bit of shopping before a show. The train track was flooded, which took out the electrics, then all their contingency plans failed. The first and hopefully only time I have been late for a show.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 24, 2016 20:40:51 GMT
I saw the matinee today. All the leads were on. I thought Suzie was fantastic, i thought Oliver Saville was a great Fiyero, i really enjoyed Anita and Sam. Now Rachel.........i don't imagine this will go down too well here but i found her a bit disappointing if i'm honest. I really thought the only song she nailed was Defying Gravity, which to be fair she did amazingly, but i found her voice disappointing in pretty much every other track, even No Good Deed which i've heard amazing clips of her doing and was something i was looking forward to. Now it may be she had an off day, maybe she wasn't 100%, maybe she wasn't going full pelt as it was matinee i don't know, all i know is i felt disappointed by her voice apart from DG. I've heard mixed reviews about her actual portrayal of Elphaba and so i expected maybe it could go either way and tbh i don't think i was overly keen on that side either. Her acting seemed a bit stilted and mumbly to me honestly and just a bit....odd. I must say though i do think she had mic/sound issues and so i don't know if that made a difference to any of the above. But anyway I do think i preferred my previous and only other Elphaba i've seen and i really wasn't expecting to say that at the start of the day. I really wished i was blown away by her but i just don't think i was. Suzie on the other hand i was was really really impressed by. I wonder if it's just i prefer the Glinda role? As actually on my two other visits to the show (on tour) i was also more impressed by the Galinda than i was the Elphaba on those occasions too. Maybe i just find Glinda a more impressive role generally and so that's why i find the Elphaba's underwhelming? I don't know. I was there this afternoon too, and have to say I agree about Rachel. Now I have seen her on several occasions during her previous tenure, when she blew me away every time. I was so disappointed today, and did wonder myself if she was holding something back or wasn't well. Most disturbing was the mumbling before each song got going, and change of accent as the show progressed. Maybe, as you say, she had mic issues - let's hope it's all sorted for the Big Night!
I really liked Suzie, the funniest Glinda in ages - the audience were certainly laughing, whereas in some recent shows Glinda hasn't raised so much as a titter.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 22, 2016 15:37:07 GMT
I was wondering about this too. I'm not entirely sure it was 100% the fault of the railway company, as floods had caused the initial train delay, but the organisation during the course of the morning was shambolic. My usual journey to London is approximately 40 minutes. On this particular occasion it took three and a half hours. We were told we would probably have to make two changes and then catch a bus, due to flooded track, but as I had plenty of time I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately, after having made the first change, the second train ground to a halt and after ten minutes an announcement was made that it wasn't going anywhere other than back where it had come from, so we could either get out and try to catch a bus (not the original bus they had mentioned, we hadn't got that far), or go home. Still thinking I had plenty of time in hand, I decided to go for the bus. Unfortunately, it wasn't a rail replacement bus, but the regular service, which was totally overwhelmed by the number of passengers waiting for it. Three buses came and went as the clock ticked on. Then, fortunately, someone who had booked a cab asked if anyone wanted a lift to the nearest tube station, so I and a couple of others jumped on board. I hadn't appreciated, however, just how far away and how slow the District Line was, and therefore how late I was going to be.
This leads to another question. How late is it acceptable to be, before you throw in the towel and don't go? I mentally decided half an hour was my limit. I arrived 20 minutes after the start (I haven't mentioned up to now that the show was Aladdin, so maybe it wasn't such a bad thing ....) but the staff at the theatre were great and escorted me to my seat as soon as an opportune moment arrived.
The journey home was yet another story, with no trains whatsoever to my home town (and no explanation), so I had to catch a train on a totally different line and catch yet another bus home.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 18, 2016 22:40:06 GMT
Slipping Through My Fingers - Mamma Mia
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 13, 2016 22:28:27 GMT
I have an acquaintance who is an actor, who said he was told by his management to go on Twitter a few years ago.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 13, 2016 22:17:57 GMT
Matt Willis's tattoos were on full view in Wicked during his stint as Fiyero. Ramin is covered with them, and it does make me wonder how this might affect future roles, where they can't be covered by costumes and might not fit in with the time period of this hypothetical show.
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 12, 2016 18:09:31 GMT
I once left a concert (well, gig really) early. To be fair, I had fainted and had to be carried out .....
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 5, 2016 18:25:50 GMT
I know a couple of women who do that during shows .... masticate, that is!
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Post by longinthetooth on Sept 1, 2016 22:37:13 GMT
So relieved that the rumours of Broccoli Spears were unfounded.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 29, 2016 16:50:16 GMT
Someone was blatantly filming the finale of Little Shop of Horrors yesterday afternoon. Nobody said a thing.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 27, 2016 22:12:36 GMT
I booked 42nd Street via their own website (which directed me to Primary Ticket). Tickets arrived two days later.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 27, 2016 21:45:32 GMT
Saw this today. I didn't have a clue what it was about (I lead a sheltered life!) and found it totally bonkers. However, I thoroughly enjoyed it, loved the music and thought the cast, especially Sam Lupton and Rhydian, excellent.
I know it was "funny" horror, but I was a bit surprised at the number of young children there - I mean, being fed to and eaten by a plant would have been the stuff of nightmares when I was that age.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 26, 2016 20:10:06 GMT
Back on the baby theme, I noticed this tweet to Lee Mead from someone who went to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:
"What a fantastic show, we also had our 5 day old son with us. (He arrived 3 weeks early) he slept through it all xxx"
Oh well, that's ok then! Seriously, who in their right mind would take a 5 day old baby! And the staff let them in!
And my favourite overheard convo (or part of) in the street:
"And that's when I called the police!"
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 24, 2016 15:16:35 GMT
This has not been a success. I've booked all my Christmas shows now (Annie Get Your Gun in Sheffield, Sweet Charity in Manchester, Scouse of the Antartic in Liverpool plus two pantos Wimbledon and Richmond)... I hate to say if but I'm pretty much over Cinderella at the Palladium and I don't know anyone who has bought tickets for it! No one! It's too expensive and the cast isn't good enough. Why pay more for people you have already seen elsewhere? Bombed..... Now this shows how different we all are. I and my friends have all booked the Palladium panto, and we love the cast so far announced. Yet Annie Get Your Gun and Sweet Charity are two of my all time most disliked shows (I actually fell asleep during SC, shock horror, as I was so bored).
As I said, though, it takes all sorts!
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 21, 2016 20:25:43 GMT
Little Shop of Horrors on Saturday, in Wimbledon.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 21, 2016 20:21:14 GMT
Don't forget, her target audience via her YouTube channel or whatever is about 12, and they probably hang on to her every word. These people base their careers on blogs etc (showing my age here) live completely different lives from normal people!
As I've mentioned elsewhere, I have met her on a couple of occasions, and she is a really nice girl.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 21, 2016 20:04:58 GMT
What first springs to mind is George Asprey who plays Scar in The Lion King. He's been in it for as long as I can remember!! Also Peter Lockyear for Les Mis? Peter Lockyer hasn't been there that long (third year?) - it just seems like forever!
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 21, 2016 19:03:09 GMT
I'm definitely not young. In fact, I'm probably one of the old biddies some of you moan about in the Bad Behaviour Thread for 'ladies' of a certain age .... only I don't behave like that, and take exception to being lumped in with them. I'm usually quiet as a mouse, take my seat, switch phone off (only switching it back on halfway home when I remember!) and certainly don't rustle sweety bags (although I have been known to swig from my water bottle mid-show). Being of this certain age, I am reluctant to post my pic on here, but will certainly look out for those of you brave enough to do so.
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Post by longinthetooth on Aug 20, 2016 21:08:07 GMT
Thank you!
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