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Post by partytentdown on Jun 5, 2020 10:25:15 GMT
There have been many, many amateur productions of Sister Act with all white casts. The rights holders don't forbid it but they also don't allow any text changes to accommodate it. I wouldn't endorse it myself, but I guess the difference is that Hairspray is fundamentally a story about race issues, whereas the lead in Sister Act is traditionally black but at a push could be played by someone of a different race (I may be wrong but I don't think her race is mentioned in the show?) - similar for Kinky Boots.
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 4, 2020 20:12:47 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 3, 2020 11:05:45 GMT
Update for West End theatre audiences Statement from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) Every show is now extending cancellations until Sunday 2 August, certain shows may decide to extend this cancellation period and producers will make their own statement as appropriate for their shows. Ticketholders for affected performances do not need to do anything. They will be contacted by the organisation from which they bought their tickets to arrange a refund, credit note or exchange for a later date. This does not mean theatres will reopen on 3 August; and further cancellations will continue to be announced on a rolling basis. The decision to reopen theatres will be made based on government and scientific advice on gatherings and events. Different theatres and productions are likely to reopen at different times. We are grateful to customers for the continued patience and kindness they are showing during this challenging time for our industry. FAQs: officiallondontheatre.com/coronavirus-information/
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 1, 2020 15:42:52 GMT
Next West End closure announcement is due tomorrow from SOLT, with all shows closed until August 3rd at least.
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Post by partytentdown on May 26, 2020 10:41:15 GMT
Nicola in Kinky Boots Maureen in Rent Jamie and Kathy in The Last Five Years
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Post by partytentdown on May 26, 2020 9:57:53 GMT
I wonder if he mentions that time when all the ushers and box office staff claimed that they were being systematically bullied by senior staff, and he replaced them all with zero hours contractors?
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Post by partytentdown on May 21, 2020 15:17:54 GMT
I ordered the day these launched but no delivery yet, wonder if they waited on order numbers before producing anything?
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Post by partytentdown on May 21, 2020 7:11:28 GMT
I get the sense that the Globe wasn't in great financial straits anyway - I recall they recently closed their exhibition down, and cancelled their capital fundraising project. So I don't think this is a casual money-grabbing attempt... Having seen all the press coverage, and the subsequent melt-down on my Twitter Feed (I know a fair number of Shax scholars - several of whom are doing, or have done, the MA in Shakespeare Studies, which is co-located at The Globe), I went and had a poke around the Charity Commission website, which is publicly accessible, so I'm not stating here anything confidential. There is of course always something of a lag on these things, so the information I was reading was only Up To Date at October 2018, but it was a revealing read: They are indeed on shaky ground - expenditure almost matches income, and by their own reporting, whilst they aimed to have 3 to 6 months of reserves to meet running costs, they only had/have 1.5 months worth, but felt that, if something drastic happened, that they could reallocate some of the reserves they were holding onto for various capital projects (which appeared to include a significant amount for maintenance of the buildings), and use those 'released monies' to fund another 1.5 month's worth of running costs. Now all of this of course comes with the caveat that you can make accounts say almost anything you want, but Michelle Terry has been quoted in various media as saying that they run 'hand to mouth', which appears to be borne out by the reported figures. If you want to read the accounts, here is the link: apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends16/0000266916_AC_20181031_E_C.pdf(hopefully that works) I've been on a Zoom Call today that discussed the fact that if the theatres were re-opened tomorrow, that it would actually take a few weeks to be able to re-open to audiences, and that, for Commercial Theatres, the costs of mounting any show - even bringing back something that was running, would probably be at least 50% of the Capitalisation. If you consider that for a WE Musical, we are talking £Millions, and also think that The Globe does runs in rep of several shows, that £5million they're talking about needing rapidly starts to look quite conservative. And I haven't even thrown in the difficulties of Social Distancing in a theatre - which no-one, as yet, seems to have an answer to that would be palatable to a UK audience, or the Commercial Producers (temperature testing and/or use of masks is one thing - sitting apart from each other makes the entire business model nonviable pretty much instantly). Oh - and as a final kicker, whilst Emma Rice might have been a controversial appointment, she does appear to have brought in the cash - as evidenced by the 'this year/last year' financial figures and narrative in the Accounts... Thanks for this analysis. It would be interesting to see how this has changed under the various leaders. Is the 2019 annual report on this page any more up to date with figures? www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/about-us/
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Post by partytentdown on May 20, 2020 9:46:50 GMT
When the project started the Wanamaker team were brilliant at fund raising. They had imaginative ideas and small and larger events. They got some Royal interest - Philip presented the ‘curtains’ and they got wood from the royal estates etc. Royal interest is often reviled but nothing like it to bring in the big money. The naming of the paving, the wall with donors up in the top foyer, everything very well done. Schools very much involved too. This kind of thing brings in smaller money. And they made it feel special if you had donated. I remember that the public imagination needed to be fired up by actually building one section of the theatre, rather than going round in layers, so you could see the pattern of the finished product, very clever planning. If they can find some of this original energy they might do ok. You can’t now just say the government should dole out. Too many hands being held out and let’s face it, health and care charities will always be at the top of your giving list. Rightly so. I would urge the Globe people to begin a very public, nation wide and world wide digital campaign. Use all the resources, all the actors who have performed there, all their archive and rethink how they can involve with small donations to sponsor something and then go for the big guys who wouldn’t mind a wing with their name on it or a season named after them. Ruthless, clever fund raising will enable survival not whinging to the lefty lib media for hand outs. Philanthropy has changed a great deal since those days. Corporate sponsorship for example, once worth millions to arts organisations, barely exists these days. Organisations have to be much pickier about who they accept donations from - see the recent controversies around BP or the Sackler family for example (the Globe have a Sackler building which presumably they won't be able to renew support for now). I was a supporter of the Globe for a long time and someone in their fundraising team once told me that those early fundraising efforts were actually far too generous and now actually cause a lot of problems - for example they sold personalised paving stones in the courtyard area for £250 a piece with a promise they'd be there forever - after carving a name into them, these hardly raised anything, now whenever any maintenance takes place they have to be replaced at great expense. They were so excited to get ANY money in the early days that people were treated like royalty and given the world. They also guaranteed donor names would appear on a wall in the foyer for a relatively tiny sum and still get complaints when people visit and find out this wall had to be removed during the recent renovations, all for the sake of a few quid donated decades ago. The Globe did spend a vast amount of money on specific projects in recent years - the worldwide Globe to Globe project (performing Hamlet in every country) presumably cost a fortune and even now just a few years later it could be questioned if that was a worthwhile use of funds. And of course a big chunk of support from long-term attendees and supporters was probably lost during the Emma Rice tenure, rightly or wrongly. I find it ironic that some people on Twitter in particular would tirade against Rice's appointment and productions, even getting very personal about it, are now campaigning for the place's survival.
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Post by partytentdown on May 18, 2020 16:34:28 GMT
I get the sense that the Globe wasn't in great financial straits anyway - I recall they recently closed their exhibition down, and cancelled their capital fundraising project. So I don't think this is a casual money-grabbing attempt...
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Post by partytentdown on May 18, 2020 15:36:22 GMT
I guess the same assumption could be said about all manner of big cultural institutions...but so far no promise of help from the government.
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Post by partytentdown on May 18, 2020 14:00:42 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:49:55 GMT
Does the West End really have capacity for FOUR Disney shows?
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:33:17 GMT
Prince Edward as a cinema/casino:
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:23:16 GMT
I do miss creative FOH displays, many shows now rely on flat digital screens
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:11:39 GMT
Can anyone go earlier...?
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:10:01 GMT
Martin Guerre:
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:09:01 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:06:49 GMT
Can't find 'West Side Story'
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:05:56 GMT
Mamma Mia!
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:04:50 GMT
Mary Poppins (original, revised art) Original art:
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:03:33 GMT
Jersey Boys:
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:02:13 GMT
Miss Saigon:
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 10:00:16 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on May 15, 2020 9:58:06 GMT
How about we start a daily project where members can post marquees for one particular theatre each day. I know we all love a good Front of House photo! Let's start with the PRINCE EDWARD. Mary Poppins:
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