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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 14, 2021 20:10:58 GMT
Felt a little underwhelmed with the first episode of Drag Race UK tonight. Didn't get the same feeling as Season 1 and honestly some of these queens are annoying AF and some of them are rough AF, as were some last year but the difference is last year the rough ones still had good personalities. I dunno, it didn't quite hit it for me but of course the season could grow.
I like Laurence so far and for some reason Tayce just cracks me up.
The elimination was a pretty bizarre choice though.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 10, 2021 12:28:33 GMT
I feel like this is Rob Houchen territory right? He's about as close to the Broadway casting as we've got. Not that they always try and copy.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 6, 2021 12:13:37 GMT
I'm starting to think that theatre won't be back up and running in a non socially distanced way even in the summer. If you look at what is being said it's that the tier system will be resumed after the lockdown at the end of March even with all the most vulnerable people being vaccinated. So we are looking at going back into the high tiers and slowly moving down them, there isn't really a mention of getting back to normal in terms of returning to normal life without social distancing and masks, and we need at least the removal of social distancing to get theatres back and for life to feel more like normal life. When is that going to happen? In time for summer, It doesn't sound like it.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 5, 2021 16:12:39 GMT
I don't feel like any show has. Every show has it's fans, every show gives someone joy and every show has people who have yet to watch it, so I'm really not in a rush to see any show close, even if it's one I'm not personally interested in.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 23, 2020 19:54:28 GMT
Well, I suppose we had to get in the festive spirit at some point Anthony!
Thanks!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 21, 2020 9:31:11 GMT
I'm really interested to see this and what the twists and changes are.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 20, 2020 9:02:51 GMT
I read the article at the very start of this thread which states that Prince Charming is gay and runs off with a Duke and that Cinderella falls for his "oddball" brother instead, Sebastian, who is this guy who's just been cast and has this song. Which is interesting to me because my initial instinct was it was going to be him that was LGBT.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 17, 2020 19:37:32 GMT
Seen some clips of the orchestra and I really do think this is ALW's best work. Granted I've not heard all of it but from the shows I've seen this is the score that gets me along with some songs in Phantom. When you have a big orchestra playing things like With One Look and Sunset Boulevard there is nothing like it. I'm only sad not to be able to experience it in person. I will never forgot the first time I saw the show and heard it, it was one of the lushest things I'd ever heard and gave me chills.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 14, 2020 19:38:45 GMT
Also where we half of these people at when tier 3 meant that theatres in Leicester, Manchester and Birmingham ect had to cancel their re-openings when tier 3 was introduced? Where were those people so passionately pointing out now how unfair it is that shops can open but theatres can't? Or how unfair it is that shows were allowed to open or plans be made to open only for them to be dashed? As if those things are completely new and not already relevant to the theatres and teams around the country already in that position. It's strange how they only think of these things or passionate enough to have a tirade about it on social media when they happen to be impacted themselves now or it's happening in London shock horror.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 14, 2020 18:30:13 GMT
Unfortunately some of the reaction is putting me off the industry and many people within it. The tier system clearly has stated from the off that theatres are closed under tier 3, like they have in every other area in tier 3, so I don't know why you see all and sundry seeming shocked and appalled that they have to close like they are a special case or London is a special case. Some theatres around the country haven't opened since March. There seems to be an attitude in the industry, especially the West End/London it has to be said, that they should somehow be exempt from Caronavirus or restrictions. There are many theatres and people within the industry who have reacted to things like this with grace and sensitivity and who seem to actually understand they aren't the be all and end all and just have to follow the rules that have been set out for good reason like everybody else. I really wish more people followed their footsteps. Honestly I think some of the behaviour is shocking. Nobody is having a good time, many people and businesses are suffering, they are not the only ones, theatre isn't the most important thing in the world and should stop acting like it
That all said, it is the case there should have been a blanket approach to theatre because it can't just survive being switched on and off like that. A decision should have been made to either allow it or not allow it (to not allow it tbh) regardless of tier levels to offer that security one way or another, so I get that criticism.
ALW's statement was classy. Yes asking the questions as to why people can shop in their masses but can't go to a covid secure theatre, but acknowledging that it is correct that London is being placed into tier 3 and that the control of the virus is the most important thing. Not screaming link a banshee about how unfair it all is as if they can't believe this is happening to them or their theatre or acting like it's some political stitch up rather than a worldwide deadly virus that needs to be controlled.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 13, 2020 13:01:50 GMT
Yes I dont think this is the classic Prince or love story now, which acrually makes this casting seem a bit more suitable than it did to begin with.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 13, 2020 12:58:14 GMT
Michael Haarison is known far more than just panto, he's responsible for several of the biggest West End and touring shows over the last several years
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 12, 2020 19:56:00 GMT
That puts me off to be honest, did it really need to be updated to include all the covid stuff? That's exactly what I want to be escaping by going back to the theatre.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 11, 2020 10:52:19 GMT
Sadly they have just announced that they will remain closed in through to the end of Jan now so unfortunately so two of those 3 shows i mentioned have now been cancelled! Hopefully The Color Purple will still happen in March and this in the round (square) space can still get some use! At least the Sunset stream will show it off.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 11, 2020 8:41:04 GMT
All the dates on on the website already.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 11, 2020 8:36:32 GMT
I like the song but the jury is out on his voice. I'll of course wait until I see him in person but I tend to think that it requires a bigger more powerful voice to take advantage of it.
Plus he looks and sounds very 'sweet', which seems a bit of a mismatch if the Cinderella is going to be 'woke' and sassy.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 10, 2020 19:28:47 GMT
Auditorium looks fabulous in the round. What a shame it won’t see a live audience. Will deffo be seeing this. It's a shame that Sunset will not see a live audience, and I will always wonder what that would have been like because this filmed version is not going to be the same as that was going to be, new plans for this film version to take advantage of it's new form, but the good news is the new auditorium will still be used for live performances for three other shows in the new year including The Color Purple. Here it is in all it's glory.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 10, 2020 17:18:22 GMT
I think their last tweet gives away that it is?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 3, 2020 12:26:25 GMT
What a massive shame. The effort and expense they have gone to to put shows on, completely reconfiguring the whole theatre(s) and stage, only for none of it to actually come off must be devastating. Still, at least they have managed to salvage something and do this stream, which sounds like it will be fantastic I'm sure. A little pricey and I doubt I'd spend that on a stream if it wasn't my local and I wanted to support, but they of course need to make some money from it somehow.
Hopefully the other productions planned for early next year can still go ahead because it looks like it would be stunning to catch an (in person) show there with how the auditorium is now and the revolving stage.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 30, 2020 18:00:42 GMT
The Chief Executive Chris Stafford was on Front Row the other day, he said there will be an a statement about their plans early this week, so guess tomorrow given nothing was said today.
By what he said they will be waiting and seeing if the tier is changed on the 16th before cancelling it alltogether.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 27, 2020 8:14:32 GMT
Yes it is. Curve haven't actually said anything about the production being cancelled yet though but I imagine it is. It isn't due to start until after the review date but I can't see them risking going ahead with it just on the off chance.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 27, 2020 8:13:06 GMT
I can't see this starting in March when it's nearly December and it's not even been announced yet.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 25, 2020 11:07:38 GMT
I didn't realise there was a new cast?!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 24, 2020 10:45:47 GMT
I dont know if the poster is the problem reajjy, I think you have to remember that Leicester never actually came out of a form of lockdown and so I think the issue might have been locals being too wary to buy tickets, which it turns out they were right to be.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Nov 24, 2020 10:27:32 GMT
Well it might not happen anyway now with Leicester fairly sure to be placed into the highest tier on Thursday. Hopefully it can still be rescheduled for next year like The Color Purple.
I think the point of this season was to bring back some Curve favourites complete with original casts where possible. I understand that people would like to see some new face but that wasn't the point of the season.
Of course a lot of us have seen these shows but we won't have seen them like they are going to presented this time. I think that we should applaud any theatres trying to put shows on and especially when they have put as much effort in as Curve to do it.
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