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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 15, 2016 11:23:37 GMT
And not all the empty seats in London were unsold/corporate. I was at the beach volleyball during the first week, and chatted to a tour leader for a group of about maybe 30 people. You could see the group, as they all had the same baseball hat/backpack combo. The leader told me that they were on a tour and were only dropping in to the volleyball, before going on to a meal somewhere nearby. After about 20 minutes of watching the action the whole group left, leaving a large gap in the stands.
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 14, 2016 19:22:32 GMT
Wow ! Max Whitlock gold on the floor doesn't get much better than that ! Well, you say that...
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 13, 2016 21:25:17 GMT
Ahh. I was there last night too. I would have looked out for you if I had known. Also loved it. Agree everything about it was wonderful. Excellent cast, who gelled together perfectly.
And so nice to see a quality show at Charing Cross theatre too. I can't believe how well the show suited the theatre.
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 12, 2016 15:08:36 GMT
Sooo exciting!
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 10, 2016 20:48:34 GMT
The Olympics always inspire me (well in my fantasies at least) to think that I could start training and take part next time.
In my younger days I quite fancied taking up swimming or distance running ( I worked out that I just had to double my speed to qualify for the women's marathon- come on, that's feasible right?). However, now the years have gone on I realise that the only things I am still likely (even in my fantasies) to qualify for are trap shooting, a bit of gentle curling at the Winter Olympics, or maybe the dressage (nice outfits at least)...
Mind you, the medals are jolly heavy, so maybe I won't bother.
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 8, 2016 15:17:07 GMT
Love watching the swimming, cycling and athletics. Not so keen on the group sports. The road cycling races the last 2 days were very exciting (a bit too exciting in fact with some dangerous crashes).
Also being drawn inexorably into watching other sports about which I know nothing. Quite strange really, watching sports where you have no idea of the rules- but somehow that does not stop me...
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 7, 2016 11:36:13 GMT
The sound of the whistle in Sweeney always gives me shivers of excitement. And the finale of SITPWG is my happy place.
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 4, 2016 21:46:10 GMT
Les Misérables Sweeney Todd My Fair Lady Sunday in the Park with George The Sound of Music
Plus pretty much all of the other musicals mentioned above by devil-may-care members who choose to flout convention and risk danb's wrath.
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 2, 2016 18:53:21 GMT
Well done Lynette. I also wanted to know, but was too scared to ask...
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Post by Flim Flam on Aug 1, 2016 19:59:37 GMT
Yes, City of Angels. Loved it. Shame they didn't film it.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 28, 2016 17:33:27 GMT
Surely all he needs to do is to join our merry little band. What other info could he possibly need?
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 22, 2016 11:18:16 GMT
Nicely themed Ryan!
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 21, 2016 21:54:34 GMT
Happened to be in the Museum of London today. The 2012 Olympic cauldron is there on display. Didn't realise that until I came across it. Interesting display showing how it was made, video of it being lit etc.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 19, 2016 13:22:13 GMT
It certainly was a magical time. I was a volunteer (Games Maker), and it was the most amazing experience. Would do it all again at the drop of a hat!
Apart from the spectacle of it all, it was the human interactions that hold the most precious memories for me. People from all over the world coming together, the sheer joy of the people wandering around the Olympic Park, wrapped in their national flags, wearing their national colours, the festive atmosphere along the South Bank, etc, etc. Everyone so happy to just be in London, and a London in full party mode.
Absolutely loved the Opening Ceremony too,(watching it from Victoria Park) but still find it hard to listen to the music without becoming a sobbing mess.. Don't think the withdrawal symptoms are ever going to go away.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 17, 2016 10:45:24 GMT
I did it once for Les Mis. Looked at the prices on Tkts, and then went to the Les Mis box office, mentioned I had looked at the Tkts booth prices, and asked what they had. The box office were happy to offer me seats a bit cheaper than the Tkts price. The guy even said 'saves us the commission'. Good seats too, not restricted.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 15, 2016 22:37:47 GMT
Those were the days. When you could see 2 shows, and still have change from a shilling...
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 13, 2016 22:04:18 GMT
I'm off to watch Passport to Pimlico. It's practically a guide on how to do it. There was recently a workshop of a musical version of Passport to Pimlico. Good timing, perhaps!! Or maybe they knew something...
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 13, 2016 21:27:30 GMT
I'm off to watch Passport to Pimlico. It's practically a guide on how to do it.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 9, 2016 7:57:57 GMT
I've decided to give up theatre for the summer and just watch the delightfully surreal political drama unfolding in the Tory party instead. Leadsom's relationship with reality alone equates a month worth of watching farce interspersed with kitchen sink dramas, let alone the wannabe Macbeths, disposed Kings and pretenders worthy of Shakespeare as re-imagined by Dad's Army Well, all these shenanigans certainly made Richard III seem pretty topical when I saw it recently. Now there's somebody who really knows how to put in a leadership bid.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 2, 2016 20:26:05 GMT
I think it must have been in a written interview, as I don't think I have seen them being interviewed on tv. I seem to remember there was something about the neighbours complaining as they had a habit of singing show tunes loudly in the garden hot tub?
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Post by Flim Flam on Jul 1, 2016 9:49:43 GMT
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 28, 2016 15:15:22 GMT
If it is, the acting is a bit wooden...
(YES, got in there before theatremonkey!)
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 28, 2016 11:22:42 GMT
I agree about that. I'm always being attacked on the tube by people swinging their large backpacks into my face. However, this was basically a smallish handbag, which I had on one shoulder. I could have caused far more destruction with a larger handbag than I could have done with that bag.
I realise that they have to make rules, but I see many female tourists in London with this type of handbag, and I wonder if they are going to be in the same situation now if they visit the NT. Surely some rule about the size of bag would be more appropriate?
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 28, 2016 10:17:35 GMT
I came across this strange ruling about backpacks a couple of years ago whilst visiting a museum abroad. I had a leather backpack style handbag. Not large, and most definitely my handbag. The museum staff stopped me and told me it had to be taken to the cloakroom. I was wearing summer clothes with no substantial pockets, so it left me with nowhere to carry my money, credit cards, water, and passport. I certainly was not going to leave them with the bag, and in any case needed money etc with me.
I protested but they were having none of it. In the end I seem to remember I managed to find a small bag in my handbag from where I had purchased something earlier in the day, and had to wander the museum with my valuables very insecurely held in this flimsy bag. Totally ridiculous situation.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 20, 2016 19:28:02 GMT
Good grief. If these subjects get any more pedestrian they are going to be creating a musical based on me doing my ironing.
(loving some of the comments though!)
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 19, 2016 15:18:22 GMT
Sat in that seat last week for 3p Opera. Very nice view.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 15, 2016 20:17:04 GMT
Yes, and what fun we will have sorting out any bad behaviour from the audience. One rustle from a sweet wrapper and you are out the door. And don't even THINK of getting your phone out.
In fact, thinking about it, we could expressly give carte blanche to our actors to pause mid-performance and harangue any miscreant audience members. I am sure that would draw crowds, never mind which production we have chosen.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 11, 2016 22:33:57 GMT
Well, horses for courses and all that. I went to the Last Night of the Proms a couple of years ago. Did the whole thing. Promming, jumping up and down, party poppers, singing ALS etc. Total 'bucket list' experience. Had a fabulous time. Glorious to look up from the standing area into that huge auditorium erupting with cheers, flags, bunting etc.
However, I must admit the seasoned prommers I met (whilst being perfectly friendly and welcoming) were among some of the most deeply eccentric people I have ever met! And believe me, I have met some strange people in my life....
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 11, 2016 20:55:59 GMT
My sister saw this recently in Southampton, and she tells me it happened there too.
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Post by Flim Flam on Jun 9, 2016 7:42:09 GMT
My niece, who has just turned 15, and does not live in London, (so has barely seen a live musical in her life - yet, give it a couple of years!) may be a good indicator. She,and her friend, have somehow become interested in musicals in the last year or two. I put it down to us force feeding her the Mary Poppins film from an early age. They started off by being mad keen on Les Miserables. I think I mentioned previously how proud of her I was when she told me that she knew all of Les Mis 'off by heart'. They also loved the Sweeney Todd film, (one day I hope to introduce her to the joy of live Sondheim!!), but I don't think she knows a huge number of other musicals at the moment. Although she did go to see the 'Into the Woods' film, but wasn't blown away by it. So filmed musicals seem to have drawn her into all this. Saw her last week and she was telling me how 'totally obsessed' they now were with Hamilton, and listen to it all the time, rapping along with it. Don't know how she even knew about it (social media as you say?), and an interest in American history is unlikely to be a factor I imagine! So, if she is anything to go by, there could be a very enthusiastic youth market developing for it in the U.K. Hopefully, though ticket demand and prices in London will be more along the lines of the Cumberbatch Hamlet, rather than the Broadway experience. Hopefully!
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