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Lynette, on 16 May 2013 - 10:56 PM, said:
... and then the guy behind me opened an explosive ice cream which caught the back of my neck...
Or maybe he was just pleased to see you?
Or publicly elated at the successful completion of his PhD?
#265816 Bad Behaviour At A Show
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on 18 May 2013 - 08:52 AM
Or maybe he was just pleased to see you?
Or publicly elated at the successful completion of his PhD?
#265253 The Tempest At The Globe
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on 13 May 2013 - 11:10 AM
Alexandra, on 13 May 2013 - 10:14 AM, said:
Sings? I was thinking of seeing this but Tempest! The Musical I can do without.
It does exist - Return to the Forbidden Planet.
#264148 "voluntary" Donations When Booking Online
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on 02 May 2013 - 07:47 PM
Cashback or loyalty points, and delayed payment, if you use a credit card. There's no real disadvantage either.
#263238 Bad Behaviour At A Show
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on 25 April 2013 - 05:40 PM
EmiCardiff, maybe you also saw Caligula by David Greig after Albert Camus in Cardiff last week? The senators were played by local senior citizen community performers and they were seated amongst the audience. They muttered audibly to each other all the time while the senate was being addressed by Caligula. I guess these comments were improvised in rehearsal but they must have been carefully selected because some of them were hilarious. My favourite was towards the end when Caligula, becoming ever more extreme, rhetorically demanded of the assembled senate: "Do you ever think how it is to be me, in my position?" and one of the elderly senators quietly and nonchalantly responded with a quiet: "Not really...", which brought the house down.
#262398 Table
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on 18 April 2013 - 03:12 PM
Pharaoh, on 18 April 2013 - 01:40 PM, said:
So, what's Table like? Worth seeing? The 8pm start time, with a running time of 2hr25 is off putting. I have one matinee slot.... should I go?
It depends... If you want to experience this temporary venue's promised innovative and buzzing theatre for the dawn of a new generation, etc., etc., then I'd recommend giving this a firm miss. If you primarily like to see your favourite actors and it so chances that one or more of them is in this, then you'd probably find it a pleasurable experience. It struck me as a more-than-decent, well-acted production of a bog-standard new play which the NT thought it might as well put on because it had spent nearly three years workshopping it and it would be a waste to just write-off that investment. There's nothing wrong with it but not much special either. The newspaper critics' reviews (mainly awarding three stars) have all been generous, benignly noticing the better aspects, probably because they want to support the venture of the Shed, looking forward to its full programme over this forthcoming year.
#260222 Olivier Nominations
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on 28 March 2013 - 11:09 AM
The nub is that SoLT is gradually stepping up their manipulation of these awards to favour the productions they want to promote. They no longer honour what a critical panel decides is the "best". The SoLT awards are now similar to the WoS awards. Both are of interest in reflecting what certain interested parties wish to publicise but neither is an honest assessment of quality. It's a shame that the SoLT awards are degenerating into crassness just as they regain their former media prominence but the two changes are probably closely related. The SoLT awards can only get mass media coverage by honouring what is already most familiar to consumers of the mass media. Unfortunately, the award winners now know their awards are devalued. The "Olivier" awards are now the "Salt" awards, to be forgotten on the next day's chip paper.
#256698 Bad Behaviour At A Show
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on 01 March 2013 - 06:44 PM
Great Expectorations
#255903 National Theatre 2013
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on 23 February 2013 - 11:36 PM
At the bottom of the NT's homepage is a link to the "Press" webpage where you can download all press releases. The Light Princess will open in the Lyttelton in October, playing in rep with first Liola (opening in August) and then From Morning to Midnight (from November).
The What's On / Calendar View / Season webpage is occasionally updated to confirm which new productions will be booking in the forthcoming season brochure but there's no info there at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if they open booking early for this musical in the next season brochure, like they did for The Count of Monte Cristo ...
The What's On / Calendar View / Season webpage is occasionally updated to confirm which new productions will be booking in the forthcoming season brochure but there's no info there at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if they open booking early for this musical in the next season brochure, like they did for The Count of Monte Cristo ...
#255337 Antiquated Ticketing System
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on 19 February 2013 - 04:10 PM
Some ticket agencies, especially for gigs, do use Lynette's "airline" e-ticket system. Everyone who turns up on the night has to be individually checked off against a master-list, and also has to present acceptable i.d. to prove they are the true purchaser. It takes forever. It wouldn't work at a theatre where everyone expects to be admitted for a set performance start time. Lynette would start a moaning thread about it...
#252162 Global Warming - Stratford-Upon-Avon
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on 18 January 2013 - 03:34 PM
Snow falls and settles across the land and day and night temperatures hover around freezing point for days, but those expert RSC meteorologists start their Summer Season performances in six days' time.
#251398 New Here
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on 09 January 2013 - 02:45 PM
jaqs, on 09 January 2013 - 01:43 PM, said:
When Hairspray was at the Shaftesbury the cast could complain of rat droppings getting in their make-up.
And i always see a mouse or 2 at The Dutchess.
But i dont think Ive been bitten or caught anything at a show. Interesting the Savoy being mentioned, I always think they're one of the better maintained theatres.
And i always see a mouse or 2 at The Dutchess.
But i dont think Ive been bitten or caught anything at a show. Interesting the Savoy being mentioned, I always think they're one of the better maintained theatres.
Rat droppings in the Hairspray makeup sounds a fine tribute to John Waters's earlier work - remember Divine eating dog shit?
#249753 Yes, Prime Minister
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on 21 December 2012 - 08:39 PM
David Cameron stars as Jack Favell in BBC2's Boxing Day evening movie. Hitchcock's Rebecca. I saw it in the cinema last weekend and thought I must be hallucinating. Just thought I'd let you know.
#248707 Vanya Closes The Worlds Best Prouder In Tears
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on 12 December 2012 - 10:12 AM
The gist of this thread title is that, if you can't understand it, then it's not meant for you. It's not meant for me.
