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#262779 Trelawny Of The Wells - Donmar

Posted dude-1981 on 22 April 2013 - 12:03 PM

View Postlivetheatreco, on 22 April 2013 - 11:30 AM, said:

= lowest form of wit.

I never understand why there is always such hostility in forums. :mellow:

Really?  It's because you clearly have no interest in contributing or adding to the debate, it's just one more place you do the rounds of, attempting to improve your hit count.


#257117 A Chorus Line

Posted armadillo on 04 March 2013 - 08:09 AM

View Postwickedgrin, on 04 March 2013 - 12:29 AM, said:

Ridiculous! I dont believe they are all on a rota! They auditioned to be cast in A Chorus Line and the paying public have a right at up to £60 a ticket to see that cast (barring illness). I will still maintain that they are ALL contracted to do 8 shows a week like the rest of us are contracted to do 40 hours per week! I am sick to death of all these "professionals" or their fans saying " oooh it's so demanding"- if you can't do it - there are plenty of people who can and do!
Do you not have paid holiday in your job then? I should get onto your union pronto if that's the case.


#256560 Evita Uk Tour 2013

Posted Zippy on 28 February 2013 - 09:18 PM

Oh dear God. He really was dreadful in Jekyll and Hyde and very poor in Blood Brothers.


#248298 2013 Wos Awards

Posted Matthew Winn on 09 December 2012 - 07:05 AM

View PostKevinUK, on 09 December 2012 - 12:28 AM, said:

However ask yourselves - who on earth makes a trip to Newcastle or Sunderland to see a regional production?

People who want to see a show playing in Newcastle or Sunderland?

I haven't been to either of those - there's no easy train from where I am and I've only recently learnt to drive - but I have been on theatre day trips to places like Birmingham, Blackpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Chichester, Colchester, Derby, Edinburgh, Hereford, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth, Sheffield, Tunbridge Wells, Woking and Worthing, and a couple of times when I've been willing to stay overnight I've been further. I've been to the cinema in places as far apart as Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield. I enjoy travelling so it's no imposition. In fact I enjoy travelling so much I'd rather go a long distance than see something just up the road because it adds to the adventure.

Once you're used to travelling around these places don't seem a long distance away any more. (There have been times when I've been sitting at home, bored, and decided to go for a walk in the country. And the country I've been for a walk in is Wales. If I can get home the same day it's not a long journey.)

So yes, there are people who travel to see regional productions. Sometimes it's because they enjoy the experience of travel itself. Sometimes it's because they love visiting towns they've never visited before. Sometimes it's because they like to sit in audiences made mainly of regular theatregoers instead of the ooh-it's-him-off-that-sitcom-why-isn't-he-being-funny crowd in the West End. Whatever the reason, they exist.


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