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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 17:31:09 GMT
Who was it who submitted a novel with a name not her own and was rejected , then recognised? A few years ago now. I don’t mean JK who submitted her detective stories under another name and was then outed by a silly person. She was very cross. It is an interesting exercise. Same with all the celebrity books published , the children's novels and so on, not books about the celebrity's speciality. So same for plays. I’m sorry but I don't agree with you wickedgrin. If the book/play is not very good why should we asked to buy it? Harsh, yes, but we take the supermarket to task if the apples are rotten despite many years of good apple selling... Many many many years ago when the Royal Court used to run a young playwrights competition (the youngest age for submission was 9) someone told me that Alan Bennett used to send in a play each year to test if the judges would shortlist his work. Never heard if they did or not.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 22:07:24 GMT
Some cast announcements by Baz tonight...
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Post by lynette on May 25, 2018 2:04:09 GMT
Looking at the cast, is this a whatbever happened to the history boys? Let’s hope there is some real meat left in our Alan and not some grumpy old chap’s vague left wing musings. Sorry just saying.
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Post by rumbledoll on May 25, 2018 5:20:37 GMT
Finally announced! I've been holding my breath for a month to say 'Yay!' for Sam
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Post by dontdreamit on May 25, 2018 5:53:54 GMT
I’ve just booked, not my usual sort of thing but its an interesting cast and a chance to visit a theatre I’ve not been to before
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Post by stefy69 on May 25, 2018 6:01:37 GMT
I do like Simon Williams and looking forward to this very very much !
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2018 7:23:54 GMT
I do love a good History Boy reunion.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2018 8:07:12 GMT
Ooh, nice cast. And Sacha Dhawan is FOXY.
J'approve Nicky x2.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2018 10:55:46 GMT
Nice casting so far and have booked but am still hoping Maggie Smith might be in it as she is an actress would love to see onstage but probably won’t be ont it, I am alsways in hope however.
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Post by Snciole on May 25, 2018 12:29:54 GMT
I was hoping for Alex Jennings but I think he is busy with TV and film, which is great but he is so good on the stage.
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Post by kathryn on May 25, 2018 12:48:07 GMT
Ha! Yes, there's always a very small, selfish voice in the back of my head going '...but that means they'll be too busy to do plays' when great theatre actors suddenly get a really good TV/film role and start getting lots more work.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2018 12:55:19 GMT
Same! But also conversely, since getting into theatre, I've been a LOT less snobby about soaps. "They've got a recurring role in Hollyoaks? Well BLOODY GOOD FOR THEM, that should pay the bills nicely for a while!".
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Post by kathryn on May 25, 2018 13:08:22 GMT
I think it was when James Corden hosted the Tonys that they did a whole bit about how NCIS was paying Broadway actors' bills and basically allowing them to keep doing theatre by giving them guest roles every season or so. Funny because it's true...
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Post by Marwood on May 29, 2018 10:51:53 GMT
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on May 29, 2018 11:26:02 GMT
Twenty five actors! With this, Potter and The Ferryman we seem to be getting a renaissance of the ‘big play’.
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Post by TallPaul on May 29, 2018 12:15:02 GMT
Choreography by Arlene Philips, I see.
Work is work, I suppose, but I've always thought actors of a certain age spent the summer in France or Italy.
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Post by alece10 on May 29, 2018 13:52:05 GMT
Are we going to have singing and dancing too?
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Post by tmesis on May 29, 2018 15:38:00 GMT
What a fantastic cast!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 15:44:00 GMT
This is sounding very promising. Two of the History Boys, a couple of blasts from the past in Jeff Rawle and Julia Foster, and a character called Mrs Earnshaw. A hospital, a choir and a film crew... not to mention Arlene who might be resurrecting some of her Hot Gossip choreography (with roller skates?)...
What could possibly go wrong?
My bet is that this’ll be Alan Bennett’s last Big Bang!
Can’t wait.
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Post by Rory on May 29, 2018 16:27:48 GMT
There will surely be an NT Live announcement.... won't there?!!
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Post by londoncalling on May 29, 2018 16:36:48 GMT
I loved The Bridge as a dynamic, inclusive space (Julius Caesar). I wonder how relevant that will be to this production.
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Post by showgirl on May 29, 2018 17:03:18 GMT
If the NT can have an on-stage restaurant for Network, given the subject matter and likely age of some of the audience and cast, why not for this play an on-stage hospital ward or out-patients' clinic? Treatment while you watch, with the bonus that you form part of the entertainment - interactive indeed!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 17:17:22 GMT
If the NT can have an on-stage restaurant for Network, given the subject matter and likely age of some of the audience and cast, why not for this play an on-stage hospital ward or out-patients' clinic? Treatment while you watch, with the bonus that you form part of the entertainment - interactive indeed! Oh that would be FABULOUS! I'd love to have a go at those electric heart panel things. CLEAR!
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 19:26:44 GMT
Gosh, just sign up for a course with St John Ambulance, they're integrating defibrillator use into pretty much all the general first aid courses now.
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Post by lynette on May 29, 2018 19:31:51 GMT
Love this idea. The age of most audiences at the NT would probably justify a full health check in the foyer option and a 'talk' before the show. Can’t wait.
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Post by showgirl on May 30, 2018 10:44:02 GMT
Of course if venues with the foyer space (eg The Bridge & The NT) wished to take this fund-raising route - & risk the opprobrium - they could indeed rent out pitches to medical insurers offering free health checks as bait. Lucrative business potential for both parties.
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Post by lynette on May 30, 2018 16:15:51 GMT
You’d be lucky to get a plaster for a cut finger out of a medical Insurance company let alone a free health check.
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Post by alece10 on Jul 8, 2018 15:02:54 GMT
Just bumping this up as previews start this week. I'm going on Thursday.
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 8, 2018 15:51:25 GMT
I’m not going to mid- August unfortunately - I don’t often do plays so interested to see what this is like.
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Post by Marwood on Jul 9, 2018 18:18:55 GMT
I’d forgotten all about booking for this: I’m going a week on Saturday.
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