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Post by richey on May 17, 2019 21:06:31 GMT
Theatre evacuated tonight /
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Post by shady23 on May 17, 2019 21:40:27 GMT
If they mean a fire alarm was activated, then say that.
"Device activation" immediately makes me think of something far more sinister and terrifying. It sounds like it wasn't that but shows how the choice of words is so important.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 22:22:30 GMT
It’s very badly worded. When I first read it, it sounded like somebody had switched their iPhone on at an inopportune moment!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 18, 2019 8:55:38 GMT
Theatre evacuated tonight / How pompous does that sound.
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Post by ruthieh on May 18, 2019 9:41:14 GMT
Love is...I am working on the Janson press night so my partner, who hates writing but also hates paying for things, is reviewing for the blog. He likes Kelsey, he used to see Lyndhurst in the Co-Op he used to work in on the south coast. I am looking forward to hearing about it, at least Cassidy Janson can act and sing... What was the verdict?
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Post by Raven on May 18, 2019 12:00:22 GMT
How very badly worded that Tweet is! It makes it sound so sinister and will no doubt unnerve some audience members or potential ticket buyers. Why they couldn't just state that a fire alarm had been activated is beyond me.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 18, 2019 14:46:23 GMT
Did Kelsey activate his mouth and state a few Trumpisms?
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Post by lonlad on May 18, 2019 16:42:21 GMT
HAsn't this production been plagued by such events from the get-go -- a friend of mine was turned away from a preview due to electrical issues .... all sounds very suspect.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 17:04:29 GMT
HAsn't this production been plagued by such events from the get-go -- a friend of mine was turned away from a preview due to electrical issues .... all sounds very suspect. That's what I was thinking. A headline about the situation, using the phrase "device activation", appeared at the top of some news highlights page on my phone yesterday (I can't remember what page it was). It's almost as if they knew their wording would create curiosity and subsequently make good clickbait.
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 18, 2019 23:58:08 GMT
Why is Cassidy J playing the role as Scottish?! Dumb choice.
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Post by danb on May 19, 2019 5:20:19 GMT
Why is Cassidy J playing the role as Scottish?! Dumb choice. She thinks she’s in Brigadoon.
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Post by longinthetooth on May 19, 2019 13:59:00 GMT
Why is Cassidy J playing the role as Scottish?! Dumb choice. Exactly what I thought when I saw her a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by Snciole on May 19, 2019 17:35:23 GMT
Love is...I am working on the Janson press night so my partner, who hates writing but also hates paying for things, is reviewing for the blog. He likes Kelsey, he used to see Lyndhurst in the Co-Op he used to work in on the south coast. I am looking forward to hearing about it, at least Cassidy Janson can act and sing... What was the verdict? Not until Tuesday. All will be revealed as soon as he gets the post to me.
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Post by ruthieh on May 19, 2019 18:18:25 GMT
Why is Cassidy J playing the role as Scottish?! Dumb choice. Exactly what I thought when I saw her a couple of weeks ago. She told us the director had asked her to do an accent
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 19, 2019 19:27:22 GMT
Exactly what I thought when I saw her a couple of weeks ago. She told us the director had asked her to do an accent She should have refused. It’s stupid.
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Post by MrsCondomine on May 21, 2019 10:18:44 GMT
Exactly what I thought when I saw her a couple of weeks ago. She told us the director had asked her to do an accent "Do an accent. Any one you fancy!"
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 21, 2019 10:31:28 GMT
There was an awful lot of raised eyebrows when The Piecrust Players announced they would stage Man of la Mancha...
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Post by callum on May 21, 2019 21:53:01 GMT
Theatre evacuated tonight / Bomb located in the Coliseum...
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 21, 2019 22:15:01 GMT
Theatre evacuated tonight / Bomb located in the Coliseum... I thought it was a turkey
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Post by jaqs on May 22, 2019 9:16:32 GMT
Well I didn't hate it all. My night started well when I saw Thunderbird had a branch on villers street so I scoffed tasty chicken before heading to the Coliseum. The balcony was shut and it looked like they had moved everyone forward in the upper circle, the circle and stalls were fairly well populated and no doubt due to deals it was a more diverse audience than might usually be in attendance on a tuesday evening. The overture sounded wonderful but the orchestra seemed to creak along with the show until after the bows where they played the audience out beautifully.
I admired Nicholas Lyndhurst's ability to sleep standing up or that is what it looked like he was doing for the long periods he had nothing to do. Everyone has a different accent was a weird choice as noted above, some more jarring than others. But I thought the cast did what they could.
Wish they had had a better fight choreographer.
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Post by wickedgrin on May 22, 2019 10:56:40 GMT
I admired Nicholas Lyndhurst's ability to sleep standing up or that is what it looked like he was doing for the long periods he had nothing to do. Yes, I felt sorry for Nicholas Lyndhurst, as like the ensemble was on stage almost throughout the show with nothing to do but watch. But at least the ensemble were sat down watching. They must be nearly asleep at times - I know I was!!
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Post by Snciole on May 23, 2019 8:55:17 GMT
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Post by gra on May 23, 2019 10:10:43 GMT
Wish they had had a better fight choreographer. Think they had to take Kelsey's limited agility into account. Thought it was well managed considering this.
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Post by wickedgrin on May 23, 2019 11:44:07 GMT
Think they had to take Kelsey's limited agility into account. He seemed to be limping the night I saw this. It's a big stage to get around at a certain age and all those stairs! Poor Glenn Close had to climb lots of stairs in Sunset too - they must have a thing for stairs at the Coliseum!
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Post by jaqs on May 23, 2019 12:06:14 GMT
I was okay with the hammed up fight scene with Kelsey, that fitted. It was the ensemble passing round Cassidy that was very clunky to me, I was sat at the extreme side and it might have played better in the middle.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 23, 2019 12:11:37 GMT
Or played better if you sat in the bar!
At those prices all seats should give a perfect view. Lonny Price and his team really should know better
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Post by wickedgrin on May 23, 2019 12:33:12 GMT
It was the ensemble passing round Cassidy that was very clunky to me, I was sat at the extreme side and it might have played better in the middle. I can assure you that scene would not have played better from any seat in the house. It was most uncomfortable to watch. I could not believe the creatives thought this was in any way appropriate in 2019.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 23, 2019 12:50:27 GMT
I haven't seen this. Please could somone explain how the scene is played?
Please and ta
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 23, 2019 16:49:25 GMT
Hard to explain. More or less, a group of men lift her on to a table centre stage, then start shoving her around between them, and sort of reduce her to a packet of meat being thrown around. Then they start holding her down and pulling at her. It's genuinely horrible in every single way. Sounds similar to what happens to Anita in WSS TM you have described a truly horrible situation and one that happens today in every country in the world. We live in sad times
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Post by wickedgrin on May 23, 2019 17:47:07 GMT
Hard to explain. More or less, a group of men lift her on to a table centre stage, then start shoving her around between them, and sort of reduce her to a packet of meat being thrown around. Then they start holding her down and pulling at her. It's genuinely horrible in every single way. Sounds similar to what happens to Anita in WSS TM you have described a truly horrible situation and one that happens today in every country in the world. We live in sad times Yes, but the way it was choreographed here somehow glorified and made an entertainment of this event. It’s difficult to explain. I am no prude and wasn’t “shocked “ just deeply uncomfortable watching the staging of this.
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