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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 9, 2023 13:06:09 GMT
It might not exist to transfer plays into the West End.
But it does exist to help writers develop their art and for scripts to have a life beyond one brief run.
It would be really interesting to see how many pieces over the past decade have been revived by other companies round the world.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 5, 2023 23:10:00 GMT
That was how to end a series. Unexpected. Very moving. Fitting.
Award winning. It has to be.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 5, 2023 15:37:54 GMT
They worked with Sondheim when he was the first Cam Mack professor at Oxford. But their musical about Rasputin never had a successful run
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 5, 2023 15:36:08 GMT
I was incredibly late to the party in this one. I have binged everything in under 10 days!
Sarah Lancashire is a true star in this. Raw, real and powerful.
The writing is taut. The drama well paced.
I hope tonight's finale is a fitting end to the series. I have no reason to doubt that it will but, after Line of Duty, anything is possible.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 5, 2023 0:51:53 GMT
Nolly in ITVx is worth a look.
Typical RTD stuff. Great central performance by Helena Bonham Carter
Lovely period detail and a great sense of what Crossroads was like ...
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 3, 2023 11:13:21 GMT
Scanning the TV guide to find something to watch tonight I came across a new ITV series starting tonight (Friday) called Hotel Portofino. No idea what it's like but Mark Umbers is listed as one of the stars. He is a MT actor who I personally don't think gets used nearly enough. He was brilliant in She Loves Me, Sweet Charity and Merrily at the Menier. I watched it on Britbox. It's an attempt to find a new Downton but doesn't quite work Lovely costumes and setting but the plotting isn't terribly convincing. Quite entertaining but don't expect to be wowed
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 1, 2023 21:05:17 GMT
65 is too young.
A brilliantly funny writer and performer
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2023 17:28:36 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 25, 2023 22:54:18 GMT
Who is the writing team behind this? Is it the same as the original plans or has it changed?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 24, 2023 21:33:39 GMT
They need to allow the Redgrave voiceovers to drift away now. She sounds so ill.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 23, 2023 0:26:25 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 20, 2023 22:35:55 GMT
I just don't know. I have been a fan of Josh Groban for many years- Since the Ally McBeal days, and whilst I'v no doubt that he can sing it, in my opinion, he's just too young. Groban in 41 which is credible for a young Todd who married Lucy in his late teens/early twenties. Still works with the timeline of the script
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 20, 2023 19:00:06 GMT
I wouldn't expect any actor or producer to double check that the bullets in a gun were anything other than blanks.
There is no reason for live ammo to be in any set
Even if you asked for confirmation, you are still reliant on the armourer giving an honest response.
Yes, the producers and executives have ultimate responsibility. But they have to rely on delegation. No producer micromanages down to the props level
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 19, 2023 23:53:26 GMT
A bit more reading reveals that it was a prop gun but one that was still capable of firing real bullets. And someone chose to load it with live ammo
That is in contravention of all rules
So whoever did that is the most at fault
If the producers knew ahead of time that live bullets were on set, they are culpable for not having stepped in
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 19, 2023 23:11:27 GMT
Ultimate responsibility will rest with the producers who should have the right systems in place Yes, I can see the logic of Baldwin (and others) being charged as a producer, but I'm not sure how reasonable it is to charge him as an actor. I don't think an actor should be expected to know the difference between a real gun and a replica. I do question why a real gun was ever on the set Actors have to rely on the crew to provide the correct props. And producers should make sure the crew are following the rules
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 19, 2023 22:48:41 GMT
There are weapon regulations that apply to film and theatre. You have to give notice to the police, have secure storage, an appointed armourer and more.
Have been through the process a number of times
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 19, 2023 22:46:59 GMT
There was a case in Austria a few years back where a prop knife was mixed up with a real bladed one and the actor ended up slicing themselves.
I don't know if it ever ended in litigation but I suspect weapon handling procedures were subject to a lot of scrutiny
Ultimate responsibility will rest with the producers who should have the right systems in placr
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 18, 2023 15:08:26 GMT
The youtube algorithm offered me a documentary from the early eighties of Leonard Bernstein conducting West Side Story with Jose Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa. It was fascinating to see the man himself directing the orchestra and the cast. Of course both leads were decades too old for it but oh my, Jose Carreras singing as Tony was stunning. Kiri was ok but apart from being too old actually sounded too old too, or maybe too ‘womanly’ for Maria. Then I went and listened to it again on Spotify. The album sold massively at the time apparently. I remember that from when the BBC first broadcast it. It was telling to see how Bernstein had to work so hard with Careers who struggled with the lyrics over and over again. Tatiana Troyanos was a fantastic Anita. Kurt Ollman was great too. But Bernstein's conducting is sublime. It will never be surpassed. I bought the twin cassette set whilst on a school exchange trip to Germany and listened to it over and over and over. And the success of this meant that we also got the recording of Candide with Bernstein conducting which is still my favourite version of the score.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 18, 2023 13:04:07 GMT
That is a season with no ambition.
No new writing
No history play
Only one non comedy
Are they struggling for income?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 7, 2023 17:31:51 GMT
Doesn't appear to be in print at the moment. There are copies on Abebooks
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 7, 2023 12:12:50 GMT
Anything that brings the songs of Ivor Novello to audiences is to be welcomed.
He wrote some glorious melodies and whilst his shows are now old fashioned and unlikely to be revived, his scores are packed with wonderful music that should not be forgotten.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 5, 2023 17:04:37 GMT
What I like about this board is all the positivity when something new is announced... 🙃 Why should people show positivity when one of the announced cast has been hateful towards large swathes of audience members during a recent production?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 5, 2023 12:32:36 GMT
I only hope that the production media team have seized control of Hesketh's social media. Otherwise they risk the show being tainted by more toxic postings
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 4, 2023 12:52:25 GMT
According to Google, Ms Triplett is 60...
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 3, 2023 18:08:59 GMT
Some people choose to believe their spin. Others don't.
I have checked the claims of facts being trumpeted by some on here. And so much of it doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
I shall leave it at that and not return to this thread
Indeed I wish it were possible to completely block a thread so it would never show again.
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