British Theatre

[Mr Sloane]

More publicity for the evil vandal

I think that call for a change of avatar.

[CaptainWaggett]

I think that call for a change of avatar.

Quick, smelling salts!

[alan french]

Hi Windthrop,
Just seen your message. Yes it does seem that Watford is getting the Scarborough cast. Alan does seem to have a reputauion to keep up.

I see that I now have two theatre trips over in Watford next month. I will be writing about them on this thread.

Alan French.

[Windthrop]

Hi Windthrop,
Just seen your message. Yes it does seem that Watford is getting the Scarborough cast. Alan does seem to have a reputauion to keep up.

I see that I now have two theatre trips over in Watford next month. I will be writing about them on this thread.

Alan French.

For a time he put a block on west end productions which only ended IIRC with the Old Vic Norman Conquests production. Neighbourhood Watch has already had an Off Broadway production which is increasingly the trend with the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

[dpgmel]

Just wondering if any theatre goers here have been able to access the Whatsonstage website this week ?, I haven't been able to since last weekend

[CaptainWaggett]

Just wondering if any theatre goers here have been able to access the Whatsonstage website this week ?, I haven't been able to since last weekend

Works for me though it's now a virulent shade of yellow

[Windyridge]

Have booked my Chichester Festival: Wonderful Year for Plums, Way of the World, Private Lives, Patricia Routledge's one woman show, plus also trotting off to The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar, Kingston for Michael Frayn's Here and the Young Vic's Bingo. Quite an expensive few months, no summer holiday for me..

[dpgmel]

Works for me though it's now a virulent shade of yellow

Yes see what you mean however my work PC obviously can't cope with all that brightness and still refuses to open the site whereas my home PC will

[CaptainWaggett]

Good news for the many Britmovie fans of the World's Greatest Composer

Stephen Sondheim working on new musical with David Ives | Stage | guardian.co.uk

[didi-5]

Collaborators - terrific piece of work, really enjoyed it. The National really has had an excellent couple of seasons.

[jimw1]

My Nephew (seated in the first pic and lighting a cigarette in the second ) is playing the part of Phillip Morgan in a local production of Rope....Im looking forward to seeing it on Saturday......

Correction this was actually Staged Last Night and a Terrific Performance it was too............

[CaptainWaggett]

That's a fantastic set

I went to The Space in Docklands, not a theatre I'd visited before, to see The Two Noble Kinsmen , Shakespeare's least-known play which I was amused to discover has exactly the same plot as everyon's favourite story from Dead of Night. Though with rather more half-naked wrestling than golf

[narabdela]

Though with rather more half-naked wrestling than golf

Now there's a mental image I could have done without.

[dpgmel]

Don't think I can match half-naked wrestling but I saw She Stoops To Conquer at the National Theatre yesterday, great fun and the cast are universally excellent as is the set.

Nothing earth shattering about it but excellent entertainment

If you get the chance to see it please do.

[CaptainWaggett]

Don't think I can match half-naked wrestling but I saw She Stoops To Conquer at the National Theatre yesterday, great fun and the cast are universally excellent as is the set.

Nothing earth shattering about it but excellent entertainment

If you get the chance to see it please do.

It was too long though I was also at the NT yesterday seeing Travelling Light, a sort of cross between Fiddler on the Roof and a Kevin Brownlow documentary, which had us muttering in the interval about the ludicrousness of people making 20 minute films in 1896. The actual films were rather marvellous though.

[jimw1]

That's a fantastic set

I went to The Space in Docklands, not a theatre I'd visited before, to see The Two Noble Kinsmen , Shakespeare's least-known play which I was amused to discover has exactly the same plot as everyon's favourite story from Dead of Night. Though with rather more half-naked wrestling than golf

yes Captain I was very impressed with the Set...and they used the Lighting very well too.

[dpgmel]

It was too long though I was also at the NT yesterday seeing Travelling Light, a sort of cross between Fiddler on the Roof and a Kevin Brownlow documentary, which had us muttering in the interval about the ludicrousness of people making 20 minute films in 1896. The actual films were rather marvellous though.

Too long ! didn't you sit through Mother Courage ?......

[didi-5]

That Mother Courage was terrible. Two hours to the interval, when we escaped. Nothing against Fiona Shaw or the play, which I've seen before with Kathryn Hunter and Diana Quick, and it was good. But adding Duke Special and a load of noise was just ... not good.

[Blanche Fury]

Good news for the many Britmovie fans of the World's Greatest Composer

Stephen Sondheim working on new musical with David Ives | Stage | guardian.co.uk

This is indeed exciting news. 'World's Greatest Composer' might be overdoing it, though. I'd happily agree to 'World's Greatest Living Songwriter'.

[dpgmel]

Really pleased to see the excellent reviews for the Menier's revival of Abigail's Party hopefully West End bound ( ideally to one of the smaller intimate theatres like the Duchess ) as someone forgot to book tickets for SE1

Abigail's Party, Menier Chocolate Factory, review - Telegraph