Tony Newcombe
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6 hours ago, capybara said:
Some ‘joiners’ who have not yet been announced could be seen on stage at the end!
The new intake of Aud Jebsen dancers are now listed on ROH website. No apparent changes in status of the dancers
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15 hours ago, Lizbie1 said:
Well - I'm just back from Pinter's Betrayal at the Theatre Royal and how wonderful it was to be back in a live audience. They've done an excellent job of making everyone feel safe and welcome: everything worked like clockwork and I had no concerns about the enterprise. Temperatures were taken on entering and hand sanitisers were at the ready, and we were given clear instructions about entering the theatre and getting to seats. Everyone wore a mask throughout.
(As an aside - the theatre mentioned that the safety consultants they've engaged are also being used by the ROH "and many West End theatres".)
Obviously these things are a personal choice, but if you're in a low risk group, please consider getting back into the theatres. They've worked so hard to be able to put on a show and you can tell how pleased they are to have us back. I'd hate for these green shoots to wither from a simple lack of interest rather than something more serious.
Lizbie1, nice to hear. I'm at the Theatre Royal tomorrow.
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Strange that it turned up again though. I understand that said Minister was in the audience on Friday
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Campbell & Calvert were cast in this.
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41 minutes ago, alison said:
Other venues are available
I await in eager anticipation
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4 hours ago, bangorballetboy said:
I'm off to a concert at Wigmore Hall tonight...
But not the Royal Opera House
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Meanwhile, back in the U.K........................
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in the meantime Lauretta Summerscales danced Swan Lake last night in Germany. Audience and orchestra present.
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1 hour ago, Rob S said:
That's a lovely idea but I wouldn't want to think that donations, for example LinnMM's £150, were spent on postage for thank you cards 😆
Oh dear. Sorry I mentioned it. Seems the Ballet companies can’t win
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36 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:
I've had a similarly positive experience from Northern Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Birmingham Hippodrome.
I received a hand written card of thanks from the Chief Executive of BRB
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It was the Nureyev version
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Probably not fair to single out one dancer but Bracewell was absolutely superb. So sad that he did not get the the chance to dance this role with Lauren Cuthbertson at the Opera House
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Looks identical to Birmingham Rep’s conditions
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4 hours ago, Pulcinella said:
There is a video on the ROH Facebook page of Anna Rose O'Sullivan rehearsing The Dying Swan for these performances.
Probably explains why the name of Hetty Snell is listed
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I was most heartened when the news that the Maryinsky had started performances Earlier this month with social distancing, face masks etc. Sadly they now have 30 dancers who have tested Covid positive and have been forced to suspend performances again.
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1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:
BOOKED!!!!! So excited, even if the website wasn't hugely user friendly for booking and my blood pressure was sky high!! (I'd been keeping this secret till we got the seats but somebody spilled the beans!!!)
We're only going to the Saturday matinee.
See you there Janet
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12 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:
Me too! I wondered about the NIA where they performed many years ago?
Plenty of space for social distancing but still indoors. Fondly remember a performance of Sleeping Beauty there
with the lovely Rachel Peppin as Aurora
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1 hour ago, zxDaveM said:
to be fair, virus laden particles are dispersed much easier out-of-doors, what with sea breezes etc. so infection rates a lot lower. Not nil, just a lot lower
I should have commented that the Maryinsky require the audience to wear face masks and do a temperature check before admission. I am sure there are many people in the UK ho would be willing to attend theatres under these conditions.
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I’m fast losing hope. The Maryinsky are performing with social distancing in the audience( 50%) capacity.
The wisdom in this country is that it is not viable to open with audiences limited to 50% capacity.
I already had tickets for BRB Swan Lake in Plymouth, Nutcracker in Birmingham. Still waiting to hear about Cinderella in Southampton. I just don’t get it. People can dump themselves on the beaches in their thousands and the government couldn’t care less.
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20 minutes ago, FionaE said:
There must have been a shortage of Lilac Fairies as I believe Gina performed this role 6 times in the run...when most Auroras had 2 or 3 performances each. Interesting!
Twice each with Akane Takada and Anna Rose O’Sullivan and then two consecutive nights at the end of the run ... 15/1 Nuñez and 16/1 Kaneko cinema screening.
I know Claire Calvert and Mayara Magri performed Lilac in this run. There must have been others?
By the way, is there somewhere on ROH website to check cast lists for recent past performances?
The performance database in ROH collections ends in 2012 as far as I can see
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Remember that Kaneko replaced Cuthbertson who danced that casts first performance with Calvert as the Lilac Fairy and Hamilton as the Woodland Glade Fairy. Come the second performance, the reshuffle mid performance meant that Storm-Jensen took over the Lilac Fairy and the cameras were recording albeit as a camera rehearsal.
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1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:
Northern Ballet has postponed Merlin (the world premiere was due to be in Bradford in October and then touring the UK) until September 2021.
The Company is hoping, within government guidelines, to put on a production for Christmas at the Grand Theatre in Leeds in December.
Government guidelines! Okay in the morning, not okay in the afternoon on present form
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25 minutes ago, zxDaveM said:
Well, that's rather gorgeous! 🙂
Wasn’t it just!
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The Royal Ballet back on stage, 9/10/20
in Performances seen & general discussions
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Don’t have any advice Sim but I just accessed it via my original booking.