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  1. alison
    "Sorry, this page isn't available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed." ?? Perhaps someone had second thoughts.
  2. alison
    The main problem from up on high was the dark boots - I struggled to see the feet ...
  3. alison
    I wonder if it may also be down to the change in lighting? If companies have been moving over to LEDs, that will probably have "bleached" the colours. And talking of lighting, they really do need to do something about the "dark" bits of the show - I could barely see Carabosse at times apart from the exposed skin at her neckline, and even less so her minions.
  4. alison
    So that's when the "Two Weddings and a Funeral" bill took place! I couldn't remember. That season would, I think, have been somewhat exceptional, though, given that it was the Ashton centenary, as I recall. Ondine - then, and then in 2009, and not since? Must also have been the occasion of the Ballet.co "Ondine to be sponsored by Kwells" April Fool ... How time flies.
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    It will also be a lot more expensive (and watch out for the far slower trains which run the same route at substantially lower cost!) - an off-peak return is pushing £70 (https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/tickets-and-savings), whereas it's about half that via Chiltern Railways (which may admittedly only be 4/5 carriages). You can advance-book a specific train at lower cost, but then you need to make very sure that you don't miss it. Avanti tickets are generally valid for any viable route, so that includes Chiltern, but the reverse isn't true - normally.
  6. alison
    She certainly has grown in this ballet since I saw her near-debut in Southampton. And yes, I agree about the chemistry: I actually felt that their story mattered, which I find is a bit of a rare thing in Sleeping Beauty.
  7. alison
    The Bourmeister version of Swan Lake also uses a prologue, doesn't it - along with Derek Deane's version for ENB?
  8. alison
    Quite. I was about to say "can you imagine anything similar happening in the UK?" (or for that matter quite a few other countries), but I see Roberta's beaten me to it.
  9. alison
    If sadler's wells are going to have 15-minute intervals, then they need to sort out the queues for ice cream and programmes. They were incredibly slow (understaffed?), and I had barely bought my ice cream when I had to get back into the auditorium. Plus there were still long queues for the ladies' at the bell.
  10. alison
    There are an awful lot of Carmens on at the moment, Amelia - which one is it you're looking for?
  11. alison
    Well, in that case perhaps I'm not surprised - there would be copyright considerations in that case, I suppose. (And I'm pretty sure it is).
  12. alison
    Yes, it's a real shame he's out of action for the next ... however long
  13. alison
    Did they put a trigger warning on the production?
  14. alison
    (Never seen the opera, but have frequently seen photos of the blood-spattered bridal gown) - am I right in thinking that the miscarriage was chosen as an alternative reason for the bloodstains?
  15. alison
    I didn't manage to pick up any standing tickets for The Winter's Tale when public booking opened, and can't afford to sit down for this one, so if anyone has any stalls circle or balcony D standing tickets going spare please do bear me in mind! Thanks!
  16. alison
    It was made available online for ages in 2020
  17. alison
    Unfortunately, due to the incompetence of his suppliers, our electrician had to work late tonight, meaning that I couldn't get away in comfortable time for the cinema showing - and given the dirty looks I've previously received for daring to turn up just before the start I didn't fancy risking it this time. So I guess I'll have to catch an encore performance. Hoping everyone enjoys it.
  18. alison
    I hope everyone who goes tonight enjoys it.
  19. alison
    It's typical: my GWR claim which I was appealing against because they claimed it was 29 minutes and I claimed it was 31 and therefore double what they were paying - IS apparently 29 minutes because the train I was on got into Paddington a few minutes earlier than scheduled. Never mind the having to wait for an extra half-hour-plus at the departure station, it's the arrival time which counts, and that was only 29 minutes late
  20. alison
    Conductors who hum?
  21. alison
    Well, since the chances of my ever watching him conduct again are likely to be around zero, I'm not that bothered.
  22. alison
    I turned Radio 3 on when I got into the office this afternoon: they were in the middle of a tribute to him. Sometime around 2.15 if you want to look for it on iPlayer. Doubtless there will be more on In Tune at 5 pm.
  23. alison
    Great. Thanks, Rob. ☹️
  24. alison
    Not quite sure what this is doing here but if they sent me that offer for a date I *could* do (tonight clashes with Melissa Hamilton at the Ballet Association) I might well be tempted to take them up on it
  25. alison
    I've always thought the "same dress" aspect (were they all identical, or just very similar?) was a reflection of your first post, Dave. They might as well be identikit to Siegfried, because he's not interested in any of them. Equally (and this applies e.g. to a former ENB/LFB production, where less-experienced dancers were sometimes cast initially as either Odette or Odile only), we need to see that Odette and Odile appear to the prince to be the same person, regardless of whether we the audience see them differently.
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