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  1. alison
    Choreartium is Massine, isn't it? BRB danced that at Covent Garden sometime in the early 90s, I think - although of course it's a plotless work.
  2. alison
    Ian, you currently have a total of 5 posts: there's no way anyone could accuse you of "hogging" any thread Anyway, it was good to see you this afternoon after so long. Time constraints and other things mean I shall hold off commenting until I've been to all the performances in this run, but I do share your enthusiasm for Downs and Day (you must have missed her: she was the original Greta in Pita's The Metamorphosis, with Ed Watson), and was very moved by the whole thing. Seriously, folks: the programme is on until Saturday. With a special offer on tickets, and the Chiltern Railways £15 return for people living on or near that line, what's stopping you?
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    Well, ENB/LFB have a bit of history in that department: they once did the Ashton and the Nureyev Romeo & Juliets - I think in consecutive weeks.
  4. alison
    Thanks, BBB. It doesn't look as though it's gone out to ordinary bookers yet.
  5. alison
    When Janet's next on here, I expect she'll be talking about Northern Ballet Theatre's old production of Giselle: was it set in a concentration camp, or just in WWII?
  6. alison
    Exactly. Just because it's clothed in old-fashioned garb doesn't mean that it doesn't deal in eternal truths, and those are still relevant to us today. Some men (and women, of course) are still cheats and betrayers, and the message about love and forgiveness is still a powerful one. On the other hand, I suppose you could say that La Sylphide has eternal truths of the "grass always looks greener elsewhere" variety, yet it doesn't inspire people in the same way.
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    Then even Londoners relying on trains would be struggling to get home.
  8. alison
    And now here's another one: http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/just15 Usual disclaimer
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    Hmm, yes, here you are: http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/just15 They seem to be valid for a month. Wish I'd known before I shelled out more money!
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    Talking about £10 ticket offers: when I got to Moor Street today I noticed outside the station an offer which is a £15 return Birmingham-London with Chiltern Trains (booking?) until 6th March. I mention it in case there is a way of reversing it and making it useful for London-Brum as well, although I haven't checked the T&Cs.
  11. alison
    Thanks. Was it last year's I was thinking of, then, or am I confusing two separate performances? I'd still have thought it was ridiculously early for friends and relations coming from hundreds of miles away to get to the ROH in time without shelling out for a hotel the night before. Still, I suppose it would have the advantage of finishing just in time for the Wimbledon Ladies' Final to start Anyway, thank you very much, Jenny, for getting this thread back on course, and my apologies for slightly diverting it again.
  12. alison
    Yes, but someone's always got to be on last. The people I'd feel most sorry for would be e.g. the extras in Infra, having to wait all that time just to walk across the stage. Yes, it certainly shows up better from upstairs. "Without constraint"? Well, not unless they abandon the practice of booting everyone out of the building ASAP afterwards. In my experience, most people are going to head off home afterwards, regardless of finishing time. Or stand outside the stage door for hours, I suppose. Exactly. And what ludicrous time is this year's RBS matinee? Am I right in thinking it's 11 am, and on a Sunday, or am I imagining it?
  13. alison
    That would be a good idea
  14. alison
    Casting (now, at least) looks to me to be the same as the current run. With another 6 performances, it's a bit of a shame they couldn't have supplied a third cast.
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    Another thing which might be worth throwing into the mix, location-wise, is that I believe both Clapham Junction and East Croydon have an all-night rail service from Victoria because the service to Gatwick runs 24/7 - probably only 1 per hour, though. Not sure if there's something similar for the Heathrow line.
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    The Met Police one? This reminds me that the Evening Standard property section (on Wednesdays, if that helps) ran a series of articles on more unconventional types of accommodation in London a while back. I seem to remember that one involved occupying unused buildings for security purposes (what that series "Crashing" on Channel 4 has been about - I can't think what the term for it is), but others were rather more potentially viable options. Trouble is, I don't know how you'd search the website for them.
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    Worth pointing out, perhaps, that they're on at Eastleigh in Hampshire at the end of April, a mere few days before South West Trains' special £15 return offer runs out Also, the theatre is about 5 minutes' walk from the station.
  18. alison
    Not going to save any paper for those who need to print them off, then, is it?
  19. alison
    So'm I (Thursday - 2P got in just before me). And on Saturday - couldn't resist the casting
  20. alison
    Whoopee: after all these years of moaning, what has dropped into my inbox this morning but an email from Odeon entitled "Top event cinema screenings for Alison‏"! That's more like it.
  21. alison
    Sometimes we fail to see what's under our noses
  22. alison
    Excellent! Would that more train companies would do that. I'm still trying to get a small amount of money out of Southeastern, and they are making it ridiculously hard: I sent them all the proof they needed, and they returned it, asking for the very proof I'd given them. I think I may just give up - I really only put that claim in to make a point, and am not sure I can be bothered to waste the time and energy on it.
  23. alison
    It seems that the "older sister doing ballet" approach is frequently the cause - which I'm afraid is a reflection of the inherent sexism/anti-ballet bias still so prevalent in many people's minds. It either doesn't occur to parents that their sons might actually be interested in dance, or they actively oppose the possibility, while they'll happily send a daughter to classes. As I've mentioned before, both British Royal Ballet principals or ex-principals Edward Watson and Rupert Pennefather only started ballet because their twin sisters were sent to lessons. And I'm not sure off-hand what the situation with Xander Parish - now First Soloist with the Mariinsky - was: is his sister Demelza younger or older than him, does anyone know?
  24. alison
    There *could* of course be completely genuine reasons why a man might do some of the things mentioned, rather than nefarious ones. You shouldn't automatically assume the worst of anyone. On the other hand, you also shouldn't assume that every man (or woman, for that matter) you encounter online is exactly who they say they are: they could be a potential scammer, rapist, con artist or anything else. It just pays to be aware that you *don't* actually have any independently corroborrated proof that they are who they say they are, that their appearance/job is as they portray it, their relationship/family status is as represented, in fact anything at all - and to be aware of the characteristic features of the scams that some people perpetrate, particularly in relation to online dating sites - and exert extreme caution, as I'm sure any dating site worth its salt will recommend in detail.
  25. alison
    Well, whoever thought my laptop had such a good sound system? With headphones in, it sounds about as good as my DAB radio. And I can now confirm that Fabiano's voice in the aria sounded wonderful without the kettle boiling in the background - as does Nicole Car's Also, am currently being amazed as to quite how much Tchaikovsky's music in Act III sounds like Sleeping Beauty, which is of a much later date.
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