Rob S

In that case don't forget to book a hotel, limo to the ROH, posh outfit, and flowers for Claire Calvert!!😆

Ella was the Prince when I saw Yuhui as Sugar Plum Fairy in December 2018

Generic Nutcracker cancellation email has been received.

Looks like it's affecting some but not yet all Opera in the Linbury for the same time period

The pics of Magri and O'Sullivan as SPF that they posted on Instagram after their stage calls did make me a little sad that they may not happen☹️

Yep, showing that for me too.

The Flowers are Romany Pajdak, Julia Roscoe, Nadia Mullova-Barley and Isabel Lubach

🤔 You don't think they're all looking around for Reece's missing garter, do you!?🤭

Thank you, I found myself on the better side of the auditorium for pics of her this time 🙂

It all looked great to me 👍

The Mouse King collapsed in to the arms of only one mouse today so it’s hitting other species now! 🐭

He’s still blowing!

I hope that bagpiper hasn’t given Francesca a headache!! ☹️

I really do need a ticket for this, even if it's just to see Giacomo Rovero be Grandfather and Clara's partner at the same time😄

😲 Has someone hit you on the head with a pointe shoe recently!?😆

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Bennet Gartside’s turn to get a silver medal today 👏

I'd love to know why in Act 1 the child versions of the various national dancers still have a Chinese dancer with umbrella and movements similar to the now scrapped version of the Chinese dance.

It was a great episode, extra long and very appropriate listening for me today during an 18 mile walk in brand new walking boots! I think the only thing I was left wondering is why personalised pointe shoes don't come with ribbons attached, in the place specified by the dancer. Would they simply get in the way of their added breaking in ritual and have to be reattached anyway?

And I’ll not forget their Romeo and Juliet (which provided me with one of my favourite pics)

It's the second performance in a row I've seen that the wand trick hasn't worked...Bennet Gartside had problems with it too. From what I saw the Nutcracker's handle was what made a break for the orchestra pit...Ashley retrieved it from near stage edge and put it with the main body before Drosselmeyer came to repair him. I enjoyed seeing Olivia as the dancing mistress, not a character I pay much attention to usually. I've noticed she's the only Arabian dancer so far that doesn't get carried off at arms length at end (and during the red run), she sits on the man's shoulder....maybe she's about as keen on heights as I am!!

I know very few Daves but clearly this can be my chance to meet a new one, the next time I see anyone else with a decent camera I shall ask 🙂 I never sit in any empty seat, in part as I just know the rightful owner will turn up with a second to go...or later I've seen!! A couple of weeks ago someone invited me to sit in one and I declined, sure enough the owner turned up just as the lights went down. The main reason though is that as you say, the views you get for, in the case of Nutcracker £10, are excellent and amazing value, I feel I'm robbing the ROH as it is, to sit down as well is totally out of the question except the time the usher invited us to sit down as there were so many....it was Frankenstien...but even then I declined one on the second occasion as it would affect the appeal of the seat I'd actally paid for for the third visit. I was in D16 last week and it's true that a ceiling mounted light and in particular a loop of cable hanging from it did get in the way if I stood up straight but I'm a bit of a leaner...something not understood by the woman sat in front of me that thought I'd want to rest on her scarf and coat even when I said I want to lean here!! 'Have you sanitized your hands!?' 😄🙄

Her hair colour does change every now and then...follow her on Instagram for updates 🙂

😆 At least you spotted a fellow forum reader though 👏 I was in SCS D46 last night. Alternative viewpoints are always good 🙂