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  1. MJW
    Lots of comments wishing James a speedy recovery on his IG feed from early this morning - shows how highly appreciated he is
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    Yes - I received mine Friday. It will be interesting to see if any changes result.
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    I've recently become a Patron so despite living in Surrey will try and make every effort to support - I am planning to go up there for the September run.
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    Had the very good fortune last night to be sitting next to a lovely lady down from Manchester (her husband was sitting elsewhere). Her son was in his last year at RBS and was performing in Different Drummer as one of the characters in a gas mask. She was clearly very proud of what her son had already achieved - he had played Fritz previously in the Nutcracker, and was in Manon and will be Swan Lake as well. Such hard work and sheer commitment required from someone so young was very impressive and she was justly proud. Please to say he has a job offer to start in August so that must be a welcome relief. I said I would say hello if we happened to catch each other at the Summer Performance in July. 😆
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    After quick random check on the seating plan - looks like it only applies to the 27th (which is the date I was going on anyway) and applies to the £110 and £104 price bands.
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    I should just add that £40 will inevitably be spent on an extra ticket for something else in the future!
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    I saw ROH were advertising the 40% discount for the Macmillan triple on IG earlier today. I've never done so before, but I cancelled my existing ticket in the balcony for one in the grand tier and saved myself about £40.
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    Based on the above positive comments, I've booked to see BRB at Sadlers Wells next month.
  9. MJW
    These are some great behind the scenes shots - https://www.rsc.org.uk/northern-ballet-romeo-and-juliet/behind-the-scenes
  10. MJW
    Thanks for the terrific review (and pictures). Will you be seeing any of the other casts? Looking forward to seeing this in London late May.
  11. MJW
    I've read everyone's comments with interest and the offering at Saturday's matinee was certainly a mixed bag. On the plus side I enjoyed Rotunda (though perhaps a bit bland) and surprisingly I enjoyed Pam Tanaowitz's work (despite having thought her offering as part of the Diamond Celebration at ROH appalling). I could have done without the piano being moved across the stage which added nothing. I can't say I was overly impressed with Duo Concertant - the dancers standing at the piano at the start was fine but didn't need to be repeated. I struggled with the Stravinsky. Lastly, Love Letter (on Shuffle). Parts of this worked really well but it was marred by the terrible costumes, lighting effects and the music accompaniment which I found painfully loud (the chap next to me put is headphones on at point). For some reason this work produced quite a lot of whoops and cheers (though perhaps they were reacting to the rugby score?)? It would be interesting to see this work again with better music and fewer lighting effects so one can actually see the dancers. Anyway, that was my first visit to Sadler's Wells and the first time I have seen NYCB. Given I'm not likely to see them very often, I'm still glad I went.
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    Booked for the summer performance at ROH this morning (I'm an RBS Friend) - thankfully its on a Saturday this year, so transport hopefully won't be so much of an issue.
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    Clearly they must have X-ray vision...
  14. MJW
    Ditto! Not having ever seen NYCB live or any of these works before, I'm keeping an open mind!
  15. MJW
    Just following up on my earlier post regarding Tuesday's performance: 1. Bag searches - I know these are a pain but necessary but the chap who was supposed to check my bag barely have me time to even unzip it before he waived me off. What's the point? If an eco-demonstrator manages to get in and spray paint or whatever, I wouldn't be surprised. 2. Having seen Gary Avis as Monsieur G.M. in my two previous performances in this run, his not performing on Tuesday just showed what an excellent actor he is - the malevolence and arrogance of his character could be felt across the auditorium. I'm afraid Christopher Saunders came across more as an avuncular uncle. There was a third point, but I can't remember what it was now... p.s. apologies if this comes across as a very formal post with numbered points, but I am still in work mode 😆
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    I would certainly echo many of the comments above regarding last night's performance. Despite a long day at work and suffering from a mild cold (I managed not to have a coughing fit or sneeze throughout) I so glad I decided to go ahead last night (having booked for this performance some time ago); partly as James Hay was performing but also having seen Calvin Richardson perform the bedroom scene in the Diamond Celebration in 2022 and having thought I good he was. So glad the run seems to have sold so well (without the need for discounting) and that so many people have enjoyed the performances. From last night: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4K6Affo9lK/
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    In which case it makes no sense why you wouldn't receive the offer!
  18. MJW
    Have you booked for the MacMillan triple? If so I suspect you won't get the offer. I have booked and didn't receive anything.
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    Website was a bit slow this morning but my firm has had an IT upgrade so that could have been the cause! Went a bit mad and booked seven performances and have three in three days 🤪
  20. MJW
    Lovely to see James Hay back on stage - clearly he is very pleased also - From his IG - https://www.instagram.com/p/C32MkJVoKXm/
  21. MJW
    I will book for their run at Sadlers Wells in June. Very kindly as I gave a donation they have invited me to watch class when there are in London.
  22. MJW
    Photos of the four New Works from ROH's Flickr. I think the set of Twinkle was beautiful and certainly caused a gasp from the audience last night https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72177720314818290/
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    I suspect that the relatively cheaper seat prices have helped !
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    Last nights Twinkle: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Z40KlovUr/?igsh=MWduaDR0ODQ5ZG53Mw==
  25. MJW
    Twinkle was an absolute delight. Perfect. How wonderful to give Kate Shipway such a prominent position. Four very different works, three of which I would be very happy to see again and even the fourth I wouldn’t try and avoid. Boundless was impressive in parts though perhaps a few cuts here and there are needed. For what it’s worth certainly brought a smile. Not overly keen on Never Known - nothing that I haven’t seen before but the dancers are impressive as always.
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