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    I see from photos that James Hay was also presented with flowers last night which is very sweet - he certainly seemed very chuffed.
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    Thanks - I shan’t continue look for any last minute tickets for tonight!
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    Perhaps next year instead of the Royal Ballet's Pointe Shoes Appeal it should be Gary Avis' Glitter Fund? 😅 I remember on one occasion previously he had "extras"
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    From the Telegraph's Matt (cartoonist) 😄 https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRvcmruTLF/
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    From the ROH: "The performance at 12.30pm Christmas Eve, 24 December 2022 has been cancelled due to last-minute changes to train timetables announced today which negatively impacts the availability of staff. Ticket buyers have been contacted."
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    I know ! I hope they aren't waiting until the three months free subscription for Friends expires before adding it in the hope that people then subscribe for access? Is that too cynical for Christmas?
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    Perhaps a complaint to ROH is required if staff aren't doing their jobs properly. There is little point in having a policy forbidding filming or the taking of photos during a performance and asking everyone to switch off their mobiles etc if it isn't enforced. It is clearly difficult if perhaps someone is sitting in the middle of the Stalls but perhaps a quiet word during an interval and a further announcement regarding filming etc at the start of the next act? Thankfully (touch wood) I've rarely seen anything too flagrant - I did have to ask someone to switch off their 'phone for a Nutcracker some years ago.
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    The next one is in April - https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/the-royal-ballet-class-on-stage-dates
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    Unfortunately not. They did film a special class on stage for Friends during Covid but I think that was because one with an audience had to be cancelled.
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    Glad you enjoyed - I think that was possibly the third time I have seen the Royal Ballet in class and it is always fascinating. Going again April. Its always interesting how many dancers I can identify but as most of them are in the corps its a bit harder. Glad I managed to get there despite the train strikes - it just took longer than usual. I was in B31 by the way at the end of your row!
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    Just got back from a rather wintry encore screening of The Nutcracker (snow on the walk back and the boiler had packed-up at the arts centre where it was being screened). Nevertheless a lovely Sunday afternoon and always interesting to see everything close-up compared to seeing it live at Covent Garden. What a beautiful partnership of William Bracewell and Fumi Kaneko - looking forward to seeing them again next year in The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
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    Perhaps if you make contact with ROH they may be able to put you in touch with the photographers and they may be able to provide pictures of your son on stage? Have a look on the ROH's Flickr account as well as there might be something on there.
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    I think that point was made when the Arabian dance was changed a couple of years ago! I personally don't have an issue with the new version but couldn't see a problem with the old one !
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    Thanks - very interesting to see the range in heights of the dancers
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    "A gleaming Rolls-Royce of a production" according to the Telegraph. Four stars.
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    What a lovely opening night for The Nutcracker yesterday evening. Everyone on top form; Yasmine Naghdi her usual excellent self - so self-assured; James Hay the perfect Nutcracker/Hans-Peter and Isabella Gasparini a charming Clara - she has such a lovely, genuine smile. So pleased to see Gary Avis receiving such a large bunch of flowers - he looked genuinely surprised. I suspect he is most people's perfect Drosselmeyer. Not only a brilliant actor but seems a lovely guy - someone posted on my IG that they weren't able to go to due to illness and he took the trouble to comment and commiserate. Personally, I would quite like to see a triple bill to run with the Nutcracker (which has been done previously) but perhaps that puts too much of a strain on the dancers and I suppose affects revenue as well. So wonderful to see Sir Peter Wright at the end - I hope I have that level of energy if I reach that age! Finally - has James Hay ever been filmed as the Nutracker - I know he was in the BBC's Dancing the Nutracker a few years ago but not sure if he has been in a cinema screening in that role. Finally finally - saw someone filming parts of Act 1 in the first row of the Grand Tier out of the corner of my eye. Is "please switch off your mobile phones...and the filming and taking of photos is strictly forbidden" not clear enough?
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    Lovely photos @Dawnstar. I'm afraid mine (from further away) are a bit of a blur!
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    Just seen Lady Sarah Chatto at the top of the stairs to the Crush Room
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    tonight’s cast sheet https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/40/the-nutcracker-by-peter-wright/cast-list/51242
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    From the ROH's Flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72177720304261098
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    Booking for Spring was very smooth this morning - I was more picky than usual about seating given the price increases but hopefully they will be fine!
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    Details of upcoming timetables (subject to any further strike dates presumably): The National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner is not yet showing the strike day services for the national industrial action dates. Timetables are expected to be showing the correct strike day service levels by the following dates: For travel from 12 to 16 December, the Journey Planner will be correct on 10 December For travel on 17 and 18 December, the Journey Planner will be correct on 14 December For travel on 24, 26 and 27 December, please check back here closer to the time of travel For travel on 3, 4, 6 and 7 January, please check back here closer to the time of travel
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    There seemed to be some indication that things might be moving towards a deal - clearly nothing so far: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63867226
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    Ditto!
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    They don't make it easy to find !
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