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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I’m a child of the 80’s and I still enjoy it (but then I liked the Two Ronnies and Les Dawson in drag). Less keen on modern drag acts!- 1,333 replies
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Well that would have made for a very different final act with the Prince marrying one of the Ugly Sisters!- 1,333 replies
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It was very moving I thought to see the King speaking both German and English today (and indeed last night at the banquet). I am sure that those there (and indeed the wider German public) would be very gratified to see him take the trouble to do so.
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
At least Mark Monahan (of Telegraph fame) will be pleased with tonight's cast 😆- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
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Lovely pics @Rob S. Not sure if I can get over seeing James Hay in a dress (!). Glad to see Liam Boswell getting such a prominent role.- 1,333 replies
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I think I paid for the trip home from Woolf Works on the Tuesday evening where everything went smoothly; managed to catch a train home with two minutes to spare and was home within 80 minutes as opposed to 2.5hrs plus on Friday!- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
The lengthy intervals do annoy me - I appreciate time is required for set changes etc etc plus of course for the audience to do whatever but two half an hour intervals is a bit too much; perhaps 20 and 25 mins - its not that much shorter but can make all the difference for those travelling further home in the evening. Either that or start earlier! The General overran by ten minutes so finished about 22:25. I knew I wouldn't be able to get to Waterloo for the 22:30 even if it had finished on time. Unfortunately SWR cancelled the fast 23:00 and I had to get the slow stopping train. I'm afraid that rather ruined the evening!- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Some more Flickr pics (the costumes aren't nearly as garish on stage as they appear in some of the pics!) https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72177720307081859- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Link to tonight‘s cast sheet https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/40/cinderella-by-frederick-ashton/cast-list/51593 I’ll be very interested to know people think of tonight’s cast as I am booked for the same cast Saturday evening and need to make a decision whether to go or not; it’s just a stalls circle standing and only really booked to see what the view is like!- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
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Interesting that you should mention Alice - a lot of the hairstyles and costumes made me think of Alice. I presume the two productions don’t share the same designers?- 1,333 replies
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Royal Ballet Cinderella March/April 2023
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Some pictures from Andrej Uspenski (Dancersdiary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqUzIJhgVP7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=- 1,333 replies
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MJW replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
A very positive feel good review - something sorely needed in a wet and cold day like today 🤣- 1,333 replies
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What a perfect opportunity to present it 😊- 1,333 replies
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From Marco Masciari's IG - https://www.instagram.com/stories/marco_masciari_/3067881379860802952/- 1,333 replies
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Ashton's Cinderella - new Royal Ballet production
MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I noticed that the other day - it gives a (potentially) false impression of poor sales on those days.- 540 replies
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The V&A has an excellent collection of posters (not all of the search results relate to the RB) - https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=royal ballet&page=1&page_size=15&kw_object_type=Poster
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Ashton's Cinderella - new Royal Ballet production
MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
And a perfect comic performance from Gary Avis. ps Rather a shame some people didn’t heed the request not to film or photograph the curtain call.- 540 replies
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Ashton's Cinderella - new Royal Ballet production
MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
It is! Not keen on the score though which does nothing for me I’m afraid.- 540 replies
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MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Sorry I posted the cast sheet just as Amanda posted hers! Very much looking forward to this evening especially as I'm not seeing this cast in any of the performances I am going to. I see the running time is 2hrs 45mins- 540 replies
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MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Rehearsal pics - https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72177720306929243- 540 replies
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Ashton's Cinderella - new Royal Ballet production
MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Perhaps the lack of details of running time has put people off booking? I'm a bit flummoxed as to why this can't be confirmed just days before the production starts. Looks as though I will be travelling home with the drunks tomorrow night on the train then if it does run to more than three hours!- 540 replies
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MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
But some Friends have been offered the discount (I have) and others haven't...! If all Friends had received it (regardless of whether they had booked for Cinderella or not, or regardless of dates booked) it would have been fine.- 540 replies
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MJW replied to Bluebird's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
As you say, their response doesn't answer the question at all. It rather begs the question who the "selected audiences" are!- 540 replies
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Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
MJW replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Except of course that the Saturday matinee has nearly sold out - (and the evening is selling reasonably well) and that was a strike day so not sure whether their argument really holds up! -
Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
MJW replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Some positive news (especially as I'm booked for Cinderella on the 1st!) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64896128