Beryl H
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Less well known ballet companies
Beryl H replied to gdallas's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
The plot thickens - yesterday I received an E-mail from the Theatre Royal Brighton inviting me to buy discounted tickets for the Varna International Ballet, and as the prices were high I got one for Giselle on 13th February,( Nutcracker and Swan Lake are on the next two nights) without checking up, I've just looked again and it says the Company was founded in 1947 and this is their first UK tour, with dancers from Ukraine and European countries, this is the information that the Theatre Royal has been given. I don't mind, it will just be lovely to see Giselle without a train journey!!! -
Coppelia film adaptation on TV recently
Beryl H replied to Jake's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I really enjoyed this, it was a unique concept, hard to describe, lots of colour, exciting dancing for the men, modern music that I liked, in fact Coppelia seemed the wrong title at times, and I smiled every time I saw Irek and Darcey! -
Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Beryl H replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Royal Mail have just added strikes on December 23/24th, Scrooge lives! -
Advice re unwanted ROH tickets - Ruination
Beryl H replied to harpistic's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
It seems that putting a ticket on sale within 24 hours of the performance and if successful, paying the money back into your bank account has been accepted as normal procedure again, it was before Covid, I've done it several times recently for last minute decisions. I send the E-mail to boxoffice@roh.org.uk -
Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, Winter 2022/3
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I think your last sentence is true, many people have had to cancel Nutcrackers in the last few weeks who want to see it before Christmas.- 572 replies
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Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, Winter 2022/3
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Agree the Friday Rush was horrible today, in contrast to the Friends on Tuesday, but I got a ticket for next Thursday evening, the train strikers are having a short break and the weather is supposed to be mild!- 572 replies
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This new booking system makes using Gift Vouchers easier, I had 5 to use up, so I booked 5 good seats and I only had to pay just £30. I always write everything down on paper but the ROH personal page does list them all and their use-by date. If you ask for a Gift Voucher then it doesn't matter if the ROH re-sells your old tickets or not, you still get paid!
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Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, Winter 2022/3
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I always notice this character too 😊- 572 replies
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ROH Spring 2023 booking experiences
Beryl H replied to Bruce Wall's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I had a pleasant experience this morning too, I just have to enlarge the seating plan 2 or 3 times before clicking on a seat. -
Many thanks, this does bring back memories, and how could I have forgotten John Curry 🙂
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In the figure skating past there was a husband and wife partnership, their surnames were Protopopov (or similar) they were so serene and skated as one.
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Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Beryl H replied to charliewise's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thanks, I made a hash of recording this from the TV, I can give myself a Christmas present now 😊 -
Mayerling, Royal Ballet Autumn 2022
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I believe that Ryoichi Hirano and Akane Takada learnt the roles last time round but although Ryoichi didn't get a chance then, Akane Takada did on the last night, with Steven McRae, a fabulous performance!- 810 replies
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Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I saw last night's performance minus Diamonds, I didn't want to push my luck with the trains too far, and this was my first visit since the "problems". Funny having to read the cast list the next day, I couldn't hear a word Kevin O'Hare said but did notice the Fille cast had changed. I think the shock of the Prima costumes had cooled off but I still didn't really like it, For Four by contrast looked wonderful from high up, lovely lyrical dancing from the four men. Enjoyed See Us again and was able to concentrate on Joseph Sissens. I loved the Pouffer piece, brilliant to see Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae dance so passionately and with such speed! There wasn't much connection with The Friends though, think they just like giving names to a triple bill 😉 -
Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I'm going to see this programme tomorrow, hopefully, and will see it from the back of the amphi which will give a totally different view from the cinema, I like seeing the whole stage effect. My favourite was Qualia but I was so pleased to see the pdd anyway, I have fond memories of the work when it was part of a new works triple bill after the ROH re-opened, it still looks fantastic 20 years on! I was slightly disappointed with For Four, and couldn't keep a straight face during Prima, the dresses do look okay in photos but not in movement which is the point of ballet, See Us was much better than I expected, quite liked the music, didn't even notice Joseph Sissens due to the camera work, but liked the frailty of the young girl amongst all the stomping, think it will look better from high up. I enjoyed everything else, think Steven McRae and Natalia Osipova are ideal partners physically, they move as one, and was surprised the Pam Tanowitz work was so classical. -
Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Have only just signed in but to agree with you, I didn't like Prima, or more accurately the costumes, the only one that didn't make me need sunglasses was Fumi Kaneko's, all the girls dressed in different shades of that costume would have been lovely. I'll carry on reading the views, think mine will also be very different! -
Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
The cast list for tonight is up now, available in many languages, don't know if there will be an extended one later for the theatre audience, I wasn't impressed by the Insights but look forward to seeing Joseph Sissens' slithery solo! -
Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Beryl H replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Many thanks Bluebird for providing some real information to go on, usually I've left before casting appears but I might be lucky enough to see tonight's casting and print it 😀 -
Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Beryl H replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I'm thankfully at home at the moment but trying to work out how to get to London and back next week 🙂 -
Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Beryl H replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I wouldn't bet on it, I'm trying to work out how to get home next week, this Saturday thankfully is okay but Monday to Thursday looks horrible! -
RB Diamond Programme in Rehearsal 8th November
Beryl H replied to capybara's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I only joined the Friends when they took away the postal priority booking scheme, can't remember when that was 🙂- 27 replies
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Ongoing UK rail strike action thread
Beryl H replied to Rob S's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
It's like Covid, just when you think it's over......... Can't see the 3 train operators that I travel with yet on the list but it might mess up my Mayerling on the 25th late night travel! -
RB Diamond Programme in Rehearsal 8th November
Beryl H replied to capybara's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I loved Qualia and have always wanted to see it again although I can't remember any details- 27 replies
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