ambros1a Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I can't find the casting anywhere on the site (I'm on firefox) Try this Katherine: https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/event/swan-lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxette Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thank you Tony Newcombe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Is anyone else getting a blank page when they try to book? I'm really annoyed: I stupidly booked a standing ticket for Chéri on the 30th, thinking it would be a nice easy day to get up to town and not have it clashing with anything else because BRB matinees are on Thursdays, aren't they? I can get up to Birmingham easily enough in time for the matinee, but can't get a cheap enough train on the way back that will get me back to Covent Garden in time for a 7.45 start That's assuming that there are any seats left, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMM1 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I think it is just the links on BRB website to the Hippodrome that don't work. I didn't go as far as booking but the Hippodrome site seemed to be working fine, although it too is a new design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 On BRB website click on swan lake production. There will be a lot of info. Keep scrolling down. Eventually dates of performances will appear for Manchester and Birmingham with cast info. Next to appear will be Sadler's Wells with no casting info as yet Well the Cast list button definitely wasn't there when I first looked, but is now. Also just from a useability point of view, I think it's very cumbersome to have to click on each performance and then click back to the next one to find out who is dancing when. Say I really wanted to see Samara Downs as Odette in Birmingham. I'd have to click 20 times before I found her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Also just from a useability point of view, I think it's very cumbersome to have to click on each performance and then click back to the next one to find out who is dancing when. Say I really wanted to see Samara Downs as Odette in Birmingham. I'd have to click 20 times before I found her. Yes, poor piece of design. Maybe it works for mobiles, but it doesn't for computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 It looks awful on my iPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It looks awful on my laptop, PC, looks better on the Chromebook, admittedly - but the "Book Now" links don't work on any of them! I assume the Hippodrome must have updated its website and not told anyone. BTW, can anyone update me on whether the works on New Street station are still going on, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 It looks awful on my laptop, PC, looks better on the Chromebook, admittedly - but the "Book Now" links don't work on any of them! BTW, can anyone update me on whether the works on New Street station are still going on, please? They have just finished. Leaving by the South entrance leaves a walk of a couple of minutes to Hippodrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Great. Thanks, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Sadler's Wells casting now on BRB website: Tuesday 13th October Céline Gittens; Tyrone Singleton Wednesday 14th October mat Delia Mathews; Brandon Lawrence Wednesday 14th October eve Yaoquian Shang; César Morales Thursday 15th October Momoko Hirata; Joseph Caley Edited to add that , currently, only the Swan Lake casting is up. Let's hope that the mixed bill casting follows soon. Edited September 24, 2015 by Bluebird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 At last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 It looks awful on my laptop, PC, looks better on the Chromebook, admittedly - but the "Book Now" links don't work on any of them! I assume the Hippodrome must have updated its website and not told anyone. The Hippodrome has also updated it's website and I find this worse than before. For each show it only shows prices as from "cheapest price" so you've no idea what the range of prices are. Also when you clicked on all shows before you got one long list which you could just scroll down. Now they read from left to right and appear over three pages. There seems to be no information for running times either. They seem to have had a complete revamp of their publicity material because their new brochure has a completely different look as well. I find it far less user friendly, as I do the new BRB website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sadler's Wells casting now on BRB website: Tuesday 13th October Céline Gittens; Tyrone Singleton Wednesday 14th October mat Delia Mathews; Brandon Lawrence Wednesday 14th October eve Yaoquian Shang; César Morales Thursday 15th October Momoko Hirata; Joseph Caley Edited to add that , currently, only the Swan Lake casting is up. Let's hope that the mixed bill casting follows soon. Oh dear - big clash. Two really tempting casts on the Wednesday that I want to see but I've already booked for ENB's R&J in Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The casting is now up for the Variations triple bill in Birmingham, seems to be two different casts. https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/event/variations-triple-bill-birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMM1 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 The casting is now up for the Variations triple bill in Birmingham, seems to be two different casts. https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/event/variations-triple-bill-birmingham Slightly more complicated than that. Enigma has at least 3 casts. I think Kin might have as well but it's difficult to tell with names in different order and the listing not all being on one page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hello RMM1 and welcome out of the lurking shadows. The casting looks a bit weird too for Kin. Only the first performance seems to list all 10 dancers. It really is disappointing that we have lost the overall view of casting for each production for each venue. If you are an occasional ballet-goer it may, in theory, be easier to find what you are looking for (I like the "put in your postcode" feature) but if you want to choose your cast or you are just interested in whom you will see having already booked multiple performances then it is very unwieldy. I also miss the "latest news" feature. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Not really to do with casting but Chi Cao and Tzu-Chao Chou appeared in "Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip" on Thursday 24th September. Here is the link to the player. The item is around 19 minutes in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06dq8lz/terry-and-masons-great-food-trip-19-birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Tuesday 13th October Céline Gittens; Tyrone Singleton Wednesday 14th October mat Delia Mathews; Brandon Lawrence Wednesday 14th October eve Yaoquian Shang; César Morales Thursday 15th October Momoko Hirata; Joseph Caley Drat. Gittens and Singleton are the ones I saw last time: I was hoping to have a look at someone new. Serves me right for booking before the casting comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Full casting for Variations programme in Birmingham Theme and Variations Momoko Hirata/Joseph Caley - Thursday/Saturday(E) Nao Sakuma/Cesar Morales - Friday/Saturday(M) Kin Thursday 5 Women (only 4 listed for Friday and Saturday(M & E) Laura Day Samara Downs Delia Mathews Elisha Willis Yijing Zhang 5 Men (only 4 listed for Friday and Saturday(M & E) William Bracewell Joseph Caley Tzu-Chao Chou Brandon Lawrence Max Maslen Friday Ladies Ana Albutashvili Reina Fuchigami Yvette Knight Yjing Zhang Men William Bracewell Feargus Campbell Lachlan Monaghan Luke Schaufuss Saturday(M) Women Laura Day Yvette Knight Elisha Willis Yijing Zhang Men Feargus Campbell Joseph Caley Tzu-Chao Chou Max Maslen Saturday(E) Women Laura Day Delia Mathews Yvette Knight Yijing Zhang Men William Bracewell Feargus Campbell Tzu-Chau Chou Max Maslen Enigma Variations Edward Elgar: Jonathan Payn Thurs/Sat(M) Dominic Antonucci Fri/Sat(E) The Lady: Samara Downs Thurs/Sat(M) Ana Albutashvili Fri/Sat(E) Hew David Stuart Powell: Kit Holder Thurs/Sat(M) James Barton Fri/Sat(E) Richard Baxter Townshend: Feargus Campbell Thurs/Sat(M) Max Maslen Fri/Sat(E) William Meath Baker: Rory Mackay Thurs/Sat(M) Lachlan Monaghan Fri/Sat(E) Richard P. Arnold: Jamie Bond Thurs/Sat(M) Tom Rogers Fri/Sat(E) Isabel Fitton (Ysabel): Arancha Baselga Thurs/Sat(M) Delia Mathews Fri Yvette Knight Sat(E) Arthur Troyte Griffith (Troyte): Cesar Morales Thurs/Sat(M) Joseph Caley Fri/Sat(E) Winifred Norbury: Angela Paul Thurs/Sat(M) Jade Heusen Fri/Sat(E) A.J Jaeger (Nimrod): Valentin Olovyannikov Thurs/Sat(M) Wolfgang Stollwitzer Fri/Sat(E) Dora Penny (Dorabella): Elisha Willis Thurs/Sat(M) Momoko Hirata Fri Karla Doorbar Sat(E) George Robinson Sinclair: Tzu-Chau Chou Thurs/Sat(M) Mathias Dingman Fri/Sat(E) Basil G. Nevinson: Dominic Antonucci Thurs/Sat(M) Jonathan Payn Fri/Sat(E) Lady Mary Lygon: Yijing Zhang Thurs/Sat(M) Daria Stanciulescu Fri Alys Shee Sat(E) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Some interesting notations made this month on T&V by Merrill Ashley here: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Thanks Pulcinella for putting all the casting together on one page. A labour of love if ever there was one! BTW, on the performance thread I recommended Brandon and Delia's cast for Swan Lake. Having seen and loved all 4 casts at the Lowry this week they have all brought something different to the table and all four casts are worth seeing, if you can afford more than one (or even if you can't!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 It was mentioned to me the other day that casting for the triple bill at Sadler's Wells was out, but I forgot to mention it here. Here's the link: https://www.brb.org.uk/whats-on/event/variations-triple-bill-on-tour Looks like two(-ish? I didn't read it fully) casts for Enigma, 3 for Theme and Variations and 1 for The King Dances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Oh goody Wolfgang Stowitzer is in my Enigma Variations! Edited October 5, 2015 by Don Q Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma-cann Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 The downloadable cast sheets for Birmingham Theme & Variations are online now: https://www.brb.org.uk/downloadable-castsheets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Fabulous casting for Theme and Variations this evening. Lucky me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Would you care to elaborate, Tony? I'd forgotten you'd said you were going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Due to be Momoko Hirata and Joe Caley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 It was Hirata and Caley supported by Samara Downs, Celine Gittens, Yvette Knight, Delia Mathews, Yasuo Atsuji, William Bracewell, Brandon Lawrence and Fergus Campbell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 For anyone who wants a T&V sampler ... Here are the final few minutes as currently danced by the POB. http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/live/danse/danse-classique/theme-et-variations-tchaikovsky-mise-en-scene-balanchine-228681 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I seem to remember that BRB tend to programme it as an opener - and dance it accordingly - don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 It opened in Birmingham with Enigma closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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