aileen Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Thanks for the information, Irmgard. I hope that all of the dancers make a full recovery in the not too distant future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Yes thank you Irmgard. Speedy recovery to all. As I said earlier, I am also quite glad that Tamara Rojo hadn't taken on another Juliet, because I can now hold intact the memory of her as the perfect Juliet with Carlos Acosta's Romeo in my all time favourite ballet at the ROH in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annamicro Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Am I alone in thinking that it is such a lot of work for Cojocaru to do to prepare for her debut in Nureyev's production of R&J and then to have only ONE performance in this series of that version's presentations during this crucial tour which, as defined, is a core part of ENB's life-blood.  Certainly Cojacaru had more runs at the Deane version at the RAH if I remember correctly.  Was it not three or four in a shorter time span?  I re-read this schedule three times thinking that I must be mistaken ... and even now I find it hard to believe that I am not.  You were not mistaken, but the schedule was wrong. Cojocaru is now dancing on the 26th in Manchester. I'm sorry (and surprised) Rojo is not dancing her third version of Romeo and Juliet but I'm happy Cojocaru is dancing her (at least) fifth version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I wish ENB were bringing this production to London. :-( I would love to see Max Westwell as Romeo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Given that things have now changed and Alina Cojocaru will dance Juliet in Manchester on 26th Nov (not Erina Takahashi), would it be a good idea for a Mod. to please amend the casting listed at post #20 (above)? Many thanks. Edited September 24, 2015 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I wish ENB were bringing this production to London. :-( I would love to see Max Westwell as Romeo. I managed to make a work trip to Manchester fit with being able to see Max as Romeo and now can see Alina as Juliet too the night before as my train gets in with time to check in, eat and get to the theatre. Hurrah! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I managed to make a work trip to Manchester fit with being able to see Max as Romeo and now can see Alina as Juliet too the night before as my train gets in with time to check in, eat and get to the theatre. Hurrah! How lovely - please report back so I may enjoy it by proxy! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 ENB has put up a tweet on its website saying that Max Westwell will dance Romeo tonight in place of Junior Souza. Daniele Silingardi replaces Max as Paris. (Obviously hoping that Junor is OK, but I can't help thinking that,at last, an original Paris 'gets the girl'. Ha ha :-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 I was surprised to see that Max was due to dance R when I got to the theatre in Bristol on Friday night, as I was expecting Junor Souza, but I thought he was an extremely touching Romeo. Â The thing that surprises me though, is in a situation like this, why do they replace just one part of the partnership? Wouldn't it make more sense to swap the couples, ie for Max Westwell to have danced with Alison McWhinney (with whom he has presumably rehearsed) and for Lauretta Somerscales and Junor Souza to have taken their slot later in the run, when he might have been recovered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It probably depends on the circumstances Capycavers. Â I've seen both situations with various companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 What a huge ask of anyone to have to dance Romeo at the last moment. Full credit to Max Westwell and Lauretta Somerscales, as you would not have had any idea from watching them that they had not been intended to partner each other. Do diff Rs and Js rehearse with each other, I wonder, in case of such an eventuality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I was surprised to see that Max was due to dance R when I got to the theatre in Bristol on Friday night, as I was expecting Junor Souza, but I thought he was an extremely touching Romeo. Â The thing that surprises me though, is in a situation like this, why do they replace just one part of the partnership? Wouldn't it make more sense to swap the couples, ie for Max Westwell to have danced with Alison McWhinney (with whom he has presumably rehearsed) and for Lauretta Somerscales and Junor Souza to have taken their slot later in the run, when he might have been recovered? Â Companies do sometimes change both leads or even a whole group (cf Mayerling many years ago when Cope replaced Kobborg and all the women from his cast were also replaced and an explanation given before the start). Â However, there may be a number of reasons why this wasn't done in the case of Laurretta Summerscales and Junor Souza/Max Westwell. For example, Laurretta had been featured in and on local media as making her debut that week and one summises that management clearly thought there was sufficient time for the new partnership to rehearse. Moreover, the kind of switch and slotting in which you suggest begins to look difficult if one scans the casting in other venues. If Max Westwell continues to have two Juliets, he will be a very busy (and tired) Romeo. He is also scheduled to dance both Benvolio and Paris throughout the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Max has danced Romeo before, albeit about five years ago. He often seems to be called in at short notice (in addition to dancing his scheduled performances). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The ENB website is now showing that Max Westwell will be partnering Laurretta Summerscales in both Milton Keynes and Southampton. This appears to have led to them dancing on Sat 24th (eve) - i.e. swapping places with Begona Cao and Esteban Berlanga, who now dance on the 23rd (eve). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I was surprised to see that Max was due to dance R when I got to the theatre in Bristol on Friday night, as I was expecting Junor Souza, but I thought he was an extremely touching Romeo. The thing that surprises me though, is in a situation like this, why do they replace just one part of the partnership? Wouldn't it make more sense to swap the couples, ie for Max Westwell to have danced with Alison McWhinney (with whom he has presumably rehearsed) and for Lauretta Somerscales and Junor Souza to have taken their slot later in the run, when he might have been recovered? Then I would have been a very unhappy bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 i.e. swapping places with Begona Cao and Esteban Berlanga, who now dance on the 23rd (eve). Â Blast. Â That clashes with Frankie Hayward's performance at the ROH Â And I see they're doing evening performances only at the Mayflower. Â If they'd been on matinee days so there were 2 performances, I'd have gone down and risked it, but it's not really worth it just for two acts, given how much South West Trains charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Then I would have been a very unhappy bunny  Alison McWhinney is going to be a lovely Juliet, Tony.  Blast.  That clashes with Frankie Hayward's performance at the ROH  And I see they're doing evening performances only at the Mayflower.  If they'd been on matinee days so there were 2 performances, I'd have gone down and risked it, but it's not really worth it just for two acts, given how much South West Trains charge.  Begona and Esteban did dance the Sat matinee in Bristol. Agree about the problem with getting back from Milton Keynes as well as Southampton. I realise now that, when ENB performed R&J 5 years ago, missing the last act became the norm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Alison McWhinney is going to be a lovely Juliet, Tony.  Agreed, I will be seeing her in Manchester    Begona and Esteban did dance the Sat matinee in Bristol. Agree about the problem with getting back from Milton Keynes as well as Southampton. I realise now that, when ENB performed R&J 5 years ago, missing the last act became the norm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Alison McWhinney is going to be a lovely Juliet, Tony.   Begona and Esteban did dance the Sat matinee in Bristol. Agree about the problem with getting back from Milton Keynes as well as Southampton. I realise now that, when ENB performed R&J 5 years ago, missing the last act became the norm for me.  Yes, effectively the last train home for me is 10 pm - which is I think 10 minutes later than it used to be, so that's something. It's ridiculous that it will cost me more than twice as much for a quick trip down to Soton as it does to get to Birmingham. Actually, I'm wondering if I could risk changing at Clapham Junction really late at night and going to Victoria ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Oh: can anyone get this to work? http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/summer.aspx#172733 I can't online - may need to talk to a human being. There's nothing to say it doesn't work between London and Soton.  Edit: A-ha. I can get it to work from Clapham Junction, but as yet not from London termini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes, effectively the last train home for me is 10 pm - which is I think 10 minutes later than it used to be, so that's something. It's ridiculous that it will cost me more than twice as much for a quick trip down to Soton as it does to get to Birmingham. Actually, I'm wondering if I could risk changing at Clapham Junction really late at night and going to Victoria ...  I think there are trains in both directions to/from Victoria all night from Clapham Junction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes, but I also think they're probably only hourly on the Gatwick service, and they don't connect with anything else, as I recall. Getting a cab back home from either East Croydon or Clapham Junction would cost me an arm and a leg, and I don't think the night buses go anywhere near me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I think the trains go at eight minutes past the hour or thereabouts from Clapham. Don't forget a mini cab is a lot cheaper than a black cab. The black cab fare is about £8-£9 to my place from E. Croydon (more at weekends) but the last time I took a mini cab, they charged me £4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Oh: can anyone get this to work? http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/summer.aspx#172733 I can't online - may need to talk to a human being. There's nothing to say it doesn't work between London and Soton.  Now appears to be working  So effectively I could do the whole trip for around £25 ... might be worth reconsidering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) It appears from the ENB website that James Forbat is now dancing Romeo to Begona Cao's Juliet in Manchester on 28th November. This is in place of Junor Souza. Edited October 23, 2015 by alison To make more visible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Just hoping her Romeo for the Southampton run doesn't change! I've done some recalculating, and reckon I should be able to stay for most of the performance and still get home with at most a minimal cab fare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I've justy highlighted and enlarged capybara's cast-change post No. 58 above in the hopes of making it easier to spot for someone quickly scrolling down the page. I originally did it in red, but then realised that may not be helpful for anyone who is red-green colourblind!  Any feedback? Does it work? Is it reasonably easy to spot and read?  Please post any comments in this thread http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/10891-highlighting-text-in-posts/, rather than clutter up the existing thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 ENB has on its website that Fernando Bufala will now dance Mercutio tomorrow evening (31st) in Southampton in place of Cesar Corrales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 That's a shame - not about Bufala, whom I'm sure will be great, but because Cesar Corrales has been the real unexpected 'treat' of this run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 There have been several changes to the originally advertised casting for Romeo and Juliet in Manchester. It is now showing on the ENB website as follows (in the order Juliet/Romeo/Mercutio): Thurs 26th Nov: Cojocaru/Hernandez/Bufala Frid. 27th Nov (mat 2.30): Cao/Forbat/Lapetra Frid 27th Nov (eve) : McWhinney/Westwell/Corrales Sat 28th Nov. (mat 2.30): Takahashi/Acosta/Bufala Sat 28th Nov. (eve): Summerscales/Westwell/Corrales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) There have been several changes to the originally advertised casting for Romeo and Juliet in Manchester. It is now showing on the ENB website as follows (in the order Juliet/Romeo/Mercutio): Thurs 26th Nov: Cojocaru/Hernandez/Bufala Frid. 27th Nov (mat 2.30): Cao/Forbat/Lapetra Frid 27th Nov (eve) : McWhinney/Westwell/Corrales Sat 28th Nov. (mat 2.30): Takahashi/Acosta/Bufala Sat 28th Nov. (eve): Summerscales/Westwell/Corrales Oh dear. I booked a trp to Manchester specially to see Max as Romeo on Friday afternoon and cannot switch to the evening performance :-( Edited November 15, 2015 by Jamesrhblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 There have been several changes to the originally advertised casting for Romeo and Juliet in Manchester. It is now showing on the ENB website as follows (in the order Juliet/Romeo/Mercutio): Thurs 26th Nov: Cojocaru/Hernandez/Bufala Frid. 27th Nov (mat 2.30): Cao/Forbat/Lapetra Frid 27th Nov (eve) : McWhinney/Westwell/Corrales Sat 28th Nov. (mat 2.30): Takahashi/Acosta/Bufala Sat 28th Nov. (eve): Summerscales/Westwell/Corrales  I have just noticed further changes on the ENB website to the casting of Mercutio:  Frid 27th (eve): Yonah Acosta (not Cesar Corrales)  Sat 28th (eve): Fernando Bufala (not Cesar Corrales)  So, unfortunately, Manchester audiences will not now see Cesar in what has quickly become 'his' role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks, capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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