MJW Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, oncnp said: or not. It is being reported that London may go to Tier 3 today. The RB may get another performance or 2 in but the ENB looks to be losing the entire run. I’m afraid it’s all starting to look rather ominous. The Health Secretary is to make a statement this afternoon 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Its a shame ENB didn’t choose one of the regional theatres (one of the few not in tier 3😫). Wishing I hadn’t told the kids we were going now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 hour ago, oncnp said: or not. It is being reported that London may go to Tier 3 today. The RB may get another performance or 2 in but the ENB looks to be losing the entire run. Say WHAAAT? Oh no. 🤦♀️ So many promising new casts preparing... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 From the Guardian..... https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/14/the-nutcracker-review-royal-ballet-opera-house-nunez-muntagirov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) It has been reported that London will move into Tier 3 at one minute past midnight on Wednesday. Lucky people who have Nutcracker tickets before then. Enjoy. I'm sure the rest of us and the Company and all those associated with it will very much look forward to the relay on 22nd December. Perhaps too ENB will now arrange a relay of its Nutcracker. I'd certainly be happy to pay to watch that as well. Edited December 14, 2020 by Bruce Wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 London going to Tier 3 on Wednesday. This is just getting beyond ridiculous now. As far as this forum’s subject matter is concerned, I feel so desperately sad for all the dancers and staff who have been working so hard for months to ensure that they comply with the draconian Covid rules so that we could have some artistic happiness at Christmas after this dire year...just for it all to be snatched away just as things were starting to move. I know they are devastated, and so am I. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 The Christmas "grace period" 23-27 Dec is apparently not affected. I can't remember what those rules were but perhaps those performances can go ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 The Christmas period is just your Christmas bubble isn’t it? Rather than businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Peony said: The Christmas period is just your Christmas bubble isn’t it? Rather than businesses Rats! You're right. So the RB gets one more performance (4 out of 17) and the ENB has to cancel them all. Edited December 14, 2020 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, oncnp said: Rats! You're right. So the RB gets one more performance (4 out of 17) and the ENB has to cancel them all. It’s outrageous. Maybe they will deign to loosen their grip on our lives before the end of the year so we can get a few more. Once again the dancers working so hard to make debuts are being kicked in the stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Can the dancers still rehearse in Tier 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Rob S said: Can the dancers still rehearse in Tier 3? They did before so hopefully can continue I've seen no data on this but theatres have to be one of the safest places around with all the checks and distancing, Don't suppose they could make an exception? Edited December 14, 2020 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rob S said: Can the dancers still rehearse in Tier 3? They did in lockdown. But rehearsing for what? Especially hard for the debutantes, including some unannounced except by the individuals themselves - like Leticia Dias, an Artist due to Dance the Rose Fairy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 so tier 3 it is from Wed 00.01am (I assume Tuesday evening show will still be ok - yes?). And then we can all go Christmas loopy again from the 23rd to 27th, then back to tier 3 (probably)... Bah humbug! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 fingers, toes, knees, hip joints all crossed for the relay on the 22nd... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 minute ago, zxDaveM said: fingers, toes, knees, hip joints all crossed for the relay on the 22nd... Should be OK as long as there is no non-RB audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: so tier 3 it is from Wed 00.01am (I assume Tuesday evening show will still be ok - yes?). And then we can all go Christmas loopy again from the 23rd to 27th, then back to tier 3 (probably)... Bah humbug! We don’t go out of Tier 3, Dave. The bubbles are a concession within the Tiers. Now we have a new variant of the virus circulating as well. I Edited December 14, 2020 by capybara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 It's so sickening. The companies have leapt through every single hoop the government has put in their way, revised all their working practices, tried to think outside the box so they can do something, anything to keep being relevant during all this, and now this I feel so sorry for them, and for everyone else who actually dared to think that they might actually be able to earn some money/keep their business in operation in the run-up to Christmas I know it's necessary, but ... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: And then we can all go Christmas loopy again from the 23rd to 27th, then back to tier 3 (probably)... Don't you mean full lockdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 But it's not the theatre itself is it - it's the getting there and back... Having seen photographs on the internet over the past few days I am not surprised. People were crammed into Oxford Street and around Knightsbridge and Covent Garden as though it was a normal Saturday in December. I didn't see too many of them wearing masks in the photographs despite the crowding. The Liverpool Echo published a full list of how Covid19 is affecting the whole of England and it is salutary reading for the South East. The tougher restrictions in the Liverpool City Region have helped this area Covid-wise, unpalatable though they were. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/covid-cases-england-surge-full-19452299 I fell desperately sorry for the dancers who have been working so hard and desperately sorry for the people who will now miss their fix of live ballet but surely it is better safe than sorry. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 38 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: so tier 3 it is from Wed 00.01am (I assume Tuesday evening show will still be ok - yes?). And then we can all go Christmas loopy again from the 23rd to 27th, then back to tier 3 (probably)... Bah humbug! Next review will be on the 23rd - they are going to weekly review v. q 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, oncnp said: Next review will be on the 23rd - they are going to weekly review v. q 2 weeks There must be grave concerns because the review has been brought forward from 16th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, Jan McNulty said: There must be grave concerns because the review has been brought forward from 16th. I think "exploding" was one of the terms used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Elite sports are allowed in tier 3 so I think they should be able to rehearse. I hadn’t got my hopes up too high but I’m still so disappointed, on a personal level and for the company. I think there might be an old nutcracker on at the cinema soon that will have to do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Peony said: I think there might be an old nutcracker on at the cinema soon that will have to do! Won't the cinemas have to close as well? (indoor entertainment?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 No because we are in tier 2 at home they are still allowed (for now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 hour ago, oncnp said: The Christmas "grace period" 23-27 Dec is apparently not affected. I can't remember what those rules were but perhaps those performances can go ahead? 1 hour ago, oncnp said: They did before so hopefully can continue I've seen no data on this but theatres have to be one of the safest places around with all the checks and distancing, Don't suppose they could make an exception? Starting to wonder how they can possibly allow the Christmas grace period - it's only going to make matters worse than they are now. Agree that to some extent theatres should be given some grace. Can't speak for the Coliseum, but generally feel very safe at the ROH with the majority of people complying properly i.e. mask over mouth AND nose - uncomfortable for all of us especially glasses wearers, but for the greater good. On that note, felt compelled to report a local shop today for complete disregard of mask wearing rules. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Devastated for all the dancers and performers! With a dd at vocational upper school I do worry what the future holds 😭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just seen shops will remain open, so the pics of very busy Oxford/Regent Street can continue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Rob S said: Just seen shops will remain open, so the pics of very busy Oxford/Regent Street can continue What a farce. I'm am sure that theatres and restaurants have far more measures in place to make them safe. How does keeping non-essential shops open help? It will just continue to encourage the Christmas shoppers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rob S said: Just seen shops will remain open, so the pics of very busy Oxford/Regent Street can continue What is the point of this new lock down then? I have read in several places that the most effective way to combat the virus is to wear face masks when we are out and about, maintain a 2m distance from everyone else, and wash our hands regularly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Well, that is what they've been telling us for the last 6 months or so ... Just appears that some (quite a lot of) people have comprehension issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, alison said: Well, that is what they've been telling us for the last 6 months or so ... Just appears that some (quite a lot of) people have comprehension issues. Indeed. It is not difficult to comply, people just don't think the rules apply to them. I was working in Hampstead over the weekend, and nobody seemed to be obeying the 2m rule. I had to step into the road repeatedly to avoid coming too close, especially as there were so many couples or families walking two, three or even four abreast. 😠 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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