LinMM Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 A friend of mine who doesn’t go that often but loves ballet who was going tonight told me she was a bit worried as the last time she saw Mayerling was the performance McCrae snapped his Achilles and it was very audible and his reaction to it. It really did affect her. Another friend had booked tonight’s performance for her so she initially had no idea it would be McCrae dancing the role tonight until I told her on Wednesday! I said not to worry he’s already successfully danced the role so am sure he will be fine 🙄 To be honest I think she is secretly relieved that it will now be Ball dancing and not McCrae even though she does like him. Anyway glad to see he is taking precautions ….we had been discussing his amazing recovery and how difficult the psychological side of recovering from injury must be especially when things happen mid performance. I hope he will be fully fit to dance Nutcracker as I expect his children would love to see him in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, LinMM said: A friend of mine who doesn’t go that often but loves ballet who was going tonight told me she was a bit worried as the last time she saw Mayerling was the performance McCrae snapped his Achilles and it was very audible and his reaction to it. It really did affect her. Another friend had booked tonight’s performance for her so she initially had no idea it would be McCrae dancing the role tonight until I told her on Wednesday! I said not to worry he’s already successfully danced the role so am sure he will be fine 🙄 To be honest I think she is secretly relieved that it will now be Ball dancing and not McCrae even though she does like him. Anyway glad to see he is taking precautions ….we had been discussing his amazing recovery and how difficult the psychological side of recovering from injury must be especially when things happen mid performance. I hope he will be fully fit to dance Nutcracker as I expect his children would love to see him in that. Steven snapped his achilles in Manon, I think. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Oh maybe I don’t know …she seemed to think it was Mayerling hence the angst at seeing him perform in it again! I was joking with her earlier that Steven must have known she was coming and decided not to risk it lol! Anyway I’m sure she will be very impressed with Balls performance tonight instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 It was definitely Manon: I was there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 30 minutes ago, alison said: It was definitely Manon: I was there It must have been so terrible for him - and Akane Takada as well, I believe she was his partner? He's achieved so much since then, being able to overcome such a terrible injury. I admire him hugely, and hope to see him back soon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I hope the RB will announce the cast changes as soon as possible. I'm in Birmingham for the matinee on Tuesday, and if I have to get back in time for a 7.30 start that might prove difficult! But if anyone has a spare, easily accessible standing ticket or suchlike I might well be in the market for one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 It looks like whatever issue took McRae out of Mayerling might still be plaguing him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greypuss Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 You beat me to it Dawnstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I'm glued to the Nutcracker production page hoping the cast list for tonight will appear before I have to leave for my train, so aimlessly scrolled down & noticed the new cast change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkgal Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Oh dear ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 That's very disappointing for Steven McRae, sorry to hear it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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