daisydance Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Any clues on casting for Lest We Forget? It's not that long till April and the Barbican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've edited the title to make it clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveclassics Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've edited the title to make it clearer. I appreciate the thought, Janet, but could you put ENB at the beginning of the heading? At first glance I thought 'what's happened to them?', the ballet world is full of sudden changes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've put it brackets to aid general health! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I think that I'm correct in thinking that the ENB dancers are on holiday at the moment. It is also possible, isn't it, that rehearsals for Lest We Forget may not start until after Le Corsaire has finished in Manchester (15th Feb) and that, therefore, casting may not be resolved until some time after that. That said, here's hoping for some information soonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I went to the Barbican yesterday and picked up the theatre brochure, and the running time for Lest We Forget is 3 hours with 3 intervals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irmgard Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The new Akram Khan piece has been in rehearsal since halfway through the autumn and, like "Firebird", has a large cast so you are bound to see most of the company, whichever performance you book for. Watch out for the return of a much loved company member as guest in the new piece by Liam Scarlett! I have had the information from the dancer personally but as the company has not published any casting, I will not steal their thunder for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I went to the Barbican yesterday and picked up the theatre brochure, and the running time for Lest We Forget is 3 hours with 3 intervals. I may have to leave before the end if this is correct - that would only give me 35 minutes to get back to Euston. B******ation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I may have to leave before the end if this is correct - that would only give me 35 minutes to get back to Euston. B******ation! The Barbican website lists it at 2 hours 50 (inc. intervals). 35 minutes is plenty of time to get to Euston. 10 minutes walk to Moorgate (if that) and 8 minutes on the tube to Euston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Watch out for the return of a much loved company member as guest in the new piece by Liam Scarlett! I am not on Twitter but friends who are report that this dancer him/herself has more or less announced his/her casting there. I must add that I was delighted at the early news but companies must sometimes regret the ubiquity of social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The Barbican website lists it at 2 hours 50 (inc. intervals). 35 minutes is plenty of time to get to Euston. 10 minutes walk to Moorgate (if that) and 8 minutes on the tube to Euston. Thanks BBB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) The ENB has put up some rehearsal pictures - it's looking great and Esteban Berlanga is back as a guest http://flic.kr/s/aHsjUidhE4 Edited March 10, 2014 by Coated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irmgard Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The ENB has put up some rehearsal pictures - it's looking great and Esteban Berlanga is back as a guest http://flic.kr/s/aHsjUidhE4 Yes, this is the 'return' I hinted at in my post number 7! Looking forward to seeing Berlanga very much and delighted to see Begona Cao has joined the cast of "Firebird". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I was hoping it would be Berlanga, rather happy to see the pictorial evidence. I only ever saw him in Wayfarer, but he left a lasting impression with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petunia Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I am getting really excited now. This will be my first visit to the ENB, and to the Barbican Theatre. I liked what I've seen by Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant very much (both have been visiting Berlin), and I am very curious about their work with a classical company. Possibly I will see Tamara Rojo or Alina Cojocaru, too...wow... depending on casting.... this is very special for me ... Does anybody know if one can pick up the ticket (I have sort of a voucher from online-booking) anytime at the day of the performance during box office hours? I am still planning my three-day-visit to London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Do we know when the cast lists will be available? There is nothing on the ENB website. Or if there is, it is not where I would expect it to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Some information here, but not for many of the performances and not for all the casts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This is not casting information. but there's a very interesting article in The Guardian online about this programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Here's the link to the Guardian article, which I will be including in the Links tomorrow. http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/11/tamara-rojo-english-national-ballet-first-world-war 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Does anybody know if one can pick up the ticket (I have sort of a voucher from online-booking) anytime at the day of the performance during box office hours? My guess is that you ought to be able to pick it up at any time from the Silk Street box office, or from maybe 90 mins. to 1 hour before the show from the theatre box office a few flights of stairs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petunia Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Thank you alison. The whole Barbican complex looks a little confusing to me but I think I'll find my way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 It is. And the stairs never go where you want them to. Once you know your way around, it's fine, but it takes a while. And do you know about "following the Yellow Brick Road" from the tube stations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanR Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Can anyone advise me as to the best place to sit in the Barbican theatre? I am thinking of booking for ENB's Lest We Forget. Thank you. Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I've always been happy in the Upper Circle front row, near the middle, although the row behind looked okay as it's very steep. Does anyone know if the Gallery is okay, I don't mind being high up, just like a good unobstructed view. I would repeat what has already been said about leaving plenty of time if it's your first trip to the Barbican! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petunia Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 And do you know about "following the Yellow Brick Road" from the tube stations? ? No, I don't. But anyway, I plan to snoop around St. Paul's, the Museum of London, and Charterhouse Square on that day and I probably will participate in a guided walking tour in this area. I have never been there and I don't know very much of London. So what is the Yellow Brick Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanR Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I've always been happy in the Upper Circle front row, near the middle, although the row behind looked okay as it's very steep. Does anyone know if the Gallery is okay, I don't mind being high up, just like a good unobstructed view. I would repeat what has already been said about leaving plenty of time if it's your first trip to the Barbican
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