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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 16:11:00 GMT
I've just phoned the theatre to confirm if it's running tonight, as I'm going. They say that it is still scheduled and that Sheridan is still due to perform. Is anyone else going tonight?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 20:02:28 GMT
At the interval now. Nothing is amiss. Sheridan is incredible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 20:32:13 GMT
Daily Mail true to form!
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Post by d'James on Apr 29, 2016 20:43:57 GMT
Eek. The Sun's posted an article too.
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Post by basdfg on Apr 29, 2016 20:57:24 GMT
I wonder how many refunds requests the producers will get from people wanting to cancel believing she will be crap or not perform that show.
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Post by Jon on Apr 29, 2016 20:58:22 GMT
This is why idle gossip isn't good because it's cannon fodder for the tabloids.
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Post by d'James on Apr 29, 2016 21:06:41 GMT
If it does turn out that it's true, it may encourage her to get the help she may need which would be a good thing (if it's true).
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Post by liverpool54321 on Apr 29, 2016 21:28:29 GMT
Guess all the producers have to do is put out a statement confirming what the problem was and it shuts everyone up. The worry is that they know this and the fact that the tabloids have been sniffing around all day for a story.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 21:58:44 GMT
This is why idle gossip isn't good because it's cannon fodder for the tabloids. The press are scum, but also wealthy scum, so they can publish things they don't know are true or even know are not true. This because such stories sell papers to offset the likelihood of the costs arising from court action. They are another source that goes without saying that shouldn't be believed but, sadly, many people believe that if it's published it must be true. Tell that, this week of all weeks, to the people of Liverpool. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 22:00:41 GMT
Surely this can all be cleared up by a statement confirming what the technical issues were?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 22:14:20 GMT
When I saw Martin Guerre (original production) the show ground to a halt when one of the set pieces refused to move, we waited patiently for 40 minutes and then they started again, two minutes later the show ended. Forty minutes to wait for the last two minutes, I wasn't very happy.....
One of the major concerns that will curtail a show is when something is deemed not safe, there would be hell to pay if anyone got hurt by loose scenery, automation gone wonky etc.
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Post by d'James on Apr 29, 2016 22:16:43 GMT
Surely this can all be cleared up by a statement confirming what the technical issues were? Exactly. They're making it worse by not elaborating. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 29, 2016 22:26:24 GMT
This story doesn't come as a surprise to me. At all.
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Post by horton on Apr 29, 2016 23:02:55 GMT
I worked on Martin Guerre and it was just about the most technically complex show ever at that time. Not really a fair comparison.
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Post by Seriously on Apr 29, 2016 23:09:16 GMT
I love Sheridan, she's our generation's Judy. Finnigan? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 23:14:36 GMT
I worked on Martin Guerre and it was just about the most technically complex show ever at that time. Not really a fair comparison. They still didn't bother to tell us that the show was nearly finished, communication would have been nice so that those who needed to get trains etc. could make a decision. Anyway, long time ago. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 23:40:12 GMT
Eek. The Sun's posted an article too. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 23:59:15 GMT
I initially approached this evening's show with some trepidation, preparing myself to be a little disappointed or at least notice a marked difference to the usual theatre trip, in light of yesterday's events.
Sheridan's performance was nevertheless a wonderful thing to behold, as it was when I first saw her star in the role at the MCF. None of the audience reports from yesterday's show correlate to tonight's, and Miss Smith owned the main character just as she did before. She seems to have developed a realness to the songs she performs, although I couldn't help but feel that being so far away from the stage (Upper Circle) dampened the atmosphere somewhat in comparison to the deliciousness of the intimate Menier.
At the stage door, there were several - what appeared to be - press photographers, which I'm not sure is usual for someone like Sheridan. The tell for me was the fact that they took no images of Darius, that I was aware of, but the flashbulbs set off immediately as Sheridan emerged. One fan directly asked her what the problems were last night, and she only gave a very vague "just... Technical difficulties".
Overall, I can't help but feel utterly bias towards the first time I saw this in November, it seemed to suit the close nature of the MCF, whereas in the Savoy the audience didn't necessarily react to some of the laugh out loud moments from the former. Rat a tat tat, for example, was hilarious mostly due the visuals, and the many faces of Fanny. Sat up in the gods, in Row C, might I add, made for reading her expressions much more difficult, resulting in much quieter periods that had previously received huge belly laughs.
That said, I still adore the show, and the cast, and wait in eager anticipation for the release of the new cast recording!
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Post by Jon on Apr 30, 2016 0:01:15 GMT
I assume the Sun has been trawling the internet and twitter to get that story.
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Post by d'James on Apr 30, 2016 0:15:34 GMT
I think it's really unfair of them to use a photo of her crying, quite clearly during the bows - which none of the cast got to do on Thursday night - to make it look like she's a mess.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 5:31:19 GMT
I assume the Sun has been trawling the internet and twitter to get that story. Compared with how the tabloids usually behave that constitutes diligent and ethical research. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 5:45:43 GMT
At the end of the day, sheridan fans are the new kerry ellis fans. She could go on stage and shoot half the audience and they will still adore her.
Sheridan likes the celebrity party lifestyle, and if you are into that scene then the press comes with it (good and the bad). Lots of other well respected and famous actors don't get the tabloid treatment because they don't crave the attention
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Post by ptwest on Apr 30, 2016 7:22:28 GMT
I think it's really unfair of them to use a photo of her crying, quite clearly during the bows - which none of the cast got to do on Thursday night - to make it look like she's a mess. Given that this is a "news"paper which thinks that this is the most important thing going on in the world right now, I shouldn't think fairness comes into it. |
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Post by horton on Apr 30, 2016 7:47:12 GMT
Surely The Sun isn't read for actual news?
(It drives me insane that even BBC website, the broadsheets and their websites report TV programmes as if they were news. If I wanted to know what was happening on Bake Off I'd watch it. Lazy journalism and free advertizing- it's a cozy arrangement but it just makes the news dumber)
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Post by artemis on Apr 30, 2016 7:49:13 GMT
This comes as little surprise sadly
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