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Post by Being Alive on May 22, 2016 12:34:59 GMT
Saw the show Friday night. Saw it twice at the Menier with Sheridan and LOVED it.
Sadly, I didn't on Friday. And I am very much in a minority here, but I think that my issue was Natasha. I was really excited to see the difference in someone else playing Fanny, and after the reviews she was getting I was even more excited. But I just didn't get it. I at no point saw what everyone was on about. She sang very well (Rain on my Parade especially) but I didn't laugh once.
It just seems for me that Sheridan is the driving force behind this show, and what makes it work. It also highlighted how awful Act 2 of this show is - it is so badly written.
I'm not at any point in this knocking Natasha - I wouldn't want to go through what she's having to contend with for anything, but I just didn't see what everyone else was seeing.
Be interested to see if anyone else agreed.
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Post by aimee16 on May 22, 2016 14:35:09 GMT
Out of interest who is the 2nd understudy for Fanny? Surely there must be one to be able to cover for Natasha? Clare Rickard |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 23, 2016 18:16:47 GMT
I don't think she will come back.
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Post by d'James on May 23, 2016 18:34:23 GMT
I don't think she will come back. Have you heard something? You often have the inside scoop. |
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Post by infofreako on May 23, 2016 18:36:57 GMT
I don't think she will come back. You'll upset George with talk like that |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 18:52:47 GMT
I hope she will be back, it is a performance everyone deserves to see and Sheridan deserves to shine and have all of the recognition she gets for it.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 19:01:00 GMT
I don't think she will come back. Noooo! The producer of ATG said she will be back but just needs a break. I hope she returns after those 4 weeks (9th June?). When are are you guys expecting an announcement? |
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Post by danielwhit on May 23, 2016 19:01:30 GMT
I wonder if Sheridan returning will be announced or if it will just happen out of the blue? The closest comparison I can think of is David Tennant returning to his run in Hamlet (after being injured for most of the London run). There people knew he'd be returning sooner or later, but they quietly gave him stage time in the day and then put him on for a performance unannounced. Mostly to avoid press attention/pressure on the evening, I think. After that they let the news seep out. So I wouldn't be surprised if they don't announce her return, but we find out thanks to twitter etc. |
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Post by Jon on May 23, 2016 19:04:25 GMT
Noooo! The producer of ATG said she will be back but just needs a break. I hope she returns after those 4 weeks (9th June?). TBH I doubt even the producers know when she'll be back hence why they said 2-4 weeks. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 23, 2016 21:46:19 GMT
IFshe does come back, I'd be surprised if they 'announce' it.
Even if she turns up to perform , who knows if she'll make it on stage. They won't want to put more pressure on her by announcing her big return
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Post by theatremadness on May 23, 2016 22:47:29 GMT
The Daily Mirror report (from The Sun) that Sheridan was rushed to hospital on Sunday following a collapse at the Spa she is currently attending, but has since been released and has made a full recovery, and it was nothing to do with her stress or state of mind. It really is worrying reading these sort of articles, whether there's much truth behind it, who knows. Hope she is and continues to be well. A source told the newspaper: "Sheridan has been at Champneys to undergo total rest while she’s been recuperating during her time off from Funny Girl. "She has been in a better place and things have been looking up, but on Sunday there was a medical emergency and ambulances were called. "But she is doing much better and it has nothing to do with stress or her state of mind." www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sheridan-smith-rushed-hospital-after-8035396 |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 23:08:50 GMT
The Daily Mirror report (from The Sun) that Sheridan was rushed to hospital on Sunday following a collapse at the Spa she is currently attending, but has since been released and has made a full recovery, and it was nothing to do with her stress or state of mind. It really is worrying reading these sort of articles, whether there's much truth behind it, who knows. Hope she is and continues to be well. A source told the newspaper: "Sheridan has been at Champneys to undergo total rest while she’s been recuperating during her time off from Funny Girl. "She has been in a better place and things have been looking up, but on Sunday there was a medical emergency and ambulances were called. "But she is doing much better and it has nothing to do with stress or her state of mind." www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sheridan-smith-rushed-hospital-after-8035396I am glad to hear it sounds like she is doing better in terms of her mental health and state of mind. Hopefully she is doing her best to relax and be able to return to the show as soon as possible. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 6:36:56 GMT
I hope she is okay. I also hope she's doing what's best for her and not only coming back to this production because she feels pressured to. Having this many incidents in a short space of time is concerning, related or not.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 6:50:43 GMT
At least it said she's been released from hospital and is making a full recovery. It's nice to hear she's on the up too and getting better, it's nice  . Hopefully she'll be back in like 2 weeks. |
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Post by emilyrose on May 24, 2016 7:07:57 GMT
At least it said she's been released from hospital and is making a full recovery. It's nice to hear she's on the up too and getting better, it's nice . Hopefully she'll be back in like 2 weeks. Is that what you take from this? To me it doesn't sound like she will be back any time soon. I wouldn't put money on her being back within two weeks. |
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Post by kathryn on May 24, 2016 7:25:21 GMT
Let's hope the press are blowing things out of all proportion for a sensationalist headline.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 7:41:25 GMT
At least it said she's been released from hospital and is making a full recovery. It's nice to hear she's on the up too and getting better, it's nice . Hopefully she'll be back in like 2 weeks. Is that what you take from this? To me it doesn't sound like she will be back any time soon. I wouldn't put money on her being back within two weeks. Yeah I do kind of get that. It says she's feeling lots better and is getting back on track at the spa so I think she'll be back soon |
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Post by emilyrose on May 24, 2016 8:53:11 GMT
Is that what you take from this? To me it doesn't sound like she will be back any time soon. I wouldn't put money on her being back within two weeks. Yeah I do kind of get that. It says she's feeling lots better and is getting back on track at the spa so I think she'll be back soon To me that's a sound bite for the press. The bigger thing is she collapsed, so she is nowhere near ready to start returning. |
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Post by infofreako on May 24, 2016 8:57:29 GMT
I fear others are right George and you're a little blinded by your desire to see Sheridan. I still think she will come back but I'd be surprised if it's less than 4 weeks from now
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 9:49:43 GMT
Surely if she's made a full recovery and she's on the up now, then I would've thought that she would be back say 2 weeks?
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Post by vickster51 on May 24, 2016 10:05:25 GMT
Surely if she's made a full recovery and she's on the up now, then I would've thought that she would be back say 2 weeks? George, it'll take as long as it takes. The priority should be her recovery and ensuring she is fully fit and healthy in general, not just in order for her to get back to a theatre. Ultimately that is not important. Her long term health is.
No one can predict whether she'll be back in 2 weeks, 4 weeks or not at all. That will be one for her and hopefully whoever is supporting her. there is no point in speculating.
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Post by emilyrose on May 24, 2016 10:35:21 GMT
Surely if she's made a full recovery and she's on the up now, then I would've thought that she would be back say 2 weeks? I have to say, that whenever you collapse, it's not a sign things are all good in your body, whether it is self inflicted or another condition. I have a few episodes of blacking out, sometimes with injuries because of it, it's a medical condition. Whenever it has happened my body has felt weakened for a good while afterwards because of the impact of a fall or whatever. One time I had to recover in a couple of days to do a teaching exam for dance, then had to take some recovery time off as my body just wasn't there. The demands of this show are so great, that in two weeks after this, I doubt her body will be fit enough to come back to the show. You have to be fit to do these shows, especially this role, cardio has to be there, you have to be strong. She won't be not there one day and on stage the next, she will have to be actually practising and training before she is ready to do the whole show again, because you lose that quickly and she will have to build up her stamina for the role again. I don't see it as being a quick fix, but a plaster on her and she can do the show again. If you are hoping to see her in a couple of weeks, after this news, I would e prepared to be disappointed. I'm going on the 16th and I am expecting to see Natasha. |
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Post by emilyrose on May 24, 2016 10:45:56 GMT
Also George, does it sound like a full recovery? A collapse that requires emergency treatment and an ambulance?
If she isn't known for having these episodes, then usually a perfectly healthy person doesn't just collapse like that for no reason. And certainly not someone who is expected to carry a full on west end show.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 24, 2016 10:52:53 GMT
Was she working on tv stuff in the break between the Menier and Savoy runs? Did she get any time off during that period?
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Post by alece10 on May 24, 2016 10:55:12 GMT
Was she working on tv stuff in the break between the Menier and Savoy runs? Did she get any time off during that period? Yes she went straight up north to do a drama for BBC |
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. Hopefully she'll be back in like 2 weeks. 
