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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2018 16:51:37 GMT
Quentin Blake only did the first two, it was Tony Ross from number 3 onwards. Walliams is a pretty good author though. Some are a bit naff but some are genuinely great, including The Boy in the Dress.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 9, 2019 18:39:05 GMT
We are quite possibly getting close to an announcement.
Any thoughts/hopes/rumours for anything other than the Boy in the Dress which we've known about for ages?
Still wanting Henry VI to finally arrive but looking unlikely.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2019 20:05:28 GMT
Something interesting and actually exciting please.
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Post by learfan on Jan 9, 2019 20:19:03 GMT
Announcement 28 January according to my last mailing. We obviously know what the family xmas show will be. I've assumed that Doran will direct the Henry 6s as the climax to the folio project so a couple of years to wait. Hoping for decent Swan season.
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Post by learfan on Jan 24, 2019 21:01:04 GMT
The 19/20 season ought to be announced Monday. Other than the new Walliams/Williams Musical, any clues?
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Post by theatremad on Jan 24, 2019 23:39:40 GMT
The 19/20 season ought to be announced Monday. Other than the new Walliams/Williams Musical, any clues? None at all. Popping in tomorrow will see if can get any clues |
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 20:21:43 GMT
By my reckoning by end of Summer 2019 we will still have the following due in the complete works: The Comedy of Errors All's Well The Winter's Tale King John Henry VI 1, 2 and 3 Richard III Henry VIII Cymbeline So a really easy load to plan and stage  |
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Post by learfan on Jan 27, 2019 21:00:10 GMT
Yes they have left a few of the lesser known ones for the end, especially putting them on in the mainhouse. I suspect one or two will be in the Swan a la Timon.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 21:01:59 GMT
Yes they have left a few of the lesser known ones for the end, especially putting them on in the mainhouse. I suspect one or two will be in the Swan a la Timon. I suspect so, only news I managed to get was apparently Timon will get a cinema release, which made me wonder if there is a Shakespeare next winter |
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Post by learfan on Jan 27, 2019 21:05:24 GMT
By my reckoning by end of Summer 2019 we will still have the following due in the complete works: The Comedy of Errors All's Well The Winter's Tale King John Henry VI 1, 2 and 3 Richard III Henry VIII Cymbeline So a really easy load to plan and stage Cymbeline was done in 2016,Pericles is "free" but as it wasn't in the Folio, they may not do it. |
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Post by learfan on Jan 27, 2019 21:08:33 GMT
Yes they have left a few of the lesser known ones for the end, especially putting them on in the mainhouse. I suspect one or two will be in the Swan a la Timon. I suspect so, only news I managed to get was apparently Timon will get a cinema release, which made me wonder if there is a Shakespeare next winter Hmmm, maybe in the Swan but the summer season finishes in September so they have a gap til the Musical which is presumably December /January. |
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 21:09:39 GMT
By my reckoning by end of Summer 2019 we will still have the following due in the complete works: The Comedy of Errors All's Well The Winter's Tale King John Henry VI 1, 2 and 3 Richard III Henry VIII Cymbeline So a really easy load to plan and stage Cymbeline was done in 2016,Pericles is "free" but as it wasn't in the Folio, they may not do it. So true, forgot about that Cymbeline, hope Pericles is included but we shall see |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2019 21:15:49 GMT
I have lost track of how far behind the original plan we are now.
The 'doing all the plays in the RST' was dropped
The time frame of 5 (and then 6) years is long gone
I am far from convinced Doran will ever finish the cycle. The longer he delays, the longer he can cling on as AD, I guess.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 21:32:07 GMT
I have lost track of how far behind the original plan we are now. The 'doing all the plays in the RST' was dropped The time frame of 5 (and then 6) years is long gone I am far from convinced Doran will ever finish the cycle. The longer he delays, the longer he can cling on as AD, I guess. Too true |
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Post by learfan on Jan 27, 2019 22:10:46 GMT
I have lost track of how far behind the original plan we are now. The 'doing all the plays in the RST' was dropped The time frame of 5 (and then 6) years is long gone I am far from convinced Doran will ever finish the cycle. The longer he delays, the longer he can cling on as AD, I guess. Only a couple of years i reckon, the second tetralogy will finish it off. Doran will go when his ten years are up, so 2023,the folio quartercentenniel coincidentally. |
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 22:30:57 GMT
I have lost track of how far behind the original plan we are now. The 'doing all the plays in the RST' was dropped The time frame of 5 (and then 6) years is long gone I am far from convinced Doran will ever finish the cycle. The longer he delays, the longer he can cling on as AD, I guess. Only a couple of years i reckon, the second tetralogy will finish it off. Doran will go when his ten years are up, so 2023,the folio quartercentenniel coincidentally. Had this conversation with one of the staff, as he said about Doran going earlier, but said 2023 would be another biggie for Doran, though how he can celebrate it I don't know |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 27, 2019 23:21:26 GMT
2023 - the full Sher cycle.
Greg directs Tony in productions of every single play.
Perfect
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Post by theatremad on Jan 27, 2019 23:23:53 GMT
2023 - the full Sher cycle. Greg directs Tony in productions of every single play. Perfect Arrrgggghhhhhh! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 6:24:17 GMT
I heard the Christmas musical is not what we’re expecting - it’s Sher as Cher.
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Post by cirque on Jan 28, 2019 8:37:07 GMT
Boy in a dress
King John
Museum in Baghdad
The whip.
Winter season ad in times
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Post by theatremad on Jan 28, 2019 8:45:02 GMT
Boy in a dress King John Museum in Baghdad The whip. Winter season ad in times Sounds intriguing with the last two. Still no Henry VI, I give up. But glad John is coming |
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Post by cirque on Jan 28, 2019 8:49:06 GMT
Both new
RSC sales for swan not great so big risk to do Henry v1 right now
Wanamaker winter season is Henry v1 so that's pretty good to anticipate.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 28, 2019 8:51:13 GMT
Both new RSC sales for swan not great so big risk to do Henry v1 right now Wanamaker winter season is Henry v1 so that's pretty good to anticipate. I'd forgotten they were coming, will sate my thirst for them there. Swan hasn't been as strong definitely. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 28, 2019 9:00:46 GMT
I hope the director for King John has something amazing to offer. It needs such a clear vision to make it work.
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Post by learfan on Jan 28, 2019 9:03:31 GMT
Boy in a dress King John Museum in Baghdad The whip. Winter season ad in times Sounds intriguing with the last two. Still no Henry VI, I give up. But glad John is coming I have always assumed that the project will close with Henry6/Richard 3. So probably 2021ish |
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