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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 22, 2020 16:58:45 GMT
A new musical by Hamley Marvish
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Post by alece10 on Oct 22, 2020 17:26:54 GMT
We don't want snot allover the plush love!
Not seen that in years.
Brilliant.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 22, 2020 17:33:36 GMT
To Be An Actress
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 22, 2020 17:36:41 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 22, 2020 17:37:41 GMT
Don’t get cocky...
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Post by danb on Oct 22, 2020 19:42:25 GMT
I can watch ‘Dinnerladies’ because that’s Brenda, but still can’t watch anything else. The loss is just too great. (Sounds melodramatic but devastated doesn’t cover it).
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Post by theatreian on Oct 22, 2020 21:45:57 GMT
Wood and Walters were the finest comedy duo ever. Victoria was in my view one of the most talented writers/ actors/ comedians Britain has ever produced. The breadth of her work from comic to serious is outstanding.
Don't have the gateaux, i just saw her scratching her armpit with the cakeslice.( one of my favourite lines)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2020 7:55:10 GMT
The wigs were always a treat.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 23, 2020 8:48:36 GMT
It's not something I've given much thought to, but would Victoria Wood get commissioned these days? Sadly, I suspect not.
Although she'd tick the regional box, sketch shows and studio based sitcoms, with a few unfunny exceptions, both seem to have fallen out of favour with the powers that be.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 23, 2020 18:01:46 GMT
I thought I'd seen everything Victoria Wood had done but this was a new one on me. So good. Loved watching these snippets but made me quite sad to think that she is no longer with us and the fact that she had so much more to give us. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2020 18:33:59 GMT
I thought I'd seen everything Victoria Wood had done but this was a new one on me. So good. Loved watching these snippets but made me quite sad to think that she is no longer with us and the fact that she had so much more to give us. I know, it was a new one on me too. This is the full play (with music) |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2020 18:43:27 GMT
It's not something I've given much thought to, but would Victoria Wood get commissioned these days? Sadly, I suspect not. Although she'd tick the regional box, sketch shows and studio based sitcoms, with a few unfunny exceptions, both seem to have fallen out of favour with the powers that be. I have to agree. It was absolutely genius but very much of its time. I think she probably realised that as she moved into different types of project and more serious roles like Housewife 49. A huge fave of mine was Pat and Margaret which I guess bridged the gap between comedy sketch and drama. I’m not sure her comedy from the 80’s stands up though, and would love to hear opinions from our younger board members about to what they think. Does anyone under 30 even know who she is? |
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Post by theatreian on Oct 23, 2020 22:20:34 GMT
A huge fave of mine was Pat and Margaret which I guess bridged the gap between comedy sketch and drama. Yes I love Pat and Margaret too. She just had a great ability for writing such great lines for her team of actors she worked with. Julie as Patricia Bedford was a tour de force. |
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Post by richey on Oct 24, 2020 10:13:25 GMT
A huge fave of mine was Pat and Margaret which I guess bridged the gap between comedy sketch and drama. Yes I love Pat and Margaret too. She just had a great ability for writing such great lines for her team of actors she worked with. Julie as Patricia Bedford was a tour de force. Pat and Margaret is one of my favourites too. And not just to hear Thora Hird coming out with that classic line "Not on the eiderdown?!" Priceless |
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Post by alece10 on Oct 24, 2020 10:22:52 GMT
The thing that worries me these days is who do young gay men quote chapter and verse?
When I was younger, friends and I could quote lines and even whole sketches from Victoria Wood - it was kind of mandatory in those days.
The more lines you knew, the more respect you had.
Now these poor youngsters don't have anyone to quote.
Sad times!
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Post by richey on Oct 24, 2020 12:34:07 GMT
The thing that worries me these days is who do young gay men quote chapter and verse? When I was younger, friends and I could quote lines and even whole sketches from Victoria Wood - it was kind of mandatory in those days. The more lines you knew, the more respect you had. Now these poor youngsters don't have anyone to quote. Sad times! And they're still quoting them now- I'm one of them. There's a quote for every occasion! |
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Post by theatreian on Oct 24, 2020 14:01:21 GMT
When I was younger, friends and I could quote lines and even whole sketches from Victoria Wood - it was kind of mandatory in those days. Yes I know what you mean. There is so much material in those sketches and other shows. |
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Post by PhantomNcl on Oct 26, 2020 14:32:18 GMT
The thing that worries me these days is who do young gay men quote chapter and verse? When I was younger, friends and I could quote lines and even whole sketches from Victoria Wood - it was kind of mandatory in those days. The more lines you knew, the more respect you had. Now these poor youngsters don't have anyone to quote. Sad times! And they're still quoting them now- I'm one of them. There's a quote for every occasion! There certainly is! Many a time at work our bar manager has sidled up to me, nudged me in the ribs and said "By gum, if her bum were a bungalow she'd never get a mortgage!" |
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