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Post by longinthetooth on Oct 16, 2019 20:26:03 GMT
At The Man In The White Suit this afternoon, in the queue for the Ladies (yes, it still exists in Wyndhams), we were generally discussing the men/ladies/gender neutral loos debate, when apropos of nothing a lady announced to anyone within hearing, "my son's friend's wife knows Kara - she's SO nice ...." I'm sure she is, but I'm also sure said lady has never met Kara!
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Post by LaLuPone on Oct 20, 2019 21:36:34 GMT
Lady on the way out of Cinderella at Cadogan Hall:
“I kept waiting to hear Somwhere Over The Rainbow in the first act but it never came. Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong show.”
Yes.
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 20, 2019 21:37:47 GMT
Lady on the way out of Cinderella at Cadogan Hall: “I kept waiting to hear Somwhere Over The Rainbow in the first act but it never came. Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong show.” Yes. I must have been near you as I heard her too! |
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Post by crabtree on Oct 20, 2019 21:51:59 GMT
'42nd street reminds me of those old films with lots of dancing'. 42nd street, perhaps, Gold diggers of 1933, maybe.
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Post by longinthetooth on Nov 28, 2019 21:49:30 GMT
At Mary Poppins this afternoon (this was a conversation with me, so not technically overheard):
Lady next to me: "Excuse me, was that Petula Clark? I heard she was in it."
Me: "Yes, it was."
Lady: "Unmistakeable, wasn't she?!"
Er .....
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 28, 2019 22:11:38 GMT
At Mary Poppins this afternoon (this was a conversation with me, so not technically overheard): Lady next to me: "Excuse me, was that Petula Clark? I heard she was in it." Me: "Yes, it was." Lady: "Unmistakeable, wasn't she?!" Er ..... She had a rollicking argument with her husband that it wasn’t ‘Frank Spencer’ up on that stage at Her Majesty’s all those years ago and she’s not going to give him the satisfaction of being right again anytime soon... |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2019 23:03:51 GMT
At 9 to 5 in Edinburgh. Louise Redknapp off sick with a cold.
"Louise looks a bit different. I wonder if she's had some work done"
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Post by peggysue on Nov 30, 2019 16:17:51 GMT
Overheard at the cinema (theatre related though) - a couple were talking about the Les Mis screening coming up and the man said “I’m Les Mis’d out at the moment!” Guessing they won’t be there on Monday then.
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Post by harrietcraig on Dec 18, 2019 23:41:32 GMT
Earlier this year, the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York performed three O’Casey plays (Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars, and Shadow of a Gunman) in repertory. At a performance of London Assurance at the Irish Rep this afternoon, the man sitting next to me told his companions that he had seen three very good plays there last spring. He couldn’t remember the titles of any of the plays, but he remembered they were all by Yeats. To misremember the name of the author of one play may be regarded as a misfortune; to misremember the name of the author of three plays looks like carelessness.
An actor who was in all three of the O’Casey plays was in the audience today, sitting four rows behind me — thankfully, too far away to overhear the forgetful man’s remarks.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 30, 2019 15:54:08 GMT
“Are they American? They sound good.”
American woman at White Christmas this afternoon, discussing her usual opinion of London theatre.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 6, 2020 23:29:58 GMT
On Charing Cross Road tonight. Young couple walking in front.
"What is it?", girl to guy.
"I think it's a museum", guy to girl.
The sign outside the building said "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child".
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 7, 2020 15:57:46 GMT
On Charing Cross Road tonight. Young couple walking in front. "What is it?", girl to guy. "I think it's a museum", guy to girl. The sign outside the building said "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child".  |
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 3, 2020 20:53:36 GMT
Mum to boy “Are you enjoying it?”
Boy to mum “Yeah, but they killed off both my favourite characters in the first act.”
Interval of Hamilton
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Post by marypoppins on Feb 10, 2020 12:17:20 GMT
Two of my faves:
Lady went to leave at the interval of Les Mis, FOH asked her if everything was ok etc her reply “well I’ve read the book and found it really depressing, I thought the musical might be a bit more jolly”!
My 10 year old son to me “why do they keep singing” 20 minutes into Joseph!
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Post by Dr Tom on Feb 16, 2020 21:06:41 GMT
Two loud women on tube yesterday night, probably returning from the theatre.
Woman 1 “Have you seen the Book of Mormon?”
Woman 2 “No”
Woman 1 “I have, but I couldn’t really get into it. It was nothing like the series.”
There were various other nuggets but unfortunately I had to change trains. That was my favourite one.
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Post by lou105 on Feb 17, 2020 16:38:10 GMT
Two classics from behind me at a regional tour of a play:
i. After we've sat for over an hour watching, the curtains close, lights go up. Voice from behind: Do you think this is the interval?
ii. At the end, some earnest discussion between Persons A and B about how the play's title related to its plot (good question, I thought). Then A says "Well, I enjoyed it, whatever it was"
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Post by sparky5000 on Feb 18, 2020 11:44:04 GMT
One time I went to Waitress I was sat next to 2 older guys. The guy next to me (guy 2) was clearly not into it lol and after the curtain came down on Act 1 the convo pretty much went:
Guy 1: What did you think?
Guy 2: It wasn’t what it thought it was going to be
Guy 1: What did you think it was going to be?
Guy 2: I don’t know, but definitely not that!
😆 They didn’t return for Act 2 😬
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 18, 2020 12:00:24 GMT
I never cease to be surprised at the amount of people who go to something without seemingly a clue what it is. I could never fathom booking to see a show that a) I wasn't actually excited about and interested to see or b) at least know what the hell it was about or what type of show it was. Baffling.
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Post by sparky5000 on Feb 18, 2020 12:46:45 GMT
I never cease to be surprised at the amount of people who go to something without seemingly a clue what it is. I could never fathom booking to see a show that a) I wasn't actually excited about and interested to see or b) at least know what the hell it was about or what type of show it was. Baffling. I know it’s so weird. But then again I’m not sure Waitress is necessarily the easiest show to accurately advertise! The seats were so good also, seemed such a waste lol |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Feb 18, 2020 12:55:29 GMT
I never cease to be surprised at the amount of people who go to something without seemingly a clue what it is. I could never fathom booking to see a show that a) I wasn't actually excited about and interested to see or b) at least know what the hell it was about or what type of show it was. Baffling. I know it’s so weird. But then again I’m not sure Waitress is necessarily the easiest show to accurately advertise! The seats were so good also, seemed such a waste lol I remember being sat near somebody at the Rocky Horror Show who was appalled by it and left. I mean, come on, it's not hard to do some basic research into a show and whether it's going to be your cup of tea! |
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Post by duncan on Feb 18, 2020 15:59:58 GMT
I like to take a punt on things I've no idea what they are about, keeps the theatre going interesting. Of the 5 shows I've seen so far this year there has only been 1 that I've known anything about before curtain up.
I cant understand people who go and see the same show multiple times. A new show at a smaller venue, for me, is far more exciting than watching the next version of Evita or seeing Wicked for the 75th time.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Feb 18, 2020 16:20:39 GMT
I book stuff I've no idea about if there's an actor/actress I admire and would like to see (Prince of Egypt / Liam Tamme as an example).
I book and see the same show again if I've loved it and want to get that same buzz (Come From Away as an example).
I book if there's a particular actor/actress in a show - and - if there's a cast change; I love me a last night (Kinky Boots for Matt Henry / Kinky Boots for Killian Donnelly).
This weekend I'm schlepping out of the smoke to Leicester, my first trip to The Curve, to have a look at Killian Donnelly in Phantom of the Opera - which includes an overnight stay and coach trips!
If it takes my fancy, I'll pay my pennies.
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Post by hannechalk on Feb 18, 2020 20:46:42 GMT
I never cease to be surprised at the amount of people who go to something without seemingly a clue what it is. I could never fathom booking to see a show that a) I wasn't actually excited about and interested to see or b) at least know what the hell it was about or what type of show it was. Baffling. I went to see Blood Brothers like that. Didn't have a clue what it was about, didn't know what to expect. Regular viewers may know how that's turned out. (Spoiler: it's 14 years since that first time, seen it about 65 times now. Yes, I do go to other shows too.) |
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Post by orchidman on Feb 18, 2020 23:52:36 GMT
Yes, but it is strange to book something you don't know anything about if you aren't particularly open-minded and have certain sorts of shows that you definitely don't like.
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Post by Jon on Feb 19, 2020 0:24:13 GMT
I like to take a punt on things I've no idea what they are about, keeps the theatre going interesting. Of the 5 shows I've seen so far this year there has only been 1 that I've known anything about before curtain up. I cant understand people who go and see the same show multiple times. A new show at a smaller venue, for me, is far more exciting than watching the next version of Evita or seeing Wicked for the 75th time. I'm in the same boat, it's better to watch a variety of different shows than stick to the same shows over and over especially considering how much theatre is available. |
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