Tag: theatre
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Hanging out in London's theatreland, attracting double-takes (and a handful of thumbs-ups!) for my t-shirt...
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Close up of a t-shirt in the style of a Hamilton one but for Slamilton: A Basketball Musical.
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The hours of queuing pays off! Let's go!
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Dan, near the front of a long queue, in front of an illuminated West End Live sign.
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Back of the queue for West End Live. It's gonna be a long wait, but hopefully worth it!
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Dan, wearing a Slamilton t-shirt, stands with a tweenager outside a Central London building.
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Off to London for a couple of days of musical theatre fun! Don't wait up!
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Dan on a speeding train.
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Went to a West End theatre wearing my "Slamilton" t-shirt.
In this corridor, during the act break, a stranger spotted it and did a double-take.
"Is that...? wait... that's not Hamilton!", they said.
I seized my chance.
"It's Slamilton," I replied. "You know: 'Who slams, who jams, who tells their story.'"
And then, after a pause: "What's 'Hamilton'???"
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Dan, a white man with a goatee beard and a blue ponytail, wears a 'Slamilton' t-shirt in a theatre stairwell.
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God's Adviser
When I was a young child I took part in a school nativity play, and was so insistent about picking holes in the theological inconsistencies implied by the script that I had to be expelled from the classroom. Here's how it went down.
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Harry Segell's 1938 play Heaven Can Wait went on to inspire such an extraordinarily long legacy of follow-ups.
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Chart showing relationships of various films and a play. Down To Eath (2001 film) is a remake of Heaven Can Wait (1978 film), but takes its name from a 1947 film upon which Xanadu (1980 film) is based. Down To Earth (1947 film) is a sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film), of which the 1978 Heaven Can Wait is a remake. Here Comes Mr. Jordan is based on 1938 play Heaven Can Wait, which lends its name to the later remakes.
I've only seen the most-recent few and my experience is that the older iterations are better, so I probably ought to watch Here Comes Mr. Jordan, right?
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The Poetics of Empire
The Poetics of Empire (Lewton Bus) Pop quiz: In your typical James Bond movie, who is the protagonist? Seems like a strange, obvious question, right? It’s obviously Bond. He’s the hero. He’s played by the top-billed actor. The franchise is basically named after him. So, clearly, Bond is the protagonist. Right? Put a pin in …
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Etiquette
Dan and Ruth go to the theatre and perform in a play in which they are also the directors, audience, and scenery. Then things get weird.
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Equilibre - Theatre For Horse-Lovers And Other Wierdos
Just got back from seeing Equilibre (horse theatre thingy) with Claire. What can I say? Great music, brilliant dancing, some very impressive singing, the second best use of stagecraft (circumstances given) that I've ever seen, the work of a director with great imagination, impressive horseplay...
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Fucking Flaming Brands
Last night Kit, Claire, Paul, Bryn and I acquired a huge wooden desk and other burnables and went and started an enormous fire on the beach, having just finished a most fantastic curry at Cafe All Spice. Big fire!
Later, we were joined by a man with some juggling batons and a woman with some flags …