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Post by winonaforever on Mar 9, 2019 19:13:05 GMT
There's a song called Reckless Blues which is included in Blues In The Night. It's a Bessie Smith song. Thanks for the suggestion but I've just looked it up but that's not it. Oh that's a pity, I was hoping I'd solved the mystery. It IS a great song though, I love all the music in Blues In The Night. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 9, 2019 19:27:55 GMT
Oh that's a pity, I was hoping I'd solved the mystery. It IS a great song though, I love all the music in Blues In The Night. It is a female singer but that's about all they have in common! |
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Post by Jon on Mar 10, 2019 2:11:37 GMT
How do actors get to or from the stage quickly if they’re doing scenes which are in the dress circle or bosses.
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 10, 2019 13:23:26 GMT
The song I was after has been identified for me by someone on Twitter as "She Used To Be Mine" from Waitress. I'm glad to find Waitress has at least one good song, as I haven't found the others I've heard from it to be very interesting.
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Post by winonaforever on Mar 10, 2019 14:24:36 GMT
The song I was after has been identified for me by someone on Twitter as "She Used To Be Mine" from Waitress. I'm glad to find Waitress has at least one good song, as I haven't found the others I've heard from it to be very interesting. Oh good, I'm, glad you found the answer! |
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Post by mistressjojo on Mar 11, 2019 0:17:40 GMT
How do actors get to or from the stage quickly if they’re doing scenes which are in the dress circle or bosses. Run. Just sit in the back row of the stalls at the RST to hear them! |
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Post by jaqs on Mar 11, 2019 16:32:21 GMT
If you go to the theatre with someone with a mobility issue you can get whisked through some of these routes. Had an interesting journey to our seats at Drury lane once.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Mar 11, 2019 16:33:11 GMT
^ It's not a secret exactly, but I enjoyed discovering the little access lift at the Lyric Hammersmith that opens right into the stalls.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 20:14:54 GMT
Maybe make a burner email account with a feminine name; whether it's fair or not, if they've only got an email to go on, they'll judge it more kindly coming from an apparent woman than an apparent man/simian.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 19:22:39 GMT
Inspired by the ‘least reliable performers’ thread...what is the difference between an understudy and a standby?
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Post by ampersand on Apr 3, 2019 8:06:26 GMT
A standby is like a swing but for principal roles - offstage unless they need to cover a role.
An understudy is an ensemble member/person with a smaller role who covers a bigger role.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Apr 3, 2019 12:20:31 GMT
What happens when a member of the orchestra or band is ill or wants a holiday? They don't have swings/understudies as such do they? Anyone know any info?
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 3, 2019 12:24:51 GMT
They don't have swings/understudies as such do they? Actually they sort of do - West End bands will have 'deps' (short for deputies) who act in a similar way to understudies. They'll know the score and will be called to replace another band member in case of absence or illness. They just aren't always in the building like understudies/standbys/alternates. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether each show has regular deps or if it's the responsibility of the individual band member to find someone. I should think the former. |
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Post by sophie92 on Apr 3, 2019 12:51:38 GMT
They don't have swings/understudies as such do they? Actually they sort of do - West End bands will have 'deps' (short for deputies) who act in a similar way to understudies. They'll know the score and will be called to replace another band member in case of absence or illness. They just aren't always in the building like understudies/standbys/alternates. The only thing I'm not sure about is whether each show has regular deps or if it's the responsibility of the individual band member to find someone. I should think the former. I have a vague recollection of one of the guitarists at Rock of Ages (when it was still in the West End) telling me that they had to find their own cover, but obviously that may not be the case on all shows. |
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Post by Mark on Apr 3, 2019 12:55:31 GMT
Much more difficult for a show like Come From Away where the band become a part of the action. Though I have seen a different drummer on.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Apr 3, 2019 13:02:33 GMT
So in terms of the deps are they on a wage; or is it likely the principal will call them when they're ill, and forward there wage for that show on to them?
And do some deps cover a few shows, or is it normally just one show for each dep?
I imagine the band/orchestra members have quite a few friends in the industry that they can call on to dep.
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 3, 2019 13:24:00 GMT
So in terms of the deps are they on a wage; or is it likely the principal will call them when they're ill, and forward there wage for that show on to them? And do some deps cover a few shows, or is it normally just one show for each dep? I imagine the band/orchestra members have quite a few friends in the industry that they can call on to dep. I'm not an expert but my understanding is that there's no kind of contract for a dep so yes I suppose they'd be paid on a show-by-show basis. Anyone who knows more or is in the industry please do elaborate as it's something I'd be interested to know about. But yes it is definitely the case that people have many contacts and some long-running shows will have deps who have been reliably on standby for them for many years and will be the first to get the call. |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 18, 2019 12:55:09 GMT
Not a question, but a 'safe space' in which to make a confession.
All these years I've thought 'traverse' was the correct term for theatre where the stage is in the middle of two blocks of seats. I have today learnt the correct term is 'transverse'.
I can, however, take comfort from the fact that the founding Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Terry Lane, made the same mistake!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 13:12:23 GMT
Where are you seeing that it's transverse? 'Cos I've always been taught traverse, and running both variations through google brings up lots of support for traverse as a valid term and a snooty "Did you mean: traverse stage" for transverse. (Asking for sources in the spirit of curiosity, not out of a desire to prove anyone wrong or owt. (I rather suspect that both terms are valid, just one is somewhat more common.))
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 13:29:32 GMT
Not a question, but a 'safe space' in which to make a confession. All these years I've thought 'traverse' was the correct term for theatre where the stage is in the middle of two blocks of seats. I have today learnt the correct term is 'transverse'.I can, however, take comfort from the fact that the founding Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre, Terry Lane, made the same mistake! DO NOT ASSUME THE IDENTITY OF THE STAGE |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 18, 2019 13:37:44 GMT
Where are you seeing that it's transverse? Sorry, my mistake, which I've now corrected by adding a quote from the horse's mouth, as it were. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 13:42:02 GMT
I would love it if it turned out the Traverse Theatre was so influential that it's literally all their fault that the term traverse is *so* popular to the point that transverse just sounds wrong.  |
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Post by peggs on Apr 18, 2019 21:34:55 GMT
I thought it was traverse too.
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Post by Jon on May 4, 2019 22:32:02 GMT
After seeing Rosmersholm, how do they do the water effect at the end of the play without it spilling on the audience |
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Post by peggs on May 4, 2019 22:34:57 GMT
Jon{Spoiler - click to view} I think the stage is sloped so it is highest at the front but beyond that......I was sat thinking now if they had a white horse that would be impressive and then found I was happy to settle for a flood. |
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