Showing posts with label theatre royal nottingham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label theatre royal nottingham. Show all posts

Thursday, 17 March 2011

i ain't afraid of no ghosts

1st Witch: When shall we three meet again?
2nd Witch : how about 10.30 just after the cast have come off stage?
3rd Witch: yeah just past the green room by the props store
1st Witch: oh yeah that’s a good one it will really freak them out!

Ok rubbish jokes aside there is no denying that theatre have a reputation for ghosts and ghouls. It seems that if you are any sort of theatre at all you need to have a ghost.
A general check list for a theatre ghost story is:

Thursday, 13 January 2011

"oooo the ballet...how posh!"

Trivia: In the 18th century dance company managers could throw their dancers in jail if they missed rehearsals or performances!
I went to see my first ever ballet last night at the  Royal concert hall in Nottingham it  was a strange experience i did not know what to expect, obviously I know the basic Jist of the story but I did refrain from Wiki –ing it before I went , mainly to challenge myself on whether I could understand the story or whether my working class genetics would over-power me!  I am not too proud to admit (after wiki-ing it today to see how much of it I understood) I did miss some of the slighter nuances!