alison Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Candleque said: Must say that the Royal Ballet marketing dept seems to be doing a good job on promoting this new work. I changed trains at a non-normal station today, and was surprised to see a video ad for it on one of those newfangled video "poster" screens". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Jan McNulty said: Which is already been culled for the Links tomorrow (which will have much of interest and is well worth perusing). I certainly read and appreciate the Links, but also think relevant articles can add to a discussion in situ if that makes sense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 It occurs to me that this is premièring at a very bad time - half-term and jubilee bank holidays mean that a lot of people will be away or otherwise occupied. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 And very expensive for those wishing to stay in London with rates doubling and minimum stays. As a result I’ve changed my plans and am avoiding the Jubilee bank holiday evening performances but will make a day trip for the Saturday matinee (although I’m wondering how busy the trains will be). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 17 hours ago, bridiem said: My TfL email about this came about 5pm today so is pretty up to date. I think it may be that more significant strike action had been planned on 3rd June/over the bank holiday period but is now likely to have less impact though still maybe some. The strike on 6th June has been planned for a while but I'd been hoping it would be called off (and I suppose that may yet happen) but if it does go ahead it sounds as if it will have a big impact. Thank you for the information - I really hope it isn't too bad on the performance days! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 hours ago, JohnS said: And very expensive for those wishing to stay in London with rates doubling and minimum stays. As a result I’ve changed my plans and am avoiding the Jubilee bank holiday evening performances but will make a day trip for the Saturday matinee (although I’m wondering how busy the trains will be). And if you have the disadvantage of having to use Avanti, wondering if they will actually bother to run any trains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 You’re worrying me Jan - I booked my Avanti tickets some time ago for Saturday and as far as I know trains are still running. Or have I missed something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 56 minutes ago, JohnS said: You’re worrying me Jan - I booked my Avanti tickets some time ago for Saturday and as far as I know trains are still running. Or have I missed something? I put my feelings about Avanti in Room 101 some weeks ago. My friend and I travelled to Edinburgh by car in April due to the issues of booking trains. When I went to London just over 2 weeks ago, having booked our theatre tickets and hotel last September I could not book a train to come home on the Sunday. When the tickets finally went on sale the seats were sold out!! I ended up visiting my friend who lives near Gloucester and travelling from there! I know there are issues of cancellation with all the train companies at the moment but Avanti seem to be making an art of it. I do hope you get there and back successfully. Fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 So do Thameslink ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) The cast list for this evening's rehearsal is on line: https://static.roh.org.uk/digital/cast-sheets/Like+Water+for+Chocolate/LWFC-gen-1.6.22.pdf?_ga=2.40251938.1212520043.1653993392-1931094508.1652950752 Edited to paste in the cast: Tita FRANCESCA HAYWARD Mama Elena LAURA MORERA Rosaura MAYARA MAGRI Gertrudis ANNA ROSE O’SULLIVAN Pedro MARCELINO SAMBÉ Dr John Brown MATTHEW BALL Nacha CHRISTINA ARESTIS Juan Alejandrez CESAR CORRALES Don Pasqual GARY AVIS Chencha ISABELLA GASPARINI Nacha’s former lover HARRIS BELL José JOSEPH SISSENS Elena’s mother ANNETTE BUVOLI Elena’s father BENNET GARTSIDE Elena’s brothers TOMAS MOCK, KEVIN EMERTON Juan De la Garza LUKAS B. BRÆNDSRØD Esperanza TAESHA PATTERSON,MARIANNA TSEMBENHOI Alex BILLY TUCKER, HARRISON LEE Priest PHILIP MOSLEY Ranch Workers ASHLEY DEAN, LETICIA DIAS, MARIKO SASAKI, GINEVRA ZAMBON TÉO DUBREUIL, BENJAMIN ELLA, CALVIN RICHARDSON, JOSEPH SISSENS Brides, Revolutionary Soldiers and Wedding Guests ARTISTS OF THE ROYAL BALLET Students of The Royal Ballet School appear by kind permission of the Artistic Director CHRISTOPHER POWNEY Edited June 1, 2022 by Bluebird 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) On 30/05/2022 at 09:14, capybara said: The synopsis is helpful, I think; but an accompanying list of characters (with their relationship - Month in the Country style) would have been a useful addition. They must have read your suggestion, Capybara. The cast list has the following list of characters: TITA The youngest daughter of the De la Garza household, in love with Pedro but forbidden by family tradition to marry. She has a special gift for cooking. PEDRO The son of a neighbouring ranchero, in love with Tita. He marries her sister Rosaura in the hope of remaining close to Tita. MAMA ELENA The overbearing matriarch of the De la Garza household. She hides a secret. DR JOHN BROWN The family doctor from America. He loves Tita but her passionate feelings are reserved for Pedro. NACHA The wise old cook of the De la Garza household and Tita’s closest confidant. The two bond over their shared love of food and cooking. ROSAURA Tita’s sister. She marries Pedro but remains jealous of his close relationship with Tita. GERTRUDIS Tita’s other sister. She elopes with a revolutionary soldier, and later becomes a famous revolutionary commander. JUAN ALEJANDREZ A revolutionary soldier who marries Gertrudis. ROBERTO Pedro and Rosaura’s first child. ESPERANZA Pedro and Rosaura’s second child. ALEX The son of Dr John by his first wife. DON PASQUAL Pedro’s father and a neighbouring ranchero. CHENCHA The family maid. Edited June 1, 2022 by Bluebird 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) I'm glad to see they have knocked 5 minutes off each interval, running time is now 2h.45m. Edited June 1, 2022 by Beryl H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) The ROH website now has printable cast lists for each performance, although so far these still only name those dancing the 4 main characters. Edit: the links to these now seem to have disappeared....! Edited June 1, 2022 by Richard LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Beryl H said: I'm glad to see they have knocked 5 minutes off each interval, running time is now 2h.45m. As noted above, the timings I quoted were only for the first night. I've now seen the cast sheet for the first night and it shows 25 minute intervals but I imagine they may turn out to be a bit longer tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I was surprised to see the first cast doing the rehearsal tonight as the opening is tomorrow. Not much time to rest 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Candleque said: I was surprised to see the first cast doing the rehearsal tonight as the opening is tomorrow. Not much time to rest AND, by all accounts, they danced last night as well. Maybe Christopher Wheeldon is seeking to replicate the preview system which his musicals have the benefit of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkgal Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 The rehearsal footage on the roh Instagram is lovely... looking forward to the dancing and dancers on Saturday afternoon. I have read the book and seen the film! Just hope there are no tiny little fluttery birds being killed as in the film!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 31/05/2022 at 18:03, Jan McNulty said: I know there are issues of cancellation with all the train companies at the moment but Avanti seem to be making an art of it. I see the 8:01 Penrith to Euston train is cancelled - I don’t see any explanation but I assume there are problems with getting a full train crew. Good job I went for the 7:01 although that was delayed by 10 minutes ‘because of passengers causing a disruption’. Rather impressed with the new coach - power points I think for every seat and seems to be much better wifi. Hoping my 17:30 return train is running and looking forward very much to ‘Like Water for Chocolate’. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Just had an email telling me my 17:30 is cancelled. I could catch the 18:30 and would be able to claim my fare back as at best I’ll be an hour late getting home compared to what I’d booked but I may see if I can use my ticket for the 16:30. I guess the trains running will be pretty crowded but at least I’ve had plenty of notice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, JohnS said: Just had an email telling me my 17:30 is cancelled. I could catch the 18:30 and would be able to claim my fare back as at best I’ll be an hour late getting home compared to what I’d booked but I may see if I can use my ticket for the 16:30. I guess the trains running will be pretty crowded but at least I’ve had plenty of notice. Enjoy you day John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Yes JohnS hope you like the new ballet. It takes a lot of energy and determination to do the travelling you do with all the worry about cancellations etc to see the Ballet at ROH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I see that Clare Calvert and Meaghan Grace Hinkis are the sisters to Yasmine Naghdi's Tita today. Does anyone know who will be in the Akane Takada / Alexander Campbell cast? Especially interested in who gets the plum Juan Alejandrez role as well. (Really wish the Royal Ballet would publish a full cast list in advance, but hey ho.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Candleque said: I see that Clare Calvert and Meaghan Grace Hinkis are the sisters to Yasmine Naghdi's Tita today. Does anyone know who will be in the Akane Takada / Alexander Campbell cast? Especially interested in who gets the plum Juan Alejandrez role as well. (Really wish the Royal Ballet would publish a full cast list in advance, but hey ho.) Benjamin Ella is Juan (but he’s also dancing tonight). I have heard the names Itziar Mendizabal and Hannah Grenell mentioned in connection with this ballet, so they might - and I stress might - be the other sisters. If so, which way round is anyone’s guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 I've "filleted" this thread somewhat and put some of the feedback into the LWFC performance thread here: There's also a new thread on discussion of Covent Garden in the dim and distant past here: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tebasile Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 18:46, art_enthusiast said: I have to say, I do hate sitting next to people at the ROH who smell very pungently of alcohol (it has happened to me quite a few times). I understand that it can be the done thing at evening performances, but don't you need to remain clear headed enough to actually concentrate on the performance... 🤔 Well, I for one certainly needed the drinks to get through that ballet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Cast for tonight.... looking forward to an unexpected further viewing, including Laura Morera as Mama Elena. https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/36/like-water-for-chocolate-by-christopher-wheeldon/cast-list/49232 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 No Hamilton as Mama Elena, no Buvoli as Nacha and no Dean as Chencha. What a pity for these dancers if they will end up with only one show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, capybara said: No Hamilton as Mama Elena, no Buvoli as Nacha and no Dean as Chencha. What a pity for these dancers if they will end up with only one show. I believe Dean was absent from her ranch worker role on Thursday, a last minute cast change was announced. Possibly due to injury (though I do hope not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddieRose Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Dean posted on her Instagram story to say she has Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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