Chit Chat: Harry Hill’s musical burps offensive line
Material for new shows can be derived from a myriad of places. Those of us fortunate enough to have landed in this creative profession are supposed to be imaginative enough to be able to conjure up a...
View ArticleChit Chat: Right Said Fred? Wrong, said Tabard
Tabard once thought that the barrel had been well and truly scraped when it came to new musicals on a budget trying to break into the entertainment world. That conclusion was arrived at just after last...
View ArticleChit Chat: And if you wrong us, shall we not SMS?
When Tabard purchases an item online – such as some new jazz shoes or the latest West End album release – there is an expectation that it will be delivered. If it were not, a certain level of...
View ArticleChit Chat: Anthem for doomed hearing
A word of warning for those working on or hoping to catch any Liverpool FC-inspired shows at the city’s Royal Court Theatre in the future: you may wish to bring ear defenders. A performance of You’ll...
View ArticleChit Chat: Spinning discs gives actor more power to his Elba
Acting is a profession that we know attracts a level of awe from those outside the industry. Believing it to be a string of parties and time spent gossiping backstage in a fancy dressing room, some...
View ArticleChit Chat: Bit bleak for a musical? Oh well, Nevermind
With Rock of Ages closing in the West End this autumn, Tabard was concerned that there would be a gaping hole in the rock-music genre of musicals. That was until one discovered the development of a new...
View ArticleChit Chat: Toughies in pentameter? Please say it’s not to be
Theatre casting fantasists: those of us who had been wondering who might be called on to play the next great Shakespearean role were treated to insider information at last weekend’s Olivier Awards by...
View ArticleChit Chat: Unseemly gifts for vulgarity
There’s nothing like decorum when it comes to the Oliviers, thinks Tabard. The red carpet duties, the exquisite environs of the Royal Opera House, and of course the glamorous frocks – they all call for...
View ArticleChit Chat: Let’s just hope it’ll be all right on the Newsnight
Whatever has come over the folks at the Pleasance Theatre? They might be known for their diverse programming of comedy and theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but was it really necessary to...
View ArticleChit Chat: Suchet dons little grey skirt
Typecasting is a fear (and some may argue, luxury) for many an actor, but some deal with it in more adventurous ways than others. While many performers choose to distance themselves from a character...
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