tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post1344314650748306191..comments2024-01-10T00:22:30.681+00:00Comments on PLATTITUDE: Pitmen paintersSteve Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258173355418446390noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-6719029941167903932008-07-03T16:56:00.000+01:002008-07-03T16:56:00.000+01:00Anonymous said... Hmmm mother was a teacher. Not v...Anonymous said... <BR/>Hmmm mother was a teacher. Not very Billy Elliot really!!!!!<BR/><BR/>You wouldn't say that if you could see me dance ... <BR/><BR/>Actually my mum <I>became</I> a teacher by taking herself off on an adult education training course when we kids were older. I was about eight or nine and we lived with our grandparents while she did it. She taught cookery to begin with (domestic science when it went up in the world), later doing extremely well in, among other things, careers teaching posts. I’m very proud of what she achieved by dint of her own hard work and determination.<BR/><BR/>It’s called self-improvement, something that the Ashington group of miners would have understood very well.Steve Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258173355418446390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-32529702814455922162008-07-02T23:03:00.000+01:002008-07-02T23:03:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.fredbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149107753127167063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-41262344857413382372008-06-19T08:54:00.000+01:002008-06-19T08:54:00.000+01:00Thanks for the info about day shows and west end. ...Thanks for the info about day shows and west end. I've just discovered there's an exhibition of some of the Ashington Group's work on as well so will definitely go to see that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-5080501045514887922008-06-19T00:45:00.000+01:002008-06-19T00:45:00.000+01:00I rather like the idea of a 'rather thing' ...I rather like the idea of a 'rather thing' ...Steve Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258173355418446390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-65430197931197203862008-06-18T23:29:00.000+01:002008-06-18T23:29:00.000+01:00'rather thing'?? Whoops, I mean rare thing.'rather thing'?? Whoops, I mean rare thing.Interval Drinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380228642344199084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-21344627725712480902008-06-18T23:28:00.000+01:002008-06-18T23:28:00.000+01:00This is that rather thing, the play that engages t...This is that rather thing, the play that engages the intellect - but is also full of heart and passion. I've seen little else this year that comes close.<BR/><BR/>There is talk of a West End transfer, yes, though where and when have yet to be settled on.Interval Drinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380228642344199084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-34672835478022625122008-06-17T21:27:00.000+01:002008-06-17T21:27:00.000+01:00Hmmm mother was a teacher. Not very Billy Elliot r...Hmmm mother was a teacher. Not very Billy Elliot really!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-86824041796723541482008-06-17T21:17:00.000+01:002008-06-17T21:17:00.000+01:00I'd rather it went on tour than to the West End. W...I'd rather it went on tour than to the West End. With WEA evening classes on art appreciation in every town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-12048262695961097172008-06-17T19:30:00.000+01:002008-06-17T19:30:00.000+01:00Just got an email from the NT saying:£10 Day Seats...Just got an email from the NT saying:<BR/><BR/>£10 Day Seats are still available and can be bought in person at the Box Office from 9.30am on the day of the performance<BR/><BR/>I'm also told that a West End transfer is on the cards.Steve Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258173355418446390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-81748481126436472762008-06-17T11:32:00.000+01:002008-06-17T11:32:00.000+01:00Agree Philip Glass was not the best introduction t...Agree Philip Glass was not the best introduction to opera but then again I thought it more 'traditional' of opera than I would have expected. Though the orchestration and use of colours was very good in parts (more the beginning really) but it seemed to miss a lot of the musical climaxes needed to underscore the magistrate's internal stuggle so at times it felt more like a musical than an opera. May be this was more to do with the libretto ...I think you could have done a better job!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511612020390892650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227923538311048670.post-70874480551623445172008-06-17T08:33:00.000+01:002008-06-17T08:33:00.000+01:00Bugger you!! I just went to the NT website to book...Bugger you!! I just went to the NT website to book tickets on the strength of your review and it's sold out! Do you know if they will do more shows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com