Mel Hatz

@gaytimes I baked a lovely banana cake

A look inside the lonely world of Republican lesbians buff.ly/2d9PjNz

@lesmisofficial Sydney 1988 then London 1989

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@Elainebks @Theatremonkey1 @TIMTAM Arnotts not Arnolds

@Theatremonkey1 @TIMTAM These probably aren’t the only biscuits they copied. An English friend moved there some years ago. She worked for Arnold’s - and on one trip back she bought a number of biscuits for work….

Just tried my first ever Tim Tam @TIMTAM. No wonder Australia wanted to keep the secret all to itself for so long. A far more delicious version of the British "Penguin" biscuit is how I'd describe it.

@mrcarl_woodward The wine advertisement is my favourite

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@Theatremonkey1 @INA_TheatreSnob I’m angry too because many seats will be empty after the interval when Grande pop fans discover it’s not Wicked or an all singing all dancing West End show.

@INA_TheatreSnob You said it. Everyone I know is feeling the same as you. I'm also angry, which doesn't help either.

Honestly depressing seeing this before they even go on sale. I'm dreading to think what will happen in May...

@Theatremonkey1 Do you want something to ever slightly soften the blow? Australian passport renewal in the UK around £300 in Australia over £200

Just found out a passport renewal is £94.50!!!! I'm so angry, I'm going to leave the country... oh...

@mrcarl_woodward I too remember seeing it a few times from the front rows when tix were £10. Dame Judi was heartbreaking. It was a truly great actor singing her emotions that did. I’ve never forgotten it

stunning

@mrcarl_woodward I’ve become like a broken down record in the social media comment sections. So because it’s usually Americans saying it, I think we should all say - IN Broadway

it is IN the West End, not ON the West End

@mrcarl_woodward Agree 💯 with that. Best thing about it - Rachel Zegler is a star 🌟 worst thing was that dreadful choreography 💃. Just my opinion of course 😀

Michael Billington on Jamie Lloyd’s Evita

@josilvapq @mrcarl_woodward I saw the original Broadway cast with BP and others. I was a naive 23 year old travelling through New York on the way to Europe from Melbourne. It was a revelation.

@mrcarl_woodward honestly, i would give my house to see the original cast of into the woods performing. not joking

Sometimes I wonder what it must have been like to see classic musicals for the first time. Today I'm wondering that about Sunday in The Park With George. Imagine being out having a nice time on Broadway in 1984 then that happens. Incredible.

@AdrianRees15 @mrcarl_woodward I remember going up to Leicester from London to see it. Wonderful it was too. My God 26 years ago.

@mrcarl_woodward Sitting and watching the tech when I designed it at Leicester Haymarket, and getting to the Sunday moment at the end of act one and realising that it was a career high and not being able to stop crying. An extraordinary privilege.

@mrcarl_woodward Agree, nothing has been near as good this year. I predict a huge future for it all around the world. I’m curious to see if anyone would take a punt on it in the West End? This play is exactly only what live theatre can do! Take any subject and bring it magically to life. Bravo

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@ATDazzles @_bridgetheatre Sometimes a review expresses exactly what I’m feeling. ☝️ I have many more thoughts from the botched stage design in the second act, that step on both sides is treacherous to my personal disappointment in Kate Fleetwood - she can’t sing and the transformation is just dull.

Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine’s ‘Into The Woods’ returns to London in a production at @_bridgetheatre packed with an amazing cast, though something gets lost halfway through the wood, with it lacking all the correct ingredients. Here’s my ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review: allthatdazzles.co.uk/post/review-in…

@Theatremonkey1 @NationalTheatre They’ve pushed the front rows to £30 for Liaisons though

So, @NationalTheatre, all 4 plays in their new season, front row seats, total £95. Less than £25 each - or the price of a single band A seat to a show in the West End, more or less. I call that a decent result.

@OperaCreep Just back from it. He is mediocre at best and not as good as he thinks he is. A completely idea free empty production. The previous Tosca production was not that great, but a work of genius next to this. The critics will probably love it!

Of course what he should have said is she puts bums on seats, her shows are the only ones sold out this run. It's actually curious the cinema broadcast isn't live and will take place nearly a month later. Has that happened before for a new production?

@mrcarl_woodward Sweeney Todd / City of Angels / Hamilton / Carousel

Matilda / Cabaret / Company / Follies

Forget astrology. Your four favorite musicals reveal everything👀

@sturdyAlex Ooooo you’re good

@OperaCreep Well it is, just not the one he thinks

Lebrecht writing in his terrible blog that Covent Garden is captured by the mob is rich when his whole mind is captured by Israel and its inability to do anything wrong. Absolute shocker the lack of self awareness.

@OperaCreep The Greek series worse. It goes on for months!

@OperaCreep Sorry George I pretty much always agree with you but the Aussie version is terrible. I watched the Nigella judge series because I love her and just couldn’t get through it. That relentless pumping music and the endless contestant stories. I hate it. And I am Australian (Greek).

Knickers in a total twist, maybe don't say silly things in the first place. Also politicians you don't have to tell journalists what you're watching, nobody will confirm if she will binge watch MasterChef. Watch the Australian version, it's superior 🤣 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…