Grand Theatre Restoration - Page 6

SirCWilson · August 13th, 2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbo

well, I thought it was going to be public space. buggeration!

I'm pretty sure there are going to public performances in there.

dkeeno1 · August 13th, 2008, 10:49 AM

If you look closely at what i put i said there will be performances in there, just not all the time. Its primary role is for opera North, there will be performanes in there though and lots of education and outreach stuff, the final discussions as to finalised plans for performances etc. are still being discussed.

SirCWilson · August 13th, 2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dkeeno1

If you look closely at what i put i said there will be performances in there, just not all the time. Its primary role is for opera North, there will be performanes in there though and lots of education and outreach stuff, the final discussions as to finalised plans for performances etc. are still being discussed.

Righto, that's pretty much how I'd thought it was going to be - your last post made it seem a bit more of a closed shop though!

jimbo · August 13th, 2008, 09:05 PM

well, we're all happy then, or mildly satisfied anyway.

aviator · September 22nd, 2008, 11:04 AM

The theatre's emerging from its scaffolding looking very spruce indeed. I particularly liked the restoration work that's been done to the entrance to the assembly rooms. That doorway has been an eyesore for donkey's years.

LeedsLad · September 22nd, 2008, 08:58 PM

Anyone know if all the doorways will be in use nowadays?
Also suprises me there is no 'Grand Theatre' signage on that huge tall new bit near the back - you can see that from all over...

Leeds No.1 · September 22nd, 2008, 09:25 PM

Id forgotten how impressive it was. The road infront really needs sorting out though. Even just a simple resurfacing would do the streetscape wonders. I don't think the carriageway needs to be as wide as it is either.

di Livio · September 24th, 2008, 12:25 PM

Well, they get everything else.

Quote:

Never mind the supercasino: Manchester may get its own Royal Opera outpost
Charlotte Higgins The Guardian

Culture secretary Andy Burnham, speaking at a fringe event at the Labour party conference, has let slip that he's very excited about the idea of the Royal Opera House coming to Manchester.

It's an open secret that Tony Hall, chief executive of the ROH, and Howard Bernstein, CEO of Manchester city council, are talking about bringing Covent Garden to the city. But it's interesting to hear that Burnham - MP for Leigh, just west of Manchester - has publicly declared his enthusiasm for the notion. He is a fan of national institutions having a presence beyond the south-east, and at the same event he spoke warmly of both Tate Liverpool and the Imperial War Museum's outpost at Trafford.

The idea of the Royal Opera House expanding to the north-west gained ground after the government blocked Manchester's proposed supercasino. An opera house could, it was thought, become an alternative route to urban regeneration. It is now at the feasibility-study stage, and a report is due to land on desks in government in November.

A number of options have been looked at. According to Hall: "It could be that we work in education, training and skills; it could mean that we have a base in an existing theatre; it could mean building a new theatre." Burnham, he says, "has been amazingly supportive."

Insiders reckon the coming recession makes the building of a grand new opera house unlikely. There are also fears that the Royal Opera might disrupt the delicate ecology of touring opera in the region, stealing audiences from Glyndebourne Touring Opera in Stoke and Opera North in Salford and Leeds.

· Should the Royal Opera House come to Manchester? Have your say at guardian.co.uk/charlottehiggins

LeedsLad · September 24th, 2008, 10:10 PM

Sat here trying not to let the anger boil over into a fit of rage after reading that... Time and time again!...

dgnr8 · September 25th, 2008, 01:45 AM

Meh meh meh

lazygamer · September 25th, 2008, 02:16 AM

I'd reply with some form of comment on you just threw your toy out of your pram near Salford, but I'm above that, and a little bit drunk.

I agree the problem is the local council though, we have one of the largest brewerys in the country just outside the city centre and it's guaranteed they wouldn't be able to arrange a piss-up there.

dgnr8 · September 25th, 2008, 02:21 AM

I'm also a little bit drunk my friend, and am using my annoying experiences of working with the city centre Leeds public for the past 4 years as a level to make my gripes.

Perhaps I should delete it. I think I may. I believe what I've said given my experience over this time, but granted, the whole thing comes across as gross inflammatory ranting.

I accept your point, to a degree.

aviator · September 26th, 2008, 11:12 AM

I'm sorry to drone on about this but I think it's a joy to see the way that decayed or lost details are being restored to the building:

Smoggie_Si · September 26th, 2008, 11:28 AM

Beautiful, just beautiful

jimbo · September 26th, 2008, 10:53 PM

mantle, with aplomb!

aviator · October 9th, 2008, 04:55 PM

More pictures of the slow unveiling of the theatre. I'm a bit surprised to see that there's been no work done on the shopfronts but I'm hoping that this gets done once the scaffolding is all taken down.

Gherkin · October 9th, 2008, 05:08 PM

I've got a ticket to see The Mighty Boosh there soon

Immunda Leodis · October 9th, 2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gherkin007

I've got a ticket to see The Mighty Boosh there soon

Oh!

But! on the upside you will get to see the Grand in all its glory!

Gherkin · October 9th, 2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Immunda Leodis

Oh!

I actually completely agree with that statement. I watched the pilot episode of "Tundra" on BBC2 in 2005 and it was brilliant. Essentially the perfect story-based comedy show. If I'd seen the Boosh live back then it would have been great. Nowadays they're followed around by screaming 15 year old girls who haven't even seen the first series. I'm not going to buy their book and I don't want their autographs. I bought their My friend had a spare ticket that I payed £10 for (down from £60 or something ridiculous) so it'll be more of a social thing with friends than a good comedy night out. Don't get me wrong, they're extremely funny, but they're going so downhill with all this fame.

It'll be a good chance to have a look inside the Grand Theatre

Immunda Leodis · October 9th, 2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gherkin007

I actually completely agree with that statement. I watched the pilot episode of "Tundra" on BBC2 in 2005 and it was brilliant. Essentially the perfect story-based comedy show. If I'd seen the Boosh live back then it would have been great. Nowadays they're followed around by screaming 15 year old girls who haven't even seen the first series. I'm not going to buy their book and I don't want their autographs. I bought their My friend had a spare ticket that I payed £10 for (down from £60 or something ridiculous) so it'll be more of a social thing with friends than a good comedy night out. Don't get me wrong, they're extremely funny, but they're going so downhill with all this fame.

It'll be a good chance to have a look inside the Grand Theatre

Sadly, most good things get ruined by the hype, the last 'odd' good comedy show not to be ruined by it was League of Gentlemen IMHO!!!

If there are any opportunities for pics get 'em up here please mate!

September 22nd, 2008, 09:25 PM	#107
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,282 Likes (Received): 102	Id forgotten how impressive it was. The road infront really needs sorting out though. Even just a simple resurfacing would do the streetscape wonders. I don't think the carriageway needs to be as wide as it is either. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

September 25th, 2008, 01:45 AM	#110
dgnr8 Mmm, Danone Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,778 Likes (Received): 5	Meh meh meh Last edited by dgnr8; September 25th, 2008 at 02:21 AM.

September 25th, 2008, 02:16 AM	#111
lazygamer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,234 Likes (Received): 33	I'd reply with some form of comment on you just threw your toy out of your pram near Salford, but I'm above that, and a little bit drunk. I agree the problem is the local council though, we have one of the largest brewerys in the country just outside the city centre and it's guaranteed they wouldn't be able to arrange a piss-up there. Last edited by lazygamer; September 25th, 2008 at 02:21 AM.

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August 13th, 2008, 10:49 AM	#102
dkeeno1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 146 Likes (Received): 0	If you look closely at what i put i said there will be performances in there, just not all the time. Its primary role is for opera North, there will be performanes in there though and lots of education and outreach stuff, the final discussions as to finalised plans for performances etc. are still being discussed.

August 13th, 2008, 09:05 PM	#104
jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	well, we're all happy then, or mildly satisfied anyway.

September 22nd, 2008, 11:04 AM	#105
aviator Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 3,038 Likes (Received): 40	The theatre's emerging from its scaffolding looking very spruce indeed. I particularly liked the restoration work that's been done to the entrance to the assembly rooms. That doorway has been an eyesore for donkey's years.

September 22nd, 2008, 08:58 PM	#106
LeedsLad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,767 Likes (Received): 0	Anyone know if all the doorways will be in use nowadays? Also suprises me there is no 'Grand Theatre' signage on that huge tall new bit near the back - you can see that from all over...

September 24th, 2008, 10:10 PM	#109
LeedsLad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,767 Likes (Received): 0	Sat here trying not to let the anger boil over into a fit of rage after reading that... Time and time again!...

September 25th, 2008, 02:21 AM	#112
dgnr8 Mmm, Danone Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,778 Likes (Received): 5	I'm also a little bit drunk my friend, and am using my annoying experiences of working with the city centre Leeds public for the past 4 years as a level to make my gripes. Perhaps I should delete it. I think I may. I believe what I've said given my experience over this time, but granted, the whole thing comes across as gross inflammatory ranting. I accept your point, to a degree.

September 26th, 2008, 11:12 AM	#113
aviator Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 3,038 Likes (Received): 40	I'm sorry to drone on about this but I think it's a joy to see the way that decayed or lost details are being restored to the building:

September 26th, 2008, 11:28 AM	#114
Smoggie_Si Bermondsey Boro Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,279 Likes (Received): 1	Beautiful, just beautiful

September 26th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#115
jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	mantle, with aplomb!

October 9th, 2008, 04:55 PM	#116
aviator Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 3,038 Likes (Received): 40	More pictures of the slow unveiling of the theatre. I'm a bit surprised to see that there's been no work done on the shopfronts but I'm hoping that this gets done once the scaffolding is all taken down.

October 9th, 2008, 05:08 PM	#117
Gherkin actual gherkin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 13,728 Likes (Received): 158	I've got a ticket to see The Mighty Boosh there soon