I don't think he had any bad reviews from people who actually saw him in the musical parts he's already done. I can't see why they'd be a difference this time. Darius is brilliant on stage, I can't wait.

you are right, even the begruding praise, which made me chuckle - we will see, It will be interesting

Less than a month - doesn't it seem a long time.

I hope Darius is getting plenty of sleep because he'll be putting his all into the rehearsals.

 

No wonder he was always so tired looking out on the town with Natasha. He was probably jetlagged from flying backand forth to London or New York all the time.

 

We'll see how he's doing on Sunday, hopefully.

just found a snippet on a hugh jackman forum..oh the depths

 

well from playbill - Trevor Nunn talking about GWTW..

 

Playbill.com: And you're going to be taking on a titanic project, a stage version of Gone With the Wind. How big will this production be?

 

TN: Curiously, a decision that we took a few months ago has had a huge effect on our preparation. We decided that it was kind of an impossibility to go on waiting year in and year out for one of those huge London theatres with 1,600 or 1,800 seats and a huge stage, because they have shows installed that are likely going to last for many years. So I got to thinking in a different way and made a proposal that we could set about the show in very much the same way I set about adapting Charles Dickens's huge 1,000-page novel Nicholas Nickleby. And here we are adapting Margaret Mitchell's 1,000-page novel. With Nickleby, we were able to do that using various techniques and encouraging the audience's involvement. The Mitchell project is developing much in that direction.

 

Playbill.com: With audience involvement, you mean?

 

TN: Well, I'm not going to say more, but if you saw Nicholas Nickleby, you would know what I meant about how the performance at times included the audience, was amongst the audience, was around the audience, as well as was on the stage in front of them. We have secured the New London Theatre, which is where we first did Cats. The designer who completely transformed the New London Theatre for Cats is John Napier. So we've got the theatre we want for John to do something completely unexpected. But how do you adapt something that has an epic scale? We have no intention of competing with the film. We're doing something that is theatrical.

 

Playbill.com: I imagine there will be a lot of attention surrounding the casting of the leads. But perhaps you're not going to go the route of the film director George Cukor and tour the world looking for your Scarlett.

 

TN: (Laughs) I don't intend to tour the world. My carbon footprint would become more deplorable than it is at the moment. The casting is crucial. The casting should be accurate and fulfill what an audience wants from it.

 

Playbill.com: Do you want American actors for the leads?

 

TN: It's very much in debate at the moment. So watch this space.

 

Playbill.com: Well, they do say the Southern accent is the closest the U.S. has to the English accent.

 

TN: They do, don't they!

 

 

 

curiouser and curiouser

...................and the flat Charlestonian accent is probably much nearer the monotonic Glaswegian one than an Aussie one.

 

I don't like audience participation. I usually avoid like the plague any shows which mention it in their publicity.

 

I don't want Darius in the audience. I want him up on that stage where I can see him every single minute Rhett is involved.

we don't like participation either, - usually not in the front rows in case we are picked on! can't see it being like that though, does make me wonder what on earth the show will involve though

mind you wouldnt mind Darius sweeping past - seeing as we have aisle seats

I loved 'Forbidden Planet' and that had audience participation, ansd the version of 'Watership Down' we saw did as well. Both had us in fits of laughter and no one was showed up or singled out. Both were very good shows.

OOOOH! Audience participation. Could this be my long awaited Darius duet :D

What was it Darius said in that interview at Chicago's 10th Annoiversary - "You never know!"

What was it Darius said in that interview at Chicago's 10th Annoiversary - "You never know!"

:w00t: :yahoo: :dance: :naughty: :wacko: If there is some kind of audience collaboration, and I was lucky enough to be selected, I would definately have a go :) though nerves would probably mean it was the worst I have ever sung :rolleyes: But I would embarress myself if it came to it, just so I could say that I have done it :)

 

Well a boy can dream can't he :D

I think Darius would positively encourage any boy or girl to dream and to follow those dreams as far as they can.

OOOOH! Audience participation. Could this be my long awaited Darius duet :D

 

 

:D

 

I could empty the theatre if they want.

It's a completely new aspect, so the reports from the previews are going to be even more interesting.

I think I might have to make the effort and go to one of the previews :) I don't think I can stand to wait until it opens properly!

I like previews when things go wrong.

Never having seen Gone With The Wind, I was keen to view it, and Lyn kindly bought me it on dvd. OMG, it's such a sad film :o I hope the theatre show is a little more cheerfull or it could be very embarressing for me :cry: I have to worry though because I am sure I saw it written that the book was darker than the film so... :unsure:

All I can say to the above comments about audience participation is oh dear and start to worry about trevor nunns vision again.