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Some great pics from everyone, thanks for sharing them Nina I just love the expression in your last pic :funky: Even though this isn't the type of music I want to hear D doing, it still amazes me even now how wonderful his voice actually is :wub: Thanks for the vids Meg :)

Nice pics Meg My favourite is the one where he's looking straight at you. I see he still has the Bob Monkhouse look in one or two of them also :D Really wish I could have made this, but glad those who went enjoyed themselves :)

Congratulations Morag :cheer:

Thanks for the info TT I'd love to see Will live, but that would mean a hotel and it's just typical for me that my money's tied up doing other things just now :( 2 for 1 at £30 sounds just too good to miss out on though to see D, I'll have to see whether the "boss" fancy's a trip down :naughty: Really good of you to let us know TT, it's much appreciated :) Editing to say boss lady says no :( I'm a bit upset with her, but I know she's right, as the petrol would be nearly twice as much as the tickets. Maybe something a little closer will occur soon. :cry:

It certainly would Meg, but given the classical nature of the event, I think it's likely he'll perform things we've already seem from him. Have a great time and take lots of pics though!

Isn't Darius appearing at the Glasgow Show 2010 on Sat 31st July also? Perhaps he is doing both and will fly down after the Glasgow gig is finished, though I'm not sure what time that would be. Hope there's no volcanic ash to stop him travelling or there will be some unhappy attendees. Hope all going enjoy :)

I'm off work this day, so if funds allow, I'd like to attend if possible. Is this event just for locals or is it designed to draw in tourism and hence available for us to attend, does anyone know?

I'll go with you, but Dave will have to buy me a ticket and train tickets too! LOL :naughty: That's lovely of him Meg, I hope a few others can make it, as I think it would be a wonderful event and I'm sure you'd have a great time. It sounds like the sort of thing Julie and Wendy would enjoy, are they aware he's attending? Either way, I hope you do go along and have a lovely time and don't forget your camera either :)

I think it's on Wednesday the 7th Bramley, before the Grand Prix occurs at Silverstone on the 11th LINK I've just taken on a little project on and couldn't even afford just the +VAT at the moment :(

I'm happy for them both, they are two lovely people and make a superb couple, I wish them every happiness :) Thanks for posting Spam :)

Oh yes you will(oh no I won't). Just getting in the spirit early :D I'm booked for the Friday 3rd December, is anyone else going?

Sounds good Polly, but if we have to "wait til hes completely happy" we might never get another album from him :lol: In truth, I'm not really sure exactly what I want for D, other than health and happiness, but for me I'd like some live Darius music, preferably not opera or jazz, that I can enjoy with other like minded people, in a friendly environment, with plenty of opportunity for photographs, and the chance of a chat with the big guy too! I just hope something along those lines happens before I'm too old to appreciate it any more :unsure:

I have to admit, I share your concerns PIP. Darius committing to a long run of panto at Christmas(has he confirmed officially?) doesn't bode well for an alledged album release and tour this year IMO :( It's wonderful seeing him do all these different things, but it would be so much more incredible for him to go back to basics and perform some gigs of his own music, live! Maybe we'll get a nice surprise and all our worries will be proved wrong :)

Does he need anyone to watch him experimenting with his new music? I could do it as a favour to him, though it would be a bit of a chore for me :w00t:

Yes you're right Meg, he's bound to do something and I'm bound to not be able to see it :rolleyes: Have we heard anything about album or tour yet?

We had a lovely holiday thanks, though I didn't have a winning day until a week had passed :o Did ok by the end though :)

Just back from my trip to Las vegas and the World Series Of Poker, and the O2 have been kind enough to supply a few more images of Darius as Escamillo. Once again, I don't own the copyright on these images, so please don't copt these images or post them anywhere else, thanks! :) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/06.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/07.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/08.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/09.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/10.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/11.jpg Once again, many thanks to the O2

:o :o :o If D can earn anything like that amount of money, I can't blame him for doing so. I still hope something more wonderful tempts him away though. If I can go see an opera I can certainly see a panto with D in, as I know it will be much more entertaining and fun, and I'll actually be able to understand what is going on, well most of the time anyway :D . I think I'll check out the dates just in case :)

I just can't understand what benefit this would be to D's career(other than earning a few quid) and can see there will be some detrimental thoughts and probably comments from the press/public etc! I could understand him doing Carmen, another string to the bow and all that, but this???

I thought it was nice of Darius to pick me out in the audience. Unfortunately, I didn't realise he did it so he knew which direction to turn away from whilst he performed most of his scenes :( Still enjoyed him in it though :)

God I hope this doesn't happen :( Please let him take something other than this :unsure:

Thanks to the wonderfully friendly people at the O2, who have allowed me to share these pics of D in the show. Please note, I do not own the copyright, so please don't copy these images or place them anywhere else, many thanks! http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/05.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/04.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/02.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/01.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/PaulHardy/Darius%20in%20Carmen%20at%20the%20O2/03.jpg Once again, many thanks to the O2

You got me, but I wasn't wearing a costume :( I can see myself in the audience in one of Vivienne's pics on facebook. It always amazes me, no matter how hard I try, the paparazzi always manage to track me down. Please, please no autographs :D

Great pics, thanks Vivienne and Meg Very pleased to see you didn't bring the pic with me in it over from Facebook :naughty: Is it just me or do other people think D looks a little like Stuart Granger in this getup?(not the matador outfit)

I thought the O2 was a wonderful venue! I'd agree it was a little difficult to see the acting though, which is why I thought they might have big screens showing footage of the perfomers live. In the review it mentions the orchestra being let down by the sound system, but I thought they sounded wonderful throughout. As has been suggested, perhaps the review was made from an earlier show. I'm so frustrated that they state very clearly no pictures are allowed on the website, only to find that a huge % of the audience was snapping away as much as they wanted to without anyone seemingly batting an eyelid. A sign inside the arena said "no professional cameras allowed, and if I'd known this, I could have brought my now ancient Olympus compact, because I'm sure it would have managed one or two decent pics. Great that you managed to snap a few Meg, and they came out very well considering the lighting conditions. I didn't think opera would be for me, and this was confirmed, but apart from the first act where I struggled to keep awake(genuinely) I quite enjoyed the show, just could have done with having lots more of Darius on stage. I did think the O2 was a superb venue though. I think the stage was far too long and there were far too many uneccessary cast mebers prancing up and down, or even just sitting down around the stage area. The could cut the stage and the cast by 2/3rds for me, and if something like this happens at the O2 again, maybe even add floor seats around the stage, so people could see the action more clearly, but far enough away from the fire jugglers to be safe. Also as mentioned, fit some large screens so those further back can choose to see close up or overall action on the stage. I can't help but feel that if GWTW had been given a short run like this in the O2 that it would have been at least as big a success as this Opera was, and would have brought a wonderful show to a much larger audience, making it viable for a sustained run in the West End. Those of you that know me know I'm not the usual type of theater attendee, but GWTW was superb and I miss it and many people's performances from it.