Update

[pozorvlak]

I got the job application in, finally: here's the revised (or rather, totally re-written) research proposal, and here's the summary for laymen. You will notice the point where I thought "Speculative? Ha! I'll show you speculative!" I'd really appreciate feedback, especially on the one-page summary: the two or three formulae in there should be

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Pantos

[johnckirk]

My only criticism (and I know this is something I go on about a lot) is that some of the USLEs need to learn to project their voicesI went off to an SF convention a while back, and the guy who played Sinclair in "Babylon 5" did one session. I was impressed by how he started: there was a bit of fiddling around with a microphone, then he just put it aside, saying "I don't need this, I am theatre trained!" And he did do a great job of projecting his voice

Re: Pantos

[pozorvlak]

Well, the Glasgow panto had an actual man playing the principal boy - and worse, an actual woman playing the dame! I was shocked, shocked I tell you.

Re: Pantos

[countess_rezia]

To be fair, Alice is the principal girl in Dick Whittington, so it is still a main part. That she's been cast as Alice rather than Dick is probably more to do with her singing range (ie higher) than anything else.

Not that I endorse casting "celebrities" in pantomimes to sell them though.

Re: Pantos

[johnckirk]

Ah, fair enough; it's been a long time since I saw "Dick Whittington", so I'd forgotten about that character. As I recall, Dick and his cat were the two main roles (i.e. both played by humans) - is that still the case?

As for the celebrity aspect, my experience is a bit skewed here because that was always the case when I went to pantos as a kid; I remember that Christopher Biggins would go dashing through the seats (in character) but stop to sign autographs on the way. I was quite surprised when my old flatmate told me that most pantos don't do that.

Re: Pantos

[pozorvlak]

Celebrity pantos appear to be here to stay, alas. Though as long as they can actually act, I have no problem. The Glasgow panto had her off Chewin' the Fat as the Dame, and she was great, but the principal boy was just a cipher.