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Dreaming of Manderley

@dreamingofmanderley / dreamingofmanderley.tumblr.com

For those haunted by dreams of the McKittrick and who sleep no more.
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cariannesays asked:

what is an heir or lotto winner?

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heir

[air] 

noun

1.

a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.

2.

Law.

a.

(in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a deceased person, as by descent, relationship, will, or legal process.

b.

Civil Law. a person who legally succeeds to the place of a deceased person and assumes the rights and obligations of the deceased, as the liabilities for debts or the possessory rights to property.

3.

a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, position, etc., of another.

4.

a person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent, etc., of a predecessor.

LOTTERY (lŏt′ə-rē)

n. pl. lot·ter·ies

1. A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing.

2. A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors: The state uses a lottery to assign spaces in the campground.

3. An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate: They considered combat duty a lottery.

As in, if you become an heir or a lotto winner, you might be able to afford to go back the Sleep No More without special consideration for your wallet.  I think there is a lottery drawing tonight!  Perhaps it is your or my lucky night!! Now, I just have to remember to buy that ticket...

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zhoup asked:

I want to go as often as you do - do you have a hold of subsidized ticket expenses?

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Hi Zhoup,

I understand the wish to go as many times as humanly possible! Unfortunately, I don't have any special treatment with regards to the tickets. The tickets are set in their pricing and my only recommendation is to go on the weeknights when prices are at their lowest, skip Maximilian's List (a $60+ additional cost) and become an heir or lotto winner. Hope to see you at the McKittrick.

xo- D

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scorchedthesnake

With utmost respect and gratitude, a salute to Jeffery Lyon. 

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dreamingofmanderley

That certain night, the night we met, There was magic abroad in the air, There were angels dining at the Ritz And A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square. I may be right, I may be wrong, But I'm perfectly willing to swear That when you turn'd and smiled at me A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.

Last night, visit #26, was the end of an era. Jeff was my first Fulton, my first cast friend and part of my first everything about the show. Seeing his Banquo for the first and last time made me cry because he is, after all this time, still such a consummate and evocative performer.

Thank you Jeff. Thank you for bringing your artistry to the show.

You will be wholeheartedly missed.

#Jeffery Lyon#myfirstfulton#Sleep No More#brokenhearted
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Visit #25 - Happy birthday, Missus MacCrinan*...

So many happy returns on my triple birthday celebration with the beloved Bloodwillhavebloodtheysay and Caoine. The gang was all there and what a joyful night it turned out to be.

The day started off kind of crap. But turned around when my lovely ladydate (the future Mrs. DreamingofManderley) and I went to the Heath for a quick pre-show meal and met several new residents of the McKittrick: Kit, John and Elizabeth. I'd never been for a regular dinner and I will say, it was surprisingly delicious.  But perhaps the most surprising thing that happened at the Heath were the personal encounters that peppered our supper.

I won't give it away here, but I know I want to return to the Heath so I can solve more of the lupine mysteries of the McKittrick.

Highlights from the triple birthday show?

Emeri Fetzer as Sexy Witch - I am officially Missus MacCrinan but my heart did skip a beat when I danced with the gorgeous Sexy Witch under the moonlight.  When she lured me into a dark closet with her promise of sweetness, I followed as if under a spell and fell in love.

Miguel Anaya Speakeasy Bartender - Have you seen Miguel dance with the Sexy Witch in the bar? The longing is palpable. The lines and movements are so crisp. I was mesmerized and dumbfounded as to why I hadn't followed him sooner! Oh and I beat out two enormous men for a shot of yummy whiskey. Teehee.

Ben Thys as Porter - Ben, Ben, Ben.  So pretty still and I didn't laugh at Ben Porter this time!  In fact, his Porter made me a bit misty-eyed. (Oh if only the sight of my face made him misty-eyed too!)

Matty Oaks as Fulton - What can I say? Matty. F-in. Oaks. I love MO.  If it wasn't that the entire rest of the audience loved MO as well, I would have had a shot at following him. Matty was one of my first Fultons and I still love his incredibly creepy interpretation.

Topped off the night dancing with Maximilian, Rupert and a long birthday reading with Annabella, not to mention hanging out with some of my favorite people from the tumblrsphere.

Thank you for the kind birthday wishes and gifts.  And much love still to the show that has brought together so many creative, talented and genuinely good people. 

'Til next we meet...

- D

*as you can see by all my pretty feathery gifts, other people must know I am Missus MacCrinan too.

#Sleep No More#recap#Happy Birthday!#McKittrick#the heath#emeri fetzer
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The King's Masquerade.  New Year's Eve at the McKittrick, 2014.

The feast was incredible. The flowing drinks made our cheeks glow pink and warm.  The highlights of the "Savoury Pye" and "Chocolate Foole" left us aching to unbutton our gowns and tails. But the magical a cappella rendition of "A Nightingale Sings in Berkeley Square" nearly brought tears to my eyes.  A beautiful night spent dancing, drinking and feteing with gorgeous masked friends. A blessed way to harkening the dawn of a new year.

Happy 2014, my lovelies!

#the king's winter masquerade#Sleep No More#McKittrick#kingsmasquerade#new years eve
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Maybe it's much too early in the game Ooh, but I thought I'd ask you just the same What are you doing New Year's New Year's eve?

Hello my lovelies! Oh how the time flies and another year has almost gone by. I hope to see you at the King's Winter Masquerade this New Year's Eve! It's black and white AND a masquerade, so get inspired.  I sure hope you kids will get creative with your costumes.

If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, hurry here. (Otherwise, how else will we celebrate with a New Year's Eve kiss?!) See you soon and until then, happy holidays!

#Sleep No More#new years eve#Keep it Classy Sleep No Whores#the king's winter masquerade#McKittrick
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Halloween:: Curse of the Mummy

My dear dear ones, there is so much to say about The Curse of the Mummy, that I am not sure how exactly to say it.  It was two spectacular evenings spent with friends old and new. I shall break down The Curse of the Mummy into sections so as to better recall the madness.

  • Featured Extras
  • 10/30 - Dinner & Curse of the Mummy
  • 10/31 - Sleep No More & Curse of the Mummy

There are minor spoilers and such. So don't read this if A) you can travel back in time or if B) you hate recaps.

#Sleep No More#Curse of the Mummy#Giggle fits#Recap from Hell
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Visit #22: Battered & Bruderized

Last night, I went to Manderley (I snagged a last minute ticket to the late show). And for my spontaneity, I was justly rewarded with murder most foul. Here are the vicious highlights:

Agnes (Isadora Wolf) and I were alone for a while and she led me gently into her boudoir.  I under the impression she would be sweet throughout her monologue about that old estate.  Not so, she gave an increasingly creepy reading and then savagely shoved me backwards out through the narnia closet. Thanks Agnes. That is one tough little gal!

Malcolm (Jonothan Lyon) nearly choked me to death and coughed out the wettest feather I've ever experienced. The magnifying glass was so close, I thought I could see into his mind through his iris. It was dark and unforgiving. So were his formidable mitts around my slender neck.  He wahn't kiddin'.  I a-scared of J-alcolm.

Speakeasy (Nick Bruder).  Nick Bruder was my first SNM crush. He was pretty and intense when I first saw the show a year ago and remains a favorite. I've only ever had one of his 1:1's because -- though I like watching his performance, I dislike the crowding of the other Brud-ievers. Usually, I just give up. Last night, however, I was determined. Speaks refused to choose a white mask amongst the three of us for his 1:1.  Instead, he opened his palm and made a little sweep of the hand as if to say, "go on in, whoever..." so I did.  And fortune favored the bold. His speakeasy scared the c#$% out of me.  Good thing I'd been fortified with whiskey.

Taxi (Erik Abbot-Main). I've never seen this famous EAM, so I felt determined to follow him through his stroll of the MacDuff apartments. He took rock-a-bye baby very literally and nearly took out another white mask with a violently flying crib. He then gave me a friendship bracelet...actually, I think he was trying to choke my wrist to death. He then made out with several taxidermied animals and attempted to make me do the same thing to a goat. His taxi is methodical and quietly menacing. Well played EAM, well played.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST - there was a NEW cast member...or at least, someone who I'd never seen before. He was so magnificent and mesmerizing, I nearly fell over when I saw him for the first time.  Forget all my old loves at the McKittrick. This new cast member is perfection.  His dark eyes pierced my mask and into my heart. I don't know his name, and I don't want to spoil it for anyone, so please click on the link only if you've seen the show recently.  And let me know his name. I *heart* him...

#sleep no more#recap#Jonothon Lyons#erik abbot-main#nick bruder#new cast member#something is a fowl
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"We don't tell them not to cross the line because 99 out of 100 get it..." says Barrett. "That's a boundary that we're really interested in pushing," says Doyle. Does it ever go too far? "We've had performers be kissed. It's good that it works. We want people to fall in love with them. But sometimes people don't quite get that it's not reciprocal."

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/all-the-disused-buildings-a-stage-punchdrunks-the-drowned-man-is-their-most-ambitious-show-yet-8701294.html

#And this is why we fall in love everytime#Punchdrunk#Sleep No more#The Drowned Man#Felix Barrett
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meatless-balls-deactivated20150 asked:

Hey, I love reading you're stuff about TDM I went last night for the first time and found it absolutely incredible, I was wondering where I can listen to the 'soundtrack' you mentioned and if you remember the 'lively' song played right at the end during the dance routine ? Thanks :) x

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Hi MB,

Thank you.  I loved the show and wished there was more time to return! drinkthehalo has created a wonderful playlist that can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfoFr2WFrSvqubgjPv3PssksWsqFypdDz

It will have all your favorites.  I am very proud to have contributed one song.  I'd recommend mailing drinkthehalo with any other songs you can remember to add to this list.

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The Drowned Man: Visit #1

If Sleep No More is a sexy, sophisticated, subtle, trans-Atlantic lass, then The Drowned Man is her brassier, shinier, louder, and (in a word) "easier" cousin -- not unlike the dystopian America the show attempts to capture. I saw The Drowned Man three times last week and wish I could see it three more times next week. Alas, visits to London don't come cheap but for those of you who can afford the time and cost of airfare, I highly recommend rushing over to England and seeing TDM (before it's rumored end date of December 2013).  This post is rather long because of the recap, so to sum it up, I loved TDM.  A lot. It does not do it justice to compare it to SNM, but when you've seen SNM over 20 times, one cannot help but compare the two. The most obvious differences in the production are:

  • The set is massive and exceptionally intricate. The details are astounding. The richness of set is worth three visits alone.
  • The entrance into the show is different in that you do not enter from a bar. Therefore there are no MIB/WIB to officially welcome you from the start. The bar is a tad harder to find because of this.
  • There is a lot more dialogue. The characters talk to each other quite a bit and sometimes even encourage you to speak.
  • There are about twice as many characters and many more 1:1 performances. 
  • It is easier to find performers and the audience is less aggressive (possibly because there is just more space and more performers to follow or some innate British sense of fair play). Although there is so much more to see and absorb, you can almost always find a performer and in that way, the show feels easier to follow and digest at first.
  • There are costume changes for several of the characters
  • The finale has people clapping every time

There is so much beautiful imagery and Punchdrunk has once again outdone itself with the mash-up of film, theater, supernatural symbolism, love, lost, death. I could go on. The rest of this post is my recap of the first of three visits. Yes, I know "recaps are all the same" -- this one is not particularly creative, since I am just trying to recall all that I saw in detail. I don't know all the character or cast members names, so please excuse the omissions. If the show goes past December of this year, there may be another visit from me and if not, then I'm glad to have seen the performances I did. After the jump, there will be some spoilers so please please please do not read this if you intend to see the show.  

#The Drowned Man#Punchdrunk#Conor Doyle#Recap#Oliver Hornsby-Sayer
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Darlinks, I am back from merry ol' England and my, do I have a lot to say about The Drowned Man.  But before we get there, I thought I'd offer some costume ideas for our upcoming Halloween party at the McKittrick.

Yes, if you haven't bought tickets to Temple Picture's premiere of "The Curse of the Mummy" starring Maximilian and Violet, hurry up and do it!  I expect to see you all in your finest mummy rags and crowns of gold.

I can't wait until All Hallow's Eve!

#Sleep No More#Halloween party#Mckittrick#Temple Pictures#Curse of the Mummy
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Visits #20 & 21 -  Oh I am guilty of not recapping for so long that I have only the haziest of memories of these last two shows that took place over the last days of summer. I do remember spending almost the entire 20th show in the bar, dancing with Rupert, bantering with Leopold and and spellbinding with Annabella. I also met the new MAN-nurse, whose name escapes me (and I finally completed my bucket list of 1:1s).  And the most beautiful Agnes (Emeri Fetzer) gave a distinctly different read during her 1:1 and almost made me see the moonlight in a room without a moon.

#21 was made up of cast members in roles I'd never seen before. Two new MIB who I'd never met sent me on a ride on the 6th Floor. James Graber as Fulton and Garth Johnson as Taxidermist. Before you ask how I got the bone trinket, please know that I did not snatch it from Lady Macbeth (like I've often wanted to do). Rather, it was given to me as a surprise from the Taxidermist as he tenderly walked me to witness a hanging.

I'll be unable to return for a while and the next time I post, I do hope it will be about The Drowned Man. Cheerio, my lovelies!  I am off to jolly ol' England and will report back soon.

#Sleep No More#Recap#Long overdue and I miss you
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It is hotter than Hecate out there. Hotter than being "Popped" in the dark. Hotter than Sexy Witch's t*%s. Hotter than running up 5 flights of stairs in a tuxedo. It's burning hot my darlings, and I need to cool off.

One thing that seems to help brings my temperature down is listening to the Sleep No More soundtrack.  Today, I can't seem to get enough of Close Your Eyes by Al Bowlly.  It makes me think of brushing my hands against those inky velvet walls, the damp sweet smell of dirt, roses and licorice, and being whispered to in a lightless room.  I need to return.  Soon.  Soon.

#Close your eyes#Sleep No More#Is it hot in here or did you just run up 5 flights of stairs?
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