Our Final Frontier

And though we are not now/That strength which in the old days/Moved earth and heaven/That which we are, we are/One equal temper of heroic hearts/Made weak by time and fate/But strong in will/To strive, to seek, to find/And not to yield

[stuart-manning]

Hearing that BBC Books are going to be publishing novelisations of modern #DoctorWho stories made me think of this, which I mocked up a few months back… no longer such a distant hope.

[through-my-memoirs]

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Liam Mower sings Goodbye Grandma (cut before opening) from the first preview of Billy Elliot the Musical [London, 31 March 2005]

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith’s and Thomas‘ IG live (October 6th, 2019)

Thomas didn’t play that many shows lately because he’s already in rehearsals for Ghost. He says it’s a lot of fun, it’s exciting and there are a lot of new colleagues. But he missed Anastasia

You could hear Mathias screaming in the hallway: „I wanna go to St Penisburg!“ (he didn’t know they were live lmao)

J: Mathias! We’re live. Don’t you want to join us? M: .... oh no!

J: I wanna tell you guys the funniest story with Mathias. This morning... oh god why did that even happen? M: We were talking about funny or weird things to do. J: We were having breakfast together in the cantine. Suddenly, Mathias takes the last bit of butter and puts it all over his face?? I was literally dying of laughter. In the first show, everytime i looked at Mathias, I couldn’t stop thinking about him and the butter.

Vanessa wilcek joined them too

q: sweet or salty popcorn? J&V: Sweet T:sweet, except when I‘m drinking a beer

q: most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you? T: It‘s so embarrassing, I can’t even tell that story. V: I once fell in the Neva Club, when we were all dancing in a circle T: In Elisabeth, I once stepped on a dress and fell down

q: Do you have pets? T: I once had funny fishes J: Funny? Why were they funny? T: I don’t know, they were colourful and in a good mood!

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith‘s and Thomas‘ IG Live (August 15th, 2019)

It‘s their first show together!

Judith was on vacation for 2 weeks and now she feels very nervous to do the show again

J: Everyone is just writing „Thomas. Thomas.Thomas! T: That’s good because if I had forgotten my name, I‘d know it now

They only had 2 rehearsals of the show together, so they’re really excited. But the show is going very well!

T: „I just have to say that Judith is a very lovely and nice colleague. I don’t take it for granted, being welcomed like this. It’s so cool to be playing together.“

Thomas wears contact lenses

T: Yeah I could go on stage without them but... you know I quite like being able to see what my colleagues are doing. J: Be careful that you don’t confuse me with Thorsten [Tinney] !

T: Playing Dmitry is incredibly much fun. There are so many things I get to do, also a few parts where I interact with the ensemble. It’s amazing

T: I almost died in my first week. [laughs] When I did my first costume rehearsal, it was 40 degrees outside. Also the whole week afterwards, I was sweating all the time and I felt dizzy.

T: You know, I thought to myself ’Thomas; you gotta take it easy, don’t run too much and try to keep a steady breath‘ but what did I do? Forgot everything I planned because I was so excited. In the fight I screamed and ran and then I almost couldn’t sing my first lines of My Petersburg

Q: Favorite Musicals? T: Anastasia J: Anastasia, DEH, Next to normal

T: Judith, you have to remind myself to take my flip flops off

Thomas studied in Berlin

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith’s and Thomas‘ IG live (August 18th, 2019)

They had two show stops yesterday

Thomas once played the musical „Elisabeth“ in Belgium

The little Anastasias were in rehearsal for 6 months

Jana (little anya) was very very nervous at the premiere and she is happy to be in the cast recording

In today’s matinee, Thomas accidentally sang „Once upon a September“ in the finale and they had to laugh

T: I did Les Miserable as a little child. It was in 1995 J: I was one year old

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith‘s and Thomas‘ IG live (August 25, 2019)

J: We have a good day today don’t we? T: We have an awesome day. Two amazing shows!

Judith’s hair used to be as long as Anya’s wig but she cut it a few years ago

Judith’s off shows in September: 21.-24.

Thomas is off in the 21.

q: How do you like playing together? T: I find it great . It‘s so much fun and Judith is such a nice colleague and great actress. Now that I‘ve been here for a few weeks, we‘re slowly finding our own little moments in the show. J: Definitely! I thought that we worked really well together from the first show on.

Judith will really miss playing Anya once it‘s over

Bradley said hi for a second

A few shows ago, the LED wall completely turned off in Paris holds the Key but they didn’t really notice because they look at the audience

Q: Judith, when will you say what you’re doing after Anastasia ? J: I partly did it already, I‘m part of a big musical concert. There’s another thing I will announce, but I‘m still gonna wait a bit.

Thomas will maybe go on tour again with a German musical called Wahnsinn, which is also what he did before he came to Anastasia. He isn’t sure yet if it’s gonna work out so he won’t promise anything, but he‘d like to do it again.

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith‘s, Thomas‘ and Mathias‘ IG live (September 1st, 2019)

Judith forgot her text today

J: I‘m so hyped today, I have to laugh all the time. But of course not on stage! T: Of course. No we would never laugh on stage. J: Pff, never.

They tried a few Instagram filters but one of them cut off the sound 😕

Judith told a story about when she was on vacation and she sat down at the beach, but something cracked and she thought it was her hip, but it was actually her phone screen

T: We‘re having a great show today, I promise. M: Really? I listened to you today and it was....hmmm. T: Oh you weren’t supposed to listen!

q: Can Bradley say hi? T: No he‘s on stage dancing his ass off. M: But it’s a nice ass. You shouldn’t forget that. J: OHH yes in the ballet. I always look at his bum when he’s dancing. T: Same. Bradley got blessed with a nice butt

q: How does it feel when there aren’t that many people in the audience? T: Actually, there are always a lot of people. I mean we’re not always sold out but it’s lots of people. M: ...Exactly, that’s why we’re already closing in October

Mathias and Judith both love rhubarb, so he brought her a rhubarb tart but it had spelt flour in it (apparently Judith can’t eat that) and then she was sad

Bradley came in, J: Bradley! we just talked about your butt!

[systemofmadness]

Summary of Judith‘s and Thomas‘ IG live (August 31st, 2019)

It’s extremely hot on stage (26 degrees)

J: Thomas, your fanpage is really cool! T: I know right? They put a lot of work in it. It’s so nice of them. Oh, I wanted to do a little video for them, I still have to do that

Thomas will be at a concert in Tecklenburg and he will sing My Petersburg

q: Has Thomas settled in into the show? T: Definitely!

J: I always find it weird when other people tell me that they listen to our Anastasia Recording. I can’t listen to it, because I don’t like listening to my own voice. Afterwards you always think: „ugh, why didn’t I sing it differently? Why did I do it like this?“

q: Does it hurt when the Dowager Empress slaps you in the face? T: Hmmm, no actually not. On some days it works better than on other days. I always try to not think about it because that’s when it looks the most realistic. Masha [Karell] and I have a deal that she fully slaps me, because actually that’s when it doesn’t really hurt me. It’s like removing a band aid.

If Judith could decide over which costumes she could keep after Anastasia ends, she would take the red dress.

J: But I think I won’t miss them that much, I mean I wear them everyday. T: Oh I’m sure gonna miss my customised suit.

They talked about gifts that they received from Chinese fans, Judith got jewellery to put in her hair and Thomas got little Russian dolls which are painted with the characters he has played

Thomas doesn’t have a Facebook page because he always hated Facebook

[systemofmadness]

Summary of AK‘s and Thomas‘ IG live (September 7th, 2019)

Thomas has never done a live himself so he thought he‘d give it a try

His rehearsals for Ghost will start from the beginning of October

He‘s tired because it’s been a long weekend

q: can you sing something? T: Soon, but not today

q: Whats the hardest scene for you? AK: Oh I know. The scene where Anya meets her grandma and she recognizes her. We sing the OUAD reprise and Dmitry walks in... and just stands there. [laughs] T: Oh yes I always prepare for that scene. I‘m not just standing there. I‘m acting. [laughs]

T: Oh and the potato scene. Cause it’s really hard to find it sometimes. And now I‘ve really improved and I added a lot to that scene, so if you’ve seen the show in the last couple of weeks, you’ll know that it’s a big moment. Cause you know, the potato is obviously heavy, and hot... AK: I always have to be careful to not drop the potato, that almost happened once. T: Yes because it’s made of plastic and it’s hollow. If you let it fall, it will eventually just roll into the orchestra pit

T: Dmitry is such a clever guy, he finds potatoes in trash cans. AK: If you think about it, the story wouldn’t make sense without the potato. T: Exactly, because then he wouldn’t give Anya the potato and he wouldn’t sing My Petersburg. So the show would basically be over.

q: Funniest thing that happened on stage? AK: playing soccer with the potato. T: I once lost the music box in the fight.

Thomas will play Ghost until it ends in March, at least that’s the plan

Thomas wanted to become an actor when he did Les Mis as a child, then kinda forgot about it when he was a teenager, but after he graduated he got interested in it again

T: I cried a lot more when I watched Anastasia than now, when I‘m playing in it. Everytime Anya opened the music box, I was sobbing. AK: Really? Next time I‘m opening the box I‘ll look at you!

[musical-obsessed-sarah]

The BEST, EVER, performance of Was für ein grausames Leben after Yngve Gasoy-Romdal imo.

[papierelster]

Sketches

[183x157]

번역은 귀찮으니 생략 ㅇㅅaㅇ

[zerolemis]

The pain... No.

[zerolemis]

The Mirror "Report"

I will not list the address here, but I believe many of you have already read that report as I did. And I’ve never been so furious. Many people showed their indignation toward this, and some people in this fandom have tried to reassure us by listing the rediculous rumours Mirror has created since the show rebooted. Lovely people. But even if proven absolute sh*t, the harm is still done. Series 9, imo, stays one of the best series in the Nuwho Era, and Peter’s Era showed the complexity and literariness I’ve never seen in the show before. Blaming Peter for the merchandise drop is ridiculous and, needless to say, completely wrong, and regarding David’s era as “young dashing doctor and his female companion” is disrespectful (both of the show, Peter and David). However, let alone the fact that someone without a brain will actually buy it, even if everyone thinks it is nonsense, the opinion will be brought to Peter, Steven or the real senior members of BBC, by the article itself or by journalists - who will have to ask them about this to seek confirmation. Will they seriously think about it? Will they be upset or blame themselves thinking someone do have this opinion? Worse, will they take it? I can not imagine that without anger. Once words are combined into sentences and read by people, the impact will stay on, while it always needs 100 words of love to neutralize one word of shallow, unconsidered hatred (or so called criticism). That’s what irritates me. All we can, and need to do, no matter how true the report is, is to show the oppisite, to show our true and mature feelings of the show, and tell them we wish Peter to stay. Let us spread the tag. #Capaldi2018

[anotheruserwithnoname]

Moffat appreciation, day 6

Series 9 was heartbreaking. Not just because of how emotional it was from start to finish, not just because of the amazing but gut-wrenching fate of Clara Oswald, but because of how hated and underappreciated it was by so many people. Yet at the same time it stands as Steven Moffat’s masterwork as show runner of Doctor Who.

No surprise, this is a long article, so a break first.

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[zerolemis]

Agreed. I'm sick of people blaming Steven Moffat or Peter just because they are not paying enough attention.

[zerolemis]

Yes! Yes! Yes! This vid has spoken for my heart! 

How could Peter not get any major award for Season 9 and BLOODY HEAVEN SENT?

HOW COULD THIS BE HAPPENING?

EVEN BAFTA SCOTLAND (no offence to the winner)?

And I’m sure I’m not the only one that was shocked, and pissed. Before we went through all this disappointment, I saw loads of people swore that if he couldn’t get awards for his zygon speech or heaven sent they would surely doubt the value of those awards, or leave the planet. And here we are. And I’m literally considering leaving. At least I will never care about these awards anymore. They can neglect Peter, they can neglect Heaven Sent, it’s not surprising that they will neglect other beautiful works, and keep praising those so called “dramatic hits”. 

[kitt66]

Well I don’t think I will say goodbye to him, I hope. I’ll always know him. He’s great company as you can see, he’s hilarious, he’s intelligent, he’s smart, he’s clever, and he’s probably the most gifted writer that we have working in television at the moment so I hope we’re going to continue our relationship and continue working together in someway.

Peter on how he felt to saying goodbye to Steven Moffat. (via kitt66)

[dreameater1988]

[zerolemis]

Can't get access to watch it, but I'm already done. THIS IS EXACTLY THE LOOK HE GAVE WHEN HE SAW CLARA'S PORTRAIT IN HEAVEN SENT. Also he has remembered her full name.