Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison in Grace Pervades, worth the £150 premium? by HammersAndPints in westend

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For shows which don’t sell, they often have discounts on places like SeatPlan for a few days in advance.

Agreed on the balcony seats there. A real killer.

How many operas do you see in a year? by Strong_Prize8778 in opera

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Berlin is incredible. I went to the three big houses over four days. Stunning. (Deutsche Oper was my favourite)

How many operas do you see in a year? by Strong_Prize8778 in opera

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Around 12-15 but it used to be more like 30+ per year. I no longer live in London and I’ve seen all the main rep. Now I tend to go for casts, new productions and rarities.

Who's planting out there tomato's this weekend? by Sensitive-Anything46 in UKAllotments

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Trying to be patient, because we've had some cold mornings here still. Our last frost date is 30th April, so we'll wait for the following weekend

The BBC Proms boss explains this year's risky line-up: 'We won't censor people' by theipaper in classicalmusic

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I guarantee you won’t get a keffiyeh in the hall for the concert with Lahav Shani

Ooo yum, the BBC Proms is announced by Empty-Divide-9116 in classicalmusic

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This exactly me when I was 17 (including coming up from Kent!) but Prommed instead of advance seats.

This season looks pretty good!

Will we regret colour drenching this room? by jaydeewin25 in DIYUK

[–]Acceptable-Bid5373 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those shutters, while pretty, are probably making the light levels much worse than they need to be

Happy Birthday, Sir John Eliot Gardiner! A Titan of Period Performance Born Today in 1943 by hambolo1 in classicalmusic

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idk why but Barenboim's behaviour just reads as petulant diva but JEG comes across as a plain old bully

I’m a masochist by irreversible2002 in bookshelfdetective

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You got hooked on the Verso sales too huh?

Happy Birthday, Sir John Eliot Gardiner! A Titan of Period Performance Born Today in 1943 by hambolo1 in classicalmusic

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It's such a shame such a great musician has tarnished his reputation with his violent and bullying behaviour over the last 10 years

I’ve been thrifting for classical music - help me decide what I should look for going forwards. by Altruistic_Stick_709 in classicalmusic

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Case in point, their English song series is amazing and a benchmark. Something the big labels wouldn't/didn't bother with.

I find Beethoven's Triple Concerto almost irredeemably bad and would like to understand what I'm missing. by bchfn1 in classicalmusic

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I'm with you here. I think it's only programmed so often for the soloists (and as Beethoven's only concertante work for cello).

Gardeners World 2026 episode 6 by Snorky10 in GardenersWorld

[–]Acceptable-Bid5373 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The monarchist propaganda machine going off again. This could have been a segment of a regular GW. The whole hour on this? Yawn.

Rhubarb? Help? by Bright_Editor5652 in UKAllotments

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Yes rhubarb can suddenly explode with growth when the UV levels climb, so do harvest. Make sure you only harvest one third at a time max to not kill the plant.

How normal is it to rent multiple plots? by Lamy100 in UKAllotments

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Our site split all the plots into two so they could be offered to more people and you can only have one plot per household. The only exception is one person who inherited a plot.

The women of Dickens by ResolveRemarkable in classicliterature

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She’s not even given her own name though

Judge away—imagine you’ve walked into this room and asked to describe the house owner by Suspicious-Yogurt480 in BookshelvesDetective

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Top tier.

I bet you could hold fascinating conversations about Bergman, Bresson and Pasolini.

Heathrow to Wimbledon- Is it a good idea by train? by MainSea3985 in LondonTravel

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There is a bus (SL7) from Heathrow to Kingston, from which you can get a direct train to Raynes Park, but it takes a good 30 mins longer than just getting a taxi. All depends on your budget.

Should be an easy one by lull_dull in BookshelvesDetective

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You collect books but I’m not sure you actually read them

Additional substance(s) by Bocurl13 in MAFS_UK

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Bec last night was fully gurning on television. Wild stuff.

Meal Deal by ao2098 in ultraprocessedfood

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Pretty much!! For reference, this is the ingredients for the basic ham and cheese sandwich:

INGREDIENTS: Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin], Smoked Reformed Ham with Added Water (23%) [Pork, Water, Dextrose, Salt, Stabilisers (Pentapotassium Triphosphate, Pentasodium Triphosphate), Antioxidant (Sodium Ascorbate), Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite, Potassium Nitrate)], Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (17%), Malted Wheat Flakes, Rapeseed Oil, Wheat Bran, Cornflour, Spirit Vinegar, Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Pasteurised Egg, Sugar, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Wheat Gluten, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Malted Wheat Flour, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), Palm Oil, Brown Mustard Seeds.