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Lori wrote: "Hi, everyone. I promised to alert you all if Lifeline Theatre ever did another Georgette Heyer adaptation. Well, their BEST adapter has completed a play of "Sylvester." It is going to be read on Ju..."How fun! I've got family coming that week or I just might have hopped a plane. And keep us posted on upcoming things, too!
I really wish I could get there but it's just not possible :(
Wouldn't it be fun if the whole group of us could descend on Lori en masse? :)
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "Wouldn't it be fun if the whole group of us could descend on Lori en masse? :)"Yes, yes that would be fun! For all of us, anyway...
You would soon see that I read more than clean. But I guarantee free housing is better than Chicago prices. I can find out from Lifeline if they plan to stage this as a full play in the future. But this will be fun if they don't have such plans. As I said, this is my favorite theater because what they don't have in space they make up for in fine acting and imaginative staging. They only do adaptations of literature and they do it with integrity.
I just talked to Lifeline, and they said: "At this time, we have no formal plans to mount Sylvester as a full production. That being said, there is always a possibility that the ensemble might consider it. However, it will definitely not be next season as that is already chosen. So, no, it will definitely not be produced in the near future. I hope that helps with you decision making. I look forward to seeing you at Sylvester!"Sooooooo, I bet they do sometime, but for sure it won't be next year. If they see our enthusiasm, do you think it might help for 2017-2018?
Lori wrote: "I just talked to Lifeline, and they said: "At this time, we have no formal plans to mount Sylvester as a full production. That being said, there is always a possibility that the ensemble might cons..."I dunno, but we are an enthusiastic bunch!
I'd love to go but it would be kind of a long flight!For those of you that haven't seen GR's plans for groups.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Could be worse - especially after the disaster that is their new home page plan. At least our avatars stay rectangular, But another useless feature (my mentioned books) & groups may be harder for newbys to find.
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "Wouldn't it be fun if the whole group of us could descend on Lori en masse? :)"Sounds good to me.
I wish I could go to Chicago and see Sylvester. I'm about to start a new job and just spent all my money paying for the Jane Austen Society of North America's Annual General Meeting in the fall. If I could, I would be there. I have a very close friend in the Chicago area I would love to see.
QNPoohBear wrote: "I wish I could go to Chicago and see Sylvester. I'm about to start a new job and just spent all my money paying for the Jane Austen Society of North America's Annual General Meeting in the fall. If..."I soo understand. Could we meet up at the AGM? I agree that this year's AGM made a cavernous dent in my literary budget. You could private message me on FB: Lori Mulligan Davis.
Hello! What is this about Sylvester in Chicago?
Vasoula wrote: "thanks! I wish I could attend!!!" I wish you could, too, Vasoula. I'm rereading Sylvester because I have such faith in this adapter that I know she won't ruin it.
I would also love to go to Chicago to see Sylvester (especially since one of my best friends lives there!) but, living in Australia, I also have to excuse myself on the grounds of far too long a flight. Or, more accurately, far too expensive a flight! :)I do love Sylvester though! *sigh*
Melanie wrote: "I would also love to go to Chicago to see Sylvester (especially since one of my best friends lives there!) but, living in Australia, I also have to excuse myself on the grounds of far too long a fl..."That's too, too bad, Melanie. I understand, though. I enjoyed my flight to Australia, but it was, perhaps, a one-in-a-lifetime for me.
I actually grew up in California (thus the best friend in the US) and so have done the flight a few times. Unfortunately, now that I have a young bub of my own, I no longer have the funds to go jetting around the world. It's a sad thing! Hopefully one day, when we're finished having kids and they've grown up enough to appreciate it, we can take them over for a visit!That's lovely that you've been to Australia! I may be biased but I think it's a great place for a holiday :) Where did you go?
Melanie wrote: "I actually grew up in California (thus the best friend in the US) and so have done the flight a few times. Unfortunately, now that I have a young bub of my own, I no longer have the funds to go jet..."Been lucky enough to go to Oz twice on holiday. We loved it!
I am afraid Chicago is not a possibility, so I will have to miss Sylvester. Thankfully, it is not one of my absolute favourites so I shan't feel too upset. I am not aware of anyone ever putting on a play of one of GH's books over here in the UK. That would be neat!
Susan in Perthshire wrote: "Melanie wrote: "I actually grew up in California (thus the best friend in the US) and so have done the flight a few times. Unfortunately, now that I have a young bub of my own, I no longer have the..."Lifeline's adaptations are excellent. I know Christina Calvit's Jane Eyre and A Room with a View are available for other theaters through Playscripts. I'm not sure if she's published her GH scripts. I wish a UK could mount one. She's done Talisman Ring, Cotillion, and Pistols for Two.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Just curious about how everyone feels about the (future) new home page & removal of the discussion tabs. Groups we will get to by hovering on our avatar in the upper right - I'm hoping GR will still list them under community.
I have to be honest I have no idea how the discussion tabs work anyway, and I rarely go to the home page. I use e-mail notifications to take me to the pages I'm reading normally and have my shortcut set to my reading list.I do want to be able to find things like groups and lists though, I take it it's not very user friendly?
I am like Louise; my emails take me to the pages I want (usually the group reads and friends' reviews) and I use my iPad (so it's the GR app ) - rather than the full site on my computer. I'll need to have a look to see what has been going on! Reading the comments, it looks quite worrying.
I've been amazed the number of people who say the same! I've always used the feed a lot because I've always liked reading reviews. But now instead of clicking a link if you are interested in finding out more about a book a friend is reading , there is a short extract from the blurb. This makes for a lot of scrolling. All about Amazon trying to make more money off the site of course. & if a huge number of my friends are reading one popular book I'll soon get sick of looking at it. & according to staff member Cai, if you even visited the new site - well that counts as approval!!!Today's thread was a fascinating example of GR speak.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
That seems a bit backwards to me, if they want to make more money. Personally I'm more likely to get a book on the say so of like minded individuals than the blurb.I'm using this on my phone and the menu is already organised the way you describe so I assume theyre aligning it with the mobile web version?
Hmm ok, don't hate me but I think i prefer the new look... possibly because i found no value in the old one. There's still some things I find pointless, like random books i have shelved but as long as I can still navigate to everything I'm ok with it, we're not losing functionality are we, it just seems theyre moving the links to confuse everyone?That said, i didnt use the home page before and probably won't use it again so it should be tailored for the people who do use it.
Susan in Perthshire wrote: "I am like Louise; my emails take me to the pages I want (usually the group reads and friends' reviews) and I use my iPad (so it's the GR app ) - rather than the full site on my computer. I'll need ..."Same as Louise and Susan - I only use my iPad and go right to my homepage.
Louise Sparrow wrote: "Hmm ok, don't hate me but I think i prefer the new look... possibly because i found no value in the old one. There's still some things I find pointless, like random books i have shelved but as long..."*glares menacingly at Louise S* I kid, I kid! I asked for other people's opinions because I want to hear them!
There's still some things I find pointless, like random books i have shelved
If you mean books you have shelved as "to read" or similar you can control that. If you go to your profile & click on "edit profile" you should get various tabs/options.
Unfortunately at this stage you can't control what other people choose to put in their feeds. If I have liked a review of someone who uses enormous or seizure inducing gifs, I try to remember to go back to my profile & exit it.
With the new look there has been a vague promise of more customisation of our feeds. I'm hoping the above is what GR means.
& it's interesting how we all use GR differently.I usually come in through my emails. Nowadays if I come on the site directly I go through the awards page & delete any "awards" that I'm sure aren't awards by GR standards. (I'm a GR librarian) Then I toggle between Updates (which is being replaced by the Home Page) & Discussions (Groups which GR is going to make a little harder to find)
On my phone I just check my to read lists or my groups.
So I guess the changes just bother heavy users like myself who are on a laptop or PC?
I'm an extremely active Goodreads user and I've NEVER used the Discussions feature. I've glanced at it once or twice and didn't really seem to have much use for it. I do look at the Updates page usually a few times a day, mostly to see what reviews my friends are posting. Sometimes I change the Updates preferences temporarily to look at status updates from my top friends. Most of the rest of my time I spend in group discussions like here, or in discussion threads to mine or others' reviews.
I use the full browser at home, I just always come in via the e-mails or my books.My discussions are blank, I suppose I never worked out what they were for so I won't miss them... I think of groups as something completely separate and never accessed them that way.
In all honestly Goodreads has never been the most intuitive website, and it has things I would love to fix but I've got used to its foibles?
Louise Sparrow wrote: "I use the full browser at home, I just always come in via the e-mails or my books.My discussions are blank, I suppose I never worked out what they were for so I won't miss them... I think of grou..."
Oh man, I was so confused when I started! If that Readers Q&A had been there when I started I would have been putting my reviews there. My sister had to help me find the review spot for my first 6 reviews. I would have given up if it wasn't for her! (oh irony - she has now left the site :D )
So you are a member of this group but that doesn't appear under the discussion tab?
Tadiana - updates will become the Homepage. Usually I read 25-30 reviews a day, the only day I spent the whole day on it I only read 5. Just too hard to have to keep scrolling through the book blurb. :/
I'm a member of 8 groups according to My Groups, though not all are active but I've got nothing in discussions... I didn't even realise there should be!It could be because I requested e-mail updates maybe?
Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that is mostly book discussions that aren't in English or very old threads.
I tried selecting books and then back to groups and I now have a working list, it must default to neither! How strange, it has just always been empty.I still doubt I'd use it though, I find e-mail updates far more useful than remembering to check a site and the book ones seem rather random... I don't think I have much patience for it but maybe if I'm bored sometime
Thanks for helping me find it though! There's probably so much about this site that I don't know exists!
Louise Sparrow wrote: "I tried selecting books and then back to groups and I now have a working list, it must default to neither! How strange, it has just always been empty.I still doubt I'd use it though, I find e-mai..."
Or you have a bug! You'll probably curse me when you see your book threads! I don't read many classics or best sellers so stuff stays there forever!
Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "{picture}
Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that is mostly book discussions that aren't in English or v..."
That is what I see (both on my Kindle Fire and on my computer) -- I constantly use the Discussions page. It lets me see what discussions have been most recently active in all my groups and I can then decide where I want to dive in first :)
Leslie wrote: " Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "{picture}
Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that is mostly boo..."
That's what I have Kindle Fire, and laptop set to too. I can see at a glance which of my groups has been active most recently, besides using the notifications button. On my iPad, GR opens in updates with the number of new notifications showing in red which I click on to go directly to them. Occasionally I skim through Updates to see what my friends are reading, planning on reading or reviewed, but I'm usually only interested in what friends thought of a book I am planning to read.
I would miss not having the Discussions with my groups being my opening page.
Yes I've found this so convenient as I jump on & off all day!With the new home page I have to zoom up to 125% so it goes down to two columns. It's going to be annoying zooming up & down when I go to other sites.
Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that is mostly book discussions that aren't in English or v..."
Wow, you weren't kidding - I've never noticed it but I just clicked on the Books option - wasteland indeed! It's truly not an intuitive site, is it?! I'm just so glad I managed to find this lovely group - I guess I'm not the complete Luddite I thought I was...
& just a warning - some members are saying they can't back from the new site to the old site now.
Susan in NC wrote: " Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that is mostly book discu..."
Luddites Unite! (I love technology when it works - instantly - the way I want it to, but if it annoys me... well, it ain't pretty)
Karlyne wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: " Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option but for me that ..."
I feel exactly the same way - toss the phone or iPad at my husband or son and say - "please make this work" - or put it down in frustration and pick up a book!
Susan in NC wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: " Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "Ok this is what I see. The Groups I belong to are under Discussions. I can choose the wasteland that is the Books option ..."
Yes, and I'd rather eat worms than have to talk to "tech support". No, really, alive, crawly worms...
Carol ♔ Type, Oh Queen! ♔ wrote: "& just a warning - some members are saying they can't back from the new site to the old site now."The link to get back to the 'old' homepage is located on the side (on the left with my Kindle & on the right with my computer just to make it even more confusing!) underneath an ad and then the little 2 column list of links like this (sorry, I don't know how to do 2 columns so this is just one of them):
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Leslie wrote: "The link to get back to the 'old' homepage is located on the s..."
Apparently not for everyone - someone posted a screenshot on Feedback showing that was missing. :) Probably a bug. Or like my screenshot above where the writing is bluish? Apparently not everyone has that either. :)
Computer genius that I am, I've "mislaid" the addon I was using that made the font nice & black. My daughter is coming tonight - I'll see if she can find it! :D
Lori wrote: "Hi, everyone. I promised to alert you all if Lifeline Theatre ever did another Georgette Heyer adaptation. Well, their BEST adapter has completed a play of "Sylvester." It is going to be read on Ju..."Hello, everyone. I went to the Lifeline Theater "concert reading" of the adaptation of "Sylvester" on Saturday night. I read it twice in the weeks before the show to be really prepared. I was able to say in the audience response time that Christina Calvit once again cemented my opinion that she is my favorite literary adapter. She did the best job that could ever be imagined! Each vivid character (and they ALL ARE, aren't they?) was fully depicted. They actors had all they needed to bring them to life. She and her actors captured every nuance! Sylvester had just the right mixture of entitlement and kindness. Phoebe ("Sparrow") had intelligence, candor, and spirit. Sylvester's mother had loving wisdom. Lady Ianthe was pitch perfect. Georgie. Tom. Phoebe's grandmother. Everyone. I wondered before the show how Christina would be able to translate a book with so much interior thought into a live performance. SHE DID IT SO WELL. I think that part of her strength is that she loves GH as much as any of us, and I know that's saying a lot. She doesn't try to make GH into something she's not. She delights in the characters for themselves. Obviously, to put all that time into something that will be performed only once, it has to be a labor of love.
At present, Lifeline has no plans to mount this as a running show. I hope they can find a place for it in their future lineup, because it's all ready to go. Even with only a few rehearsals, the cast showed themselves perfect for their parts. My daughter (we call her LoriOnlyMoreSo) drove 12-13 hours (from Virginia to Chicago) for the performance and was glad she did. Sorry you couldn't make the journey, too! If it is ever fully staged, I will give you tons of lead time and you might want to make the trip. Maybe that GH get-together really CAN happen. I gave Christina snippets of our best wishes off the GH Page and she was blown away to know so many fellow GH enthusiasts wished to come. So you were there in spirit and helped make her evening!
Lori wrote: "I gave Christina snippets of our best wishes off the GH Page and she was blown away to know so many fellow GH enthusiasts wished to come. So you were there in spirit and helped make her evening!"What a nice thought, Lori! Thanks for the update.
Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ wrote: "Lori wrote: "I gave Christina snippets of our best wishes off the GH Page and she was blown away to know so many fellow GH enthusiasts wished to come. So you were there in spirit and helped make he..."Thanks!
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"Our 2016-17 Concert Reading Series kicks off with Georgette Heyer's SYLVESTER: OR THE WICKED UNCLE on July 23!
"Our next concert reading series features all world premiere literary adaptations, read in an intimate setting, with food, fellowship, and fun. On Saturday, July 23, we present ensemble member Christina Calvit's (adaptor of Pistols for Two, Cotillion, and The Talisman Ring, among many others) brand new adaptation of Georgette Heyer's Sylvester: or the Wicked Uncle.
"Don't miss the tale of Phoebe's adventures as she finds true love with the very man she flees home to avoiding marrying. The reading features numerous Lifeline ensemble members and regular guest artists, and is directed by Artistic Director Dorothy Milne."
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