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neil-gaiman · 7 months
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Dear Mr Gaiman
I went to see the audio-described performance of The Ocean at the End of the Lane this past Friday (it's a shame there's only one ad performance per theatre, I'd have loved to see it twice), and I was lucky enough to be able to take a touch tour beforehand.
I have to say, I was completely blown away by the amount of detail put into the sets, some of which I don't think even sighted people would be able to notice, like the tub of vitalite and the bag of *ugh* mighty white (Granddad worked for Mother's Pride, so mighty white was verboten) on the table or the hideous textured wallpaper on the wall below the winow.
It was absolutely clear just how much love and passion went into making the play from everyone involved, and I could hear in every word just how much the chap doing the audio description cared about conveying as much of what was happening on stage as possible.
Truly it was one of the best experiences I've ever had at the theatre
That means a lot to me. And I will pass this along to the National Theatre. Thank you!
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origami-butterfly · 9 months
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Fucking hell.
I've just seen the stage adaptation of @neil-gaiman 's Ocean at the End of the Lane and it has changed my brain chemistry. The symbolism in the lighting, the sound, the costumes, it was all amazingly thought out, the suspense was built up so well, the PRACTICAL EFFECTS!!! Adapting fantasy is always difficult, because there will be things that don't exist normally, but GODDAMN, that was amazing!!! If you can, I highly recommend going to see it, because that 2-3 ish hours felt like a spiritual experience. It has awoken emotions in me that I never knew I had.
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a-ramblinrose · 9 months
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JOMP Book Photo Challenge || June 24 || Outdoors:  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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violet-yimlat · 1 year
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I just saw The Ocean at the end of the Lane and I couldn’t stop crying for twenty minutes afterwards.
Ten out of ten. Amazing puppetry that is too beautiful for words other than “wow” and “tears”. Some parts made me weep and cry and others were very funny.
I would go see it every day if I could and if they ever make a film, it better be a recording of the play.
Watch this if you want to…
I don’t really know.
Feel emotions I guess.
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whim-prone-pirate · 1 year
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how many times does neil gaiman have to specifically refuse to Word-Of-God anything before y'all take the hint—
he is the biggest supporter of fandom that there is, his own and in the broadest of senses. "is [x] canon?" is such an easily answerable question given that he has answered it twenty five times on one tumblr account. so, to reiterate, again, on his behalf:
book canon is stated in the book. tv canon is shown on screen.
anything that neil has said about his own characters outside of that specific and clearly laid out guideline is considered his own headcanon and opinion. there is no wrong or right version of aziraphale or dream or coraline. however you have decided to personalize these characters to help you love them does not make them any less real. Your Crowley is yours, and he is just as real as Neil's Crowley.
stop worrying. genuinely. you don't have to go searching for canon in the various gaimanverses because it's all been laid out in front of you since inception. you're all fine.
in neil's own words (possibly paraphrased as i don't have the post in front of me): "your characters are safe, and no one is going to take them away from you." not even neil.
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hollyhollie · 6 months
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Reoccurring elements I've noticed in Gaiman works:
1. Guys with a friendship spanning centuries who won't admit they're friends
2. Death is a gorgeous lady
3. Hearts being pulled from the chest to symbolize something
4. Black Coat Guy
5. Sunglasses Indoors Guy (usally also Black Coat Guy)
6. Sleight of hand magic / coin tricks
7. Astronomy (personal favorite!!)
8. Hempstock women
9. Bananas
10. Triple Moon Goddess
11. Mention of a knife under a hill
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dreki · 4 months
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All of it was dreamed into existence.
Saw the Ocean at the End of the Lane stage play in London last week and instantly knew I had to draw something for it.
The entire play was truly a dream-like experience – the acting, the music, the lighting, the puppetry, the magic tricks, the dancing, the props, the costumes – all of it was absolutely magical. I don't go to theatre often but it never fails to move me.
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lifeimitatesart1998 · 11 months
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Find me on Instagram: TheBookSaviour
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plumsnhoney · 2 years
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Everyone in London please go see the play adaptation of @neil-gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane while you still can. You don’t need to have read the book (it is a great book though! You definitely should read it even if you can’t see the show)
I read the book beforehand and went to see it and was absolutely thrilled at the adaptation. The friend I saw it with has not yet read the book and she thought this play was amazing. We were both in love. The visuals, the music, the cleverness of the stage use, it was brilliant! I’ve been fortunate to see several different plays in London (as someone who does not live here permanently) and this has by far been the best and my favorite play I’ve seen.
Neil, thank you for writing such a wonderful story, and for allowing others to adapt it! 💙
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free-my-boy-grumbot · 8 months
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me every time i consume neil gaiman content trying not to send neil gaiman 20 asks about how much i love his work
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neil-gaiman · 11 months
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Hello Mr Gaiman! I just saw The Ocean At The End of The Lane in Edinburgh last night and LOVED it. Everything about it was incredible but one of my favourite parts was the music! It was so beautiful and atmospheric. Did you have any involvement in choosing a composer or anything like that?
The amazing music is by Jherek Bischoff, who is a genius and a good friend of mine -- we met when he was bass player in Amanda Palmer's band in 2012 -- and I had no idea he was involved until we were heading into the production. It was a magical sort of a bonus.
You can hear and download the music at Jherek's Bandcamp site (among other places).
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Eventually, part 3 ! You can still share your favorites who haven't made it so far.
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santacoppelia · 4 months
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I just finished reading Neverwhere, and I’m about to fall into an intertextuality rabbit hole through Neil Gaiman’s tropes, themes and phrases.
Don’t wait me up, children. This is going to take some time.
I’ll just say that I've just read about an angel living in a trendy district with antique shops and places to eat, who is named after a place, who drinks a very fancy wine… And he is a perfect bastard who loves old music. If you haven’t read or listened to Neverwhere, you don’t need any more spoilers.
No. Not a single thought in my head, really. I won’t spoil anything more. I guess that I’ll spend part of my “birthday holiday” writing this (and reading some more stuff, obviously).
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amagnificentobsession · 7 months
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Our Father who writes the tales that we so desperately love.
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Creating worlds in which we are allowed to dwell, unobserved.
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He maketh me to lie down and read. Of wonderful lands and magical skies, heliophelias, Demons and Angels, American Gods.
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Some with insouciance, others their innocence worn on their sleeves. Still others can only peek from their masks and we are blessed to see.
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By your words, we are allowed to fly. 📚 ♥️ ✨😇😈
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litandlifequotes · 12 days
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I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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