Jessie is going to win though. I do not like her but she is going to win so if you like her you can go to the show–it would be difficult for me to go anyhow as I have four kids and the youngest two are under 2—-

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I know the area and I know the house (I think) although I was never invited as a guest of Sir John.

The Blairs will further suburbanize what is still left of `Old England`.

I have two notes from Sir John despatched from that glorious home. Both are included in the appendix of my reissue of `The Marilyn Scandal`. One is dated Christmas Eve 1985 (I think- book not in front of me)

Sam has the best stage presence I feel; she seems the most comfortable on stage, followed by Rachel. I really like Rachel, but I think her softer more genuine side doesn’t come out in her performance.

Jodie was given a boring song, yet again. But to me she’s still the best. In her pitch to the Olivers she *demonstrated* her maternal side; Naimh just stood there looking out of place saying “I want to prove I have a maternal side” - no genuine maternal person would say that - their maternal instincts would shine through naturally (like Jodie). I can’t believe the Olivers chose her.

Whilst Jessie may or may not be ALW’s favourite, Naimh seems to be the panel’s favourite, followed by ‘The Isle of Sam’ (LOL) That Barry Humphries is a dirty old goat by the way! But back to Naimh - WHY do the panel keep saying she has stage presence and leading lady quality??? Madness…

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As for the others, well, we have Jodie, who when in a fight scene stopped to ask if her opponent was O.K., Niamh, who sang with the boys, looked about 12 while doing it and then was described by ALW as Motherly, {HUH?}, Jessie, who can’t dance, has bad posture, and sounds so Irish I can’t understand what she says or sings, Rachel, who isn’t bad but doesn’t seem to be consistent in her performances and Sam. Oh help—-!!!!

I think my theory that ALW wants the show to be a flop so it doesn’t take custom from HIS shows is coming true. Anyhow, I think ALW ants Jessie to win. Why else would he spout that rubbish about Nancy being Irish. He can’t have read the book–as Dickens was good at writing the way folk spoke and if Nancy had been Irish it would have been obvious—-

Unfortunately many of the voters appear to take head of ALW’s comments.

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Niamh is NOT Nancy. She is O.K. but I cannot imagine her playing Nancy. Bill Sykes would have killed her with one push–that is–if she had survived infancy—. I don’t care much for Rachel but I thought she was good tonite and I think she could play Nancy.

Ashley is much better that ALW’s rude comments would suggest. From the start he has made it plain he doesn’t like her. When she performs he sits and scowls and tonite he was so rude it made me wonder why the panel didn’t just throttle him on the spot—-that would make such GREAT TV now I think about it and the viewing figures would be enormous!!

Samantha was not so good tonite I think. However, it may have been the song rather than her. She is overall very promising. Jodie has had some boring songs to sing the last two weeks, but she can act them and I think could play Nancy, although she isn’t my favorite for the role.

I hope the general public get rid of Jessie as I am getting sick of her and tonite she was so big headed. We have had everything from her now–tears, moans and now total self-centered -ness. Maybe she isn’t Nancy but she can certainly act as she has acted a different person each week so far.

I have a feeling though that Jessie will get through this round. If she is in the bottom two ALW will save her anyhow.

Jessie-Oh dear! What an absolute disaster-cocky, out of tune, shouty. In fact it was a car crash;pure and simple. She looked awful, she danced awfully, her diction was appalling! There was absolutely nothing good about this performance and her Irishness is overpowering-Niamh and Ashley come from other parts of the UK, but they are not defined by their accents, whereas Jessie has too strong an accent.

Niamh-Apart from one vocal slip-up this was a sterling vocal performance and I enjoyed it, but is she really Nancy?? I don’t know-maybe she is, but I can’t see it. Personally I would rather listen to her than some of the others-but she is not Nancy.

Ashley-I thought this was not a good song choice, but she did it really, really well and certainly much better than Jessie. There was absolutely no justification for the Lord’s comments and they were downright rude. To me she is the best potential Nancy in the contest-not the best singer-but the best Nancy. I voted for her.

Samantha-Thought she was on top form tonight-vocally superb and a brilliant all round performance.

Jodie-Bored, bored, bored. It was boring! She sung it averagely and made a great Alicia Keys song dull-thats a real testament to her talent. She is cabaret, she would not make a good Nancy and I’m sick of her.

Rachel-After initial brilliance how the mighty have fallen-this was bland with a capital b, an absolutely average performance of a bad song…. She could even be in the bottom two again!

For me the worst two tonight were Jodie and Jessie, however if I had to predict a bottom two I would go for Rachel and Niamh and who knows who Andrew would pick after his comments tonight, I would reckon upon Niamh being sent home. I think Ashley should be safe after those disgraceful comments!

Rachel made a mess of her song and I have perfect pitch–so both her and Jodie made my ears hurt. Jodie is good though and I think could play the role. Samantha is my favorite, although to be honest NONE of the girls seem to me to have what it takes to be a really outstanding Nancy. They could probably all do well in some role–but Nancy–no–

However, one of them must get the part so I go for Jodie as she is the most suitable although not my favorite. When voting I try to think who could play the role–so I don’t always vote for my favorite person—because you have to think of the part they have to play—.

Jon (http://colouredlights.wordpress.com)

Firstly, the format boggles me -

Why has the casting vote been given to someone who has no involvement with the show? I can’t imagine a producer/director relinquishing the casting of a major part to someone indifferent. I find ALW very creepy; he makes me think of a child molester. He always seems to be available when an over-emotional Nancy candidate has an urge to hurl herself into someone’s arms. He sits on that throne like a malevolent toad.

At first I thought DVO had been put on the panel as a bit of fluff; but her comments are very intelligent and insightful – she definitely knows what she’s talking about. Whereas “Captain Jack” just makes a lot of noise.

I find the format quite repetitive; there is far more to playing a leading lady than singing pop songs. All the girls have obviously got fantastic voices, or else they wouldn’t have got this far. I feel they need to be tested more on their acting outside of the songs, and more needs to be said about how they actually move on stage. I would have liked to have seen the show focus on the ‘pub challenge’, and for the voting to have been given based on their individual performances. Even at this late stage we don’t know how good the girls’ cockney accents are!

I would also like to see more interaction with the Olivers. It surprises me that we have not yet seen a Nancy and an Oliver give a joint performance. You could have the perfect Nancy and the perfect Oliver but if they don’t work well together then the show suffers. Next week I think all the girls should get a chance to perform with the boys.

I did feel that Samantha had an unfair advantage this week, as she was given dance moves to add an extra dimension to her performance. She did very well, but I would have liked to have seen how all 7 coped with choreographed movement.

My favourite is Jodie (although I doubt she’ll win). She has vocal strength, energy and depth. She can be tough or vulnerable – I could see her throwing a grown man out of a bar, and I could see her sitting down and weeping. She is feisty, but also fun.

Here’s my thoughts on the others:

Rachael – Shouts too much. No element of fun or optimism. Oliver! would be pretty grim if she were cast.
Naimh – What is she still doing here???? Beautiful voice, but no character. Boring to watch.
Jessie – A strong contender for me.
Ashley – At first I thought she had potential and I wanted her to do well, but she is lacking something.
Samantha – Not really seen much acting from her, apart from doing sexy moves. Perhaps she could be a stripper or something…