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Post by n1david on Jun 7, 2023 23:24:35 GMT
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Post by teamyali on Jun 8, 2023 4:02:07 GMT
One-person plays are becoming more popular these days…Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine, Dame Maureen Lipman in Rose, Lenny Henry in August in England, and now Andrew Scott is back on stage for Vanya!
Which other classics could be reimagined as a one-person play?
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Post by Jan on Jun 8, 2023 6:23:49 GMT
This sort of one-man show - the various times it has been done with Macbeth, Eddie Izzard's threatened Hamlet etc. - always have a faint air of vanity projects hanging over them.
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Post by drmaplewood on Jun 8, 2023 6:44:50 GMT
Oh Andrew I do like you but... no. 7pm starts suggest it won't be a short one either.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jun 8, 2023 7:06:45 GMT
One-person plays are becoming more popular these days…Jodie Comer in Prima Facie, Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine, Dame Maureen Lipman in Rose, Lenny Henry in August in England, and now Andrew Scott is back on stage for Vanya! Which other classics could be reimagined as a one-person play? Economics are probably appealing to producers too. As long as you have a lead star who is reliable. |
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Post by vdcni on Jun 8, 2023 7:08:16 GMT
Not overwhelmed with enthusiasm but some friends of mine are big fans so might try the Richmond run. I didn't notice any indication when tickets would go on sale?
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Post by l0islane on Jun 8, 2023 7:29:08 GMT
Not overwhelmed with enthusiasm but some friends of mine are big fans so might try the Richmond run. I didn't notice any indication when tickets would go on sale? Whatsonstage say tickets go onsale tomorrow with an atg members presale today but I can't find any mention of the show on the atg site, can anyone else? The official website is pretty basic: vanyaonstage.com/ |
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Post by zahidf on Jun 8, 2023 7:54:08 GMT
there will be an exclusive performance for under 30s with tickets at £10 &
a limited number of £30 tickets will be available via a weekly lottery
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Post by A.Ham on Jun 8, 2023 8:00:14 GMT
And there’s even an ATG member presale - well I never!
Probably not one for me but I know Mr Scott is very popular so I hope this does well.
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Post by nottobe on Jun 8, 2023 8:03:39 GMT
I do like Andrew Scott but I watched the BBC broadcast of Uncle Vanya with Toby Jones and thought the play to be so overrated and quite dull, so don't think I'll be seeing this. And the 7pm start suggests it could be a long one.
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Post by l0islane on Jun 8, 2023 8:05:23 GMT
And there’s even an ATG member presale - well I never! Probably not one for me but I know Mr Scott is very popular so I hope this does well. I'm an ATG member but I never receive their presale alerts, if this goes on presale could someone please post here so I know to try and grab some tickets? Thanks |
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Post by jampot on Jun 8, 2023 8:12:49 GMT
And there’s even an ATG member presale - well I never! Probably not one for me but I know Mr Scott is very popular so I hope this does well. I'm an ATG member but I never receive their presale alerts, if this goes on presale could someone please post here so I know to try and grab some tickets? Thanks its on sale now! |
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Post by zahidf on Jun 8, 2023 8:13:39 GMT
If anyone can let me know London prices please, would be appreciated. Though I imagine I'll be trying for the lottery
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Post by jampot on Jun 8, 2023 8:21:08 GMT
If anyone can let me know London prices please, would be appreciated. Though I imagine I'll be trying for the lottery expensive..87.50 to 125 for decent stalls tickets..45 back row..65 for the 2 in front |
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Post by l0islane on Jun 8, 2023 8:27:02 GMT
I'm an ATG member but I never receive their presale alerts, if this goes on presale could someone please post here so I know to try and grab some tickets? Thanks its on sale now! Thank you, I got some! £45 for front row in Richmond seems like a bit of a bargain. |
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Post by Steve on Jun 8, 2023 8:30:33 GMT
£87.50 is the top non-premium price at both Richmond Theatre and Duke of York Theatre, but it's massively hollowed out by the premium seats at the Duke of York Theatre, whereas Richmond only has minimal premium carve-outs.
Best deal is front two rows of Richmond, which are marked restricted view, but cost a more reasonable £45. For £45 at the Duke of York, you only get Row U of the Stalls.
Row C at Wimbledon is £65, as are all Rows N - S. For £65 at the Duke of York, you only get Rows S and T of the Stalls.
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Post by l0islane on Jun 8, 2023 8:45:35 GMT
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Post by rumbledoll on Jun 8, 2023 11:43:46 GMT
Do we know when exactly tickets go on sale tomorrow?
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Post by l0islane on Jun 8, 2023 11:49:47 GMT
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Post by solotheatregoer on Jun 8, 2023 12:17:12 GMT
It's going to be an expensive autumn for me! Looking forward to this but unfortunately it means I will have to forgo A Mirror (hoping that transfers from Almeida at some point). Will try and group Vanya with Lyonesse and Sunset Boulevard.
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Post by clarefh on Jun 8, 2023 12:27:57 GMT
Hmmm - can’t decide about this. Could be interesting I guess ( and I have a soft spot for Richmond theatre).
Have to be honest I’m not a particular fan of one man plays - particularly ones that are adapted. I’ve not often seen one that I thought was better for being a solo performance. And several that have shades into unintentionally comic…
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Post by theatremiss on Jun 8, 2023 15:02:08 GMT
It’s Andrew Scott…….take my money. Oh they have, I’ve booked twice
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Post by mistressjojo on Jun 9, 2023 8:01:44 GMT
Now on General sale. Opening night sold out but lots of availability otherwise. And another surprisingly quick & easy booking experience. In and out in under 10 minutes. What is happening???  |
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Post by A.Ham on Jun 9, 2023 8:46:11 GMT
Now on General sale. Opening night sold out but lots of availability otherwise. And another surprisingly quick & easy booking experience. In and out in under 10 minutes. What is happening??? Well done! Here’s hoping we all find it just as easy for Sunset next week! |
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Post by frauleinsallybowles on Jun 9, 2023 9:02:58 GMT
Are they doing previews for this / is press night opening night?
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Post by Marwood on Jun 9, 2023 12:12:16 GMT
I have booked front row Upper Circle for one of the nights at the Duke of York in October, not tempted to go the whole hog and pay a small fortune for stalls.
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 9, 2023 16:12:00 GMT
Well, the lad doesn't lack confidence .. Initially, I did wonder if this might tread on Tom Littler's feet but not the case.
I don't much care for monologues -inc. Scott's Sea Wall at the Old Vic - but, obv., curious to know what he plans to do here in, presumably, a solo-but-not-monologue-performance-piece. Interesting.
It surely isn't going to be some anti-Putin platform: please don't ar$e around with Chekhov
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Post by theoracle on Jun 9, 2023 23:12:37 GMT
Sorry but £125 for a one man show just isn’t justifiable. Andrew Scott is amazing and will be brilliant in this but this surely can’t be right. Also it’s Simon Stone adapting this.. hesitant to book as I thought Phaedra was highly questionable earlier this year.
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Post by sph on Jun 10, 2023 0:59:21 GMT
So... having never seen one of these types of shows, how does it work. Do they actually play every character in the play? Jumping between voices/mannerisms etc?
I've seen one-person shows, but only when they were written to be for one person. If it's clearly supposed to be a number of characters played by a full cast like Macbeth for example I think I'd find myself just sitting there wishing I was watching a full production.
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Post by Jan on Jun 10, 2023 7:16:05 GMT
Sorry but £125 for a one man show just isn’t justifiable. Andrew Scott is amazing and will be brilliant in this but this surely can’t be right. Also it’s Simon Stone adapting this.. hesitant to book as I thought Phaedra was highly questionable earlier this year. It’s Simon Stephens. I saw his adaptations of Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters and they were unobjectionable. |
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