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Post by wiggymess on Jan 28, 2017 22:56:05 GMT
Saw preview of this tonight and really liked it. A lot.
Anyone else going?
The seating arrangement is literally all over the place. A long strip with the stage in the middle and the audience seated either side on chairs, stools, chests of drawers with pillows on etc etc.
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Post by drmaplewood on Jan 29, 2017 14:56:13 GMT
Going this week, any recommendations on where to sit?
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jan 29, 2017 15:02:11 GMT
Going this week, any recommendations on where to sit? Please don't recommend anything. Choosing where to sit when you enter and see the options should be part of the experience of the show. |
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Post by wiggymess on Jan 29, 2017 16:26:25 GMT
I would suggest getting there in plenty of time as some seats are comfier than others, that's all I'll say
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 21:22:46 GMT
It's a long thin space and the performers move around a lot, so sometimes they'll be miles away and sometimes they'll be super close. Personally I reckon you could do worse than the middle, but if that fills up before you get in, turn right and sit in the half of the room with the fridge in it, not the left half with the armchair. Other than that, make your own choice, and accept it's not going to be perfect wherever you sit.  |
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Post by wiggymess on Jan 31, 2017 12:41:22 GMT
It's a long thin space and the performers move around a lot, so sometimes they'll be miles away and sometimes they'll be super close. Personally I reckon you could do worse than the middle, but if that fills up before you get in, turn right and sit in the half of the room with the fridge in it, not the left half with the armchair. Other than that, make your own choice, and accept it's not going to be perfect wherever you sit. What did you think of it Baemax? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2017 13:30:23 GMT
As a massive Philip Ridley fan, I predominantly loved it and thought the performances were excellent. Also I totally forgot Jamie Lloyd was the director, which is absolutely a positive in this context. It is a particularly peculiar piece though, and while I did get a little too much enjoyment out of the facial expressions of some of the younger audience members around me, I did also wonder what exactly it was about the first time I saw it (at the Arcola) that didn't discourage me from ever going back for more Ridley.  |
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Post by wiggymess on Jan 31, 2017 13:58:40 GMT
As a massive Philip Ridley fan, I predominantly loved it and thought the performances were excellent. Also I totally forgot Jamie Lloyd was the director, which is absolutely a positive in this context. It is a particularly peculiar piece though, and while I did get a little too much enjoyment out of the facial expressions of some of the younger audience members around me, I did also wonder what exactly it was about the first time I saw it (at the Arcola) that didn't discourage me from ever going back for more Ridley. Agreed, I thought the performances were great all round. Tom Rhys Harries in particular I think. |
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Post by drmaplewood on Feb 1, 2017 22:40:44 GMT
This is Tom Rhys Harries' show for sure - he is fantastic and impossible to take your eyes off. I was a little disappointed with Hayley Squires. Having been so impressed with her in I Daniel Blake, I felt she was somewhat miscast here. But it's a great production and I enjoyed it more than the Acola production which to my alarm was 5 (!) years ago.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 6, 2017 19:37:30 GMT
I saw this on Saturday and really enjoyed it, despite being Philip Ridley Agnostic.* It's a thrilling staging, very in-yer-face, up close and personal, great performances and minimal special effects - petty well all of it came from the actors themselves. Tom Rhys Harries in his glorious jacket has got a lot of attention, but the rest of the cast are also excellent (George Blagden much more intense/energetic here than in Versailles!) Please don't recommend anything. Choosing where to sit when you enter and see the options should be part of the experience of the show. In this production, I think (as mentioned above) central is probably better - Hayley Squires' character at the far end spends half the performance in a drugged sleep and given the very slim, catwalk nature of the long traverse 'stage' I'm not sure how much of the action you'd see from that end. The seating is on random bits of furniture - I sat on a wooden box with my coat as a cushion and the action was so engaging I didn't notice discomfort (with the pockmarked walls, busy-patterned-carpeted floor and bric-a-brac the set/seating reminded me of a less pleasant, slightly whiffy version of the lovely Printroom / Coronet bar.) (*my onetime flatmate adored his work - we once fell out over a film because I hated the way Ridley used attention-seeking scenes of animal cruelty, which he also does in this. Apparently Ridley was in, and I wish I'd known because I'd like to have discussed it with him!) |
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