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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:36:24 GMT
So...this is a NEW production by the Young Vic but it's going straight to the West End?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:39:40 GMT
sh*tty Miller
I wouldn't get that excited
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:42:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 23:43:14 GMT
What horrible tattoos
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Post by callum on Feb 23, 2017 23:58:38 GMT
Oof! Hopefully a longer run!
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 24, 2017 0:01:14 GMT
You aren't moonlighting for Tattoo Fixers?
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Post by Jon on Feb 24, 2017 0:05:45 GMT
So...this is a NEW production by the Young Vic but it's going straight to the West End? The Old Vic and Donmar have had productions that have debuted in the West End so it's not a new thing.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 0:18:23 GMT
Sienna miller was laughable
In As You Like It
And stiff and rigid in Flare Path
She is simply a poor actress
Inferior to peers like Gemma Arterton and Sheridan Smith
Who do have talent
And a whole generation of real actors like Phoebe Fox Vanessa Kirby Jessica Raine
Why have they cast her?
She is hardly a draw
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 24, 2017 0:22:54 GMT
So the Daily Mail can talk about her stage door outfits every night?
I think you're being a bit harsh. She was great in Factory Girl and I think she just needs a big role like this to show what she's capable of.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 0:24:46 GMT
So the Daily Mail can talk about her stage door outfits every night? I think you're being a bit harsh. She was great in Factory Girl and I think she just needs a big role like this to show what she's capable of. She is a second rate actress Factory girl is a film Her stage appearances have hardly been Yerma Billie Piper worthy
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Post by lonlad on Feb 24, 2017 0:26:50 GMT
LOL re the Mail. Interesting casting - she may surprise us temperamentally and emotionally if she can muster the breath control needed for that marathon first act, which is a killer. O'Connell an intriguing choice as well. Let's see who they get to play Big Daddy .....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 0:28:11 GMT
LOL re the Mail. Interesting casting - she may surprise us temperamentally and emotionally if she can muster the breath control needed for that marathon first act, which is a killer. O'Connell an intriguing choice as well. Let's see who they get to play Big Daddy ..... I saw her Sally Bowles NOT good I can't see her doing any better here
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 0:57:30 GMT
As You Like It's director David Lan, artistic director of the Young Vic, defended Miller's performances, then and now. "She's a really good actor who gave a good performance in our show," said Lan. "I didn't see her show in New York but she is a terrific stage actor with a real sense of comedy and timing. For an actor that is more important than anything else."
He also believes Miller has developed her abilities. "It sounds to me like she has grown and matured over the years," he continued.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 1:04:37 GMT
Remember when the star of “Cabaret” was whoever played the role of Kit Kat Klub chanteuse Sally Bowles? Well, it isn’t this time. It’s Alan Cumming’s Emcee who owns the show — because Sienna Miller’s Sally barely registers.
The New York Times' Ben Brantley began his review saying that he "was rooting" for Sienna Miller, whom he considers to be a "game and gusty kind of gal." But the reviewer concluded that the actress "looks smug at first, then saucy, then distinctly uncomfortable and finally a bit frightened." He added that on paper, Miller wasn't a bad choice for the play's heroine but that ultimately, her "grasp never seems firm" on the role.
Well, let's put it this way - I once saw a 13-year-old girl give a subtler and more captivating performance as Celia in a school play. Limited to roughly two gestures, facial expressions, and tones of voice, wooden Ms Miller has repeatedly to resort to the amateur's tactic - ie, when in doubt, shout and exaggerate.
The Daily Telegraph's Charles Spencer said: 'Sienna Miller is easy on the eye as Rosalind's 'pretty little cousin' Celia, and if she were in a girls' school show, rather than the West End, you would think her well above average.'
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 1:12:19 GMT
So now we see why she has been cast at least
David Lan loves her
😂😂😂
I for one can't wait for a massive great f*** up From her
No way has she got the acting heft for Williams
Not in million years
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Post by wickedgrin on Feb 24, 2017 1:20:18 GMT
Disappointing casting. She was dreadful in Flare Path.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 1:23:12 GMT
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Post by mallardo on Feb 24, 2017 7:21:24 GMT
LOVE Sienna Miller. HATE Benedict Andrews.
Dilemma.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 9:50:14 GMT
Love 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' but Sienna Miller is just so bland. If she was stood in the middle of a room painted entirely beige she still wouldn't stand out.
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Post by duncan on Feb 24, 2017 9:53:28 GMT
I thought Sienna was fine in Flare Path giving a very nuanced performance that was maybe lost on those who don't appreciate subtlety.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:01:10 GMT
I do like a Tennessee Williams, but I do hate the Apollo. Neither actor is particularly a draw or a turn-off for me. I guess it'll depend where these £20 seats actually are whether I book for it or not.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:01:37 GMT
There was a great interview recently with Sienna, where she said that her life choices in her 20s impacted her career and she regrets that- it was honest and interesting where she basically said she got carried away having a good time. And who wouldn't have been tempted? on the arm of Jude Law (and after). Personally I'm not letting tabloid stories impact my opinion of her until I've seen her in something. I love Cat...and I'm intrigued to see her.
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Post by avenueqresident on Feb 24, 2017 10:06:11 GMT
Young Vic friends can book now on the YV website. On general sale from 12:00pm
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 24, 2017 10:26:21 GMT
Predicted this model from the YV ages ago. Celeb driven west end money makers rather than its raison d'etre of accessible, high quality drama in its own home. Lan craves celebrity.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:29:14 GMT
Nimax can just book now. Expensive, I felt. Gulped and paid up for the "nothing in front" seat X6 in the back row of the stalls as I'm limited on dates - but £47?! Dear TM Can you offer your advice please? How is the upper (grand circle) at this venue? I am booking for my sister and don't want to be scolded I recall the balcony is not used here anymore but are you able to advise if it was being utilised for All My Sons I have a vague recollection of looking up there and being scared from vertigo But am not 100% sure if it was actually the balcony or if in fact the upper (grand) circle was the level I am recalling Thanks for your time!
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 24, 2017 10:35:03 GMT
On the Nimax site the only £20 tickets are at the back or restricted view in the upper circle. Nothing in the stalls or dress circle under £57 (presume £47 was in previews).
So I think I can live without this one unless some offers turn up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:38:10 GMT
On the Nimax site the only £20 tickets are at the back or restricted view in the upper circle. Nothing in the stalls or dress circle under £57 (presume £47 was in previews). So I think I can live without this one unless some offers turn up. They are hoping people will pay high prices Based on Sienna Miller Based on her previous amazing stage roles?!! On the other hand the YV is SO cheap We have been spoilt They haven't increased at least their bottom ticket prices for ages I think I have been in the front row for every main house show for £10 for best part of a decade So I dont begrudge the WE venture so much But they could have cast a better actor
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:47:41 GMT
Hey Parsley, the balcony would have been use for All My Sons (assuming they sold enough tickets per performance), as it was only since the Curious Incident of... well, the Ceiling in the Early-Evening-Time that they've closed it off. No loss, the balcony was tremendously high up, plagued with bars, and dreadfully uncomfortable. For the upper circle and dress circle, I absolutely cannot recommend the sides, AT ALL. Not just the outermost few seats either, I would categorically aim for the middle third of the seats and avoid like the plague the outer third on each side. Once the circles start to bend, the view starts to be awfully impeded. I can't speak with confidence for the visibility with regards to height of the upper circle or the rake of the seats as it's been a long time since I've been up there, and it obviously does depend on the staging or whether you get tall/inconsiderate people in front of you, but keeping central is the main thing to bear in mind I reckon.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:52:28 GMT
Thanks TM and Bae for quick replies
The balcony is awful at Apollo in that case
I am not surprised they closed it!!
I booked her the middle of upper (grand) circle in the end Centre of row D
She is 6ft so won't have issues seeing over heads although may get squashed legs!
It's not a must see
There is too much potential for a major f*** up here
I think £35 is fine
If it's amazing it will end up being a bargain
Have a nice weekend!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:53:01 GMT
Sienna aside, there is something filthily foxy about Jack O'Connell though . . .
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