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Post by lynette on Apr 19, 2017 12:40:19 GMT
Just booked this. Amusing moment when the very green clerk asked me to spell the name of the play so he could look it up on the system. So not a play about Elizabethan music making then.
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Post by Jan on Apr 19, 2017 13:38:42 GMT
How about the Gyles Brandreth Hamlet ? Giving it a miss ?
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Post by lynette on Apr 19, 2017 16:06:59 GMT
How about the Gyles Brandreth Hamlet ? Giving it a miss ? I am intrigued but the dates don't work out for me. Do you think it will be interesting or gimmicky? |
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Post by martin1965 on Apr 19, 2017 17:37:39 GMT
There is a third option😄
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 18:08:06 GMT
Dignitas?
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Post by showgirl on Apr 20, 2017 4:33:00 GMT
Or the nuclear option? Actually years since I've seen this so I may give it a whirl, depending on the reviews.
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Post by nick on May 18, 2017 14:37:23 GMT
I've just booked for this too. I've never been to the Park. It looks tiny.
Also very interested that the BFI are having an Orton season in August. IMO his TV plays are his best work. Sheila Hancock and Edward Woodward in Entertaining Mr Sloane are pretty stunning - Sorry Beryl Reid didn't do it for me.
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Post by lynette on May 18, 2017 19:43:38 GMT
Nice theatre, nice bar etc but be warned, last time I was there a guy was 'on his phone' checking out people's bags and saw I spotted him and then vamoosed. I told the foh.
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Post by nick on May 19, 2017 10:43:24 GMT
Nice theatre, nice bar etc but be warned, last time I was there a guy was 'on his phone' checking out people's bags and saw I spotted him and then vamoosed. I told the foh. I always want to carry a bag with something disgustingly squishy in, just in case. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 10:41:41 GMT
Don't know if anyone's mentioned casting for this one. Sinead Matthews and her squeaky voice will be joining Calvin Demba and Sam Frenchum for 'Loot':
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Post by n1david on Aug 7, 2017 17:52:07 GMT
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Post by nick on Aug 20, 2017 13:35:48 GMT
I've just been to see this. It's a good production. Some shakiness with lines (it being a preview) but nothing major. Well directed giving clarity and bringing out the humour. Some proper bad languag - the 'F' word and a must if you like old dead lady nudity which is refreshing from other productions of Orton I've seen that have often been a little coy about the awfulness of the subject matter.
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 23, 2017 9:35:50 GMT
Tried to book for this online and the website would not let me book the seat I wanted that was available - "an error has occurred, please phone the box office". This I did and was told that the seats that were available online should not have been as they were reserved for the promoter and should have been greyed out. So tried to book and failed - really life is too short for this. My first visit to this theatre is not happening. I will see something else!
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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 23, 2017 9:52:14 GMT
Tried to book for this online and the website would not let me book the seat I wanted that was available - "an error has occurred, please phone the box office". This I did and was told that the seats that were available online should not have been as they were reserved for the promoter and should have been greyed out. So tried to book and failed - really life is too short for this. My first visit to this theatre is not happening. I will see something else! Life's too short for 1000 posts on Theatreboard too. Hahahahahahahahha. Joke |
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Post by wickedgrin on Aug 23, 2017 10:23:59 GMT
Hadn't even noticed my 1000th posting! Trust me for it to be a whinge!!!! Life is indeed too short for 1000's of postings! Note to self - must get a life!!!!
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Post by mallardo on Aug 24, 2017 17:16:30 GMT
Saw this today. A good production that relies perhaps too much on the shock value of treating a dead woman's body as a prop. The director goes to great lengths in the programme to argue that Joe Orton's play is not JUST a farce - but it is just a farce. And a funny one. Whatever dark ideas lurk beneath the surface are obscured by the generalized silliness of its characters and plot. Still, a fun two hours and a very nice deadpan comic performance by the delectable Sinead Matthews.
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Post by showgirl on Aug 24, 2017 18:13:48 GMT
I'd have booked for this but for Sinead Matthews. so as comments/reviews are mainly good, can anyone please advise me how large her role is? I know who she plays but can't recall much about the part. I had sworn never again to see anything else with her in the cast, but productions of Loot are so rare...
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Post by showgirl on Aug 24, 2017 18:23:14 GMT
See, I feel exactly the opposite and then some, but although it's evidently OK to make positive personal remarks about actors, I know we aren't to post the other type. Hence I can't say why she infuriates me, simply that she does.
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Post by mallardo on Aug 25, 2017 9:35:17 GMT
Showgirl, Ms Matthews is one of the leads so if you're immune to her charms I'd say give it a pass.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 18:52:03 GMT
Rather upsetting drama at Loot tonight - auditorium cleared after actor collapsed on stage. Hope he's ok.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Sept 1, 2017 19:57:29 GMT
Which actor was it? Did the show restart?
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 1, 2017 20:36:29 GMT
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Post by n1david on Sept 1, 2017 21:38:04 GMT
Yes, it was Sam French who plays Harry. About 10 minutes in he turned to the audience and said he wasn't feeling well, and then fainted. We were taken out the auditorium and had about a 35 minute show stop. I think most audience members were surprised that the show continued, but to his credit his performance after the break was flawless, and he delivered on the physical and verbal comedy.
I thought the show was great, but did undoubtably lose some audience momentum with the long stop. I'm just very pleased that we did end up seeing the full show, and I thought he gave a great performance.
Oh, and this meant I met fellow theatreboarder Abby, so not all was bad.
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Post by lynette on Sept 2, 2017 22:16:32 GMT
All well for this evening's performance. I really enjoyed this. We guessed the parts that had been censored, not difficult. Orton was v close to the mark wasn't he? He would not have been surprised at the goings on on today. So cleverly written makes you wonder what he would have gone on to write. I find it interesting that he and Pinter had this wonderful patter style of absurdity.
The corpse brilliantly played.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 10:40:05 GMT
Thought this was great in a grisly surreal way - one of those plays that lingers. Excellent performances all round and very impressive that Sam Frenchum carried on after fainting - you couldn't tell anything was wrong. Honestly, you've got to give actors credit, I don't know many other jobs where that wouldn't be an excuse for a day off. At the time Truscott felt like he was being played a bit over the top but on consideration I don't know how else you'd do it - it's a grotesque character and I guess you just have to go for it.
And great to meet N1David as well!
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Post by lynette on Sept 4, 2017 13:09:15 GMT
Yes ok, an Oscar Wilde season but let's have an Orton season. We can then have a debate about which writer has influenced development of British drama more, can't we?
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 6, 2017 0:43:14 GMT
Yes, it was Sam French who plays Harry. About 10 minutes in he turned to the audience and said he wasn't feeling well, and then fainted. We were taken out the auditorium and had about a 35 minute show stop. I think most audience members were surprised that the show continued, but to his credit his performance after the break was flawless, and he delivered on the physical and verbal comedy. I thought the show was great, but did undoubtably lose some audience momentum with the long stop. I'm just very pleased that we did end up seeing the full show, and I thought he gave a great performance. Oh, and this meant I met fellow theatreboarder Abby, so not all was bad. I happened to be at that performance and was also surprised the show went on, especially as no understudy was lifted, but conversely Sam French who proved to be a tropper was wrong to go back on, he should have been checked out by a doctor in a medical premises first, he collapsed for a reason. The play was mildly amusing, however I am not keen on farce, but saying that it has sold very well and Joe Orton is a prominent playwright, so easily could transfer to the West End. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2017 17:40:07 GMT
Well. I just loved this. I thought it was hilarious. Dark, filthy, funny and farcical.
Fabulous cast who all play it in rather a stylised way that works with the absurdity of the piece. Special mention to the foxy Sam Frenchum and Sinead Matthews who I've never been fond of previously but I thought she was sensational here. Sexy and fabulously funny, if the Park Theatre was eligible I'd be delighted with an Olivier nomination.
The corpse almost stole the show.
Go see it. Oh no, you can't.
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Post by dani on Sept 24, 2017 17:46:51 GMT
I am sorry I didn't get around to seeing this. I suppose it may make a return or possibly even transfer, but perhaps that's only wishful thinking.
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Post by showgirl on Sept 25, 2017 4:44:01 GMT
Given how well it sold and how long since the last revival, I'd've thought it promising for a transfer. When I saw it recently, I was amazed how familiar most of the lines were, but whether that's because they are just very memorable or for some other (unknown) reason I have no idea. I don't usually even remember everything I've seen after a year or so, let alone the content! Plus I agree that Sinead Matthews was good in this; I think the Irish accent helped disguise her usual rasping and squeaking.
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