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Post by n1david on Nov 6, 2017 14:19:44 GMT
Well done them. The NT platform has just been released as a podcast and worth a listen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 14:25:59 GMT
So this will be a new beginning for the Ambassadors then?
In honour of the occasion, one of the greatest pop groups ever. Yes. Ever.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 6, 2017 14:32:46 GMT
Believe it or not, @ryan, I actually agree with you. Vastly underrated. (Though I did once encounter Cheryl in TK Maxx and was less than impressed with her behaviour.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 14:39:00 GMT
Believe it or not, @ryan , I actually agree with you. Vastly underrated. (Though I did once encounter Cheryl in TK Maxx and was less than impressed with her behaviour.) Well yes. I met her once too and she wasn't what you'd call particularly friendly. Some people get so touchy when the automatic toilet door on trains open unexpectedly don't they?
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Post by Rory on Nov 6, 2017 16:08:21 GMT
First new show at the Ambassadors in over a decade as well! HURRAH!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 16:09:38 GMT
First new show at the Ambassadors in over a decade as well! It has been the venue of choice for the NYT for a few years and, in the last 5, was home to the brilliant 'Oliver Reed - Wild Thing' and the embarrassingly bad 'Confessions of Gordon Brown'.
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Post by peelee on Nov 6, 2017 16:35:52 GMT
I don't think I've seen anything at the Ambassadors, but with seating for 444, according to Wikipedia, it seems like an intimate-enough theatre to stage Beginning successfully. I enthused here after seeing it on press night and am glad that its run at the Dorfman and presumably level of ticket-demand there has encouraged this proposed move after its National run to the just as accessible West End. Well done to everyone involved.
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Post by Jon on Nov 6, 2017 16:44:12 GMT
I don't think I've seen anything at the Ambassadors, but with seating for 444, according to Wikipedia, it seems like an intimate-enough theatre to stage Beginning successfully. I enthused here after seeing it on press night and am glad that its run at the Dorfman and presumably level of ticket-demand there has encouraged this proposed move after its National run to the just as accessible West End. Well done to everyone involved. The Sondheim Theatre which is what the Ambassadors will become, is aimed at transferring shows from places like the Young Vic, Dorfman etc Likewise Nimax's new theatre.
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Post by stefy69 on Nov 7, 2017 6:54:49 GMT
First new show at the Ambassadors in over a decade as well! Yes can't wait to go back top the Ambassadors, trying to remember the last time I was there and I think it was a revival of Abigail's Party starring Elizabeth Berrington as Beverley.
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Post by dani on Nov 7, 2017 8:59:22 GMT
Off topic, but I remember seeing Ed Stoppard's Hamlet at this venue, although I think it was called the New Ambassadors then. That was the last time I was there.
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Post by Mark on Nov 7, 2017 10:31:00 GMT
Just booked a "flip" stalls seat for today, £15 seat J1... not so fussed on the comfort side so seemed better view than the few remaining side seats.
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Post by Mark on Nov 7, 2017 17:07:45 GMT
Absolutely loved this today. It's well written and the performances are spot on. Glad it is going to have a further life at the Ambassadors where I can see it doing good business as word of mouth gets around.
As others have mentioned it all came to life in the second half after the big confession.
Flip seats an absolute bargain at £15. Full view of the stage with the seats next to them paying £40 a piece. I didn't feel uncomfortable to be honest, although they are a bit squeaky when you shuffle about!
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 7, 2017 20:50:52 GMT
I don't think I've seen anything at the Ambassadors, but with seating for 444, according to Wikipedia, it seems like an intimate-enough theatre to stage Beginning successfully. I enthused here after seeing it on press night and am glad that its run at the Dorfman and presumably level of ticket-demand there has encouraged this proposed move after its National run to the just as accessible West End. Well done to everyone involved. The Sondheim Theatre which is what the Ambassadors will become, is aimed at transferring shows from places like the Young Vic, Dorfman etc Likewise Nimax's new theatre. Does anyone know when the new Sondheim is going to open and who will be in charge etc? And what and where is the new Nimax theatre?
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Post by n1david on Nov 7, 2017 20:54:04 GMT
The Sondheim Theatre which is what the Ambassadors will become, is aimed at transferring shows from places like the Young Vic, Dorfman etc Likewise Nimax's new theatre. Does anyone know when the new Sondheim is going to open and who will be in charge etc? And what and where is the new Nimax theatre? The Nimax theatre is the nominal replacement for the Astoria, and will be a new-build space in the commercial development at the top of Charing Cross Road, near TCR tube station. Flexible space, opening apparently in 2020. Good summary of new theatres here: www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/new-theatres-opening-in-london-bridge-sondheim-nimax_43372.html
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Post by bramble on Nov 8, 2017 12:08:37 GMT
A beautiful play Beautifully written performed and directed Well worth a look.
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Post by lynette on Nov 8, 2017 17:56:10 GMT
Thanks for the link n1david. V interesting new places. I love the idea of the Curtain Theatre.
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Post by Jon on Nov 8, 2017 18:47:06 GMT
The Sondheim will be owned and operated by Delmac. 2019 / 2020 opening I'd guess, depending when they clear planning permission and how construction goes. I wonder if Stomp closing and this short run of Beginning is a precusor to the development starting sometime next year. I know Sir Stephen said that if the planning permission didn't go through, he would retain the theatre and Stomp would still run. It's fantastic that we're getting two new flexible theatres within the next 3-4 years.
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Post by Xanderl on Nov 17, 2017 10:24:15 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Nov 17, 2017 10:43:14 GMT
Just caved and booked to see this in Jan - from one of the £18 seats at the back of the circle.
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Post by Xanderl on Nov 17, 2017 10:44:32 GMT
Those seats at the back of the circle and stalls don't look great from theatremonkey - can anyone comment on the view?
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Post by Honoured Guest on Nov 21, 2017 11:16:41 GMT
And the National has lots of toilets.
EDIT: And a car park.
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Post by Rukaya on Jan 16, 2018 17:56:21 GMT
For Entry Pass users, some tickets have appeared for a few dates over the next couple of weeks, just managed to buy one and looking forward to seeing this!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 10:28:51 GMT
Well. I thought it was smashing. Olivier nominations for Justine Mitchell and Sam Troughton too please. Very funny and incredibly touching, there were laughs and tears, tears and laughs and so on and so forth. I'd never particularly warmed to her before but I though Justine Mitchell was marvellous and I'll even forgive her the dreadful lamé skirt but I thought Sam Troughton was sensational, a real delight of a performance of a lonely man almost always on the edge of tears. When he talked about his heart breaking, you could very well believe it.I have to say though, I don't think I'd have eaten that fish finger sandwich. It wasn't in the oven for very long. And I hope that . . . {Oooh, what does the spoiler say?} . . . they were happy in the end.
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Post by stefy69 on Jan 23, 2018 6:56:46 GMT
Well. I thought it was smashing. Olivier nominations for Justine Mitchell and Sam Troughton too please. Very funny and incredibly touching, there were laughs and tears, tears and laughs and so on and so forth. I'd never particularly warmed to her before but I though Justine Mitchell was marvellous and I'll even forgive her the dreadful lamé skirt but I thought Sam Troughton was sensational, a real delight of a performance of a lonely man almost always on the edge of tears. When he talked about his heart breaking, you could very well believe it.I have to say though, I don't think I'd have eaten that fish finger sandwich. It wasn't in the oven for very long. And I hope that . . . {Oooh, what does the spoiler say?} . . . they were happy in the end. Think you have just sold this one to me Ryan !
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Post by emilytemple on Jan 25, 2018 19:34:14 GMT
how it looks days seats at this theatre I am curious about play (review are good) , however on the date I am interested/ can go tickets are bit expensive for me know. and I thinking about try with DA but never done this .
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Post by drmaplewood on Jan 26, 2018 12:45:48 GMT
It's part of the National's Friday Rush too.
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Post by drmaplewood on Jan 26, 2018 13:26:13 GMT
Whoops
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Post by emilytemple on Jan 26, 2018 21:20:46 GMT
Oh just like 40Friday at potter i will try at the theater. unfortunately, every Friday I am at work so it will be hard
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Post by andrew on Jan 27, 2018 14:03:31 GMT
Somewhere along the line I'd decided this was the smash hit show of the National season that I'd missed, and certainly when I checked a month ago or so I couldn't get tickets for the Dorfman run and was disappointed. So last week I waited in the 1500 person queue for the NT Friday Rush (thankfully they were all heading for Cranston and ignoring all other shows) and got 2 tickets to this, row J in the circle.
The first thing I'll say is that it was the worst audience I've ever sat in. If I can bring myself to do it, I'll post about that in the appropriate thread.
The second thing I'll say is that I read a lot on here and on the monkey's site about sitting closer to the stage for 'intimacy', not feeling so 'remote' from the actors. I've never really felt that before so don't usually care, although have a longstanding tendency to try and sit as close as possible in the stalls than go for back circle seats if I can afford to. In this, I really felt too far away. It's a tiny theatre, but the intimacy of the living room setting was just totally lost back there, and I think I didn't get to engage as well because of it.
The third thing I'll say is that hype is a dangerous thing, and so I think I was expecting something a bit more earth shattering than what I got, which is my fault entirely.
With that set up, onto the play itself. It was fine. Some nice moments, really well written I thought for what it is, this one long scene between these two characters whom I'm sure I passed facsimiles of walking to and from the theatre on London's streets. The actors were great, the set was lovely. I think if I'd walked into previews at the Dorfman I would have been very happy with this as an interesting piece of small-scale theatre exploring this endlessly awkward moment of potential romance between two people with a lot of baggage. What I felt walking out was that I'd had a difficult evening trying to 'get into' an interesting play that I'd worked up to be the five star play of the year.
The circumstances of my visit made it really difficult to love the show, but I definitely liked it. If I pegged it to a star rating it was between 3 and 4 somewhere. My advice: sit closely, expect nothing, have fun.
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Post by wiggymess on Feb 7, 2018 10:47:09 GMT
Seeing this on Saturday, bagged 2 on Friday Rush. Sat Row E on the circle.
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