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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 12:21:23 GMT
Saw this las night and took my dad who was a fan of the show and sci-if. Overall I enjoyed it and thought it wasn't a nice fun show that at some points was quite thought provoking. Not too familiar with the show so was nice for it to be new.Liked the set and staging of it especially the black and white tone and the transitions between scenes that see quite funny. The cast were all very good at the multi rolling and had distinct different characters. Found all the stories engaging and the bunker story was very thought provoking for me( after it I had a dream that there was a bomb about to go off and we were sitting waiting ). My dad and I both enjoyed it and I can see why it was not some people's cup of tea.
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Post by pochard on Jan 25, 2018 18:34:00 GMT
I also saw this last night, as I have a real affection for the original series & also The Outer Limits (which I remember watching late at night on BBC2 as a teenager.) I took my 17 year old daughter who was mainly baffled by it - I think you do need to be a fan of the TV show to really get something out of it. She did enjoy the Shelter story as that felt quite contemporary for her. I agree with theodorebass that I wasn't sure what tone they were going for - it wasn't quite funny enough or quite scary enough. However , I did love the look of the opening scene and the starry decor, and I liked the cast; the key was not to have too high expectations and for me it was a show to see around christmas time (because I hate pantos.) I saw Network the night before and still didn't think the Almeida trip was a waste of time, so it must have had something. Or at least something for me.
And I was rather fascinated by Mr Burns, but not sure I'd want to sit through it again!
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Post by Latecomer on Jan 25, 2018 19:48:05 GMT
I am fonder of this one the more I look back on it! At the time I wasn't sure what I thought of it....certainly it hadn't grabbed me by the interval but I thought the second half (and the bunker in particular) was much stronger...plus you sort of knew what to expect, format wise, by then, and it did create its own "atmosphere" and feel by the end. And it was a treat seeing Marquez in his various roles! Much like the stories, it had something about it, but exactly what it was is a mystery!
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Post by zahidf on Oct 8, 2018 9:02:55 GMT
Surprise transfer
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Post by Xanderl on Oct 8, 2018 9:15:45 GMT
Yes, wasn't expecting this!
Ambassadors Theatre from 4th March to 1st June
Top price tickets for previews are £25 (up to 11th March)
Front row of the stalls is £19.50 for the later dates and is on sale. Back of stalls also £19.50.
£2.50 booking fee at the Ambassador's website but some tickets (including half the front row) available from the Almeida website, which has no booking fee.
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Post by tmesis on Oct 8, 2018 9:46:45 GMT
Really surprised - I wasn't engaged by this at all.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 10:00:35 GMT
I resisted this at the time as I was having an anti-Almeida moment, but I may crumble for £25 preview tickets. I never go to the West End, it will be quite a treat!
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Post by nash16 on Oct 8, 2018 10:06:27 GMT
This I am gonna die a death. It just didn't work onstage.
What are they thinking?
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Post by zahidf on Oct 8, 2018 10:06:47 GMT
Really surprised - I wasn't engaged by this at all.
Apparently, according to Goold, half of the audience for it were first time buyers for the almeida, so there is a commercial demand for it
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Oct 8, 2018 10:09:27 GMT
It was okay but it did something I don't usually like, which is to send up the material (and that would seem to be from the direction rather than the play). Take it seriously and it would be much more effective.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Oct 8, 2018 10:28:44 GMT
Is any Richard Jones production commercial ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 10:58:21 GMT
It was okay but it did something I don't usually like, which is to send up the material (and that would seem to be from the direction rather than the play). Take it seriously and it would be much more effective. I'm with the Cardinal. It was fine, but it could have been much better. Still, I do hope it finds its audience and doesn't have to shutter early!
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Post by Xanderl on Oct 8, 2018 10:59:50 GMT
I never go to the West End, it will be quite a treat! Just to manage your expectations - the Ambassadors Theatre is a right old dump! There's a new Twilight Zone TV series coming in 2019 so I wonder if this is timed to tie in with that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 11:07:06 GMT
I never go to the West End, it will be quite a treat! Just to manage your expectations - the Ambassadors Theatre is a right old dump! There's a new Twilight Zone TV series coming in 2019 so I wonder if this is timed to tie in with that. Oh dear. £12 for a glass of vinegar? That's my abiding memory of the last time I ventured into the West End...
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Post by Xanderl on Oct 8, 2018 11:10:31 GMT
Ambassadors only sells wine in those nasty little airplane-style bottles. On the other had this has (I think) no interval so get a drink elsewhere!
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Post by sf on Oct 8, 2018 11:15:05 GMT
Ambassadors only sells wine in those nasty little airplane-style bottles. On the other had this has (I think) no interval so get a drink elsewhere!
It had an interval at the Almeida.
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Post by sf on Oct 8, 2018 11:20:38 GMT
It was okay but it did something I don't usually like, which is to send up the material (and that would seem to be from the direction rather than the play). Take it seriously and it would be much more effective. I'm with the Cardinal. It was fine, but it could have been much better. Still, I do hope it finds its audience and doesn't have to shutter early!
I liked it, and some elements of it - particularly the design - are very good indeed. The biggest problem for me was that the monologue at the end of the second act that was supposed to bring it all together just didn't work at all (and it wasn't the actor's fault), which left me feeling I'd spent two hours watching Eight Plotlines In Search Of a Point. It was all - until the last few minutes - very entertaining, but it seemed as if Ms. Washburn had something more ambitious in mind in terms of using these stories about fear and paranoia as a reflection of where we are in 2018, and I didn't think she quite got to where she was trying to take it.
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Post by foxa on Oct 8, 2018 11:35:46 GMT
Funny, I was thinking about this show the other day. 'The Twilight Zone' does fit with the zeitgeist, I reckon (I notice a small fringe theatre has commissioned a couple of evenings of 'Twilight Hour' shorts so there's something in the air.)
I quite liked it when I saw it (I just went back and re-read my review on this thread to see if I wasn't misremembering) but my impression was that a lot of the reaction was lukewarm. I hope they've tightened it up a bit.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 8, 2018 13:26:25 GMT
Ambassadors only sells wine in those nasty little airplane-style bottles. On the other had this has (I think) no interval so get a drink elsewhere!
It had an interval at the Almeida.
Yes it definitely had an interval at the Almeida because that is when I chose to escape
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Post by zahidf on Oct 8, 2018 13:28:44 GMT
I thought it was ok, well designed, but wasn't really blown away. I doubt i'll bother watching it a second time
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 13:30:11 GMT
Ambassadors only sells wine in those nasty little airplane-style bottles. On the other had this has (I think) no interval so get a drink elsewhere! OMG, totally not going. Nothing is worth that.
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Post by sf on Oct 8, 2018 14:23:13 GMT
It had an interval at the Almeida.
Yes it definitely had an interval at the Almeida because that is when I chose to escape Ha! Too bad, actually, because while the ending didn't work for me - at all - I thought the bunker sequence, which was the centrepiece of the second act, was the most completely successful part of the show, and the place where her ideas about the contemporary relevance of these stories came across most clearly.
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Post by drmaplewood on Oct 8, 2018 15:11:57 GMT
It had an interval at the Almeida.
Yes it definitely had an interval at the Almeida because that is when I chose to escape You and me both.
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Post by Rory on Oct 8, 2018 15:20:09 GMT
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Post by NeilVHughes on Oct 8, 2018 16:19:32 GMT
Definitely not enough to entice me to the Ambassadors, the proposed refurbishment cannot happen soon enough.
One of those plays that promised more than it delivered.
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Post by Rory on Oct 8, 2018 17:37:32 GMT
The Almeida certainly has the Midas touch for transfers. If only the Donmar, the Royal Court and the Young Vic had the same strike rate.
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Post by david on Oct 8, 2018 18:23:26 GMT
Got to say I actually enjoyed this from start to finish. Ok the bunker episode like other people have said is definitely the strongest part of the production, but overall I thought it was great fun and something you could watch without thinking too deeply about it.
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 9, 2018 5:58:01 GMT
I for one enjoyed this, however it may help enjoyment if you have seen episodes of the original series of The Twilight Zone
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Post by dani on Oct 11, 2018 9:08:35 GMT
I cannot see this doing good business in the West End. It seems an odd choice to transfer.
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Post by cat6 on Jan 3, 2019 23:55:15 GMT
Just bought tickets to see this in May (my annual visit!)
Did anyone see this last year at the Almeida?
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