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Post by Rory on Mar 16, 2018 8:58:13 GMT
The new season announcement at the Donmar must be due any day now. Hopefully it will be accompanied by a transfer announcemnt for this!🤞
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Post by tmesis on Mar 17, 2018 18:53:47 GMT
Just seen today's matinee and wow...
A beautiful play, the understatement expressed so much emotion and yet there was also some lovely bits of natural comedy. As others have said the acting was so subtle and open that it was like eavesdropping on a slice of real life.
Robert Hastie is a brilliant director - having now seen his Kith and Kin and the immaculate My Night with Reg he deserves a major job when he moves on from Sheffield.
It's one of the few plays I've seen where I wanted to see it all again immediately it had finished.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 17, 2018 21:13:34 GMT
Have you heard any word on the grapevine about a transfer mrbarnaby? I'm busting to see this! Yes - no transfer.. very sad. More people should have seen this wonderful production
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Post by Rory on Mar 17, 2018 21:31:56 GMT
Thanks for replying. Is that definite? I'd be astounded if that were the case, really I would. It might not be immediate but I could see it coming back in a later transfer like Consent and The Jungle are.
It's been the Donmar's biggest critical and commercial success in years with the best word of mouth ever. One of the cast mentioned in a BBC Radio London interview a few weeks ago1that there were 'investigations' about a further life.
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Post by stevemar on Mar 17, 2018 23:16:23 GMT
I loved this so much the other week, it was pretty much fate when a return popped up on the website last night for the front stalls. Took it and how better to spend a snowy afternoon than in the warmth of a Yorkshire farmhouse? The first time seeing it, I wanted to go back and see it again immediately. Well, it took a week. Wonderful performances which I could appreciate more without the haze of tears from last time! The pain etched on George’s face as he sits at the family dining table all alone, or desperate for happiness with John is devastating. Subtle performances from the leads and great ensemble
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 0:31:54 GMT
This play
Manages what
The Inheritance tries to do
In under 1/4 of the time with elegance and dignity
And without resorting to vulgarity
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Post by vdcni on Mar 20, 2018 8:59:21 GMT
My third production of this and it never fails to be heart breaking!
That said this is certainly the finest of the three with Batt and Bailey having a lot to do with that. Just exquisite performances from both of them, with every look weighted with meaning.
Great support from the rest of the cast, this for me was faultless.
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Post by noboiscout on Mar 20, 2018 12:48:02 GMT
Thankfully closing this week, as I have become a little (lot) obsessed with this play - or rather the performances. Seeing it for the fourth time tonight. No criticism whatsoever for Bailey who is excellent - but Batt's performance is one of the best, if not the best, I have seen in anything. Supporting roles all faultless too. And spot on Direction.
I will be interested to hear how it works in Sheffield with a much larger stage. I am just glad to have seen it at the Donmar.
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Post by stevemar on Mar 20, 2018 15:51:20 GMT
Thankfully closing this week, as I have become a little (lot) obsessed with this play - or rather the performances. Seeing it for the fourth time tonight. No criticism whatsoever for Bailey who is excellent - but Batt's performance is one of the best, if not the best, I have seen in anything. Supporting roles all faultless too. And spot on Direction. I will be interested to hear how it works in Sheffield with a much larger stage. I am just glad to have seen it at the Donmar. I agree that the opportunity to see this play at the Donmar and the acting up close from such a talented cast means that revisiting it is totally understandable. All the more so, as it is such a short play (1hr 45 including interval), and you almost wish it had a different ending. Ben Batt's performance is outstanding but also with the wonderful direction and writing, he is quite understated. A very fine line which this production balances well. There are lots of seats available for Sheffield (only half sold) which is a shame given the demand in London. It's only 2 hours from London. I'm off to see the show there too!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2018 19:27:08 GMT
Oooh I'm back again tonight for another go! I've seen several policemen around on my way here. Jonny B and Benny Batt must have got wind of it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 21, 2018 21:37:02 GMT
There are lots of seats available for Sheffield (only half sold) which is a shame given the demand in London. It's only 2 hours from London. I'm off to see the show there too! I love it when people travel the other way 👍👍👍
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Post by crabtree on Mar 21, 2018 22:04:39 GMT
all booked for Sheffield....can't wait.
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 27, 2018 13:55:55 GMT
I love dynamic pricing...when prices fall.
I've just booked myself one of the 'extra' seats right by the stage for just £15, rather than the £32, or even £38, they were a few days ago.
The Sheffield Theatres website kindly warned me that I would be sitting close to the stage, which is surely the point?
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Post by Rory on Mar 27, 2018 20:12:24 GMT
Nice little piece on this tonight on Front Row on Radio 4 with plenty of clips. Slightly strange they didn't run it when it was still on in London.
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Post by n1david on Mar 27, 2018 20:19:03 GMT
Nice little piece on this tonight on Front Row on Radio 4 with plenty of clips. Slightly strange they didn't run it when it was still on in London. Presumably linked to this article on the BBC website, which also only appeared last week: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42826232I loved this at the Donmar, thought seriously about heading up to Sheffield to see again, but such a short run there...
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Post by stevemar on Mar 27, 2018 21:22:48 GMT
Thanks Rory and N1 David for the clips (starts at 6 mins into Front Row) and article. Particularly on the audio clip, the contrast in the accents and the sense of place comes across probably greater as I’m not distracted by looking at the actors.
I see they they are really emphasising the contrast between London and the rest of the country in the publicity material.
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Post by stevemar on Mar 27, 2018 21:24:16 GMT
I loved this at the Donmar, thought seriously about heading up to Sheffield to see again, but such a short run there... Ah, but it might be your only chance with this exquisite cast and production..
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 27, 2018 21:27:17 GMT
Been to the first preview tonight. Definitely go for those temporary seats. They’re very comfy and have huge amounts of legroom. They’ve reduced the size of the thrust by at least half but even then there’s still s good 8 feet or more between the front of the stage and row AA. The last few rows have been curtained off and it’s still “rattling” a bit in the space so Id go for the front.
I was a bit disappointed after Act 1 after all the glowing reviews. All that “Nay don’t fret, ‘ave already put your tea up” and “is kettle on Mother?” Doesn’t work up here because yes, lots of us really speak like that. It was ok but I couldn’t help thinking of the W1 set marvelling at the funny accents. Happier with the intensity of act 2 and really enjoyed it by the end but five stars? Not for me.
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Post by n1david on Mar 27, 2018 22:08:55 GMT
I was a bit disappointed after Act 1 after all the glowing reviews. All that “Nay don’t fret, ‘ave already put your tea up” and “is kettle on Mother?” Doesn’t work up here because yes, lots of us really speak like that. It was ok but I couldn’t help thinking of the W1 set marvelling at the funny accents. Happier with the intensity of act 2 and really enjoyed it by the end but five stars? Not for me. Darling, the Donmar and the West End are in WC1. W1 is Paddington, which is practically the suburbs. Happy to help Seriously, your response was one of the reasons why I was interested in seeing this up in Sheffield. My sister lives just outside Sheffield so I've been to the Crucible a bunch of times, and did wonder how the local references which were regarded as inherently humorous in London would play up there. My feeling was it could have gone either way - depends on the relevance and appropriateness of local references. Ultimately it was the quality of the two lead performances which won me over.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 27, 2018 22:37:57 GMT
I just thought the whole “northern” thing was a bit over played. It’s probably me. I’ve probably got a hideous chip on my shoulder or something 🙂.
I agree the acting was good. It’s a classy production all round.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 14:43:41 GMT
I’ve probably got a hideous chip on my shoulder Bet it's got mushy peas and gravy on it, too. Ha! I imagine that Benny Batt won't want to see another pea or mashed potato once this run is over. He wolfs that plate down night after night.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 28, 2018 15:39:32 GMT
Not to mention pie with evap.
They should do tinned peaches and carnation in little tubs at the interval.
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Post by grannyjx6 on Mar 30, 2018 21:53:06 GMT
Been to the first preview tonight. Definitely go for those temporary seats. They’re very comfy and have huge amounts of legroom. They’ve reduced the size of the thrust by at least half but even then there’s still s good 8 feet or more between the front of the stage and row AA. The last few rows have been curtained off and it’s still “rattling” a bit in the space so Id go for the front. I was a bit disappointed after Act 1 after all the glowing reviews. All that “Nay don’t fret, ‘ave already put your tea up” and “is kettle on Mother?” Doesn’t work up here because yes, lots of us really speak like that. It was ok but I couldn’t help thinking of the W1 set marvelling at the funny accents. Happier with the intensity of act 2 and really enjoyed it by the end but five stars? Not for me.
I was disappointed yesterday Burly, in fact for about 5 minutes, I thought they had forgotten their words, there were such long pauses. The chap next to me thought it was wonderful (but he wasn't a Sheffielder either, so maybe there is something in what you say). It's a short play, just two hours including the interval but it could have been done in much less time in my opinion as there wasn't really much of a story. Unless you call filling a kettle up to make tea and watching someone with poor table manners scoff their dinner interesting.
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Post by stevemar on Mar 31, 2018 5:12:01 GMT
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Post by Jonnyboy on Mar 31, 2018 14:22:16 GMT
Interval. This is achingly beautiful. I adore it already.
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Post by crabtree on Mar 31, 2018 18:23:36 GMT
Hi Jonnyboy, and I was at the same performance, on a jolly over from Manchester. Where were you sat? I can imagine it being even more tender in a smaller space, but heck, I was in that room, enjoying every smile, every held silence, willing the gents to stay together. I was with a German friend and had to explain what a Mystery play was and that we were unlikely to have any dead bodies. But everyone was fantastic, even if the smaller characters didn't particularly have their own arcs, but the John and George story was achingly moving. A lovely production, please go.
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Post by Jonnyboy on Mar 31, 2018 20:35:24 GMT
Hi Jonnyboy, and I was at the same performance, on a jolly over from Manchester. Where were you sat? I can imagine it being even more tender in a smaller space, but heck, I was in that room, enjoying every smile, every held silence, willing the gents to stay together. I was with a German friend and had to explain what a Mystery play was and that we were unlikely to have any dead bodies. But everyone was fantastic, even if the smaller characters didn't particularly have their own arcs, but the John and George story was achingly moving. A lovely production, please go. Aww I was over from Manchester too! My first visit to the Crucible! I was on the front row of seats - the temporary ones - and the view was perfect. I loved the whole thing. Impeccably acted and so so moving. The two male leads are still going round and round my head. And I have a mega crush on JB now. Very cute and such a fine actor. I just wish I could see it again. Outstanding.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2018 21:19:41 GMT
I am very jealous... Another one I let slip away when it was on in London. 😞
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Post by Rory on Mar 31, 2018 23:43:51 GMT
I am very jealous... Another one I let slip away when it was on in London. 😞 Oh, don't! Same here. It's now rocketed right to the top of my "gutted I didn't organise myself to see it" list. I kick myself every time I read the superlatives on this thread. Won't believe it if the Donmar and Sheffield don't give more people a chance to see this in some form or another.
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Post by crabtree on Apr 1, 2018 9:28:40 GMT
Did anyone work part George was playing in the Mystery Play. They said that there was no Pontius Pilate. Maybe Herod, but the soldier at the cross wouldn't justify all the praise given him. I so loved this production, and the two leads perfect in their silent looks, and yes both were truly beautiful men.
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