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Post by peggs on May 10, 2018 18:28:40 GMT
Oh I see, I must have picked the more expensive productions, trust me!
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Post by oxfordsimon on May 10, 2018 20:50:55 GMT
Deleted due to me messing up a comment (three times!) (and that is oxfordsimon not bellboard!)
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Post by joem on May 10, 2018 22:13:47 GMT
Annoying pairings mean I have to go 6 out of the 7 nights to see 1 new play in each of the 6! Only skipping Lover/Collection. I am very fond of Suchet but saw them not that long ago with the excellent Gina McKee.
So I've got my tickets for all the others, no discount applied??? It's going to be an expensive season when flights are factored in. And I'm still missing The Dwarfs, Tea Party, The Basement and Night School!!!
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Post by zahidf on May 11, 2018 11:11:32 GMT
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Post by duncan on May 11, 2018 13:59:02 GMT
This cast is not a company of world class creatives: Ron Cook, Danny Dyer, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Jane Horrocks, Celia Imrie, John Macmillan, Emma Naomi, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Abraham Popoola, David Suchet and Nicholas Woodeson. It’s the same boring list of people that always get cast in such things Indeed - Danny Dyer that mainstay of West End Theatre!
For those who don't know, Pinter was apparently a massive fan of Dyer.
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Post by Snciole on May 11, 2018 16:04:19 GMT
Dyer's a good actor who found a niche to pay bills (EastEnders, those football hooligan films) and I am really looking forward to seeing him on the stage. I will post this in the unpopular opinions thread too 😀
The career someone like Danny May has is feasibly where Dyer could have ended up but by his own admission he likes acting but he likes being paid well better.
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Post by wiggymess on May 11, 2018 18:02:40 GMT
Thanks for this. Looks like the seats are row M between the pillars, a couple behind in row N, and front row A. Think I might chance it on one of the middle of the pillars seats, although I see from TM's site that they are not staggered, so if you're stuck behind a tall person, you could be in for a bit of a difficult night sightline-wise.
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Post by Xanderl on May 11, 2018 18:03:53 GMT
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Post by Jan on May 11, 2018 19:27:20 GMT
Dyer's a good actor who found a niche to pay bills (EastEnders, those football hooligan films) and I am really looking forward to seeing him on the stage. I will post this in the unpopular opinions thread too 😀 The career someone like Danny May has is feasibly where Dyer could have ended up but by his own admission he likes acting but he likes being paid well better. Dyer is like a real-life Pinter character, I’m not surprised at all Pinter liked him so much.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 21:05:06 GMT
This cast is not a company of world class creatives: Ron Cook, Danny Dyer, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, Jane Horrocks, Celia Imrie, John Macmillan, Emma Naomi, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Abraham Popoola, David Suchet and Nicholas Woodeson. It’s the same boring list of people that always get cast in such things Indeed - Danny Dyer that mainstay of West End Theatre!
For those who don't know, Pinter was apparently a massive fan of Dyer.
Yes, I overheard some men talking about this on the tube this afternoon. They said that Pinter thought Danny Dyer was the best actor of his generation. They were speculating about whether Pinter was taking the you-know-what. I forgot that I meant to look this up as soon as I got home so it’s good to have you confirm it.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 15:19:50 GMT
Dyer's a good actor who found a niche to pay bills (EastEnders, those football hooligan films) and I am really looking forward to seeing him on the stage. I will post this in the unpopular opinions thread too 😀 The career someone like Danny May has is feasibly where Dyer could have ended up but by his own admission he likes acting but he likes being paid well better. I f***ing love Danny Dyer for many reasons and this is one of them- the honesty with which he speaks about being in theatre but leaving to do crap tv (pre-Eastenders) because he had a family and bills to pay. I don't watch it but I gather he's very good in Eastenders and I wish the fella the best of luck bridging quality tv/film/theatre. I also love that Danny Dyer is unapologetically Danny Dyer in every situation.
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Post by Jan on May 12, 2018 15:45:33 GMT
Dyer's a good actor who found a niche to pay bills (EastEnders, those football hooligan films) and I am really looking forward to seeing him on the stage. I will post this in the unpopular opinions thread too 😀 The career someone like Danny May has is feasibly where Dyer could have ended up but by his own admission he likes acting but he likes being paid well better. I f***ing love Danny Dyer for many reasons and this is one of them- the honesty with which he speaks about being in theatre but leaving to do crap tv (pre-Eastenders) because he had a family and bills to pay. I don't watch it but I gather he's very good in Eastenders and I wish the fella the best of luck bridging quality tv/film/theatre. I also love that Danny Dyer is unapologetically Danny Dyer in every situation. However “every situation” includes every role he’s ever played as far as I can see - his one character happens to fit well with Pinter though.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 15:48:26 GMT
I f***ing love Danny Dyer for many reasons and this is one of them- the honesty with which he speaks about being in theatre but leaving to do crap tv (pre-Eastenders) because he had a family and bills to pay. I don't watch it but I gather he's very good in Eastenders and I wish the fella the best of luck bridging quality tv/film/theatre. I also love that Danny Dyer is unapologetically Danny Dyer in every situation. However “every situation” includes every role he’s ever played as far as I can see - his one character happens to fit well with Pinter though. I honestly couldn't profess any encyclopedic knowledge of every role Dyer has ever played, however he'd hardly be the first actor to have a particular niche of character. Indeed his Pinter co-star Martin Freeman has made a career out of that as well.
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Post by Jan on May 12, 2018 16:11:34 GMT
However “every situation” includes every role he’s ever played as far as I can see - his one character happens to fit well with Pinter though. I honestly couldn't profess any encyclopedic knowledge of every role Dyer has ever played, however he'd hardly be the first actor to have a particular niche of character. Indeed his Pinter co-star Martin Freeman has made a career out of that as well. Yes that’s true, there are many actors that don’t act. Dyer is good value though, I’d pay to see him in Pinter. Freeman is a problem though, his Richard III was awful and he’s given some quite unpleasant interviews recently which indicate he’s got an unjustifiably high opinion of himself.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 16:19:26 GMT
I honestly couldn't profess any encyclopedic knowledge of every role Dyer has ever played, however he'd hardly be the first actor to have a particular niche of character. Indeed his Pinter co-star Martin Freeman has made a career out of that as well. Yes that’s true, there are many actors that don’t act. Dyer is good value though, I’d pay to see him in Pinter. Freeman is a problem though, his Richard III was awful and he’s given some quite unpleasant interviews recently which indicate he’s got an unjustifiably high opinion of himself. Freeman to be frank puts me off the Pinter. As much as I can tolerate his usual roles on tv etc, Richard III was indeed awful. And while I obviously don't know the man, I also agree he doesn't exactly come over as a humble friendly sort in interviews....
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Post by Marwood on May 12, 2018 16:53:04 GMT
I booked solely for Danny Dyer: nothing against Martin Freeman but I’ve found him distinctly average in everything ive seen him in after The Office (alas I’ve never bothered watching Sherlock, the Basil Rathbone and Robert Downey Jr versions are enough for me)
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Post by Snciole on May 12, 2018 18:55:21 GMT
I booked solely for Danny Dyer: nothing against Martin Freeman but I’ve found him distinctly average in everything ive seen him in after The Office (alas I’ve never bothered watching Sherlock, the Basil Rathbone and Robert Downey Jr versions are enough for me) Me too! I worry Dyer is the last of generation unashamedly working class actors and I am so glad Lloyd has convinced him to return to the stage
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Post by learfan on May 12, 2018 21:53:23 GMT
Booked for the first six today, no probs. So looking forward to this. It really is a major theatrical event.
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Post by Jan on May 13, 2018 9:26:57 GMT
I booked solely for Danny Dyer: nothing against Martin Freeman but I’ve found him distinctly average in everything ive seen him in after The Office (alas I’ve never bothered watching Sherlock, the Basil Rathbone and Robert Downey Jr versions are enough for me) Jeremy Brett definitive for me. Can't see any need to book early for these plays, as they are so expensive and some run through the unpopular January/February season there are bound to be cheap offers. Also starting with the political Mountain Language set will put off any casual theatre-goers who go to it from booking for any of the later ones.
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Post by learfan on May 13, 2018 10:31:30 GMT
I booked solely for Danny Dyer: nothing against Martin Freeman but I’ve found him distinctly average in everything ive seen him in after The Office (alas I’ve never bothered watching Sherlock, the Basil Rathbone and Robert Downey Jr versions are enough for me) Jeremy Brett definitive for me. Can't see any need to book early for these plays, as they are so expensive and some run through the unpopular January/February season there are bound to be cheap offers. Also starting with the political Mountain Language set will put off any casual theatre-goers who go to it from booking for any of the later ones. Agree with Brett. I got the £15 tix and have to book in advance due to travelling and leave. If i was still living in London i would have waited.
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Post by crowblack on May 13, 2018 10:58:22 GMT
have to book in advance due to travelling Ditto, ditto - I'm not a Pinter fan but I like the directors involved and it's clearly attracting a top cast (though the recent Birthday Party didn't convert me).
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Post by joem on May 13, 2018 18:39:35 GMT
I booked solely for Danny Dyer: nothing against Martin Freeman but I’ve found him distinctly average in everything ive seen him in after The Office (alas I’ve never bothered watching Sherlock, the Basil Rathbone and Robert Downey Jr versions are enough for me) Jeremy Brett definitive for me. Can't see any need to book early for these plays, as they are so expensive and some run through the unpopular January/February season there are bound to be cheap offers. Also starting with the political Mountain Language set will put off any casual theatre-goers who go to it from booking for any of the later ones. Absolutely. Jeremy Brett the definitive Sherlock Holmes head and shoulders above everyone else. Basil Rathbone a very good Holmes but hampered by having to act (mostly) in dodgy non-canonical stories. Peter Cushing and Ian Richardson weren't bad either.
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Post by crowblack on May 13, 2018 21:48:12 GMT
N7 or whatever it is - the behind the pillar seat - is £15 for these but was £25 in previews for The Birthday Party, I think (I bought one for my brother)
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Post by joem on May 14, 2018 14:08:50 GMT
Careful with the ATG 10% discount. If you don't click on it at the start of the booking process it is not applied and they are "unable to refund the discount" although they will refund you the full amount if you want to book again. Computer says no.
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Post by crowblack on May 14, 2018 14:32:14 GMT
If you don't click on it at the start When I did click through, I got a security warning so ended up booking normally and couldn't get the refund Oh well.
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Post by learfan on May 14, 2018 18:44:49 GMT
If you don't click on it at the start When I did click through, I got a security warning so ended up booking normally and couldn't get the refund Oh well. Snap, though as i was going for the £15 tix and they imposed their draconian booking fee, i wouldn't have saved too much.
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Post by peggs on May 14, 2018 20:24:57 GMT
I tried the discount but found it had fewer seats on offer and none of the cheaper ones that were available if I went in via the individual play so skipped it as it was going to cost me more.
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Post by popcultureboy on May 15, 2018 8:45:21 GMT
When I did click through, I got a security warning so ended up booking normally and couldn't get the refund Oh well. Snap, though as i was going for the £15 tix and they imposed their draconian booking fee, i wouldn't have saved too much. Draconian booking fee? I thought ATG only charged a £3.65 transaction fee, no per ticket booking fee?
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Post by learfan on May 15, 2018 12:07:54 GMT
Snap, though as i was going for the £15 tix and they imposed their draconian booking fee, i wouldn't have saved too much. Draconian booking fee? I thought ATG only charged a £3.65 transaction fee, no per ticket booking fee? d To me that is draconian!
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Post by lynette on Jun 24, 2018 16:19:31 GMT
Help me out here. Please. Where is the schedule for the plays? Are they doing different sets at different times or in a kind of rep? I can only find booking for The Room with Victoria station and something else. Ta
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