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Post by cirque on Jun 27, 2018 11:37:59 GMT
Looking at Imperium it seems that Greg Doran has a fantastic core of actors who could play in the Troilus and Cressida company at Stratford.Hope RSC casting share these thoughts .Certainly feels like ensemble.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 27, 2018 12:37:27 GMT
T&C is going to be a gender balanced cast. So they can't just move the Imperium team over.
Not sure why this particular play needed to be the standard bearer for this particular battle though...
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Post by Jan on Jun 27, 2018 13:31:18 GMT
T&C is going to be a gender balanced cast. So they can't just move the Imperium team over. Not sure why this particular play needed to be the standard bearer for this particular battle though... It is totally the wrong play. Cressida has to be a lone woman cast adrift amongst a group of military men, that’s the point of the play. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2018 17:43:26 GMT
Is this the one with Evelyn Glennie?
I really want to see a production of Troilus and Cressida, because I've never seen it and I really like the Trojan War. I can't bear Evelyn Glennie though. No real reason, I know I'm unreasonable, but aaargh.
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Post by lynette on Jun 27, 2018 17:50:42 GMT
T&C is going to be a gender balanced cast. So they can't just move the Imperium team over. Not sure why this particular play needed to be the standard bearer for this particular battle though... It is totally the wrong play. Cressida has to be a lone woman cast adrift amongst a group of military men, that’s the point of the play. I agree. But the isolation and the sexual predatory stuff can be played with a man in Cressida part. I can’t believe I’ve said that. But here we are in 2018. Anyway, we have to wait and see. It is a marvellous play and very much neglected. |
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Post by learfan on Jun 27, 2018 21:18:06 GMT
Hopefully we will get some casting news next month.
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Post by Jan on Jun 28, 2018 6:27:34 GMT
Hopefully we will get some casting news next month. Aren't T&C the same actors as R&J ? That's what Doran announced years ago he wanted to do. |
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Post by maggiem on Jun 28, 2018 9:16:19 GMT
Hopefully we will get some casting news next month. Aren't T&C the same actors as R&J ? That's what Doran announced years ago he wanted to do. I have booked for this play, and the cast is listed on the RSC website. Now, I know I said in the RSC Macbeth thread, that I was considering not going back to SuA again because of having to get trains from Manchester. Despite a cancelled train I still made it there in time, and got home at a reasonable hour, so I'll be going from now on! |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 28, 2018 9:36:03 GMT
R&J cast can't be the same as for T&C - as R&J is transferring to the Barbican making it impossible.
T&C cast is still completely shrouded in mystery - though I, for one, am looking forward to Sher give us his Cressida
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Post by learfan on Jun 28, 2018 11:14:58 GMT
R&J cast can't be the same as for T&C - as R&J is transferring to the Barbican making it impossible. T&C cast is still completely shrouded in mystery - though I, for one, am looking forward to Sher give us his Cressida I recall Doran musing that he wanted to pair the two plays with the same cast but thats obvs not happening now. Sher would actually be quite good as Pandarus but doubt that will happen. |
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Post by learfan on Jun 28, 2018 11:16:21 GMT
Aren't T&C the same actors as R&J ? That's what Doran announced years ago he wanted to do. I have booked for this play, and the cast is listed on the RSC website. Now, I know I said in the RSC Macbeth thread, that I was considering not going back to SuA again because of having to get trains from Manchester. Despite a cancelled train I still made it there in time, and got home at a reasonable hour, so I'll be going from now on! bit of a faff from Manchester with no direct trains, good luck! |
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Post by maggiem on Jul 2, 2018 15:46:11 GMT
I have booked for this play, and the cast is listed on the RSC website. Now, I know I said in the RSC Macbeth thread, that I was considering not going back to SuA again because of having to get trains from Manchester. Despite a cancelled train I still made it there in time, and got home at a reasonable hour, so I'll be going from now on! bit of a faff from Manchester with no direct trains, good luck! I can also go from Wigan North Western, and get cheaper tickets on Virgin Trains than Cross Country if I book far enough in advance. It's only a short walk between New St. and Moor St. stations. The "faff" is having to go from Leigh on a bus to Manchester or Wigan and return. It makes the round trip 2 hours longer. Still, If you don't want something enough to get off your bum and figure out how to do it, then do you really want it? |
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Post by lynette on Jul 2, 2018 18:24:37 GMT
bit of a faff from Manchester with no direct trains, good luck! I can also go from Wigan North Western, and get cheaper tickets on Virgin Trains than Cross Country if I book far enough in advance. It's only a short walk between New St. and Moor St. stations. The "faff" is having to go from Leigh on a bus to Manchester or Wigan and return. It makes the round trip 2 hours longer. Still, If you don't want something enough to get off your bum and figure out how to do it, then do you really want it? I salute your dedication. When are you going? I’m going 9 th October. |
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Post by learfan on Jul 2, 2018 20:32:49 GMT
I can also go from Wigan North Western, and get cheaper tickets on Virgin Trains than Cross Country if I book far enough in advance. It's only a short walk between New St. and Moor St. stations. The "faff" is having to go from Leigh on a bus to Manchester or Wigan and return. It makes the round trip 2 hours longer. Still, If you don't want something enough to get off your bum and figure out how to do it, then do you really want it? I salute your dedication. When are you going? I’m going 9 th October. I know you didn't ask me but 3 Nov |
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Post by maggiem on Jul 3, 2018 11:02:12 GMT
I salute your dedication. When are you going? I’m going 9 th October. I know you didn't ask me but 3 Nov I'm going to the matinee on Sat 10th November. I look forward to reading your comments beforehand. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jul 3, 2018 11:23:57 GMT
learfan, also there on the 3rd Nov, Tamburlaine matinee and Troilus in the evening.
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