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Post by foxa on Jul 3, 2019 21:22:36 GMT
Caught a matinee of this today. Quite glad to have seen it, but can totally understand the lukewarm reactions. I liked the amusing teaching scenes and Jim Norton and Sinead Matthews (in a smallish role) were good. But it was a not entirely unfamiliar take on male menopause with a rather improbable and rapid wrapping up. At the interval people were commenting on how slow they were finding it. The people next to me left - and didn't take their programme, so got that - yay!. I can usually tune out coughing but one woman coughed pretty constantly and very loudly throughout the play. I thought she might leave at the interval (I certainly would have), but she was hacking away through key scenes all the way to the end. On occasion, the actors seemed to momentarily pause to accommodate her and people began to look around a bit. So I felt sorry for her, but a bit annoyed too.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 13, 2019 18:44:55 GMT
Bought a £15 grand circle ticket from Today Tix for the matinee today which turned into row g of the stalls when I collected it. Nice view. Third of the stalls were empty at the curtain call - not sure if it started that way and people left at the interval though.
The play is fine, I suppose? It’s occasionally amusing, the performances are fine, it doesn’t have anything very profound to say but slips by easily enough.
A portrait of an average middle-aged white guy falling on his feet with minimal effort despite doing his best to upend his comfortable life, is probably how I’d describe it.
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 14, 2019 17:06:15 GMT
Looking to book a ticket for this show this week
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Post by Snciole on Jul 15, 2019 9:39:28 GMT
Caught a matinee of this today. Quite glad to have seen it, but can totally understand the lukewarm reactions. I liked the amusing teaching scenes and Jim Norton and Sinead Matthews (in a smallish role) were good. But it was a not entirely unfamiliar take on male menopause with a rather improbable and rapid wrapping up. At the interval people were commenting on how slow they were finding it. The people next to me left - and didn't take their programme, so got that - yay!. I can usually tune out coughing but one woman coughed pretty constantly and very loudly throughout the play. I thought she might leave at the interval (I certainly would have), but she was hacking away through key scenes all the way to the end. On occasion, the actors seemed to momentarily pause to accommodate her and people began to look around a bit. So I felt sorry for her, but a bit annoyed too. I get people abandoning a show but those programmes are pricey (I got a free Night of the Iguana programme as people bolted at the end as it was 11:45)
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Post by talkingheads on Aug 2, 2019 9:32:53 GMT
I'm seeing this tonight, I'm not normally a stage door kind of person but I would love to get a photo with Broderick, anyone know what he's like in terms of getting photos and things? Is he willing or is he one of those who rushes out? Which obviously is fine but I'd rather know so I don't waste time trying!
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 2, 2019 11:24:14 GMT
I'm seeing this tonight, I'm not normally a stage door kind of person but I would love to get a photo with Broderick, anyone know what he's like in terms of getting photos and things? Is he willing or is he one of those who rushes out? Which obviously is fine but I'd rather know so I don't waste time trying! I seem to remember there's a notice on the stage door you may wish to read before taking your seat. Don't think it refers to photos, but MB will sign autographs on 'merchandise' relating to the play. Happy to be corrected by anyone who has been up the alley more recently than me. 😉
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