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Post by alexandra on Aug 14, 2021 11:39:55 GMT
It certainly isn’t a feel good play. Thank god, I should have added. |
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Post by jennapatchell on Aug 14, 2021 11:40:57 GMT
The national have really missed the public mood with their Olivier productions this season. The public want to come back to great theatre after such a long break. Not this set of boring productions.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 14, 2021 12:38:22 GMT
The national have really missed the public mood with their Olivier productions this season. The public want to come back to great theatre after such a long break. Not this set of boring productions. The NT is still being run by Norris. Nothing will change until he goes. |
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 14, 2021 13:26:38 GMT
Yup. Messy.
Perhaps a lot at stake for Rufus in his upcoming musical collaboration with partner which, of course, shouldn't be associated with this aforementioned *patriarchy* ..
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Post by Jan on Aug 14, 2021 17:59:09 GMT
It certainly isn’t a feel good play. Thank god, I should have added. When was the last time the NT staged a feel good play under Norris ? That would be really radical programming, not more of the same. |
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Post by caa on Aug 18, 2021 9:10:43 GMT
I saw Paradise last night and returning to the National there was a sense that things are slowly getting back to before, arrival was smooth. Sadly the bookshop remains closed as are most of the ground floor areas. I think the reviews I have read have been spot on, there is a lack of focus, its as if they have taken the story which originally ends with Philoctetes going to the Trojan War and gone no that's not what we want. But that is the point of the story.
Its unclear what the Chorus is doing, some scenes work but others are confusing. Has Philoctetes been alone and unloved as the Chorus claim if so why at the end is he saying goodbye to a lover? It seems odd that a production which was announced last year before lock down seems undercooked its too long and needs editing. That said the applause at the end was warm so what do I know.
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Post by noboiscout on Aug 20, 2021 22:10:54 GMT
2* from the Guardian for this. Don't think I'll bother. A complete dogs dinner. Concept, writing, acting and direction, all failed to hit the mark for me. When you can't care about any of the characters, you can't (well I can't) care about the play itself. Circle nearly empty. Stalls full, and a rousing round of applause at the end. I'm happy for those who enjoyed it, but a big disappointment for me. |
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Post by cavocado on Aug 21, 2021 9:24:34 GMT
I liked the concept and setting, and I enjoyed the language & storytelling (which I expected - the main reason I booked is because I've liked some of Kae Tempest's poetry). But it was not an easy evening's entertainment - every time I lost focus it took real effort to get engaged again. I liked Lesley Sharp, but I didn't really care about the character. The most engaging characters were some of the chorus, who I'd have liked fleshed out a bit more, but that wouldn't have been a chorus... I'm glad I saw it, but it was hard work.
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