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Post by PalelyLaura on May 31, 2016 12:37:58 GMT
Will star Joseph Millson, according to Mark Shenton. Very happy to hear this!
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Post by David J on Sept 22, 2016 20:12:50 GMT
This is so much fun. The best I think that I'm going to see this week
Action packed in a Spanish carnivals setting
Joseph Millson commands the stage with charisma as the Rover
There's so many great characters to follow performed with zeal by the cast
And there lies the only problem which is that the play has to many characters to give a story to
Faye Castelow could easily match Joseph Millson as the loveable Hellena but then she melds into the background for 15-20 minutes
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Post by DuchessConstance on Sept 22, 2016 22:44:02 GMT
Oh good! Thanks for posting. Booked for this on the plot description alone.
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Post by RedRose on Sept 23, 2016 8:00:58 GMT
This is so much fun. The best I think that I'm going to see this week Action packed in a Spanish carnivals setting Joseph Millson commands the stage with charisma as the Rover There's so many great characters to follow performed with zeal by the cast And there lies the only problem which is that the play has to many characters to give a story to Faye Castelow could easily match Joseph Millson as the loveable Hellena but then she melds into the background for 15-20 minutes Sounds great. Maybe I can squeeze it into my January trip. Where have you sat? How is the side view in the stalls? Is it played more to front or equally to both sides?
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Post by CG on the loose on Sept 23, 2016 8:08:17 GMT
That's enough to convince me, thanks David J  |
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Post by Honoured Guest on Sept 23, 2016 11:12:26 GMT
This is so much fun. The best I think that I'm going to see this week This is a play with multiple rapes and sexual abuse. |
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Post by martin1965 on Sept 23, 2016 12:02:39 GMT
Im going in November as a double bill with 2 Noble Kinsmen, cant wait😃. You not going Mr Guest?🙉
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Post by Honoured Guest on Sept 23, 2016 12:16:23 GMT
Im going in November as a double bill with 2 Noble Kinsmen, cant wait😃. You not going Mr Guest?🙉 I'm having a midwinter trip in January, seeing The Rover, The Two Noble Kinsmen and The Seven Acts of Mercy. |
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Post by David J on Sept 23, 2016 16:42:52 GMT
This is so much fun. The best I think that I'm going to see this week This is a play with multiple rapes and sexual abuse. Well I must admit there's a sub plot concerning this snivelling English chap, Blunt being tricked by a courtesan which was both laughable and sad by the end of the first act Then he comes back in one scene and takes a dark turn that feels out of place and goes nowhere because the character is never threatening Which I think is a testament to how overloaded this play feels at times. Faye Castelow only gets to shine in the first act unfortunately. Hope I see her in a meatier part Still there is so much to enjoy. Joseph Millson milks every drop of comedy he can find, sending some cast members corpsing. There's a fantastic stand off in the first act and the music is sensational Recommended |
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Post by Jan on Sept 23, 2016 16:50:13 GMT
This is a play with multiple rapes and sexual abuse. Well I must admit there's a sub plot concerning this snivelling English chap, Blunt being tricked by a courtesan which was both laughable and sad by the end of the first act Then he comes back in one scene and takes a dark turn that feels out of place and goes nowhere because the character is never threatening Which I think is a testament to how overloaded this play feels at times. Faye Castelow only gets to shine in the first act unfortunately. Hope I see her in a meatier part Still there is so much to enjoy. Joseph Millson milks every drop of comedy he can find, sending some cast members corpsing. There's a fantastic stand off in the first act and the music is sensational Recommended I can guarantee now that the "corpsing" is staged. I saw this the last time the RSC did it with Jeremy Irons. Good fun. Aphra Behn went through a brief spell of popularity ifn the 1980s, there are a few of her plays worth reviving. |
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Post by martin1965 on Sept 23, 2016 21:07:35 GMT
The Rose Bankside are doing a season of short runs of plays by female pmaywrights from jacobethan era, there is one by Behn.
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Post by lynette on Sept 26, 2016 20:31:51 GMT
Im going in November as a double bill with 2 Noble Kinsmen, cant wait😃. You not going Mr Guest?🙉 I'm having a midwinter trip in January, seeing The Rover, The Two Noble Kinsmen and The Seven Acts of Mercy. Et moi |
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Sept 26, 2016 21:49:18 GMT
Im going in November as a double bill with 2 Noble Kinsmen, cant wait😃. You not going Mr Guest?🙉 I'm having a midwinter trip in January, seeing The Rover, The Two Noble Kinsmen and The Seven Acts of Mercy. Me too at the start of January but with The Tempest alongside The Rover and Kinsmen. |
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Post by Latecomer on Oct 7, 2016 18:41:26 GMT
Understudy performance today was brilliant! Standing ovation for me and lots of others. |
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Post by moelhywel on Oct 25, 2016 23:29:47 GMT
Just back from seeing this and thoroughly enjoyed it, I haven't laughed so much in ages. Joseph Millsom was excellent as Willmore and the scene with him, Faye Costelow and Alexandra Gilbreath in the second half was hilarious with the corpsing, deliberate or not, taking over. Don't leave it till the last minute to go in as the musicians are playing some time before it starts and are well worth listening to.
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Post by PalelyLaura on Nov 5, 2016 10:56:33 GMT
Adored this. Loved the atmosphere and music. One of the ushers w cas dancing away! Joseph Millson was brilliant and I liked Faye Castelow too. Also loved Frances McNamee Who was also in Kinsmen. Seen her in a few things now and she's always been great.
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 13, 2016 0:15:17 GMT
Saw this on sat night. Excellent production, Millson is superb as is the sublime Alex Gilbreath. Should have life after Feb when its run finishes😀
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Post by lynette on Dec 31, 2016 22:40:57 GMT
A blast and a great way to see out the Year.
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Post by martin1965 on Jan 1, 2017 11:30:43 GMT
A blast and a great way to see out the Year. Glad you loved it too Lynette, this could def transfer imo! |
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Post by crabtree on Jan 7, 2017 23:40:43 GMT
Just back from a double bill of this and Seven acts of Mercy. sadly, this suffered for me as I was on the front row for Mercy and was truly overwhelmed by its' power and emotion and having so much to think about. For Rover I was up in a hideously uncomfortable seat in the front of the second gallery and didn't feel part of the party, but I did sit there applauding how inventive and kinetic they all were, and yes joseph Millson is pretty special. Patrick O'Kane in seven acts is even more than pretty special. Wow what a dark but satisfying play. Truth to tell I was still pondering seven acts during Rover, so maybe there's a lesson. Perhaps I should have seen them in the reverse order.
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