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Post by Marwood on Jul 28, 2017 14:40:30 GMT
I would like to see Phil Davis in a play, but what with the Old Vic version also coming up, and the Jim Broadbent one a couple of years ago (I'm positive there have been plenty of others in recent years that I'm forgetting) I'm not really that excited about seeing any of them - can't we have a stage version of A Muppet Christmas Carol?
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 28, 2017 17:03:21 GMT
The WoS press release calls this a 'pantomime' and apparently this will be a refreshed reinterpretation, with Dickens himself turned into a character; other characters include 'Mrs Snapchat' and 'Uber'. Hmmm..
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Post by bellboard27 on Jul 28, 2017 17:18:28 GMT
The WoS press release calls this a 'pantomime' and apparently this will be a refreshed reinterpretation, with Dickens himself turned into a character; other characters include 'Mrs Snapchat' and 'Uber'. Hmmm.. So the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet to come all arrive at the same time as they have cut costs by using uber pool. |
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Post by Jan on Jul 30, 2017 17:28:25 GMT
The WoS press release calls this a 'pantomime' and apparently this will be a refreshed reinterpretation, with Dickens himself turned into a character; other characters include 'Mrs Snapchat' and 'Uber'. Hmmm.. I wonder if a 7-and-over family audience in Stratford-on-Avon will be quite so familiar with Uber as a 69-year-old left-wing playwright ? I hope he's at least put a rap in it. |
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Post by lynette on Jul 31, 2017 16:11:37 GMT
The WoS press release calls this a 'pantomime' and apparently this will be a refreshed reinterpretation, with Dickens himself turned into a character; other characters include 'Mrs Snapchat' and 'Uber'. Hmmm.. I wonder if a 7-and-over family audience in Stratford-on-Avon will be quite so familiar with Uber as a 69-year-old left-wing playwright ? I hope he's at least put a rap in it. Er, come on Jan, Warwickshire isn't that far behind the metrop! A Brummie kid probably knows enough. 😉 |
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Post by theatremad on Jul 31, 2017 17:21:42 GMT
I wonder if a 7-and-over family audience in Stratford-on-Avon will be quite so familiar with Uber as a 69-year-old left-wing playwright ? I hope he's at least put a rap in it. Er, come on Jan, Warwickshire isn't that far behind the metrop! A Brummie kid probably knows enough. 😉 Well said Lynette. I'm from the area and kids around here have a fair amount of nonce. Plus I'm pretty certain teachers (especially if they teach drama) will introduce the playwright as well as the play. Not sure about the modern elements, and not sure we'll get another Nick Nich but I'm quite excited about this and Twelfth Night. On a slightly off topic but on topic moan: why do the RSC announce RST show casting and leave the San casting till fairly last minute. Surely they've cast Imperium by now at least in part. |
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Post by Jan on Jul 31, 2017 17:41:21 GMT
I wonder if a 7-and-over family audience in Stratford-on-Avon will be quite so familiar with Uber as a 69-year-old left-wing playwright ? I hope he's at least put a rap in it. Er, come on Jan, Warwickshire isn't that far behind the metrop! A Brummie kid probably knows enough. 😉 I did a quick straw poll of 4 London 7-14 year olds and not a single one knew what Uber was - why should they ? How often do they use taxis ? How many of them are wringing their hands about the exploitative gig economy ? How many of them spend half the year in USA where Uber is a big deal ? |
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Post by martin1965 on Jul 31, 2017 19:14:36 GMT
Er, come on Jan, Warwickshire isn't that far behind the metrop! A Brummie kid probably knows enough. 😉 Well said Lynette. I'm from the area and kids around here have a fair amount of nonce. Plus I'm pretty certain teachers (especially if they teach drama) will introduce the playwright as well as the play. Not sure about the modern elements, and not sure we'll get another Nick Nich but I'm quite excited about this and Twelfth Night. On a slightly off topic but on topic moan: why do the RSC announce RST show casting and leave the San casting till fairly last minute. Surely they've cast Imperium by now at least in part. I love the RSC but youre right, dont get me started on casting announcements😡 |
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Post by lynette on Jul 31, 2017 19:16:56 GMT
Do they need to know about Uber? Pantomime works on the two levels: chuck the custard pies for the kids and double entendre for the parents. The RSC having a funny name moment. They had Ocadus in Vice Versa and was it Deliveradus or someat in Titus A. It is mildly amusing.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 31, 2017 20:04:59 GMT
The RSC ... is mildly amusing. I can see Lynette getting quoted on the posters and media advertising for this show. |
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 3, 2017 22:32:34 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 3, 2017 23:09:28 GMT
That is reassuring.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Sept 4, 2017 9:50:15 GMT
And bleeding obvious.
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Post by lynette on Sept 4, 2017 13:16:01 GMT
Thanks xanderl. All sounds rather jolly. Edgar the guy to do this kind of thing so potentially exciting. I thought it might be more for kiddies but I have booked anyway.
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 4, 2017 17:19:16 GMT
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Post by theatremad on Nov 29, 2017 22:30:15 GMT
Back from 3rd preview. First of all I've not seen the Old Vic production so can't comment.
This to my mind is a hit, sure fire cast and production. Great doubling of roles so echoes are heard through the play, a brilliant set and some wonderful heart rending moments and ones of laughter.
The modern names do not do anything other than give the nameless names. Edgar has crafted an original and inventive framework that pulls themes out.
However most probably going to be a marmite show as I'm sure others will disagree about all of the above.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 29, 2017 23:21:15 GMT
These new names being shoe horned in sound naff as anything and quite frankly desperate.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:43:07 GMT
kids around here have a fair amount of nonce I hope you mean nous. |
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Post by David J on Dec 21, 2017 18:58:18 GMT
Saw today's matinee
In comparison to the Old Vic production, a good deal of it was a straight presentation of the book, with some awe-inspiring use of production values here and there.
At times the production felt uneven. The Fezziwig scene went on for too long, and outside the story there are some scenes with Charles Dickens himself thinking up the story. They have no point apart from Dickens keep telling us that he is writing this to show his contempt for the exploitation of child labour (though when is this ever the main focus of the story)
Still David Edgar does bring an ending to the story that is heart-warming (if slightly confusing)
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Post by lynette on Jan 1, 2018 22:52:10 GMT
I was also a bit confused as to the ending. The timeline was a bit awry. And to be honest I thought a full monty RSC song was called for a la Doran in the Old Swan days. But it is a good show. Many of the cast are RSC debutants which is nice thing to see and the children are as always adorable. Recommend.
Just to say with the doubling of this play ( though of course this is an adaptation as is the Old Vic version ) and the two Macbeths coming up at NT and RSC, that both texts are on the GCSE syllabus so the more the merrier.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jan 1, 2018 23:00:34 GMT
Just to say with the doubling of this play ( though of course this is an adaptation as is the Old Vic version ) and the two Macbeths coming up at NT and RSC, that both texts are on the GCSE syllabus so the more the merrier. Two more versions of A Christmas Carol next Xmas - Bristol Old Vic and West Yorkshire Playhouse. And two more Macbeths this year - Tobacco Factory Theatres and HOME with Lyric Hammersmith. I agree with Lynette - the more the merrier. |
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Post by crabtree on Jan 28, 2018 23:46:59 GMT
I loved this, this afternoon, very moving, and spectacular and thought provoking, and heck the cast have some mighty quick changes.
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Post by theatrenerd on Jan 1, 2023 21:18:27 GMT
Caught the final performance of this today and really enjoyed it having seen it once before in 2017. Ade Edmondson was a great Scrooge and the cast was terrific, and the production was just as entertaining (if not even more so) than I last remember it.
Feel this will probably be the last time it plays, depending on if Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey will want to revive it again after they take over Doran/Whyman but it seems to be a popular choice as it was sold out by the end!
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