Post by Pennywise57 on Mar 8, 2018 17:54:46 GMT
Hi I'm down in London on 16th and 17th of March. I'm seeing Hamilton on the 17th (YAY can't wait) and also meant to be seeing The Birthday Party on the 16th but I'm unsure about whether I want to now or not.
You see I've had Hamilton booked since last year and I normally like to book an extra show when I come down to London to get money's worth out of the trip a bit more. I was struggling to figure out what to book as my extra show. After much humming and harring, I decided to go for The Birthday Party but this was mainly because Pearl Mackie was in it as I'd really enjoyed her in Doctor Who. The plot blurb wasn't enticing me too much. I've since found out that her part in this isn't the biggest. That's not a problem but I'm also slightly worried that I won't enjoy the play as well as I've since seen that it's can be quite confusing and hard to follow. I've seen films that have been quite complex and hard to follow before and have enjoyed them but sometimes only "got" and truly appreciated them with repeated viewings. Obviously I won't get a chance to do this with The Birthday Party as I'm so far away from London, so I'm now worried that I won't get it and therefore won't enjoy it very much and then it ends up a wasted opportunity where i could have seen something else instead. Is it really hard to follow?
I'm thinking maybe I should try to get a ticket to Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre instead as that looks really intriguing. The thing is though, I'm a complete and utter Shakespeare virgin. I'm always wanted to try some of his plays but have never known where to begin. This Production looks very exciting though and I figure it might be a good place to start. Those of you who have seen it, Do you think it's an accessible play and production for a complete newb like me to start off with. I also see that NT Live are broadcasting this into cinemas so maybe I should just see it at the cinema instead but I worry it might loose something from stage to screen and I would hate for my first Shakespeare experience to be disappointing due to something not coming across right in the cinema.
Any advice anyone can give would be greatly appreciated as I'm in a real predicament about this. Thanks a lot!
You see I've had Hamilton booked since last year and I normally like to book an extra show when I come down to London to get money's worth out of the trip a bit more. I was struggling to figure out what to book as my extra show. After much humming and harring, I decided to go for The Birthday Party but this was mainly because Pearl Mackie was in it as I'd really enjoyed her in Doctor Who. The plot blurb wasn't enticing me too much. I've since found out that her part in this isn't the biggest. That's not a problem but I'm also slightly worried that I won't enjoy the play as well as I've since seen that it's can be quite confusing and hard to follow. I've seen films that have been quite complex and hard to follow before and have enjoyed them but sometimes only "got" and truly appreciated them with repeated viewings. Obviously I won't get a chance to do this with The Birthday Party as I'm so far away from London, so I'm now worried that I won't get it and therefore won't enjoy it very much and then it ends up a wasted opportunity where i could have seen something else instead. Is it really hard to follow?
I'm thinking maybe I should try to get a ticket to Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre instead as that looks really intriguing. The thing is though, I'm a complete and utter Shakespeare virgin. I'm always wanted to try some of his plays but have never known where to begin. This Production looks very exciting though and I figure it might be a good place to start. Those of you who have seen it, Do you think it's an accessible play and production for a complete newb like me to start off with. I also see that NT Live are broadcasting this into cinemas so maybe I should just see it at the cinema instead but I worry it might loose something from stage to screen and I would hate for my first Shakespeare experience to be disappointing due to something not coming across right in the cinema.
Any advice anyone can give would be greatly appreciated as I'm in a real predicament about this. Thanks a lot!
