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Post by dani on Jan 23, 2018 13:25:39 GMT
Google results aren't the same for everyone. They are influenced by your previous search history. I'm well aware of that. If someone's seeing a lot of NSFW content after searching for this particular play, I'd suggest that's... I think you see my point.
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Post by dani on Jan 23, 2018 9:08:25 GMT
Really? When I Google it, I just see pages relating to the show.
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Post by dani on Jan 17, 2018 10:47:56 GMT
The ladies' loos there are some of my least favourite, so this is good news. The Old Vic needs to do a few other things, though, as regards getting its house in order.
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Post by dani on Jan 17, 2018 10:38:28 GMT
Lyndsey Turner or Jamie Lloyd. Lyndsey Turner might be good, but she is very publicity shy, which would be a bad fit with the Donmar. You can't imagine her wanting to have her picture on the front of the Evening Standard! Lloyd was once a hot prospect, but I think his spell at the Trafalgar Studios possibly dented his reputation. Maybe this is just my perception, but I feel he's been found out as a flash director who lacks subtlety, and while he has since been doing some more credible and low key work I don't think he's right for the Donmar in terms of image. I wonder about Carrie Cracknell as a candidate.
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Post by dani on Jan 11, 2018 17:28:31 GMT
I wouldn't think Robert Icke would be a good choice to run a building and he probably isn't well suited to the politics and schmoozing involved. I'm sure there are a lot of interesting projects on his plate at the moment, so I don't think he needs this.
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Post by dani on Dec 24, 2017 19:28:08 GMT
Mention of the London Theatres book, which I'm hoping someone will have got me for Christmas, makes me think of Michael Coveney. If you can get a copy of his book The Aisle is Full of Noises, it's pretty interesting. It's not that widely available, though, as I think it had to be taken out of circulation because another critic threatened him with a libel suit. I used to enjoy his waspish writing and think he had a good eye for new talent and no fear of putting people's noses out of joint.
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Post by dani on Dec 22, 2017 13:00:25 GMT
I have to say, I couldn't disagree with the Variety interview more. That isn't to say I think anyone who doesn't like Hamilton is wrong, but the choreography was not bland, the staging continuously hits home, the design doesn't appear 'dated'. Nonsense. But this guy Trueman seems to pride himself on being a contrarian, and he makes no secret of the fact that design is his "thing", so any opportunity to go against the flow seems to suit him.
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Post by dani on Dec 20, 2017 18:58:20 GMT
They're unlikely to close down so soon after a £4m refurbishment, Parsley!
In all seriousness, it used to be better. I go a couple of times a year now, but eight or ten years ago I was there all the time. Not literally. The last thing I saw there that I liked a lot was Jumpers for Goalposts. I'd guess that's three years ago, maybe longer. It's a fairly nice space, I think run with a lot of heart and good intentions, but it's no longer a new writing power house.
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Post by dani on Dec 19, 2017 12:25:33 GMT
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Post by dani on Dec 19, 2017 12:24:29 GMT
I am looking forward to seeing what Keri Armagh will do at The Vic. Kwame Kwei-Armah! This beats your previous reference to Inua Williams. Is this your phone's autocorrect function undermining you?
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Post by dani on Dec 18, 2017 20:18:02 GMT
don't make assumptions about me because of sensitivity to a comment made in jest I didn't make an assumption, I made an inference. Anyway it's useful to know that it's okay to make offensive ageist comments round here and then say "just kidding" or "you're being oversensitive".
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Post by dani on Dec 18, 2017 19:30:13 GMT
That's true, Snciole did not actually say it. But saying the production had to be stopped because "some elderly woman collapsed" has a certain tone. The "some" is very dismissive. And to refer to the elderly as "soon dead people" may seem amusing to many, but I doubt I'm alone in thinking it's cruel.
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Post by dani on Dec 18, 2017 17:55:07 GMT
I liked it but to sum up Hampstead's audience the play had to be stopped mid way because some elderly woman collapsed. So to the conclude there is a market for soon dead people and young women who fancy Roger Allam, even in that wig. Irritating for you, but presumably deeply upsetting for the elderly lady and her companions, if she had any. Referring to someone who collapsed at the theatre as representative of a group called "soon dead people" shows zero compassion. I don't know if you have elderly relatives, but do try this phrase out on them and see how warmly they respond.
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Post by dani on Dec 17, 2017 20:21:21 GMT
Sorry about that. It was Sean01.
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Post by dani on Dec 17, 2017 18:50:28 GMT
I saw Barrowman's Dick in Birmingham last year. Where was the rest of Barrowman at the time? If you believe the rumours, no nearer than Coventry.
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Post by dani on Dec 17, 2017 18:48:09 GMT
I thought Elaine was great but I think she was miscast. She wasn't a very good baddie. I'd have said perfect casting as a baddie.
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 17:53:47 GMT
Astroturf.
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 15:18:01 GMT
The only ones I've seen are Wicked, Pippin and Godspell. He has an impressive body of work, but I haven't really got a view on him the way I have on Sondheim, Kander & Ebb or ALW.
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 12:10:24 GMT
(Question are the Gods of Gay Plays any different to the regular Gods of plays?) Hopefully they dress better than the regular Gods of plays Based on the evidence here, they won't. I can't believe how badly coordinated Matt Bomer's outfit is.
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 12:03:51 GMT
There's a review of this now on the Arts Desk site (http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/jungle-young-vic-review-physically-and-emotionally-challenging). Alex Sierz says, "All in all, this is a sobering evening that lacks a really coherent or conventionally dramatic story, and tells us little that we didn’t already know, but it is done with awesome integrity and total commitment." Four stars. Strange to open on a Friday as most reviews might not appear until Monday (unless they are really giving up on the primacy of print editions). Lots of productions open on Fridays, though. The Almeida has done this recently, though not with their current production. I have wondered if it's to stop critics writing very rapid responses under time pressure after a long show that finishes late.
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 10:31:14 GMT
There's a review of this now on the Arts Desk site (http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/jungle-young-vic-review-physically-and-emotionally-challenging). Alex Sierz says, "All in all, this is a sobering evening that lacks a really coherent or conventionally dramatic story, and tells us little that we didn’t already know, but it is done with awesome integrity and total commitment."
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 10:29:42 GMT
Apparently David Hare says people at tube stations approach him and tell him that this is their favourite play of his. This seems slightly improbable- does anyone ever approach anyone else on the tube?! I wouldn't say David Hare looks very approachable.
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Post by dani on Dec 15, 2017 9:52:02 GMT
Not all three stars. It gets four stars in The Times and Time Out, two in the Evening Standard. The Stage say it's a muddle, but still awards three stars.
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Post by dani on Dec 13, 2017 14:19:37 GMT
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Post by dani on Dec 13, 2017 11:37:02 GMT
I am suspicious of anything that has two directors. Maybe that's a prejudice I should overcome, but when I read "Direction Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin" I have visions of Daldry not turning up and Justin Martin picking up the slack. Alex Lawther is in it, which would usually interest me.
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Post by dani on Dec 11, 2017 12:03:33 GMT
Apologies if this had already been covered - does anyone know if Charlie Stemp is appearing until the end of the run or leaving early owing to Hello Dolly? Thanks. There are six days between the end of this and his joining Hello Dolly, so I guess he will be able to get through the whole run.
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Post by dani on Dec 9, 2017 12:58:48 GMT
Sorry for claiming it was a two-hander. Simon Gray is not my specialist subject.
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Post by dani on Dec 8, 2017 0:27:18 GMT
I'll drop some hints when I can think of some that are subtle without being too obscure. Please don't! You'd be breaking a confidence. I wouldn't be. No one told me who he is. I worked it out for myself, and I am certain that I'm right. I have little desire to spoil other people's fun, but it seems to me that you don't have to do much sleuthing to work out who it is.
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Post by dani on Dec 7, 2017 17:43:53 GMT
I've never found him entertaining enough to really dig into (and someone needs to get Nick Hern Books to cool it with the endless Twitter promotion), but whoever it was said it was unlikely to be an actual producer and more likely to be an actor due to a combination of knowledge and time to post always sounded plausible to me. ( dani , you were terribly misinformed, clearly not everyone does know. Either drop some proper hints or stop flaunting the fact that you know a secret. ) Yes, I don't REALLY think that everyone knows. I'll drop some hints when I can think of some that are subtle without being too obscure. I don't find WEP even the least bit funny and can't really understand why there is this cult of him, if in fact there is (as opposed to it being marketing hype).
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Post by dani on Dec 6, 2017 11:01:07 GMT
I'd have thought the least of his worries was his ability on the tightrope. The questions are surely: can he sing, and does he have presence and a kind of easy charm? Most of what I have read so far indicates not, but there seem to be some glimmers of positivity.
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