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Post by couldileaveyou on Dec 2, 2023 10:35:32 GMT
I'm currently reading Judi Dench's latest book and it's very cute. Maybe not as insightful as Harriet Watler's Brutus and Other Heroines, but full of fab anecdotes.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Dec 1, 2023 10:38:16 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 29, 2023 16:54:27 GMT
She's doing Miss Julie in Amsterdam from February
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 29, 2023 14:57:17 GMT
Positive if not enthusiastic reception so far, 3* from the Times, Independent and The Stage, 4* from the Evening Standard and WhatsOnStage Another 3*** from BroadwayWorld and 4**** from Telegraph, iNews and LondonTheatre FT **** Guardian ***
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 29, 2023 12:50:26 GMT
Positive if not enthusiastic reception so far, 3* from the Times, Independent and The Stage, 4* from the Evening Standard and WhatsOnStage Another 3*** from BroadwayWorld and 4**** from Telegraph, iNews and LondonTheatre
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 29, 2023 10:26:51 GMT
Positive if not enthusiastic reception so far, 3* from the Times, Independent and The Stage, 4* from the Evening Standard and WhatsOnStage
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 28, 2023 18:06:56 GMT
Thanks for your reply. Has Jo Riding missed any shows? I LOVE her.... I think Clare Burt, Jason Pennycooke and Jac Yarrow are the only leads that have missed shows
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 28, 2023 17:42:48 GMT
Thankyou. I did search 'books' and look through 3 pages of results! Will have a read through that thread Oh it's not you, it's just impossible to find anything with the search option. I just google theatreboard + what I'm looking for, otherwise you won't find anything
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 27, 2023 20:53:42 GMT
Boring question but could someone who’s seen it tell me in an dm or spoiler tags about the gunshots mentioned on the NT website? Is it just at the point it happens in the original Lorca or are there more in this adaptation? Thanks! Just Lorca's
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 22, 2023 19:58:42 GMT
Yeah dunno where the idea that Joe did all the seduction comes from, that's clearly Gracie's justification and projection in the movie. Gracie herself reveals so, when she switches from describing herself as "very naïf" to "very secure"
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 20, 2023 19:17:17 GMT
Do they have method acting corgis in the play too? Two, Pumpkin and Tring
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 20, 2023 7:44:40 GMT
Saw it a couple of days ago, and it's okay? It's a serviceable production and, with its Hamiltonesque pacing, it must be the first time I watched Lear without ever getting bored, but together with the play's challenges they also cut its emotional rewards: there is no getting around the fact that in focusing on the plot, they neglected the emotional depth.
I think the real problem of this production is being in the West End and having Kenneth Branagh Inc. in the leading role. It would be much better off touring the country with a familiar name as Lear: GCSE and A-level students everywhere would enjoy it much better than your regular 3-hour-something Lear, and it's a very accessible introduction to the play for a young theatergoer.
The lines were beautifully spoken – congrats to RADA on its attention to diction – but the cast is definitely still unexperienced. I liked Corey Mylchreest. So many lines from Lear, Gloucester and Kent focus on (old) age, and the contrast between what you see and what you hear is particularly jarring: Branagh himself is a vigorous and virile Lear that could pass for a man in his 40s! Seeing him play with his staff during the opening scenes made me wonder why he didn't just play and direct himself as Prospero, which feels more appropriate for his age and his late-stage-Olivier acting style.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 19, 2023 17:40:26 GMT
This has it's first preview on Saturday and the first week seems to be sold out. December seems to be selling well but then there seems to be lots of availability for the rest of the run. I am wanting to see this however price wise it does not work out for me. Do we think there may be offers for this and if so where would they be, TodayTix maybe ? Menier is not usually great with offers unless something is selling abysmally, which is rarely the case of their musical revivals. If sales are dire after December they might pop up on TodayTix
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 18, 2023 9:14:29 GMT
Is Nicole playing the saterday matinees? Usually yes
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 18, 2023 7:00:37 GMT
So no movement sections? two or three, most notably act one finale
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 17, 2023 11:13:23 GMT
What was the running time please? And tell me there's an interval. I think I left at 10 pm and yes there's an interval
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 17, 2023 0:10:49 GMT
I went tonight and it was quite good. Rebecca Frecknall does not rely extensively on her bag of tricks, and apart from a couple of slow-mos you'd barely say it's hers. It's a strong cast, the daughters are particularly good, especially Lizzie Annis as Martirio. It's a huge and lovely set, although most of the front stalls cannot quite see the final scene. I wasn't fully sold on Harriet Walter. Her Bernarda Alba is fairly warm and humane: her struggle to control the household is also a struggle to control herself. It's an interesting portrayal and she's a very charismatic performer, although she can occasionally come across as almost frail, and sometimes you miss the monster (and the cane!). My biggest grip is that she seems more hysterical than tyrannical, and she's never really scary. The audience shouldn't laugh when they see Bernarda march off with a rifle or say things like "a daughter that disobeys is not a daughter but an enemy". It's not a subtle production, but it's pretty good and I'm sure it will be a solid four stars by opening night. What differences entail from Alice Birch's adaptation? Not much? Everybody swears way more than in Lorca but the only thing that really stood out was Angustias inheriting way more than her half-sisters after the death of Bernarda's second husband, implying that there was something creepy going on.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 16, 2023 23:00:00 GMT
I went tonight and it was quite good. Rebecca Frecknall does not rely extensively on her bag of tricks, and apart from a couple of slow-mos you'd barely say it's hers. It's a strong cast, the daughters are particularly good, especially Lizzie Annis as Martirio. It's a huge and lovely set, although most of the front stalls cannot quite see the final scene.
I wasn't fully sold on Harriet Walter. Her Bernarda Alba is fairly warm and humane: her struggle to control the household is also a struggle to control herself. It's an interesting portrayal and she's a very charismatic performer, although she can occasionally come across as almost frail, and sometimes you miss the monster (and the cane!). My biggest grip is that she seems more hysterical than tyrannical, and she's never really scary. The audience shouldn't laugh when they see Bernarda march off with a rifle or say things like "a daughter that disobeys is not a daughter but an enemy".
It's not a subtle production, but it's pretty good and I'm sure it will be a solid four stars by opening night.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 11, 2023 9:13:50 GMT
Someone posted this on a FB Sunset grouo
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 7, 2023 17:33:25 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 7, 2023 13:07:14 GMT
Very disappointed I was really looking forward to this
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 3, 2023 19:09:54 GMT
Just had an email that the first performance has been cancelled, so I've had £20 credited to my account. They do say they've made more seats available at preview prices, but my chance of finding a decent £20 seat on the dates I can make doesn't look good... I never book first previews anymore at the NT because they cancel them all the time, it's so annoying
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 3, 2023 16:55:55 GMT
Will this production be eligible for the Oliviers? Don’t know where they’d put it but they used to have a category called best musical production which was normally reserved for revivals but often included cabarets, one person shows etc. Salonga and Peters deserve nominations for their contributions. Hard to say! Elaine Stritch and Barbara Cook got nominations for their one-woman shows and Angela Richards got a nod for Side by Side by Sondheim, which was also a revue. But that was 40 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if Bernadette got a nomination, even just for being Broadway aristocracy and missing only the Olivier from her theatre accolades.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 3, 2023 8:14:25 GMT
Can you easily rush this? Or does the rush sell out? Easily and it keeps getting updated well into the day
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 2, 2023 11:44:02 GMT
I mean admittedly it's reprised like 4 times
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 2, 2023 8:13:42 GMT
Sorry if this is answered somewhere upthread. Is this connected to/the same as the recent (isn) Broadway production with Bette Midler? Or a completely new production? New production
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 1, 2023 18:27:06 GMT
I'm annoyed by what Cooke says about finding the depth in the show since the depth has always been there. Dolly addresses several monologues to her dead husband and act one literally ends with her announcing her decision to return to live and enjoy life. It might not be Ibsen, but it is disingenuous to claim that the show hasn't always had a more understated layer. A lot of actors and directors lately have been talking about traits of their roles or shows as if they had discovered gold, while in fact those have always been the defining elements of the character or show. Interesting that Love, Look in My Window is being restored from the Merman's run, especially since the song has the exact same meaning and purpose of Before the Parade Passes By. Perhaps Cooke should pay more attention to the text before overstating
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 1, 2023 17:35:32 GMT
Seems report has been deleted! Wonder if Charlie stemp will reprise… No? "joining Staunton and Nyman will be Jenna Russell as Irene Molloy, Tyrone Huntley as Barnaby Tucker and Harry Hepple as Cornelius Hackl"
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