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Post by Jon on May 1, 2023 23:52:02 GMT
They've marked down both performances on the 5th July as filmed performances so I'm guessing it'll be for NT Live or NT at Home at a later date.
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Post by Jon on May 1, 2023 16:23:01 GMT
It's unusual for a show to take a hiatus but I wonder if it's end being cheaper to have everyone go on holiday at the same time.
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Post by Jon on Apr 30, 2023 15:23:04 GMT
It's interesting how the change in direction to make it has split opinions. I personally thought it worked but I was going in cold.
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Post by Jon on Apr 30, 2023 15:17:39 GMT
Thank you lou105. Can you elaborate? I will probably heed your advice and hope this is filmed for NTLive, and catch up with it in the future. I'm probably on the conservative side about things I would take a child/young teen to watch, so I wouldn't presume to judge for anyone else. As another poster said, the more adult content is discussed or implied rather than graphically portrayed. Are you happy to let a number of f***s (sometimes just as swear words, sometimes used as a verb), and a couple of c***s go over their heads? Would it bother you that they heard a sex worker list what they were willing to offer? As I mentioned, I really enjoyed the play, and I dont think any of it is gratuitous, in fact it's part of the poignant emotional tone of the piece. But for me, anyone under 14 or so is unlikely to engage with either the artistic or the personal struggles, and would at best be politely bored. I agree, it's a great play but it's not for kids.
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Post by Jon on Apr 29, 2023 22:44:38 GMT
Saw this tonight and it's a real treat for those who love theatre with many in jokes but also witnessing in the rehearsal room despite tempers flaring and egos clashing that magic can happen once it all clicks into place.
Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton is very good and you can see despite being of an arse at times, why Burton was one of the greatest actors of his generation but I think Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud pips him slightly but the two of them together are dynamic. Tuppence Middleton is good as Elizabeth Taylor as well.
Judging by how busy it was, I think it will have a further life beyond the National. Maybe it could go into the Gielgud after Old Friends or perhaps the Haymarket?
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Post by Jon on Apr 29, 2023 11:12:30 GMT
James Norton and Kit Harrington in the original staging of Posh I guess ( I didn’t particularly like the play, did recall JN when I saw him years later in Bugs but can’t remember Kit Harrington at all!). Didn't realise that James Norton was in Posh. Kit Harrington I have seen pictures from that original production. It is fun seeing actors go onto bigger things not just from watching theatre but also TV shows. I remember when Chris Hemsworth did the 2009 Star Trek film, I was the only person in my group who recognised him because he was in Home and Away a few years prior and likewise Margot Robbie when she did The Wolf of Wall Street.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2023 21:17:24 GMT
It's slightly cheating but the original cast of The History Boys is my ultimate before they hit the big time experience.
Does Matilda count for Bertie Carvel?
In regards to Patsy Ferran, I've not seen her do much screen work aside from a small role in the recent Tom & Jerry film. My first experiences of her on stage was Blithe Spirit and Treasure Island.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2023 20:56:50 GMT
I just remembered that I saw Luke Evans in Avenue Q, he was the understudy for Jon Robyns.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2023 20:24:06 GMT
Many actors who are now very famous obviously had to start somewhere and was looking through some of my old programmes and realised how many of them I've seen in my time before they became super famous. I'm not going to name all of them but a few I can think were Hannah Waddingham who I saw in Spamalot, Jonathan Bailey in American Psycho and Olly Alexander in Peter and Alice.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2023 12:10:17 GMT
I had a double Stephen Mangan day when I went - a Portrait Artist of the Year recording in the early afternoon in Battersea, with this in the evening. There had been a morning session which started at 10. None of my business and I haven't seen him since A Christmas Carol, but I did wonder if he had a weight on his shoulders atm. Fwiw, they were recording several of these over a two-week period so this doubling-up was not an abnormal day for him. Mangan is also promoting his new book as well so he's keeping busy. I'm assuming the filming of POATY is done in a way so it doesn't clash with Private Lives,
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Post by Jon on Apr 27, 2023 13:27:36 GMT
I can't work out what the code word is!
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Post by Jon on Apr 27, 2023 10:23:26 GMT
This is the play version, not the musical version...
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Post by Jon on Apr 27, 2023 1:14:56 GMT
Oklahoma! and The Wizard of Oz share Michael Harrison as a producer so it's not too surprising that Georgina is returning as Dorothy.
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Post by Jon on Apr 25, 2023 21:50:18 GMT
Looks like a West End transfer is coming. Where and When?
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Post by Jon on Apr 25, 2023 20:49:47 GMT
I'm not sure why a lack of transfers is considered a bad thing, it's not a failure if a show doesn't transfer and technically Michael Longhurst has had a Donmar West End production with Constellations
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Post by Jon on Apr 24, 2023 16:15:38 GMT
I wonder whether she'll still double as Mr Darling? Havers as Mr Darling would work and maybe double up as another role.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 21:33:12 GMT
It’d look great in The Roundhouse. The Roundhouse is nowhere near as flexible as the Troubadour plus they're booked up with concerts for the rest of 2023.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 18:04:17 GMT
Oh no this is a very very bad idea Oh No It's Not!... I'll get me coat.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 17:55:41 GMT
Peter Pan was traditionally played by a woman but gender swapping Hook and Tinkerbell is not something I've seen done before.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 1:11:32 GMT
I'm a real sucker for films, TV and theatre that shows the story behind something successful so The Motive and The Cue is up my street.
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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2023 1:08:26 GMT
Venues like the Menier can't really have other kind of seating because of the size of said venue.
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Post by Jon on Apr 22, 2023 23:16:21 GMT
I would pay to see the Peter Griffin version of Starlight Express.
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Post by Jon on Apr 22, 2023 11:10:24 GMT
I think it's incorrect to say nothing happens. A lot happens but we don't see it because it's a memory play from Michael's perpective.
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 23:32:31 GMT
This was about an hour an 15 first half, an hour second half. We came out at just after 10pm tonight. Any good?
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 14:15:28 GMT
The pricing is a disaster! Nothing below £70-odd! Are you only looking at Friday-Saturday as there are cheaper tickets earlier in the week.
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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2023 13:19:31 GMT
The first preview was cancelled the day before it was due to start so maybe technical issues?
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Post by Jon on Apr 20, 2023 14:31:40 GMT
I'm not sure not liking the ending of Killing Eve is bad behaviour, maybe odd behaviour to tell Jodie Comer directly but since it happened at stage door and not during Prima Facie, I think it can get a free pass.
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Post by Jon on Apr 20, 2023 0:55:19 GMT
Just noticed that James B Wilson's 1922 which was supposed to debut last year but postponed because the Last Night of the Proms was cancelled due to the Queen's death is debuting at this year's Last Night.
Wonder if those who booked last year's Last Night will be able to have their tickets honoured or will have all been refunded?
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 22:16:38 GMT
Can BurlyBeaR or @pdc amend the thread title as it's Troubadour not Troubador.
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Post by Jon on Apr 19, 2023 12:23:09 GMT
The way the set is laid out, a block at the back was the only feasible option.
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