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Post by theatremad on Mar 25, 2020 9:54:22 GMT
In an interview with The Stage, the technical director of the RSC states the Swan will be upgraded next year. No further information but may mean a closure, possibly after Richard III has run I guess
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Post by theatremad on Feb 20, 2020 7:36:09 GMT
Downgraded from Bronze to Member so long time off booking. How are performances looking in the Stalls across the run as Bronze Patron booking opens?
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Post by theatremad on Feb 19, 2020 8:53:42 GMT
Announcement today?
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Post by theatremad on Feb 13, 2020 11:23:11 GMT
Now can't book standing in the ground, giving up for now
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Post by theatremad on Feb 13, 2020 10:53:00 GMT
At front of queue but cannot get past the screen, clicked was ready but then went back to the queue screen. Ruddy thing
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Post by theatremad on Feb 13, 2020 8:26:52 GMT
FESTIVAL THEATRE
The Life of Galileo, translated by David Edgar, directed by Jonathan Church The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, adaptation by Jay Presson Allen, directed by Rachel Kavanagh South Pacific, directed by Daniel Evans The Taxidermist's Daughter written and adapted by Kate Mosse, directed by Jonathan Munby Assassins, directed by Polly Findlay
MINERVA THEATRE The Real Thing, directed by Simon Evans The Village Bike, directed by Nicole Charles The Unfriend by Steven Moffatt, directed by Mark Gatiss The Long Song adapted by Suhayla El-Bushra. directed by Charlotte Gwinner The Narcissist by Christopher Shinn, directed by Ola Ince
SPIEGEL TENT Crave, directed by Tinuke Craig
Nothing in there I really want to see, Galileo by David Edgar would tempt me if came to London.
Few directors I'd love to see their work but the plays don't inspire me. Kate Mosse adaption is mildly interesting, but I'd have wanted a different book by her like Citadel.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 25, 2020 18:45:44 GMT
Daneka Etchells is on for Cecilia Noble tonight in The Welkin
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Post by theatremad on Jan 23, 2020 9:08:56 GMT
Yes, meant to open this Saturday. Now all performances until 10th of February (!) have been removed. So Sonia has pulled just over 2 weeks worth of shows. Yikes. What’s going on? I think they are just selling the earlier performances, which are mostly sold out, through a different link. I bought one yesterday:
Just clicked through on mobile and that's only showing February but appears if I do it on desktop.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 22, 2020 13:08:34 GMT
Been keeping an eye on this Saturday's performance, however it has now disappeared from the calendar completely not even showing as sold out. Has first preview been cancelled?
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Post by theatremad on Jan 20, 2020 17:46:59 GMT
Saturday: Tutunkhamun in the morning, The Welkin matinee and can't decide for the evening
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Post by theatremad on Jan 19, 2020 14:21:23 GMT
Still seething about Henry VI announcement. But excited at same time as love the plays. Braving the Globe versions this weekend.
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Post by theatremad on Jan 15, 2020 16:07:23 GMT
Will there be dayseats from the first performance onwards? Have a vague memory there isn't always
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Post by theatremad on Jan 9, 2020 14:11:24 GMT
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Post by theatremad on Jan 9, 2020 9:50:44 GMT
Announcement on 22nd January.
Any thoughts/rumours?
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Post by theatremad on Dec 26, 2019 8:52:50 GMT
Merry Christmas to all from me too
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Post by theatremad on Dec 23, 2019 20:12:26 GMT
Not sure but this may be against the general flow.
Found this contrite, painful and never really rescued itself from the sexist scenes in the first half. Didnt care about any of the characters.
On the plus side choreography was excellent and there were some genuinely good moments
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Post by theatremad on Dec 5, 2019 11:25:46 GMT
1) War Horse, especially the change from foal to horse 2) The arrival of the refugees in David Edgar's Pentecost in 1995 3) The ship in Treasure Island in the Olivier rising out of the stage 4) Marry Poppin's ascent into the roof 5) Randomly the foodbank scene in The Seven Acts of Mercy 6) Little Boy scene in Oppenheimer 7) The arrival of the boys to support Dennis in The Boy in the Dress 8) Arriving at The Masque of the Red Dress, my first immersive show 9) Decade at St Katherine's Docks, pretty much all of it 10) Sitting on the front row of the Dorfman both for Curious Incident and again on the front bench for This House
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Post by theatremad on Dec 3, 2019 17:34:12 GMT
Horrendously difficult:
1) Assassins and Kiss me Kate at Newbury (top shared place) 2) Boy in the Dress 3) A Museum in Baghdad 4) My Brilliant Friend 5) Mythos
Worst (to be cheeky):
1) Top Girls 2) The Provok'd Wife 3) Venice Preserv'd 4) King John 5) Histories at the Globe
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Post by theatremad on Dec 3, 2019 11:53:26 GMT
Can we omit The James plays please. Pretty please....I’m begging ya... Mmmmmm, what's it worth?
IF we are:
Clybourne Park
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Post by theatremad on Dec 3, 2019 8:32:55 GMT
In no particular order:
Blue Stockings Seven Acts of Mercy Rules for Living The Power of Yes Collaborators This House The James Trilogy The Flick Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour The Lehman Trilogy
Very weighted towards the National I know, there has been fab work elsewhere that I didn't see
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Post by theatremad on Nov 20, 2019 10:10:07 GMT
I'm a Young Patron Premium, I was being unclear
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Post by theatremad on Nov 20, 2019 9:12:42 GMT
Tried logging in this morning but saying on sale to members, obviously haven't corrected my membership level
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Post by theatremad on Nov 20, 2019 8:06:43 GMT
Katie Mitchell's was Henry VI Part 3 retitled Henry VI: Battle for the Throne.
Was my introduction to those plays and had me hooked.
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Post by theatremad on Nov 17, 2019 15:33:53 GMT
I've seen the entire canon at least twice. Deffo makes the choice more difficult.
Interestingly if I was to do favourite productions would be slightly different.
1) Henry VIII at Holy Trinity and Indian Dream at Swan
2) Ian Judge Troilus and Cressida
3) Michael Boyd Henry VIs original run and The Winters Tale in the Swan 2006
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Post by theatremad on Nov 17, 2019 11:26:32 GMT
Really hard. I dont like the 'popular' ones.
1) Henry IV and Henry VI Part 2s: all of humanity and so much more. And introduces Richard to us in Henry VI and the joys of Shallow in Henry IV. Henry VI still shocks me every time
2) Henry VIII: no idea why but this thrills me every time.
3) Troilus and Cressida and Loves Labours Lost: hard not to include these. Full of fab word play and all else
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Post by theatremad on Nov 17, 2019 9:00:32 GMT
I'm the opposite.
Saw this in Kingston and again yesterday. Was blown away both times, loved every minute of it and came out raving about it.
I had read and enjoyed the books too before the Kingston visit but couldnt remember them so well which actually helped
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Post by theatremad on Nov 16, 2019 12:42:33 GMT
After a slight change I'm doing My Brilliant Friend today
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Post by theatremad on Nov 15, 2019 12:28:18 GMT
This has earworms, made me cry/laugh/scream and I was first on my feet at end. Emotional gut wwrenching brilliance. Not going to come off this cloud nine for this one.
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Post by theatremad on Nov 15, 2019 12:25:21 GMT
Boy in the Dress needs to sashay into West End ASAP. It is amazing and is already proscenium arch pretty much
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Post by theatremad on Nov 14, 2019 10:06:46 GMT
I concede that that was probably a leftover from another email. Gotta love email templates
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