|
Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 23, 2016 12:29:30 GMT
And HG, if you really want to know nothing at all about plays, a message board about plays might not be the smartest place to hang out. That said, I do hope you keep torturing us all, as it's certainly more dramatic than the play lol. Yes, I'm only reading about Wild because I won't see it. Otherwise I wouldn't read until afterwards.
|
|
211 posts
|
Post by peelee on Jun 23, 2016 16:35:15 GMT
This play has no interval, so if you're in the habit of walking out halfway through then this play is designed to let you walk out before you even walk in.
While watching this play, I found my mind wandered.
|
|
4,631 posts
|
Post by Phantom of London on Jun 25, 2016 12:47:04 GMT
A play tha is typical Broadway fair, low on dramatic plat, but high on spectacle, however the Americans hate self analysis think Enron.
As others have correctly observed it is a coup de theatre in the last 5 minutes, however before that you get the curtain down to prepare you hear a lot of noise behind the curtain, then it comes up and you see no change.
Interesting reading in the Standard Henry Hitchens 2 Star review, that reads more like a 3 Star review, that's what happens when you have a Arts Editor hand out the stars.
2 Stars for me another piece like Game, where the set dominates the talking points, so therefore fail.
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Jul 9, 2016 22:51:50 GMT
This felt a bit smug to me, like it thought it was cleverer that it really was. In truth I'm not entirely sure what it was trying to say, perhaps now that i can read back through others comments and some reviews I will get a clearer idea because I was at a bit of a loss as was the woman on the tube afterwards who asked the programme reading man what he thought it was about, he was noncommittal. And the ending, what was that about exactly? I mean from an 'oohh the set can do this' it was interesting and on a structural basis I was curious about the mechanics but I'm not sure why it happened. Did it seem like a flat ending? Was the ending thought of first and the play added in?
I quite liked the Miss Prism character, the ladies next to me thought the actress overplayed it but I rather thought that was the point.
Had been pre warned about possible faint risk so duly shut eyes and ears at what I thought was the right moment and was duly bemused when I opened them and found the man sat in a sparkly red cowboy hat.
Overall confirmed by earlier thought that i'd made the wrong call and should have booked for the Lawrence of Arabia play instead.
|
|
3,470 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Jul 10, 2016 5:24:39 GMT
I quite enjoyed this (saw yesterday's matinee, which although not advertised as sold out, looked it to me), unlike several other acclaimed Mike Bartlett plays. It seemed to go down pretty well with the audience, too: some standing ovations and much whooping at the end. For me 1 hour 45 with no interval was pushing it, so I was struggling with physical discomfort after an hour and think they could have inserted an interval without damaging the effect as it was quite a slow, teasing play; either that or the pace could have been tightened a little, though arguably the sense of waiting and killing time was intentional.
In my opinion certainly an improvement on Charles III, during which I literally lost the plot (and any interest in the seemingly interminable proceedings), or the utter dud that was Love, Love, Love.
|
|
2,520 posts
|
Post by n1david on Jul 12, 2016 12:53:43 GMT
Saw this last night, gosh it felt like a slog until we got to the coup which was unquestionably impressive but, as someone else said here, had the net effect of everyone stopping listening to the words explaining why the coup was relevant. Husband had different views on this but I found the female character one of the most annoying characters I've seen on stage, to the extent of her attempts at 'humour' making my skin crawl, so I guess there was something I couldn't connect with.
Just as well we're not all the same, I adored Charles III and loved Love, Love, Love - but this was just a drag for me. Too much exposition and the final payoff isn't earned by what has gone before.
Was glad to have got this far without finding out what happened, though. Thanks everyone for not spoiling...
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 13:07:36 GMT
I feel like such a minority on this, I was genuinely enjoying it for itself all the way up to The Moment, and I *really* enjoyed Caoilfhionn Dunne's performance (and the chaps weren't bad either).
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Jul 12, 2016 19:01:09 GMT
I feel like such a minority on this, I was genuinely enjoying it for itself all the way up to The Moment, and I *really* enjoyed Caoilfhionn Dunne's performance (and the chaps weren't bad either). Maybe just on here Baemax, there were ovating audience members when i went and I liked Caoilfhionn's Dunne's performance, it was mostly the play I had issue with but we'd rather doom the forum to nothingness if we all agreed so thank goodness we don't.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 19:17:33 GMT
I officially can't afford to go to this now and it closes on Saturday so can someone do a spoiler thingy and spill the beans on the coup? I is DESPERATE to know! I'm queen of the coups!!
|
|
92 posts
|
Post by chameleon on Jul 12, 2016 19:49:36 GMT
I think they may have extended by a week?
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 21:25:40 GMT
Yeah, they've extended to the 23rd. I don't mind doing the deed, but not until after it closes, so as not to be a temptation for anyone else.
|
|
3,470 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Jul 13, 2016 3:41:13 GMT
At the risk of a chorus of disapproval (!), I didn't think the great coup was one. Possibly because my expectations + curiosity had been raised to ridiculous heights, but after so much anticipation, I found myself thinking "Is that it?" Plus, n1david's comment about the distraction effect rings true for me.
|
|
923 posts
|
Post by Snciole on Jul 19, 2016 10:21:27 GMT
|
|
1,465 posts
|
Post by foxa on Jul 19, 2016 12:19:29 GMT
And also good news for those of us who saw it early on when things weren't entirely working!
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 21:16:38 GMT
Glad I didn't get a ticket!
|
|
441 posts
|
Post by theatreliker on Jul 19, 2016 21:56:39 GMT
Yeah, I'm pleased they're live streaming this. Interested to see this scene change.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 18:22:03 GMT
Bum, forgot to watch it. The coup? Anyone?
|
|
Xanderl
Member
Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
|
Post by Xanderl on Jul 26, 2016 18:26:14 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 19:29:19 GMT
Yeah it's on til 12am but gotta watch the Big Brother Final!
|
|
1,465 posts
|
Post by foxa on Jul 26, 2016 19:56:15 GMT
Then watch the first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of it - that's pretty much all you really need to see. Do it during one of the boring post-eviction interviews.
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Jul 26, 2016 20:04:31 GMT
Re-watched this via the screening and then realised that the day I went i obviously didn't get the full coup, must have been a part set malfunction, didn't even realise i'd missed out. Still baffled by play but now understand that hat.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 21:22:21 GMT
Just watched the last 10 mins and I have to admit that WOW I wish I had gone
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 16:30:09 GMT
Chiming in belatedly (goddamn new job making me work) to say that I really enjoyed this - though not sure I can articulate why. I really loved the woman whose name I can't spell, and just got caught up in the weirdness of the situation (even before the weirdness of the end). Maybe I was just in the mood to be drawn into something and another time it wouldn't have grabbed me so much. I liked the ending but it didn't need it for me to be worth seeing.
|
|
578 posts
|
Post by ncbears on Apr 4, 2020 21:23:57 GMT
Streaming of Wild is available through Sunday, April 5 on Hampstead site. I just watched it and I actually liked it up to the last ten minutes - which were likely more impressive in the theatre than on a computer screen.
|
|
980 posts
|
Post by nash16 on Apr 5, 2020 2:01:53 GMT
Streaming of Wild is available through Sunday, April 5 on Hampstead site. I just watched it and I actually liked it up to the last ten minutes - which were likely more impressive in the theatre than on a computer screen. Why are they inflicting Wild on us of all things? Drawing the Line is the one to look forward to. Lovely memories of that. Drawing A line under Wild though...
|
|
|
Post by crabtree on Apr 5, 2020 16:07:43 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting?
|
|
|
Post by katurian on Apr 5, 2020 20:53:21 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting? I loved it. It's talky theatre and mostly static until the final moments, so if that's not your thing it's not going to be your thing, but I found it thrilling and hilarious. It was interesting enough to hold my attention and all three performances are terrific. I'm not surprised it had a mixed reception at the time, it doesn't have a conventional plot structure or development, but it works and the production at Hampstead was impeccable.
|
|
980 posts
|
Post by nash16 on Apr 6, 2020 0:03:19 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting? A big no for me when I saw it. My thoughts below from the time: This was terrible. I fear Mike Bartlett's worst play. And we were really looking forward to it. We went this evening, but asked the ushers about the technical troubles. They said it was "ongoing", but I hope they fix it for Tuesday's Press Night, because if the set fails again, I fear the press will make that the focus and use it to describe the play itself which feels very weak. It was an evening of very dry opinions of the individual, the state, Russia, America, what is truth, which makes it all sound more interesting than it was, because it was actually so dull. One room, with not a lot happening in it. I know Snowden was/is trapped in a similar environ, but there's no need to inflict it on us all, and have no interval. We really couldn't engage with any of the characters. Jack Farthing does his best, but taking his top off does seem like a desperate measure. How Dunne has learnt all the facts and wikipedia style ramblings is beyond me. She deserves a medal. HEr and Farthing try their best with the "witty banter" moments, but they die a death because they're surrounded by dry theorising. Mackay tries to inject some Pinter/mysterious force into proceedings, but again, dull. So many pauses in it all, supposedly significant: folding a chocolate bar wrapper, pouring a drink…bore off! The set change at the end WAS visually impressive, but was basically bashing the audience over the head with its metaphor. Nothing exists. Nothing is real. Am I here? Are you here? Engage us. Give us some drama. No, no, no, no, no. Poor. Don't let the set change blind you. Remember how you feel in the first 1hr 30mins.
|
|