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Post by Being Alive on Sept 27, 2023 12:00:44 GMT
I second the poster above - I don't understand how anyone can watch the last 10 minutes (at the very least) and not be sure that's a (deserved) Olivier nom lock.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 27, 2023 12:05:36 GMT
Won the lottery!
They don't tell you where your seat is in advance. It is Box Office pickup, so I presume I'll know when I turn up.
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Post by westendwhistledown on Sept 27, 2023 12:11:33 GMT
I think she will be nominated and I think she is incredible in the show but I just can't get over Caissie's performance in Next To Normal...
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 27, 2023 12:24:08 GMT
I think she will be nominated and I think she is incredible in the show but I just can't get over Caissie's performance in Next To Normal... Oh sure, my heart is with Levy for personal reasons with that show and she is utterly remarkable in it - I can just see Nicole being given it due to the amount of promotors and investors involved in a production on the scale of Sunset, as opposed to a producing house like the Donmar. Awards are all political anyway - they're largely meaningless these days... |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 27, 2023 12:25:01 GMT
Whatever anyone's view on the current production, the idea that Scherzinger's acting comes anywhere close to awards territory is ridiculous. Of course, it wouldn't be the first time a sub-par performance has received accolades, as any year's Oscars will testify. It's often about the money and who you know. With all due respect, have you seen the show? I have, and it's a fun performance, but a coherent character emerges only in the last twenty minutes or so, and it would be a pity if it won the Olivier over Caissie Levy. Surely worthy of a nomination tho |
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Post by doornumberthree on Sept 27, 2023 13:13:03 GMT
With all due respect, have you seen the show? I have, and it's a fun performance, but a coherent character emerges only in the last twenty minutes or so, and it would be a pity if it won the Olivier over Caissie Levy. Surely worthy of a nomination tho Make no mistake, I want Caissie to win the Olivier, but as Being Alive posted above, I definitely think it’s going to be a very close race for those reasons above. I really enjoyed Nicole’s Norma, I thought she acted and sung it brilliantly. I don’t know what I was expecting, I’ve never seen much of her anywhere (somehow!) but I thought her performance was brilliant and award worthy. |
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Post by mkb on Sept 27, 2023 13:29:39 GMT
Whatever anyone's view on the current production, the idea that Scherzinger's acting comes anywhere close to awards territory is ridiculous. Of course, it wouldn't be the first time a sub-par performance has received accolades, as any year's Oscars will testify. It's often about the money and who you know. With all due respect, have you seen the show? Very strange question. How could I possibly hold an opinion on her performance if I hadn't? (I also quoted act running times in my original posting, which would be a neat trick if I wasn't there!) |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 27, 2023 14:05:12 GMT
I fear they were asking for trouble doing this. It’s risky on many levels. What I find strange are reports that the audio is crystal clear every performance. Now I worked at a theatre on the Strand and I can tell you emergency vehicle sirens seemed to be going off every few minutes at times. Not least on Friday/Saturday evenings around 8:30-9pm. Nathan Amzi has said on X that both the video and audio are 100% live, which is an amazing feat. In my view they’ve had an amazing enormous run of luck avoiding sirens, drunks shouting, people pushing their way into shot (guard or no guard). The video seems more manageable by using the theatre’s bouncers, but the audio has me scratching my head a bit. Exactly my thoughts. They are either using very sophisticated mic/audio technology to clean and filter the external sound (in real time with no latency issues with a perfect 'take' each time it is done?!). Obviously there's security anyway, so if Tom has been directed to focus purely on performance, this might be possible I guess. All I know is when I left on Saturday, the Strand and Coal Hole were heaving with people and noise. Perhaps the tech team might disclose their secret to perfecting the capture of sound outdoors. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 27, 2023 14:11:11 GMT
But where do we think the reviews will land on this? Personally, if we're looking at a possible comparison, I don't think this is quite as smart or thorough as Fish's Oklahoma, nor has the same consideration for characters that that had. 5s or 2s. No middle ground. Totally agree - it's marmite. |
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Post by shambles on Sept 27, 2023 14:33:41 GMT
But where do we think the reviews will land on this? Personally, if we're looking at a possible comparison, I don't think this is quite as smart or thorough as Fish's Oklahoma, nor has the same consideration for characters that that had. 5s or 2s. No middle ground. Haven't seen yet, but from the reactions here, sounds like it might get mostly 4s; critical of some choices, but can't fault the overall experience of watching it. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 27, 2023 14:40:17 GMT
If it’s marmite- as it seems to be- I’d predict 1/2 star or 5 star reviews..
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Post by alece10 on Sept 27, 2023 14:47:00 GMT
I give up predicting what critics like these days. I was convinced they would all love The Little Big Things but that was far from the truth so lord knows what they will make of this.
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 27, 2023 14:56:36 GMT
I give up predicting what critics like these days. I was convinced they would all love The Little Big Things but that was far from the truth so lord knows what they will make of this. I saw both of these twice in one week and TLBT had stuck with me SIGNIFICANTLY more than Sunset has. |
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Post by 141920grm on Sept 27, 2023 15:05:15 GMT
it will be a fun read, how the critics are going to review her- against former musical Normas, or as Nicole's own Norma? This production forces you so up close and personal with the character, her acting style fit quite well with the aesthetic language of the piece I thought
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Post by BVM on Sept 27, 2023 15:09:09 GMT
I give up predicting what critics like these days. I was convinced they would all love The Little Big Things but that was far from the truth so lord knows what they will make of this. Must admit I also have very little idea these days either! They do tend to be more “middling” than forums though. |
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Post by minion on Sept 27, 2023 15:43:41 GMT
Eh, Jamie Lloyd is hardly a novelty. Plenty of them were just fine with handing out 2s for his Seagull last year and someone like van Hove who's also played around with the things Lloyd is utilizing, has had wildly fluctuating responses.
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Post by mattnyc on Sept 27, 2023 16:04:12 GMT
And again, as lots of people have also pointed out, MUCH of what’s on stage in this show has been done before with other shows by other directors in the past few years. This is (and it’s not a critique on him/the production) hardly anything new and groundbreaking.
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Post by WireHangers on Sept 27, 2023 22:51:20 GMT
Just booked a flight from Inverness to see the show in its last week in January based on the strength of the reviews on this page. So thanks A LOT.
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Post by toomasj on Sept 27, 2023 23:02:10 GMT
If you hate Jamie Lloyd productions so much and definitely won’t be seeing it, why are you so fascinated in this thread may I ask? If I hated a director and had zero interest in seeing a show, the thread really wouldn’t interest me at all. Maybe that’s just me IDK 🤷🏻♂️ At least the guy who tells us every 5 mins how much he hated The Little Big Things had SEEN it. #GenuinelyCurious as the young say. Well, if I didn’t read the thread and ask questions I wouldn’t have known what the production represented, I wouldn’t know how Tucker is in the role, and I wouldn’t get a sense of the general feedback out the production. Like or not, I am entitled to my views just as much as you or anybody else. This forum isn’t an echo chamber, I would suggest if you don’t want to read my posts you can put me on ignore using the forum function available on the desktop mode of the website. |
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Post by BVM on Sept 27, 2023 23:08:16 GMT
If you hate Jamie Lloyd productions so much and definitely won’t be seeing it, why are you so fascinated in this thread may I ask? If I hated a director and had zero interest in seeing a show, the thread really wouldn’t interest me at all. Maybe that’s just me IDK 🤷🏻♂️ At least the guy who tells us every 5 mins how much he hated The Little Big Things had SEEN it. #GenuinelyCurious as the young say. Well, if I didn’t read the thread and ask questions I wouldn’t have known what the production represented, I wouldn’t know how Tucker is in the role, and I wouldn’t get a sense of the general feedback out the production. Like or not, I am entitled to my views just as much as you or anybody else. This forum isn’t an echo chamber, I would suggest if you don’t want to read my posts you can put me on ignore using the forum function available on the desktop mode of the website. Fair enough. |
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 28, 2023 9:13:54 GMT
Have the U30s tickets sold out?
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Post by evilmat360 on Sept 28, 2023 10:25:35 GMT
Have the U30s tickets sold out? Yes, the Ticket Info page on the website now has |
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Post by Oleanna on Sept 28, 2023 11:08:44 GMT
Have the U30s tickets sold out? Yes, the Ticket Info page on the website now has Thank you. |
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 28, 2023 11:10:58 GMT
Does anyone know if they sell day seats? And if so, for how much?
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Post by david on Sept 28, 2023 11:18:17 GMT
Does anyone know if they sell day seats? And if so, for how much? Just been to the box office and they said no day tickets, only the £30 TT lottery. |
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