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Post by greatauntedna on Sept 21, 2024 16:57:00 GMT
I saw it this afternoon in the front row. Pretty much all the way through, every 15 seconds or so was the sound of a foghorn. Is that part of the production or from outside? It sounded like there was a protest going on. It was very distracting!
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Sept 21, 2024 17:04:13 GMT
I was there this afternoon too, albeit in the Royal Circle. There were definitely background noises - and I took wondered how many were part of the production and how many were from the outside (namely sirens and tube rumblings)
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Post by beanbag85 on Sept 21, 2024 17:34:30 GMT
Saturday is protest march day in the West End. Noises likely from outside. I was there on Friday and no problem
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Post by aloysius on Sept 21, 2024 22:14:47 GMT
No noises from outside, other than the odd siren down Haymarket, in tonight's performance... though quite a few people leaving half way through the first act in the upper circle and gallery, which given the creaky floorboards, chairs and doors in TRH did make for a distracting watch.
Lots of people round me in the interval didn't know quite what to expect from a Beckett play and were very bored - maybe they were expecting more Peruvian bears - but I enjoyed the near unrelenting bleakness.
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Post by greatauntedna on Sept 21, 2024 22:50:49 GMT
Saturday is protest march day in the West End. Noises likely from outside. I was there on Friday and no problem I came out expecting there to be a big scene but there was nothing. Maybe it was the sounds of the tube. There was some loud speakering for the first half an hour. |
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Post by aspieandy on Sept 21, 2024 22:52:55 GMT
Saturday is protest march day in the West End. Noises likely from outside. I was there on Friday and no problem Not today. Liverpool instead (party conference season). |
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Post by aspieandy on Sept 25, 2024 17:40:23 GMT
Very much enjoyed this! It's a good balance for me when the irony laughs get about the same response as the laugh laughs. Lovely looking production. Not the hugest Wishall fan but I connected with his Vladimir; I thought he got it right No noises apart from the person nearby who though she was at home on the sofa with a bag of Kettle chips.
Def spent a worse £20 in the WE.
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Post by kit66 on Sept 25, 2024 18:01:18 GMT
No noises apart from the person nearby who though she was at home on the sofa with a bag of Kettle chips.
Waiting for Gusto
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Post by khiar on Oct 2, 2024 8:30:56 GMT
Been umming and ahring about whether to book this or not. How are the upper circle "perspex safety screen" seats? The price is right but I'm wondering if being far up *and* behind a screen is too far removed from the really small-scale action.
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Post by Dave B on Oct 2, 2024 9:00:12 GMT
Been umming and ahring about whether to book this or not. How are the upper circle "perspex safety screen" seats? The price is right but I'm wondering if being far up *and* behind a screen is too far removed from the really small-scale action. We had them for A View From The Bridge and thought them just fine for the price. |
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 2, 2024 12:23:06 GMT
I don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but I had a 16-30 discounted price ticket, and it was sent to me as an e-ticket and no one asked to see my age when I went into the auditorium - do with that information what you will.
I thought this was a good production of a very tedious show, but all 4 actors are great in it (particularly Ben Whishaw and Tom Eden)
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Post by Dave B on Oct 2, 2024 14:48:27 GMT
Obviously doing alright, added a week to the run. Now until 21 Dec.
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Post by kate8 on Oct 2, 2024 15:18:19 GMT
Obviously doing alright, added a week to the run. Now until 21 Dec. I’m tempted to see it again. Really liked all 4 actors in this. |
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Post by kate8 on Oct 2, 2024 15:19:14 GMT
Could we please have a poll for this one BurlyBeaR? Thanks |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 2, 2024 15:27:22 GMT
Poll added.
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Post by solotheatregoer on Oct 2, 2024 22:31:39 GMT
Really struggled with this. I knew of the play beforehand and wasn’t immediately drawn in but really wanted to see Ben Whishaw on stage. Unfortunately, I was left unimpressed primarily with the lack of chemistry across all four actors. Nothing really seemed to gel at all and in the end I didn’t care for any of them and struggled to keep my eyes open. The man next door but one was even snoring but thankfully stopped after an aggressive nudge from his partner.
2 stars.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Oct 3, 2024 9:23:44 GMT
Also booked this because I wanted to see Ben Whishaw on stage, but unfortunately was just very bored throughout. Thought the 2nd act was better, but maybe that was because we had lower expectations after sitting through the 1st half?
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 3, 2024 9:37:37 GMT
Sorry but people should know
Beckett
And Pinter on that note
Remain pretty pretentious playwrights
Save for a few select pieces
Generally redundant and dated
And exploring the same themes again and again
Permitted to survive due to a conspiracy from directors and actors in the main NOT because audiences are desperate to see the works
A sh*t play will still be a sh*t play
Your favourite actor ain’t gonna change that
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Post by theatrefan77 on Oct 3, 2024 16:37:45 GMT
Well, saw this last Friday and I enjoyed it very much. Whishaw was truly excellent. Will be seeing it again before it ends its run.
Ian McKellen was seating in the box. He looked very well, seems to have recovered from his accident.
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Post by thaneofglamis on Oct 6, 2024 14:49:08 GMT
If anyone is under 30 or a blue light card holder, it’s worth looking at short notice as some of the unsold seats become eligible for £25. For example tomorrow seats in stalls rows D/E/J/L and Tuesday stalls row R and D/G of Royal Circle. Seems like around 3 days before a performance they recategorise some seats (I guess as an alternative to rush tickets).
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Post by frauleinsallybowles on Oct 6, 2024 15:58:28 GMT
Does anyone know if they are selling playscripts with the key art on the cover? And if Ben/Lucian are stage dooring?
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Post by iwanttix on Oct 8, 2024 18:32:54 GMT
If anyone is under 30 or a blue light card holder, it’s worth looking at short notice as some of the unsold seats become eligible for £25. For example tomorrow seats in stalls rows D/E/J/L and Tuesday stalls row R and D/G of Royal Circle. Seems like around 3 days before a performance they recategorise some seats (I guess as an alternative to rush tickets). I randomly just booked some front row for £25 for a couple of weeks time, which I was sure used to be the blue lights tickets. I assumed the unsold ones were changed over to normal tickets so you just confirmed it for me. I think they've been changed for most of this month for anyone looking for a bargain. |
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Post by mahagonnite on Oct 9, 2024 19:28:00 GMT
Sorry but people should know
Philistines
Remain pretty prevelant on this forum
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Post by thaneofglamis on Oct 9, 2024 19:30:48 GMT
If anyone is under 30 or a blue light card holder, it’s worth looking at short notice as some of the unsold seats become eligible for £25. For example tomorrow seats in stalls rows D/E/J/L and Tuesday stalls row R and D/G of Royal Circle. Seems like around 3 days before a performance they recategorise some seats (I guess as an alternative to rush tickets). I randomly just booked some front row for £25 for a couple of weeks time, which I was sure used to be the blue lights tickets. I assumed the unsold ones were changed over to normal tickets so you just confirmed it for me. I think they've been changed for most of this month for anyone looking for a bargain. They’re definitely recategorising tickets at short notice. Tomorrow for example, Royal Circle Row A (side view) and Row D/G are £25 with no age limit. I went for stalls, second row @ £25 later in the run with a key worker/blue light card - but there are decent options for all at £25 coming up regularly! |
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Post by bee on Oct 12, 2024 22:59:39 GMT
I didn't enjoy this all that much. I've seen this play once before, an Irish production which had a short run at the Arts Theatre in 2017. I thought that was brilliant, but for whatever reason this production really dragged for me. Everything seemed to happen so, so slowly. It felt such a slog.
I can't fault the acting, but I'd say Jonathan Slinger and Tom Eddon came across better than the two stars.
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