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Post by Jan on May 17, 2024 19:23:43 GMT
Has the Globe PR team moved to the US? "Center stage", "color" are not conventional UK spellings. Putting that to one side, there isn't much to excite me there. I don't know how well they did in 2023, but this feels quite safe in terms of choice of repertoire. So perhaps they need to be more commercial in the current climate. They're keeping it quiet but Read Not Dead is back with Richard Brome's 1640 play "The English Moor" I spoke too soon, it is back in name only in a format that is sure to reduce audience numbers to near zero. A pity, it used to be almost full under the previous education department director. |
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Post by ladidah on May 18, 2024 12:34:31 GMT
Really loved Much Ado, definitely a lighter, comic version with a very modern Benedict and Beatrice.
Pacing was great, even the scenes that usually dragged moved well.
As it was so comic, they couldn't really resolve the issue of Hero and Claudio, so just skimmed over it and kept Don John very camp and panto villain.
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Post by Jan on May 18, 2024 19:00:23 GMT
Really loved Much Ado, definitely a lighter, comic version with a very modern Benedict and Beatrice. … they couldn't really resolve the issue of Hero and Claudio, so just skimmed over it and kept Don John very camp panto villain. In one (very good) production of it I saw Don John was booed at the curtain call walk down in true pantomime fashion. |
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Post by ladidah on May 18, 2024 20:26:36 GMT
He was booed repeatedly last night!
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Post by David J on May 18, 2024 21:11:19 GMT
If you watch the recording of the Eve Best/Charles Edwards production (which I recommend) the first act finishes with Don John tricking Claudio into thinking Hero is not faithful and when he's alone the audience is booing and the look of relish on the actor's face is delightful
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Post by helenfrombath on May 23, 2024 20:02:01 GMT
After all the controversy surrounding the current production of Richard III, they've given Michelle Terry a wig that is reminiscent of people that attempted to give themselves home haircuts during lockdown. Fun!
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Post by ladidah on May 24, 2024 8:24:21 GMT
Seems to have good early reviews
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 8, 2024 16:56:06 GMT
So saw Taming the Shrew for the first performance last night.
The problem with the Globe, the building is the tourist attraction rather than the show, which leads to some very poor casting choices, the acting just seems to get worse. I cannot remember a time when I have been to the Globe and someone is performing with a script in their hand. The actors need to learn their lines and the Globe needs to invest in understudies.
As the show they had puppets, which I didn’t understand at all. It worked for Avenue Q and War Horse, but not this. All very baffling.
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Post by kate8 on Jun 8, 2024 20:00:13 GMT
That sounds disappointing Phantom of London. I was quite looking forward to seeing what they did with this play, having not seen it for a decade or so. I agree the building‘s the star these days, even their good productions would be very average if transplanted to another theatre. I‘d love to see a new AD and a change of direction at the globe. |
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Post by kallyloo on Jun 9, 2024 14:52:43 GMT
What does everyone think about their midnight evenings?
Unless you have transport or can afford an Uber at 3 in the morning, I’m thinking it’s not really practical, however magical the experience maybe.
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Post by Latecomer on Jun 9, 2024 17:14:34 GMT
What does everyone think about their midnight evenings? Unless you have transport or can afford an Uber at 3 in the morning, I’m thinking it’s not really practical, however magical the experience maybe. I was rather disappointed to be honest. Went to see Macbeth, years ago and the whole of the inside of the theatre was basically lit up (for safety reasons). So it ended up feeling like the middle of the day to be honest. I’m not sure what I was expecting…darkness? Amazing atmosphere? ….but it felt like a football stadium. We stayed at the Premier Inn Bankside (Southwark) which was a very easy walk. Never done it since. |
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Post by cavocado on Jun 9, 2024 19:10:12 GMT
I guess a midnight matinee would be nice as a touristy thing to do. I can imagine wanting to do something like that if I was on holiday visting a mediterranean amphitheatre. But at the Globe I'd fall asleep by the end of the first act, even on those wooden benches.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 9, 2024 20:19:08 GMT
One of the few opportunities to watch the plays in silence without being interrupted by planes and helicopters.
Have been many times and do like them, used to sleep in the afternoon and book a cheap room in the student halls only a few minutes away. Looked at the prices for this summer and the rooms are now £80 when only £50 the last time I went which was pre pandemic.
Now that I live outside of London student halls are my preference over the summer as some of the cheapest accommodation and always have a good breakfast.
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Post by ladidah on Jun 10, 2024 8:48:12 GMT
So saw Taming the Shrew for the first performance last night. The problem with the Globe, the building is the tourist attraction rather than the show, which leads to some very poor casting choices, the acting just seems to get worse. I cannot remember a time when I have been to the Globe and someone is performing with a script in their hand. The actors need to learn their lines and the Globe needs to invest in understudies. As the show they had puppets, which I didn’t understand at all. It worked for Avenue Q and War Horse, but not this. All very baffling. They had a script in their hands!? |
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Post by bee on Jun 10, 2024 14:12:15 GMT
What does everyone think about their midnight evenings? Unless you have transport or can afford an Uber at 3 in the morning, I’m thinking it’s not really practical, however magical the experience maybe. I was rather disappointed to be honest. Went to see Macbeth, years ago and the whole of the inside of the theatre was basically lit up (for safety reasons). So it ended up feeling like the middle of the day to be honest. I’m not sure what I was expecting…darkness? Amazing atmosphere? ….but it felt like a football stadium. We stayed at the Premier Inn Bankside (Southwark) which was a very easy walk. Never done it since. Similar experience for me when I did it years ago. I saw Midsummer Night's Dream, performed on the night of the Summer Solstice, but can't say I felt a great feeling of "magic" about the place. It was good but no better than a regular evening performance. I think I walked to Russell Square and caught a night bus home. I honestly couldn't say it's especially worth doing. |
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Post by ladidah on Jun 11, 2024 8:28:50 GMT
Would the cover not fully know the role?
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Post by Talisman on Jun 11, 2024 9:07:14 GMT
Globe does not have covers. Actor with script in hand is usual temporary solution where unexpected problems occur.
First performance was cancelled.
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Post by Talisman on Jun 11, 2024 9:13:51 GMT
Seeing this tonight - although already dreading the uncomfy benches (I need 4 cushions!) Response rather late as I have just joined for for benefit of future audience……. Cushions not particularly effective. Take your own if you can or sit on folded coats. They do raise a lot of money though! |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jun 11, 2024 12:36:49 GMT
What does everyone think about their midnight evenings? Unless you have transport or can afford an Uber at 3 in the morning, I’m thinking it’s not really practical, however magical the experience maybe. I’m seeing one this year for the first time; luckily I’m with someone but anxiety inducing getting home that late. Luckily staying somewhere nearby. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jun 11, 2024 12:37:52 GMT
One of the few opportunities to watch the plays in silence without being interrupted by planes and helicopters. Have been many times and do like them, used to sleep in the afternoon and book a cheap room in the student halls only a few minutes away. Looked at the prices for this summer and the rooms are now £80 when only £50 the last time I went which was pre pandemic. Now that I live outside of London student halls are my preference over the summer as some of the cheapest accommodation and always have a good breakfast. I was tempted by LSE but reviews sound horrendous as of late 🤣 |
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Post by Talisman on Jun 11, 2024 14:06:03 GMT
One of the few opportunities to watch the plays in silence without being interrupted by planes and helicopters. Have been many times and do like them, used to sleep in the afternoon and book a cheap room in the student halls only a few minutes away. Looked at the prices for this summer and the rooms are now £80 when only £50 the last time I went which was pre pandemic. Now that I live outside of London student halls are my preference over the summer as some of the cheapest accommodation and always have a good breakfast. I was tempted by LSE but reviews sound horrendous as of late 🤣 |
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Post by Talisman on Jun 11, 2024 14:13:15 GMT
Another advantage is absence of students/pupils who have been dragged to something they don’t want to go to. I feel really sorry for foreign students who are watching something that they don’t understand. It is not surprising that they don’t concentrate when either having to stand or are watching from the cheapest poor seats. It is easy to criticise them but it is the responsibility of the adults who have taken them It is easy to spot those groups that are well prepared with thought put into planning their visit.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 11, 2024 15:29:59 GMT
They had a script in their hands!? At the first show a cover was performing for the lead role, hence they were on book (which is standard practice at the Globe). Agree or disagree with their covering system, it wasn't due to the cast member being unprepared. I did also say that the Globe needs to invest in understudies, so no criticism of the actor. Every time I have been, so say last r-5 times someone has had a script in hand, it is very distracting and mean the actor cannot act. The Globe isn’t a poor organisation. |
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Post by Dave B on Jul 10, 2024 11:11:47 GMT
All’s Well That Ends Well, Cymbeline and Three Sisters for the new Wanamaker season.
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