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Post by aspieandy on Jul 28, 2024 22:44:39 GMT
If there was a sweepstake I'd want Hanks/Julius Caesar.
The whole Jamie Lloyd-Webber thing is going to play havoc with my head.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 30, 2024 9:00:22 GMT
Baz quoted the Tempest and said 'mega theatre news' today on deadline, so i guess announcement today!
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Post by alessia on Jul 30, 2024 9:08:19 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Jul 30, 2024 9:12:03 GMT
Sigourney Weaver as Prospero, Tom Hiddlestone and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado about nothing
Tempest Dec 7th to Feb 1st
Much Ado Feb 10th to April 5th
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 30, 2024 9:12:11 GMT
The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing!!
Sigourney Weaver as Prospero... I'm in.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 30, 2024 9:14:32 GMT
25,000 seats for key workers/Under 30s/benefit recipients for £25.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 30, 2024 9:16:39 GMT
Well that's how you sell out Drury Lane
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 30, 2024 9:18:26 GMT
Hahahaha
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Post by Dave B on Jul 30, 2024 9:26:24 GMT
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Post by theoracle on Jul 30, 2024 9:27:23 GMT
Hayley Atwell will suit Beatrice perfectly.
That being said, I was hoping for less well performed plays. Part of me was hoping for Timon of Athens of Two Noble Kinsman… maybe too slight for Drury Lane
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Post by alessia on Jul 30, 2024 9:27:27 GMT
I wonder how much it'll cost for everybody else over 30 and not a key worker. should I start applying for a loan...
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Post by Jon on Jul 30, 2024 9:27:31 GMT
I wonder who's playing Miranda and Ariel in The Tempest? Sigourney Weaver is a huge get for JL in addition to the Hiddleston and Atwell.
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Post by vdcni on Jul 30, 2024 9:32:19 GMT
Very excited by Weaver and Atwell!
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Jul 30, 2024 9:33:10 GMT
There might be Tempests backstage too when Sigourney realises she’s wearing a tracksuit with no scenery and head-pounding music.
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Post by Jon on Jul 30, 2024 9:37:59 GMT
No video in either which after R&J is a nice breather.
Interesting he mentioned Margot Robbie but I suspect that'll be for a future project. I suspect JL has a lot of actors on his radar who could draw it audiences but also willing to challenge themselves
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Post by parsley1 on Jul 30, 2024 9:41:17 GMT
Goodness
How boring
Particularly when the average person doesn’t even understand Shakespeare
Dreadfully dull
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Post by alicechallice on Jul 30, 2024 9:57:52 GMT
Goodness How boring Particularly when the average person doesn’t even understand Shakespeare Dreadfully dull Oh, don't be so harsh!! I'm sure you're more distinctly average than you give yourself credit for, dear. |
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Jul 30, 2024 9:58:17 GMT
No video in either which after R&J is a nice breather. Interesting he mentioned Margot Robbie but I suspect that'll be for a future project. I suspect JL has a lot of actors on his radar who could draw it audiences but also willing to challenge themselves Where have you seen it mentioned (officially!) that there’s no video? I really hope that’s the case. I was excited about this project until I heard it was Jamie Lloyd directing. His recent efforts all feel like the same one trick thrown at everything, whether it works for the piece or not, and I have no interest in a bare-bones Tempest where all the focus has gone on Ariel appearing via screens shot on a bungee rope down the side of the theatre or some other irrelevant nonsense just so he can push boundaries of screen use in the auditorium at the expense of everything else. If he’s actually doing something different - even relevant to the plays! - this time, my interest is piqued again. |
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Post by Dave B on Jul 30, 2024 10:05:51 GMT
Where have you seen it mentioned (officially!) that there’s no video?
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 30, 2024 10:05:55 GMT
It's in the article from Baz that they're not using video.
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 30, 2024 10:06:58 GMT
If you keep your expectations low there's nothing to be disappointed about...
No video makes me cheer, but I suspect the use in R&J was for almost comedic effect.
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Post by parsley1 on Jul 30, 2024 10:13:07 GMT
Goodness How boring Particularly when the average person doesn’t even understand Shakespeare Dreadfully dull Oh, don't be so harsh!! I'm sure you're more distinctly average than you give yourself credit for, dear. Oh if only you knew Dear |
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Post by Jon on Jul 30, 2024 10:17:17 GMT
I suspect after he has directed the Shakespeare season, JL will not be directing Shakespeare for a while. I would like to see him revisit The Duchess of Malfi which he directed at the Old Vic or maybe direct The White Devil although I find it interesting he hasn't directed a new play in quite some time.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 30, 2024 10:21:22 GMT
When you have a theatre space as grand and epic as TRDL affords creatives, it is wilfully perverse to employ a stripped down aesthetic.
We have few enough productions of Shakespeare with the visual splendour normally associated with that theatre.
You can do full theatrical Shakespeare productions without seeking to replicate the past. There are designers who would love that opportunity.
The pared back look is fine for the Fringe or student theatre when you have no budget. But Drury Lane deserves to be more than a warehouse for chipboard and neutral grey costumes
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 30, 2024 10:36:20 GMT
I'm hoping there'll be some scale to the productions and it won't just be facing forward doing nothing.
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