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Post by kallyloo on Aug 29, 2024 11:50:52 GMT
I’ve booked this Terence Rattigan play at Richmond solely for the joy of seeing Sian Phillips act, although Nathaniel Parker should be very good too.
Absolute legend.
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Post by alicechallice on Aug 29, 2024 12:05:34 GMT
Just for context for those who were not aware of this production - it's two Rattigan one-act plays: -
The Browning Version & Table Number Seven, which is the second act of Separate Tables.
24 Oct - 2 Nov 2024 - Theatre Royal Bath
5 - 9 Nov 2024 - Malvern Theatre
12 - 16 Nov 2024 - Cambridge Arts Theatre
27 Jan - 1 Feb - Richmond Theatre
3 - 8 Feb 2025 - Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
11 - 15 Feb 2025 - Oxford Playhouse
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Post by cavocado on Aug 29, 2024 13:25:28 GMT
Got the ATG email about this earlier and have booked for Richmond. Perfect for a dreary January - a couple of well-written short plays and an opportunity to see Sian Philips and Nathaniel Parker again (plus a £5 discount for ATG+).
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Post by 4thwall on Sept 26, 2024 17:16:29 GMT
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Post by theatreian on Nov 3, 2024 22:54:21 GMT
I'm seeing this next Wednesday.
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Post by jake on Nov 4, 2024 8:59:10 GMT
Not coming very far north, is it? Malvern is about the closest and that's harder to get to than London! I might get to Richmond if I'm in London that week; otherwise it's not a practical proposition.
Not sure about Table Number Seven. Isn't half of Separate Tables better paired with...the other half of Separate Tables? Whatever happened to David Hare's South Downs? I remember enjoying that at the HPT when it was introduced as a bespoke companion piece for The Browning Version. Maybe it was just the superb performances of Anna Chancellor and Nicholas Farrell that entranced me; but I've never seen it programmed again.
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Post by theatreian on Nov 4, 2024 9:32:27 GMT
Malvern is about the closest and that's harder to get to than London! Direct trains from Paddington to Malvern every hour! Though not sure where you live . |
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Post by jake on Nov 4, 2024 9:51:53 GMT
Malvern is about the closest and that's harder to get to than London! Direct trains from Paddington to Malvern every hour! Though not sure where you live . Merseyside. That's the point. I usually go to London once a month. I'm going to Nottingham on Saturday for A Raisin in the Sun. I can get to Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield or even Hull and back in a day. But to go to Bath, Cheltenham, Cambridge or even (as you say) Malvern it's sometimes quickest to go to London and back out. |
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Post by theatreian on Nov 4, 2024 16:33:18 GMT
Merseyside. That's the point. I see , I visit my parents in Liverpool from Malvern by train sometimes and it is a hassle as you have to change in New St. |
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Post by jake on Nov 4, 2024 18:52:50 GMT
Merseyside. That's the point. I see , I visit my parents in Liverpool from Malvern by train sometimes and it is a hassle as you have to change in New St. Something it has in common with a few other places - notably Stratford. It is technically possible to do a Stratford matinee on a day trip - I've done it twice. Likewise Malvern. I've done that once (for The Homecoming - and Mathew Horne chose that day to be 'indisposed'!) and it's a pleasant enough journey and destination - but a very long day. The LIV-BIR leg alone is 1h50m each way; only 20m or so less than LIV-EUS. |
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Post by theatreian on Nov 4, 2024 22:49:37 GMT
The LIV-BIR leg alone is 1h50m each way; only 20m or so less than LIV-EUS. Yes, I've done it many times, the week before last being the most recent!It has a lot of stops, not too bad when you're staying over but for a day a bit much. |
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Post by theatreian on Nov 6, 2024 23:05:39 GMT
Saw this today on the matinee and it was so well performed and staged. Brilliant performances from all the cast and at 91 Sian Phillips was magnificant. I was lucky to see her afterwards in the theatre when I was on my desk so got to tell her myself.
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