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Post by bordeaux on Feb 16, 2017 15:27:45 GMT
It is a long trek and agree it can be expensive. I will go and see Fiddler, it is still one of my least favourite musicals, but have recently see the excellent Broadway revival. General consensus on here points towards Lear transferring, what else do you think will transfer? None of the plays transferred last year, into commercial theatre. With the Gielgud and Harold Pinter been vacated hopefully there will be more chance? I would have thought the combination of Alan Bennett and Richard Wilson would ensure Forty Years on transferring. I certainly don't remember a London revival of it in 30 years of theatre-going. The show I wanted to transfer was the 2015 Howard Davies revival of For Services Rendered, which sounded superb. I've always thought Somerset Maugham a bit safe and middle-brow (novels and plays) but this might have made me reassess him. Sad it won't ever happen now. |
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Post by Jon on Feb 16, 2017 15:46:28 GMT
Marcia Gay Harden is a solid choice for Alexandra Del Lago in Sweet Bird of Youth, the rest of the season looks decent.
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Post by Jan on Feb 16, 2017 16:25:29 GMT
Most of the shows they are doing have been done in excellent and major productions already and well within my living memory McKellan has done Lear with a better director If you ever wonder, in the future, at what point you completely lost me, it was this point. Trevor Nunn has done some good shows, but he's hardly been a consistently successful director of Shakespeare over the last decade. I'll take Jonathan Munby ANY day. (And I bet Munby's odds at assembling a less dysfunctional ensemble are much higher...) Nunn didn't really direct this play in the last decade though did he so that comparison is an odd one to make. The claim is McKellen did Lear with a better director. If you compare Nunn's Shakespeare work in the decade before his Lear with the decade before Munby's Lear then it seems a fair point. For example Nunn's Merchant of Venice vs. Munby's ? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 16:33:01 GMT
Oh good god it's been over a decade, time FLIES.  |
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Post by Jan on Feb 16, 2017 16:39:16 GMT
Oh good god it's been over a decade, time FLIES. Well, it's in by a few weeks. I assume McKellen wasn't 100% happy with his Lear. He has form on this, he planned to play Coriolanus again at one point as he wasn't entirely happy with the Peter Hall production he was in (which was excellent actually) |
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 16, 2017 19:39:55 GMT
It is a long trek and agree it can be expensive. I will go and see Fiddler, it is still one of my least favourite musicals, but have recently see the excellent Broadway revival. General consensus on here points towards Lear transferring, what else do you think will transfer? None of the plays transferred last year, into commercial theatre. With the Gielgud and Harold Pinter been vacated hopefully there will be more chance? I would have thought the combination of Alan Bennett and Richard Wilson would ensure Forty Years on transferring. I certainly don't remember a London revival of it in 30 years of theatre-going. The show I wanted to transfer was the 2015 Howard Davies revival of For Services Rendered, which sounded superb. I've always thought Somerset Maugham a bit safe and middle-brow (novels and plays) but this might have made me reassess him. Sad it won't ever happen now. Always the way you go down to see something and the bleedin thing transfers, you don't go down and wait for the transfer and guess what? I would've thought that For Services Rendered would have transferred considering it sold out. Also surprised Stife and Frack didn't transfer from last year and you would have put your house on Enemy of the People, especially with Hugh Bonnerville, oddly enough The Sun newspaper raved about it, don't get me wrong but most Sun readers would've thought that Ibsen, was the latest Chelsea target. Also surprised that The Nape didn't come down from Sheffield. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 16, 2017 19:52:28 GMT
I would have thought the combination of Alan Bennett and Richard Wilson would ensure Forty Years on transferring. I certainly don't remember a London revival of it in 30 years of theatre-going. The show I wanted to transfer was the 2015 Howard Davies revival of For Services Rendered, which sounded superb. I've always thought Somerset Maugham a bit safe and middle-brow (novels and plays) but this might have made me reassess him. Sad it won't ever happen now. Always the way you go down to see something and the bleedin thing transfers, you don't go down and wait for the transfer and guess what? I would've thought that For Services Rendered would have transferred considering it sold out. Also surprised Stife and Frack didn't transfer from last year and you would have put your house on Enemy of the People, especially with Hugh Bonnerville, oddly enough The Sun newspaper raved about it, don't get me wrong but most Sun readers would've thought that Ibsen, was the latest Chelsea target. Also surprised that The Nape didn't come down from Sheffield. Surprised to see you quoting the Sun Phantom? Toxic that rag. I know we all have a go at the Mail and it's politics but the scum!! Rupert Murdoch, Hillsborough, hacking phones of the McCann's, Stephen Lawrence's family and Milly Dowler amongst many, many others.
Thought it would be preaching to the converted 'ere fella.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 20:30:33 GMT
I would have thought the combination of Alan Bennett and Richard Wilson would ensure Forty Years on transferring. I certainly don't remember a London revival of it in 30 years of theatre-going. The show I wanted to transfer was the 2015 Howard Davies revival of For Services Rendered, which sounded superb. I've always thought Somerset Maugham a bit safe and middle-brow (novels and plays) but this might have made me reassess him. Sad it won't ever happen now. Always the way you go down to see something and the bleedin thing transfers, you don't go down and wait for the transfer and guess what? I would've thought that For Services Rendered would have transferred considering it sold out. Also surprised Stife and Frack didn't transfer from last year and you would have put your house on Enemy of the People, especially with Hugh Bonnerville, oddly enough The Sun newspaper raved about it, don't get me wrong but most Sun readers would've thought that Ibsen, was the latest Chelsea target. Also surprised that The Nape didn't come down from Sheffield. Frack(ed?) is touring this year though...... |
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 16, 2017 20:44:32 GMT
Always the way you go down to see something and the bleedin thing transfers, you don't go down and wait for the transfer and guess what? I would've thought that For Services Rendered would have transferred considering it sold out. Also surprised Stife and Frack didn't transfer from last year and you would have put your house on Enemy of the People, especially with Hugh Bonnerville, oddly enough The Sun newspaper raved about it, don't get me wrong but most Sun readers would've thought that Ibsen, was the latest Chelsea target. Also surprised that The Nape didn't come down from Sheffield. Surprised to see you quoting the Sun Phantom? Toxic that rag. I know we all have a go at the Mail and it's politics but the scum!! Rupert Murdoch, Hillsborough, hacking phones of the McCann's, Stephen Lawrence's family and Milly Dowler amongst many, many others.
Thought it would be preaching to the converted 'ere fella.
I would never buy it for all the reasons you give, but did come across their review online and read it, because it is outright strange that this paper reviews an Ibsen play at Chichester, especially when they babe no track record of reviewing, same as The Mirror (which I buy). |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Feb 16, 2017 21:08:29 GMT
Still really interested in CAROLINE. Anyone know of the quickest way to get from Nottingham to Chichester?
KING LEAR with McKellen is also very tempting.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 16, 2017 21:12:01 GMT
Still really interested in CAROLINE. Anyone know of the quickest way to get from Nottingham to Chichester? KING LEAR with McKellen is also very tempting. Walking or driving? |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 16, 2017 21:20:35 GMT
Surprised to see you quoting the Sun Phantom? Toxic that rag. I know we all have a go at the Mail and it's politics but the scum!! Rupert Murdoch, Hillsborough, hacking phones of the McCann's, Stephen Lawrence's family and Milly Dowler amongst many, many others.
Thought it would be preaching to the converted 'ere fella.
I would never buy it for all the reasons you give, but did come across their review online and read it, because it is outright strange that this paper reviews an Ibsen play at Chichester, especially when they babe no track record of reviewing, same as The Mirror (which I buy). Phew. Ok forgiven.
Old enough to remember the great days of the Daily Mirror pre Maxwell. Pilger et al
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 16, 2017 22:25:36 GMT
I agree.
Also The Sun used to turn up on celebrity' doorsteps and out the for being Gay, ruined a lot of relationships with there close family. Glad they don't do it now.
Strange though they never outed Jimmy Saville.
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 16, 2017 22:29:14 GMT
Still really interested in CAROLINE. Anyone know of the quickest way to get from Nottingham to Chichester? KING LEAR with McKellen is also very tempting. Train to London St Pancrus. Change at that station on a First Capital Connect Train to Brighton. Change at Gatwick Airport for a train to Chichester 20 minutes walk to the Theatre. Should take you 3-4 hours. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:32:16 GMT
I agree. Also The Sun used to turn up on celebrity' doorsteps and out the for being Gay, ruined a lot of relationships with there close family. Glad they don't do it now. Strange though they never outed Jimmy Saville. Er coz JS wasn't gay, he was a rapist |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:34:01 GMT
Hasn't it always been provincial, conservative and rather safe? It has a lot of seats to fill. Is it subsidised at all? Yes, it receives one of the largest annual theatre subsidies in the UK, after the NT, RSC and Royal Exchange. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:34:45 GMT
Still really interested in CAROLINE. Anyone know of the quickest way to get from Nottingham to Chichester? KING LEAR with McKellen is also very tempting. Train to London St Pancrus. Change at that station on a First Capital Connect Train to Brighton. Change at Gatwick Airport for a train to Chichester 20 minutes walk to the Theatre. Should take you 3-4 hours. Or, get on a southern rail train straight from Victoria to Chichester just over 90mins Why do people who r SO ill informed decide to contribute? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:40:31 GMT
I predict that the three Alan Ayckbourn plays will transfer for a limited season to the Olivier Theatre under the title Young Ayckbourn. The NT will charge double the Chichester ticket prices. Michael Billington will write a Guardian article praising the NT for presenting three classic plays. Michael Frayn will write an adaptation of the first play and Hampstead will produce it immediately after the NT run. It will be called Wild Marmalade so that everyone will book without realising they've already seen it.
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Post by showgirl on Feb 16, 2017 22:40:53 GMT
I've made the same point on another thread, i.e. that there are direct trains from Victoria. However, in this case, if arriving at st Pancras, it can actually make sense to get a Thameslink to Gatwick as that saves getting a tube across London. Just make sure it's a faster Thameslink as some of them stop a lot and take ages.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:44:45 GMT
Why do people who r SO ill informed decide to contribute? The time given was from Nottingham, not from Victoria. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:51:30 GMT
Why do people who r SO ill informed decide to contribute? The time given was from Nottingham, not from Victoria. Yeah. Jimmy Saville still weren't a homosexual |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 22:58:37 GMT
I predict that the three Alan Ayckbourn plays will transfer for a limited season to the Olivier Theatre under the title Young Ayckbourn. The NT will charge double the Chichester ticket prices. Michael Billington will write a Guardian article praising the NT for presenting three classic plays. Michael Frayn will write an adaptation of the first play and Hampstead will produce it immediately after the NT run. It will be called Wild Marmalade so that everyone will book without realising they've already seen it. 😂😂😂👍🏽👍🏽 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 6:51:47 GMT
A top tip which caught me out last year - avoid 29th June to 2nd July for a trip to Chichester if you are planning to drive and/or stay over. It's the Goodwood Festival of Speed just outside the town, which causes traffic chaos and also means all the local hotels are far more expensive than usual. www.goodwood.com/flagship-events/festival-of-speed/ |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 8:06:00 GMT
Daniel Evans himself directs the opening production of his first season, Forty Years On, with a star lead, Richard Wilson, and featuring over 50 young people in the cast. Similarly, at Sheffield Theatres, he also directed the opening production of his first season, An Enemy of the People, with a star lead, Antony Sher, and featuring a large community cast playing townspeople. This is all about demonstrating that the theatre is primarily for its local community.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 8:09:56 GMT
I predict that the three Alan Ayckbourn plays will transfer for a limited season to the Olivier Theatre under the title Young Ayckbourn. The NT will charge double the Chichester ticket prices. Michael Billington will write a Guardian article praising the NT for presenting three classic plays. Michael Frayn will write an adaptation of the first play and Hampstead will produce it immediately after the NT run. It will be called Wild Marmalade so that everyone will book without realising they've already seen it. Followed mere weeks later by endless think-pieces and complaints about how the National never stages 1970s British comedies any more due to being apparently in thrall to... well, we've had the Americans, maybe it'll be the Australians by then. |
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