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Post by tommygnosis on Oct 25, 2017 12:24:58 GMT
I really liked the new cast on the whole, I definitely preferred Will Newton over Paddy - he had a harder edge than Paddy and it felt more real that he would have had the history he does in the play. Sarah Greene was exceptional as Caitlin. On the whole the play is as good if not better - we were worried it would lose something with the new cast but this was definitely not the case. Really glad to hear that Sarah Greene is exceptional; for me Laura Donnelly was the standout from the original cast, and given how important the Caitlin-Quinn relationship is to the play, it's great to hear that the new cast is better. I really loved Paddy Considine; for me his ability to be both charming and menacing in things like, say, Shane Meadows' wonderful Dead Mans Shoes made him great as Quinn Carney so it'll be interesting to see someone playing the role more explicitly hard edged. Out of interest, how's Will Houston's accent? I haven't the best ear for accents, but Paddy's seemed to be a little shakey, sometimes sounding a little american. There is no issue with Will's accent at all - he is from N Ireland originally, as I have to say that Paddy's accent was definitely wobbly. Laurie Davidson's (Shane) accent is also much better than the previous guy. |
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Post by peggs on Oct 25, 2017 13:03:31 GMT
Really interesting to read your thoughts tommygnosis
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Post by tommygnosis on Oct 26, 2017 8:45:42 GMT
Really interesting to read your thoughts tommygnosis Thanks peggs |
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Post by daniel on Oct 27, 2017 0:44:19 GMT
Booking extended to 19 May, now on DMT+ presale. Dress slips appear to not be on sale - additional day seats perhaps?
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Post by Jon on Oct 27, 2017 1:00:45 GMT
Booking extended to 19 May, now on DMT+ presale. Dress slips appear to not be on sale - additional day seats perhaps? I assume they'll keep it going until September next year if sales are still good. |
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Post by neonsun on Oct 28, 2017 23:46:20 GMT
I know what you're aiming for, but it's far more likely that the knowledge of accessibility in theatres is simply not getting out to the people who would benefit from it. Not forgetting, of course, that people who would benefit from it and have asked for it from other theatres in the past have met with obstinate indifference and a complete lack of interest from those who should be helping them and thus may not even want to go to the theatre anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2017 22:49:25 GMT
Return visit for me today which is a first: I’ve never seen the same production of a play. Ever.
Ths is a stonkingly good piece of work, in my opinion, and I couldn’t wait to see it a second time. There are layers and layers here to be discovered and explored. It’s interesting what you take in the first time that you almost miss the second... (Do we concentrate more??) Aunt Pat crying when Aunt Maggie first sings; seeing an old lady and a baby on stage, with nobody else present, both alone in their own worlds, worlds apart... But there are always new things you notice. I loved it.
If I’m being really honest, the cast I saw before the changeover had the edge. The original Uncle Pat had that lyrical quality before which suited his fascination with stories; Tom Kettle used to deliver his lines more deliberately, and the youngest child was more of ‘a natural’. But I’m nitpicking.
If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s not too late!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 14:01:37 GMT
I finally caught this (thanks to my first venture into TodayTix) and thought it was a beautiful, intricate piece of storytelling, really well acted and staged - but for me let down by the final scene, which just descended into over-wrought melodrama (marks the first time I've really understood the phrase 'jumping the shark').
I loved the sense of a normal happy, bickering family gradually revealing its dark spots, I really liked the context of the Troubles slowing drawing in and why people would both support and fear the IRA, I was even prepared to buy the idea of an elderly woman who could be catatonic one moment and then stunningly lucid the next. The dialogue is beautiful and even though it's long it never stopped being engaging. I also loved the cousins talking at the end and the fights and conflicts and macho posturing and playing with fire. It really didn't need that climactic over the top ending. But perhaps just me?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 15:35:42 GMT
I finally caught this (thanks to my first venture into TodayTix) and thought it was a beautiful, intricate piece of storytelling, really well acted and staged - but for me let down by the final scene, which just descended into over-wrought melodrama (marks the first time I've really understood the phrase 'jumping the shark'). I loved the sense of a normal happy, bickering family gradually revealing its dark spots, I really liked the context of the Troubles slowing drawing in and why people would both support and fear the IRA, I was even prepared to buy the idea of an elderly woman who could be catatonic one moment and then stunningly lucid the next. The dialogue is beautiful and even though it's long it never stopped being engaging. I also loved the cousins talking at the end and the fights and conflicts and macho posturing and playing with fire. It really didn't need that climactic over the top ending. But perhaps just me? I saw it twice and the first time I was just so completely drawn in by the skilful storytelling and stagecraft that I didn't mind about the ending. I watched it a second time (I don't usually do this as I can't afford to) and saw more weaknesses in the play (while still admiring its incredible strengths), the ending being one of them. Perhaps next year, when the play ends its run and there is no risk of a discussion spoiling it for others we can chew the fat on this a bit more. |
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Post by Stephen on Nov 22, 2017 17:07:09 GMT
I am seeing this on Monday and I’m very excited given what I’ve heard.
Also thrilled that local Scottish actress Maureen Nolan is in the new cast. She’ll no doubt be grand.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 17:39:57 GMT
I am seeing this on Monday and I’m very excited given what I’ve heard. Also thrilled that local Scottish actress Maureen Nolan is in the new cast. She’ll no doubt be grand. I think you might mean Maureen Beattie who plays Aunt Maggie Faraway. She is excellent. Maureen Nolan, on the other hand, might just belt out I’m In The Mood For Dancin’ and spoil it!  |
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Post by Stephen on Nov 22, 2017 18:31:10 GMT
I am seeing this on Monday and I’m very excited given what I’ve heard. Also thrilled that local Scottish actress Maureen Nolan is in the new cast. She’ll no doubt be grand. I think you might mean Maureen Beattie who plays Aunt Maggie Faraway. She is excellent. Maureen Nolan, on the other hand, might just belt out I’m In The Mood For Dancin’ and spoil it! Haha! This is too good! Yes, I meant Beattie. How could I get that wrong! |
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Post by Stephen on Nov 28, 2017 0:36:22 GMT
Well, I thought that it was brilliant! Just a great play that everyone should see!
This is definitely one not to spoil but can say that it's well acted, directed and a fabulous evening out at the Gielgud!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 28, 2017 10:28:56 GMT
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Post by orchidman on Nov 28, 2017 11:00:51 GMT
Front row £12 for tonight on the Delfont Mackintosh website. Wonder if they are putting those online now as day seats or if it's a one off.
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Post by wickedgrin on Nov 28, 2017 12:19:55 GMT
Yes it's a bit cold to be queuing for day seats this morning!!! Brrrr!!
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Post by nash16 on Nov 28, 2017 13:31:33 GMT
She's miscast surely as the sister in law. She should be playing the wife... |
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Post by ncbears on Nov 28, 2017 19:12:09 GMT
A quick thank you to the Board (and TheatreMonkey's site as well) as I was able to recommend my lovely bride see this show in her quick stay in London. She was able to take this in on Monday by purchasing a day seat. She is not tall and got a cushion - which worked perfectly. Others in Row B saw what she did and also got cushions. She thought the play was spectacular and told me the ending definitely hit hard - without telling me what the ending! We might have another trip to England in June or July, so if this extends again.....
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Post by peggs on Nov 29, 2017 13:39:42 GMT
You can request cushions?! Must remember that next time I'm sat behind a very tall person.
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Post by peggs on Nov 29, 2017 15:57:38 GMT
What don't you know theatremonkey?!
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Post by ncbears on Nov 29, 2017 18:39:50 GMT
^Some theatres have "booster cushions," some don't - and ATG often charge for them. Or you can buy one at boosterz.co.uk. I just want to clarify that it was TheatreMonkey's site that recommended the cushions for the Gielgud's front row, which is how my bride knew to ask for one. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 18:46:17 GMT
^ I bet he doesn’t know that Mischief Theatre occasionally hand out whoopee cushions instead! |
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Post by lucky700 on Dec 21, 2017 20:00:38 GMT
Saw this early in the week. Being very aware of the place and issues I neither learnt or gained any further insight on that front. It was well done though. However, The family drama I found gripping and I would love it to be a book and I may seek to read the play to spend time thinking about the lairs in this family. The precise knowledge and opinion of the older teenagers of the three parent figures. I suspect they gave tacit approval to alot. It was in my opinion a very good, thought provoking play.
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Post by peggs on Dec 21, 2017 20:55:55 GMT
Tonight's Lottery numbers for a start, dammit. Well guess then you'd have no need to hunt out those cheap seats so we'd all be the losers. |
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Post by ruperto on Dec 22, 2017 15:20:22 GMT
I caught the matinee of The Ferryman yesterday, and I think I loved it even more than I did when I saw it at the Royal Court earlier this year. I'd been keen to see it again, preferably from the front of the stalls, but didn't want to spend big wonga. I'd had my eye on yesterday's matinee, and when I looked a few days ago, it looked as if the Delfont Mackintosh website had dynamically priced a good chunk of the available seats downwards for that date. So I managed to pick up a front row ticket for £15 (aren't they usually kept for day seats?). I'd noticed that they did that with at least one of the performances of Labour of Love, where there were front stalls seats suddenly going for £10, I think, even though it was a hit show with premium seats costing more than £100. So it's definitely worth checking the DM website on a regular basis if you've got your eye on a show. I'd like to catch The Girl from the North Country again at some point, and I'd be delighted if I could pick up a front stalls cheapie for that...
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