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Post by fossil on Aug 1, 2017 14:59:54 GMT
Impressed by the Box Office on Saturday. While at "Ink," I went to collect some tickets I'd booked for the next season. Without me even having to ask, the lady kindly offered to hang on to my row A "Summer and Smoke" ticket (treated myself, well, it's Ferran), as they might be putting row AA in, and made a note I'd like to swap if possible. Apparently, it is easier to move me if they have the ticket - saves me returning it. Great service  . They have done that for me a couple of times. As with you, they offered without being asked.
Unlike a few years ago at the Royal Court when I went to collect my front row tickets for Sugar Mummies and was handed tickets for back row seats without a word of explanation. When I queried this I was told they had had to remove the front row as sand on the stage was being kicked onto the patrons in the front row so had to move us. No apologies, no warning in advance even though they had my contact details.
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Almeida
Aug 1, 2017 17:24:25 GMT
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Post by Jan on Aug 1, 2017 17:24:25 GMT
I liked Mr Burns as well - and I enjoyed the three distinct changes between the acts. I enjoyed the hyper-realism of the first act - I wasn't bored at all - and thought the last act was beautiful and strange, though probably the most difficult. However I can't imagine what Jones will do with The Twilight Zone - I assume make it flat and mannered. We know what Jones will do. He directs in a way you could term "expressionistic". This involves several of: 1) Day-glo lighting 2) Sets with exaggerated perspective 3) Exaggerated costumes 4) Non-naturalistic acting 5) Choreographed non-naturalistic movement He implements this irrespective of what the play is. Sometimes it sort of works (The Trial) but mostly it just gets in the way of the play. I've seen The Government Inspector several times and his version was the only one that wasn't in the slightest bit amusing - all his stupid projections of random words just distracting from the play. In this case The Twilight Zone itself is almost from the same tradition but Jones is just so heavy-handed it is unlikely to work. Robert Icke should have been directing this (as he did Mr Burns) but I suppose he was too busy with Mary Stuart and Oedipus. Didn't see Mr Burns - sounded like an updating of Riddley Walker and A Canticle for Leibowitz |
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Almeida
Aug 1, 2017 17:24:47 GMT
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Post by Jan on Aug 1, 2017 17:24:47 GMT
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