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Post by Being Alive on Nov 7, 2023 17:07:53 GMT
Makes me think they're using the drum if it's THAT technical - sad for people who had tickets this early but...exciting Appears to be a circular tape mark on the rehearsal floor in the rehearsal images so I'd imagine so! Exciting!!! could just mean revolve as opposed to drum, but hopefully for the drum! |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 7, 2023 17:10:01 GMT
I went on a NT tour a few years ago and they said they couldn't use the drum for technical reasons. Is it back in use these days? I don't go there often enough to know.
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 7, 2023 18:18:42 GMT
I am there next Wednesday
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Post by benj on Nov 7, 2023 20:06:28 GMT
I went on a NT tour a few years ago and they said they couldn't use the drum for technical reasons. Is it back in use these days? I don't go there often enough to know. I remember it being used for "His Dark Materials" Was it not used for "Anthony and Cleopatra" or "Hadestown"? That’s an incredible bit of set design. I wish I’d seen it. |
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Nov 7, 2023 20:19:36 GMT
Yes it was definitely used in A&C - you can see it towards the end of this clip:
Hadestown definitely had a central lift which went down to create a pit, though I'm not sure if the drum was providing the automation for it.
I think Dear England used a separate revolve system which was built on top of the Olivier stage.
I presume it's still working - would be great to see it in The Witches!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 7, 2023 20:25:38 GMT
The Drum revolve is a liability as it breaks down a lot, so most shows don’t use it. It takes a brave Director and designer to use it nowadays.
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Post by parsley1 on Nov 7, 2023 22:54:59 GMT
It’s been 10 years in the making
What a shame to be cancelling previews now
And if any part of this is a f*** up
It will be due to wrong choice of director
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Post by imstillhere on Nov 8, 2023 23:51:39 GMT
The revolve is broken and the NT can't afford to fix it. To quote Hadestown: Hard times in the world of men!
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 9, 2023 10:48:52 GMT
Just to update on my cancelled performance ticket, the National Theatre Box Office team have managed to find me another £20 seat for a date I could make. Third row Stalls rather than front, but that will suit me. Much better support than most other theatres. So if you do have a ticket for a cancelled performance and the published ticket availability doesn't suit, do check with the Box Office. Thanks to them.
Looks like tonight's performance is going ahead. They have released some extra tickets today.
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 11:39:45 GMT
Thanks Dr Tom - managed to bag £20 tix for this evening to make up for the disappointment of missing out on Tuesday! :-) |
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Post by parsley1 on Nov 9, 2023 12:11:11 GMT
Friday 10th and Tuesday 14th vanished off sale
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Post by mkb on Nov 9, 2023 13:18:31 GMT
Keen to know the running time please, if this does finally go ahead tonight.
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Post by erik24601 on Nov 9, 2023 14:45:20 GMT
Friday 10th and Tuesday 14th vanished off sale And yet tonight is still on-sale. How weird? |
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Post by parsley1 on Nov 9, 2023 17:37:22 GMT
Keen to know the running time please, if this does finally go ahead tonight. 2h 30 |
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 18:53:18 GMT
Confirm 2h30 including 20 minute interval. Set looks lovely.
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Post by terrylondon79 on Nov 9, 2023 20:23:09 GMT
Interval... Looks like the national have got a hot on there hands...
You would not think this is the first preview.
It's funny, tha cast are amazing, and it looks fantastic.
Hoping act 2 is as good!
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 20:27:37 GMT
It's a good first preview. Very funny and well written, some iffy accents, but not one memorable tune for me yet...
(EDIT: I cursed it, it went pearshaped after the interval... yet curiously I preferred the second half...)
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 9, 2023 20:45:36 GMT
It's a good first preview. Very funny and well written, some iffy accents, but not one memorable tune for me yet... …but is it better than HEX? |
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 20:59:08 GMT
It's a good first preview. Very funny and well written, some iffy accents, but not one memorable tune for me yet... …but is it better than HEX? Yes, even with a showstop as is happening now... |
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Post by theatrenerd on Nov 9, 2023 21:04:22 GMT
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 22:47:41 GMT
I'm not going to say too much as it was first preview. This has the makings of a good show. The second half had a showstop due to a fault with the set which couldn't be fixed, so it was removed. I actually preferred the second half to the first despite it resembling "The Play That Goes Wrong" at times. I'm looking forward to returning in a couple of weeks once it has settled in.
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Post by David J on Nov 9, 2023 22:53:42 GMT
Please tell me this is more akin to the 1990 film in tone than that cartoonishly stupid 2020 film
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Post by ceebee on Nov 9, 2023 23:02:42 GMT
Please tell me this is more akin to the 1990 film in tone than that cartoonishly stupid 2020 film There are bits I like, bits I don't like. The humour is good, some of the cast are good, bits fell flat for me, other bits were really good. Too early to say off a pretty ropey first preview which didn't flow at all smoothly. Oh, and cue the return of the "look at me" proud parents - I'd wondered where they had all gone after School of Rock closed... |
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Post by FJ on Nov 9, 2023 23:38:00 GMT
Well it was infinitely better than Hex at least..
A real mixed bag for me I think. Agree with Ceebee, no memorable songs or anything sticking in my head after. Song of the numbers were really fun to watch, but I’m not sure I was desperate to listen to any of them again.
In my opinion the first 15 minutes dragged a bit and it only picked up when they arrived at the hotel, and it really got camp. That’s when I think I started finding it funny too.
Standouts for me were the boy playing Bruno, the hotel manager and the grandma.
Long showstop as others have said, due to I think a set piece becoming misaligned on the revolve and smacking into another piece of set.
Cue the national theatre audience starting a Mexican wave.
Hard to judge overall, but I’s probably give a high 3 stars, and I actually think the chaos just added to my enjoyment of it, so that didn’t harm the score.
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Post by greatauntedna on Nov 9, 2023 23:51:47 GMT
I went this evening. {Spoiler - click to view}Was the phone in the audience part of the show or not? |
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