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Post by Lopsided on Apr 29, 2018 15:49:53 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Apr 29, 2018 16:00:17 GMT
that sounds pretty interesting! |
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Post by david on Apr 29, 2018 18:38:32 GMT
that sounds pretty interesting! That's assuming Putin doesn't get to her first! |
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Post by sf on Apr 29, 2018 18:44:06 GMT
Interesting idea, although 'Enron' was a triumph of style over substance. |
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Post by rosmersholm on Apr 8, 2019 9:13:23 GMT
Opening in August, directed by John Crowley and designed by Tom Scutt.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 11:33:32 GMT
People who know more about these things than I do...when an announcement like this is made, how finished would the piece be?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 11:38:16 GMT
Well, what I just found out from Twitter is that Morgan Lloyd Malcolm hadn't even started writing Emilia when it was announced as part of the Globe summer season, so I honestly think it could fall literally anywhere on the spectrum from "not even begun" to "as finished as it'll ever be".
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Post by Polly1 on Jul 5, 2019 10:02:23 GMT
I see Baz revealed casting for this last night - Tom Brooke and Myanna Buring as the Litvenenkos, also Reece Shearsmith, Peter Polycarpou, Lloyd Hutchinson. Sounding good.
(Also, although he didn't name her, the daughter of a friend of a friend-yes, tenuous I know!- newly graduated from RADA and def one to watch).
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Post by londonpostie on Jul 15, 2019 11:11:46 GMT
Having had a catastrophe with the Old Vic website for Lungs (mine virtually collapsed), this morning for the PwC £10 anywhere-you-like previews was .. a delight Front and centre - hurrah  |
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Post by zahidf on Jul 15, 2019 11:17:04 GMT
Preview ticket secured easily enough, for row D!
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Post by edi on Jul 15, 2019 14:24:12 GMT
I was very surprised to find myself the 147th in the queue
. Row J centre on the day I wanted
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Post by showgirl on Jul 15, 2019 18:28:48 GMT
Very hacked off and ticketless. One of my regular volunteering days so I couldn't even try until gone 2 pm when I went to lunch, at which point I was nearly 6,000th in the queue but lost my place and was then put at 7,000+. By the time my turn came - and the estimated wait started at something implausible like "1 minute" but then went UP instead of down, there was only one £10 ticket left for the whole run of previews and it was so severely restricted and high that I didn't want it.
Yes, it's a great deal for those who can get online but it excludes all those who cannot spend hours queueing in the middle of a working day. Why not at least release one day at a time or start at midnight to give more people a chance?
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Post by andrew on Jul 15, 2019 18:49:12 GMT
Very hacked off and ticketless. One of my regular volunteering days so I couldn't even try until gone 2 pm when I went to lunch, at which point I was nearly 6,000th in the queue but lost my place and was then put at 7,000+. By the time my turn came - and the estimated wait started at something implausible like "1 minute" but then went UP instead of down, there was only one £10 ticket left for the whole run of previews and it was so severely restricted and high that I didn't want it. Yes, it's a great deal for those who can get online but it excludes all those who cannot spend hours queueing in the middle of a working day. Why not at least release one day at a time or start at midnight to give more people a chance? This comes up all the time with different public bookings, midnight disadvantages everyone who can't stay up until midnight, many would argue at least at midday the majority of people are actually awake, I think at midnight the majority are asleep. And then if you end up queuing for 3 hours that's going to be a very difficult day at work coming your way... Staggering the release of the tickets is interesting but would create a larger box office admin burden, releases every day for a week and a half. I get you though, I hate the National Theatre's 0830 time for being the most awkward spot I can think of in a day to release tickets. |
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Post by londonpostie on Jul 15, 2019 18:50:33 GMT
I have a mid-sized mobile phone now which makes it doable. I remember for All My Sons I was about 1.2K in the queue and just checked the phone every 15 mins or so. An hour and a half later it made a TA-DAA! noise to let me know it was my turn. Worked fine.
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Post by showgirl on Jul 16, 2019 3:13:20 GMT
It would be great to be able to use any device, londonpostie - though I personally struggle to see booking systems adequately on my mobile - but we are not allowed to use them except in our own time. People still do this covertly or sometimes quite brazenly, but I don't want to get into trouble for it. It's very frustrating but I remind myself that if it was a question of whether I'd rather have a cheap theatre ticket or an interesting and worthwhile volunteering role, I'd pick the latter. |
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Post by clair on Jul 16, 2019 7:31:34 GMT
Was 853rd in the queue and waiting almost an hour but got row M in the stalls for the day I wanted in the end. It's the first time they've been released on my day off in a couple of years so was worth the effort as I doubt I'll get another chance to do it for quite some time
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Post by wiggymess on Aug 19, 2019 10:25:15 GMT
I think it's OK To post this on here - Now can't attend the show I booked for this (Fri 06/09/2019) It's one of the pillar seats Q3. Was £21.50 all in with fees etc and just want to recoup that. If anyone is interested I have it as e-ticket already |
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Post by Jon on Aug 19, 2019 15:39:05 GMT
The runtime is three hours which is fairly lengthy but Enron was a similar length so perhaps there's a lot to pack in.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 20, 2019 22:37:33 GMT
Just got back from this. We're in the realm of avant-garde, anarchic, and jaw-dropping. Never mind the 4th wall, by the time Lucy Prebble was done tonight she was almost at the Elephant and Castle. Kudos for going for it.
Putting it mildly *plenty to talk about*.
The break is 30 minutes. |
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Post by Rory on Aug 20, 2019 22:52:14 GMT
Intriguing. The few Twitter posts I've read have said it has potential but needs a serious edit. Still, first preview an' all that.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 20, 2019 23:12:06 GMT
Oh, I can believe that. I'll stick with 'avant-garde' but holy smoke this is going to get messy.
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Post by edi on Aug 21, 2019 5:32:24 GMT
This was certainly a unique piece of theatre. I didn't expect it to be so satirical. A bit odd and yes avant-garde.
It was first preview so expected but it finished just after 11pm.
It needs tightening but I think it works.
I didn't like the last 10 minutes. I know what they were wanting to achieve but it went on too long and lost the effect along the way.
Big no no to the audience participation I think.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 7:07:21 GMT
Big no no to the audience participation I think. Oh I hate audience participation! Would you mind giving some info on this in spoiler tags please? |
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Aug 21, 2019 7:55:44 GMT
This has really intrigued me now. I know nothing of the playwright so I assumed it'd be quite a standard retelling of this real life story but to hear it's really weird has got me a lot more interested. I was going to take advantage of the bank holiday deal for next week though but now I'm not so sure since it's still in previews and from these comments it sounds like it'll change a lot and I'd rather see it in its final form.
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Post by Rory on Aug 21, 2019 8:08:01 GMT
Big no no to the audience participation I think. Oh I hate audience participation! Would you mind giving some info on this in spoiler tags please? So do I. LOATHE it! |
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