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Post by David J on Sept 10, 2019 17:43:49 GMT
A towie MWW with brexit references and the welsh guy getting the audience to join in a song is not what I call entertaining
And the rsc has had some visionary directors put on some truly outstanding productions of Shakespeares plays
I still remember the ghosts walking the stage in Boyds Histories, the dust falling on Jonathan Slinger’s downcast Richard II, the coffins laid on the floor in Boyds Henry v, Sylvestor McCoys fool being hanged, the bookcases toppling over before a large puppet bear made out of book pages appeared in David Farr’s Winters Tale, the diskjocying bottom in Dorans Midsummer, and then the cracked glass and the puppet owl in his Hamlet and Loves Labours Lost, the fire belching from the stage in Rupert Gould’s Romeo and juliet, the sight of Portia dancing on one heel shoe in his merchant of Venice, Ariel taking off Prosperos suit in David Farr’s The Tempest, Viola clambering our of the tank of water in his Twelfth Night, the glorious music in Maria Abergs as you like it, or even the compelling acting in Dorans African Julius Caesar
Under Gregory Doran’s tenure I can think of the ending Loves labours lost, ptsd dogberry, Hamlets paintings, the tree in Cymbeline and the ending battle scenes in Dorans Troilus and Cressida
What the rsc lacks is creatives with some ‘out there’ ideas who don’t play safe and follow trends (gender swapping the shrew) but take Shakespeares plays to completely different and exciting places. People who can make you feel or see something in his works that you never felt or thought of before. With top notch actors working with them and are willing to give the audience their 110%
The only place you’ll find that is in the swan theatre
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Post by cirque on Sept 10, 2019 17:54:37 GMT
sadly-that is very true.
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Post by learfan on Sept 10, 2019 18:18:39 GMT
Really? Well the RSC havent had a regular london season for basically two decades, as far as im aware there has been no question of withdrawal or lessening of the grant. Boyd and Doran have consolidated the Stratford first model presumably with the board's approval so Cant see that changing when Doran's successor take over. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2019 19:14:27 GMT
In terms of what their remit is this report to parliament from 2005 (Boyd era) is an interesting read. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmcumeds/254/5022217.htm.. which doesn't sound like ACE are insisting they should present work in London, this is coming from the RSC themselves (at that point!) Also interesting stuff in their about their financial impact in the Stratford area, and also in Newcastle where at that point they were presenting a season. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 11, 2019 11:14:36 GMT
In terms of what their remit is this report to parliament from 2005 (Boyd era) is an interesting read. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmcumeds/254/5022217.htm.. which doesn't sound like ACE are insisting they should present work in London, this is coming from the RSC themselves (at that point!) Also interesting stuff in their about their financial impact in the Stratford area, and also in Newcastle where at that point they were presenting a season. I don't think you can discount the possibility that the RSC's London ambitions as expressed here are being prompted by ACE. We have been over it before but here are some on-the-record quotes from ACE from the same era: The Arts Council England does not explicitly attribute funding to a presence in London. However, it regards the RSC’s presence in London as part of the RSC’s core activity, which is to be “a classical theatre company of the highest quality” that tours productions in England. The Arts Council made it clear in its evidence to the Committee that “it is up to the [grant] recipients to allocate that subsidy as they feel it is most effective for the programme of work over the period of time over which they are according it.” However the Arts Council also admit that by not having a permanent RSC presence in London throughout the winter, the RSC is failing in its duty to perform their core activities. We have come to an agreement this year that, as a one-off measure, that a regular presence in London is not in the best interests of the RSC… as it focuses on its core functions and as Michael (Boyd) has time to develop his policies. But we are all very clear, and we have negotiated, that a London presence is part of [the RSC’s] grant. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 11, 2019 11:16:30 GMT
A towie MWW with brexit references and the welsh guy getting the audience to join in a song is not what I call entertaining At the Barbican when I saw it the audience didn't join in the song which was a horrible embarrassing moment. Not sure what I paid for my top-price front centre stalls seat for that production - it was either £5 or £10. |
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Post by learfan on Sept 11, 2019 11:34:06 GMT
Anyhoo, back on topic if we can. The new season booklet must be printed and ready to go. Aside from the whispers about Pericles has anyone got a hint?
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Post by mistressjojo on Sept 12, 2019 1:15:53 GMT
Anyhoo, back on topic if we can. The new season booklet must be printed and ready to go. Aside from the whispers about Pericles has anyone got a hint? My Timehop tells me that 2 years ago today they had already announced summer 2018, and in 2012 I already had my tickets for summer 2013. So they are dragging the chain a bit this year. |
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Post by theatremad on Sept 19, 2019 13:31:30 GMT
Just picked up the King John programme, and I would normally expect the shows page to list the Winter and Summer Seasons, but nothing listed at moment
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 13:45:04 GMT
Anyhoo, back on topic if we can. The new season booklet must be printed and ready to go. Aside from the whispers about Pericles has anyone got a hint? My Timehop tells me that 2 years ago today they had already announced summer 2018, and in 2012 I already had my tickets for summer 2013. So they are dragging the chain a bit this year. just dug around in the RSC 2019 thread and last year the announcement was September 10th - theatreboard.co.uk/post/229536/threadSo they are running later than before but not (yet!) by much. |
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Post by learfan on Sept 19, 2019 15:02:30 GMT
Just picked up the King John programme, and I would normally expect the shows page to list the Winter and Summer Seasons, but nothing listed at moment ive been caught out by before! Think the programmes are printed so far in advance they dont bother. The Winter season will be on there. I suspect the Summer announcement will be Monday. |
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Post by cirque on Sept 19, 2019 15:16:54 GMT
RSC AGM tomorrow.....wonder if they will reduce next year season to save some money.this year cannot have been very buoyant.
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Post by cirque on Sept 19, 2019 15:17:05 GMT
RSC AGM tomorrow.....wonder if they will reduce next year season to save some money.this year cannot have been very buoyant.
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Post by learfan on Sept 19, 2019 15:47:15 GMT
RSC AGM tomorrow.....wonder if they will reduce next year season to save some money.this year cannot have been very buoyant. Why? They never announce anything from the AGM which usually involves Charles handing out long service certificates and some pics in the local rag. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 20, 2019 6:35:31 GMT
RSC AGM tomorrow.....wonder if they will reduce next year season to save some money.this year cannot have been very buoyant. That will come next year when they ask Doran why he thought "Boy in a Dress" would fill the Stratford main house from November to March. |
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Post by theatremad on Sept 24, 2019 7:38:37 GMT
Reply on Twitter to trying to find out:
Keep your eyes peeled - we’ll be sharing information about our new season in the coming weeks
In for a long wait
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Post by learfan on Sept 24, 2019 9:43:21 GMT
Reply on Twitter to trying to find out: Keep your eyes peeled - we’ll be sharing information about our new season in the coming weeks In for a long wait Coming weeks??? Im at an event next week for the Stitch in Time campaign, I'll try and find out something. |
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Post by theatremad on Sept 24, 2019 9:50:55 GMT
Reply on Twitter to trying to find out: Keep your eyes peeled - we’ll be sharing information about our new season in the coming weeks In for a long wait Coming weeks??? Im at an event next week for the Stitch in Time campaign, I'll try and find out something. Brill, usual RSC dragging heels I think |
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Post by learfan on Sept 24, 2019 10:13:33 GMT
Coming weeks??? Im at an event next week for the Stitch in Time campaign, I'll try and find out something. Brill, usual RSC dragging heels I think ?? Not really, its been September for summer season and January for winter for a few years now. Maybe there's something special? Like i say i will make some enquiries next week. |
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Post by cirque on Sept 26, 2019 12:06:55 GMT
Cant help feeling sorry for poor old RSC........desperate to woo young audiences and now facing a boycott from those very audiences on £5 tickets who will cease going because of BP.
What are they to do....?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 26, 2019 15:20:29 GMT
There will still be plenty of young people happy to buy £5 tickets.
Yes there are some unhappy people but they don't speak for everyone.
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Post by David J on Sept 26, 2019 15:34:25 GMT
The choice of young people seats in the main theatre were becoming less appetising by the time I could no longer buy them anyway
The standing ones at the back of the stalls are more appealing to me (not that I’ve had any reason to to come up and see anything in the main theatre this year anyway)
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Post by Jan on Sept 26, 2019 17:21:14 GMT
Cant help feeling sorry for poor old RSC........desperate to woo young audiences and now facing a boycott from those very audiences on £5 tickets who will cease going because of BP. What are they to do....? Lucky they aren’t about to launch a big expensive musical aimed entirely at a young audience ..... oh, wait a minute ..... |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Oct 2, 2019 10:18:33 GMT
From the RSC:
We have today announced our decision to conclude our partnership with BP at the end of this year. BP have supported our £5 ticket scheme for 16 - 25-year olds since 2013.
Talking about the decision, Gregory Doran RSC Artistic Director and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director, said:
“Over many months we have listened to a wide and varied range of voices and opinions about our partnership with BP and their support of our £5 ticket scheme for 16 - 25-year olds. This careful and often difficult debate with, amongst others, our Board, staff, our audiences and artists, has highlighted the strength of feeling, especially amongst young people who we would like to benefit from the scheme.
“Central to our organisational values, is that we listen to and respond to the views of young people. Each year we actively engage 500,000 children and young people with Shakespeare’s plays. We have our nationwide Associate Schools programme, over 500 young Shakespeare Ambassadors across the country and we launched our first Youth Advisory Board earlier this year. In 2018 we conducted powerful research that analysed 6,000 responses from young people that told us that arts and cultural subjects in schools matter to them. We called the report Time To Listen.
“Amidst the climate emergency, which we recognise, young people are now saying clearly to us that the BP sponsorship is putting a barrier between them and their wish to engage with the RSC. We cannot ignore that message.
“It is with all of this in mind that we have taken the difficult decision to conclude our partnership with BP at the end of this year. There are many fine balances and complex issues involved and the decision has not been taken lightly or swiftly.
“We would like to thank BP for their generous support of the RSC since 2011. We have issued 80,000 tickets to young people who have been able to experience our work through the BP sponsored scheme.
“We are committed to sharing our work with the widest possible audience, and the £5 ticket scheme for 16 - 25-year olds remains a priority”.
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Post by Jan on Oct 2, 2019 11:03:22 GMT
I’m fine with this as long as 16-25 year olds now pay for full price tickets without complaint. Decisions have consequences.
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