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Post by Rory on Jan 17, 2019 23:25:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 23:35:42 GMT
Oh fabulous. I love Ophelia Lovibond. She's like a young Millicent Martin.
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Post by lonlad on Jan 17, 2019 23:51:49 GMT
She couldn't be less like Millie M. --- she doesn't do musicals, doesn't have a husky voice, and looks entirely different. Other than that, they are a perfect match.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 17, 2019 23:58:52 GMT
The play is only about 75 mins long apparently. Generally put on as a double bill with something else.
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 18, 2019 8:11:23 GMT
Very good news. Eyre/Wilton an excellent combo. I wonder if they'll put anything else on with it. Originally done with something called Wrecked Eggs in the mid-80s.
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Post by learfan on Jan 18, 2019 12:54:16 GMT
I wondered about that, going to be a v short evening if they dont find something to pair it with.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 18, 2019 12:59:55 GMT
Brilliant news, always wanted to see Wilton onstage and Lovibond is a wonderful actress (4.3.2.1 is a great little film)
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 18, 2019 14:06:24 GMT
I wondered about that, going to be a v short evening if they dont find something to pair it with. Which means longer for dinner of course. What do we think would be a good pairing? A Question of Attribution by Alan Bennett (the one about Blunt) would be a good pairing in art history is at issue; that was originally part of a double bill too. Perhaps the film of that is so good that a new stage version might seem otiose. Any other suggestions? I do like the idea of reviving (I was going to say 'recent') classics - I think what I mean is plays that were on just before I started going to the theatre and haven't yet had a major London revival. I'd love to see them put on Pravda. I'd love to see Stoppard's Night and Day, Churchill's Serious Money, Hampton's Savages (though that is a long time before I was going to the theatre). |
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Post by learfan on Jan 18, 2019 15:29:23 GMT
I wondered about that, going to be a v short evening if they dont find something to pair it with. Which means longer for dinner of course. What do we think would be a good pairing? A Question of Attribution by Alan Bennett (the one about Blunt) would be a good pairing in art history is at issue; that was originally part of a double bill too. Perhaps the film of that is so good that a new stage version might seem otiose. Any other suggestions? I do like the idea of reviving (I was going to say 'recent') classics - I think what I mean is plays that were on just before I started going to the theatre and haven't yet had a major London revival. I'd love to see them put on Pravda. I'd love to see Stoppard's Night and Day, Churchill's Serious Money, Hampton's Savages (though that is a long time before I was going to the theatre). Ha! Night and Day has been on my list for ages, it had a good run in the WE and went to Broadway so surely its worth another look? Pravda had a revival at Chichester about 12 years ago with Roget Allam that i missed. Is there another Hare short play that would go well? I mean other than that Eggs thingy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 17:18:02 GMT
Will be performed as a single play
90 mins run time
Normal play prices for Menier up to £45
Personally I cannot stand David Hare
So will pass on this one
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 18, 2019 17:25:00 GMT
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 18, 2019 17:30:23 GMT
Will be performed as a single play 90 mins run time Normal play prices for Menier up to £45 Personally I cannot stand David Hare So will pass on this one Instead of this, parsley will be watching his bootleg copy of Bend It Like Beckham, whilst listening to the cast recording of Bend It Like Beckham and reading the programme of Bend It Like Beckham. Dressed as David Beckham  |
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 18, 2019 17:32:38 GMT
Does David Hare have something on every theatre owner? I appreciate his status but every other bloody play that gets on anywhers is one of his!
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Post by learfan on Jan 18, 2019 18:32:13 GMT
Will be performed as a single play 90 mins run time Normal play prices for Menier up to £45 Personally I cannot stand David Hare So will pass on this one Oh no! Such a shame not to bump into you.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 18:59:07 GMT
Does David Hare have something on every theatre owner? I appreciate his status but every other bloody play that gets on anywhers is one of his! He is the most boring person I have ever met In my life |
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Post by Fleance on Feb 21, 2019 0:06:58 GMT
Austerity has hit the Menier Chocolate Factory. They are taking advantage of the current obsession with very short plays sans intervals to put on the Bay at Nice, which is almost always on a bill with another play. Not worth it.
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Post by learfan on Feb 21, 2019 6:07:06 GMT
Well i for one dont mind admitting I've booked for the cast! I like Hare though dont know this play. Yes it would have been nice to have paired it with something but there it is.
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Post by callum on Mar 19, 2019 20:39:06 GMT
Minimum £35 ticket price in an off-West End theatre for a 75 minute play is a bit steep, no? Plenty of availability by the looks of things
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Post by lonlad on Mar 19, 2019 23:06:48 GMT
It might be good to wait on this till Penny Wilton has learned her lines. Which she certainly hadn't as of tonight.
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Post by learfan on Mar 30, 2019 18:33:02 GMT
Saw this today. Surprised at the amount of empty seats given the cast and venue. Quite a nice little curio. From the audience reaction pretty much everyone was there to see Ms Wilton and she is imperious.
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Post by alece10 on Mar 30, 2019 18:58:25 GMT
I was also there this afternoon. Not a play person but I quite enjoyed it and at 75mins I didn't get bored. Penelope Wilson was rather good.
There were a few empty seats but I wouldn't say more than 15. Musicals always fair better at the Menier than plays anyway.
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Post by david on Mar 31, 2019 17:38:04 GMT
Watched this at today’s matinee as my final show of my London weekend. After the horrendous Top Girls at the NT last night, I was hoping for a better play today. Despite disliking David Hare’s latest offering at the NT in “I’m not running”, the attraction of seeing one of his earlier plays with Penelope Wilton was an opportunity not to be missed.
For 75mins, it zipped along very nicely and I thoroughly enjoyed this and Penelope Wilton was absolutely fantastic in her role. The other cast members gave very strong performances. Ophelia Lovibond as the daughter was particularly good and her interaction with PW I felt really worked as a mother/daughter combination.
It’s a shame that there where a number of empty seats at today’s show.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 31, 2019 18:17:20 GMT
Saw this today. Surprised at the amount of empty seats given the cast and venue. Quite a nice little curio. From the audience reaction pretty much everyone was there to see Ms Wilton and she is imperious. The prices put me off from booking. Even a preview booked yonks in advance is very steep Well that and I haven't visited since Barnum, I'm too traumatised |
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Post by learfan on Mar 31, 2019 19:45:54 GMT
Watched this at today’s matinee as my final show of my London weekend. After the horrendous Top Girls at the NT last night, I was hoping for a better play today. Despite disliking David Hare’s latest offering at the NT in “I’m not running”, the attraction of seeing one of his earlier plays with Penelope Wilton was an opportunity not to be missed. For 75mins, it zipped along very nicely and I thoroughly enjoyed this and Penelope Wilton was absolutely fantastic in her role. The other cast members gave very strong performances. Ophelia Lovibond as the daughter was particularly good and her interaction with PW I felt really worked as a mother/daughter combination. It’s a shame that there where a number of empty seats at today’s show. If they cant fill what is a small theatre with a short play by a well known writer with a fairly big star, then i worry. The Menier cant rely on Musicals which only account for about one in four of its productions. |
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Post by david on Mar 31, 2019 19:53:29 GMT
Watched this at today’s matinee as my final show of my London weekend. After the horrendous Top Girls at the NT last night, I was hoping for a better play today. Despite disliking David Hare’s latest offering at the NT in “I’m not running”, the attraction of seeing one of his earlier plays with Penelope Wilton was an opportunity not to be missed. For 75mins, it zipped along very nicely and I thoroughly enjoyed this and Penelope Wilton was absolutely fantastic in her role. The other cast members gave very strong performances. Ophelia Lovibond as the daughter was particularly good and her interaction with PW I felt really worked as a mother/daughter combination. It’s a shame that there where a number of empty seats at today’s show. If they cant fill what is a small theatre with a short play by a well known writer with a fairly big star, then i worry. The Menier cant rely on Musicals which only account for about one in four of its productions. I wonder if they maybe should have gone for a lower ticket price range for this. At today’s show, I was probably one of the youngest there (39). |
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