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Post by bordeaux on Apr 4, 2019 9:45:02 GMT
Has anyone seen this? It's just got a rave review from Billington and a very good one from whatsonstage.
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Post by altamont on Apr 4, 2019 10:06:07 GMT
Seeing on Monday - really looking forward to it now I've seen those reviews.
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Post by learfan on Apr 4, 2019 10:16:27 GMT
Booked ages for this Saturday. Rare for a two hander at the RSC. Worth going just see Kani on stage. Wonder if his Zulu themed Lear will ever see the light of day?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Apr 4, 2019 11:12:39 GMT
The reviews I’ve seen have been extremely positive, seeing it next Friday as part of a 3 play Stratford weekend, booked as a wildcard because of the involvement of Sher.
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Post by maggiem on Apr 4, 2019 16:00:14 GMT
I saw it last Saturday, an trust me, you will really enjoy this. You will hear Shakespeare spoken in both English and Xhosa, and a good debate about Julius Caesar.
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Post by learfan on Apr 6, 2019 14:41:31 GMT
Saw this today. Really good. Two titans giving as good as they get. There was a spread in the NY Times so wouldn't be surprised to see this at the BAM. Recommended.
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Post by lichtie on Apr 7, 2019 17:01:25 GMT
Saw this last night. Agree with the other comments, well worth seeing. It's things like this that make me want to come back to the RSC.
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Post by skullion on Jan 30, 2020 20:44:32 GMT
I saw it last Saturday, enjoyed it. Agree on the stage height, I was row D in the circle with a todaytix rush ticket and almost felt I was at stage height!
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Post by Rory on Jan 30, 2020 22:07:17 GMT
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Post by Rory on Jan 30, 2020 22:10:01 GMT
Saw it yesterday afternoon. Amazing performance from the author, Sher was pretty good too. Play itself was uneven. The political stuff worked when it was part of the emotional exchange, fell flat when it was open polemic. 3 stars from me. Sit at least row E if not discounting, as the stage is very high indeed. The stage was inordinately high for The Twilight Zone too. I would be disinclined to book a stalls seat at this theatre. |
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 30, 2020 22:31:02 GMT
Is there any chance of day seats for this? There are £25 seats at the very back of the circle (is the view decent from there?) but if I can be closer without paying through the nose for it I'd much rather do that! Or has anybody had any luck getting decent seats from TKTS?
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Post by zahidf on Jan 30, 2020 23:29:27 GMT
It's on todaytix rush tickets
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 30, 2020 23:38:16 GMT
Utterly utterly absurd, Mr Billington. Opinions are fine. But you need to responsible. There is no known universe where this is a 5 star production. It was one of the clunkiest, tonally up and down, slow, amateur acted shows I have seen in a long time. It felt at times like something a student had cobbled together rather than a play that the RSC put on. I booked because of the 4 star Stratford reviews but it was a 5/10 production. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2020 20:08:22 GMT
For those who’ve seen this: just how much strobe is there, please? Eg just once for a short period of time, or repeated/prolonged?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 4, 2020 21:52:54 GMT
For those who’ve seen this: just how much strobe is there, please? Eg just once for a short period of time, or repeated/prolonged? To be honest, I don't remember any strobe in it at all. I wonder what they're referring to? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2020 22:43:20 GMT
For those who’ve seen this: just how much strobe is there, please? Eg just once for a short period of time, or repeated/prolonged? To be honest, I don't remember any strobe in it at all. I wonder what they're referring to? I must admit it seemed a bit unlikely to me - but the warning flashed up on ATG’s site when I went in to look at seat prices/availability. I get migraines triggered by bright flashing lights, so I thought I’d better check. Sounds like I don't need to worry too much about this though! |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 4, 2020 22:45:19 GMT
To be honest, I don't remember any strobe in it at all. I wonder what they're referring to? I must admit it seemed a bit unlikely to me - but the warning flashed up on ATG’s site when I went in to look at seat prices/availability. I get migraines triggered by bright flashing lights, so I thought I’d better check. Sounds like I don't need to worry too much about this though! Don't just take my word for it though. It's likely I was asleep at that moment. That's how riveting and well done it was  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2020 23:00:35 GMT
I must admit it seemed a bit unlikely to me - but the warning flashed up on ATG’s site when I went in to look at seat prices/availability. I get migraines triggered by bright flashing lights, so I thought I’d better check. Sounds like I don't need to worry too much about this though! Don't just take my word for it though. It's likely I was asleep at that moment. That's how riveting and well done it was Ha, I’ve heard similar reports elsewhere! But it’s a story from a country and a part of history I don’t know much about, so I thought I might learn some interesting things. And TodayTix has a £15 offer so it seemed worth a punt. |
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Post by raiseitup on Feb 5, 2020 10:08:23 GMT
Don't just take my word for it though. It's likely I was asleep at that moment. That's how riveting and well done it was Ha, I’ve heard similar reports elsewhere! But it’s a story from a country and a part of history I don’t know much about, so I thought I might learn some interesting things. And TodayTix has a £15 offer so it seemed worth a punt. There is a short storm sequence with thunder sounds and lightning flashes about two thirds into the play, it only lasts around 10/15 seconds I'd say. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 7:18:33 GMT
Saw this yesterday with TodayTix rush tickets - £20 for row L of the stalls. Enjoyed it a lot although not as much as the woman in row C with an incredibly loud laugh who found it hilarious (eg at lines like "I wake up in the morning, and I have cancer" ) For those who’ve seen this: just how much strobe is there, please? Eg just once for a short period of time, or repeated/prolonged? As noted above the strobing is used to represent lightning. This happens during the second scene change about a hour in. The stage is in near-darkness at this point so the lights are quite intense. The flashing is intermittent, a few seconds at a time, but over a period of a couple of minutes. The scene changes are accompanied by an on-stage singer, so if you can avoid problems by keeping your eyes shut, close them at the end of the scene and open them when the song stops. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 16:42:55 GMT
Thanks all - I was there yesterday and yes, it’s just during the storm scene. I actually found it more uncomfortable that there were small gaps in between bursts than to have it flashing continuously. But hey ho, it’s just a tiny element within the wider play, which overall I really enjoyed.
Both actors brilliant, I thought. Sher looked fantastically scuzzy!
Some exposition of course, but not too much - just enough for me to clock some references and think “I must read more about him/that.”
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Post by sherriebythesea on Feb 10, 2020 23:54:13 GMT
Saw this yesterday with TodayTix rush tickets - £20 for row L of the stalls. Enjoyed it a lot although not as much as the woman in row C with an incredibly loud laugh who found it hilarious (eg at lines like "I wake up in the morning, and I have cancer" ) As someone with that diagnoses thats pretty much how it happens. I would have laughed also. |
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Post by edi on Feb 13, 2020 21:59:57 GMT
Lovely play. Not explosive but very humane.
£15 tod.tix dress ticket was upgraded to front section of dress.
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Post by lynette on Feb 15, 2020 22:42:51 GMT
This week I’ve seen two plays which show how much the so called Western colonialists have ruined the continent of Africa, The Three Sisters transposed to Nigeria and this one set in South Africa. Some flaws in both plays but you can’t fault the performances. Here two guys at the top of their game, I loved the King Lear bits as I did see Sher give us his Lear at Stratford. Loved the complaint about ‘relevant’ version....but of course the real and main issue of Apartheid and white privilege and how it has been dealt with is a fascinating and chastening message.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 7, 2020 17:13:26 GMT
Well that was an equisite hour and a half. I went to see Sher and came away thinking I want to see everything John Kani has done. Loved the Shakespeare, and it was fascinating hearing it in another language. I see Ian McKellen went to see it a few nights ago.
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