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Post by nottobe on Oct 7, 2022 16:31:16 GMT
Could Rhys Ifans be the new Atticus? He was originally meant to do it and I can't see why he would not want to.
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Post by Jon on Oct 7, 2022 16:32:30 GMT
Could Rhys Ifans be the new Atticus? He was originally meant to do it and I can't see why he would not want to. I think he's got filming commitments but it would be nice if he was able to do the role. |
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Post by Rory on Oct 7, 2022 17:49:15 GMT
I wonder who's replacing Richard Coyle as Atticus? I'd like to see them go for another Coupling actor and go for Ben Miles or perhaps a bigger name like Richard Madden? He's just started? |
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Post by Jon on Oct 7, 2022 17:55:40 GMT
I wonder who's replacing Richard Coyle as Atticus? I'd like to see them go for another Coupling actor and go for Ben Miles or perhaps a bigger name like Richard Madden? He's just started? He started in August and finishes on November 19th. |
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Post by Dave B on Oct 10, 2022 8:21:44 GMT
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Oct 10, 2022 8:31:43 GMT
Seeing that Patrick O'Kane is leaving at cast change and would be very very grateful if anyone knows about any potential Atticus dates he has?
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Post by floorshow on Oct 10, 2022 8:55:14 GMT
Matthew Modine is quite a catch for them, very tempted with a return visit to see what he does with it. |
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Post by Stephen on Nov 25, 2022 0:35:27 GMT
I really wish there was a published play text for this. I understand issues with the Lee estate etc but it's a missed opportunity for education and fans alike!
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Post by petrichor on Nov 25, 2022 19:08:15 GMT
I really wish there was a published play text for this. I understand issues with the Lee estate etc but it's a missed opportunity for education and fans alike! Totally agree with this. I was reading TKAM aloud to a class I was teaching the other week, and was really channelling my inner Anna Munden. She brought a bunch of real humour (as close as you can get) that I'd never really appreciated before seeing her in the role in the summer. That shift in register between the action and Scout's view of it. Would love the playscript as a companion! |
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Post by Stephen on Nov 29, 2022 20:28:01 GMT
Anyone seen/seeing Matthew Modine as Atticus yet? Planning to return for another visit but wondering whether to hold off and see if there’s another extension past April with another actor!
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Post by Rory on Nov 29, 2022 21:04:19 GMT
Anyone seen/seeing Matthew Modine as Atticus yet? Planning to return for another visit but wondering whether to hold off and see if there’s another extension past April with another actor! Group bookings are being taken until 22nd July so it will be extending until then at least. |
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Post by Stephen on Dec 1, 2022 15:33:48 GMT
Also thoughts on a final West End Atticus. I’m hoping they manage to get Rhys Ifans in for a stint if it’s not extending beyond July. Other votes in my household are going to Mark Strong and Ralph Fiennes but those seem increasingly unlikely!
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Post by westendboy on Dec 14, 2022 23:29:21 GMT
Saw this last night. I hadn't read the book, nor seen the film version with Gregory Peck, so this was my first time experiencing the story performed, even though I knew what happened beforehand. This was a lovely piece of theatre and I was engaged from beginning to end. Everyone of the actors were on top form, including Matthew Modine as Atticus Finch. The staging was also very well done and I really liked the two musicians who play the guitar and piano.
The only issue I took, and this is just a personal nitpick, was that I felt that Modine may had been a bit too old to play Atticus. I always imagined the character to be between his mid-40s to mid-50s, but that's just me.
Overall, I had a wonderful time at the Gielgud and I'm even tempted to watch this again in the near future.
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Post by Jon on Dec 15, 2022 0:10:14 GMT
Saw this last night. I hadn't read the book, nor seen the film version with Gregory Peck, so this was my first time experiencing the story performed, even though I knew what happened beforehand. This was a lovely piece of theatre and I was engaged from beginning to end. Everyone of the actors were on top form, including Matthew Modine as Atticus Finch. The staging was also very well done and I really liked the two musicians who play the guitar and piano. The only issue I took, and this is just a personal nitpick, was that I felt that Modine may had been a bit too old to play Atticus. I always imagined the character to be between his mid-40s to mid-50s, but that's just me. Overall, I had a wonderful time at the Gielgud and I'm even tempted to watch this again in the near future. Matthew Modine is 63 but he looks a lot older, Jeff Daniels was the same age when he originated the role but he looks younger. I think Rafe Spall and Richard Coyle were more age appropriate IMO |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Dec 15, 2022 10:49:35 GMT
I think Rafe Spall and Richard Coyle were more age appropriate IMO I agree. Matthew Modine looks like he could be Scout and Jem's grandfather not their father. |
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Post by Mark on Jan 5, 2023 12:57:50 GMT
Some brilliant seats available at just £15 for this on TodayTix. Just got row D dress circle for £15 - usually top price/premium, for next week Monday. Now that's a deal!
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Post by Forrest on Jan 5, 2023 17:37:53 GMT
I booked for this on a whim too, as I couldn't resist row F of the stalls for the price of a coffee and a sandwich (or two coffees and two sandwiches, as I'm taking a friend too). Saving on calories, bingeing on theatre in 2023, I guess. :)
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Post by Rory on Jan 26, 2023 12:21:03 GMT
Closing date announced: 20th May 2023
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 26, 2023 12:25:35 GMT
Perfect timing for a transfer of Standing at the Sky's Edge. 😂
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Post by Rory on Jan 26, 2023 12:29:24 GMT
Perfect timing for a transfer of Standing at the Sky's Edge. 😂 You are determined to get this somewhere, TallPaul!! 🤣 This ties in with the Stranger Things rumour, presume it'll go to the Gielgud. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 26, 2023 17:01:47 GMT
Perfect timing for a transfer of Standing at the Sky's Edge. 😂 You are determined to get this somewhere, TallPaul !! 🤣 This ties in with the Stranger Things rumour, presume it'll go to the Gielgud. Not to my knowledge, that's going elsewhere. Gielgud I think gets something short from June-Aug, and then something is definitely booked in from September |
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jan 26, 2023 17:31:45 GMT
You are determined to get this somewhere, TallPaul !! 🤣 This ties in with the Stranger Things rumour, presume it'll go to the Gielgud. Not to my knowledge, that's going elsewhere. Gielgud I think gets something short from June-Aug, and then something is definitely booked in from September it's a play transferring in. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jan 26, 2023 18:36:57 GMT
Is this going to tour does anyone know? It seems like something that would sell well on tour
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Post by Rory on Jan 26, 2023 18:51:58 GMT
I thought mrbarnaby mentioned Stranger Things and the Gielgud. Maybe I'm wrong. Can anyone say what is going to the Gielgud then - maybe The Piano Lesson? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jan 26, 2023 21:04:02 GMT
I thought mrbarnaby mentioned Stranger Things and the Gielgud. Maybe I'm wrong. Can anyone say what is going to the Gielgud then - maybe The Piano Lesson? Stranger T is going to the Phoenix |
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