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Post by zahidf on Nov 12, 2019 12:09:41 GMT
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 12, 2019 12:15:54 GMT
Doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid. I've seen the Churchill - good but I'm not bothered about seeing again. Two adaptations (rather than original writing) - don't really see the point. Does rather suggest that no one is writing new plays good or big enough to fill the space - though I see March to July is unfilled. Perhaps one of their other projects will come to fruition, though it won't be the SRB-Bach thing as he'll be on Broadway.
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Post by zahidf on Nov 12, 2019 12:20:43 GMT
Doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid. I've seen the Churchill - good but I'm not bothered about seeing again. Two adaptations (rather than original writing) - don't really see the point. Does rather suggest that no one is writing new plays good or big enough to fill the space - though I see March to July is unfilled. Perhaps one of their other projects will come to fruition, though it won't be the SRB-Bach thing as he'll be on Broadway. That Pullman one should be a best seller based on how well his dark materials do. Def gaps for a couple more. |
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Post by Rory on Nov 12, 2019 12:21:39 GMT
The 4th show is SRB in John Gabriel Borkman
11 Feb - 17 April 2021
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Nov 12, 2019 12:24:21 GMT
Sadly A Number doen't fit my schedule (1 week longer!) but will definitely book Belle Sauvage.
I often prefer a good adaption to a new work, always a bit wary of that unless I've heard good things. No use cluttering up my few London theatre visits a year with 'rubbish' plays. So will wait how the Marianne Elliot-Thing turns out. (not much into the immersive aspect)
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 12, 2019 12:28:20 GMT
I love a cheap seat but I'm not prepared to book for 2021 just so I can save a couple of quid
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 12, 2019 12:29:51 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Nov 12, 2019 12:34:15 GMT
John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past.
Simon Russell Beale plays Borkman in this new version of Ibsen’s towering masterpiece by Lucinda Coxon.
11 February – 17 April 2021.
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 12, 2019 12:36:11 GMT
John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past. Simon Russell Beale plays Borkman in this new version of Ibsen’s towering masterpiece by Lucinda Coxon. 11 February – 17 April 2021. Now that is what I've been fantasising about for years! Hytner directing too! Two great women's parts too. |
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 12, 2019 12:53:33 GMT
I love a cheap seat but I'm not prepared to book for 2021 just so I can save a couple of quid Really? I always like to have something in the diary for the year after next! I have just spent the last ten minutes checking half-term and Easter dates... |
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Post by Jan on Nov 12, 2019 12:56:06 GMT
Borkman a great play, and very timely. A Number a very good play also, but it's a big space for a two-hander. They Shoot Horses Don't They - I've seen an adaptation of that before, RSC at the Mermaid, it was poor, but in this venue it could be better.
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Post by learfan on Nov 12, 2019 13:02:34 GMT
The 4th show is SRB in John Gabriel Borkman 11 Feb - 17 April 2021 Very excited by this, shame its 2021! |
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Post by talkingheads on Nov 12, 2019 13:03:13 GMT
Very interested in the SRB, even if I do have to wait well over a year! Definitely trying to the £15, the view was fine for the Maggie Smith play.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 12, 2019 13:09:18 GMT
I love a cheap seat but I'm not prepared to book for 2021 just so I can save a couple of quid Really? I always like to have something in the diary for the year after next! I have just spent the last ten minutes checking half-term and Easter dates... Unless it's for Jake Glynenhall then it's generally a no! I don't have kids so my life does not have the routine of school hokidays. I'm currently trying to get rid of some opera tickets because it clashes with a trekking holiday in Nepal, its a middle class nightmare 😉 |
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Post by theatreliker on Nov 12, 2019 13:18:09 GMT
The design agency on Twitter posted the artwork all of which said 'Strictly limited season May 2020'.
Considering nothing is playing in May I'm assuming they're getting Maggie Smith back in.
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Post by altamont on Nov 12, 2019 13:23:53 GMT
For JGB, the first three rows don't appear to be on sale. Not sure why - annoying as the apparent front row is much more expensive than the usual £25
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Post by stefy69 on Nov 12, 2019 13:51:11 GMT
I may be in a minority but in a word : disappointing
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Post by zahidf on Nov 12, 2019 14:28:35 GMT
Borkman a great play, and very timely. A Number a very good play also, but it's a big space for a two-hander. They Shoot Horses Don't They - I've seen an adaptation of that before, RSC at the Mermaid, it was poor, but in this venue it could be better. They say they'll be turning the place into a 'dancehall ' with the first few rows having the option to join in the dancing. |
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Post by zahidf on Nov 12, 2019 14:30:02 GMT
I think it's a good season myself: good cast for a number, the Pullman should be a big commercial hit, they shoot horses is a risk but could work well, and borkman with beale should be ace.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 12, 2019 14:48:47 GMT
david will be buying a season ticket. 🙂 Any opportunity, and he's up!🕺
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Post by Polly1 on Nov 12, 2019 15:30:14 GMT
Great news re. Sir SRB in a major classic role, shame so long to wait.
Love me some Roger Allam but isn't A Number extremely short? I mean like half an hour?
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Post by lynette on Nov 12, 2019 15:55:36 GMT
I'm gonna wait to book the Borkman. Even I can’t book that far ahead even for SRB. But I’ve booked for A Number.
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Post by altamont on Nov 12, 2019 15:56:09 GMT
Great news re. Sir SRB in a major classic role, shame so long to wait. Love me some Roger Allam but isn't A Number extremely short? I mean like half an hour? A quick look at reviews of past productions shows running times from 65 to 75 minutes |
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Post by lynette on Nov 12, 2019 15:57:24 GMT
Great news re. Sir SRB in a major classic role, shame so long to wait. Love me some Roger Allam but isn't A Number extremely short? I mean like half an hour? A quick look at reviews of past productions shows running times from 65 to 75 minutes So time for dinner afterwards at The Ivy next door. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 12, 2019 17:25:24 GMT
Great news re. Sir SRB in a major classic role, shame so long to wait. Love me some Roger Allam but isn't A Number extremely short? I mean like half an hour? I saw it at the Young Vic with the most perfect set for a play there’s ever been. It runs just over an hour. |
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