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Post by Jan on Nov 20, 2019 22:27:34 GMT
I absolutely loved this. Brilliant production. Have you seen it Lynette ?
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Post by lynette on Nov 20, 2019 22:57:05 GMT
Sadly, no. This is a play I haven’t seen as often as the rest. Saw the Judi Dench one. But just couldn’t fit it in.
I have booked some Jermyn Street for next year already. Impressive programme.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 21, 2019 5:09:39 GMT
I really want to see this but need a matinee due to the length (evenings are tough enough at any time but twice lately I've had to leave plays at the interval as I simply couldn't stay awake so it seems to be worse in winter) and £30 is a bit steep for my budget. There were some cheaper tix earlier in the run but I'd already booked for other things.
Would love to know if anyone hears of any deals, please!
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Post by learfan on Nov 21, 2019 6:30:54 GMT
I absolutely loved this. Brilliant production. Have you seen it Lynette ? Glad you liked it too. Haven't seen too many reviews. Already looking forward to Tempest next year. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 21, 2019 7:15:41 GMT
I really want to see this but need a matinee due to the length (evenings are tough enough at any time but twice lately I've had to leave plays at the interval as I simply couldn't stay awake so it seems to be worse in winter) and £30 is a bit steep for my budget. There were some cheaper tix earlier in the run but I'd already booked for other things. Would love to know if anyone hears of any deals, please! If you can manage to see it I'd recommend it because you might never see such a good production of this particular play again - it's the best I've seen since 1982. |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 21, 2019 8:06:26 GMT
I'll do my best, Jan: it's been on my radar since I read the reviews from an earlier venue. A production has to be special to make me depart from my normal "no more Shakespeare" rule and this did sound exceptional; just that £30 is double my average spend so I'll wait to see if it comes to that. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 21, 2019 8:20:59 GMT
I'll do my best, Jan : it's been on my radar since I read the reviews from an earlier venue. A production has to be special to make me depart from my normal "no more Shakespeare" rule and this did sound exceptional; just that £30 is double my average spend so I'll wait to see if it comes to that. Actually all the tickets were £15 when booking first opened because it was the anniversary of the theatre opening so I was lucky to get those. Agree that £30 is high for a fringe venue, borderline for me too. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Nov 21, 2019 10:31:33 GMT
Pleased a thread has been started on this excellent production.
From the minute the inspired soundtrack kicks in the production flows superlatively to its conclusion, considered a problem play which this production traverses brilliantly, the swap scene that always feels and adjunct to the plot in measure for measure is especially in this production realised in a way that supports a reconciliation of equals in its denouement.
Tempted to see again as this play is rarely produced and unlikely to be bettered in the near future.
The small cast are wonderful, the musicianship top notch and the soundtrack superb.
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Post by learfan on Nov 21, 2019 12:06:53 GMT
I'll do my best, Jan : it's been on my radar since I read the reviews from an earlier venue. A production has to be special to make me depart from my normal "no more Shakespeare" rule and this did sound exceptional; just that £30 is double my average spend so I'll wait to see if it comes to that. Actually all the tickets were £15 when booking first opened because it was the anniversary of the theatre opening so I was lucky to get those. Agree that £30 is high for a fringe venue, borderline for me too. I paid £30 tbh, thought it reasonable for off west end. Tempest tix was £25,still good value. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 21, 2019 12:14:37 GMT
Actually all the tickets were £15 when booking first opened because it was the anniversary of the theatre opening so I was lucky to get those. Agree that £30 is high for a fringe venue, borderline for me too. I paid £30 tbh, thought it reasonable for off west end. Tempest tix was £25,still good value. Yes I think in their new season the prices are all down a bit. Tempest has the potential to be very good, Tom Littler has directed Pennington before in Dance of Death and that was good. |
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Post by learfan on Nov 21, 2019 12:23:16 GMT
Pleased a thread has been started on this excellent production. From the minute the inspired soundtrack kicks in the production flows superlatively to its conclusion, considered a problem play which this production traverses brilliantly, the swap scene that always feels and adjunct to the plot in measure for measure is especially in this production realised in a way that supports a reconciliation of equals in its denouement. Tempted to see again as this play is rarely produced and unlikely to be bettered in the near future. The small cast are wonderful, the musicianship top notch and the soundtrack superb. The soundtrack was so unexpected and brilliant, i kept having to stop myself from singing or humming out loud! |
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Post by lynette on Nov 21, 2019 13:24:44 GMT
Guys, such are your powers of persuasion, I have reordered my entire life and got tix for Saturday night. Anyone else going then? Thank you for making me see my priorities clearly 😂
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Post by Jan on Nov 21, 2019 13:38:54 GMT
Guys, such are your powers of persuasion, I have reordered my entire life and got tix for Saturday night. Anyone else going then? Thank you for making me see my priorities clearly 😂 Learfan will refund your ticket if you don’t like it. |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 21, 2019 14:04:15 GMT
I did know about the £15 tix, but I think they were only for 2 weekday evenings (previews?) when I was unable to go, & the concession rates also ended, albeit mid-run. Still, that's literally the price you pay for having so much else booked in advance. Some of the productions I did choose turned out to be less well-reviewed (eg Blank & Vassa), but hedging my bets has cost me only £10 a go.
Anyway, at this rate, with the enthusiasm here, board members alone will ensure that the rest of the run sells out.
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Post by learfan on Nov 21, 2019 18:05:07 GMT
Guys, such are your powers of persuasion, I have reordered my entire life and got tix for Saturday night. Anyone else going then? Thank you for making me see my priorities clearly 😂 Learfan will refund your ticket if you don’t like it. Hang on! You'll love it Lynette. |
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Post by lynette on Nov 21, 2019 19:40:13 GMT
S’ok, learfan, a glass of Prosecco perhaps if we ever meet....she looks into the gloom longingly..er, whatever.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Nov 21, 2019 23:24:12 GMT
Tom Littler happened to be at Much Ado at Wilton’s tonight, a rare occasion where I was able to express my appreciation for this production in person.
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Post by Jan on Nov 22, 2019 7:06:51 GMT
Tom Littler happened to be at Much Ado at Wilton’s tonight, a rare occasion where I was able to express my appreciation for this production in person. Really ? Let's hope he doesn't draw any inspiration from that production. It's a point I was going to make about this production - I see quite a lot of these fringe-type cut/reduced cast Shakespeare productions, there has been a tendency in recent years for directors to present them simplistically and broadly almost as if they were children's shows - Littler is more like a throwback to a style of directing we had in the 1970-80s where small-scale productions wouldn't be dumbed down at all but would be theatrically a bit more sophisticated. Littler here has taken the constraints of a small space and a small cast and made a virtue of that necessity by making those two things absolutely central to the concept of the production - it's very clever. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Nov 22, 2019 8:58:24 GMT
Have to admit Much Ado was disappointing, Tobacco Factory’s Othello a few years back is up there as one of the best I’ve seen but definitely lost their way on this one.
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Post by Jan on Nov 22, 2019 9:04:39 GMT
Have to admit Much Ado was disappointing, Tobacco Factory’s Othello a few years back is up there as one of the best I’ve seen but definitely lost their way on this one. Since Andrew Hilton stepped down a couple of years ago they've been on a downward trajectory. |
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Post by lynette on Nov 23, 2019 22:58:03 GMT
Super little ( see what I did there) production. Loved it. It had lovely strong beat underneath it. Every movement counted. Sound superb.
Hayden Gwynne in the audience and the facial similarity with Cer-Lyn Cissone and the fact that Ms Gwynne leaned forward and smiled when she was doing her bits makes me think this is her daughter. Yes or am I delusional?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Nov 23, 2019 23:04:13 GMT
lynette pleased you enjoyed it, never in doubt really, it is a wonderful production.
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Post by lynette on Nov 23, 2019 23:47:38 GMT
lynette pleased you enjoyed it, never in doubt really, it is a wonderful production. Home now so can be more profuse: loved it, loved it, loved it. |
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Post by learfan on Nov 24, 2019 9:02:03 GMT
lynette pleased you enjoyed it, never in doubt really, it is a wonderful production. Home now so can be more profuse: loved it, loved it, loved it. See! Me and Brocky did say. Have you booked for Tempest? |
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Post by Jan on Nov 24, 2019 9:53:12 GMT
Of course Tom Littler has aimed this production straight at the heart of his Guildford and Jermyn Street core audience - one older lady in the audience was crying at the end when I was there.
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