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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 11, 2020 19:47:58 GMT
 9th July - 8th August. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Feb 11, 2020 21:33:30 GMT
Ooooh when is Pride I might try and catch it that weekend?
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Post by Jonnyboy on Feb 11, 2020 22:21:07 GMT
Ooooh when is Pride I might try and catch it that weekend? Pride is the bank holiday weekend so end of August. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Feb 11, 2020 22:46:42 GMT
Ooooh when is Pride I might try and catch it that weekend? Pride is the bank holiday weekend so end of August. Rats! |
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 12, 2020 10:18:14 GMT
Something light for the summer!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 28, 2022 17:47:45 GMT
 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ WoS “lacks bite” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times “a touching take” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Stage “tense and yearning” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviews Hub “horrifyingly visceral” |
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Post by undeuxtrois on Nov 11, 2022 16:18:06 GMT
Has anyone been to see this yet? Going next week and not sure what to expect.
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Post by david on Nov 11, 2022 16:25:33 GMT
Has anyone been to see this yet? Going next week and not sure what to expect. I'm watching it tomorrow afternoon. I've just received this advisory from the REX -Risk of bloody splatter: There is a risk of blood splatter for those sat on Banquette seats and those on Stage Level Row B, seats B2-B15. Thankfully I'm not sitting in any of these areas. I don't want to be walking into the Lowry saturday night with fake blood on my shirt! |
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Post by cavocado on Nov 11, 2022 20:20:59 GMT
I've seen it, not really my kind of thing, but I happened to be in Manchester and this was what was on at the REX so I got a cheap ticket... It's hard to judge and I haven't seen the film which might have an impact on how others see the play. I think I'm in the wrong demographic - lots of younger people in the audience. it's probably aimed at teens and 20-somethings, so I'm not sure my perspective is useful. I gave it 2 stars, but I'm sure some would have given it 3 or 4. I liked the design, there was some decent acting, especially from the more menacing characters, and great choreographed scene changes. The violence was done in an interesting way, also well choreographed. For me the relationships and emotional connections between the characters didn't quite work, so it didn't build up to the climax of the play very convincingly. From what I read it was meant to be a love story between a female vampire and an adolescent boy. To me their relationship felt like more of a sympathetic bonding of two misfits, not as a great passion. I wasn't convinced by the mother/son relationship either - for the plot to make sense he needs to feel totally isolated and be neglected at home, but the mother was likeable and caring, just too busy/stressed to notice her son needed urgent help. What was very well done, and really difficult to watch (in a good way) was the bullying of the main character at school and his increasing isolation from his (quite menacing) peers. The clinical violence from the older man (sorry I can't remember any character names) was also shocking to watch. Those sections were like watching a different play - much more incisive and emotionally believable than the love story and home life scenes. I didn't see any blood hit the audience (although I was upstairs), but the cast spend a lot of time mopping the floor between scenes. Overall it was fairly enjoyable, and had some good moments, but just didn't really hang together emotionally. I don't know if that was down to the writing or direction, or maybe just me being far too old for a teenage vampire romance  |
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Post by david on Nov 13, 2022 12:08:33 GMT
Having been at yesterday’s matinee, I’m in total agreement with what cavocado has posted about this show. Listening to conversations between different patrons during the interval and post show, there was a lot of talk about the show having very much a “Twilight film” vibe. I’d certainly agree with that sentiment. Whilst I couldn’t buy into the supposedly romantic relationship between the two teens (Oskar and Eli ), the plot line with the bullying of Oskar by the menacing school teens for me was the most interesting bit of the play. It certainly was far more engaging than the romantic bits and mother/son relationship. I thought the lighting and sound design really helped portray the more horrific / violent aspects of the plot really well. Having paid £10 for the ticket, I thought it was an interesting piece of theatre, but the lack of believable emotional depth between the characters didn’t really help this show. As a positive end to the post, it was nice to see a younger demographic at yesterday’s show. Hopefully they got something out if the show. |
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