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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 7:57:36 GMT
Member's booking for the RSC shows has opened (advertised booking opening was 10:00)
Pleased to see that the front row of the stalls is still £10. Not many of these seats left for some performances though - hadn't realised the runs of Coriolanus and Titus were so short, and Titus only has a single matinee.
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Post by jadnoop on Apr 10, 2017 12:30:56 GMT
Hmm. We've got so much booked already for the rest of the year so weren't planning on going for any of these but £10 per ticket might be too good of a deal to pass up.
Does anyone have any recommendations for the Roman plays? I've seen a fair bit of Shakespeare, but none of these four (except for the Ralph Fiennes' flim version of Coriolanus).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 13:11:11 GMT
Caesar and Cleo aren't great productions of the plays to be honest (see the other threads on these) but then again if you can get £10 tickets worth a go. I've booked for Titus and Coriolanus in London. Coriolanus is (I think) the least frequently performed of the four so I'd go for that one if you have to choose!
One thing to bear in mind is that the RSC and Barbican will have half the tickets each at this point. So if there are no £10 front row seats left at the Barbican, check on the RSC site when public booking opens there (tomorrow I think?)
And as Jan Brock has pointed out - they do £10 day seats for these too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 13:13:54 GMT
Remember that Nicholas Hytner is directing Ben Whishaw in Julius Caesar in a promenade production at the Bridge Theatre early next year.
Titus Andronicus, directed by Blanche McIntyre, is likely to be the most interesting production of the RSC's four.
Coriiolanus might have a star lead actor.
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Post by jadnoop on Apr 10, 2017 13:35:01 GMT
Thanks Honoured Guest & Xanderl for your suggestions.
Titus definitely seems intruiging and the trailer on the RSC website piqued my interest, but I'm a little nervous about the suggestions of audience members passing out due to the gore and violence. So long as the context is appropriate that sort of thing doesn't bother me in films (where being able to say that people fainted seems to be a badge of honour for horror movies), but I haven't seen anything on stage that was particularly bloody, so I'm not sure how that would be...
Perhaps I'll go with Coriolanus and try for Julius Caesar next year.
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Post by zahidf on Apr 10, 2017 13:59:57 GMT
I'll go for Titus tomorrow. I've seen the others recently and will probably see Julius next year at the Bridge
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Post by johng on Apr 10, 2017 14:35:13 GMT
Sope Dirisu is playing Coriolanus.
Described by Olivier as the easiest role in Shakespeare.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 11, 2017 15:21:10 GMT
Managed to get for 4 for everything at 10 squid a pop. Hurrah for the RSC's popularity at the bunker that is the Barbican
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Post by zahidf on Apr 11, 2017 15:27:45 GMT
Got one for Titus. Hopefully the Hypocrite will transfer as well!
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Post by bellboard27 on Apr 11, 2017 19:48:47 GMT
Excellent - tickets for all, all for £10 each.
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Post by jadnoop on Aug 2, 2017 13:10:24 GMT
Barbican have released a little teaser for the Ninagawa Macbeth. Towards the end there's a little footage of what's presumably a past performance or the stage rehearsals. Either way this looks fab.
edit: This video, has more footage, including some speaking and the actors' lists for Macbeth/Lady Macbeth/Banquo/Macduff/Duncan:
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Post by Jan on Aug 2, 2017 13:20:14 GMT
Barbican have released a little teaser for the Ninagawa Macbeth. Towards the end there's a little footage of what's presumably a past performance or the stage rehearsals. Either way this looks fab. edit: This video, has more footage, including some speaking and the actors' lists for Macbeth/Lady Macbeth/Banquo/Macduff/Duncan: It is a visual feast as the cliche goes, at least it was 30 years ago when I saw the original production - now some of the effects have been so widely copied it may be hard to see what the fuss was about (like Citizen Kane). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 13:47:35 GMT
Extra tickets on sale for the Ninagawa Macbeth - the side seats of the stalls and dress circle for £40, and the side of the upper circle + whole of the gallery for £16.
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Post by jek on Sept 14, 2017 7:08:40 GMT
Went to see Woyzeck in Winter last night at the Barbican. Really enjoyed it and would like to see it again. Was surprised at how funny some of it was and also how much at times it felt like an Irish play. It certainly wasn't full (we were in the front row of the circle and so had a good view). Can't imagine what the economics of touring something like this are - especially considering the complexity of the set. Certainly felt it justified the very good reviews it has had.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 7:54:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 11:29:13 GMT
Another show transferring from Dublin announced for 2018 - Enda Walsh and Donnacha Dennehy's opera The Second Violinist From Galway originally (with subsequent visit to Dublin Festival). |
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