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Post by NeilVHughes on Jul 31, 2020 6:56:35 GMT
From Baz last night:
Ralph Fiennes set to portray David Hare in Beat the Devil in which playwright details how he coped with COVID19. The Play directed by Nicholas Hytner forms a proposed season of monologues that the Bridge Theatre hope to stage from late August.
Yolanda Mercy ‘s Quarter Life Crisis, Zodwa Nyoni ‘s Nine Lives and Inua Ellam's An Evening With An Immigrant also included in the hoped for season of monologues which will also include stage versions of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads remakes shown on BBC once it has been determined which actors are available to reprise their performances.
Season not confirmed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 9:17:52 GMT
YES YES YES! This is more like it! I'm looking forward to the various outdoor semi-amateur things with a passion, but this is more like the theatre I miss.
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Post by fossil on Jul 31, 2020 11:04:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 12:54:39 GMT
I guess this has been delayed by at least two weeks, then. Bastards.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 31, 2020 15:03:41 GMT
Tbf I don't think it was going to start until end of aug
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 15:39:27 GMT
zahidf True - hopefully just a temporary delay rather than the sign of things to come; would be nice to still hope for a Sept/Oct start, especially since that's when open air theatre is likely to become less feasible.
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Post by Jon on Jul 31, 2020 15:57:31 GMT
I would imagine a Monologue season is something that can be rehearsed quite quickly and to be able to get up and running at short notice.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 31, 2020 16:11:34 GMT
The rehearsal process for a monologue might seem like something that can be done quickly - but learning a solo piece takes time for most actors. So if they are cast now, they can get learning ahead of any formal rehearsal activity. But, of course, some actors don't like to learn ahead of rehearsals and some directors actively prefer their actors not to be off book at the start of the process (too many decisions can be made in the learning process that take a lot of undoing in the rehearsal room)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2020 17:02:45 GMT
I guess nothing stopping them from starting to rehearse when they like though, even if lack of certainty on opening might be a bit dispiriting.
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Post by zahidf on Aug 10, 2020 10:22:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 10:37:20 GMT
Good for them - have just gone on a spending spree!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Aug 10, 2020 10:43:00 GMT
Great news, I just booked a ticket for one of the Talking Heads monologue on Halloween!
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Post by l0islane on Aug 10, 2020 11:23:22 GMT
Can anyone shed any light on the seating plan for this - many singles, doubles, cheap seats etc? Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 11:29:20 GMT
Mostly twos, some threes, not a lot of singles but they are there and at different price levels as well. Seems reasonably priced to me - the Talking Heads are the most expensive at around £50 for each double bill at the top end. The other monologues start at about £25 and go down (if I'm remembering right).
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Post by l0islane on Aug 10, 2020 11:41:48 GMT
Mostly twos, some threes, not a lot of singles but they are there and at different price levels as well. Seems reasonably priced to me - the Talking Heads are the most expensive at around £50 for each double bill at the top end. The other monologues start at about £25 and go down (if I'm remembering right). Lovely thanks, that's really helpful. |
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 10, 2020 12:00:04 GMT
Tickets for the David Hare thing are £10, £15, £22.50 and £30. Only 50 minutes long!
They've changed it now, but the website originally had Talking Heads running until 17 April 2021.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 12:11:48 GMT
Am I remembering rightly that some of the monologues have three performances a day? Seems sensible to do short multiple performances if you can only get a quarter of your usual audience in. Hope it works out for them.
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Post by n1david on Aug 10, 2020 12:25:04 GMT
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Post by talkingheads on Aug 10, 2020 18:49:26 GMT
No interest in a Covid monologue, but the Talking Heads is tempting. Trouble is, it is a huge expense to see exactly what was recorded for TV.
Also masks have to be worn at all times. I do like the staggered entry system but of course with London transport I can see things be disrupted by late arrivals fairly quickly.
Drinks are pre ordered and collected at specific times and it seems the toilets may not be avaliable post show.
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Post by Forrest on Aug 10, 2020 21:17:58 GMT
I am excited at the chance to see Inua Ellams' An Evening With An Immigrant. I've read a few interviews with him about it and have been wanting to see it ever since!
I'll sneakily hold off on seeing the Hare monologue until one of you confirms it's any good.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 10, 2020 23:40:27 GMT
I'll try to book one of those few single seats for the David Hare, on the strength of Ralph Fiennes (with Hytner directing).
Don't fancy my chances, looks like the best best is a threesome. And it's been a few years since I've tried that line ..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 7:22:36 GMT
No interest in a Covid monologue, but the Talking Heads is tempting. Trouble is, it is a huge expense to see exactly what was recorded for TV. Also masks have to be worn at all times. I do like the staggered entry system but of course with London transport I can see things be disrupted by late arrivals fairly quickly. Drinks are pre ordered and collected at specific times and it seems the toilets may not be avaliable post show. I think they are doing a pretty good job of getting up and running in really difficult circumstances - the only big theatre to announce anything so far. Not a fan of masks myself, but they are going to be with us for a while so am willing to get used to it. The drinks thing might actually be better, since the Bridge bar was always a bit chaotic! There's no way you could have the kind of crush that used to build up at the moment. The rest - fine. I don't think they would claim it's a perfect theatre experience, but it's the theatre experience we've got right now and I'm glad they are trying to get up and running rather than just shutting for the duration and making their staff unemployed. It's good to see that some people who run theatres like ALW and the Bridge lot actually feel that theatre is important and want to do what they can to keep it alive, instead of sitting on the sidelines and bitching, like a lot of people on Twitter seem to be doing in response to this. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 11, 2020 16:06:49 GMT
Unnecessarily hostile posts and the follow up to them removed.
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Post by david on Aug 12, 2020 12:56:17 GMT
With advanced membership open today, I logged onto the site to get some of the Talking Heads tickets in September. Looking for the cheap single £15 seats, I was only able to get a seat on the sides of the stalls (RV) for the 2 productions I booked for.
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Post by alece10 on Aug 12, 2020 20:03:44 GMT
I took the advance membership earlier this year to get Judi Denxh tickets which was cancelled so have booked today for one of the Alan Bennett monologues. As all of my shows have been cancelled I decided to fork out and get the £55 stalls. This may well be one of the only things I see this year.
I've gone for the Tamsin Greig/Maxine Peake combo as I enjoyed both of those on TV and all of the others have 1 I want to see and 1 I'm not that bothered about.
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