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Post by Jan on Aug 25, 2021 16:36:03 GMT
I personally do not consider Macbeth an introspective play but an impetuous one where a fast pace aids the flow, as the stars align for the Macbeth’s they are caught in the witches prophecy and the events that transpire. A 3hr ponderous Macbeth could really be tedious, with Hamlet you are drawn into his introspection and a slow pace involves you in the anguish of Hamlet as he decides what to do, in Macbeth the choices are predestined and just need to be traversed, Hamlet is Jazz, Macbeth is Metal. Without prejudging this production I would agree. It is frequently played without an interval running less than 2hrs. As is The Tempest. I don’t think I’ve seen another Shakespeare without an interval although there have been some. The RSC once did a double bill of Comedy of Errors and Titus Andronicus with one interval in between them. |
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Post by theoracle on Aug 25, 2021 18:13:37 GMT
I personally do not consider Macbeth an introspective play but an impetuous one where a fast pace aids the flow, as the stars align for the Macbeth’s they are caught in the witches prophecy and the events that transpire. A 3hr ponderous Macbeth could really be tedious, with Hamlet you are drawn into his introspection and a slow pace involves you in the anguish of Hamlet as he decides what to do, in Macbeth the choices are predestined and just need to be traversed, Hamlet is Jazz, Macbeth is Metal. Amen to that! I do agree that doing a 3hr Macbeth can't be a wise choice surely? With all the anticipation around Soairse's performance as well, I can't the pressure of doing the show and then literally having to power through 3hrs of heavy, Shakeaspearean tragedy. I do always wonder though if any Shakespeare experts are around, if people know what Shakespeare would've wanted his plays to look like? There've been so many different interpretations of his text - some simply bizarre, but what would the author think? |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 25, 2021 18:33:47 GMT
I personally do not consider Macbeth an introspective play but an impetuous one where a fast pace aids the flow, as the stars align for the Macbeth’s they are caught in the witches prophecy and the events that transpire. A 3hr ponderous Macbeth could really be tedious, with Hamlet you are drawn into his introspection and a slow pace involves you in the anguish of Hamlet as he decides what to do, in Macbeth the choices are predestined and just need to be traversed, Hamlet is Jazz, Macbeth is Metal. Amen to that! I do agree that doing a 3hr Macbeth can't be a wise choice surely? With all the anticipation around Soairse's performance as well, I can't the pressure of doing the show and then literally having to power through 3hrs of heavy, Shakeaspearean tragedy. I do always wonder though if any Shakespeare experts are around, if people know what Shakespeare would've wanted his plays to look like? There've been so many different interpretations of his text - some simply bizarre, but what would the author think? My feelings are that a.) nobody really knows b.) few would care as it’s way better to get different interpretations when the plays are done so often and c.) he didn’t write them anyway - or did he?  |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Aug 25, 2021 20:09:37 GMT
Defo forgot about the onsale with this one. FAIL.
(Added an alarm for the 23rd September)
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Post by jampot on Aug 27, 2021 13:08:08 GMT
First preview now Oct 1st..
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Post by couldileaveyou on Aug 27, 2021 13:16:07 GMT
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Post by lynette on Aug 27, 2021 22:12:37 GMT
Ah..the curse of the Scottish play.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Aug 28, 2021 9:07:17 GMT
So that will make it even more difficult to get tickets...
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Post by londonpostie on Sept 10, 2021 15:31:47 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 10, 2021 15:50:46 GMT
There is nothing edgy about that photo.
It is the classic cheap trick of putting naked flesh on a promotional image to get attention.
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Post by londonpostie on Sept 10, 2021 15:59:51 GMT
I was thinking more about the 'womanly' quality; not seen all her work but this is the most 'mature adult' I've seen her.
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Post by peggs on Sept 11, 2021 16:49:12 GMT
Yeah that poster made me more pleased I haven't managed to get tickets so far.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 20, 2021 10:51:42 GMT
In lieu of traditional sets and costumes, the Almeida’s staging will feel apocalyptic and outside time, with the three witches acting as the “custodians” of the evening. “Just like Macbeth, the audience will have an ‘appointment’ on the heath with the weird sisters.” Refreshingly, Farber’s take will also place the relationship between the Macbeths at the heart of the story, with a number of their lines reassigned.
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Post by cavocado on Sept 20, 2021 11:32:02 GMT
Ugh, with my parenting hat on I find this quite distasteful when the weekend papers were full of stories about social media companies taking no responsibility for their negative impact on teenage girls' body image and self-esteem. It would be nice if a play that's a GCSE text and starring an actor with a huge teenage following could be publicised without moody fashion shoots and flesh pics all over social media.
But yes, I'm sure we'll all find Lady M a lot more relatable now that we too spend so much time washing our hands.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 20, 2021 12:14:53 GMT
What is refreshing about putting the Macbeths at the heart of the play? That is exactly where they are. I have seen the play so many times and it succeeds or fails on the strength of that central relationship.
It is almost as if this director hasn't encountered the work before and thinks they are being so clever and innovative where in reality they are just doing variations on work done by other directors in the past.
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Post by londonpostie on Sept 20, 2021 12:30:16 GMT
They're probably trying to sell it to a new, 20-something, film orientated, audience as *fresh* and *radical*. Presumably this will be filmed (international appeal).
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Post by adolphus on Sept 20, 2021 13:08:34 GMT
Maybe they'll tell the audience that they are trees and we'll all be asked to clamber on to the stage at the end
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Post by Jan on Sept 20, 2021 14:14:48 GMT
What is refreshing about putting the Macbeths at the heart of the play?. Agree. Nothing at all. They are always at the heart of the play because there’s nothing else to put there - you’re hardly going to build the play around the English scene are you. Maybe the director *hasn’t* seen the play before, many people who work in theatre aren’t keen theatregoers. I recall when Patrick Stewart played Macbeth when he was 67 he said he’d only ever seen one production of it. The post-apocalyptic setting is hardly new either, Norris’ hopeless NT production had it too. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 23, 2021 11:23:38 GMT
No real problem getting tickets when the second part of public booking opened today, queue was not that long and there were plenty available, mostly with some sort of restricted view but by no means all, picked up some unrestricted ones in Circle.
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Post by londonpostie on Sept 23, 2021 11:27:30 GMT
LOL. That whooshing noise is thousands of people throwing rubber bricks at you ...
Interesting timing in the BBC - guaranteeing another headline about 'fasting selling show' bollix >
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Post by peggs on Sept 23, 2021 11:31:36 GMT
That'll be me, 3000 in queue which is about same as last time. Entirely pointless.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 23, 2021 11:32:08 GMT
I am trying too....
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Post by cavocado on Sept 23, 2021 11:36:24 GMT
I was only 389 in the queue this time, so managed to get a ticket. I noticed there were a lot of dates missing, presumably already sold out to members e.g. the whole of school half term.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 23, 2021 11:45:05 GMT
GREAT
Message last updated: 12:44
We’re sorry but tickets have now sold out for performances between 18 Oct – 6 Nov. Please check back for more tickets when the next booking period opens from 12pm on 18 Oct.
If a ticket is returned in advance we will make it immediately available to buy, so keep checking back for tickets. If a ticket is returned just before a performance the tickets will be offered to the returns queue at the theatre on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Post by Jan on Sept 23, 2021 11:46:00 GMT
I was only 389 in the queue this time, so managed to get a ticket. I noticed there were a lot of dates missing, presumably already sold out to members e.g. the whole of school half term. Yes that was odd - maybe reserved for the people from those cancelled performances ? Normally they would still list them but with "Sold Out" against them like the earlier dates. |
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