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Post by martin1965 on Oct 20, 2016 21:37:56 GMT
Am going to the sat mat so will report back at wkd😄
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Post by raiseitup on Oct 20, 2016 21:41:09 GMT
Is Jessica Hynes no longer in this? She's not listed on the website...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 21:45:01 GMT
By the looks of it, Sirine Saba has replaced her, but no idea why.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 22:12:23 GMT
My playwriting teacher saw it and told me it's rubbish... And 3 hours and 40 minutes long Well I would hope that your teacher also teaches you to make up your own mind and to develop your own tastes and style, otherwise they are going to churn out limited, pale imitations of themself. This is Kushner in Shavian mode, it's been developing for a number of years and at the latest Shaw Festival version (appropriately) appears to have gained excellent reviews. Angels in America is also seven hours long and I wouldn't lose a minute. |
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Post by talkstageytome on Oct 20, 2016 22:15:32 GMT
Gosh that's a long time to sit  , but a friend saw this in NY and highly recommended it so I may give it a go.. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 20, 2016 22:24:01 GMT
My playwriting teacher saw it and told me it's rubbish... And 3 hours and 40 minutes long Well I would hope that your teacher also teaches you to make up your own mind and to develop your own tastes and style, otherwise they are going to churn out limited, pale imitations of themself. Cardinal, keep your spiteful comments for yourself. I have my own taste and as a matter of fact I have booked my ticket for this several weeks ago. His opinion only made me curious to see it, obviously I will make up my own mind. But thanks for checking, I love being patronized on a Thursday night. |
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Post by chameleon on Oct 20, 2016 22:41:23 GMT
Saw this at the Public Theater in 2011. Very long, low on tension, directionless, at that point, at least.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 23:16:08 GMT
Well I would hope that your teacher also teaches you to make up your own mind and to develop your own tastes and style, otherwise they are going to churn out limited, pale imitations of themself. Cardinal, keep your spiteful comments for yourself. I have my own taste and as a matter of fact I have booked my ticket for this several weeks ago. His opinion only made me curious to see it, obviously I will make up my own mind. But thanks for checking, I love being patronized on a Thursday night. Reply was about your teacher's comment, not you. Understand you might want to defend them; would be annoyed if colleagues were so dismissive though. There is a need to understand the work of fellow professionals, rather than rubbish it. Some students can easily be swayed by staff with strongly expressed opinions, especially if they are going to be passing judgement on them. |
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Post by raiseitup on Oct 22, 2016 9:22:00 GMT
Saw this last night - it's just under 3hrs 30 at the minute.
It's 50% incoherent arguing over the top of each other, interrupting each other and impossible to follow any single characters thoughts and 50% genuinely insightful discussion of American ideals, politics and religion.
It's very well acted by the whole cast, but I found the play to be a little overwrought, when it settled down I was truly engaged. Despite the long running time it seemed to fly by for me, quite a few leavers at each interval though. My side circle seat became a lovely central stalls seat at interval 1.
For anyone interested, advertised running time is:
Act 1 - 1hr
Act 2 - 1hr 15
Act 3 - 55
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 17:00:19 GMT
Agree with raiseitup, this is fantastic. Now about 3 hours 25 minutes, which really did fly by! A few walk outs but not too many. Amazing performances all round and a great set.
If my playwriting teacher said this was rubbish, I think I'd get a new teacher.
Brief male nudity, no dogs.
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 22, 2016 17:55:22 GMT
I was there too! Lady next to me didnt return after second int but i dont count those as walkouts. I agree considering the three and a half hour eunnung time, it flew by, superb performances by a crack cast, if theres any justice it should transfer😄
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 18:00:38 GMT
Woman next to me didn't come back after second interval but I spotted her self upgrading to the stalls  Where were you sitting? I was at back of the circle, great view as some stuff was staged on upper levels of the set |
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 22, 2016 19:24:14 GMT
Set was great wasnt it? I was back row of stalls in the centre. It really whetted my appetite for Angels in America next year!!
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Post by showgirl on Oct 22, 2016 19:51:19 GMT
One blogger tweeted at the interval that the first act had consisted of people shouting at each other & that she couldn't stand any more, so clearly it's arousing strong reactions.
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 22, 2016 21:49:38 GMT
One blogger tweeted at the interval that the first act had consisted of people shouting at each other & that she couldn't stand any more, so clearly it's arousing strong reactions. Not sure what she was watching! |
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Post by lynette on Oct 22, 2016 23:11:37 GMT
This is long for the usual Hampstead crowd isn't it?
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Post by Jon on Oct 23, 2016 0:21:34 GMT
I saw it tonight and I did enjoy it but I can see why it wouldn't appeal to everyone. For a 3 hour plus play it didn't feel long at all.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 7:30:24 GMT
One blogger tweeted at the interval that the first act had consisted of people shouting at each other & that she couldn't stand any more, so clearly it's arousing strong reactions. Is that the same person who claimed on twitter it was "Haemorrhaging audience" which is nonsense - I could see the whole audience from my seat at the back of the circle, there were a few leavers but no more than is usual. It is quite shouty though! In particular an extended scene at the end of act 2 with all the characters on stage having multiple simultaneous arguments. It's very cleverly written and brilliantly done, you need to focus on a bit of the stage at a time to work out what's going on. Kind of like a symphony of rowing. |
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Post by showgirl on Oct 23, 2016 13:50:15 GMT
One blogger tweeted at the interval that the first act had consisted of people shouting at each other & that she couldn't stand any more, so clearly it's arousing strong reactions. Is that the same person who claimed on twitter it was "Haemorrhaging audience" which is nonsense - I could see the whole audience from my seat at the back of the circle, there were a few leavers but no more than is usual. It is quite shouty though! In particular an extended scene at the end of act 2 with all the characters on stage having multiple simultaneous arguments. It's very cleverly written and brilliantly done, you need to focus on a bit of the stage at a time to work out what's going on. Kind of like a symphony of rowing. It was indeed Anne Cox, so presumably she wasn't reviewing this time, or she'd have been bound to stay. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 14:11:21 GMT
Ah right, never heard of her website but clearly one to avoid then!
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Post by showgirl on Oct 24, 2016 4:06:16 GMT
Ah right, never heard of her website but clearly one to avoid then! Her website is Stagereview (so sounds similar to The Stage, but unlike the latter, Anne Cox doesn't limit readers to 5 views per month) and I'm not sure whether she is a professional critic, but I do find it useful to read her reviews as she seems to travel quite widely within the south-east and sometimes beyond, so she sees productions I may subsequently catch on a tour, or even which may be heading for the West End. However, she reviews London plays/shows, too. I generally prefer to read as many views as possible, especially if the mainstream critics haven't covered something. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 8:25:19 GMT
Had a look, it's a well produced professional looking site. Makes it even more surprising she posted such a rant!
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Post by Mark on Oct 26, 2016 17:18:37 GMT
Got a last minute ticket for the matinee.
VERY good! I didn't feel the length of it to be honest. Tamsin Greig was very well cast and wonderful to watch... in fact the whole cast were very strong.
Slightly slow start but it really starts to develop rather quickly. Yes at times you don't know where to zone into or what you should be listening to but it was interesting to watch.
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Post by raiseitup on Oct 28, 2016 11:58:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 15:16:27 GMT
Is it some attempt at humour to call a play "The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures" and then name one of its main characters "V"? This play sounds very good for those people who like this sort of thing but deadly nightshade for the rest of us.
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, but a friend saw this in NY and highly recommended it so I may give it a go..
