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Post by zahidf on May 17, 2021 14:57:52 GMT
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Post by Jan on May 17, 2021 15:52:30 GMT
Another new Caryl Churchill! Running time 14 minutes. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on May 17, 2021 16:08:50 GMT
Another new Caryl Churchill! Running time 14 minutes. Oh, seriously?! £5-£10? ... Pretentious isn't the word. |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 17, 2021 17:00:39 GMT
The plays maybe are crap, but hey, the taxpayer has made sure they ticked a few boxes.
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Post by Jan on May 17, 2021 17:52:53 GMT
The plays maybe are crap, but hey, the taxpayer has made sure they ticked a few boxes. That is the Royal Court's mission statement. Only joking. Or am I ? I am ambivalent about Caryl Churchill. So many of her plays are staggeringly tedious but just now and again she produces an absolute masterpiece, and the greatest of those is "A Number". I also liked "Softcops" a lot but it never gets revived. |
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Post by zahidf on May 17, 2021 22:42:11 GMT
Isn't the Royal Court supposed to be experimental though?
The Kyle Jenner show seemed to be a big hit first time round. A 14 minute Churchill play seems pointless but it's cheap and you can watch it with the other show they have on at the same time.
Shame upstairs will be closed for the foreseeable though.
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Post by Jan on May 18, 2021 6:50:50 GMT
Isn't the Royal Court supposed to be experimental though? Not sure it is "supposed" to be, in the sense they are prevented from doing anything else. There seems to be a view now that it has always been a venue only for new plays but even in it's heyday in the 50s and 60s they used to do mainstream revivals - even up to 2007 with Ian Rickson's very successful revival of The Seagull. But they wouldn't do that now, they stick to new plays only. |
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Post by crowblack on May 18, 2021 13:55:24 GMT
I hope they continue to make plays available online. I like to support new writing, but as a non-Londoner it's a very hit or miss experience and one that's just too expensive and time-consuming for me to continue.
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Post by Dave B on Sept 9, 2021 12:02:16 GMT
Rest of 21 and first half of 22 just announced.
A number of shows that were planned pre-Covid now getting their chance.
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Post by zahidf on Sept 9, 2021 13:36:49 GMT
Looks like an interesting season overall.
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Post by Marwood on Sept 9, 2021 17:55:15 GMT
Purple Snowflakes… sounds:
intriguing 😂
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Post by Stephen on Sept 9, 2021 18:28:23 GMT
Really looking forward to 'The Glow' by Al McDowall. There was an interesting intro interview with him discussing the play a while back. Sounds really good to me.
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Post by Forrest on Sept 9, 2021 20:13:55 GMT
Stephen, I just came on here to say the same! I'm not too excited by any of the other plays (I say that now, but I'm sure I'll go to see the new Churchill...), but "Glow" sounded pretty interesting when it was originally promoted and I am really glad that it is happening.
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Post by Stephen on Sept 9, 2021 23:08:48 GMT
Yes and he has written some very interesting things in the past. I particularly enjoyed his short ‘all of it’ with Kate O’Flynn.
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Post by Dave B on Feb 8, 2022 18:32:21 GMT
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Post by Forrest on Feb 10, 2022 7:30:37 GMT
I'll just add to what Dave B said, and say: go see Maryland! I found it absolutely brilliant, and it featured one of the most chilling parts and performances (even if it was a reading) I've ever witnessed in a theatre. It is definitely worth the time. |
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Post by cavocado on Feb 11, 2022 10:05:22 GMT
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Post by Forrest on Feb 11, 2022 13:21:42 GMT
Yes, at 4PM on a Friday. (It's hard to put that in writing as such, but I am expressing grave dissatisfaction with that choice of time.)
I had a ticket for the original date/time, but this is not doable for me, sadly.
Hope someone does go and lets us know how it was. :)
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Post by cavocado on Feb 11, 2022 15:55:41 GMT
I'm thinking of going if I can finish work early. There's an episode of the Radio 4 show The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed with Maxine Peake where they talked a bit about this poem and piqued my interest. It's probably still on BBC Sounds if anyone's interested.
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Post by Rory on Jun 13, 2022 13:13:52 GMT
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Post by cavocado on Jun 13, 2022 13:39:18 GMT
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jun 13, 2022 15:18:57 GMT
Already causing controversy because none of the Jewish theatre artists who gave up their time for free to have meetings and provide free learning materials to the Court were invited to be involved, and that they’ve programmed the play to have its press night on a Jewish High Holy day.
Good for doing something, but the Court really need to commission a Jewish writer to write an actual play, and not someone who’s Vicky’s best mate from school.
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Post by bordeaux on Jun 13, 2022 16:26:28 GMT
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 13, 2022 16:49:27 GMT
Hold on... this is what we're supposed to want isn't it? This is what the RC is "supposed" to be programming. Surely we will all be supporting this new season and proving that there is demand and financial viability in commissioning new writers? Or are we back to wanting only established names? Confused. |
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 13, 2022 16:52:30 GMT
Already causing controversy because none of the Jewish theatre artists who gave up their time for free to have meetings and provide free learning materials to the Court were invited to be involved, and that they’ve programmed the play to have its press night on a Jewish High Holy day. Good for doing something, but the Court really need to commission a Jewish writer to write an actual play, and not someone who’s Vicky’s best mate from school. They have commissioned a Jewish writer, and one over 30. Gasp. Or is it just that it's the wrong Jewish writer? It was her idea, doesn't look like she did write it. Why does it need to be an "actual" play? |
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