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Post by mattnyc on Jan 31, 2023 16:41:46 GMT
Is there any chance this extends by a week or two?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 31, 2023 19:31:18 GMT
Is there any chance this extends by a week or two? No |
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Post by dillan on Jan 31, 2023 20:26:58 GMT
Saw this last night and the acting was 10/10 - incredible. Enjoyed the storyline too and the set was simple, yet it worked well. Was sat in the Circle in A4 for £25, great view; tbh, every seat looked like it gave a good view.
I checked out the prices in the pre-sale for the transfer and whilst I'm not surprised, it's ridiculously expensive in the stalls. I was also expecting the layout to be like Cabaret (as that's how it sort of is at Almeida) but the seating plan didn't make it look like that. Whilst I loved it, I definitely won't be paying those prices - I expect there will be some sort of lottery/rush as the first few rows weren't on sale.
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Post by dillan on Jan 31, 2023 20:28:28 GMT
Is there any chance this extends by a week or two? With the transfer - no. If there wasn't a transfer, then I would of said yes. |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 31, 2023 21:03:25 GMT
Is there any chance this extends by a week or two? With the transfer - no. If there wasn't a transfer, then I would of said yes. So…..no then? |
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 31, 2023 22:12:21 GMT
Is there any chance this extends by a week or two? With the transfer - no. If there wasn't a transfer, then I would of said yes. The play starting the follow week may have had other ideas about that extension! |
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 31, 2023 23:23:09 GMT
12 hours after advance booking opens and most performances are showing £77.50 as cheapest available - and they're saying you may miss some of the action.... !
A few minutes later... couldn't resist, though. Most I've ever spent for a theatre ticket. The combination of Frecknall, Ferran and Tennessee Williams and a play I haven't seen since the Nunn-Close-Glen one at the NT in 2002.
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Post by starlight92 on Feb 1, 2023 15:12:04 GMT
Completely sold out! I got a £100 ticket, so I'm now questioning my life choices. This show better be worth it.
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Post by vickyg on Feb 1, 2023 16:49:40 GMT
They have to be releasing more tickets for this don't they? When I got mine in presale there was a small handful left on the majority of the dates. Some must have been held back?
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Post by Rory on Feb 1, 2023 17:03:03 GMT
They have to be releasing more tickets for this don't they? When I got mine in presale there was a small handful left on the majority of the dates. Some must have been held back? They *will* be releasing more and if you missed out, you can sign up on the website for notification of when the extra tickets go on sale. |
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Post by sondheimhats on Feb 1, 2023 17:10:35 GMT
Managed to snag one of the £25 tickets this morning right when they went onsale. I must have been one of the first people in the queue, because I didn't wait at all.
About an hour before the tickets went on sale, I was looking at the page and noticed that non-members could access the calendar showing the availability, even though we still couldn't click on the individual dates: there were ZERO dates showing tickets below £67 (or whatever that price point was). But as I kept refreshing the page closer to 10:00, the cheaper tickets began to appear as available for nearly all the dates. So yes, it must be that they were holding back tickets from the pre-sale.
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Post by stevemar on Feb 1, 2023 18:21:49 GMT
Solid 5 star production now, having been fortunate enough to have seen a preview (4 stars then) also.
The performances are much deeper particularly Paul Mescal whose menace, shouting and muscularity are striking, but also his unpredictability in quieter scenes. Particularly enjoyed Anjana Vasan and Dwane Walcott as Stella and Mitch.
Patsy Ferran is such a natural performer - perhaps a little fast in places (part of the nervousness of Blanche?), but that is compared to her preview performance with notebook (which she had hardly looked at).
SLIGHT SPOILERS: The changes were an improvement: no rain at the beginning now. I think these were changes but can anyone confirm: more dancing from the seller during flores per de muertos, made it clearer about Alan’s homosexuality (I’m sure Blanche referred to calling him a degenerate before but the emphasis seemed clearer) and voiceovers during the much more slowed down final scene.
I enjoyed most of the directorial choices - the cast watching from the side, props being placed and taken from the stage. Not sure what the movement adds, but Rebecca Frecknall has elicited some wonderful performances here and bravo to the sound and lighting design.
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Post by londonpostie on Feb 1, 2023 18:50:10 GMT
Solid 5 star production now, having been fortunate enough to have seen a preview (4 stars then) also. The performances are much deeper particularly Paul Mescal whose menace, shouting and muscularity are striking. Particularly enjoyed Anjana Vasan and Dwane Walcott as Stella and Mitch. Patsy Ferran is such a natural performer - perhaps a little fast in places (part of the nervousness of Blanche?), but that is compared to her preview performance with notebook (which she had hardly looked at). SLIGHT SPOILERS: The changes were an improvement: no rain at the beginning now. I think these were changes but can anyone confirm: more dancing from the seller during flores per de muertos, made it clearer about Alan’s homosexuality (I’m sure Blanche referred to calling him a degenerate before but the emphasis seemed clearer) and voiceovers during the much more slowed down final scene.
Yup, I saw it as Patsy Ferrran was still settling in and again today. At that point, it seemed the final scene wasn't quite there so very happy that has been excellently (creatively) dealt with. It's really so powerful, as it should be.
For me, Ferran is in a class of her own yet Mescal has grown so well into Stanley. Like one of those old-fashioned watches, must mention Anjana Vasan and Dwayne Walcott, not least because the fine balance in the piece relies heavily on them.
I tend to get a little emotional when I see Williams' best works presented to this kind of standard. Today was emotional and thrilling.
I've moved my preview 4 to a 5. It was a privilege to be there.
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Post by caa on Feb 1, 2023 19:29:26 GMT
Completely sold out! I got a £100 ticket, so I'm now questioning my life choices. This show better be worth it. Any chance that National Theatre Live will be film it? |
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Post by circelily on Feb 1, 2023 22:00:33 GMT
The priority link didn't trigger notification so I didn't find it until I hunted this morning just before 8. Got the £76 stalls tickets which were cheapest at that point and am delighted despite the expense. Will be interested to see how they convert from In th Round.
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Post by teamyali on Feb 2, 2023 1:21:24 GMT
Completely sold out! I got a £100 ticket, so I'm now questioning my life choices. This show better be worth it. Any chance that National Theatre Live will be film it? I hope so. Last September, the Young Vic version of Streetcar was removed from the NT at Home library, so I guess this will pave way for another NT Live for Streetcar, this time the Almeida/Rebecca Frecknall version. (Off-topic but I also hope to see an NT Live of Sophie Okonedo as Medea at @sohoplace. Dominic Cooke is using the Robinson Jeffers translation, compared to the Ben Power translation used years ago when the late Helen McCrory played Medea at the National) |
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Post by crowblack on Feb 2, 2023 13:56:38 GMT
Any chance that National Theatre Live will be film it? I very much hope so. I had to return both my dates due to coughing (not Covid, but I don't want to be that annoying person) and the trains, Avanti having made travel to London extremely difficult, unpredictable and prohibitively expensive on my budget. Coaches in the Covid era are a no-no for me now. |
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Post by marob on Feb 2, 2023 18:21:52 GMT
Had to return my ticket for the Almeida run because of the train strikes over New Year. Just realised the one I've booked for the Phoenix is the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday so imagine that will meet the same fate. 🙄 (I’m annoyed at myself for not checking the dates BTW, not the strikers.)
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Post by mrmarmelstein on Feb 2, 2023 18:32:58 GMT
Maybe I'm not clued in enough these days to what's hot and what's not, but I'm genuinely shocked to read that the transfer sold out so quickly. Understand that it's only a 6 week run and got great reviews, but is Paul Mescal really that popular? Or is it a marketing ploy and more tickets will be released nearer the time? My understanding was that the post-Covid recovery in the West End was generally slow all round, so what is it about this production that goes against that trend? It's not as if the play hasn't been regularly revived over recent years, and Amy Adams (a far more established Hollywood star) didn't exactly draw in the punters in a Williams play last year...
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Post by londonpostie on Feb 2, 2023 18:51:54 GMT
SLIGHT SPOILERS: The changes were an improvement: no rain at the beginning now. I think these were changes but can anyone confirm: more dancing from the seller during flores per de muertos, made it clearer about Alan’s homosexuality (I’m sure Blanche referred to calling him a degenerate before but the emphasis seemed clearer) and voiceovers during the much more slowed down final scene. I enjoyed most of the directorial choices - the cast watching from the side, props being placed and taken from the stage. Not sure what the movement adds, but Rebecca Frecknall has elicited some wonderful performances here and bravo to the sound and lighting design. Sorry, got distracted yesterday. Can't remember how the dancing was. Fwiw, I didn't think anything had changed on "degenerate", *maybe* half an extra beat for emphasis but ... The ending, though, was more structured, quite different I thought. Certainly clearer and more dramatic. Ferran throws herself at it.
I had wondered about the cast watching from stage edge (at the preview). At that point, I only had the thought it contributed to the sense of a rehearsal space, which we were all included in - though that idea was not coherent so I assumed I'd missed Frecknall's intent.
This time, it felt like the intent was to support the open environment, which was the opposite of 'behind close doors'; the neighbours/owners were raging and fighting, the poker game was raging and fighting, all three leads were at it, nothing was discrete, even Blanche shrieked.
However, the cast did withdraw and lights dimmed in those intimate scenes to leave spots on the romancing. All I've got. Maybe Frecknall addressed it in conversation somewhere.
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Post by londonpostie on Feb 2, 2023 18:58:19 GMT
Maybe I'm not clued in enough these days to what's hot and what's not, but I'm genuinely shocked to read that the transfer sold out so quickly. Understand that it's only a 6 week run and got great reviews, but is Paul Mescal really that popular? Or is it a marketing ploy and more tickets will be released nearer the time? My understanding was that the post-Covid recovery in the West End was generally slow all round, so what is it about this production that goes against that trend? It's not as if the play hasn't been regularly revived over recent years, and Amy Adams (a far more established Hollywood star) didn't exactly draw in the punters in a Williams play last year... Definitely hugely popular but now with Uncle Oscar*
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Post by minion on Feb 2, 2023 19:55:41 GMT
By most general standards though, Aftersun is a little seen movie. Most people wouldn't know of it. But you don't really need that many people with theatre and Normal People is exactly the kind of viral hit that develops hugely devoted fan bases and enough of those people would have loved Aftersun too. Add the combination of great reviews and general interest from the Oscar nomination and they don't need to lift a finger. And personally, I don't like marketing where Stanley is shown as the picture of passion, but that's a personal discomfort. It surely helps sells tickets.
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Post by stevemar on Feb 3, 2023 8:59:37 GMT
QUOTE FROM LONDONPOSTIE Sorry, got distracted yesterday. Can't remember how the dancing was. Fwiw, I didn't think anything had changed on "degenerate", *maybe* half an extra beat for emphasis but ... The ending, though, was more structured, quite different I thought. Certainly clearer and more dramatic. Ferran throws herself at it. [/div]
I had wondered about the cast watching from stage edge (at the preview). At that point, I only had the thought it contributed to the sense of a rehearsal space, which we were all included in - though that idea was not coherent so I assumed I'd missed Frecknall's intent.
This time, it felt like the intent was to support the open environment, which was the opposite of 'behind close doors'; the neighbours/owners were raging and fighting, the poker game was raging and fighting, all three leads were at it, nothing was discrete, even Blanche shrieked.
However, the cast did withdraw and lights dimmed in those intimate scenes to leave spots on the romancing. All I've got. Maybe Frecknall addressed it in conversation somewhere.
[/quote] Thanks LondonPostie. It was probably me “looking out” for the reference to Alan’s homosexuality after the discussion here with perhaps slight extra emphasis on the word “degenerate” rather than a change to the script. I had guessed that the cast on the sidelines was a combination of meta theatre (reflecting Blanche’s artificiality to cover her real self in scenes), but also looking on to make it feel claustrophobic in the small non-private rooms. Maybe even a play on the “kindness of strangers” where cast members hand items to the actor, but otherwise where the character referred to (sometimes Alan in her thoughts or Stanley looking on) is being referred to. |
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Post by crowblack on Feb 3, 2023 10:38:33 GMT
And personally, I don't like marketing where Stanley is shown as the picture of passion, but that's a personal discomfort. It's an interesting point though - many will be buying tickets because it's Paul Mescal and I presume he'll be taking his clothes off. I'm not comparing Stanley to a serial killer, but recently it's been rather dismaying to see the online love for Netflix's 'Dahmer' from fans who think the actor is sexy and can't see past that to the horrible story being portrayed. Fandoms of actors can consume performances in a different way and it can be troubling and I wonder if, in a theatre, it skews the audience dynamic? |
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Post by alessia on Feb 3, 2023 11:42:21 GMT
And personally, I don't like marketing where Stanley is shown as the picture of passion, but that's a personal discomfort. It's an interesting point though - many will be buying tickets because it's Paul Mescal and I presume he'll be taking his clothes off. I'm not comparing Stanley to a serial killer, but recently it's been rather dismaying to see the online love for Netflix's 'Dahmer' from fans who think the actor is sexy and can't see past that to the horrible story being portrayed. Fandoms of actors can consume performances in a different way and it can be troubling and I wonder if, in a theatre, it skews the audience dynamic? It certainly was my own personal discomfort too, when I saw the play. I had never seen it before so I had no idea what to expect. I found Stanley terrifying. I think PM is a v good actor because I forgot it was him and only thought about how horrible he was as Stanley, clothes or not. |
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