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Post by peggs on Jul 26, 2016 20:04:31 GMT
Re-watched this via the screening and then realised that the day I went i obviously didn't get the full coup, must have been a part set malfunction, didn't even realise i'd missed out. Still baffled by play but now understand that hat.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 21:22:21 GMT
Just watched the last 10 mins and I have to admit that WOW I wish I had gone
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 16:30:09 GMT
Chiming in belatedly (goddamn new job making me work) to say that I really enjoyed this - though not sure I can articulate why. I really loved the woman whose name I can't spell, and just got caught up in the weirdness of the situation (even before the weirdness of the end). Maybe I was just in the mood to be drawn into something and another time it wouldn't have grabbed me so much. I liked the ending but it didn't need it for me to be worth seeing.
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Post by ncbears on Apr 4, 2020 21:23:57 GMT
Streaming of Wild is available through Sunday, April 5 on Hampstead site. I just watched it and I actually liked it up to the last ten minutes - which were likely more impressive in the theatre than on a computer screen.
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Post by nash16 on Apr 5, 2020 2:01:53 GMT
Streaming of Wild is available through Sunday, April 5 on Hampstead site. I just watched it and I actually liked it up to the last ten minutes - which were likely more impressive in the theatre than on a computer screen. Why are they inflicting Wild on us of all things? Drawing the Line is the one to look forward to. Lovely memories of that. Drawing A line under Wild though... |
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Post by crabtree on Apr 5, 2020 16:07:43 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting?
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Post by katurian on Apr 5, 2020 20:53:21 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting? I loved it. It's talky theatre and mostly static until the final moments, so if that's not your thing it's not going to be your thing, but I found it thrilling and hilarious. It was interesting enough to hold my attention and all three performances are terrific. I'm not surprised it had a mixed reception at the time, it doesn't have a conventional plot structure or development, but it works and the production at Hampstead was impeccable. |
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Post by nash16 on Apr 6, 2020 0:03:19 GMT
Did Wild work in the theatre? was it exciting? A big no for me when I saw it. My thoughts below from the time: This was terrible. I fear Mike Bartlett's worst play. And we were really looking forward to it. We went this evening, but asked the ushers about the technical troubles. They said it was "ongoing", but I hope they fix it for Tuesday's Press Night, because if the set fails again, I fear the press will make that the focus and use it to describe the play itself which feels very weak. It was an evening of very dry opinions of the individual, the state, Russia, America, what is truth, which makes it all sound more interesting than it was, because it was actually so dull. One room, with not a lot happening in it. I know Snowden was/is trapped in a similar environ, but there's no need to inflict it on us all, and have no interval. We really couldn't engage with any of the characters. Jack Farthing does his best, but taking his top off does seem like a desperate measure. How Dunne has learnt all the facts and wikipedia style ramblings is beyond me. She deserves a medal. HEr and Farthing try their best with the "witty banter" moments, but they die a death because they're surrounded by dry theorising. Mackay tries to inject some Pinter/mysterious force into proceedings, but again, dull. So many pauses in it all, supposedly significant: folding a chocolate bar wrapper, pouring a drink…bore off! The set change at the end WAS visually impressive, but was basically bashing the audience over the head with its metaphor. Nothing exists. Nothing is real. Am I here? Are you here? Engage us. Give us some drama. No, no, no, no, no. Poor. Don't let the set change blind you. Remember how you feel in the first 1hr 30mins. |
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