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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2018 13:20:02 GMT
Quite a double from Andrew Woodall in this dismal season, a ridiculous camp turn as Caesar followed by a ridiculous mockney turn as Enobarbus. Being the worst actor in both productions takes some doing. Apart from the stupid accents the two performances were very similar, lots of bald actor business clutching his head, slapping his head, touching his head and so on - actors with hair don’t do it.
Sporting of Josette Simon to disrobe, as she did the last time I saw her in After The Fall in 1990. The heir to Helen Mirren.
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Post by martin1965 on Jan 21, 2018 13:28:19 GMT
All very masochistic of you Prof. Do you get comp tix?
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Post by joem on Jan 21, 2018 13:31:13 GMT
It is intriguing that Ralph Fiennes actively wanted to play the role (at NT next year) and was cast before Cleopatra - that is very unusual. Must feel he can bring something to it. More normal was the last NT production where they cast Helen Mirren and then realised they had a problem finding someone to play Antony. Alan Bates was cast and then withdrew at the last minute, Alan Rickman took over and was apparently (i didnt go).poor. Ironically not long after Bates played the role at Stratford opposite Frances de la Tour and was quite good. It is interesting about Fiennes, as you say unusual to find an actor actively going for the role. Rickman/Mirren was terrible which sounds astonishing given the acting talent there. Rickman was flat throughout and Mirren hysterical,never the twain met. Shame.
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Post by lynette on Jan 21, 2018 14:22:04 GMT
O the misery that was the Rickman- Mirren production. But not ness their fault. Let's hope they all keep their clothes on this time. Sorry Ryan.
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2018 15:24:44 GMT
All very masochistic of you Prof. Do you get comp tix? As I said somewhere else I paid £10 for top price stalls seats for each of the four, otherwise I would have avoided JC and A&C.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 15:26:37 GMT
It's also a helluva time commitment, which you can work out upfront 'cos it's the RSC, there must be some masochism in there too. £10 may be cheap, but not going is still cheaper!
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Post by martin1965 on Jan 21, 2018 16:21:53 GMT
Well exactly and the prof clearly doesnt like the RSC under Doran so i worry about the prof's pension!
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2018 17:28:56 GMT
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2018 17:30:57 GMT
Well exactly and the prof clearly doesnt like the RSC under Doran so i worry about the prof's pension! There were actually some good reviews for them too, I think poor old Micky Billington gave JC 4* so I wasn’t totally sure it would be poor. Also as I will be appearing in the Bridge production of JC playing Various Citizens I wanted to see how lesser performers were handling it.
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