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Post by Fleance on Nov 2, 2019 23:32:55 GMT
I think Mourning Becomes Electra is also so long in its full version that a 2 show day is not possible. The only play of his which stands the test of time is Long Day's Journey. O'Neill originally thought that Mourning Becomes Electra would be best presented over three nights. I'd love to see it that way. Regarding the Almeida, I liked Albion very much, but one thing troubled me about the plot: {Spoiler - click to view}
I don't think the character played by Luke Thallon would have ripped up and rubbished all his manuscripts, just because he was spurned. Just didn't make sense. However his line about working at Costa's was the most moving of the play. |
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Post by londonpostie on Nov 7, 2019 10:17:41 GMT
Public Booking opened this morning at 10. 92nd in the Queue of Death but all done in 5-6 minutes. Looking forward to single visits to Albion and Shades at the moment. Thank you to Almeida for the pricing.
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Post by learfan on Nov 7, 2019 18:03:36 GMT
On the subject of O'Neill, I wonder if his plays aren't revived as often compared to Miller and Williams due to their lengths, The Iceman Cometh is 4 hours uncut and Mourning becomes Electra is also lengthy. O'Neill hasn't aged that well to be honest, his type of plays are quite difficult for modern audiences to relate too. I remember reading about when they did his Sea Plays at NT - they were so melodramatic that the audience laughed, a relative of O'Neill (I think his daughter) was at one performance and left in tears. Hmmm, maybe so but i love him. |
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Post by learfan on Nov 7, 2019 18:06:01 GMT
On the subject of O'Neill, I wonder if his plays aren't revived as often compared to Miller and Williams due to their lengths, The Iceman Cometh is 4 hours uncut and Mourning becomes Electra is also lengthy. Actually, completely uncut, Iceman Cometh is just shy of 5 hours. I think Mourning Becomes Electra is also so long in its full version that a 2 show day is not possible. The only play of his which stands the test of time is Long Day's Journey. But back on topic, I'm really looking forward to The Shades. The NT Mourning with Helen Mirren, Eve Best and the missed Tim Pigott -Smith was one of the best nights in a theatre ive ever had, truly superb. |
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Post by zahidf on Feb 13, 2020 11:05:00 GMT
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Post by Jan on Feb 13, 2020 11:19:03 GMT
An American play (and an American director). As if we didn't get enough of those in the London subsidised sector.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 20, 2020 23:21:32 GMT
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Post by lynette on Feb 21, 2020 15:52:56 GMT
“Important’?
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Post by learfan on Feb 21, 2020 20:34:50 GMT
A UK premiere is important in the theatre world, unless she meant impotent, which would cast an entirely different light on things. Either way, bit pleased to say the least that I booked for this one ages ago - the only one in the season that I fancied at the time. Even if it is a dud, I get Duff, which works for me. Snap! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 22:53:47 GMT
It’s a history of the ‘landscape of working class Britain’ from the sixties to today, Steel is the daughter of a coal miner, so she has more of a decent insight as regards the reality than many. Being someone whose life the play reflects (to the decade!) I can only concur with the word historic. For decades, working class voices have been secondary in British theatre, especially London theatre. It will need the denizens of Islington to slum it a bit, for a change. The only time I can remember the Almeida doing anything like that in the last decade was ‘Boy’, highlighting the sort of young person slipping through the cracks to fall down further, into the underclass. |
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Post by lynette on Feb 22, 2020 14:53:50 GMT
Thanks, very interesting. I hadn’t noticed this one.
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Post by Forrest on Feb 22, 2020 15:47:24 GMT
Either way, bit pleased to say the least that I booked for this one ages ago - the only one in the season that I fancied at the time. Even if it is a dud, I get Duff, which works for me. Same here: I got one of their Islington first tickets - front row for £25 - and am delighted to see that this will pay off, since I look forward to seeing Duff on stage. I also kind of, optimistically perhaps, take this to be an indicator that the play might be good, since she strikes me as a very intelligent actress who has plenty of choices on offer, so if she chose to do this it might be rather interesting. (Am I being naive?) |
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