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Post by crowblack on May 31, 2020 12:39:45 GMT
and transferred to screen better than a lot of the NT Lives do. Possibly because the stage was a series of small sets, effectively. I think because, as with the archive recording of Barbershop Chronicles, they stand back and generally show the whole stage so you can see the interaction of the actors. With A&C and Frankenstein, there was a lot of zooming in on the lead actors' faces (because stars?) but I felt that missed out on what else was happening on stage - it felt like an odd hybrid of TV and theatre, but not as good as either. Two Guvnors worked very well on TV because it was so deliberately like a 1970s TV sitcom/show. |
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Post by peggs on May 31, 2020 17:36:22 GMT
Loved being able to see this again, saw this originally back in the Cottesloe on the best standing ticket and it was just wonderful, can remember getting to the interval and asking my friend did these things really happen. It's such a clever mix of funny and sad and music and information. I think crowblack you may have a point about the filming, I loath it when then keep going in close in so you have no choice as to who or what you watch, so often I don't want to watch the person with the line and here it was nicely made so you had more choice. |
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Post by crabtree on Jun 1, 2020 9:26:40 GMT
This caught me off guard, as I cam to it expecting something dry and duty and feeling out of my depth with the politics, but, oh heck, what a magnificent piece of exciting theatre, with the script delivered at such a cracking pace, with some truly laugh out moments, and the theatrical staging was superb. I loved the characters, for the most part being described as Finchley or Chelmsford. Oh darn, I wish I could have seen this live.
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Post by vickyg on Jun 1, 2020 16:07:19 GMT
Really enjoyed this and thought it worked very well as an NT Live. I've seen Labour of Love and Quiz but didn't know this play and thought that it might not keep my attention at home but I was very wrong! Funny and really very interesting to watch the unfolding of an unusual point in history *from* an unusual point in history.
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Post by lynette on Jun 2, 2020 13:25:48 GMT
This caught me off guard, as I cam to it expecting something dry and duty and feeling out of my depth with the politics, but, oh heck, what a magnificent piece of exciting theatre, with the script delivered at such a cracking pace, with some truly laugh out moments, and the theatrical staging was superb. I loved the characters, for the most part being described as Finchley or Chelmsford. Oh darn, I wish I could have seen this live. It’s a moment isn’t it seeing Mrs T simply as Finchley? She was my MP for years til we moved across the border! She was a superb constituency MP in my experience. Finchley continues to be a bit controversial these days....and yes, I’ve moved back across the border so am now in it. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 3, 2020 13:12:14 GMT
This caught me off guard, as I cam to it expecting something dry and duty and feeling out of my depth with the politics, but, oh heck, what a magnificent piece of exciting theatre, with the script delivered at such a cracking pace, with some truly laugh out moments, and the theatrical staging was superb. I loved the characters, for the most part being described as Finchley or Chelmsford. Oh darn, I wish I could have seen this live. It’s a moment isn’t it seeing Mrs T simply as Finchley? She was my MP for years til we moved across the border! She was a superb constituency MP in my experience. Finchley continues to be a bit controversial these days....and yes, I’ve moved back across the border so am now in it. It was controversial in Finchley under Thatcher?? Really? Surprised by that. That controversy never really transferred nationally |
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Post by lynette on Jun 3, 2020 18:29:33 GMT
It’s a moment isn’t it seeing Mrs T simply as Finchley? She was my MP for years til we moved across the border! She was a superb constituency MP in my experience. Finchley continues to be a bit controversial these days....and yes, I’ve moved back across the border so am now in it. It was controversial in Finchley under Thatcher?? Really? Surprised by that. That controversy never really transferred nationally S’ok, I get irony.... |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jun 4, 2020 11:35:05 GMT
It was controversial in Finchley under Thatcher?? Really? Surprised by that. That controversy never really transferred nationally S’ok, I get irony.... Come on that was better than that |
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Post by ncbears on Jun 4, 2020 21:53:32 GMT
So, this American watched and was able to follow the show and was thoroughly entertained. I'm not sure there is any overarching message or theme - just a very well put together, scripted, acted, lighted and designed lightly/heavily fictionalized bit of UK Parliamentary history. There is nothing wrong with an entertaining evening. True, I had no idea where the various areas were as announced "the member of ….." or what the quality of life was in those areas. But, I could get the gist of it from the immediate dialog after the statement. This House was much easier to understand/relate to than Great Britain was when I saw the premiere at the NT.
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 5, 2020 9:19:20 GMT
I missed this one at the theatre but really enjoyed watching the recording. This translates really well to online viewing. Lots of witty lines and you could see the mechanisms holding Parliament together in place.
I'm sure this play is bound to be revived in some form once theatre is back up and running. I would certainly head to the theatre to see this on stage.
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Post by karloscar on Jun 6, 2020 21:31:09 GMT
Much as I enjoyed the play and found the performances amusing I ended up bloody furious that nothing has changed in forty years, if anything it's got even worse. Maybe not the thing to watch with Mogg, Gove, Cummings and Boorish doing their utmost to destroy the country.
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