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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 10:31:14 GMT
There's a review of this now on the Arts Desk site (http://www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/jungle-young-vic-review-physically-and-emotionally-challenging). Alex Sierz says, "All in all, this is a sobering evening that lacks a really coherent or conventionally dramatic story, and tells us little that we didn’t already know, but it is done with awesome integrity and total commitment."
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Post by dani on Dec 16, 2017 10:29:42 GMT
Apparently David Hare says people at tube stations approach him and tell him that this is their favourite play of his. This seems slightly improbable- does anyone ever approach anyone else on the tube?! I wouldn't say David Hare looks very approachable.
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Post by dani on Dec 15, 2017 9:52:02 GMT
Not all three stars. It gets four stars in The Times and Time Out, two in the Evening Standard. The Stage say it's a muddle, but still awards three stars.
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Post by dani on Dec 13, 2017 14:19:37 GMT
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Post by dani on Dec 13, 2017 11:37:02 GMT
I am suspicious of anything that has two directors. Maybe that's a prejudice I should overcome, but when I read "Direction Stephen Daldry & Justin Martin" I have visions of Daldry not turning up and Justin Martin picking up the slack. Alex Lawther is in it, which would usually interest me.
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Post by dani on Dec 11, 2017 12:03:33 GMT
Apologies if this had already been covered - does anyone know if Charlie Stemp is appearing until the end of the run or leaving early owing to Hello Dolly? Thanks. There are six days between the end of this and his joining Hello Dolly, so I guess he will be able to get through the whole run.
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Post by dani on Dec 9, 2017 12:58:48 GMT
Sorry for claiming it was a two-hander. Simon Gray is not my specialist subject.
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Post by dani on Dec 8, 2017 0:27:18 GMT
I'll drop some hints when I can think of some that are subtle without being too obscure. Please don't! You'd be breaking a confidence. I wouldn't be. No one told me who he is. I worked it out for myself, and I am certain that I'm right. I have little desire to spoil other people's fun, but it seems to me that you don't have to do much sleuthing to work out who it is.
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Post by dani on Dec 7, 2017 17:43:53 GMT
I've never found him entertaining enough to really dig into (and someone needs to get Nick Hern Books to cool it with the endless Twitter promotion), but whoever it was said it was unlikely to be an actual producer and more likely to be an actor due to a combination of knowledge and time to post always sounded plausible to me. ( dani , you were terribly misinformed, clearly not everyone does know. Either drop some proper hints or stop flaunting the fact that you know a secret. ) Yes, I don't REALLY think that everyone knows. I'll drop some hints when I can think of some that are subtle without being too obscure. I don't find WEP even the least bit funny and can't really understand why there is this cult of him, if in fact there is (as opposed to it being marketing hype).
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Post by dani on Dec 6, 2017 11:01:07 GMT
I'd have thought the least of his worries was his ability on the tightrope. The questions are surely: can he sing, and does he have presence and a kind of easy charm? Most of what I have read so far indicates not, but there seem to be some glimmers of positivity.
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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 13:22:26 GMT
This looks indescribably bad.
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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 10:06:10 GMT
There's an odd thing on the Hampstead website which says "Cell Mates has been kindly supported by the Godwin family." Which Godwin family? The one that comes to mind is the family of King Harold who lost at the battle of Hastings. I'm guessing it might not be his lot! Then I find myself thinking of director Simon Godwin. It's a two-hander anyway, right, with a not famous cast , so why does it need enhancement money?
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Post by dani on Dec 5, 2017 9:58:37 GMT
I am not happy with the Brandon Fraser Jacobs win. I would have preferred that award to go to Inua Williams for Barbershop Chronicles, supporting emerging British talent. I mean, the Evening Standards awards are a load of baubles anyway, the playwright's name is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and Inua Ellams wasn't nominated, nor could one really consider him "emerging" considering he's been emerged for a good number of years now. What an odd post. Word association! Branden Jacobs-Jenkins meets Brendan Fraser. Not sure where "Inua Williams" came from, but it made me laugh. I remember seeing Cush Jumbo refer to Ellams thus on Twitter once.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 13:11:23 GMT
It's slightly weird that it starts previews on the 15th, runs till Jan 20th, but doesn't have its press night till Jan 4th. (I'm aware of the existence of Christmas - ! - but it still seems bizarre to press three fifths of the way through the run.)
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 10:40:36 GMT
a lot of people use "actor" as a gender neutral The thing is, though, it isn't. 'Actor' has centuries of male baggage attached, and I find something peculiarly self-hating about those women who feel the use of the traditionally female term "actress" is somehow inferior. Why? Because it's associated with women? I think - in an era when the language around race and sexuality is constantly shifting for political reasons, a gender-neutral term like performer or player should be used rather than women feeling the need to shed the female term. I dislike the terms Miss and Mrs and have always used Ms., but the 'actor' thing is a bit like women wanting to call themselves Mr and claiming it's progressive, when in fact it feels more like an erasure at a time when the treatment, specifically, of women by a still overwhelmingly male-dominated industry is still a major issue. Denise Gough has been trying to reclaim the word "actress" from its current position in the journalistic sin bin. Personally I'm more interested in not being abused or patronised than whether I am called an actress or an actor. I accept that many people use the word "actor" neutrally, but where someone's talking about an awards ceremony where the acting categories are denominated Best Actor and Best Actress it's not very surprising to make the inference I did. Maybe Robert Fairchild really doesn't like Amber Riley, or whatever, but somehow I suspect this is about Garfield.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:43:07 GMT
kids around here have a fair amount of nonce I hope you mean nous.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:41:15 GMT
If this piece is actually published, could someone please post it here?
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:39:28 GMT
I'll be the one to say it, Janie Dee (in my opinion) should of won over Amber in the musical catagory. For me, this only goes to show how subjective these things are, as I thought Janie Dee was far from being the best person in Follies and I was surprised to see her in the category at all.
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Post by dani on Dec 4, 2017 9:37:56 GMT
This must mean either Bertie Carvel or Andrew Scott doesn't care for Andrew Garfield.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 16:36:45 GMT
Apparently it's Cooke. I am slightly embarrassed that I have never noticed this, but rather than editing my previous post I thought I would add another one. There are theatre names I'm extra careful to spell right because they're so easy to get wrong, but then I go and get an easy one wrong. I still don't know how to pronounce Ivo van Hove. I can do the "van" bit alright.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 16:30:57 GMT
I completely agree about Hampstead, and while we are of different opinions about the Almeida I can clearly see how someone who'd been a fan of the Attenborough regime could dislike a lot of what Goold has been doing. There are theatres I'm going to persist with regardless of who's at the helm, but there are definitely theatres where a change of AD has completely altered my relationship with the place. A case in point would be the Royal Court. I respect what Vicki Featherstone is aiming to do there, but I've had a patchy experience with the results. She may be more of a theatre visionary than Dominic Cook, but I prefer Cook as a director and I preferred the programming on his watch.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 15:36:25 GMT
I thought West End Producer was anonymous? Maybe Honey G will do the signing? I thought everyone knew who he was.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 15:16:14 GMT
Part One (seen monday) came out about 10.40pm Part Two (seen thursday) came out about 10.10pm Personally didn't feel as long as that but that's me As each part is described as three plays, are there two intervals in each? Thanks... There are two intervals in each, yes.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 11:05:30 GMT
It makes a significant difference to me. I barely went to the Almeida when it was run by Michael Attenborough, but it's been very different since Rupert Goold took over. The same is true of the Orange Tree since Paul Miller replaced Sam Walters. I guess it's not specifically the change of AD, but the change of approach and repertoire that results from the change of AD.
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Post by dani on Dec 3, 2017 11:01:58 GMT
How are the running times now looking? Part One (seen monday) came out about 10.40pm Part Two (seen thursday) came out about 10.10pm Personally didn't feel as long as that but that's me That sounds manageable. Thank you.
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