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Post by lynette on Oct 31, 2023 20:28:24 GMT
Maybe the whole point is the broadcast; on the telly it doesn’t really matter where the voice is coming from. I must say that I booked this to hear and see Tennant act in front of me. I can access him on YouTube any day if the week. As for hygiene, I take the point that any close contact is risky a la Covid but wearing something right on your face which might have been just before on the face of someone with covid or a cold doesn’t appeal. I’m not a silly person, I don’t still wear a mask and all that but I do have serious reservations which the person I spoke to at the theatre could not help me with.
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Post by lynette on Oct 31, 2023 13:13:55 GMT
I don’t have a problem with casting young. A bit more direction needed maybe. At least we didn’t need earphones….
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Post by lynette on Oct 31, 2023 13:11:31 GMT
I loved The Encounter but not certain how those techniques transfer to Shakespeare. Please tell me how it worked for Encounter because i am very wary of this. The earphones are fixed to seat, wired in and volume fixed. This much i know. How did they work for hearing aid wearers and also what about the hygiene? Not to be too paranoid we are still Covidy, and I’m not sure I want to wear something worn by someone with a cold, let alone Covid and then wiped over with a germ laden j cloth by an underpaid FOH.
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Post by lynette on Oct 28, 2023 12:31:04 GMT
I was highly sceptical and ended up won over So don't write it off Tbh we can’t fit it in. But i am concerned about the RSC’c basic programming. Hoping for better imo with new guys
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Post by lynette on Oct 27, 2023 22:07:48 GMT
All this warm weather, that’s the problem. What we need a re regular thunder storms and hail. Won’t see so many protests then. One of the ‘side issues’ of climate change is sociopolitical.
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Post by lynette on Oct 27, 2023 22:04:31 GMT
😂
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Post by lynette on Oct 27, 2023 21:46:01 GMT
I saw this end of last week, and felt it to be...fine. Brave piece of programming from the RSC, and it touched on a lot of issues/current affairs topics, but I don't feel like it did any of them particularly well, or in any real depth, and thus I came away unsure of what a lot of the point of it was. 5 stars for effort for sure (it's really quite bold for this to be in the RSC considering it's core audience) - but 3 star execution. I think I’m a core and I ain’t going.
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Post by lynette on Oct 27, 2023 21:43:05 GMT
I can’t give this all those stars , Steve. It just wasn’t that good for me. I liked the pace, the stark setting was interesting with its turning wheel references, the costumes just too dreary for me. I mean this is a kingdom we are fighting for here, lads. No sign of it. The young actors didn’t cut it for me. They were not grounded enough, they need to dig in, breathe, connect with the audience more. Edmund had a good go at this and I’d see him again. Gloucester being older, managed this. Kenny was workmanlike, not great. With luck, I might see his second go in a few years’ time. The trouble is, these days with our longevity we expect ‘old’ to mean 80s and seeing Kenny’s nice - he’s been to the gym- body didn’t cut it for me. ( in another way, it provided a pleasant distraction ) No great insights. Nothing thrilling. They all spoke clearly but I’m not sure they all understood what they were saying. 3* for me.
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Post by lynette on Oct 22, 2023 17:42:39 GMT
Sounds very interesting, thanks Steve and Anthony for your appraisals. I’m hoping I like Uthred and the Vikings. I do remember Noggin the Nog - any resemblance? 😂
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Post by lynette on Oct 22, 2023 13:38:09 GMT
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Post by lynette on Oct 21, 2023 20:23:35 GMT
Boring question what time will I be out of a Saturday matinee? Need to work out eating arrangements. Website states 2hr 50mins running time and I think I cleared the theatre about 2205hrs when I saw it last week Ta. Long one, then. I can’t remember it being that long at the NT. Must have been enjoying myself. Will take extra snacks.
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Post by lynette on Oct 20, 2023 20:51:04 GMT
Had a lovely 4 day break with my partner in Amsterdam, saw all the tourist sights and had a wonderful time. Then we both tested positive for COVID the day we got home (both triple jabbed). Couped up in bed. Has anyone else had “new” covid yet? It’s really not pleasant. Going on a week now and if anything seems to be getting worse with more and more symptoms. O dear. Miserable. Escaped so far but pals tell me it isn’t fun. It never was. Wish you better.
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Post by lynette on Oct 20, 2023 20:44:35 GMT
I wish they kept the FOH cafe/bar open after an evening show. Do they think people will be eating at the places in the NT? Hmm….
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Post by lynette on Oct 20, 2023 20:39:18 GMT
Boring question what time will I be out of a Saturday matinee? Need to work out eating arrangements.
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:22:59 GMT
The book is called Hamnet. The stage adaptation of the book is called Hamnet. The book was wildly popular worldwide (1.5 million copies sold), received tons of media attention, and its name is very well-known. To think this is some sort of intentional effort from the theatre to mislead potential patrons makes little sense. Any marketer would wisely want to capitalize on the popularity of the book by using its name as the title for the play. Yes, sorry, bit of a wind up. But actually if you speak to the Box Office there, in the beginning there was some confusion.
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:18:48 GMT
Prob too late but Danny and Tamara ( I know, I’m being familiar ) should read this thread for the programming of The Swan
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:13:24 GMT
‘Dazzling drama, Skylight’. Who are they trying to kid? It is interesting and well written but it ain’t dazzling. So many other plays but of course this a one set, and a two hander, isn’t it? (Maybe a third ch appears?) So cheap.
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:10:18 GMT
If you're thinking of visiting the City Art Gallery and Museum then be aware that it is currently closed for "essential ongoing maintenance work". It’s a disgrace. They can’t afford to keep it open. No doubt nobody actually cares a toss what is inside the building.
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:07:02 GMT
I'd almost forgotten about this thread as it's slipped so far down, but felt I should mention the gorgeous lady (in her own eyes) in the audience of The Little Big Things a couple of weeks ago. She came in 'look at me', swishing her long blonde hair and making a futile attempt to pull down her impossibly short skirt. Having taken her seat, she made sure her skirt was so high you could almost see what she'd had for lunch, then set about sorting out her hair. Leaving it 'toss toss' loose clearly wasn't an option, as she first tried it in a top knot, which still wasn't satisfactory, so she opted then for a pony tail. All the time she was twisting in her seat, making sure that she could be 'seen'. When everything was finally to her satisfaction, she finished by taking off her shoes, only putting them back on in the interval so she could fetch wine. Granted she wasn't doing this during the show (apart from the bare feet), but it was attention seeking and distracting, as she was seated next to me. Just a side note on hair. When someone’s hair is so long it hangs back over the seat..that.
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Post by lynette on Oct 12, 2023 19:04:39 GMT
Good on you. I strongly feel that in the long term it will be understood how the very weak Cameron, has been worse for this country than the cumulative effects of Corbyn, Boris and Truss together. HS2 was initiated by Gordon Brown. Newly converted scourge of the NIMBYs Kier Starmer campaigned against it going through his constituency in full NIMBY mode. Yes, Brown signed it off but it was in the pipeline so to speak before him. It took them ten minutes to discuss it and no projections of cost were discussed ( so I’m told)
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Post by lynette on Oct 4, 2023 17:55:58 GMT
Did anyone catch part one of this on the BBC on sunday, filmed in a studio back in the mid 60's and beautifully introduced by Dame Janet. It's almost cleared up a lifetime mystery. I was 8 as our filming went on a barging holiday through Stratford when this was on stage. And there was a buzz - remember those. In the garden up by the Dirty Duck or a bit further was a monumental sword stuck in the grass and permantly on fire. an impressive sight that everyone says i invented. I remember the texture of the metal, and there is this recording, was the smae metal work, continuing the theme. I wish someone else remembers the sword as it made such an impression I was a precocious babe in arms and saw Ian Holm in Richard III. Nuff said.
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Post by lynette on Oct 4, 2023 17:33:19 GMT
It was a silly idea in the first place. The trains are needed in the north and locally. Undoing some of the damage of a car focused Beeching destruction would be good. They ( a Brown cabinet ) took literally ten minutes to wave this project through with no discussion at cabinet level of cost and future plans. Cameron ( let’s be honest, both the big parties supported this) liked the Japanese bullet trains he saw. Give me strength. He had no understanding of how Japan got their infrastructure going, how UK lagged behind; his understanding of history and his arrogance has almost ruined this country. But not quite. If they do really improve the transport in the northern tons and the links across the country, you never know, it might help us all. The companies making money will scream and shout, the vested interest people will yell and squark. But get these workers going in the right places, people won’t suffer lack of income.
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Post by lynette on Oct 4, 2023 17:26:52 GMT
Christmas usually busy for the shows that children will like and the ‘outings’ shows. Personally I would book in advance so you can then not worry and go to a few ‘sights’, do a bit of shopping and eat knowing you are fixed up.
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Post by lynette on Oct 4, 2023 17:19:30 GMT
I have no idea how to rate this. Probably 4 stars for Andrew Scott's performance and 3 stars for the overall production. I really should have read a synopsis of Uncle Vanya before going. And I have a question.... when Scott enters, he puts a water bottle by the 'doorway' at the rear of the stage. Then goes to the sink and twinkles at the audience as he plays with the stage and house lights. Is this the actor or a character, and why is he doing this? Breaks the tension of ‘how is he gonna do this?’, ensures he is in control, engages the audience very clever indeed
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Post by lynette on Oct 4, 2023 17:17:11 GMT
Loved this. Scott’s unique talent ( hard to pin down, which is the unique quality) allowed for this to work. He is able to use his voice and physicality to be totally convincing in this performance. I liked the update to Ireland, made a lot of sense. I even liked the bits Chekhov didn’t write. It enhanced the original ( and I’m a purist remember) not losing a syllable of the speeches that count, the ending being one of them. A truly wonderful theatrical experience. Thanks to the tube workers for allowing me to get into town.
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