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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 22, 2017 22:05:10 GMT
Why should he not be tolerated? I rarely agree with him but I enjoy being provoked by his posts, he is often witty and always a stimulating read. He obviously cares about the theatre and he's right about actors making speeches at the end of plays. Thank you! Very kind I will take this opportunity to comment that I am not here to please or placate people I do appreciate some of my posts and views are polarising However I am a law abiding citizen I don't drink or smoke Detest waste and drugs and deceit I don't really care or expect everyone to agree with me And this communist desire to censor and block is not healthy Haha, you are very funny Parsley. "Communist desire to censor and block"?? How do you come up with these expressions? Following your logic, it looks like you are having a Ruth Wilson's moment and being political in the wrong place :-) Although I agree with what seems to have been the content of Ruth Wilson's speech, it might have not been the place to make it. Probably she and others in the company felt strongly about what was happening in Washington. It does not change politics, especially what already happened in the US, but does it really harm anyone to be reminded of women's rights? And since this is a blog on Hedda Gabler, I agree with others bloggers that this production gave a rather sympathetic presentation of Hedda. I could relate with her more than in other productions. It is surely not everyone's cup of tea though.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 22, 2017 21:17:41 GMT
It is quite difficult to judge without knowing what Ruth Wilson actually said (although everybody here seems to know that without even being present…). I reckon from what others have written that it may have been a plea for women rights and against a worrying tendency to minimize misogynist declarations. Is it so traumatic to listen to that for five minutes? Anybody is entitled to his/her opinion about the march and Trump but I am sure nobody was held captive. Sincerely I don't remember all this outrage when the actors of "The pride" ended the show with placards with the words "To Russia With Love" (that was great in my opinion). Wasn't that political?
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 20, 2017 10:22:18 GMT
Haha, I had just checked! They put on the Almeida website on purpose to discredit me :-)
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 20, 2017 10:13:10 GMT
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 20, 2017 9:14:37 GMT
I am already in the queue :-)
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 11, 2017 11:35:40 GMT
Does anyone know when the details for the 2017 season at the Young Vic will be announced? I find it quite odd that we are in January and they have just one show announced in each of the three spaces, when normally they present their seasons well in advance.
P.S. And what about the Almeida after Hamlet?
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 6, 2016 11:02:59 GMT
Very smooth process. I got £10 tickets for Rise and Committee.
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 3, 2016 8:55:46 GMT
I am also A1. Hopefully on a different date :-)
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 10, 2016 13:30:11 GMT
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 3, 2016 13:02:06 GMT
From the Old Vic twitter feed - Tickets for tomorrow's press night (starts at 6:30) available for £5 with promotion code SOCIAL - currently 40 or so seats in the upper circle. Where should one write SOCIAL? Sorry, I actually opened my eyes and saw the answer )
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 3, 2016 13:00:42 GMT
From the Old Vic twitter feed - Tickets for tomorrow's press night (starts at 6:30) available for £5 with promotion code SOCIAL - currently 40 or so seats in the upper circle. Where should one write SOCIAL?
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 31, 2016 11:15:58 GMT
A new Simon Stephens in the Upstairs? I can't decide if that sounds like heaven or hell! Will probably book everything in the Downstairs then look into £10 Mondays if anything Upstairs gets good feedback. It's getting a bit pricey to just book the Upstairs in advance these days. I am doing the same. The prices for the Upstairs theatre are becoming prohibitive for advance booking. But the new season sounds very exciting.
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 20, 2016 13:24:30 GMT
So many of the positive reviews say how "moving" or even "deeply moving" this was. I simply don't agree. Obviously I can't dispute the personal responses of others, but to make such a claim as if it was a fact is wrong. So in your opinion when one could say that something is "moving"? When 100% of the audience cries? Of course saying that the show was 'moving' reflects a subjective response, and in this case it is mostly based on personal experiences and connections with people with cancer.
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 20, 2016 8:30:43 GMT
The interval is there. I went last night and I found the show excellent. It is not so common to have an ensemble where every singer stands out and at the same time blends seamlessly in the group. The second half is a real game changer, very moving, honest and brave. Bryony Kimmings was sitting not far from me and she looked very pleased. I definitely recommend the show!
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 19, 2016 9:11:17 GMT
I am going tonight because I volunteered to review the show for work. I hope it will be great (and I have prepared the Giant Handkerchief, just in case...).
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 11, 2016 15:40:32 GMT
For me the Salome sounds intriguing.... Should we start a book on whether Salome will be male, the "head" of John The Baptist may not be the anatomical part expected, and the whole thing has been moved to a pub on a social housing development near Nuneaton? Or am I being overly cynical? If you are curious, you can read a review of the production when it opened in the US (http://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/BWW-Review-Stunning-and-Provocative-SALOME-at-the-Shakespeare-Theatre-Company-20151017). I haven't read it because I like to keep the surprise element there.
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 10, 2016 12:15:48 GMT
Really like the look of this at Southwark Playhouse for most of November. The cast of Carla Langley (Fan), Rona Morison (Maggie), Aden Gillett (The Father), Simon Gregor (Joshua) and Ellie Turner (Gretchen) was announced today. Anyone else on here going? I am going on the 3rd November.
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 7, 2016 16:33:40 GMT
Is the black platform technically difficult to traverse for people wearing silly footwear? The victims were all women dressed to the nines for the night at the theatre… I will not say anything more )
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Post by MrBunbury on Oct 7, 2016 11:44:04 GMT
I went to see this last night. Solid performances (Arinze' Kene has a beautiful singing voice!) and standing ovation at the end. A warning if you are sitting in the front row in the stalls: when you are getting to your front seats, be careful if you walk on the black platform that borders the stage. Yesterday three women fell in succession throwing their drinks all over other audience members.
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 30, 2016 11:15:51 GMT
Wonderful news!! I am already sold.
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 21, 2016 10:35:42 GMT
Going to see it in its last week. BF really dreading it so I do hope it's quite spectacular. Any coup d'theatre? I'm all about the coups I don't want to give spoilers but it is a surely a play where words dominate over special effects. The set change between part One and Two has a surprise (at least for me) and there is a very original character in Part Three. The music is nice )
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 21, 2016 9:00:29 GMT
Has anyone seen it already? I went last night. It lasts around 2 h and 50 min and there is an interval after about one hour and fourty-five minutes (two parts before the interval and one after). I liked the central part and some performances are in general excellent (Nadine Marshall, Tom Bateman, John Stahl). I had quite high expectations knowing that the play had been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize so I was slightly underwhelmed by some wooden performances but the flow should improve since we are just in previews.
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 8, 2016 14:36:56 GMT
Finally I got the tickets. I am proud to be more headstrong than the Almeida website )
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 8, 2016 12:06:25 GMT
I still haven't managed to get my tickets so I am losing hope. I had several tickets in my basket five times but the website crashed and everything disappeared...
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Post by MrBunbury on May 16, 2016 13:42:13 GMT
Does anyone know how long Jekyll & Hyde will be?
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Post by MrBunbury on May 12, 2016 10:38:49 GMT
Definitely keep trying. I managed to get 10 pounds tickets for all three productions in the dates I wanted.
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Post by MrBunbury on Apr 29, 2016 10:46:39 GMT
Anne-Marie Duff and Yolanda Kettle will star in Oil when it opens in October.
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Post by MrBunbury on Apr 29, 2016 10:45:47 GMT
Great! I was actually saying to a friend that she would have been an interesting choice )
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Post by MrBunbury on Apr 19, 2016 13:38:06 GMT
Yes, I found mine, but they're not as nicely laid out as they used to be. Hopefully www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/my-nt/history will take you to it, as long as you're logged in. You've got a choice between Forthcoming Events and Past Events. Thanks a lot. It is even better than before.
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Post by MrBunbury on Apr 18, 2016 12:27:15 GMT
Does anyone know if in the new website one can see all his/her booked tickets? I liked that in the old website as it helped to remind me what I had bought but I could find any access to my pending tickets in the new website.
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