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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 23:03:04 GMT
Given the parallels to Howards End which are hard to explain without spoilers, I do wonder how Part 2 is going to unfold. ...which reminds me to read it again before I see the plays next month. Or at least watch the film, which (fortunately) is on Netflix. I didn’t see it on Netflix when I looked
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 17:28:30 GMT
Anyone know the location of the todaytix rush tickets? Many of them are in the high up gallery small uncomfortable seats
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 15:43:00 GMT
Blimey, if I'd asked what "Mancist" meant and received an answer, I like to think I'd have responded more along the lines of "oh, I see, thank you" rather than spending the rest of my follow-up posts endlessly complaining about it. My thoughts exactly
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 13:33:07 GMT
How am I supposed to know that? I googled it and it did not come up with that. Is there a special search engine I should be using to read these posts. You MIGHT be using a different Google to the rest of the world then. When I type Manc in Google it brings up Manchester. One step further and you will see that Suranne Jones hails from Manchester. One step further and you will see that reference to accents and places are made in the post. Then the jigsaw is pretty much complete.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 10:01:44 GMT
Not very good this. I left at half time. Would have left earlier if I had the chance. A bad day at the theatre. Saw Carey Mulligan in Girls and Boys and that just about scraped three stars and then got to this. Staging, subject matter, writing. Is there really a play here? And that wailing from Suranne Jones??!! Made worse in a manc accent. And this isn't mancist. My best friend is a manc and has that lovely drawl that sounds like David Lloyd. Suranne Jones doesn't. Not for me this one so I made my excuses and left early. I scored this one point, mainly as they all turned up and on time. What does mancist mean? I assume its connected to racist, sexist etc, but what then is manc? Or is it something only the coterie know? Manc is Manchester
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 4, 2018 10:01:31 GMT
Not very good this. I left at half time. Would have left earlier if I had the chance. A bad day at the theatre. Saw Carey Mulligan in Girls and Boys and that just about scraped three stars and then got to this. Staging, subject matter, writing. Is there really a play here? And that wailing from Suranne Jones??!! Made worse in a manc accent. And this isn't mancist. My best friend is a manc and has that lovely drawl that sounds like David Lloyd. Suranne Jones doesn't. Not for me this one so I made my excuses and left early. I scored this one point, mainly as they all turned up and on time. What does mancist mean? I assume its connected to racist, sexist etc, but what then is manc? Or is it something only the coterie know? Manc is Manchester
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 27, 2018 18:16:45 GMT
Many thanks. You have appeased my OCD somewhat
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 27, 2018 14:53:18 GMT
Please can the title of this thread be changed to just the play title? Thanks
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 26, 2018 9:56:30 GMT
Tweet from Julian Ovenden; “More Sondheim to follow in March” I've now got everything crossed for the lovely Julian. Oh what tedious casting that is. Why don’t you throw in Kim Criswell, Tim Flavin, Daniel Evans and maybe Sally Ann Triplett and you’ve got the tedious line up of nearly every London Sondheim concert
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 26, 2018 9:35:25 GMT
But check Theatremonkey.com first, as I used the £10 (+ £.50 fee) deal which is better and should be valid as mine was for a later date and I got J for that price. I have been able to book myself a centre row D seat at £11.50 ticket for a more convenient date. Many thanks for pointing me to that deal. What deal is this please? Is it the Hot Ticket Offers one up to 10th March?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 24, 2018 16:11:20 GMT
Hmmm. If only there was some way to find out?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 12, 2018 22:37:30 GMT
Carey Mulligan should start making space in her awards cabinet as she deserve plenty of awards for her performance in this. Captivating to watch, strong writing (although the writing gets slightly clunky and leaden around the mid section but not for long) and held my attention with Mulligan's truthful and varied performance which was a delight to watch. Very funny in the first half hour. Great stuff. Not entirely sure that it needed the set it has though. Could easily have worked just as well without it on the scale it was.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 11, 2018 18:57:53 GMT
Where were your seats in the Circle, foxa? I am seeing it tomorrow night and I am in seat C4 which is slightly round to the side but not into the slips. Worried that my view might be compromised by being further round.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 9, 2018 16:08:48 GMT
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 9, 2018 14:35:35 GMT
FYI if you have an ATG card and fancy seeing this show early in Richmond you can get great seats in pretty much all of the stalls on Monday 3rd September for about £20 (which compares fairly favourably to similar seats at the Wyndham's )
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 9, 2018 8:13:37 GMT
André and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. This weekend, as their daughters visit, something feels unusual. A bunch of flowers arrives, but who sent them? A woman from the past turns up, but who is she? And why does André feel like he isn't there at all?
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM is a beautifully compelling family drama by Florian Zeller, 'the most exciting playwright of our time' (The Guardian). Starring two of the greatest actors of their generation on stage together for the first time, this major new play from the writer of Olivier Award-Winning The Father is a searing exploration of love, family and the fragility of life.
Jonathan Pryce is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor of stage and screen. His varied work includes lauded performances in film including Brazil, Glengarry Glen Ross, Carrington and Evita and on stage in a landmark international tour of The Merchant of Venice, Comedians for which he received a Tony Award and Miss Saigon in the West End and on Broadway. He most recently appeared as the High Sparrow in the hugely successful Game of Thrones.
Dame Eileen Atkins is a three-time Olivier award-winning actress. She is known for her BAFTA and Emmy award-winning performance in Cranford, as well as roles in film including Gosford Park, The Hours and Robin Hood. Her many stage appearances include Honour, Retreat from Moscow and Ellen Terry. She can be seen most recently as Queen Mary in Netflix's The Crown.
'Complex and subtle... a beautiful new play.' - Le Figaro
'Highly sensitive and compassionate... Zeller reminds us that life is beautiful.' - Le Parisien
By Florian Zeller Translated by Christopher Hampton Directed by Jonathan Kent
Show running time: 90 minutes with no interval.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 7, 2018 19:11:13 GMT
I see the title of the thread still hasn't been changed to show respect to the performers and production team of the show. Disappointing ;(
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 7, 2018 19:09:49 GMT
I think Ryan wins my favourite funny Theatreboard poster award
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 5, 2018 23:48:26 GMT
PLEASE can the title of this thread be renamed to Dry Powder (Hampstead). Anything else is just plain rude.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 5, 2018 21:33:11 GMT
I believe Anita Louise Combe is playing Joanne and Ashleigh Gray is playing Amy?
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 3, 2018 15:14:47 GMT
I have 2 x £10 tickets to The Divide on Thursday night if anybody wants them. Good seats in the middle of the Dress Circle. Blooming work clash
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 31, 2018 17:44:11 GMT
Im going on 3 March, mainly on strength of the cast esp Ms Atwell. That was my reasoning too and thought won't go cheaper ticket like usually do and then think I'd have liked it better if nearer front. Ahh well now my expectations are nicely low it may well pleasantly surprise me. Why are your expectations nicely low? ONE PERSON SAID THEY DIDN'T ENJOY IT THAT MUCH! ONE!
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 31, 2018 17:42:45 GMT
Elizabeth Berrington and Tanya Moodie will star in the UK premiere of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking at Trafalgar Studios.
Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle (Dear Brutus, Pippin and Hair), the piece is a tense hospital-based comedy-drama that examines racism in the workplace, both explicit and underlying. The text starts with a white doctor trying to remove a black receptionist from her job, and from there things escalate out of control.
The show opened originally at Chicago's Rivendell Theatre, before being performed as part of The New Group's 2014-15 season in New York. It was nominated for Best Play by the Jefferson Committee and also nominated for Best New Off-Broadway Play by the Outer Critics' Circle.
Two-time Olivier Award-nominee Moodie will play Jaclyn Spaulding. Her past credits include Trouble in Mind, Hamlet and The House That Will Not Stand. Berrington will play Ileen Van Meter, and her credits include Who Cares, The Low Road and Black Mirror.
Drake Johnson's other plays include Four Places, A Blue Moon and As The Beaver.
Rasheeda Speaking runs at Trafalgar Studios from 20 April to 12 May, with previews from 18 April.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 30, 2018 12:59:24 GMT
Can somebody PLEASE change the title of this thread? It is admittedly HILARIOUS but it’s not going to reflect everybody’s views on it
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 26, 2018 14:12:37 GMT
I would suggest giving or selling your ticket back. I loved The Flick. I did NOT love this pretentious, laboured play which went nowhere and said nothing for over 3 hours by some characters who couldn't care two hoots about. Great set and lead performance though. Plus I imagine sight lines on the sides are pretty bad in the main.
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