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Post by alessia on Feb 26, 2023 11:24:42 GMT
The thing that kept me the most occupied was listening to 4 drunk women further down my row commenting on Aiden Turner, they were of a certain age and despite their ovaries having packed up decades ago, I think they were trying to jumpstart them by drooling over Turner. Plus the fact they were quaffing wine by the bottle full and being very noisy and giggling over doing so. I physically couldn’t reach them otherwise I would have given them a poke, but about 10-15 mins from the end some bloke sat behind told them to be quiet (only an hour late) which made them giggle before going quiet for the last part. Oh what a joy this evening was. What has the women's age got to do with their bad behaviour? It might be news to you (and to many people who share such ageist views of older women) but women over 50 are still allowed to fancy people and to have a life. 'packed up ovaries'? Jesus. |
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Post by theatremiss on Feb 26, 2023 20:22:33 GMT
The thing that kept me the most occupied was listening to 4 drunk women further down my row commenting on Aiden Turner, they were of a certain age and despite their ovaries having packed up decades ago, I think they were trying to jumpstart them by drooling over Turner. Plus the fact they were quaffing wine by the bottle full and being very noisy and giggling over doing so. I physically couldn’t reach them otherwise I would have given them a poke, but about 10-15 mins from the end some bloke sat behind told them to be quiet (only an hour late) which made them giggle before going quiet for the last part. Oh what a joy this evening was. What has the women's age got to do with their bad behaviour? It might be news to you (and to many people who share such ageist views of older women) but women over 50 are still allowed to fancy people and to have a life. 'packed up ovaries'? Jesus. It has everything to do with it as they should know better and know how to behave. I am over 50 but I don’t make lewd comments and grunts everytime someone I may think is attractive come towards the side of the stage I am sat near. If they want to act like a 14 year old hormonal teenager then perhaps this sort of theatre isn’t for them. |
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Post by mkb on Feb 27, 2023 1:01:58 GMT
For what it's worth, the "packed up ovaries" line made me laugh out loud. As a fully paid-up homosexual, I don't profess to have any clue about the effects hormones have on a woman's behaviour, but I took the line as merely a humourous way of saying the women in question were old enough to know better.
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Post by sukhavati on Feb 27, 2023 6:30:23 GMT
Entire audiences should know better, but don't, so there you have it. I would love to see this for Turner alone. Saw him in Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Noel Coward and he's very charismatic, and obviously had stage experience under his belt prior to Poldark. However I can't abide Jenna Coleman's forced banter on my screens, and there's no way I'd pay to see her live. Maybe with an understudy in her place...
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Post by alessia on Feb 27, 2023 6:31:15 GMT
I find it depressing but unsurprising that such derogatory language directed at older women (I am NOT justifying the behaviour, I want to clarify- they would have annoyed the hell out of me too) has no equivalent for men. And the fact that it's dropped casually into a review and by another woman, is even more depressing. At least it was funny for someone, I suppose mocking women is very popular these days.
Apologies for derailing the thread.
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Post by theatremiss on Feb 27, 2023 22:47:58 GMT
For what it's worth, the "packed up ovaries" line made me laugh out loud. As a fully paid-up homosexual, I don't profess to have any clue about the effects hormones have on a woman's behaviour, but I took the line as merely a humourous way of saying the women in question were old enough to know better. Spot on. Had they been old codgers lusting after Coleman I may have made some comment about how they were trying to resurrect dead wood :-) |
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Post by sfsusan on Mar 3, 2023 23:53:05 GMT
I did get distracted during scenes thinking that surely that's over his word limit though. So did I! While I had some quibbles about the concept (who was enforcing the limit and how? Why wouldn't you just point to printed words in a book?), I found the play engaging and thought-provoking. It did help me orient once I realized the time jumping was being signaled by the stage lighting --- cool white for post-ban and warm tones for pre-ban. I have to say, the audience tonight was really attentive... there was no rustling, no conversations, just absolute silence during the performance. (Well, 'absolute' except for the occasional sound of a glass or bottle being set down or knocked over.) And 'absolute' except for toward the end when a big secret is revealed when there was a massive gasp from the audience that was quickly followed by quiet nervous laughter. Overall, I enjoyed this much more than expected based on comments and reviews. |
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 14, 2023 17:37:12 GMT
The Opera House Manchester can get the 'house full' signs out. The week in Manchester has sold out.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 15, 2023 6:07:59 GMT
Do we know if they put the rear stalls and upper circle on sale?
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Post by adamkinsey on Mar 15, 2023 12:10:12 GMT
I read the play a couple of years ago looking for a good two-hander and thought it was poor. We used to call a car that kept breaking down a lemon so perhaps the title is apposite. How anyone compares this with Constellations I have no idea; aside from it also being a two-hander, one is a superb piece of work and the other, well, isn't. I gather there has been some re-writing which made me wonder if I should go and see it - but then they announced the casting and I saw the ticket prices. The latter are ridiculous but sadly this is because the producers know that there will be a signifcant number of women who will go and see Turner in anything and have no idea whether the play, or his performance, really is any good but praise it regardless. For what it's worth, I think both he and Jenna are decent actors but not sufficient to make me cough up that price for this play.
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Post by theatregoer22 on Mar 15, 2023 18:21:27 GMT
If anyone has the day off tomorrow, TodayTix has some good seats in the stalls and dress circle for the 3pm performance for ÂŁ40.
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Post by maggiem on Mar 16, 2023 12:35:59 GMT
Just looked at the Opera House website. only 5 ÂŁ90 seats in the stalls and 5 ÂŁ68 seats in the Circle for the first night. Everything else has sold for the week.
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Post by marob on Mar 22, 2023 19:31:12 GMT
Had an email to say they’ve released more seats in Manchester “due to overwhelming demand.” Looked at a couple of dates and they’re in the left and right blocks, only about halfway down the stalls, so does look like a lot of the seats never went on sale. Mix of £30 and £40, £50 Sat evening.
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 22, 2023 21:59:13 GMT
Had an email to say they’ve released more seats in Manchester “due to overwhelming demand.” Looked at a couple of dates and they’re in the left and right blocks, only about halfway down the stalls, so does look like a lot of the seats never went on sale. Mix of £30 and £40, £50 Sat evening. I was at the Opera House this evening. The stalls and circle were both full, apart from the rear few rows of the side blocks in the stalls. The gallery was empty. It was definitely the most starstruck audience I've ever been in. All the talk before the show was of nothing except Jenna and Aidan! |
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Post by david on Mar 25, 2023 22:58:12 GMT
When the play got announced for the Pinter I was toying with the idea of making it down to London to watch it, however the ticket prices quickly put me off so I was very happy when it got announced for a week long run in Manchester. Picking up a ÂŁ25 stalls seat for the final show tonight at the Manc OH, i certainly felt I got my ticket money from my viewing. As other board members noted, it was certainly best to roll with the action and not think too deeply about it or its logic.
With 2 great performances from Turner and Coleman over the 90 minutes who I thought worked well together mixing both some great comedy moments alongside more heartfelt bits (though at times it was the little gestures or looks from someone that said more than any spoken line could have said). It really did feel like a rewatch of “Constellations” in its format of short sharp scenes and its non linear format which seemed to confuse a number of people from speaking to them after the show. Though overall it was well received by tonight’s audience.
Rating - 4 🍋
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Post by beguilingeyes on Mar 29, 2023 14:24:20 GMT
Entire audiences should know better, but don't, so there you have it. I would love to see this for Turner alone. Saw him in Lieutenant of Inishmore at the Noel Coward and he's very charismatic, and obviously had stage experience under his belt prior to Poldark. However I can't abide Jenna Coleman's forced banter on my screens, and there's no way I'd pay to see her live. Maybe with an understudy in her place... I'm with you. I couldn't bear Jenna Coleman being snarky and unimpressed in Doctor Who and I can't bear to watch her in anything now. |
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Post by starlight92 on Mar 29, 2023 22:50:13 GMT
Saw this in Brighton tonight and although Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner were excellent, the play itself was just okay. It didn't explain enough about the context of *why* the whole 140 word limit came to be, or anything about how it's enforced, like what happens if they were to go over the limit? They did well with what they had though, and once I got into the concept I enjoyed it a bit more. I found it hard to concentrate at times both because I was questioning the plot and because the man in front kept moving his head from one side to the other every few moments!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 30, 2023 2:15:56 GMT
Saw this in Brighton tonight and although Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner were excellent, the play itself was just okay. It didn't explain enough about the context of *why* the whole 140 word limit came to be, or anything about how it's enforced, like what happens if they were to go over the limit? They did well with what they had though, and once I got into the concept I enjoyed it a bit more. I found it hard to concentrate at times both because I was questioning the plot and because the man in front kept moving his head from one side to the other every few moments! I echo your thoughts exactly. Interesting set up but not explored at all. |
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Post by marob on Apr 26, 2023 13:26:25 GMT
I though the reaction to the play was a resounding “meh” but…
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 26, 2023 16:55:08 GMT
I was baffled to see that in the ROH's season announcement earlier. Given the point of the play is to look at using only a limited number of words then to do an adaptation with dancers seems most odd. Since dance doesn't usually use words anyway the characters can just mime at each other! I had no interest in seeing the play & even with 2 dancers I like in the cast I can't see myself wanting ot see the dance adaptation either.
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Post by sweets7 on Jul 22, 2023 21:46:26 GMT
Alexander Campbell and Francesca Hayward are dynamite together. This should be interesting. |
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