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Post by Ade on Feb 12, 2018 20:04:29 GMT
More tix released today for (previously sold out) The York Realist and amazingly, there are still several dates with tix left, especially 22 Feb. Most dates circle only but some stalls. Based on the position of them it looks like they have sorted out sight lines and released them. Circle, lower numbers are all marked at restricted view. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 20:09:03 GMT
Interesting - seem to be a few low numbered seats in row B of the circle, now £10 instead of £20 due to the restriction. There are also other unrestricted seats for a few dates, again at the edges.
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Post by peggs on Feb 12, 2018 20:54:25 GMT
Interesting - seem to be a few low numbered seats in row B of the circle, now £10 instead of £20 due to the restriction. There are also other unrestricted seats for a few dates, again at the edges. That bodes well for those of us in the row c! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 20:57:43 GMT
Yep! Just checked and luckily my row C seat is on the high numbered end which they are not saying is restricted. They are flexible about swapping tickets so might be worth a call?
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Post by peggs on Feb 12, 2018 21:18:43 GMT
C36? Should be okay?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 21:20:57 GMT
Yes, should be - for the date I looked at C1 and B1 were flagged as restricted but C44 wasn't. So whatever the problem is, only seems to be the first couple of seats on the low-numbered side.
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Post by peggs on Feb 12, 2018 21:40:56 GMT
Thanks Xander, have tried the website but it's playing silly whatsits and make me want to through my laptop across the room, it's so infuriating!
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Post by etceteranz on Feb 12, 2018 22:15:28 GMT
i would agree the lower numbered seats on the side could miss some action ...but nothing i would say is detrimental to missing crucial action. Most is played centre, front stage.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 14:00:40 GMT
The Donmar's website shows the names of the next two productions: Sweat (6 Dec 2018 - 26 Jan 2019) Berberian Sound Studio (8 Feb - 30 Mar 2019) I think this is Josie Rourke's last season? No further information on the site (I think the titles have been released early by mistake), but googling around I suspect "Sweat" is the 2015 play by Lynn Nottage - variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/sweat-review-lynn-nottage-1201907656/. Berberian Sound Studio is presumably an adaptation of the 2012 Peter Strickland film - excellent film but seems like an odd choice for the Donmar. |
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Post by jadnoop on Sept 10, 2018 15:56:27 GMT
Wow. Berberian Sound Studio!
Hopefully they're able to capture the eerie, atmospheric and oppressive soundscape of the film. If they do it could really make a fab play. I wonder who they would bring in for Toby Jones' role. Those are pretty big shoes to fill.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 16:40:20 GMT
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Post by altamont on Sept 10, 2018 16:51:04 GMT
Wow. Berberian Sound Studio! Hopefully they're able to capture the eerie, atmospheric and oppressive soundscape of the film. If they do it could really make a fab play. I wonder who they would bring in for Toby Jones' role. Those are pretty big shoes to fill. Just maybe Toby would play the role himself? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 17:44:47 GMT
If it is the play by Lynn Nottage that’s yet another American play being scheduled.
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Post by Jon on Sept 10, 2018 19:29:52 GMT
It’s a bit of a coup for the Donmar to have the UK premiere of Sweat,
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 19:41:25 GMT
If it is the play by Lynn Nottage that’s yet another American play being scheduled. Only the fifth American play the Donmar has done since 2013 as far as I can see? (others being Belleville, City of Angels, One Night In Miami, Teddy Ferrera) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 20:37:27 GMT
If it is the play by Lynn Nottage that’s yet another American play being scheduled. Only the fifth American play the Donmar has done since 2013 as far as I can see? (others being Belleville, City of Angels, One Night In Miami, Teddy Ferrera) Across London there has been a seeming rise in them, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 20:42:06 GMT
True! And I read some interesting stuff the other day on the fact that a large proportion of contemporary plays by women writers put on in London are by US women
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 9:07:16 GMT
Now announced: Sweat by Lynn Nottage Berberian Sound Studio based on the film, written by Joel Horwood Tom Brooke in the Toby Jones role. Priority booking from 25th September These are "the first two productions of Josie Rourke's final season at the Donmar" although I think Michael Longhurst takes over in March 2019 so there can't be much more to come from Josie Rourke since Berberian runs to the end of March. |
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Post by alicechallice on Sept 13, 2018 9:35:24 GMT
Now announced: Sweat by Lynn Nottage Berberian Sound Studio based on the film, written by Joel Horwood Tom Brooke in the Toby Jones role. Priority booking from 25th September These are "the first two productions of Josie Rourke's final season at the Donmar" although I think Michael Longhurst takes over in March 2019 so there can't be much more to come from Josie Rourke since Berberian runs to the end of March. I think he takes up office in March but his programming starts in the summer. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 9:38:57 GMT
Looking back, this time last year they announced 3 productions, the last one being Way of the World which ran to end of May. So suspect there's one more to come then Longhurst's first season starts in June.
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Post by bordeaux on Sept 13, 2018 10:25:02 GMT
From the Donmar email: My final show will be in April 2019, to be announced later this year.
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Post by addictedtotheatre on Sept 13, 2018 10:25:45 GMT
I tweeted them and Public Booking opens on Tuesday 2 October at 10am.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 10:29:45 GMT
Worth mentioning that Berberian Sound Studio is directed by Tom Scutt, hitherto a designer, in a not particularly common career move (in theatre at least, I know of a number in film).
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Post by dani on Sept 13, 2018 10:33:57 GMT
Worth mentioning that Berberian Sound Studio is directed by Tom Scutt, hitherto a designer, in a not particularly common career move (in theatre at least, I know of a number in film). True. Hasn't Chloe Lamford been getting involved in some directing at the Royal Court? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 10:45:27 GMT
Just found this snippet in a Tom Brooke interview: "The season, which includes a play yet to be announced that Rourke will direct, also features the UK premiere of US playwright Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat."
So just one more from the Rourke era! And I know there have been complaints, but although some productions haven't worked, I personally have enjoyed her tenure overall.
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