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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 24, 2016 0:05:19 GMT
Terrific play!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 10:28:00 GMT
Snaffled a £15 Row C seat late last night. This is probably the one and only time in my life I'm happy not to have the long legs of a supermodel! ;-)
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Post by paulwat on Sept 24, 2016 15:11:00 GMT
Thanks all for the info on this. Grabbed two Saturday Night row C stalls in May. What a bargain at £15 each. Hooray for the Theatre Board! I so want to thank everyone also. This was so off my radar and have booked ROW C! I think ROW C needs it''s own thread! Thanks to a Member of Theatreboard, I got the heads up on Bernadette Peters in Manchester. Booked front row when they went on sale and my Partner and I were both sang to close up in front of us, almost on our lap! The best theatre experience of my life! Thank you board! |
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Post by Polly1 on Sept 24, 2016 15:17:49 GMT
Another member of the Row C Club here!
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Post by theatremiss on Sept 24, 2016 19:11:05 GMT
Snaffled a £15 Row C seat late last night. This is probably the one and only time in my life I'm happy not to have the long legs of a supermodel! ;-) I've booked a Row C Stalls cheap seat too plus also a row C centre seat for a later date. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 19:50:15 GMT
So... is it a good play? Never seen the film. It's one of my all-time favorites. People who aren't keen on it have dubbed it as '2 hours of people shouting at each other' (well, that's how my parents described it), but there's so much more to it than that. I'd definitely recommend watching the film (clips if you're leaning towards experiencing it for the first time on stage); Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are electric in the two leads! |
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Post by peggs on Sept 24, 2016 21:02:19 GMT
So... is it a good play? Never seen the film. It takes verbal sparing to a whole nother level, if it works could be theatre gold. |
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Post by Kenneth_C on Sept 24, 2016 22:16:45 GMT
So... is it a good play? Never seen the film. One of the greatest plays of the American Theater. And with this cast, I'd say it's a "Must See". (Since they were so nice as to schedule it during my next visit to London, I've already booked.) I liked James Macdonald's direction of Bakkhai at the Almeida, and I see that he has also directed Albee's A Delicate Balance. So hopefully we'll have someone in tune with the piece and who won't muck it up. (Yes, I'm talking about you, Benedict Andrews....) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 12:39:04 GMT
People who aren't keen on it have dubbed it as '2 hours of people shouting at each other' (well, that's how my parents described it), Your parents must have walked out early. It usually runs for longer than three hours. |
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Post by Jan on Sept 25, 2016 12:52:35 GMT
People who aren't keen on it have dubbed it as '2 hours of people shouting at each other' (well, that's how my parents described it), Your parents must have walked out early. It usually runs for longer than three hours. Referring to the film presumably. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 12:57:13 GMT
Oh, I see, I hadn't realised the parents were just talking about the movie. In which case, their comments are even less relevant to seeing the play!
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Post by popcultureboy on Sept 25, 2016 20:55:22 GMT
People who aren't keen on it have dubbed it as '2 hours of people shouting at each other' Ironic really as there isn't actually THAT much shouting in it, especially as Martha will tell you "I don't bray". |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2016 8:04:54 GMT
Yes, I was referring to the film. My parents aren't regular theatregoers; when they do go, it's usually for musicals and more fluffy stuff that doesn't require a lot of brain power. They won't go near anything that they deem too "arty-farty" (Shakespeare, Beckett, Albee etc). I've told them many times that they're missing out but they just don't seem to care.
More for me, then!
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Post by Kenneth_C on Oct 28, 2016 4:44:46 GMT
Surprised this hasn't been reported yet. Per tweet from Baz:
Luke Treadaway has been cast as Nick, and Imogen Poots will play Honey.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 7:55:39 GMT
I'd be gutted if I where the other twin
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 7:55:49 GMT
I'd be gutted if I where the other twin
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 7:56:03 GMT
SNAP!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 8:04:02 GMT
This cast is amazing!!!
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Post by rumbledoll on Oct 28, 2016 8:20:20 GMT
Wonderful addition, sooo happy I already have a ticket (even though I'd go for Imelda alone)!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 10:10:58 GMT
Fabulous! I do love me a Treadaway.
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Post by Being Alive on Oct 28, 2016 10:13:46 GMT
Finally picked up a £15 for this in May (had to wait for payday!)
Imelda was enough but the addition of Mr Treadaway is a bonus I didn't expect!
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Post by lynette on Oct 29, 2016 16:57:57 GMT
The Luke isn't much of a part is it? S'pose being gazed at is similar to acting. I'm dithering over this one, to book or not to book.
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Post by Kenneth_C on Oct 30, 2016 3:50:59 GMT
The Luke isn't much of a part is it? S'pose being gazed at is similar to acting. I'm dithering over this one, to book or not to book. It's only a 4-character play, and Nick (the part Luke is playing) is onstage for most of the time. In addition to witnessing and taking part in the "fun and games", he has a key scene alone with George at the beginning of Act Two. There may be no small parts, only small actors. But, in this case, Nick is definitely not a small part. FYI, George Segal played Nick in the film, and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor. (All of the actors were nominated, with Liz winning Best Actress and Sandy Dennis winning Best Supporting Actress. How Burton didn't win for Best Actor remains a mystery.) |
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Post by popcultureboy on Oct 30, 2016 8:22:37 GMT
All 4 of the actors in the 2005 Broadway revival were nominated for Tony Awards as well (with Bill Irwin emerging triumphant). I suspect that will be repeated for this production in the 2018 Oliviers, even though it will close MONTHS before the nominations.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 9:54:33 GMT
All 4 of the actors in the 2005 Broadway revival were nominated for Tony Awards as well (with Bill Irwin emerging triumphant). I suspect that will be repeated for this production in the 2018 Oliviers, even though it will close MONTHS before the nominations. Considering Follies will opening in 2017 and be eligible for the 2018 awards, Imelda could win two Oliviers in the same year (play and musical actress). Has that ever happened before?! |
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