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Post by cme on Jul 9, 2016 10:13:05 GMT
This sounds interesting. Neil Labute and at the park. Great theatre. Has anyone been yet or reviewed?
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Post by showgirl on Jul 9, 2016 11:01:08 GMT
First night isn't until Wed 13 so far as I know, but going soon - used their super-cheap preview deal so paid £7.25.
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Post by cme on Jul 9, 2016 11:46:56 GMT
First night isn't until Wed 13 so far as I know, but going soon - used their super-cheap preview deal so paid £7.25. Great idea |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2016 12:27:21 GMT
Seen a picture promo, Carley Stenson looks very different and a little bit older than she looked in DRS! I'm sure she'll be amazing though
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Post by perfectspy on Jul 10, 2016 10:21:46 GMT
I have a ticket for this as well, also a preview.
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Post by perfectspy on Jul 16, 2016 19:05:56 GMT
Just seen today's matinee show. Apart from some stupid women who had a drink thrown over her by another woman by refusing to turn off the mobile (I even asked her twice), it was a very good play. A very good set, a lot of work behind the scenes. Great acting.
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Post by showgirl on Jul 17, 2016 4:23:54 GMT
I didn't post immediately after seeing this (Thursday at first evening preview), as I was waiting to see if my impressions crystallised but they haven't. So, a very well-performed and designed production which I enjoyed as much as possible, though I was really struggling with the late hour - and the fact that on the night I went, the play overran by fully 10 minutes, which meant I was almost certainly going to miss the train home I should comfortably have caught.
I was waiting for the usual more acid approach I associate with Neil Labute's work and it took a while to materialise - not until the second half - though others may spot earlier signs and maybe with hindsight I could do the same. However, in this respect it really seemed to me a play of two halves, with the male protagonist becoming increasingly discomfited, and indeed wrong-footed, by the women from his past, to the point where his situation had been completely reversed from the positive, forward-looking start.
There was a huge amount of time-consuming set-changing between sections and the production therefore looked more expensive than usual in the smaller space at the Park Theatre. I would have preferred a simpler set - and after all, it's the words which count - and speedier progression but that's a minor quibble. I'm certainly glad I saw this and think it's well worth catching.
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