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Post by theatrefan62 on Jul 22, 2024 15:41:37 GMT
I know Tom Hiddleston has a hardcore following, but is it enough to fill drury lane? His career doesn't seem to have had the meteoric rise forecast after night manager and Loki. Not sure how 'of the moment' he is, compared to 5 + years ago
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Post by Jan on Jul 22, 2024 16:17:09 GMT
Little bit of a query from the Theatre Monkey on my shoulder... Due to the fact that you cannot see the front of the stage from the Grand Circle or the Balcony, if in-the-round, wouldn't we potentially be looking at those areas being closed off, therefore reducing the amount of seats that will need to be sold..? Like I said up the thread, they can raise and extend the stage to the level of the first circle and put seats at the back to make it in the round. |
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Post by theatrenerd on Jul 22, 2024 17:29:24 GMT
Little bit of a query from the Theatre Monkey on my shoulder... Due to the fact that you cannot see the front of the stage from the Grand Circle or the Balcony, if in-the-round, wouldn't we potentially be looking at those areas being closed off, therefore reducing the amount of seats that will need to be sold..? Like I said up the thread, they can raise and extend the stage to the level of the first circle and put seats at the back to make it in the round. The end of this video shows what this would look like (05:00 onwards). In theory it looks very impressive! But I hope they have the sightlines all sorted out, especially from the balcony. |
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Post by Sotongal on Jul 22, 2024 18:59:13 GMT
The only Shakespeare that would tempt me would be Titus Andronicus. Part of me feels like this would actually be a production JL might tackle as it hasn't been done as a major production for a while. I sort of can't imagine him tackling any of the comedies so have a feeling it will be tragedies and histories. Hiddleston for Iago maybe? Titus Andronicus would have to have so many trigger warnings these days! |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 22, 2024 20:35:32 GMT
In fairness Titus Andronitus would be a big enough catch to attract an audience in that space. So reckon they do 3 or 4 of the following; Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Richard III, Henry V, Midsummer’s Night Dream, Tempest, Merchant of Venice or Twelfth Night all with nig box office draws.
Tom Hidderstone would indeed be a draw, Benedict Cumberbatch hasn’t done any theatre since doing Hamlet at the Barbican.
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Post by lynette on Jul 22, 2024 20:51:57 GMT
Tom Hanks? Blimey. How much would the tix be?
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jul 22, 2024 21:34:12 GMT
In fairness Titus Andronitus would be a big enough catch to attract an audience in that space. So reckon they do 3 or 4 of the following; Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Richard III, Henry V, Midsummer’s Night Dream, Tempest, Merchant of Venice or Twelfth Night all with nig box office draws. Tom Hidderstone would indeed be a draw, Benedict Cumberbatch hasn’t done any theatre since doing Hamlet at the Barbican. Of those I’d say Tempest, Caesar, Twelfth Night are the ones that haven’t been seen as much in the last five years or so? It’s been a while since the Bridge JC and expect it’s one Jamie Lloyd could do something interesting with: |
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Post by idinafanzel on Jul 22, 2024 21:40:05 GMT
Hanks is the name attached to one of the productions.
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Post by Jon on Jul 22, 2024 23:35:54 GMT
I know Tom Hiddleston has a hardcore following, but is it enough to fill drury lane? His career doesn't seem to have had the meteoric rise forecast after night manager and Loki. Not sure how 'of the moment' he is, compared to 5 + years ago I wouldn't be surprised if the capacity for the season is reduced to say 1500-1600 which is about the same as the Prince Edward and Adelphi which have had plays. |
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Post by Jan on Jul 23, 2024 5:31:08 GMT
In fairness Titus Andronitus would be a big enough catch to attract an audience in that space. So reckon they do 3 or 4 of the following; Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Richard III, Henry V, Midsummer’s Night Dream, Tempest, Merchant of Venice or Twelfth Night all with nig box office draws. Tom Hidderstone would indeed be a draw, Benedict Cumberbatch hasn’t done any theatre since doing Hamlet at the Barbican. If you look at past West End Shakespeares that have been successful you can add Winters Tale, Richard II, Henry IV, Much Ado. There is plenty of choice. Merchant of Venice is a good one if you have a senior male film star with minimal recent stage or Shakespeare experience (Dustin Hoffman did it). |
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Post by jaqs on Jul 23, 2024 9:26:21 GMT
Lloyd did Macbeth and Richard iii in his Trafalgar studios seasons. So wouldn’t expect those to be revisited.
I hope it’s not Tom Hanks because I’d love to see him but don’t think I can stomach another Lloyd Shakespeare as I really disliked Macbeth and R&J.
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Post by Jan on Jul 23, 2024 9:34:07 GMT
Lloyd did Macbeth and Richard iii in his Trafalgar studios seasons. So wouldn’t expect those to be revisited. I hope it’s not Tom Hanks because I’d love to see him but don’t think I can stomach another Lloyd Shakespeare as I really disliked Macbeth and R&J. It might not be him directing all three plays (if that's the plan) though. |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jul 23, 2024 20:54:02 GMT
Hanks is the name attached to one of the productions. Not as an actor. Maybe something else. It’s a great announcement though. Maybe tomorrow? |
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 23, 2024 21:45:05 GMT
Tomorrow would be lovely, thank you Jamie.  |
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Post by nash16 on Jul 23, 2024 22:04:58 GMT
Tomorrow would be lovely, thank you Jamie. Can you repeat this with a whisper and please do not face us when you say it. T.Hanks in advance. |
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Post by theatreliker on Jul 24, 2024 6:34:41 GMT
Hanks is the name attached to one of the productions. Not as an actor. Maybe something else. It’s a great announcement though. Maybe tomorrow? Is he doing the pre-show announcement? |
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Post by alicechallice on Jul 24, 2024 7:39:34 GMT
Not as an actor. Maybe something else. It’s a great announcement though. Maybe tomorrow? Is he doing the pre-show announcement? Him & Rita are holding the rubbish bags open on the way out. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 24, 2024 7:41:22 GMT
Possibly he's in a pre-recorded role? Much like Willem Dafoe in Seven Deaths of Maria Callas.
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Post by Jan on Jul 24, 2024 7:45:13 GMT
Possibly he's in a pre-recorded role? Much like Willem Dafoe in Seven Deaths of Maria Callas. That's worth a thread on its own - actors appearing in pre-recorded roles - for example Laurance Olivier in Time -The Musical. |
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Post by blamerobots on Jul 24, 2024 7:49:59 GMT
Possibly he's in a pre-recorded role? Much like Willem Dafoe in Seven Deaths of Maria Callas. That's worth a thread on its own - actors appearing in pre-recorded roles - for example Laurance Olivier in Time -The Musical. Richard Burton and Liam Neeson in speaking roles in War of the Worlds, are another two. With JL's entire video thing it'll probably be easy to prerecord an actor and work them in. I can almost imagine pre-recorded footage being used creatively to represent ghosts or something with good syncing on the part of things happening on-stage. |
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Post by lynette on Jul 25, 2024 14:04:56 GMT
That's worth a thread on its own - actors appearing in pre-recorded roles - for example Laurance Olivier in Time -The Musical. Richard Burton and Liam Neeson in speaking roles in War of the Worlds, are another two. With JL's entire video thing it'll probably be easy to prerecord an actor and work them in. I can almost imagine pre-recorded footage being used creatively to represent ghosts or something with good syncing on the part of things happening on-stage. Let’s have guest ghost in Hamlet, someone different every time… ( isn’t this the way it is all going?) |
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Post by marob on Jul 25, 2024 15:07:37 GMT
He has done the prerecord thing before during the Pinter season, where Michael Gambon was an off-stage voice.
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Post by Jan on Jul 27, 2024 7:55:53 GMT
He has done the prerecord thing before during the Pinter season, where Michael Gambon was an off-stage voice. It has been done in Shakespeare too - Fiona Shaw was prerecorded as Ariel in the Deborah Warner Tempest. |
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Post by theatreliker on Jul 27, 2024 20:17:57 GMT
I almost forgot Richard E Grant in the awful musical Waterbabies
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 28, 2024 0:41:59 GMT
It kind of hit me sitting at the Barbican last night.
Do 4 pieces of Shakespeare’s canon. Why not belatedly bring over Daniel Craig in Othello/Macbeth and the forthcoming Denzel Washington in Othello or his recent Macbeth. If Tom Hanks was going to appear he would look amazing in a kippah. That leaves just Hamlet, which is beyond doubt going to be done, but who is going to star?
All that will sell out Drury Lane.
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