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Post by takeabow on Oct 16, 2024 6:18:40 GMT
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 16, 2024 6:52:18 GMT
Bloody hell. How much will tickets be?
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Post by jake on Oct 16, 2024 7:45:46 GMT
Bloody hell. How much will tickets be? Not sure it would be that hot a ticket; and I'd be very disappointed if TR York massively increased ticket prices in anticipation of unlimited demand. My first thought was that this was just an actor wanting to go back to his roots. There will be a sizeable number of people who'd pay to see Gary Oldman read the phonebook but there will also be lots of people who wouldn't go to a Beckett monologue no matter how big a star the performer is. I saw Richard Wilson give a decent performance as Krapp in the tiny studio at Sheffield Crucible. Ok, he's not quite the huge international star Oldman is (and Polly Findlay's direction didn't help) but he is still a very big name and I don't remember tickets being very expensive or hard to book. Speaking just for myself, I'd be less inclined to go to Yorkshire to see Oldman in this than I was to see Wilson. |
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Post by zahidf on Oct 16, 2024 7:49:44 GMT
Gary Oldman returning to the theatre is a much bigger deal than Richard Wilson.
Unless ticket prices are ridiculous, i expect this to sell out pretty quickly.
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Post by Marwood on Oct 16, 2024 8:01:52 GMT
Gary Oldman returning to the theatre is a much bigger deal than Richard Wilson. Unless ticket prices are ridiculous, i expect this to sell out pretty quickly. I DON’T BELIEVE IT! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist 🤣) |
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 16, 2024 8:03:59 GMT
Bloody hell. How much will tickets be? Not sure it would be that hot a ticket; and I'd be very disappointed if TR York massively increased ticket prices in anticipation of unlimited demand. My first thought was that this was just an actor wanting to go back to his roots. There will be a sizeable number of people who'd pay to see Gary Oldman read the phonebook but there will also be lots of people who wouldn't go to a Beckett monologue no matter how big a star the performer is. I saw Richard Wilson give a decent performance as Krapp in the tiny studio at Sheffield Crucible. Ok, he's not quite the huge international star Oldman is (and Polly Findlay's direction didn't help) but he is still a very big name and I don't remember tickets being very expensive or hard to book. Speaking just for myself, I'd be less inclined to go to Yorkshire to see Oldman in this than I was to see Wilson. I think it'll be the hottest ticket of next year to be honest. Oldman is one of the best actors in the world and Slow Horses is really popular. |
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Post by Dave B on Oct 16, 2024 8:10:19 GMT
On sale 16 Nov.
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 16, 2024 8:23:38 GMT
4 decades
And appearing in this sh*te
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Post by Dave B on Oct 16, 2024 8:49:44 GMT
And there is our ray of sunshine right on time.
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 16, 2024 9:00:35 GMT
The star is amazing
The material is neither popular nor mainstream nor accessible
That was my point
It’s a shame to put yourself at a disadvantage for no reason
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Post by Steve on Oct 16, 2024 9:04:27 GMT
As I recall from seeing Gambon do it at the Duchess, the runtime was less than an hour.
It was a really sad, lonely and meaningful hour.
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 16, 2024 9:05:02 GMT
I was thinking of buying membership but £72 for one show is a bit too steep, my local theatre membership is half that.
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Post by Marwood on Oct 16, 2024 9:37:41 GMT
I saw Gambon do this and can’t remember that much about it (apart from Dawn French and Gok Wan in front of me on the way out of the theatre) this and Eh Joe that I also saw him do were in that stage where he couldn’t remember lines, if you can’t get tickets for the first few rows for this, I wouldn’t bother as otherwise you’ll just be listening to those tapes.
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Post by jake on Oct 16, 2024 9:50:03 GMT
The star is amazing The material is neither popular nor mainstream nor accessible That was my point It’s a shame to put yourself at a disadvantage for no reason Well, I don't share your dislike of the piece but I do think it has limited appeal. My thinking was that Oldman wants to return to the stage, this is a piece he wants to do and, as the opening post implies, the theatre would be mad not to accommodate him. I'd go if the dates worked and availability was good. But the latter is unlikely, so I'm happy to leave it to those who are mad keen. |
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Post by joem on Oct 16, 2024 10:22:04 GMT
I actually acted in this decades ago with an uncooperative reel to reel (least said). I wouldn't say it has mainstream appeal but the language is the perfect Beckettian mix of lyrical and prosaic. Oldman's a big draw though surely?
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Post by cavocado on Oct 16, 2024 10:43:31 GMT
Maybe an uncommercial enough play that it will be possible to get tix relatively easily. I imagine there might be some baffled Harry Potter fans (or fans of his other films) in the audience wondering what they've booked for, but it's great news for Beckett fans as well as Gary Oldman fans, and a nice city for an overnight trip.
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Post by aspieandy on Oct 16, 2024 11:08:24 GMT
It's one of Beckett's more accessible pieces and often done in conjunction with other short-form work. Strong work. This will run to 50-55 minutes.
Last saw this at Jermyn Street with about 120 souls. Not sure about a large Victorian theatre.
Love Beckett, not too excited. More of a curiosity because of Oldman, perhaps. |
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Post by nash16 on Oct 16, 2024 17:42:16 GMT
This is what the big names need to be doing; supporting the regional theatres. So glad Gary is doing this. Even if the play isn't that satisfying for him or the audience.
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