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Post by Rory on Mar 10, 2017 11:10:10 GMT
Still no notice of a transfer?! |
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Post by Rory on Mar 10, 2017 11:14:38 GMT
I hope, like Kenneth C, that if a transfer is going to happen, it will be announced soon, especially if, as mrbarnaby suggested previously, it is likely to be directly after the Almeida run. I have tried to keep a slot free in May when I will be in London but other stuff is booking up and I don't want to miss out on something else if the Hamlet transfer isn't on the cards after all.
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Post by barrowside on Mar 10, 2017 14:37:05 GMT
Any idea how busy the day seat queue is? I didn't succeed in getting a ticket so was thinking of coming over from Ireland on spec in April if there's no transfer. Are any particular days (like Monday / Tuesday) quieter? I walk past the theatre most mornings. There were 11 on Tues at about 9.30, at 8.30 Weds 5 and 8.30 Thu 6. That sounds promising - thank you so much. |
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Post by foxa on Mar 10, 2017 17:30:47 GMT
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Post by paplazaroo on Mar 11, 2017 18:04:36 GMT
Add mine to the piles of praise! So bloody good! And nice to meet another theatre board member, the badges do work!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 18:58:40 GMT
A pair of £18 seats on the almeida site right now for evening Weds 22nd March if it helps anyone!
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Post by crowblack on Mar 13, 2017 19:36:00 GMT
Yes Steve, that's a blow by blow of the final scene (I sincerely hope no-one who clicked on the spoiler regrets it!), but you haven't addressed Gertrude dancing with Claudius (a step too far for me), and, especially, the watches. My OH didn't even notice the watch thing, but I was perturbed by Hamlet finding he wasn't wearing one and the significance of that, and it distracted me in the final scene. Ah - bellflorence.wordpress.com has a Hamlet review with a clip from The Sopranos which may have provided some of the inspiration - I haven't seen the series, but I presume a wounded and apparently dying Tony Soprano has a vision in which he goes towards a large house covered in white fairy lights, with music coming out, and a cheery family gathering going on inside. A greeter / St Peter-like character played by Steve Buscemi asks him to abandon his earthly briefcase before entering. |
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Post by peggs on Mar 13, 2017 19:55:41 GMT
A pair of £18 seats on the almeida site right now for evening Weds 22nd March if it helps anyone! thanks but gone too quick for me, a couple currently for next 3 eves though if anyone can do those dates |
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Post by alexandra on Mar 14, 2017 10:45:41 GMT
Yes Steve, that's a blow by blow of the final scene (I sincerely hope no-one who clicked on the spoiler regrets it!), but you haven't addressed Gertrude dancing with Claudius (a step too far for me), and, especially, the watches. My OH didn't even notice the watch thing, but I was perturbed by Hamlet finding he wasn't wearing one and the significance of that, and it distracted me in the final scene. Ah - bellflorence.wordpress.com has a Hamlet review with a clip from The Sopranos which may have provided some of the inspiration - I haven't seen the series, but I presume a wounded and apparently dying Tony Soprano has a vision in which he goes towards a large house covered in white fairy lights, with music coming out, and a cheery family gathering going on inside. A greeter / St Peter-like character played by Steve Buscemi asks him to abandon his earthly briefcase before entering. Thank you, crowblack. Well now, that might explain why I found the ending a bit bolted on, not quite integral. I think he/she is right; the lingering crossed arms of Hamlet and the Ghost at the end exactly echo the lingering shot in The Sopranos on both hands holding the briefcase. And Icke directed a whole play about the Simpsons; it wouldn't be too surprising for him to bring in another of his favourite series. I find that a slightly annoying flaw in an otherwise stupendous production. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 10:56:53 GMT
I didn't even notice the crossed arms. The low rake of the front few rows of the Almeida stalls means that your view of significant chunks of the stage is always blocked by the heads in front of you, although this is compensated by being so intimate to the actors.
I think this Sopranos reference is just one example of many in the show which enrich the experience if you notice it and can interpret it but which don't detract or confuse or obscure if you notice but don't pick up the intention. And if you miss it completely, like me, because it happened behind someone's head or because you were looking somewhere else, then that doesn't matter either because the show is so rich that you already have plenty else to notice and to mull over.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 14, 2017 11:18:40 GMT
I'm impressed by your memories! If it's NTlive - screened I'd like to see it again. I was on the front row in a preview, but the person sitting next to me kept checking their mobile through the final section and then dashed off during the swordfight (yes, really, and on the front row - she had a train to catch, apparently, and hadn't checked the running time!) so I was rather distracted. I wondered if All Along the Watchtower was a nod to Withnail and I's use of Hamlet at the end of the film, as well as to the guards on the ramparts. I was reminded of the Danish film Festen a bit, too.
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Post by lynette on Mar 14, 2017 15:08:00 GMT
As far as I recall the Sops ends with a black screen.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2017 15:24:29 GMT
Any news of this transfer?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:27:33 GMT
I just returned an £18 stalls ticket for Wed 22nd evening - now on sale on the almeida website if you're quick  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 18:35:50 GMT
plus just spotted there are 4 £48 tickets for evening of the 16th right now |
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Post by alnoor on Mar 16, 2017 10:34:13 GMT
Just returned 2 tickets for tomorrow evening ( 17/3/17) stalls row A
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Post by tal on Mar 17, 2017 14:31:59 GMT
I had to return my ticket, it is available on the website. It is for next Wednesday, March 22nd.
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Post by charliec on Mar 17, 2017 14:46:54 GMT
I had to return my ticket, it is available on the website. It is for next Wednesday, March 22nd. Ah thanks Tally! I think I just bought that ticket! |
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Post by tal on Mar 17, 2017 15:28:05 GMT
I had to return my ticket, it is available on the website. It is for next Wednesday, March 22nd. Ah thanks Tally! I think I just bought that ticket! You're welcome. Enjoy! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 16:01:59 GMT
Overall I enjoyed this, though I'm not sure I'd agree it exactly flew by...
Horatio weak, Ophelia too modern (though thank God she didn't seem to wibble on as much as most Ophelias do towards the end), Laertes OK at best (gabbled text, and incoherent when shouting, at times). Liked Juliet Stevenson a lot and, while I take on board the grumbles about Wright's delivery, he's the only Claudius I've ever seen where I've thought, '****, I'd have jumped into bed with him too'.
Scott was marvellous. I knew he could do manic but I very much enjoyed his moments of introspection. Made me wish someone would offer him a truly quiet, pared-back role on stage so I could see what he did with it. Felt like there was a lot of honesty in his interactions with the audience and at times things seemed so simple he actually appeared to be a guy at an audition or just improvising in a studio, not playing one of the most challenging roles in Shakespeare! And I mean that most sincerely as a compliment. I liked that his Hamlet seemed so affectionate with his father, too - generally the ghost is played as someone absolutely everyone is terrified of.
I have to say, the weird ending didn't work for me at all, and actually sapped the emotional impact somewhat.
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Post by lou105 on Mar 19, 2017 18:22:31 GMT
Felt like there was a lot of honesty in his interactions with the audience and at times things seemed so simple he actually appeared to be a guy at an audition or just improvising in a studio, not playing one of the most challenging roles in Shakespeare! That was the discussion we had on the way home. There was no sense of "Here I am , giving my Hamlet". He was real and vulnerable and made you listen to him. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 19:11:43 GMT
Yes, so often Hamlet is played by middle-aged actors and therefore his moods can seem a bit petulant and self-indulgent, which puts up a barrier between actor and audience. Here I found Scott very vulnerable and believable. It would be interesting to see if that sense of successfully 'bringing the audience in to him' could be replicated in a larger space or if it's just down to the intimate size of the Almeida. My feeling is it wasn't entirely due to the physical space.
He and David Rintoul forged some lovely connections, too - in all of Rintoul's 'incarnations'. And I mustn't forget Peter Wight as Polonius - delightful. Loved his 'Et tu, Brute' dodgy knee!!
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Post by peggs on Mar 21, 2017 12:45:58 GMT
Managed to grab a ticket that just popped up, I'm not sure what the production will bring but trying to work out what it entails from all your posts has been most intriguing.
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Post by demelza on Mar 21, 2017 14:07:02 GMT
I saw the matinee on saturday with a friend and I'm still processing it. Did anyone else also catch the RSC production last summer? The two couldn't be more different in my eyes but I loved them both equally. The only thing I had seen Andrew Scott in previously was Pride, so I didn't really have all that much of an idea of what he was like but like many of you, I was completely drawn in by his portrayal. I loved how raw it was. And Juliet Stevenson! What an incredible talent (and wasn't that dress she wore in her first scenes stunning?) I thought that she made a really wonderful Gertrude. On a whole I thought that the rest of the cast were pretty great, although I found Claudius to be very one-note and boring, which is a shame. I really do hope that this transfers as I would love to get a second viewing of it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 17:53:29 GMT
How is the view from B6 in the circle? Any guidance hugely appreciated!
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