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Post by foxa on Sept 29, 2016 22:30:12 GMT
Hot from Baz's tweets: the cast is...Rufus Sewell, Tim Key and Paul Ritter.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2016 22:40:11 GMT
Darn it, was hoping for a mega cast!
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Post by Marwood on Sept 29, 2016 23:02:02 GMT
Hmmm - I'll try for the £10 tickets but not particularly excited about that casting to make me want to pay any more (nothing wrong with Sewell or Key (don't know much about Ritter) but not really comparable to some of the castings of the 'old' version)
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Post by foxa on Sept 30, 2016 7:15:28 GMT
I've seen Rufus Sewell onstage before (at the Royal Court) and rated him. Having a comedian like Tim Key in one role might be interesting. It's not a good sign that I had to look Ritter up on Wikipedia (knew the name, but wasn't sure what from - he was the father in 'Curious Incident.') I think he's fine but won't get punters in. I wonder if it took them so long to announce the cast because they were hanging about to hear back from some bigger names. But I booked for it without any names because I've never seen the play and was curious. Am hoping there will be some wonderful alchemy between these three.
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Post by rumbledoll on Sept 30, 2016 7:49:38 GMT
What a shame I can't be there to see RS on stage. Again. Rotten timing.. Enjoy everyone!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 7:53:16 GMT
What great news!
I will enjoy the show for you vicariously, rumbledoll. ;-)
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Post by rumbledoll on Sept 30, 2016 8:12:25 GMT
What great news! I will enjoy the show for you vicariously, rumbledoll. ;-) Awww  I'll be there in spirit! And I shall require a full report!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 8:31:13 GMT
Hmmm. I know it's going to be all about the Sewell for most people but I just love Paul Ritter. In amongst a cast that is truly sensational he still manages to pretty much steal every episode of 'Friday Night Dinner'.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 9:17:06 GMT
Ah, might have to revisit Friday Night Dinner. It didn't work for me as a comedy so I gave up after a couple of episodes. Maybe I gave up too soon!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 9:35:37 GMT
Don't know the cast at all, but love the play!
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Post by peggs on Sept 30, 2016 12:11:08 GMT
Hmmm. I know it's going to be all about the Sewell for most people but I just love Paul Ritter. In amongst a cast that is truly sensational he still manages to pretty much steal every episode of 'Friday Night Dinner'. Ryan I agree when I read this yesterday it was Paul Ritter that was the draw, he's not wildly well know I guess but he's always bang on the money in everything I've seen him in. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Sept 30, 2016 16:26:40 GMT
I've always thought this play was over-rated, apt I suppose given the subject matter and the views of certain characters. I thought it was kept going in the WE last time with an ever changing quality cast.
I would only have booked for this if the cast had been top notch. Not tempted really at the moment although I suspect after his success in ITV's Victoria Rufus Sewell will sell a few seats?
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Post by loureviews on Sept 30, 2016 17:05:41 GMT
Gone for a £21 ticket - rather like Rufus Sewell but not enough to pay £65 or more.
It's a good play though, saw it on its tour with Nigel Havers etc, would that have been about fifteen years ago?
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Post by theatreliker on Sept 30, 2016 17:26:02 GMT
Would be good if David Pugh implements a 1990s' price policy and no booking fees for this play.
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Post by lynette on Sept 30, 2016 21:02:50 GMT
Don't know the cast at all, but love the play! You might know Tim Key from the Coogan movie about the hostage radio station movie. He was the one with the thing on his head. He does a very dry, very funny stand up with little poems and notes. He won the best stand up at Edinburgh a while ago but he can act too. |
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Post by joem on Sept 30, 2016 21:54:45 GMT
I have my tickets for this. Sewell is a fine actor if you ignore his groupies.
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Post by nash16 on Sept 30, 2016 23:11:39 GMT
Big fan of Sewell, but overall disappointed in this line-up. I thought Warchus might get Ralph Fiennes or similar back in to play about with this play for its thousandth outing.
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Dec 10, 2016 17:56:52 GMT
So, seeing this tonight.
Anyone else going?
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Post by RudyGrey on Dec 10, 2016 18:15:22 GMT
Not until February, so I'll be looking forward to your impressions! |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Dec 10, 2016 21:28:02 GMT
Well I went in knowing nothing and I left having been entertained.
A bit different to my usual choices, but for £10 I can't complain.
Tim Key had a massive line fluff to the point of not only asking for a prompt multiple times during a large speech, he left the stage and did his entrance again twice and still got his words mixed up. It was painful, but good on him for not letting it shake him too much as he was great for the rest of the play. The speech was a very wordy piece and he didn't stop talking for probably over 5 minutes (Rufus Sewell needed a prompt at one point too and preceeded his request with a 'my turn now' before asking). Big up to Paul Ritter getting all the way through without a fluff.
It was the first preview so I can forgive these, especially at £10. At £60 I'd want perfection though.
Funny play.
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Post by crabtree on Dec 10, 2016 22:27:11 GMT
Funny short play.
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Post by Latecomer on Dec 11, 2016 9:16:42 GMT
Running time anyone? Going Wednesday and looking at trains home afterwards.... For £10 thoroughly looking forward to this!
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Dec 11, 2016 10:25:11 GMT
Running time anyone? Going Wednesday and looking at trains home afterwards.... For £10 thoroughly looking forward to this! 90 mins no interval. Out at 9. We got out a bit late last night (not by much) due to the restarts. Sometimes I like short things like this because I get an earlier night. |
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Post by Latecomer on Dec 11, 2016 12:05:34 GMT
Running time anyone? Going Wednesday and looking at trains home afterwards.... For £10 thoroughly looking forward to this! 90 mins no interval. Out at 9. We got out a bit late last night (not by much) due to the restarts. Sometimes I like short things like this because I get an earlier night. Thanks Mr W....sounds like heaven to me as I travel back to Oxford afterwards! |
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Post by kathryn on Dec 11, 2016 12:21:12 GMT
Forgot all about this! Damn, been so good at grabbing preview tickets....
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I'll be there in spirit! And I shall require a full report! 
