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Post by kathryn on Mar 1, 2017 23:23:13 GMT
Saw it tonight and agree Haig steals the show.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 2, 2017 0:02:26 GMT
I had the email saying I could get 20% off in the bars in the O.V. after the show and to tell the truth, I just wanted to get out of there after the show, I had no interest in getting a discounted drink let alone getting Daniel Radcliffes autograph, but fair play to anyone who wants to meet him.
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Post by emilytemple on Mar 2, 2017 11:16:02 GMT
I wonder, I've read comments from "stage door" on couples first perfomens. it happend only after the evening show
it was necessary showed a ticket for show ( and only from person with in the evening as far as I understand) to avoid .. potteheads I presume
And I wonder if I decided I wanted autograph Radclifa and rest of the cast (isn't of "I must have this/ I do everything for thing kind of things just i can so Why not. ) but I have a ticket for a performance at 14.30..
Like see show and back in the evening for "stage door?
Does anyone know how it looks at the old Vic.
I remember the stories from my friends from meetings with "the hamlet of cumberbactho know what and how ( I know differen theater but actor from well know famdom so..)
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Post by callum on Mar 2, 2017 21:38:04 GMT
I wonder, I've read comments from "stage door" on couples first perfomens. it happend only after the evening show it was necessary showed a ticket for show ( and only from person with in the evening as far as I understand) to avoid .. potteheads I presume And I wonder if I decided I wanted autograph Radclifa and rest of the cast (isn't of "I must have this/ I do everything for thing kind of things just i can so Why not. ) but I have a ticket for a performance at 14.30.. Like see show and back in the evening for "stage door? Does anyone know how it looks at the old Vic. I remember the stories from my friends from meetings with "the hamlet of cumberbactho know what and how ( I know differen theater but actor from well know famdom so..) If you explain to whomever checks the tickets that he didn't sign anything this afternoon and you really want his autograph they'd probably let you in. |
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Post by theatreliker on Mar 3, 2017 22:14:39 GMT
Radcliffe is signing basically anything you give him - they're setting up queues at the main entrance Wonder why they aren't using the Spacey Memorial Signing Booth. It's being varnished. |
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Post by Steve on Mar 4, 2017 12:18:56 GMT
If you like both Beckett and Hamlet, it's entertaining. I do, and I enjoyed it. Some spoilers follow. . . Marwood's point about Daniel Radcliffe being underpowered is well-taken, though I feel differently about it. Having seen Samuel Barnett's take on the same role, where his smug conceited Rosencrantz constantly seemed to be laughing in Jamie Parker's Guildenstern's face, I appreciated the sheer serenity of Radcliffe, a wholly amenable companion for Joshua Maguire's budding Sherlock. And Sherlock is how Maguire plays Guildenstern, in a version of Stoppard's play that could be titled "Sherlock and the Mystery of Life," where Maguire's Guildenstern is energetically, earnestly and enthusiastically questing for answers about everything in every scene. This puts Radcliffe in the role of a very staid and sturdy, but above all, serene Watson. And of course, there is David Haig's Moriarty (aka The Player), stalking the stage like everyone's favourite mastercriminal, creating existential obfuscations and hurdles for Maguire's Sherlock to solve. Actually, Haig is more dashing than that, more along the lines of Mandy Patinkin's swashbuckler in "The Princess Bride:" I would have loved for Haig to declare "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!" With Haig and Maguire bringing charisma and wit by the bucketload, it's a blessed relief to have the good-natured Radliffe flopping about the stage like a puppy in search of a stroking. Indeed, Radcliffe is SO like a puppy that this show is like Herge's Adventures of Tintin, starring Maguire as Tintin, out for an existential schoolboy adventure, with Haig as arch-villian Rastapopoulos, and guest-starring Daniel Radcliffe as Snowy, man's (and Guildenstern's) best friend. Radcliffe brings a much-needed human/puppy warmth to a show which can otherwise fall prey to Stoppard's precise cold alienating cleverness. Overall, I had fun with this show. Existential angst has never been so cosy.  4 stars. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 15:41:57 GMT
I posted on noticeboard, but bumping it in here too...I've got 2 £12 tickets for next Saturday's matinee (10th March) if anyone is interested see noticeboard/PM me.
thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 0:31:23 GMT
****
The Guardian, The Stage, WhatsOnStage, The Times
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Post by lonlad on Mar 8, 2017 6:39:46 GMT
Really lovely production, gorgeously designed by the great Anna Fleischle and infinitely more engaging than the Trevor Nunn version at the Haymarket. Daniel R. looks a tad overwhelmed by it all in ways that have nothing to do with the character, but he's a game observer of the great McGuire and Haig, both of whom are sublime. Between this and V WOOLF, what a week for ace revivals !
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Post by theatremadness on Mar 8, 2017 10:13:15 GMT
4* also in The Telegraph and Evening Standard.
4* is absolutely right for this. Saw it on Monday and bloody loved it. Funny, engaging, witty and so wordy & dense! The two boys have such fabulous chemistry and really are a perfect double act with a stonking supporting performance from David Haig. Audience loved it, huge laughs and 95% standing ovation. But Act 1 is *so* long and Act 2 is *so* short, it's a little jarring! But a rather small complaint from a wonderful evening of theatre.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 11, 2017 23:45:05 GMT
Seen a few Stoppie plays as I did tonight, I have always been taken back how subtly he does pretentiousness.
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Post by aksis on Mar 15, 2017 13:10:16 GMT
Suddenly travelling into London next weekend and would love to catch this. Now the choice is between 3 behind a pillar seats at £55 T6, V6 or T32. The last one is red on the theatremonkey website but does anyone know which if the 6 seats are the better choice?
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Post by grocker on Mar 18, 2017 23:40:10 GMT
I got a £30 day ticket towards the centre of the Lilian Baylis Circle for the matinee. It was my first time watching a Stoppard play and I have to say, I, for the most part, enjoyed it. I agree with much of what others have regarding the acting, David Haig was definitely a show stealer and Joshua McGuire seemed to relish his role. And I also agree about Daniel Radcliffe choosing roles where he can learn and he is lucky he can choose whatever he likes. Good on him.
Didn't realise how cramped the seating can be at the Old Vic though! I'm not a local so it was also my first time to this particular theatre.
After the performance I was curious to see how the stage door line was for Radcliffe, but one of the staff members said that he wasn't signing anything that afternoon but would at 10pm after the evening performance. Those that had tickets to the 2.30pm show could come back later to get stuff signed.
The Potter fan side of me contemplated doing that after watching Dreamgirls this evening, but I had left my ticket at home and couldn't be bothered waiting in the cold for who knows how long, plus I'm also very jetlagged.
Was just wondering if anyone knew if this was a recent thing where the cast will only sign after the evening performance on a matinee day, or has this usually been the case given Radcliffe's presence?
I also agree in that I too found it jarring that Act I was so long and Act II so short. The lack of sleep probably didn't help in that regard, though.
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Post by theatreliker on Mar 19, 2017 13:58:13 GMT
First time seeing the play and indeed a Stoppard play. This is very enjoyable, with Maguire and Haig really excelling - Haig is particularly having a ball! I am also wondering if he's borrowed David Hyde Pierce's wig from La Bete - those theatre wigs are expensive. Radcliffe brings an innocence to Rosencrantz which is plays well off of Maguire's charisma. They make an effortless double act. Great to see the 50th anniversary production at the theatre where it first began (in London, anyway).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 15:39:18 GMT
Wasn't much taken with the play when I saw it last week. It felt like hard work, but it's quite possible I'd have appreciated it more if I hadn't been exhausted from having done a load of overtime the previous week! But there was a point I seriously felt like marching down to the stage and taking those damn coins away from them...
Agree that Haig is marvellous and McGuire also fun. Occasionally struggled to hear Radcliffe in the dress circle, but he wasn't the only one. Good on him for stretching himself and wanting to learn from others, though.
What is the Old Vic's current obsession with light? Not only do they have that huge lightbulb sculpture thingy running from the Lilian Baylis floor right down to stalls level, they now also appear to have modern artworks on the walls that also have lights across them. By the time I'd gone from the ground floor to the top floor in search of loos, then back to dress circle level, I was practically blinded by the glare!
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Post by londonmzfitz on Mar 20, 2017 17:26:26 GMT
Saw this Saturday night, utterly smitten by David Haig, he was great! Enjoyed his performance a lot. Pretty good evening in all.
Lighting though - and this is on stage - at one point the spot on the top level went squiffy (can you tell I'm not technical); I noticed a beam of light hit the stage and kept moving, looked up saw someone up there holding it, looked up later and saw a guy changing a filter in the middle of a scene, not sure what was going on. Would have thought it very distracting if I'd been sitting up there.
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Post by Sotongal on Mar 21, 2017 21:36:07 GMT
Have to say that David Haig is magnificent and looks like he's really enjoying himself as The Player in this.
It's being broadcast live to cinemas next month.
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Post by mallardo on Mar 23, 2017 10:40:20 GMT
I think Steve's take on this as an existential Sherlock Holmes and Watson double act is wonderfully accurate. It feels exactly like that, with the anxious and constantly questioning Guildenstern (Joshua McGuire) paired off with just what he needs, a bemused and contemplative and slightly withdrawn Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) who sees himself, as he says, "better in a supporting role". It's one of the great things about Stoppard's play that the two title characters who are supposed to be so indistinguishable that no one - not even themselves - can tell them apart are, in fact, so strikingly different.
Which is why it bothers me that comparisons are being unfairly made between McGuire and Radcliffe (to the detriment of Radcliffe) when the two actors are playing such very divergent roles. Both men are perfectly cast. And I think it speaks volumes for the intelligence of Radcliffe that he has opted for the less showy part - he knows very well what suits him.
I much preferred this duo to Jamie Parker and Samuel Barnett in the Trevor Nunn production at the Haymarket back in 2011, but then I think David Leveaux's production as a whole is better than Nunn's. It's far more energetic and inventive - especially with the troupe of Players. With all its wordplay and flamboyant cleverness it's a piece that can quickly wear out its welcome, but not so here. The pace never flags, it's genuinely funny and always profoundly entertaining. Leveaux is simply good with Stoppard. One thinks back to his productions of Arcadia and Jumpers, both unmatchable.
The Old Vic was packed, the audience responsive. All in all an exceptionally fine revival.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 23, 2017 10:43:50 GMT
I agree, Radcliffe plays the role of the docile and sweet Rosencrantz very well: my only complain about his performance is that occassionaly he tends to mumble and a couple of lines were completely unintelligible the night I went.
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Post by lynette on Mar 25, 2017 22:45:55 GMT
Liked it. Haig for best supporting Olivier?
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Post by foxa on Mar 27, 2017 9:02:08 GMT
Perhaps someone else has already posted this but....on Twitter they have just announced an extra week of performances of R&G 1st - 6th May, so if you want to see it get in quick.
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Post by foxa on Mar 27, 2017 9:03:28 GMT
And further tweet:Tickets go on sale at 12 NOON TODAY. Our website will be really busy so be quick and please bring your patience. Tickets start at £12.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 9:33:57 GMT
They've also announced this -
Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire: In Conversation on Tue 2 May at 5pm (£6) - an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of Tom Stoppard's landmark play
Priority booking for these events will open to members this week ahead of public booking at 12noon on Mon 3 Apr. As demand will be high why not join as a member to guarantee your spot?
Priority booking dates
Mon 27 Mar, 12noon – Patrons
Tue 28 Mar, 12noon – Premium Associates
Wed 29 Mar, 12noon – Associates
Thu 30 Mar, 12noon – Premium Friends
Fri 31 Mar, 12noon – Friends
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 9:36:52 GMT
Or save your pennies for Jack Thorne's Woyzeck.
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Post by lynette on Mar 27, 2017 14:39:38 GMT
Or save your pennies for Jack Thorne's Woyzeck. Has this been rewritten, turned upside down and is now being done in a Georgie accent? Or something like that. Not the original anyway? |
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