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Post by lolli on Jan 29, 2016 8:40:06 GMT
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Post by stefy69 on Jan 29, 2016 8:49:12 GMT
Now that sounds vey interesting indeed.
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Post by Marwood on Jan 29, 2016 12:19:31 GMT
Hmmm, didn't think much of the film, although that was not helped by seeing it on one of the worst cinema screens in the West End (the Odeon in Panton Street, I didn't know if it was supposed to be so murky looking or if it was just that the projectionist was pissed)- it was the beginning of Johnny Deep's slide into the hammy, do any old rubbish for the money rut he's been stuck in for the last 10 years or so.
Will wait for a few reviews before deciidng on seeing this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 13:25:53 GMT
Oh yes please. That's me booked. I find Dominic Cooper rather attractive. In quite a filthy way. He's a man I imagine knows his way around a boudoir!
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Post by Snciole on Jan 29, 2016 13:57:57 GMT
Is this going to sell well in London? The story might attract but not sure how big Dominic Cooper in 2016.
TRH is so big but so expensive so hoping for comps/discounts.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 14:42:46 GMT
He's not had any enormous breakouts yet (unless you count Mamma Mia!, which I'm not sure I would), but he has been steadily working in the US, what with his recurring role as Iron Man's dad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he's also about to be the (HORRENDOUSLY MISCAST) lead of the TV series Preacher. And there's the Warcraft film, which I suppose has the potential to be huge though the trailer is far from the greatest I've ever seen. I don't imagine this'll sell out, but I think it'll do okay. It'll discount, but it won't close early. Maybe.
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Post by alnoor on Jan 29, 2016 17:06:45 GMT
No plans to see this. Would rather spend money to see AS and SRB at Stratford
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Post by lynette on Jan 30, 2016 17:00:50 GMT
No plans to see this. Would rather spend money to see AS and SRB at Stratford Yes, Stratford every time! They are really having a moment there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 21:45:53 GMT
This has gone quiet a lot, especially considering it is beginning previews in under two months... do we have any other casting news?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2016 23:33:51 GMT
This has gone quiet a lot, especially considering it is beginning previews in under two months... do we have any other casting news? Also with Jasper Britton, Ophelia Lovibond, Mark Hadfield, Alice Bailey Johnson, Elizabeth Barry, Will Barton, Cornelius Booth, Emily Byrt, Jonathan Hansler, Joseph MacNab, Elizabeth Mallet, James Marchant, Will Merrick, Lydia Piechowiak, Lizzie Roper, Richard Teverson, Nina Toussaint White. First preview on 31 Aug.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 4, 2016 16:35:37 GMT
Was this the play playing downstairs at the Royal Court when Blasted was upstairs?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 17:36:22 GMT
Was this the play playing downstairs at the Royal Court when Blasted was upstairs? Probably. It was co-produced by Out of Joint and the Royal Court and toured the UK in autumn 1994, in rep with The Man of Mode, both directed by Max Stafford Clark. Blasted played Upstairs in January 1995, so it may well be that The Libertine played its run Downstairs at the Royal Court in January 1995, after the Autmn 1994 tour.
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Post by foxa on Aug 22, 2016 11:50:47 GMT
For some reason, I thought this teaser preview of 'The Libertine' might be of interest to a few of you: (Ahem, esp. Dominic Cooper fans.)
In terms of casting,they must be counting heavily on Cooper's appeal. Besides Jasper Britton, I don't think most of the other names will resonate (and aren't featured in the preview video.)
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Post by stefy69 on Aug 22, 2016 11:58:09 GMT
Something I am really looking forward to in a couple of months.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 14:03:12 GMT
In terms of casting,they must be counting heavily on Cooper's appeal. Besides Jasper Britton, I don't think most of the other names will resonate (and aren't featured in the preview video.) Will Merrick was hilarious as Steve Davies in The Rack Pack.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 14:51:46 GMT
There had better be some nudity in this.
If there isn't even a flash of a Dominipple I shall NOT be a happy bunny.
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Post by easilypleased on Aug 23, 2016 12:47:47 GMT
There had better be some nudity in this. This is a Terry Johnson show! There's bound to be nudity.
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Post by Jan on Aug 24, 2016 14:12:14 GMT
There had better be some nudity in this. If there isn't even a flash of a Dominipple I shall NOT be a happy bunny. Oh pervy old Terry will make sure there is nudity but as it's at the Haymarket you'll need U-Boat binoculars to get the full benefit. Odd how Johnson gets a free pass on this whereas Benny Hill didn't.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 14:24:15 GMT
The Libertine is the very first show at the Theatre Royal Bath after the installation of the new audience seating.
So, any planned nudity can't be sufficiently exciting to trigger the release of bodily fluids as this would spoil the new seats.
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Post by easilypleased on Aug 24, 2016 14:26:35 GMT
There had better be some nudity in this. If there isn't even a flash of a Dominipple I shall NOT be a happy bunny. Oh pervy old Terry will make sure there is nudity but as it's at the Haymarket you'll need U-Boat binoculars to get the full benefit. Odd how Johnson gets a free pass on this whereas Benny Hill didn't.
Ha ha. How he got those girls to do what they did in Mrs Henderson I cannot imagine, especially Emma Williams who is a serious performer by any standards. The genius of it is, they genuinely seemed to think they were doing it for a higher empowerment/feminist purpose. I wish I knew his secret.
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Post by Jan on Aug 24, 2016 16:47:18 GMT
Oh pervy old Terry will make sure there is nudity but as it's at the Haymarket you'll need U-Boat binoculars to get the full benefit. Odd how Johnson gets a free pass on this whereas Benny Hill didn't.
Ha ha. How he got those girls to do what they did in Mrs Henderson I cannot imagine, especially Emma Williams who is a serious performer by any standards. The genius of it is, they genuinely seemed to think they were doing it for a higher empowerment/feminist purpose. I wish I knew his secret.
Yes, I recall one droll interview with the high-minded actress who got her tits out for him in Piano/Forte who assured us he was an "eroticist" rather than just a dirty old man (that would be the audience). There is always a ready audience in UK for a middlebrow play with nudity - Steaming, Equus, Hitchcock Blonde etc. etc - as Terry has noticed to his advantage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 17:07:55 GMT
There had better be some nudity in this. If there isn't even a flash of a Dominipple I shall NOT be a happy bunny. Oh pervy old Terry will make sure there is nudity but as it's at the Haymarket you'll need U-Boat binoculars to get the full benefit. Odd how Johnson gets a free pass on this whereas Benny Hill didn't. Oh fabulous. At my time of life I take what I can get nowadays. But if you think for one minute that I'll be sat somewhere in the Haymarket where I need binoculars when there is the possibility of a flash of Dominic's cooper then you are much mistaken sir, much mistaken. I shall be front and centre armed with a bag, the keys to a getaway van and a dose of rohypnol that could bring down an entire proletariat.
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Post by Jan on Aug 24, 2016 17:14:59 GMT
Oh pervy old Terry will make sure there is nudity but as it's at the Haymarket you'll need U-Boat binoculars to get the full benefit. Odd how Johnson gets a free pass on this whereas Benny Hill didn't. Oh fabulous. At my time of life I take what I can get nowadays. But if you think for one minute that I'll be sat somewhere in the Haymarket where I need binoculars when there is the possibility of a flash of Dominic's cooper then you are much mistaken sir, much mistaken. I shall be front and centre armed with a bag, the keys to a getaway van and a dose of rohypnol that could bring down an entire proletariat. Good man. Alfred Marks had an anecdote about appearing at the Windmill in the 1940s as The Sultan with his nude harem and so on ("to annoy the punters when the girls faced upstage I just used to look down at it"). One regular used to go frequently but could only afford the cheap seats so he had a special pair of glasses with very thick magnifying lenses made. Entering the theatre for the first time wearing these he fell down the stairs and broke his leg. (Note to Terry: good idea for a play ?).
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Post by lynette on Aug 24, 2016 17:39:58 GMT
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Post by Jan on Aug 24, 2016 17:59:46 GMT
Oh yes, and didn't he do the rhyme, "Was Christmas in the harem, The eunuchs all stood round, And hoards of gorgeous women, Were stretched out on the ground. The sheik stood in the doorway, Surveyed his marbled halls, And when he shouted 'what do you want?' the eunuchs shouted, 'Tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy. Tidings of comfort and joy." I think that is the authentic script. Yes. A Richard Bean original.
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