A Room with a View (Tour)

[David J]

Currently in the Chichester Festival Theatre foyer. Have overheard a woman telling her family or friends that if they don't like it they can leave at the interval

Very reassuring

[showgirl]

Saw it Wed but decided against starting a thread (having searched in vain, sure there already was one from earlier in the tour), so thank you, David J, for making the effort.

I thought it was absolutely fine, though obviously I had nothing to compare it with as this is the first stage adaptation, so far as I am aware. That plus I cannot recall the film and don't think I've read the book! I have heard that the part of cousin Charlotte (played by Felicity Kendal) has distorted the story by being given too much prominence, but I don't know whether that's true and I enjoyed the production as a whole.

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Dec 3, 2016 10:35:41 GMT showgirl said:

obviously I had nothing to compare it with as this is the first stage adaptation, so far as I am aware. That plus I cannot recall the film and don't think I've read the book!

Have you ever looked out of a window?

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Dec 3, 2016 10:35:41 GMT showgirl said:

Saw it Wed but decided against starting a thread (having searched in vain, sure there already was one from earlier in the tour), so thank you, David J, for making the effort.

I thought it was absolutely fine, though obviously I had nothing to compare it with as this is the first stage adaptation, so far as I am aware. That plus I cannot recall the film and don't think I've read the book! I have heard that the part of cousin Charlotte (played by Felicity Kendal) has distorted the story by being given too much prominence, but I don't know whether that's true and I enjoyed the production as a whole.

I saw this a few weeks ago at Richmond. You're right, Charlotte's part in the story is padded out a bit, presumably to give the star name more stage time than would otherwise have been the case.

I thought it was a perfectly decent bit of theatre, well acted by a good cast and with an impressive set. It was sort of unmemorable though, the kind of play that you enjoy while it's on but that you don't give much thought to afterwards.

[David J]

I liked it, but as mentioned it isn't anything special

I really enjoyed Lauren Coe's performance as Lucy, watching her develop into an independent adult and realise how life has its consequences

A bit more depth might have been given to her if so much attention wasn't given to Felicity Kendall

Shame that the production resorts to projections to present the many settings the play flits between