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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 22:57:10 GMT
A slightly flirty Lady B who thinks she still has a chance might be v funny. @ryan ?  A handbag?  |
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Post by Distant Dreamer... on Apr 29, 2018 16:00:34 GMT
Anywho...has anyone been to see An Ideal Husband yet? I'd be interested to hear views.
On the handbag note, does anyone else think they are leaving it rather late to make a casting announcement? I'd love to see an older actress as Miss Prism such as Shirley Ann Field.
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Post by Latecomer on Apr 29, 2018 17:41:46 GMT
Saw matinee yesterday, along with Baz! It was great fun and I am completely in love with Freddie Fox! He was fabulous and his interplay with Edward Fox was made even funnier by the fact that they are father and son in real life! I liked Nathaniel Parker and Sally Bretton and Frances Barber has a ball.....lovely production!
For a preview this was word perfect and in fine shape. Ran close to 3hours, first half a little slow perhaps (there is a lot of setting up to do!) but second was great. Didn't mind the strange ages of Frances and Freddie....they pulled it off!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2018 8:45:39 GMT
Ha! I love this . . .
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Post by jason71 on May 2, 2018 15:50:53 GMT
Are day seats available for these shows?
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Post by Distant Dreamer... on May 3, 2018 6:57:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 7:36:09 GMT
It's his biog from the programme for 'An Ideal Husband'. |
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Post by showgirl on May 26, 2018 22:43:46 GMT
Not long since I saw a different production of An Ideal Husband but the good reviews for this one tempted me and I was lucky to bag the last day seat for today's matinee. I really enjoyed it and thought Freddie Fox was the standout; the only niggle being that every time he was meant to say "I want to" or "I don't want to" he actually said "wanna", which really grated, especially as generally the diction of the whole cast seemed otherwise precise and appropriate to the era.
Shame some of the ages were so out of synch: even had Mrs Chieveley and Lady Chilton been in years at the same school, they would have had to be closer in age than the actors playing those parts; likewise Sir Robert and Lord Goring did not convince as best friends since their appearance would also have put them in quite different generations.
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 26, 2018 23:21:06 GMT
Looking forward to this, Freddie Fox rarely disappoints, his Bottom at the Southwark Playhouse was one of the best, the physical transformation was especially memorable.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2018 9:25:18 GMT
Well. I simply loved 'An Ideal Husband', it was absolutely smashing. I have to say that I wasn't especially bothered by the difference in ages between Lady Chiltern and Mrs Cheveley (they may have gone to the same school but clearly at different times) and that's because Frances Barber was so deliciously wicked that it made it all worthwhile. I think she should be allowed to play any sexy villain she chooses from here until retirement.
The show is all about Freddie Fox though. Apart from looking absolutely scrumptious he delivers a really fabulous comic performance. I could have been reading more into it but I could have sworn he was playing Lord Goring as a chap who could swing both ways. And wouldn't that make everyone happy? He looks like he could be fun and filthy at the same time. And the obvious affection with his father was just lovely.
Great cast, lots of fun (dear old Susie Hampshire is a delight) and for those who like some nice bosom and bustle frocks with your Oscar Wilde, you're in for a treat. I'd happily go again. 'specially for the Fantastic Mr Fox.
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Post by showgirl on May 28, 2018 14:22:40 GMT
I forgot to say that the ladies' costumes were fabulous - for those who can tear themselves away from Freddie Fox, or when he's off-stage. Mr Fox does indeed steal the show and doesn't look as old as 29 to me.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 11:45:47 GMT
Quite amused by a comment on the Londontheatredirect site from one visitor, who noted that a gentleman never does up the bottom button on a waistcoat. Well I mean, it's quite true. The bottom button on a waistcoat or suit jacket should never be fastened. |
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Post by TallPaul on May 29, 2018 11:59:17 GMT
It is true now (When is @ryan ever wrong?) but it all depends on the era being portrayed.
The trend was begun by Edward VII, though he may still have been PoW, mainly because he was 'quite' rotund.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 12:06:12 GMT
It is true now (When is @ryan ever wrong?) but it all depends on the era being portrayed. Rarely. OK, never.  |
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Post by peggs on May 29, 2018 15:42:02 GMT
This place is such an education
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Post by learfan on May 29, 2018 17:35:39 GMT
Something again i thought was common knowledge!
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Post by TallPaul on May 31, 2018 16:43:01 GMT
Breaking from Bracknell. It's Sophie Thompson.
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 31, 2018 18:20:04 GMT
Sophie Thompson as Lady Bracknell
Jeremy Swift as Reverend Chasuble
Sinead Matthews as Gwendolyn Fairfax
Fiona Button as Cecily Cardew
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Post by crowblack on May 31, 2018 18:25:14 GMT
And the boys?
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 18:38:21 GMT
Not yet announced, otherwise someone would've posted them already.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 18:41:30 GMT
Clearly bringing up the rear. Just as dear old Oscar probably always intended. Fnar.  |
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 31, 2018 18:55:49 GMT
The email said ‘more to follow’
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Post by crowblack on May 31, 2018 20:25:10 GMT
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Post by zak97 on May 31, 2018 21:55:37 GMT
This was all announced this week. Pretty sure WOS had an article on it.
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 31, 2018 22:05:15 GMT
This was all announced this week. Pretty sure WOS had an article on it. No. |
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