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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 19:16:45 GMT
Has anyone see this in Birmingham yet? I'm going next week in Aylesbury and apart from limited knowledge of the film I'm not sure what to expect. I enjoy a thriller though so I'm hoping it'll be a good evening  |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 13, 2017 19:21:19 GMT
Seen some great reviews so would like to catch it on tour but whether I try Brighton, Richmond or Woking (all ATFG venues, of course), the prices are diabolical. ATG seem to be charging so much more this year and offering fewer deals or none at all - I wonder why?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2017 20:49:08 GMT
I've noticed that as well - the offers from ATG seem few and far between for shows I've looked at this year. Either way, something is putting buyers off this show. It hasn't sold very well for next week at all.
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Post by showgirl on Jan 14, 2017 6:00:25 GMT
Maybe I should start another thread in General Discussion entitled "ATG Pricing Mystery" or similar, but though it's frustrating and discourages business, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with the above impression. We know from Theatremonkey's post about the group booking offices that ATG are reorganising and retrenching, but if they make too many moves which prevent people from booking, they will lose more than they save.
The only email offer I have received from them in MONTHS (to the point where I wondered if mine were going astray, but I am registered with all their local theatres) was around New Year, and then it was a rubbish deal as for existing members, using the offer code actually made the tickets more expensive - and I was already resisting them at their current level.
I wonder if they will shift towards last-minute offers but those aren't great for planning purposes as most of my ATG visits involve travelling away from London (e.g. to Brighton, Richmond, Wimbledon etc), so I need to know what else I can see on the same day, where, and whether the timings will fit together.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 14, 2017 6:59:50 GMT
Maybe I should start another thread in General Discussion entitled "ATG Pricing Mystery" or similar, but though it's frustrating and discourages business, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with the above impression. We know from Theatremonkey's post about the group booking offices that ATG are reorganising and retrenching, but if they make too many moves which prevent people from booking, they will lose more than they save. The only email offer I have received from them in MONTHS (to the point where I wondered if mine were going astray, but I am registered with all their local theatres) was around New Year, and then it was a rubbish deal as for existing members, using the offer code actually made the tickets more expensive - and I was already resisting them at their current level. I wonder if they will shift towards last-minute offers but those aren't great for planning purposes as most of my ATG visits involve travelling away from London (e.g. to Brighton, Richmond, Wimbledon etc), so I need to know what else I can see on the same day, where, and whether the timings will fit together.
www.theatreboard.co.uk/thread/2183/atg-pricing-mystery
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Post by moelhywel on Jan 14, 2017 22:46:42 GMT
I saw this in Birmingham on Tuesday. I wouldn't exactly call it a thriller, it's more of a psychological drama/melodrama as you quickly pick up what's happening but the way it's constructed still keeps you in suspense. Keith Allen is excellent as Rough, I always associate him with villainous roles but not in this. Kara Tointon is also very good as Bella Manningham. The set has a slightly skewed perspective of the drawing room and a few surprises. I booked seats in the Upper Circle, as the cheaper seats at the back of the Dress Circle are no longer, but got upgraded to there as they closed the Upper Circle.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2017 17:49:25 GMT
Brilliant piece of theatre. Kara Tointon is such an incredible actress. Such a great cast and great set for a touring show. We're lucky to have such impeccable talent coming to theatres so close to home. Go see it if you haven't already!
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 11, 2017 22:37:28 GMT
Thought this was out of this world, I love a play with a important social message at its core, this kept reminding me of Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White. This is also deliciously and subtly acted. Loved the way the 'Gaslight' was used as a metaphor for madness.
The theatre was packed and surprised this hasn't been revived more often than it has, the original run done excellently in a depression ridden London, did even better on Broadway. So shocked ATG isn't transferring this into the West End, this would do well at the Playhouse or Trafalgar Studio.
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Post by showgirl on Mar 11, 2017 22:58:53 GMT
Overall I enjoyed this but I'd only rate it 3.5 stars. The plot is preposterous and I wasn't enamoured of Kara Tointon, but if you don't expect too much, it's entertaining evening's hokum - and I agree that it would probably fare well at the right venue wherever it went, including the West End.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 7:38:17 GMT
Gaslight - a thriller where nothing thrilling happens, it tells u it's 'twist' within the first 20 mins and then everything goes to plan for it's protagonists. Boring night out, why oh why revive something that has absolutletly no meaning for our times, thank goodness for the OTT entertainment value of Keith Allen (he's the only reason to show)
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Post by showgirl on Mar 12, 2017 8:57:32 GMT
Agree Keith Allen's performance was the best, but his behaviour - as with that of all the characters, apart from possibly one of the two maids - was implausible to the point of being ludicrous.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 8:58:20 GMT
why oh why revive something that has absolutletly no meaning for our times, Because it's safe. It's a commercial theatre tour. |
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Post by showgirl on Mar 12, 2017 9:02:26 GMT
Reviews I've seen varied from average to good, so I think there is a market out there and that the target audience are enjoying it. I was partly persuaded to see it by reviews from earlier venues and never having seen the film or a previous theatrical version, curiosity was also a factor.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 9:46:56 GMT
Also the term "to gaslight" is very much in the public lexicon right now, why not see if you can tap into that audience who've heard the term in a political context and might be interested to see the theatrical context it came from.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 11:44:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 11:54:31 GMT
theringer.com/the-origin-of-gaslight-the-buzzword-for-trumps-america-c1131a1afa2aI would add is that the British version from 1940 is superior. EDIT: Also worth mentioning that the asymmetric 'warfare' of Putin and his fellow travellers is part of the same movement to destabilise, the use of 'fake news' emanating from troll farms and such, the denial and incredible counterclaim that it is actually the professional media that is 'fake'. The sad some people actually believe them is, I imagine, why the term is now so much used.
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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 12, 2017 20:09:52 GMT
Gaslight - a thriller where nothing thrilling happens, it tells u it's 'twist' within the first 20 mins and then everything goes to plan for it's protagonists. Boring night out, why oh why revive something that has absolutletly no meaning for our times, thank goodness for the OTT entertainment value of Keith Allen (he's the only reason to show) 1.92 stars Reading the programme, absolutely has meaning for our times. You could make the same argument for Shakespeare. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 22:19:44 GMT
Gaslight - a thriller where nothing thrilling happens, it tells u it's 'twist' within the first 20 mins and then everything goes to plan for it's protagonists. Boring night out, why oh why revive something that has absolutletly no meaning for our times, thank goodness for the OTT entertainment value of Keith Allen (he's the only reason to show) 1.92 stars Reading the programme, absolutely has meaning for our times. You could make the same argument for Shakespeare. Having to read the programme to get the meaning don't mean too much |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 15:52:29 GMT
I thought this production gets better as it goes on, which is the right way round!
I loved the balance of the show - I genuinely felt tense and uncomfortable with dread at what might happen at one point. but this is mixed with occasional melodrama shock effects done to the max and a glorious revelling in comic subversion, which I suppose is in the original but perhaps less blatantly? So by the end, I felt pulled in all directions and being excited because of not knowing what genre twist the production would throw at me next.
The audience looked potentially like the chat-and-chomp brigade when I saw them in the foyer on the way into the show but it's a tribute to them and to the production that they were gripped like me and responded well to all the twists, with very minimal behaviour disruption.
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Post by ruby on Mar 22, 2017 13:01:12 GMT
I have to admit the main reason I booked this was because I developed a crush on Rupert Young after seeing him in High Society. I throughly enjoyed it and thought all the cast were excellent.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 22, 2024 9:57:42 GMT
I'm surprised there hasn't been a major revival of this play considering how current and trending 'gaslighting' is. I can imagine it would appeal to younger generation, especially if cast appropriately to attract them
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Post by Jan on Mar 22, 2024 11:01:20 GMT
I'm surprised there hasn't been a major revival of this play considering how current and trending 'gaslighting' is. I can imagine it would appeal to younger generation, especially if cast appropriately to attract them It's a play that has always had a lot of amateur productions which is where I saw it. Here's an upcoming one. www.incognitotheatre.co.uk/whats-on/shows/gaslightIt's always had quite a lot of professional provincial productions too, it seems there were five in around 2017-2019. I would agree that a major company like NT could make something out of it with a suitable director just as they did for another amateur stalwart "An Inspector Calls". |
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Post by bee on Mar 22, 2024 11:24:57 GMT
I was about to post that I saw it quite recently at the Old Vic with Kenneth Cranham and Rosamund Pike. Upon Googling the production I find that it was in 2007! I feel so old.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 22, 2024 11:44:37 GMT
I was about to post that I saw it quite recently at the Old Vic with Kenneth Cranham and Rosamund Pike. Upon Googling the production I find that it was in 2007! I feel so old. Haha yes I found my programme for this the other day. Can't believe it was that long ago. Strikes me as the kind of piece someone like Jamie Lloyd could update. It just seems so modern in its themes. |
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Post by hflame on Mar 26, 2024 16:21:23 GMT
It just seems so modern in its themes. Hmmm... I saw an amateur version of this the other week. As it is written, the play, and even it's themes is quite dated; an abusive husband playing mind-games on his wife with the aim of discrediting her reliability as a witness to his crimes. She is aware of this throughout. It was not a pleaseant watch to be honest, more abusive than I was expecting. Even the Policeman openly manipulates the woman to his will. The modern interpretation of gaslighting is more subtle, and generally less abusive. Modern 'gaslighters' may not even be aware they are gaslighting, so consumed by their own lies. And victims are also often not aware of it. I would love to see a modern update done by a professional director. Lot's of potential. |
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