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Post by alicechallice on Jul 18, 2017 20:41:25 GMT
Evenin' all. Is anybody going to see this tomorrow night? Just wondered if there were any interval 'hello's to be had. I'll be in drag and wearing a scarf littered in blonde hairs, as a tribute to our sexy Bert.
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Post by popcultureboy on Jul 19, 2017 7:47:39 GMT
Saw this last Saturday night. Brilliant piece. Whoever hasn't seen it is better off catching it at the Almeida. The transfer won't do it justice. Why won't it? |
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Post by theplayer on Jul 19, 2017 11:49:04 GMT
Saw this last Saturday night. Brilliant piece. Whoever hasn't seen it is better off catching it at the Almeida. The transfer won't do it justice. Why won't it? Because the Almeida is a better theatre than the Duke of York's. It's a more intimate space, which makes for a better performance. Especially for a play like Ink. |
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Post by stefy69 on Jul 20, 2017 5:59:16 GMT
Can't comment on the Almeida but the Duke of York's is a lovely little intimate theatre and as a bonus has lovely front of house staff.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2017 8:15:11 GMT
Well. The knockabout let's-put-on-a-newspaper first act is all zip and laughs, The second act, not so much.
Fabulous set and Richard Coyle leads a terrific cast with Jack Holden, Justin Salinger, Sophie Stanton and particularly Tim Steed as standouts.
Highlight of the evening? Amongst the swearing, smoking etc warning posted on the wall, we're now also warned that there are latex balloons on stage. I kid you not.
This newspaper lark doesn't seem that much fun though. No wonder Larry Lamb left the business go into 'Eastenders'. Working with Babs Windsor must have been so much easier.
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Post by popcultureboy on Jul 21, 2017 7:11:05 GMT
Because the Almeida is a better theatre than the Duke of York's. It's a more intimate space, which makes for a better performance. Especially for a play like Ink. There aren't many spaces as or more intimate than the Almeida about though. It's not like they've chosen to transfer it to the Palladium. |
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Post by stefy69 on Jul 21, 2017 10:02:31 GMT
The Duke Of York's is probably the nearest you'd get to the Almeida anyway, in the West End. I did hear Ink looked at the Dominion, though  . Now you're just being silly aren't you , it was the Open Air that they looked at... |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 21, 2017 12:41:46 GMT
Well. The knockabout let's-put-on-a-newspaper first act is all zip and laughs, The second act, not so much. Fabulous set and Richard Coyle leads a terrific cast with Jack Holden, Justin Salinger, Sophie Stanton and particularly Tim Steed as standouts. Highlight of the evening? Amongst the swearing, smoking etc warning posted on the wall, we're now also warned that there are latex balloons on stage. I kid you not. This newspaper lark doesn't seem that much fun though. No wonder Larry Lamb left the business go into 'Eastenders'. Working with Babs Windsor must have been so much easier. Some people are allergic to latex, especially those who work in healthcare, and in these days of ambulance chasing lawyers, we have to be warned about everything. It's the use of non-toxic smoke effects that annoys me. I'm from the north; I like my smoke to be toxic. |
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Post by lynette on Jul 21, 2017 13:50:10 GMT
Why does this need an intimate space? I think it would do well in say The Lyttleton. 😂 No seriously, the set could be expanded and the printing effects could go big. Might get the message over better too. Intimate chats no problem with the skills, turning stages, lighting blah blah. The problem with a large theatre would be the audience. I don't think it has such huge pulling power.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 21, 2017 20:36:16 GMT
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 21, 2017 20:49:11 GMT
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Post by lynette on Jul 21, 2017 20:59:04 GMT
Thank you for changing the subject.
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Post by danielwhit on Jul 27, 2017 22:39:30 GMT
Saw this tonight - straight up there as one of the best productions I've seen recently.
The two acts do feel very different, however I think the balance was very accurately struck. We had the knockabout humour in Act One, so we needed some harder content to show the downsides likewise.
Like other commenters, I felt I learnt a lot about The Sun's Murdoch conception. For my generation it was just "there" and I had never been interested enough to look at its rise.
I hope it does well on the transfer - and wonder (despite/especially with the Sky Arts link) whether this is an outside chance to be NTLive'd in the next few months.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 23:23:45 GMT
Caught this at the beginning of the week, and was very impressed.
Great set, well directed, some fun set-pieces - including the assembling of the Sun staff in a musical montage number (could have been awful but I found well-judged), uniformly strong cast and a very clever and insightful script. Plenty to recommend.
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Post by mikey on Jul 28, 2017 6:51:55 GMT
Ditto with the above, saw this on Monday and absolutely loved this!
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Post by crowblack on Jul 31, 2017 13:18:00 GMT
I saw it last Monday - I enjoyed it, though I'm surprised the Guardian went so heavily with the Bertie Carvel / Murdoch angle. It was Richard Coyle's humane and conflicted Larry Lamb who seemed to me to be the centre of the play - Carvel's Murdoch seemed like a cameo and a different style of performance. I was a bit disappointed that it never really got under Murdoch's skin - we were told his motives but, as the play acknowledges, it doesn't get to the 'why' (btw, I wonder whether Carvel's part was cut in previews?). And, while it obviously couldn't be avoided, I didn't really buy the idea of cause and effect that the second half of the play seemed to be arguing about the kidnapping, and, later, Page 3. Still, an entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking evening.
The staging is fab - reminded me of Terry Gilliam's Brazil or The Crimson Permanent Insurance from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. There are even filing cabinet door handles around/under the front of the stage by the seating.
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Post by martin1965 on Jul 31, 2017 15:13:48 GMT
Going Saturday, looking forward to it. Whilst there will book for Albion snd the Tennessee Williams☺
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Post by kathryn on Jul 31, 2017 23:25:30 GMT
Enjoyed this a lot from the back of the stalls tonight, despite the restricted view.
I did feel that Murdoch got off very lightly, though.
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Post by stevemar on Aug 1, 2017 16:02:58 GMT
This was very good:
- the usual Rupert Goold touches a la Enron - movement, noise and song in the first half. A small niggle would be that it was almost too restless and noisy;
- so, the second half was a good contract concentrating on the two main story lines.
Great performances from Richard Coyle and Bertie Carvel, but like others I would have liked to see more about Rupert Murdoch and suspect some of his scenes may have been cut. Given that he had hardly any interaction with any other characters other than Larry Lamb (presumably deliberate to heighten his sense of awkwardness and isolation) this limited the level of insight into him.
8/10 for me, and another very solid Almeida show.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 18:16:27 GMT
Saw the matinee today and I enjoyed it but don't think I loved it as much as everyone else. The story was very compelling and I do feel I learnt more about the suns history. All the performances were very good and do agree Carvel was a little trunchball like ,like her Australian brother. Richard coyle was also good. Liked the direction and use of music but have to day from my cheap side seat I could not see the tower thing very well if at all. I like the mix of comedy and serious but one thing I though watching it is why is it relieving for now? Newspapers are dying and it is not a part of history that is a must learn about, overall I liked it but can not see th must of it getting a transfer.
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Post by crowblack on Aug 2, 2017 18:39:58 GMT
overall I liked it but can not see th must of it getting a transfer. I agree - it's very well done but I'm surprised about the transfer too, as I didn't think the subject matter was that broadly appealing. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 10:31:00 GMT
Loved this and disagree that it's not a relevant topic - there's so much focus on the quality, trustworthiness and influence of the media now that it seems really relevant to look at where and how a genuine sea-change happened. But even without that it's a great bit of story-telling and well-worth seeing (and I had no idea about the big crime - astonished that it doesn't get referred to more)
Like others, I wonder whether the Murdoch role got cut in rehearsal, otherwise I don't see why Bertie Carvel would have been attracted to what is basically a walk-on character part. It doesn't give any insight at all into Murdoch's character or motivations, which is the play's one big failing for me. Otherwise some great staging, some good jokes and a fair bit of drama and darkness - pretty much my ideal night out!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 13:14:49 GMT
Motivations, I agree abby, beyond a desire to introduce profitable Australian working practises into England. Character, I'm inclined to disagree, particularly in the second half where we learn his ideas on friendship etc. It was subtle, but there, I felt. Yep, good point - that was well done. Would have liked to have seen more of that - I left feeling I didn't have much of a handle on Murdoch - but maybe that's an accurate portrayal. |
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Post by Jon on Aug 3, 2017 13:17:11 GMT
I think Murdoch lurking in the background and only coming out at key moments worked for me. To me, Ink is less about Murdoch and more about Larry Lamb's desire to beat the Daily Mirror and it came at a cost.
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Post by martin1965 on Aug 5, 2017 18:00:43 GMT
Just on train after seeing this. Superb! Carvel amazing as Murdoch in what is a lot more than a mere walk on. The rest of the cast are as good and the set, wow!😊 Booked for Albion on way out.
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