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Post by barrowside on Jul 22, 2017 23:01:38 GMT
Oh that sounds like an exciting interpretation - mind you she could be a great Lear when she's old enough!
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Post by callum on Jul 28, 2017 2:06:07 GMT
Danny Webb in this production - he was in Glenda at the Old Vic last year too. Is he playing the same role as last year? Easy work for him if he is I suppose.
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Post by alicechallice on Jul 28, 2017 7:13:46 GMT
No. He was Cornwall at the Old Vic, now playing Gloucester.
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Post by emsworthian on Aug 13, 2017 9:18:03 GMT
A handful of tickets for various performances of this have just become available on the CFT website. Hurry if you want one.
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Post by frosty on Aug 22, 2017 8:31:17 GMT
For all the youngsters out there, tickets for 16-25 year olds have been released for all performances today. Get 'em while they're hot.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 17:16:50 GMT
Be still my beating heart. That face, that smile, that quiff, those arms. Rehearsal images are out for 'King Lear' starring the foxy Jonny B.  There are some other people in it too apparently. Received loud and cLear |
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Post by Rory on Sept 22, 2017 19:23:11 GMT
I really hope this comes to London but I'm not holding my breath. Chichester and Bath transfers seem to have dried up over the last year or two.
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Post by Spectator on Sept 25, 2017 16:04:13 GMT
Seeing this Wednesday and was wondering about logistics.
Somewhat optimistically hoping to catch the 23:17 train to Brighton (yes, I know...)
Understand running time is 3 hours plus interval and c. 20 minute walk to the station, so would be cutting it really fine.
Just wondering how people usually handle this and how easy it is to exit the Minerva before the performance ends.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 17:00:43 GMT
I have before now made my entire row in the Minerva move up one so I can be on the end of the row for a quick escape. If you're reasonably able-bodied, I think it's quicker to dash from theatre to station on foot rather than gamble on a taxi. There's sometimes a later train that goes to Three Bridges, from where there are reasonably regular trains to Blackfriars and Victoria through the night, which is a useful plan B for London-bound theatre-goers. Maybe worth checking if there's a way to Brighton from there? If it's three hours though, I should hope you'd be fine as long as you don't dawdle, even with a 7.45 start. They must know people travel by train!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 17:33:17 GMT
Could you swim to Brighton from Chichester?
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Post by Spectator on Sept 25, 2017 23:15:08 GMT
I have before now made my entire row in the Minerva move up one so I can be on the end of the row for a quick escape. If you're reasonably able-bodied, I think it's quicker to dash from theatre to station on foot rather than gamble on a taxi. There's sometimes a later train that goes to Three Bridges, from where there are reasonably regular trains to Blackfriars and Victoria through the night, which is a useful plan B for London-bound theatre-goers. Maybe worth checking if there's a way to Brighton from there? If it's three hours though, I should hope you'd be fine as long as you don't dawdle, even with a 7.45 start. They must know people travel by train! Thanks - this is really helpful. Just wondering if I can summon the courage to ask everyone to move during the final act: "Howl, howl, how-sorry; train to catch"  |
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Post by frosty on Sept 26, 2017 7:46:25 GMT
Be still my beating heart. That face, that smile, that quiff, those arms. Rehearsal images are out for 'King Lear' starring the foxy Jonny B. There are some other people in it too apparently. Received loud and cLearSaw it last night..Jonny B is almost naked...I didn't know where to look... |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 26, 2017 8:09:28 GMT
I don't like that almost
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2017 8:17:59 GMT
Be still my beating heart. That face, that smile, that quiff, those arms. Rehearsal images are out for 'King Lear' starring the foxy Jonny B. There are some other people in it too apparently. Received loud and cLearSaw it last night..Jonny B is almost naked...I didn't know where to look... Almost? AL-MOST? If the pants don't come off I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to Sir Ian. I would have expected him of all people to have insisted, nay DEMANDED, that Jonny B take the lot off. That's my whole reason for schlepping off to the middle of nowhere to see yet another King Lear. I am outraged. OUT. RAGED. |
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Post by frosty on Sept 26, 2017 9:07:10 GMT
Saw it last night..Jonny B is almost naked...I didn't know where to look... Almost? AL-MOST? If the pants don't come off I shall be writing a strongly worded letter to Sir Ian. I would have expected him of all people to have insisted, nay DEMANDED, that Jonny B take the lot off. That's my whole reason for schlepping off to the middle of nowhere to see yet another King Lear. I am outraged. OUT. RAGED. Well it is still in previews, they may make the artistic decision to remove the pants to big up his part.... |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 26, 2017 9:15:13 GMT
How's the play?
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Post by frosty on Sept 26, 2017 10:21:32 GMT
Well, I must admit, I've not really seen much Shakespeare, so don't have a lot to compare it to. I find it really hard going in general, the plots to me are very confusing (but then I struggled to follow Mama Mia! ;-), so I read the synopsis of the play beforehand so I could follow what was going on, and I'm glad I did, otherwise I would have got completely lost. However, I wanted to see this one cos of the cast and being in the Minvera meant it would be very intimate. I wasn't disappointed, I really enjoyed it. The acting is superb, and my favourite was Sinead Cusack as Kent, I thought she was great. All 3 daughters are also very good. Sir Ian, of course, what can you say? Marvelous! One thing that did grate with me slightly though, is the way modern clothes and technology is used in a play where the plot and language is obviously over 400 years old. But then, different interpretations of Shakespeare is just what happens. It is a long one though, we got out at 11pm, so those getting a train had better get a wriggle on! |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 28, 2017 13:54:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 14:00:50 GMT
Ooooh, look at them arms. And those legs.
I need a lie down.
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Post by Rory on Sept 28, 2017 14:09:26 GMT
God, this looks great! Does anyone know if this is coming to the West End? Would be a shame for such a great cast to have such a limited run.
The next two theatres free are the Noel Coward and the Gielgud (if The Ferryman doesn't extend again) but I suspect that Girl from the North Country will probably go to the Coward (see mrbarnaby's post in that thread). Maybe Baz will shed some light tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 14:12:43 GMT
I read somewhere they were hoping to film this, but I wouldn't count on a transfer. McKellen seems to genuinely love the intimacy of the Minerva, and Phil Daniels at least has his next job already lined up.
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Post by theatreian on Sept 28, 2017 14:22:24 GMT
Ooooh, look at them arms. And those legs. Yes I agree , Johnathan Bailey has quite a body, looking at it from a serious shakespearian angle of course!! |
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Post by peggs on Sept 28, 2017 14:38:11 GMT
Does look interesting and what a cast
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Post by martin1965 on Sept 28, 2017 19:32:27 GMT
God, this looks great! Does anyone know if this is coming to the West End? Would be a shame for such a great cast to have such a limited run. The next two theatres free are the Noel Coward and the Gielgud (if The Ferryman doesn't extend again) but I suspect that Girl from the North Country will probably go to the Coward (see mrbarnaby's post in that thread). Maybe Baz will shed some light tonight. Doubt it v much. |
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Post by wickedgrin on Oct 1, 2017 23:20:09 GMT
A privilege to witness this thrilling production in such an intimate space.
Simply but very effectively staged with a torrential rainstorm - McKellen (aged 78) gets soaked!
A superb cast give high octane performances throughout but especially notable for me were Dervla Kirwan as Goneril, Kirsty Bushell as Regan, Phil Daniels as the Fool ( a difficult part to pull off I always think but he made it work completely), Danny Webb as Gloucester and Johnathan Bailey as Edgar.
But of course it is all about McKellen's Lear. There is something incredibly moving about his performance, his breakdown complete, pitiful, sad, the loss of his daughter Cordelia heartbreaking. There is something visceral in seeing an old man playing an old man. A performance that made the play more impactful than I have ever felt before.
The play (and this production ) has huge relevance still today. The chaos caused by Lear, following the division of his kingdom. The sense of impending apocalypse leaves Edgar at the end declaring "The weight of this sad time we must obey. Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say". Truth is the only currency in such dangerous, chaotic times both then and now!
An unforgettable time in the theatre.
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