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Post by Marwood on Jul 28, 2018 22:40:56 GMT
I’m going next Saturday, row A stalls: should I be prepared for a soaking?
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Post by nash16 on Jul 29, 2018 0:32:43 GMT
I’m going next Saturday, row A stalls: should I be prepared for a soaking? Well, he got it out for his 2007 RSC one, so potentially, yes. |
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Post by Marwood on Jul 29, 2018 9:48:27 GMT
I’m going next Saturday, row A stalls: should I be prepared for a soaking? Well, he got it out for his 2007 RSC one, so potentially, yes. Him getting it out and splashing people is more likely to take place at his pub down river after the show, but thanks for the heads up all the same...😉 |
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Post by Marwood on Jul 30, 2018 8:54:05 GMT
row A stalls: should I be prepared for a soaking Not from the actual rain storm. A puddle builds on the stage floor, though, and the actors kick some very large drops a long way. I was in A1 and took more than a few direct hits a couple of times. I think the other side (5 to 8) are dryer. Cheers, I will have to remember not to wear anything too bling. |
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 15:02:19 GMT
Well, poor Sir Ian injured his leg this morning and after a delay of around 30 minutes the matinee today was cancelled. However, clearly in some pain and discomfort, he gamely came on to sit and entertain the audience which he did with some panache for around 80 minutes. Plenty of juicy anecdotes and a bit of audience Q&A thrown in for good measure. Disappointed obviously not to have seen the production but he was entertaining and generous with his time. Will now make sure I don't miss the NT Live screening as I don't think I'll have the opportunity to re-book before 3rd November.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Aug 4, 2018 15:35:38 GMT
That is amazing that he did that. If it is possible he has risen even higher in my theatre gods ranking
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Post by Marwood on Aug 4, 2018 16:59:05 GMT
I did ask at the theatre earlier if he’d cancelled because it was too hot and he just thought ‘sod it’ and cancelled but the gentleman at the box office wouldn’t comment 😃
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 17:16:43 GMT
No, he was rushing for a train and went over on his ankle. He was trying his level best to go on and the delayed start was due to him having physio but in the end he was advised not to risk it and rightly so. I am assuming tonight's is off too but I'm not certain.
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Post by Marwood on Aug 4, 2018 17:28:30 GMT
I’m booked for tonight and they told me it’s going ahead but I’ll soon find out
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 17:28:41 GMT
Having a chauffeur
So much safer
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 17:29:25 GMT
This reminds me
Of when Joyce di donato
Did an opera
In a wheelchair
With a leg in plaster
Amazing
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Post by Marwood on Aug 4, 2018 20:18:28 GMT
There’s a prize c•nt in row B telling all of his friends at full volume about what awesome seats he has and how he is going to get Ian McKellen to sign the heap of sh*te he has with him. I hope McKellen takes an hour to come out then tells him to f*** off- equally loudly.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Aug 4, 2018 21:42:39 GMT
After having to cancel matinee because of injury he expects McKellen to stand there and sign his crap? How rude!!!
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 22:11:48 GMT
Apparently there have been problems with the lighting tonight after the interval. No doubt Marwood will tell all. It hasn't been their day at the Duke of York's! |
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Post by Marwood on Aug 4, 2018 22:21:51 GMT
Yes, the second act started about 15 minutes late, also no Danny Webb either tonight. It REALLY hasn’t been this plays day today.
Our ‘friend’ in row B was making equally loud huffing noises and lots of ‘wows’ after the play finished, like he’d been scuba diving in the Mariana Trench, or shagging a particularly hefty elephant: he was telling his compadres in the interval that he’d seen many shows at the Duke of York’s, and Lear beats them all: I wasn’t aware that the Teletubbies and In The Night Garden had done shows there...
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 22:32:21 GMT
Some people are so over the bloody top. A few self indulgent audience members at the impromptu 'Audience with' this aft also. I know that sounds a bit harsh but my cringeometer was peaking at various stages. I think Sir Ian was pretending he couldn't hear them on occasion and I didn't blame him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2018 23:34:39 GMT
Oh he's a class act that Sir Ian, isn't he? Many a young 'un nowadays could take note. *cough* Vanessa Kirby *cough*
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 4, 2018 23:40:16 GMT
Oh he's a class act that Sir Ian, isn't he? Many a young 'un nowadays could take note. *cough* Vanessa Kirby *cough* What’s with the Kirby shade? |
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 23:44:05 GMT
It's like when Dame Diana Rigg was reportedly, recently, less than pleased when the leading lady of Broadway's My Fair Lady, decided against Sunday matinees, allegedly without the rest of the cast being formally notified. Dame Diana was not amused!
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Post by Rory on Aug 4, 2018 23:56:34 GMT
A good thread on Twitter below about some of Sir Ian's anecdotes today. He is a total ledge.
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Post by n1david on Aug 5, 2018 6:28:17 GMT
Oh he's a class act that Sir Ian, isn't he? Many a young 'un nowadays could take note. *cough* Vanessa Kirby *cough* What’s with the Kirby shade? She’s been absent from “Julie” for some time. Take a look at that thread. |
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Post by n1david on Aug 5, 2018 16:33:36 GMT
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Post by Marwood on Aug 6, 2018 12:11:11 GMT
So to the actual show itself, I didn't dislike it as much as this review: The Spectator but I wasn't really that impressed: maybe it was a combination of being in a theatre on one of the hottest days of the year, the delay in starting the second act (and the lighting not working correctly during it) and the aforementioned big mouthed nob and his acolytes sat behind me but I was disappointed by this. I really don't take to productions that needlessly update the settings of a play to make them more modern and 'relevant': I'm assuming this was inspired by the filmed McKellen Richard III but the soldiers in modern day uniform carrying machine guns added nothing whatsoever (the Mexican standoff near the end held no suspense whatsoever). As the denouement of most of the characters takes place off stage at the end, I really didn't care much about how things ended: although McKellen does do a super corpse (is ithat a spoiler?) If this is McKellens last Shakespeare then I'm glad I saw it (I saw his Shakespeare on Screen at the BFI a few years back but have never seen him actually play a Shakespearean role until now) but I couldn't honestly recommend this - certainly not at the £145 premium ticket price anyway. |
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Post by wanderingranger on Aug 12, 2018 19:35:23 GMT
For those who have been, does Sir Ian sign after the show? The only big star I've ever stage doored is Angela Lansbury and there were barriers up and she wasn't allowed to sign. What's the stage door situation like here? If he signs it's worth waiting but if it's barriers, security and people who don't know how to behave then there isn't.
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Post by popcultureboy on Aug 12, 2018 22:36:11 GMT
There are barriers and security, but he does sign. Doesn't pose for selfies and only signs King Lear merchandise, which weeds out all the people who don't know how to behave :-)
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