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Post by perfectspy on May 6, 2016 22:51:53 GMT
I'm seeing this tomorrow evening, wish me luck.
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Post by sanddeep on May 7, 2016 23:06:26 GMT
Loved it. Could have watched 6 hrs of it.
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Post by perfectspy on May 7, 2016 23:10:26 GMT
I enjoyed the play. It got some negative reviews over Act 1 but I thought the time flew past. Glad I got a ticket now, great play.
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Post by andrew on May 8, 2016 0:51:51 GMT
I'm off to the Tuesday matinee on the strength of this thread alone. Was surprised to find Friday rush seats available a few hours after it had gone on sale, all the better for me though.
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Post by foxa on May 8, 2016 12:08:03 GMT
Hope you enjoy it, Andrew. I saw a mid-week matinee and loved it.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 13:18:38 GMT
Hope you enjoy it, Andrew. I saw a mid-week matinee and loved it. Went in for a midweek matinee and came out on Saturday morning. :-) |
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Post by alicechallice on May 10, 2016 22:28:51 GMT
Hello. First-time poster here, long-time snooper!
So managed to scoop a ticket for this from a friend & was hoping it would live up to my expectations and by golly, it did!
I have never felt like I related to something so much as I did this. As a person of a similar age to the characters, as somebody who spent 6 years working in a cinema & as somebody who started their adult life thinking their best attribute was extensive movie knowledge, I just lapped this up.
Superb performances & absolutely gorgeous writing, I think Annie Baker is going to be one of my absolute favourites for many years to come (adored Circle Mirror Transformation a few years back too).
P.s. Met up with 'Andrew' before hand for a bevvy & cake in the National which was lovely. Impressed he went for the Rocky Road slice, I did my usual subdued Carrot Cake routine.
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Post by caa on May 11, 2016 9:06:58 GMT
I saw it yesterday afternoon and really enjoyed it, there were a few empty seats before the show started and a some more after the interval. I reckon its the best play on at the NT at the moment, with Ma Rainy a very close second.
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Post by popcultureboy on May 11, 2016 22:00:00 GMT
Funny. I loved LOVED The Flick so much. Saw Ma Rainey yesterday matinee and hated it with the burning passion of a thousand suns. Considered leaving at the interval and then spent all of second half fervently wishing I had. Whereas I could happily sit through The Flick again. And I might just do that before it finishes.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 19:45:11 GMT
If you enjoyed The Flick this interview with Annie Baker (which is about as long as act 1 of The Flick  ) is worth a listen. Starts about 15 minutes in. Nice overview of her work, other playwrights, and her thoughts on the kind of people who complained about the original production of The Flick. |
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Post by mallardo on May 18, 2016 8:26:47 GMT
I don't think I've ever identified with the characters in a play as much as I did with this one. And I mean all the characters, even though each of the three protagonists is a deeply unique individual played here by deeply unique actors. Playwright Annie Baker has found the perfect setting and the perfect tone for a long look at life as we, or at least I, know it.
The Flick is as contrived and carefully plotted as any other play but it doesn't feel that way. It feels organic. It feels like it moves at the speed of life, real life. And, yes, life often moves slowly and in tiny increments and with long intervals of brooding silences. And they are all here, to the apparent consternation of those who prefer a play that "keeps things hopping".
But what I noticed last night at the Dorfman was the attentiveness of the audience. No coughing, no shifting, no rustling of candy wrappers. People around me were sitting rapt, totally captivated by two guys, Sam and Avery, sweeping the floor of an empty theatre, making small talk (very good small talk), while ever so gradually unpeeling their lives. And, of course, Rose, the projectionist, the only female (and thus the key to everything) who arrives in bursts of manic energy but soon settles into the established rhythm. Watching life unfold at its own pace turns out to be riveting, even thrilling.
There is a story. Characters develop, things change and in a big way. There is a theme - each of the three is a solitary, unable to connect, with each other or with anybody. Hence the movie theatre setting. They love movies but cannot love life. The big emotional outburst of the play is a declaration made to a movie screen, the character never once looking at the person he's talking to. Rose reveals at another point that her sexual fantasies are all about herself. They're all locked up tight. But, as happens, they deal with it, make accommodations, make excuses, move on.
The three main actors are superb, true in every moment. One can understand why Matthew Maher and Louisa Krause were brought over from the original New York cast - they are singular performers who embody the people they're playing. But special kudos to Jaygann Ayeh, the local guy, who steps into the mix so perfectly and so seamlessly. And to director Sam Gold for a pitch perfect production.
This is an utterly original piece of theatre that feels - and is - utterly familiar. It's one of a kind.
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Post by Latecomer on May 18, 2016 8:50:00 GMT
I was at the matinee yesterday and really enjoyed it. I loved how the relationship between the workmates developed...we cannot choose who we work with and sometimes it takes ages to get to know them and then something surprising or just very personal pops out....and it felt very real. I loved the phone conversation....with pauses the real length of time...as the person next to me remarked it felt almost embarrassing to be listening as it felt so real, like eavesdropping on a very personal conversation. I loved how a third person can throw a spanner in the works....relationships between friends never stay the same for ever. Of course it was the same person who did Mirror Circle Transformantion...she's a star! |
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Post by foxa on May 18, 2016 10:32:02 GMT
I am so happy people are liking/loving this as much as I did. Mallardo makes a really good point about the importance of the setting. I wonder if this play does have something to say to those of us who spend a lot of time of our time watching.
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Post by bellboard27 on May 18, 2016 10:40:25 GMT
Saw this recently having got a £15 ticket for near middle of Row B. Ticket said it was restricted view, but could see nothing restricted about it. So, bargain! The play totally hooked me. Definitely worth catching.
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Post by youngoffender on May 18, 2016 13:30:04 GMT
Any chance of this following People, Places and Things into the Wyndham's, I wonder, now that Lady Day at Emerson's has been postponed? Timing would be perfect - PPT closes on 18 June, three days after the end of The Flick's Dorfman run.
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Post by Latecomer on May 18, 2016 13:47:29 GMT
Saw this recently having got a £15 ticket for near middle of Row B. Ticket said it was restricted view, but could see nothing restricted about it. So, bargain! The play totally hooked me. Definitely worth catching. That's where I was too...best restricted seat ever! |
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Post by peelee on May 19, 2016 14:36:29 GMT
Excellent play. Thought-provoking and amusing, and surely some of the tersest dialogue for such taciturn characters ever presented on stage.
It's saying something important about contemporary life and the situations people find themselves in, and I suspect that many people 'out there' would acknowledge that were they ever to see this.
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Post by theatremadness on May 19, 2016 14:40:24 GMT
Damn I wish I knew how good this was going to be (from the vast majority of much-reliable posters on here), gutted I didn't buy a ticket and now no EP/£15 tickets left! Hoping for maybe a transfer/NT return. I'd definitely have never seen PPT without a transfer and hype and that was one of the most incredible experiences I've had in a theatre, so maybe The Flick will be released to a wider audience too! *crosses fingers*
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Post by bellboard27 on May 19, 2016 14:45:59 GMT
Damn I wish I knew how good this was going to be (from the vast majority of much-reliable posters on here), gutted I didn't buy a ticket and now no EP/£15 tickets left! Hoping for maybe a transfer/NT return. I'd definitely have never seen PPT without a transfer and hype and that was one of the most incredible experiences I've had in a theatre, so maybe The Flick will be released to a wider audience too! *crosses fingers* The next performances are for the first two weeks of June, so maybe a Friday Rush opportunity nearer the time? |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 16:14:46 GMT
Damn I wish I knew how good this was going to be (from the vast majority of much-reliable posters on here), gutted I didn't buy a ticket and now no EP/£15 tickets left! Hoping for maybe a transfer/NT return. I'd definitely have never seen PPT without a transfer and hype and that was one of the most incredible experiences I've had in a theatre, so maybe The Flick will be released to a wider audience too! *crosses fingers* The next performances are for the first two weeks of June, so maybe a Friday Rush opportunity nearer the time? I'm sure you mean that the next performance *lasts* for the first two weeks of June, no?  |
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Post by DuchessConstance on May 19, 2016 16:31:28 GMT
I picked up a last minute return ticket on the website two days ago. Maybe keep checking?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 23:15:22 GMT
Very late to this so nothing much to add to all of the excellent reviews so far, only that superb acting all round and Baker has a wonderful ear for dialogue.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 23:20:54 GMT
I absolutely adored this tonight, connected with it on so many ways. I'm definitely going to try and revisit it before it shuts shortly!
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Post by jason71 on Jun 4, 2016 23:24:01 GMT
Watched the matinee yesterday. It is nice to see a decent play for a change. First rate acting and very sharp dialogue. Now i know why it has been getting great reviews
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 23:34:19 GMT
Watched the matinee yesterday. It is nice to see a decent play for a change. First rate acting and very sharp dialogue. Now i know why it has been getting great reviews I would have been more than happy to just hear them chat for another hour! |
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) is worth a listen. Starts about 15 minutes in. Nice overview of her work, other playwrights, and her thoughts on the kind of people who complained about the original production of The Flick.
