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Post by martin1965 on Nov 26, 2017 18:16:09 GMT
Madeleines were free on specified Sundays, lonlad - I asked the same question and as I went on a Saturday, I'm still none the wiser re how these taste.. They were free on the Sunday I went. You got two for production of a ticket. They tasted like a melt-in-your-mouth sweet sponge cake, with accompanied slightly oily pleasant sugary lingering on your taste buds after each bite, and were substantial and small enough that you could indulgently dip them in your tea or coffee, like a biscuit, if you weren't embarrassed about it. They came in batches of six for £4 or £4.50, if you had to buy them. I thought they were super tasty and could eat a ton of them! As for the play, it was mid-ranking Richard Bean, a sitcom about young Marx, where we were given three episodes: a shaky pilot, which I call "Who stole the silver?" a stonking episode, firing on all comic cylinders, which I call "Who's Your Father?" (free pun included), and the weird episode where everybody acts seriously (which usually comes much later than episode 3 in a real sitcom, as it's designed to deepen our affection for the characters, which I call "Sad Days"). I enjoyed episode 2 very much, but episodes 1 and 3 were middling. More than anything, this expanded my appreciation for Rory Kinnear. I had him down as a "character actor", as his Hamlet, while well-spoken, lacked charisma. By the same token, his Iago was riveting because of his non-descriptness, his oh-so-average London-boy-out-on-the-town type utterly sinister through his recognisability and ordinariness. His Creature in the tv show "Penny Dreadful" showed him to be this character actor extraordinaire, as he bled pathos through his monster make-up, and stole all his scenes. But he really carries this so so sitcom. In comedy, he has, in himself, not as a character, all the charisma needed to carry a show. In the second episode (see above), very funny! 3 and a half stars for the show 4 stars for the Madeleines 4 and a half stars for the theatre Ive still never heard of Madeleines! No idea what they are and actually dont care. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 26, 2017 18:24:22 GMT
Someone hasn't read Proust then
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Post by jasper on Nov 26, 2017 18:51:50 GMT
Someone hasn't read Proust then I think you will find it is more than one. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2017 18:52:45 GMT
My choir prides itself on baking (perhaps more than the singing sometimes) and we were introduced to Madelines by our 'star baker' a while ago (she uses her Nan's recipe book from the 1920s!) and they are indeed delish.
We should have our own Theatreboard bake off!
Anyway, back to Marx, I agree with Steve's assessment of the 3 part play. Kinnear does a good job of pulling it all together though.
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 27, 2017 5:57:54 GMT
Someone hasn't read Proust then No i bloody well havent!! |
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Post by Jan on Nov 27, 2017 7:52:46 GMT
Someone hasn't read Proust then No i bloody well havent!! Amongst the educated chattering classes it is perfectly acceptable to profess total ignorance and ineptitude in the sciences ("Oh, I'm hopeless at maths !") and this is worn as a badge of honour, however professing the same in the arts is very rare ("Oh, I'm hopless at reading books !") - well done Marty for attempting to redress the balance. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 11:57:37 GMT
Bridge twitter feed at it yet again with the sodding madeleines
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 12:15:13 GMT
Had some when I went as they were giving them out for free (Sunday matinee). They're just sponge cakes. I don't get it.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 27, 2017 13:11:44 GMT
I thought it was Jamie that everybody has been talking about, not Madeleine?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 14:28:16 GMT
Lord, Nicky, if you wanted to run a bakery, why go to all the fuss of building a sodding theatre?
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 27, 2017 15:25:57 GMT
Bridge twitter feed at it yet again with the sodding madeleines Whatever! |
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Post by Theo on Nov 27, 2017 15:35:48 GMT
Perhaps they should consider serving miniature mince pies or Satsumas during the festive season  |
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Post by kathryn on Nov 27, 2017 16:44:53 GMT
I can't even eat them (can't have dairy) but they do make the place smell wonderful at the interval...
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Post by foxa on Nov 27, 2017 18:03:24 GMT
Kathryn - that's true - the best things about going to see 'Young Marx' was the sweet scent of freshly baked Madeleines as we walked up the stairs to the lobby and the view of the Tower/Tower Bridge from the front windows.
The play - not so keen.
Perhaps Hytner should commission a play that references baking and the Tower of London.
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Post by crowblack on Nov 27, 2017 18:56:50 GMT
Free at the Old Vic's Christmas Carol! |
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Post by Theo on Nov 27, 2017 19:24:41 GMT
I know ... hence the suggestion  |
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Post by jennssz on Nov 30, 2017 21:33:42 GMT
Looking at the seating map there appear to be an awful lot of empty seats in the stalls. Does anyone know if they're upgrading balcony seats for this? I've been to some theatre's where they've done this so the stalls are full.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 8:15:22 GMT
Looking at the seating map there appear to be an awful lot of empty seats in the stalls. Does anyone know if they're upgrading balcony seats for this? I've been to some theatre's where they've done this so the stalls are full. I think it does more or less fill up on the night; when I went the seating plan a few days before showed lots of seats but they were full - a lot were TodayTix day seats and I assumed it was also discreetly pampering a bit. |
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Post by chameleon on Dec 1, 2017 9:52:08 GMT
Looking at the seating map there appear to be an awful lot of empty seats in the stalls. Does anyone know if they're upgrading balcony seats for this? I've been to some theatre's where they've done this so the stalls are full. I think it does more or less fill up on the night; when I went the seating plan a few days before showed lots of seats but they were full - a lot were TodayTix day seats and I assumed it was also discreetly pampering a bit. Free massages before the show? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 10:01:31 GMT
I think it does more or less fill up on the night; when I went the seating plan a few days before showed lots of seats but they were full - a lot were TodayTix day seats and I assumed it was also discreetly pampering a bit. Free massages before the show? Well it IS set in Soho...oh wait not THAT kind of massage? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 10:03:45 GMT
Premium tickets get you a massage chair. Madeleines are brought to you on a silver tray rather than you having to queue in the foyer like a pleb. All interval drinks come with li'l paper umbrellas.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 10:03:53 GMT
Ha! *papering*
Though I did feel quite pampered by the famed though over-sold sponge cakes.
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Post by jennssz on Dec 1, 2017 20:51:42 GMT
Looking at the seating map there appear to be an awful lot of empty seats in the stalls. Does anyone know if they're upgrading balcony seats for this? I've been to some theatre's where they've done this so the stalls are full. I think it does more or less fill up on the night; when I went the seating plan a few days before showed lots of seats but they were full - a lot were TodayTix day seats and I assumed it was also discreetly pampering a bit. Aah gotcha, thank you, I'll try TodayTix for it then. thanks! |
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Post by Stephen on Dec 5, 2017 10:11:23 GMT
Just grabbed two good seats in the stalls for tonight (K28,29) for £15 each with discount on Today Tix! Brilliant deal I think...
Will report back afterwards.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 10:23:31 GMT
In the cinema queue last night, someone was discoursing knowledgeably on the subject of NT Live.
They saw the Encore of Follies the day before - it came from that new theatre, think it's called the Bridge.
They're off to the screening of Young Marx this week - this is also a NT production, also very very good and the run is completely sold out.
The things you learn if you listen.
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