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Post by n1david on Jun 28, 2018 14:50:15 GMT
She's not technically reprising it, it's going to be a whole new production with a different director and cast. Interesting. Recasting isn't a surprise, but I wonder if the new director indicates the depth of her unhappiness with the Old Vic production? www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-glenda-jackson-20180426-story.html - Glenda interviewed by Charles McNulty (but not available from within the UK at the moment, sadly) |
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Post by Rory on Jun 28, 2018 15:11:17 GMT
Glenda is reprising this on Broadway, which is a shame cause I wanted them to bring over Three Tall Women Yes i was hoping TTW would come over. Oh well. It would be great if Sir Len brought Three Tall Women to the Haymarket for an Autumn run this year. It's dark for 16 weeks between 4th August and 24th November. |
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Post by kathryn on Jun 28, 2018 15:18:15 GMT
I thought the same. Amazing performance, shocker of a production at the Old Vic. Worst production of Lear I've ever seen! And the central performance didn't do anything for me - I think you needed to have a previous affection for Glenda to really connect to it, and I don't. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 15:24:41 GMT
I liked it significantly more than other productions I've seen (I still regret not leaving Doran's snoozefest at the interval) but I can see why others might have hated it I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 15:49:59 GMT
Glenda is reprising this on Broadway, which is a shame cause I wanted them to bring over Three Tall Women Oh. In the words of that other Dame . . .  |
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Post by Jan on Jun 29, 2018 9:07:48 GMT
Ha ha. Warner has been directing exactly like that for the past 40 years so you can hardly condemn it as "fashionable", "predictable" would have been a better description. However what certainly was fashionable about the production was having a female lead, but she doesn't mention that. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 11:13:38 GMT
I thought Jackson was an amazing Lear but she seemed to be in a different production to everyone else.
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Post by vegas on Jul 1, 2018 18:17:16 GMT
And she will be, when the new production comes to Broadway!
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Post by learfan on Sept 12, 2018 21:19:59 GMT
The Broadway cast has been revealed, better than the OV imo.
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Post by nash16 on Sept 12, 2018 21:50:24 GMT
The Broadway cast has been revealed, better than the OV imo. Maggie Smith! Now no one would have guessed that! And completely left-field! |
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Post by lonlad on Sept 12, 2018 23:10:29 GMT
Ah, the great Jayne Houdyshell (currently to be seen in THE HUMANS) will be playing, ahem, Gloucester !!!!!!! Rock on!!!!
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Post by learfan on Sept 13, 2018 5:57:54 GMT
The Broadway cast has been revealed, better than the OV imo. Maggie Smith! Now no one would have guessed that! And completely left-field!  ?? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 6:36:36 GMT
Lucky Glenda, Pedro Pascal is FOXY!
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Post by Jan on Sept 13, 2018 6:49:29 GMT
The Broadway cast has been revealed, better than the OV imo. Who's directing ? |
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Post by Rory on Sept 13, 2018 6:58:24 GMT
The Broadway cast has been revealed, better than the OV imo. Who's directing ? Sam Gold. I like Aisling O'Sullivan. She was very good in Miss Julie at the Haymarket aeons ago. |
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Post by Rory on Sept 13, 2018 7:00:53 GMT
Ah, the great Jayne Houdyshell (currently to be seen in THE HUMANS) will be playing, ahem, Gloucester !!!!!!! Rock on!!!! Disappointed that this probably rules out a West End transfer for The Humans. Despite tepid reports on here, I've long wanted to see it and the Hampstead dates don't work for me unfortunately. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 7:21:07 GMT
Ruth Wilson will play Cordelia and The Fool apparently. Getting their moneys worth I suppose.
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Post by Jan on Sept 13, 2018 8:24:34 GMT
Ruth Wilson will play Cordelia and The Fool apparently. Getting their moneys worth I suppose. I've never seen that double done despite the fact the assumption is it was done in Shakespeare's day - it should be interesting. |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 13, 2018 9:30:43 GMT
Damn, this new casting sounds amazing.
I hated the OV production and didn't connect with Glenda at all, so the suggestion that she wants to do something quite different from that 'fashionable' approach is interesting. But I wasn't keen on Sam Gold's Hamlet last year, either.
Broadway is such an expensive trip, and so far nothing announced for spring has quite convinced me that I *need* to go.
But it's starting to look a little bit tempting....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 9:40:41 GMT
Damn, this new casting sounds amazing. I hated the OV production and didn't connect with Glenda at all, so the suggestion that she wants to do something quite different from that 'fashionable' approach is interesting. But I wasn't keen on Sam Gold's Hamlet last year, either. Broadway is such an expensive trip, and so far nothing announced for spring has quite convinced me that I *need* to go.
But it's starting to look a little bit tempting....Just sayin . . .  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 10:49:50 GMT
Sorry, @ryan, I missed that, could you speak up a bit please?  |
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Post by learfan on Sept 13, 2018 12:26:16 GMT
Sam Gold. I like Aisling O'Sullivan. She was very good in Miss Julie at the Haymarket aeons ago. Indeed, sadly she has recently been in Druid Theatre stuff that didnt cross the Irish Sea, really good actress. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 12:33:43 GMT
Sorry, @ryan , I missed that, could you speak up a bit please? Sorry about that. IS THIS BETTER?  |
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Post by learfan on Sept 13, 2018 16:01:36 GMT
Jeez! We are going to run out of bromide for Ryan.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 18:01:41 GMT
Damn, this new casting sounds amazing. I hated the OV production and didn't connect with Glenda at all, so the suggestion that she wants to do something quite different from that 'fashionable' approach is interesting. But I wasn't keen on Sam Gold's Hamlet last year, either. Broadway is such an expensive trip, and so far nothing announced for spring has quite convinced me that I *need* to go.
But it's starting to look a little bit tempting....Just sayin . . . Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, our learned friend raises a valid point. |
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