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Post by alece10 on May 12, 2017 12:14:08 GMT
Just read that this play is having a national tour starting in Bolton in September and ending at The Royal Court.
One of my all time favourite films.
All together now.... "we're having a gang bang....."
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Post by Marwood on May 12, 2017 12:37:46 GMT
I'm going to a screening of the film at the BFI on Monday ahead of its DVD/Blu-Ray release - George Costigan and Michelle Holmes will be there for a Q&A after - any word of who is in the play?
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Post by wiggymess on May 12, 2017 12:38:02 GMT
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Post by alece10 on May 12, 2017 12:51:46 GMT
I'm going to a screening of the film at the BFI on Monday ahead of its DVD/Blu-Ray release - George Costigan and Michelle Holmes will be there for a Q&A after - any word of who is in the play? Is this a remastered DVD? As I've had it on DVD for years. |
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Post by Marwood on May 12, 2017 13:05:10 GMT
I'm going to a screening of the film at the BFI on Monday ahead of its DVD/Blu-Ray release - George Costigan and Michelle Holmes will be there for a Q&A after - any word of who is in the play? Is this a remastered DVD? As I've had it on DVD for years. According to the BFI website it's a new 2K restoration, but then it's not exactly Lawrence of Arabia cinematography wise so I don't think watching it on Blu-Ray is going to make a terrible difference. |
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Post by Jan on May 12, 2017 18:26:45 GMT
Wasn't a bad film. 30 years old I see. Wonder if this revival will appeal to anyone other than the currently middle-aged who saw it the first time around on stage or film.
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Post by n1david on May 12, 2017 18:29:21 GMT
The BFI screening on Monday isn't sold out - maybe about 60% - which might suggest that there isn't a huge demand for people to reminisce about it. I'm going on Monday, but I've never seen the film, so will be good to see it on the big screen for the first time.
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Post by alece10 on May 12, 2017 19:26:49 GMT
I always remember the 2 girls in white court shoes walking along the cobbled street going clack clack clack
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 21:22:38 GMT
Last November's Royal Court at 60 gala celebration included an extract from Rita, Sue and Bob Too. It has stood the test of time very well, although it's completely different from today's new theatre at the Royal Court. Out of Joint have revived it before, but last time they toured smaller theatres, including Soho Theatre for the London performances, and played it in a double bill with a new play, A State Affair, by Robin Soans. This tour is to larger theatres such as Bristol Old Vic. It's good that the Royal Court is restaging some of its heritage, with Road in the summer directed by John Tiffany and then Rita, Sue and Bob Too in January.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 12, 2017 21:59:02 GMT
"Mam can I 'ave me cookery money."
"No you cannot. If your teacher wants you to mek f***in' buns tell 'ER to give you t'f***in' money!"
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 22:20:52 GMT
The film was directed by Alan Clarke, who has a large following, so surprising if the BFI showing doesn't sell out (he directed Scum, Penda's Fen, The Firm etc). I'm part way through the BFI box set of his TV films and the later films are especially fascinating. To pick up on Honoured Guest's mention of Road, Clarke also directed the TV version, bleak and experimental in a way that TV rarely is. Not sure that his other film, the bizarre snooker musical 'Billy The Kid and the Green Baize Vampire' is going to get the same treatment though.
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Post by Marwood on May 16, 2017 12:40:41 GMT
I went to the BFI screening of the film last night, and got to meet George Costigan, Michelle Holmes and Kulvinder Ghir afterwards (I now have a signed Blu-ray, but drew the line at asking them to sign the condom that was given away with it): the film takes elements from the original stage play along with elements from The Arbor, apparently Alan Clarke went out of his way to inject more humour into the film, according to the post screening Q&A the original play was a lot more political and not quite so light hearted. Did anyone on here see the original play? Is the new touring version likely to be that, or something more closely based on the film or people looking for a more 'fun' night out?
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Post by barrowside on May 16, 2017 16:06:15 GMT
I did see the play years ago here in Ireland, when Out of Joint last did it - it was a double bill with a verbatim play set on The Arbor called I think "A State Affair". I remember liking the production but thinking the play was very thin being only one act and definitely not as much fun as the film.
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Post by n1david on May 16, 2017 23:06:31 GMT
I was also at the BFI last night and saw the film for the first time and didn't like it much. There was a lot of talk about the film being "authentic" because of the screenwriter yet there was evidence that the film director lightened up the original film through the casting of comedians and the addition of some comic characters as somewhat of a Greek chorus.
The film and Q&A did prompt me to read more about the source material and playwright and she obviously had a very difficult life, and the emergence of these plays was very striking. I'd be interested to see the plays, but also the verbatim film "The Arbor" (not an adaptation of the play of the same name) which examines the life of the playwright and her family. I'd hope that the Royal Court schedules the original plays rather than any variant.
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Post by barrowside on May 16, 2017 23:22:49 GMT
One thought this has raised is does Siobhan Finnerran act in the theatre? I love her work and would love to see her in a play. She'd be fabulous as Helen in A Taste of Honey.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 1:29:54 GMT
I've never seen Siobhan's name listed for any stage work certainly in recent years. She's probably just too busy with high profile TV work such as Happy Valley and she is apparently reprising her role in Benidorm next year too.
Michelle I've never really seen listed as doing much stage work either.
George is a theatre regular, he has been around in several high profile tours and is a regular at B'ham Rep having been in numeros plays there most recently What Shadows.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 10:05:46 GMT
I've never seen Siobhan's name listed for any stage work certainly in recent years. She's probably just too busy with high profile TV work such as Happy Valley and she is apparently reprising her role in Benidorm next year too. Wasn't she in that Croatian sisters thing at the Nash a couple of years ago? Probably between her 'Benidorm' schedule. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 13:13:19 GMT
Three Winters, yes she was. But the play she was in before that was An Inspector Calls in Nottingham which would've been well over 10 years ago. She's not quite a frequent treader of boards.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 13:20:09 GMT
Well to be fair to her, she never seems to be short on the old TV work.
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Post by barrowside on May 17, 2017 16:16:30 GMT
Hopefully she'll do more theatre - I think she's great. George Costigan has appeared in Ireland quite a few times over the last while. He was in both Blue/Orange and The Seafarer at The Abbey and he came here with Calixto Bieito's Hamlet from the Birmingham Rep.
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Post by drmaplewood on May 17, 2017 18:16:55 GMT
The Arbor is fantastic, if very hard to watch,
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