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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 11:49:03 GMT
A new musical
20 Oct - 6 Jan (not every night because in rep with other shows)
Love and chocolate
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Post by viserys on May 30, 2017 13:54:42 GMT
I assume it's based on the movie of the same name from 2010, starring Isabelle Carré and Benoit Poelvoorde?
Hardly original but at least based on something not very-well known outside France, so might appear fresh. Definitely a better choice than messing with something as iconic and unique as Amelie.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 30, 2017 17:55:18 GMT
Having just looked up the plot of the film, it sounds like it could be a nice show, maybe in the same vein as She Loves Me. However I do wonder why Emma Rice is programming a modern musical in a Jacobean theatre? I thought the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse was intended for staging pieces that were written roughly around the time of the theatre's design. The way the the WOS article describes it as "a new musical, directed by Rice, with a book by Rice" it does sounds a bit like a vanity project for her.
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Post by hal9000 on May 30, 2017 18:21:11 GMT
I have seen the Belgian movie. I quite liked it, it is a bon-bon of a thing, hardly memorable though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 9:45:57 GMT
Public booking opens today.
I have got tickets for the second preview and am looking forward to it but the tickets are quite pricey unless you want a bad seat so I have optided for a lower galley ticket with a pillar in front but hopefully it will not be too restricted.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 9:58:26 GMT
A11 and A14 in the lower gallery are probably the closest thing to bargains in this theatre (due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise). There are narrow pillars in front of them but if you're sitting at the correct angle, maybe a cheeky inch or so closer to the aisle where you enter than you possibly should, then the pillar intersects neatly with the corner of the stage and you lose very little. It doesn't seem to affect the people behind you if you lean forward either, though the pillar can interfere with your comfort if you decide to do that. (It does improve the view though.)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 10:14:36 GMT
(due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise). Why do so many theatres have so many seats with poor visibility? It seems odd, given the sole purpose of theatres is to allow people to see the performances on stage. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 11:40:32 GMT
(due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise) But you can hear the music and smell the chocolate. |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jun 19, 2017 11:44:29 GMT
A11 and A14 in the lower gallery are probably the closest thing to bargains in this theatre (due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise). There are narrow pillars in front of them but if you're sitting at the correct angle, maybe a cheeky inch or so closer to the aisle where you enter than you possibly should, then the pillar intersects neatly with the corner of the stage and you lose very little. It doesn't seem to affect the people behind you if you lean forward either, though the pillar can interfere with your comfort if you decide to do that. (It does improve the view though.) Thanks for the tip! I hate this theatre with a passion - but i love musicals & Emaa Rice, so i've taken a gamble on one of these seats! |
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 19, 2017 13:40:31 GMT
(due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise). Why do so many theatres have so many seats with poor visibility? It seems odd, given the sole purpose of theatres is to allow people to see the performances on stage. GEEK ALERT
Theatres had to have pillars until someone came up with the idea of cantilevered balconies in the late 19th century. Even after then, until more egalitarian times, many people went to the theatre to be seen, rather than to see.
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is, of course, different, and was deliberately built with poor visibility to maintain historical authenticity.
I could bore for England!!!
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Post by viserys on Jun 19, 2017 13:42:53 GMT
Thank you @baemax, I've booked A11 now. I've been curious about the theatre itself for some time and it will be nice to see a brand-new musical in London. If it stinks, at least I haven't spent too much money on the seat.
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Post by partytentdown on Jun 19, 2017 19:09:31 GMT
Presume this is a pet project from ER which she's testing out in this (slightly inappropriate) venue before developing further when she's finished at the globe?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 10:55:50 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 8, 2017 11:21:32 GMT
Good cast but it's a double negative for me
Emma Rice + Sam Wanamaker Playhouse = eugh
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Post by ali973 on Sept 8, 2017 11:26:30 GMT
Looks interesting. The film is quirky and the characters in the film are slightly older and more average looking than the young and shiny cast they chose for the stage version.
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Post by Dawnstar on Sept 8, 2017 17:12:30 GMT
Oh good, Joanna Riding is doing it. When I spoke to her after seeing The Girls near the end of its run she said she would possibly be doing this next. I booked for Romantic Anonymous in the hope she would do it & I'm glad it's paid off.
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Post by sf on Sept 8, 2017 18:23:23 GMT
A11 and A14 in the lower gallery are probably the closest thing to bargains in this theatre (due to the upper gallery basically being a complete write-off, visibility-wise). There are narrow pillars in front of them but if you're sitting at the correct angle, maybe a cheeky inch or so closer to the aisle where you enter than you possibly should, then the pillar intersects neatly with the corner of the stage and you lose very little. It doesn't seem to affect the people behind you if you lean forward either, though the pillar can interfere with your comfort if you decide to do that. (It does improve the view though.) Thanks - got A14 for a performance near the end of the run. Trying to find the best combination of price/visibility based on the seat plan was making my head hurt. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 9, 2017 9:01:39 GMT
Prepare for back ache and a sever case of numb bum
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Sept 10, 2017 12:00:01 GMT
I know A11 is behind a pillar, but also wanted to check if it's on an aisle. I need an aisle seat for my dodgy back and I suspect it's going to ache a hell of a lot more after sitting in this theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 17:26:48 GMT
No, it's about three seats away from the nearest aisle.
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Sept 10, 2017 18:23:51 GMT
Aww I was hoping I would be able to snag a wee bargain. Thanks for the heads up.
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Post by finalperformance on Sept 11, 2017 3:09:10 GMT
I am going on 20 November, just got 26£ seats. And got The Secret Theatre for 3 December same seats. Thanks for posting shows I was made aware of them because of the theatreboard.co.uk
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 13:41:24 GMT
Prepare for back ache and a sever case of numb bum As a date once said to me. I hadn't even finished my vichyssoise. |
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Post by sf on Sept 11, 2017 14:18:07 GMT
Prepare for back ache and a sever case of numb bum Years ago, I saw the second preview of "Lord of the Rings" in Toronto. It can't possibly be any more painful than that. |
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Post by impossibleprincess73 on Sept 14, 2017 23:11:36 GMT
After much research it appears that this is the most uncomfortable theatre in London, or close to it. I've opted for a seat in the lower gallery in the back row cause there is at least a wall to kinda lean on when my back starts breaking. Ugh!
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