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Post by bingomatic on Nov 24, 2017 9:59:18 GMT
Due to family commitments, I had to leave at the interval. Sorry to leave as I would have enjoyed finding out what happened to most of the characters (exception being the unlikely girl/writer relationship).
Now the play is nearly over please can someone post a summary of the action in the 2nd half? It would be much appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2017 11:13:45 GMT
The playtext is available to purchase.
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Post by bluetoothpick on Nov 24, 2017 11:25:20 GMT
Due to family commitments, I had to leave at the interval. Sorry to leave as I would have enjoyed finding out what happened to most of the characters (exception being the unlikely girl/writer relationship). Now the play is nearly over please can someone post a summary of the action in the 2nd half? It would be much appreciated. The playtext is available to purchase. Actually 20% off over on Nick Hern right now! www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/albion |
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Post by bingomatic on Nov 29, 2017 19:26:04 GMT
The playtext is available to purchase. That's Christmas sorted then. |
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Post by Boob on Nov 29, 2017 22:28:57 GMT
You didn't miss much. First half - amazing. Second half - tedious.
Oh, and there was more business with the flower beds.
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Post by Rory on Jan 2, 2020 13:38:33 GMT
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Post by wburns on Jan 25, 2020 0:53:52 GMT
I feel like this could be up for a transfer to the Criterion now that is going to be free. 4 weeks seems like a very short run to me. Thoughts?
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Post by Rory on Jan 25, 2020 6:34:51 GMT
I feel like this could be up for a transfer to the Criterion now that is going to be free. 4 weeks seems like a very short run to me. Thoughts? Yes, agree with you! |
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Post by theatre241 on Jan 26, 2020 21:33:06 GMT
Has anyone tried the Rush at the Almeida?
Any advice?
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Jan 26, 2020 23:24:32 GMT
Has anyone tried the Rush at the Almeida? Any advice? I did for The Doctor and got tickets in the circle for a Saturday matinee relatively easily as far as I remember. Can't remember the exact seats but I believe they were the third row, right side (facing the stage) and one was cheaper as it was behind a pillar (though perfectly fine view). |
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Post by theatre241 on Jan 28, 2020 16:23:32 GMT
It was actually very easy to get rush for this! B 5 circle for £15! Has anyone sat here before?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 6:49:40 GMT
Sat in that block for Hamlet - the legroom is a little bit tight but apart from that its fine. For Hamlet you missed the edge of the stage, but I think for Albion it should be a good view due to the thrust stage they are using for it.
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Post by theatre241 on Feb 2, 2020 11:03:11 GMT
Did anyone go to first preview last night?
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Post by theoracle on Feb 5, 2020 12:03:45 GMT
Really enjoyed this last night. After being slightly disappointed with Snowflake, I was really quite blown away by this. The cast are all terrific and Mike Bartlett's words really shine. I sat in B19 in the Circle and the view was fine although the bar was a little distracting at times. The Almeida space is overall very well used and I hope this sparks a more honest conversation about what the country is going through right now and that we reach the watershed soon.
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Post by theatre241 on Feb 9, 2020 9:34:02 GMT
I really enjoyed this, the lighting design was so beautiful and the end Of act one shook me, it was brilliant. I really loved the transition music and the transitions worked really well for a breather of a 3hour play. I think it was actually around 3hours 15mins. Highly recommend!!!!
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Post by alessia on Feb 10, 2020 10:51:05 GMT
First time poster here-hello! Just came to the board to leave a recommendation for Albion. I saw this on saturday afternoon and loved it. Everything about it was great from the performances (lead in particular) to the stage design, the music. Even though it is long, I did not notice and for me it could have been even longer. Sometimes plays drag a bit if they are over three hours but not this one. Without spoiling it, there are three scenes which moved me to tears. Highly recommend
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Post by bordeaux on Feb 10, 2020 12:22:55 GMT
First time poster here-hello! Just came to the board to leave a recommendation for Albion. I saw this on saturday afternoon and loved it. Everything about it was great from the performances (lead in particular) to the stage design, the music. Even though it is long, I did not notice and for me it could have been even longer. Sometimes plays drag a bit if they are over three hours but not this one. Without spoiling it, there are three scenes which moved me to tears. Highly recommend Welcome to the board and thanks for the recommendation - nice to read positive remarks about something I'm seeing a week today! |
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Post by jampot on Feb 10, 2020 12:54:05 GMT
First time poster here-hello! Just came to the board to leave a recommendation for Albion. I saw this on saturday afternoon and loved it. Everything about it was great from the performances (lead in particular) to the stage design, the music. Even though it is long, I did not notice and for me it could have been even longer. Sometimes plays drag a bit if they are over three hours but not this one. Without spoiling it, there are three scenes which moved me to tears. Highly recommend Welcome to the board and thanks for the recommendation - nice to read positive remarks about something I'm seeing a week today! I was also there on sat and thought this was wonderful...I'd see it again if I had the chance..A real quality production.. |
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Post by alessia on Feb 10, 2020 14:17:03 GMT
Welcome to the board and thanks for the recommendation - nice to read positive remarks about something I'm seeing a week today! I was also there on sat and thought this was wonderful...I'd see it again if I had the chance..A real quality production.. Thank you, Bordeaux. You are in for a treat :-) Jampot, ditto!
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Post by andrew on Feb 11, 2020 13:12:08 GMT
Another voice just pointing out how insanely easy the Almeida Rush is. I seem to remember being in a queue for Summer and Smoke and missing out. No queue for this, I even just clicked on a date a few minutes before 1pm and saw that the seats had gone up and just bought one then and there. There's one more release next Tuesday so if you want to get in, that's your chance.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 11, 2020 13:14:55 GMT
Another voice just pointing out how insanely easy the Almeida Rush is. I seem to remember being in a queue for Summer and Smoke and missing out. No queue for this, I even just clicked on a date a few minutes before 1pm and saw that the seats had gone up and just bought one then and there. There's one more release next Tuesday so if you want to get in, that's your chance. Same process for me. Got in a minute before 13:00 and there was no queue whatsoever. Similar experience with The Doctor last year as well. It's surprising considering how well both shows have sold. Managed to get 2 £10 tickets in the circle on Sat 22nd matinee. Hopefully the view isn't too restricted, it's been okay for other shows I've seen from back there. |
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Post by Forrest on Feb 11, 2020 18:26:18 GMT
juicy_but_terribly_drab I wouldn't worry about the view at the Ameida: I've never had a really lousy seat there, and £10 tickets are my go-to for most of their plays. I seem to be the only disgruntled board member, but - as much as I wanted to - I failed to really love this. The design is stunning, the cast is excellent, the music was lovely... But the characters and the plot struck me as uninteresting and two-dimensional, their stories and 'tragedies' somehow lacking depth, and I found myself absolutely unable to relate to them. I thought it was alright, but nothing more. A friend who was with me thought the same. Perhaps we just didn't click with Bartlett's idea.
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Post by joem on Feb 15, 2020 23:29:19 GMT
It's an interesting play because it has so such narrative to keep you busy but there's a fair amount wrong with this play which means it doesn't go beyond ok to watch.
Confused ideas, barely credible sub-plots and difficult to like "good" characters chip away at the epic nature of the intent and ultimately defeat it. Are all country folk bumpkins? Do they stop being bumpkins when they dislike the people we think should be disliked? Is nostalgia bad? Is it good when it's the kind of nostalgia we think should be good? Is saying Poland is pretty good? Is saying Britain is pretty bad? And so on and so forth.
On the bright side a tremendous performance by Victoria Hamilton and brilliant comic timing by Nicholas Rowe in the much smaller role as her husband and a very attractive garden set which has some harking back to Jez Butterworth's "Jerusalem" except that "Senator, I saw Jerusalem... Senator this is no Jerusalem."
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Post by Theatre Fan on Feb 17, 2020 15:03:56 GMT
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Post by orchidman on Feb 20, 2020 1:34:55 GMT
First third - very very promising, middle third - okay, final third - not great, Bob!
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