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Post by profquatermass on Jan 20, 2018 14:25:09 GMT
Just booked for this and noticed that the Young Vic gives me the opportunity not only of being Mx but also an Esq and a CBE. Which is nice...
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 20, 2018 15:11:17 GMT
The Year of Magical Thinking? I would say she was crystal clear in that part but I was on the front row |
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Post by theatreman on Jan 21, 2018 1:23:30 GMT
A question for those who have booked and those who have visited many times.
I tried to book a ticket for "Inheritance" but there was no seating plan in order to chose my preferred seat.
Is there a problem with my browser or they don't know what the seating arrangement will be?
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Post by nash16 on Jan 21, 2018 1:30:18 GMT
A question for those who have booked and those who have visited many times. I tried to book a ticket for "Inheritance" but there was no seating plan in order to chose my preferred seat. Is there a problem with my browser or they don't know what the seating arrangement will be? The latter. The YV does this for most productions when the set hasn't been fully finalised. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 2, 2018 19:11:46 GMT
Here tonight for the first preview of part 1. Announced as 3 hours 20 minutes with two intervals.
Will see if it runs to time!
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 2, 2018 23:28:46 GMT
Running time just under 3 hours 40. Very smooth for a first preview and a very wordy script.
Very much a three act play. First act is a little slow, but is does build up to acts two and three. Simple set design, really just a raised stage with occasional props. All framed around the idea of writers working on a book, but to say too much more would give a lot away.
Some very powerful scenes, particularly around the HIV and AIDS issues, mixed in with a lot more soap style and character driven moments. The advertising mentions comedy, but more a play with some occasionally funny one liners. All male cast in part one.
There is a small amount of nudity, with the effect only marred by a loud women going “no”, “oh no”, “oh no” as this unfolded. Think elderly sounding South London accent there.
I’m anticipating part 2 being completely different due to the way part 1 ended. Looking forward to it already.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 2, 2018 23:43:19 GMT
How's Vanessa Redgrave? And the acting in general?
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 2, 2018 23:59:49 GMT
How's Vanessa Redgrave? And the acting in general? Vanessa Redgrave doesn’t appear until part 2, so can’t tell you yet. The acting looked good to me. There was a fair amount of writers acting out scenes for the characters being crafted, so sex for instance was shown fully clothed and without the physicalities. And so kissing didn’t happen for similar reasons. But these borders break down as the play goes on. The writers performed as multiple characters, dipping in and out during scenes, for the same reason. A very emotional ending too. A woman (or possibly man) behind me was sobbing loudly and uncontrollably. |
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Post by brian2018 on Mar 3, 2018 0:35:37 GMT
Running time just under 3 hours 40. Very smooth for a first preview and a very wordy script. Very much a three act play. First act is a little slow, but is does build up to acts two and three. Simple set design, really just a raised stage with occasional props. All framed around the idea of writers working on a book, but to say too much more would give a lot away. Some very powerful scenes, particularly around the HIV and AIDS issues, mixed in with a lot more soap style and character driven moments. The advertising mentions comedy, but more a play with some occasionally funny one liners. All male cast in part one. There is a small amount of nudity, with the effect only marred by a loud women going “no”, “oh no”, “oh no” as this unfolded. Think elderly sounding South London accent there. I’m anticipating part 2 being completely different due to the way part 1 ended. Looking forward to it already. Dr Tom, thanks so much for the early word on The Inheritance! Can you explain why that woman reacted so strangely to the nudity? Who / what was involved? |
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 3, 2018 1:20:21 GMT
Loved this and I'm now looking forward to Part 2.
Really powerful play and the ending was so moving. A couple of bits dragged a bit but overall it was excellent considering the it was the first preview and I'm sure it will all be ironed before the opening night.
It could be trimmed a little bit though and I'm not sure it needs two intervals, but this are just minor quivers. Overall it was great.
Booked to see it again in May.
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Post by callum on Mar 3, 2018 1:24:16 GMT
How was John Benjamin Hickey? Saw him last year on Broadway and he was terrific
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 3, 2018 8:49:07 GMT
The funniest joke in the show was about shows that are four hours long with two intervals!
Someone near me, quite possibly the writer based on the snippets of conversation I could hear, was frantically taking notes with pencil and paper all night. So I’d expect some tweaks. Not all of the US centred jokes hit, for instance (even some of the detail about the Clinton/Trump elections didn’t obviously hit their mark). And there was one line, which I’m sure was meant to be really serious in the context, which got laughs.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 3, 2018 9:35:26 GMT
I was the only one who laughed at the Redford and Fonda/Barefoot in the Park joke. Had the feeling that I was the only one in the audience who had seen that movie.
Stephen Daldry and Joely Richardson were in the audience. Not together.
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2018 9:36:50 GMT
Fantastic to hear this is off to a good start, I'm going there tonight. I've been looking forward to this since it was announced. Particularly looking forward to this nudity bit, so impressive it's apparently eliciting gasps from the audience. I get gasps for a different reason, but let's not go into that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:57:50 GMT
First time poster, long time lurker.
This play really needs editing. I think there’s a great two and half hour play in there. But this was interminable at times. The man next to me fell asleep and slumped into me, so act one was excruciating.
The debt to Angels is huge and I wonder if this would have have been allowed to run over two parts if it weren’t for the revivial last year. That said, the ending is beautiful and I had tears rolling down my face, so the pay off is there. My husband hated it, and just doesn’t want to go to part two, so likely I have a spare!
I haven’t been able to shake it this morning. I will probably be tempted to go and see part one again later in the run as I am sure there will be pruning.
Literally no set, just some props, mean that the dialogue has to work really hard.This means it can go from captivating (the scenes about the bathhouse and vomiting in the Hamptons, pretty much any scene with all of the friends talking and joking) to deadening (the election scene, the club scene).
Some remarkable performances. Kyle Soller (?) stands out for me and the guy playing his partner has such a cruel beauty, you can’t take your eyes off him.
No Vanessa Redgrave. No women at all.
I am looking forward to seeing what part two brings. I agree that it will probably be very different to part one.
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Post by Rory on Mar 3, 2018 11:50:49 GMT
Hi @happysooz. What did your husband not like about it? Sounds like he had pretty strong feelings about it. Did it feel like a complete show in its own right or does Part 1 feel incomplete? (In as much as you can say without having seen Part 2). I only ask because I have one slot on my next trip and am wondering if there's any point just booking Part 1.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 14:25:23 GMT
Hi @happysooz. What did your husband not like about it? Sounds like he had pretty strong feelings about it. Did it feel like a complete show in its own right or does Part 1 feel incomplete? (In as much as you can say without having seen Part 2). I only ask because I have one slot on my next trip and am wondering if there's any point just booking Part 1. He doesn’t like writing about writing, he thinks it’s lazy art, so the set-up (EM Forster helps a writer tell his story, and then remains throughout the performance to offer advice and direction at critical moments) made him gnash his teeth (but it delighted me). He felt Lopez should have “show, not tell, tattooed on his eyelids” (he’s wrong, it should be “edit, edit, edit”) and the lack of women became, by the end, essentially erasure. This was where we diverged the most, but i am not going to go into detail for risk of spoilers. It’s not a complete play. We end with little resolution and most stories are only partly told. The last scene (which I think is easily the equal of the last scene of part one of Angels) is so well-played as to make you forget this in the moment. It was a 75% standing ovation (undeserved for the play as a whole, deserved for that scene.) That said, I think it will get tighter and I would be worried that you will regret not seeing at least part of it if you could (assuming your FOMO is as strong as mine!!) |
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Post by martin1965 on Mar 3, 2018 15:11:35 GMT
Going to the all dayer on 12 May, looking forward to it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 15:37:33 GMT
It’s sounds like a western indulgence
For the middle classes
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 3, 2018 16:17:36 GMT
How was John Benjamin Hickey? Saw him last year on Broadway and he was terrific Very convincing, but he's not in Part 1 for very long - maybe more in Part 2. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 3, 2018 16:25:23 GMT
Just briefly, so as to not spoil this. It is a scene with Samuel H. Levine, who drops his towel, making it very clear he's American. Probably lasts as long as the nudity in Hair, with a bit of build up first. And for those who want to know where to sit. The first three rows or so are below stage level and also have the actors not currently on stage leaning against the side. I think they'll all have restrictions, certainly in the front row. Rows D backwards should be fine. And for nudity, the best view would be central mid stalls. If you're sat to the left (from the audience view), you'll get a rear view. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 3, 2018 16:26:56 GMT
Just briefly, so as to not spoil this. It is a scene with Samuel H. Levine, who drops his towel, making it very clear he's American. Probably lasts as long as the nudity in Hair, with a bit of build up first. And for those who want to know where to sit. The first three rows or so are below stage level and also have the actors not currently on stage leaning against the side. I think they'll all have restrictions, certainly in the front row. Rows D backwards should be fine. And for nudity, the best view would be central mid stalls. If you're sat to the left (from the audience view), you'll get a rear view. Thank you for saying what everybody was too shy to ask |
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Post by andrew on Mar 4, 2018 0:31:23 GMT
I'll probably say a bit more later, especially after I eventually see Part 2, but I'll go as far as to say that this is fantastic. I was really impressed. It's scope is wide, perhaps therefore not focused enough, but it's funny, charming, heartbreaking and intense in all the right places. I only had a slightly sore bum towards the end of act 1, but I didn't have any problems with the pace or losing interest in any particular part of it. Well acted, very well lit, well directed, well written. If part 2 keeps this up it would be five stars from me.
On a practical level, I had great stalls with G13/14 but apart from the first couple of rows I wouldn't think any position in the theatre would be an issue. My only problem is that at a certain point, someone walked over the top of me and my partner as they descended the stairs, as part of the production. Took us out of the moment, wish they hadn't done that. I didn't check the time immediately after, but I reckon we hit about 3 hours 30 minutes total, which is what they were saying as we were walking in. Act 1 interval is 15 minutes, Act 2 interval is 10 minutes. No gasps tonight from anyone with the nudity, which was arguably unnecessary but whatever.
Go see this.
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Post by Jon on Mar 4, 2018 0:46:05 GMT
I was there as well and it's really good with a mix of hilarious and heartbreaking moments, it is long and Act 1 does take a little while to get going but Act 2 and 3 more than make up for it. The whole cast was great but I think Kyle Soller and John Benjamin Hickey were the standouts.
Given the parallels to Howards End which are hard to explain without spoilers, I do wonder how Part 2 is going to unfold.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 1:14:48 GMT
I have slated in a viewing of Howards End before I see part two, and had a read of the plot on Wikipedia earlier. Wish I had known to do his before part one to be honest.
Is it just me, or are plot précis on Wikipedia really hard to follow?
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