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Post by Snciole on Feb 14, 2018 14:50:36 GMT
I recall at the Almeida for a play recently (can't remember which one), there was a warning that there were balloons on stage. With so many things affecting people nowadays, I wonder what they consider as being worthy of a trigger warning and what doesn't. Is there a list somewhere? My partner has a fear of them popping so I am glad his like are being considered now |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 14, 2018 17:48:46 GMT
Didn't think much of this either. Full of glib, empty statements about the world: men are sh*t, posh people are sh*t, good-looking people are sh*t...all while being delivered by a posh, good-looking woman...and being written by a man. All the profundity of a hashtag. I suspect, therefore, that it will be universally adored by the critics. I do like an assertive first post! Also, everything’s better with bacon. Welcome to the board. |
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Post by chameleon on Feb 15, 2018 15:21:17 GMT
A few seats available for 7pm tonight..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 18:13:42 GMT
I just remembered that Kelly’s The Ritual Slaughter of George Mastromo was the first play VF presented when she took over as AD. It was one of the worst nights I have ever spent at the RC let alone any other theatre. It was really indulgent and (to borrow bacon’s word) glib. I think for me (and this is just me, not necessarily right or wrong) I find that the RC seems to favour really dark pseudo experimental work, portentous yet - underneath the fantastic production values - lacking in substance. I am however looking forward to the new season because there are some veteran writers represented who will probably present more complex work. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 15, 2018 21:41:31 GMT
Didn't think much of this either. Full of glib, empty statements about the world: men are sh*t, posh people are sh*t, good-looking people are sh*t...all while being delivered by a posh, good-looking woman...and being written by a man. All the profundity of a hashtag. I suspect, therefore, that it will be universally adored by the critics. I do like an assertive first post! Also, everything’s better with bacon . Welcome to the board. I like Parsley with my bacon. Could become my Morecombe and Wise |
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Post by lonlad on Feb 16, 2018 1:32:21 GMT
Manipulative and even quite silly tosh but Carey M does well with it. And the design is STUNNING.
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Post by dani on Feb 16, 2018 11:05:23 GMT
Aleks Sierz of in-yer-face theatre fame seems to think it is one of the best plays in years. On the other hand, the Times gives it two stars.
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Post by bordeaux on Feb 16, 2018 11:08:10 GMT
Didn't think much of this either. Full of glib, empty statements about the world: men are sh*t, posh people are sh*t, good-looking people are sh*t...all while being delivered by a posh, good-looking woman...and being written by a man. All the profundity of a hashtag. I suspect, therefore, that it will be universally adored by the critics. Clearly not, looking at the reviews. The most positive review seems to be in the Telegraph, perhaps surprisingly. Only three stars from Billington in the Guardian. |
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Post by peggs on Feb 16, 2018 11:56:04 GMT
My you are coming to see this email references trigger warnings but says no more, without wanting to know what happens really should I be worried? I'm a squeamish fainter.
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Post by jadnoop on Feb 16, 2018 12:34:53 GMT
My you are coming to see this email references trigger warnings but says no more, without wanting to know what happens really should I be worried? I'm a squeamish fainter. Without any specifics, and trying to be as spoiler-free as possible:
Nothing is shown on stage in any way, but there is a very detailed description of some pretty horrific violence. It's probably not much more 'extreme' than you would get in your average Scandi-thriller, but it's grounding in mundane 'reality', and the way it's delivered makes it more unpleasant in my opinion.
If you'd like more information then I'm happy to explain further, or it may be worth contacting the RC. |
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Post by chameleon on Feb 17, 2018 22:58:16 GMT
A play about an Important Subject that has almost nothing of interest to say about that subject (from the perspective of either character involved). A story with (almost) no tension. A protagonist who makes few (if any) choices of any clear consequence. Lots of detail, and no focus. This makes for a very slow and banal hour and a half despite the best efforts of the very talented actor, director & designer, and a no-expenses-spared production...
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Post by schuttep on Feb 19, 2018 10:36:58 GMT
Telegraph 5 stars; Independent 4 stars; Evening Standard 4 stars; london theatre.co.uk 5 stars.
As Mark Shenton suggests - the denouement is well sign-posted but it's an amazing journey nevertheless.
Carey Mulligan is a revelation and the set is stunning.
I loved it.
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 19, 2018 11:16:39 GMT
I liked it too. Carey Mulligan is amazing!
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Post by andrew on Feb 19, 2018 22:38:08 GMT
I like Mulligan but I'm in the "second half wasn't good enough" column. I wasn't really sure what I was supposed to do with the 'events' that we're told of. There was no opportunity for me to feel the sadness, the grief with Mulligan because she's recounting events in quite a teachy way. But despite feeling teachy, I'm not sure what about this subject matter I was supposed to learn. I wouldn't have wanted a second half of more jokiness, because I was pulled in a bit more when the play got more serious, but it didn't quite pull it all the way through for me.
I very much liked the set and the projections (which I think one could have not spotted the presence of) and the lighting and Carey Mulligan, and the direction was probably as good with the material as it could have been. Overall I liked the play, but the last 20 minutes of it just didn't present the best version of itself.
So it was all Dennis Kelly's fault basically.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 24, 2018 21:45:10 GMT
Oooh, been avoiding reading reviews for this (and only lightly skimming the above) but the snow threatened on Monday means I'm probably going to have to reschedule. Damn.
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Post by andrew on Feb 24, 2018 21:49:39 GMT
To get specific, I'm fairly sure the lighting effect is good use of "projection mapping", where a surface is recreated in 3D in a computer and a projection is designed to be displayed on top of it such that it takes advantage of the shapes it's being thrown on. So over the monochrome bookshelf, it projects perfectly the individual books in colour. The regular lighting has to be toned down to reflect this, as the projection will look best when there's not much light thrown on the same surface. It's done really well in this, I don't think I've ever seen the technology used in quite this way, and what's really nice is that it doesn't make a huge song and dance about it, it's a briefly seen effect.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 24, 2018 21:53:31 GMT
I thought this was great, with a tour de forcd performance from Mulligan. I found the events at the end quite hard to get through, and im normally a cynical bastard so it certainly resonated with me!
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Post by crowblack on Feb 26, 2018 9:50:10 GMT
Aleks Sierz of in-yer-face theatre fame seems to think it is one of the best plays in years. That makes me feel better about missing it - he generally hates the things I love so I'm hoping the reverse is true. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 11:47:12 GMT
Three extra Thursday matinees added - 1st, 8th, 15th March. Booking open.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 16:30:24 GMT
It's reasonably similar to one of the recurring effects in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Certainly got the same basis, but used a lot more subtly here.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 26, 2018 17:00:29 GMT
I've rebooked, but darn this weather! Worse seat, twice the price, and expensive transport....wish they did £12 matinees! |
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Post by kps on Feb 26, 2018 17:29:51 GMT
I saw this on Saturday night. I felt that Carey Mulligan did brilliantly with the script she was given, but ultimately there was not enough dramatic tension to sustain the play for the full 90 minutes.
The opening thirty-or-so minutes felt like an excerpt from a middle-of-the road stand-up act, which jarringly transformed into a very serious lecture about the folly of man, or rather, masculinity.
Morality plays work when the audience is readily able to empathise with the struggles and motives of the doomed individual. This crucial element is lacking in Girls & Boys, and therefore audience members merely find themselves nodding along to what effectively constitutes a TED talk framed around an anecdote.
The set was nice enough, and Carey Mulligan is very watchable, but this was unfortunately a disappointment from my perspective.
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Post by nialld on Feb 26, 2018 18:49:16 GMT
I saw on theatremonkey.com that for sold out performances the Royal Court operates an in person waiting list for no shows - does anyone have any experience of this or know how likely it is to get tickets through this way? I tried to get £12 tickets this morning but they all went instantly, I can't do next Monday and the one after that is the last one of the show so I'm assuming will be even busier! Am desperate to see this show but fear I may have missed out!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 22:23:29 GMT
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Post by crowblack on Feb 27, 2018 11:32:13 GMT
Keep hitting the Royal Court website, as seats do appear Yes, I got My Mum's a Tw*t seats for the day I wanted by refreshing the page a lot. Maybe try that Update Scanner (it's on Firefox, I don't think it's on Safari) and set it to repeatedly scan the page with the dates listed? You can set it to scan at 5, 15 or whatever minute intervals and it pings if the page is updated - though it can be frustrating when it pings on something that's already been snapped up, and it can slow your computer up. |
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