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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 16, 2018 21:47:55 GMT
Anyone seen this yet?
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Post by n1david on Apr 17, 2018 4:08:19 GMT
No but I’ve been intrigued since this tweet:
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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 17, 2018 7:25:57 GMT
130 minutes without an interval apparently.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 9:29:40 GMT
Two friends went last night. One has yet to shut up about how much they liked it, the other seems to be mulling it over, but not necessarily in a negative way. Based on the first friend, I'm quite annoyed I couldn't fit it in until the end of the run now. What if it's another Summer And Smoke and, upon exiting the theatre, the thought of only ever seeing it once is unbearable?
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 17, 2018 10:12:49 GMT
I saw it last night and it is effing amazing. I'm so glad i went in early and knew nothing about it - my advise is to book a ticket now, and stop reading this thread, come back once you've seen it but go in blind. It's worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 10:41:47 GMT
OK, just found my favourite £20 seat was available for a date I have a free slot in May, so went for it, but bear in mind it's your fault if I don't like it  |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 17, 2018 10:46:03 GMT
I was in B2 last night, which is a bargain £10 seat with amazing sight lines for this production - in case it's free at any other point |
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Post by bellboard27 on Apr 17, 2018 11:07:37 GMT
OK you’ve persuaded me. I’ve booked my seat!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 11:10:32 GMT
Wasn't sure about this when announced but the first set of tweets had me booking straight away.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 11:57:39 GMT
Booked.
Using the Almeida website on my phone makes me want to stab a developer.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 17, 2018 16:42:54 GMT
Booked. Using the Almeida website on my phone makes me want to stab a developer. using their website anywhere makes me want to stab a developer. its so counter intuitive & trying to be tumblr. |
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Post by peggs on Apr 17, 2018 16:47:22 GMT
Now I didn't book this as there was some mention of blood in the blurb, is there any, mentioned a lot? Could spoiler a reply so no one who wants to go in blind has anything spoilt please?
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Post by showgirl on Apr 17, 2018 16:50:20 GMT
I've booked, too, and wasn't even considering it until I read the recent posts, so thank you both, @baemax and QueerTheatre - and the Almeida should offer you commission!
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Post by markmc on Apr 17, 2018 16:52:57 GMT
Saw this last night. I think it will divide opinion but nonetheless is rather entertaining and superbly acted. I am still not quite sure what to make of it as a whole as there are moments later on in the play that I felt undermined what the playwright had established earlier on. It's very self-aware, which is always refreshing to see, but at the same time doesn't lose sight of its ultimate aim.
Quite "meta" - whatever that actually means, and an interesting concept staging-wise. Romola Garai is great as ever and it was great to see Samuel West on stage again (had just watched Howards End over the weekend so it was cool seeing him up close and personal). Great support from Lara Rossi also - hopefully we will be seeing much more of her. 4/5 from me.
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Post by jadnoop on Apr 17, 2018 18:57:04 GMT
Very conflicted about this. The play seems intriguing, I agree with (what I assume are) the politics of the piece, and the cast & staging sound really interesting.
However, something about the marketing makes me nervous that this is simply a lecture disguised as a play. I go to talks regularly, but I tend to be put off when an intriguing & nuanced drama gradually slides into lecture. Even if I agree with what they're trying to say.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 21:33:36 GMT
Very conflicted about this. The play seems intriguing, I agree with (what I assume are) the politics of the piece, and the cast & staging sound really interesting. However, something about the marketing makes me nervous that this is simply a lecture disguised as a play. I go to talks regularly, but I tend to be put off when an intriguing & nuanced drama gradually slides into lecture. Even if I agree with what they're trying to say. Be interesting to find out whether your nervousness proves well-placed. Am seeing the play this week, and will almost certainly not be in the mood for anything resembling a lecture. |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 18, 2018 14:43:53 GMT
It is highly theatrical, so hopefully your worries are misplaced - but then its also not a play in the traditional form, so it definitely wont be to everyones teaste.
Also - from what i recall, there's no blood at all, and i was sat at the front so i think i'd remember?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 20:47:41 GMT
This is f***ing horrendous
I predict some of the worse reviews of the year
The playwright has presented an incoherent mess
Unlike Oil
NOTHING in this works
Didn’t know Garai is so desperate for work
If you like watching people pretending to have orgasms
Go and see this for sure
Otherwise it’s bullsh*t written by an utter idiot
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 20:59:02 GMT
There are 4 distinct scenes
Like 4 episodes of having the runs
Each gets progressively worse than the last
The first 5 mins are good
Until you realise the playwright
Has little to say
And what she thinks she does
Has been said
And is last seasons news
The acting is actually wonderful
It’s a shame there is no concept idea or point to the entire thing
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2018 21:07:41 GMT
Also 2h 10m
Without an interval
Is torture
Particularly given the plays gets so much worse scene by scene
That they keep referring to Picasso
The utter audacity of the playwright
Some people
Probably inspired by me in the past
Left before the end
I did some online shopping to pass the time
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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 18, 2018 22:27:02 GMT
Can’t believe I was in the same room as Parsley 😍 My companion hated this but I was slightly more charmed - I do have some questions though {Spoiler - click to view}
The backdrop for the last scene got stuck this evening - assume this wasn’t part of the play but given the nature of the play I wasn’t sure?
What was that last scene all about?
It’s definitely not a crowd pleaser thorough - one person left ten minutes in! |
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Post by victoriantheatre on Apr 18, 2018 23:28:27 GMT
I can't really write
A haiku or review but
parsley - share your views
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 8:40:13 GMT
Two hours without an interval is torture. And I can't help thinking that producers do this because, as Parsley suggests, they want to ensure that people don't leave during the interval. Well, I object to that. My money, my choice.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 8:52:09 GMT
Two hours without an interval is torture. And I can't help thinking that producers do this because, as Parsley suggests, they want to ensure that people don't leave during the interval. Well, I object to that. My money, my choice. In this case The first two scenes are okay Bearable I assume an interval would Come after these And it’s the third and fourth scenes which are the massive pile of sh*t So people might be tricked to come back and then realise they have been conned Anyway the playwright Is hardly prestigious And this play won’t help her case |
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Post by bordeaux on Apr 19, 2018 10:17:10 GMT
Two hours without an interval is torture. And I can't help thinking that producers do this because, as Parsley suggests, they want to ensure that people don't leave during the interval. Well, I object to that. My money, my choice. All over the world week in week out hundreds of millions of people watch films at the cinema for two hours without discomfort, let alone torture. |
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