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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 7:51:35 GMT
By the way, I wondered what everyone made of the opening sequence, which had Eric sitting alone, hugely affected by what seemed to be the sound of a crowd/mob. A traumatic event from his past? A manifestation of his fracturing sense of reality? Or something else? You can hear the goings-on in Sloane Square from the Theatre Upstairs - amplified buskers, loud traffic, sirens, rioting, etc. |
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Post by andrew on Apr 25, 2016 8:01:34 GMT
Refreshed at 08:59:50, not yet available to book, refreshed at 09:00:01, day seats sold out. How many seats are even available for Monday day seats??
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Post by quine on Apr 25, 2016 8:06:40 GMT
I was asking myself the same question!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2016 9:12:06 GMT
By the way, I wondered what everyone made of the opening sequence, which had Eric sitting alone, hugely affected by what seemed to be the sound of a crowd/mob. A traumatic event from his past? A manifestation of his fracturing sense of reality? Or something else? You can hear the goings-on in Sloane Square from the Theatre Upstairs - amplified buskers, loud traffic, sirens, rioting, etc. Well, there was certainly a demo of some sort going on over the road... ;-) |
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Post by perfectspy on Apr 29, 2016 11:35:14 GMT
I saw this play on Tuesday night and was glad I came. An excellent play that started out with great humour to eventually transform into a darker entity. I wouldn't be surprised if this play will one day transfer downstairs, recently some of their plays there have been rather weak (though I did like X).
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Post by Marwood on Aug 18, 2016 9:20:35 GMT
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Post by Rory on May 23, 2018 21:27:18 GMT
Saw this tonight at the beautiful MAC Theatre in Belfast. It started there tonight where it runs until Saturday, following a short stint at the Abbey in Dublin, and before a two month run at the Public Theatre in New York.
The massive amounts of humour in this piece absolutely hit the bullseye with the local audience but when events took a darker turn, there were audible gasps and four very visible walkouts given it's being staged in the round. At certain moments, you could have heard a pin drop.
Not a weak link in Vicki Featherstone's cast but a particular tour de force from Stephen Rea. His portrayal of mental illness was deeply affecting. This was a character you didn't much like but yet you had sympathy for him because he was so unwell. Not easy to pull off but Rea nailed it.
After Brexit, the concept of Irishness/Britishness and what it means - can you be / feel both? and what does that mean anyway?- is more pertinent than ever to the people of Northern Ireland.
Excellent.
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Post by Snciole on May 23, 2018 21:50:28 GMT
Delighted and very jealous of those NOrthern Irish, Irish and New York audiences that get to see Rea. It is a interesting play about Irish identity and I think Rea is silver fox (he looks amaze for 70!)
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