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Post by showgirl on Dec 13, 2018 5:22:20 GMT
I was tempted to book for this - though am hoping the script will have been revised and the running time reduced a little cf the Globe version - but seeing how extensive the run is, I'm holding off. Admittedly it may be a case of seeing how it goes (well, I hope) but at this stage it seems to me quite ambitiou to programme it for several months and I'm always reluctant to commit myself so far ahead to bookings which may limit or rule out other options nearer the time.
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Post by Snciole on Feb 14, 2019 9:55:05 GMT
NOW GONE, the power of Twitter
BUMP: I have a spare ticket for this because I foolishly booked a date where I will be knackered due to 8 hours + of wine and spirits exams and I managed to get a free pair for later in the week.
I have ONE ticket for 12 March show Section OS Row B Seat 16
It is a collection ticket but I can email over the confirmation I have. Free to a good home.
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Post by peggs on Mar 20, 2019 14:27:24 GMT
Bell going and half the theatre must still be outside in the bag queue, not sure what happened there but thanks for the kind lady who navigated her way to hidden collecting queue and took me with her.
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Post by catcat100 on Mar 20, 2019 15:10:01 GMT
Well that was quite the tour de force of Girl Power. You do come out of this in quite a positive mood, wanting to go out and make some change and considering all the cheers and hollering I probably wasn't the only one.
It's a really good production of what has probably been said over and over again but which does still need to be produced.
The stars of the show are definitely the Emilias. They each act their parts wonderfully well, getting across the individual issues each one encounters but still being the one Emilia. The three parts work well, changing at significant periods of her life. And the speech at the end is most rousing.
The ensemble add greatly to the show, with the ladies swapping roles and genders throughout. The over-exaggerated acting of the male characters is quite genius as it highlights some of the absurdity of male behaviours.
Staging is simple but effective and they do use the whole of the auditorium at times having actors in the boxes, the circle and in the stalls. I was in row B of the stalls and at the end of the first half I did wish that I had the head of an owl with the amount of spinning round it did. But these are for only short periods and really do add to the fun of the show.
And I think that word - fun - Describes this play quite well. Its a really fun play wrapped around a serious message.
Pretty much 5 out of 5 for me.
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Post by peggs on Mar 20, 2019 15:57:30 GMT
I'm imagining this at the globe and thinking it would have benefited from the audience interaction and vocal response you get there. Seated in the dark changes that substantially. Will see what second half brings.
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Post by peggs on Mar 20, 2019 18:08:55 GMT
Found this a rather hard going first half, it's over long and not quite all pulled together. Second half seemed to bowl along better and there are certainly ideas in this worth exploring and some mice ideas just didn't hold together for me.
Wasnt sure about the wandering white clad musicians and what they added.
Mainly I kept thinking if I'd seen it at the globe, there were loads of lines than raised laughs but they'd have been whoops there. And I'm sure the end would have taken the roof off if it only had one. And I was also for some parts imagining the original cast playing them. So I suspect if I'd had seen it at the globe I'd have bounced out and joined in the roar rather than the more sedate I'm inside clapping. It went down very well but it's got to be a harder one to play in a standard theatre.
Bonus point for landing a pair of pants on an unsuspecting man's head.
Post interval I'd lost people on both sides of me, would have taken it personally if half the row hadn't gone too. Typical, the one time I had a whole half a row of seats to up grade myself too and I was already in a good seat.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Mar 20, 2019 18:20:28 GMT
Definitely a boisterous afternoon when I saw it at the Globe, the primarily young female audience really got into the vibe in the way only groundlings can.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 21, 2019 8:45:23 GMT
The first half was a bit too long for me but maybe it was because of the appalling behaviour of a group of women who were actually working for the production!
Went to the first preview on Monday 11th March, seating in Upper Circle row B. I know it's normal that during early previews people working for the production sit in different parts of the theatre and take notes. There were a few women seating in different areas of the Upper Circle with note books and pens. The Upper Circle was half empty so these women decided to sit together a few rows back. No problem so far, but as soon as the play started they started talking and giggling continuously, ignoring people who were asking then to keep it down. One of the women even had her feet hanging on the seat in front of her.
During the interval there were several complaints to the ushers about them and actually one of them apologised after being confronted by two women in the audience. They came back after the interval with large glasses of wine and I thought they were going to talk again but they were actually quite so the second half was more enjoyable for everybody in the Upper Circle.
The second half was better and I found it funnier with some really clever bits. Maybe the first half was good as well but the unprofessional behaviour of these women was so distracting that I couldn't enjoy it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 9:01:16 GMT
Are you sure they were working for the production? I don't think they should have been drinking while at work . . .
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 21, 2019 9:11:51 GMT
Positive! My friend complained to the ushers and they told her they were working for the production and that's why they were taking notes
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 21, 2019 12:32:33 GMT
Are you sure they were working for the production? I don't think they should have been drinking while at work . . . I'm positive. My friend complained to they ushers and they confirmed it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 12:33:47 GMT
Are you sure they were working for the production? I don't think they should have been drinking while at work . . . I'm positive. My friend complained to they ushers and they confirmed it. How dreadful of them. Although I do rather like the sound of a job where you can drink wine at the same time. Contractually. |
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 21, 2019 12:34:56 GMT
LOL. Me too!
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Post by MrsCondomine on Mar 21, 2019 13:12:27 GMT
I'm positive. My friend complained to they ushers and they confirmed it. How dreadful of them. Although I do rather like the sound of a job where you can drink wine at the same time. Contractually. In my youth (it was 2011) I temporarily worked for an office that would suck up to potential clients by creating cocktails in their honour. Being half-cut at 11am whilst trying to be professional was a DELICIOUS challenge. Having said that, I find I enjoy shows a lot more if I'm a bit pished - so if these women produce overwhelmingly positive notes, maybe it's the vino, not the show. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 22:26:47 GMT
Well I wasn’t pished today but I bloody loved this! Proper review when I’m not on a bus home, but this was great.
Yes at times it’s a bit “Feminism 101” but what’s wrong with that? Some people need that. Yes there’s a fair bit of padding in act 1. But it’s a fierce and fiery bit of theatre that’s bloody funny, moving and makes you want to burn the place down (in a good way) after. And those women, what performances.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 15:09:46 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Apr 1, 2019 15:22:19 GMT
I saw this last week, thought it was GREAT
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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 2, 2019 7:50:15 GMT
I found this interesting and watchable last night. The ending was rather jarring if you're a single man, but I suppose that was deliberate.
Seat A4 from TodayTix Rush is excellent. Second row, but an empty seat at front and you're much less likely to have underwear suddenly land on your head than those in the front row.
Stalls looked about half full. There were some people in the Dress Circle, but couldn't see how many. The Upper Circle was closed.
As others have said, this is a powerful production. The first half could be trimmed a bit (hopefully the cast were not too put off by the elderly lady next to me when she started to snore, but I didn't like to touch her). The second half works really well.
The audience was 95% female, so I guess this appeals well to that demographic. Bear in mind also this was a Monday, when audience numbers are traditionally lower.
I've seen some bad productions with multiple actors sharing the main role recently, but the way this was done was intelligent and worked well. Clarke Perkins (older Emilia) holds this together but all the cast give their all and are obviously very experienced with getting their beards on and off quickly.
Definitely worth seeing. As others have said, you do have to be in the right frame of mind. It isn't a play that requires particularly high levels of concentration, but there are powerful messages there, most of them not subtle.
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Post by Rory on Apr 30, 2019 8:52:52 GMT
Now finishing on 1st June, not the 15th.
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Post by theatremad on Apr 30, 2019 17:50:21 GMT
Now finishing on 1st June, not the 15th. Thank god I'm booked in this saturday  |
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Post by TallPaul on May 1, 2019 13:00:13 GMT
To be replaced by BalletBoyz from 3 to 15 June.
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Post by emilytemple on May 10, 2019 9:11:41 GMT
Hello, Did anyone try Day seat for this ? 9 is enough to show up on bo?
I know that you can get tickets £20 "Rush tickets " but at the same time I will try to get a ticket for six so all energy at today tix will be on the other play propably
Thank you for ifo
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Post by kzf on May 10, 2019 10:23:49 GMT
Todaytix seats tend to hang around well into the afternoon in the week so you might even be alright there. I'm also going to try day seat for this tomorrow so I'll report back.
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Post by Stephen on May 10, 2019 22:30:00 GMT
Todaytix seats tend to hang around well into the afternoon in the week so you might even be alright there. I'm also going to try day seat for this tomorrow so I'll report back. Please do! I'm going to try next Saturday if it's easy. I told my mum I'd take her but I'll only hold off booking if there's a reasonable chance. I guess the odds are better on two show days! |
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Post by kzf on May 11, 2019 9:35:28 GMT
First person arrived about 8.15am. I arrived about 8.30. Another two turned up at about 9.40. Everyone was after 2 tickets and strangely all for the matinee. Box office said this is fairly typical, haven't been huge queues.
Also apparently the unsold day seats get put onto Todaytix so if you're going to arrive well after 10am you're better off looking online.
Hope this helps! Looking forward to the show.
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