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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 20, 2018 13:08:48 GMT
16th October - 24th November A tender and bittersweet play about conscience and connection. Teddy is searching for a friend for the night. Jeremy is searching for a beer. Worlds apart and miles away from home, two strangers, consumed by their own secrets, find each other in a hotel room in Amsterdam. Can you confess your greatest fear to a stranger? A new play by the award-winning American writer Ken Urban, A Guide for the Homesick is an erotic thriller that explores the cost of being a friend when you are afraid to love, starring Douglas Booth as Jeremy and Clifford Samuel as Teddy. Directed by Jonathan O’Boyle. ‘A probing, multi-layered study of guilt.’ Boston Globe www.atgtickets.com/shows/a-guide-for-the-homesick/trafalgar-studios |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 14:37:37 GMT
Ooooh Dougie Booth! Booked.
Plenty of time to step up the security!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2018 22:57:13 GMT
Some reviews are out. Very mixed, all over the place!
4* - Whatsonstage.com, Metro
3* - The Stage
2* - Time Out
1* - BroadwayWorld.com
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 15:45:12 GMT
Saw the show last night. It's very good, with the premise being two guys in a hotel room who one is gay, and the other claims he isn't gay. They both have a secret behind why they are there, and we see, throughout the 24 hours in this room, them open up and tell their stories as to how they got there. What begins as lies falls into truth, and with each of their stories comes surreal flashbacks where the other actor plays a man in their story and you see their story play out. It's a very funny play, but it also hits hard on some topics like AID's, discrimination and hatred. As the play continues, we also see their passion for eachother grow. Its held together by two strong actors who essentially play two roles each. Each offer up fantastic performances that require them to completely change personality, voice and stature in a second, and as the play goes on, it becomes alot more frequent and frantic. Think Natalie Dormer and her accent work in Venus in Fur but maybe a tad less impressive. It's great to watch. Clifford really does amazing emotional work, and Dougie plays quiet and awkward to frantic and hysteric with such commitment. It's the acting that really holds this together and those two nail it. I'd recommend it. It's only 80 minutes, so in and out. With regards to seating, I'd say 100% sit on the central block or the left hand side if looking at the stage, because their is a scene in the hotel room doorway with Dougie in the rain you won't be able to see at all from the side closest to the entrance to the theatre. As for the whole question of nudity that is advertised, for the fans out there (@ryan), both men are in their underwear for a middle portion of the play, and the nudity refers to Dougie getting out of the bed and pulling the back of his pants up as he does so, so anyone lucky enough will get a quick glimpse of Dougie's booty if you sit where I recommended.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 18:49:33 GMT
Well. Put him in a pair of fugly glasses and Dougie Booth is still as pretty as you like.
Two strangers meet in Amsterdam and deep dark secrets come out. We've all been there haven't we? It nicely zips by in about an hour and a half and I didn't really see where it was going to end either.
On the plus side, you get Dougie in a pair of pants (and out of them for a brief moment) and if you get there early enough you get to watch an old episode of 'Kinderen geen bezwaar' too. Which is nice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 22:26:25 GMT
Douglas has just announced on Instagram Live that there has been 15 £10 tickets for Under 25's at every performance for the rest of the run if any members are interested!  |
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Post by happytobehere on Nov 3, 2018 17:06:08 GMT
Douglas has just announced on Instagram Live that there has been 15 £10 tickets for Under 25's at every performance for the rest of the run if any members are interested! do you know where I can book these £10 tickets? I’ve looked on the website but there only seems to be normal priced ones EDIT: sorry, ignore that - i just saw on Douglas’ twitter page! |
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