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Post by zahidf on Jul 8, 2019 10:32:34 GMT
todaytix has £15.00 standing tickets for 24 hours for the run
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2019 10:16:19 GMT
I'm in the 'loved this' camp - though it was a long time to be standing and Pyramus and Thisbe remains deeply tedious and the last thing you're in the mood for by that stage of the play. The shift of lines to Oberon worked really well, and I really liked how it played up the chilling misogyny aruond the two forced marriages and therefore the connection between the two women. Overall it looked and felt magical - great use of the auditorium. I'm sure there are all sorts of sniffy objections that young, hip theatre-makers could make, but everyone I saw looked like they were having a great night, which is mainly what most of us go to the theatre hoping for.
Have taken advantage of a Today Ticks offer to see it again seated from one of the cheap seats - will be interesting to see how it feels from that perspective.
The whole experience of going to the Bridge is excellent, I think. So nice to go to the theatre and not be forced to drink over-priced vinegar.
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Post by David J on Jul 10, 2019 11:06:48 GMT
So nice to go to the theatre and not be forced to drink over-priced vinegar Now THERE'S an idea for us victims to get our revenge on those in the "Bad Behaviour" thread... But then we’ll keep getting a full spray of slightly acidic spittle on the back of our heads |
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Post by peggs on Jul 15, 2019 20:34:56 GMT
Well this was all a bit mad and bonkers and I think (hard to tell with pre teen who no longer communicates much) a success with my niece.
Managed to stand somewhere that meant go moved quite a lot but the stewards seemed more restrained than at JC, they firmly gestured you to move but didn't just shove you and bellow move which frankly was a nice change. I thought Bottom was brilliant, first time I've seen it done and not been irritated by the character. Interesting Oberon, I liked the swap and what that threw up, didn't feel Titania made any real impact at all. Liked the female half of the lovers. I thought I was going to be really irritated by Puck but he grew on me. Staging generally worked well and since there were often people twirling around in the air or beds on raised stage pieces it was quite easy to see.
I think my niece was a bit nervous to start with, all that drumming and ominous music, I did my best to manoeuvre her to front where possible as otherwise she just disappeared behind all the adults, one lovely man who seemed determined to embrace his partner at all times turned round saw she was much smaller than him and couldn't see and promptly turned back round. Classy. She loved the end, I suspect the highlight was finally managing to make contact with a moon. Successful first Shakespeare seen.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 27, 2019 10:19:21 GMT
Has anyone done TodayTix Rush for this? Are they standing tickets?
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Post by ctas on Jul 27, 2019 20:03:10 GMT
I mentioned earlier in the thread - I got rush tickets around 11am on the first preview. They only offered standing. I imagine you have to be a bit earlier now.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jul 28, 2019 10:15:27 GMT
Saw this with standing tickets on Friday. It was excellent! Loved the way Hippolyta and Hermia are introduced trapped in cages symbolising the patriarchal society they live in. Great twist also with Oberon falling in love with Bottom. Brilliant acrobatics, great acting and and overall very entertaining.
We had a little bit of drama in the audience during Act 2. There were of course lots of Staff moving pieces scenery around and they were in general quite friendly and polite directing the audience. At some point I heard a commotion, looked to my right and a girl was on the floor crying. Didn't see what happened but one of my friends told me that a Staff member pushed and shoved the girl quite aggressively to get her out of the way. The girl was in pain and her male companion follow the Staff member near the back stage and have words with her. I was nearby but couldn't hear what they were saying. Anyway I had noticed that Staff member earlier, she was the only rude and obnoxious one, mean looking, the only who would walk around moving people aggressively out of her way. She was quite tall and big, dark hair but red coloured ponytail. Hope she was reported, although she will probably claim that it was an accident. Beware of her if you see this production standing.
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Post by NorthernAlien on Jul 28, 2019 12:17:50 GMT
Yes, I felt some of the staff were fairly aggressive at times when I saw it too. There really wasn't any need for it - they disturbed the flow of the end of several scenes by not wanting to wait even one second.
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Post by tmesis on Jul 28, 2019 12:35:15 GMT
I have quite mixed feelings about this. Firstly I should declare that this is one of my least favourite Shakespeare plays but I thought, since it had got such good reviews I would give it a go and it might change my opinion of the play. Well it did partially and Hytner definitely enlivens and makes sense of some key scenes but I'm now so over this immersive malarkey and hope that this is the last of his efforts in this area. Julius Caesar worked brilliantly in this regard and the audience were a thrilling, integral part of the action. I just found the audience, literally, got in the way of this and managed to make the whole design concept look a mess. I also found that in trying to be as knockabout funny as possible it was anything but, culminating in the Mechanicals play that was a total laughter-free zone, stultifying beyond belief and seemed to go on forever.
There were some great performances from the pair of lovers and, that Hytner regular, Oliver Chris, but Gwendoline Christie, who is apparently very well known (but I'd never heard of her) was totally wooden.
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Post by Jan on Jul 28, 2019 15:07:58 GMT
…..Gwendoline Christie, who is apparently very well known (but I'd never heard of her) was totally wooden. I agree. Maybe if we'd seen the TV series she is famous for we'd have liked her more because of all that background she would have brought with her. But I'm afraid it's a fact of theatrical life that a big TV star can get over-cast, cast in parts they are not suitable for or even cast in parts they can't play at all (in the case of Martin Freeman in Richard-III all of the above). |
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Post by crabtree on Jul 31, 2019 21:23:45 GMT
Oh I rather loved this, this afternoon. First time at the theatre and it was a great experience, walking over tower bridge and all the trees. I had intended to stand but the box office upgraded me very easily. I think I got a better experience actually. Being in the pit looked as if it might have been a very disjointed affair. Loved all the silks and the choreographed rising and fall pieces, and Oliver Chris and Gwendoline Christie made, for me, a beautiful sexy, funny couple, and Bottom, well rather brilliant. Loved all the ad libs and yep rather glad not to have been in the pit. Overall an joyful experience rather than an insightful dissection of the play.
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Post by Latecomer on Aug 1, 2019 12:17:04 GMT
Well this was fun wasn’t it! I did think it was a shame that the ad libs not in the play got the biggest laughs but have to admire the audacity of the production for just going for it at all points! Thought the lovers were very good with movement....there was a LOT of climbing over bedrails and walking across mattresses etc and they made it look very natural. Loved the gender swap. Actually liked how Gwendoline Christie played the part (I know some people didn’t) and definitely a splendid Bottom (funny but quite endearing rather than annoying)!
The Bridge itself could do with a good boot up the backside....I know the loos are lovely but that lame cup of tea with the pathetic tea bag and half filled pot of tea? I asked for an Americano coffee and then had to ask for milk...bored looking girl looked surprised before getting me some. I asked the box office if they would be doing a poster for Lion Witch and Wardrobe and she said she didn’t think so but had been asked by quite a lot of people. I replied that perhaps it would be a good idea to feed back to the management and could we have fliers while they were at it ....to which she said they were too hard to organise as the productions change.....I gave up at that point....how do other theatres manage?!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 10:22:30 GMT
Picked up a cheap seat for this through TT and thought I'd try it out from what looked like the worst Bridge seats to see what they were like, and the view was ace. I actually preferred this seated rather than standing, and the Pyramus & Thisbe bit felt a lot less tedious without aching feet! It's a really joyous production and genuinely illuminating in places. I noticed that Hippolyta is no longer wheeled on in her glass case before the play starts properly so they just have the singing, which felt a bit random and didn't really work - not sure if that was just last night or a permanent change.
Lovely theatre. Nice beer on tap currently.
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Post by NorthernAlien on Aug 2, 2019 16:51:43 GMT
I noticed that Hippolyta is no longer wheeled on in her glass case before the play starts properly so they just have the singing, which felt a bit random and didn't really work - not sure if that was just last night or a permanent change. Lovely theatre. Nice beer on tap currently. When I saw this I too was expecting Hippolyta to be 'on display' from when the House opened, but it seems to have been changed and now she only comes on at the start of the play proper. I guess this is something which changed in previews - maybe they felt it was too much for her to be out there for that long? |
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 2, 2019 18:26:45 GMT
It was there when we went. There had been a sharp shower and people were delayed getting in becasue of delays at the cloak .. area. Poor woman was stuck up in that box longer than David Blane. Looked *very* cheesed orf.
Apols for the repeat ref to David Blane, I still can't see how it can be a coincidence, nor how it adds anything ... probably best to never speak of the silly box again.
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Post by lichtie on Aug 3, 2019 7:10:30 GMT
I'd just like to add a bit of praise for the theatre - off to see the matinee this afternoon, but I damaged my back a couple of days ago and can't manage the pit where I was booked. Phoned up yesterday to ask if I could switch and they moved me into a more expensive front row seat in gallery 2 by the aisle for free.
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Post by lynette on Aug 3, 2019 11:49:05 GMT
I'd just like to add a bit of praise for the theatre - off to see the matinee this afternoon, but I damaged my back a couple of days ago and can't manage the pit where I was booked. Phoned up yesterday to ask if I could switch and they moved me into a more expensive front row seat in gallery 2 by the aisle for free. The little sweeties. |
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Post by lichtie on Aug 5, 2019 13:30:16 GMT
For what it's worth - I enjoyed the play too, though didn't feel I missed anything much this time being seated.
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Post by dlevi on Aug 10, 2019 21:23:04 GMT
I saw this joyful giddy production this afternoon and couldn't have been happier. We've all been seeing productions of Midsummer for virtually all of our lives and some are good, some are less than good and some are something truly special - this production happily falls into the latter category. The Bridge has been an uneven venue since its inception but with this production things are on the upswing! Bravo to them all!
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Post by bordeaux on Aug 14, 2019 21:37:29 GMT
Just back from this, which I adored. The last ten minutes of the first half, when Oberon and Bottom are cavorting is blissful. Things I am normally sceptical about (modern interpolations, line reassignments, the use of pop music and dance-alongs) worked perfectly and didn't bother me in the slightest. My 12 and 14 year olds loved it too, though I must admit I didn't expect to have to explain to them what fisting was for some years, if ever. I can't wait for Hytner to do another one. Which major ones hasn't he done? I can't recall an As You Like It or Richard III. Or Ant and Cleo. I could imagine Romeo and Juliet working well in a promenade performance too.
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Post by david on Aug 17, 2019 23:34:18 GMT
Thanks to the £15 Promenade offer from Time Out, I was able to attend the matinee performance yesterday. What an absolutely fantastic production this is and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the immersive experience. The entire cast were a joy to watch and seemed to be having a great time. The aerial work was just brilliant and along with the musical sections really just added something extra to the experience.
Cast wise, I couldn’t fault them. For me David Moorst as Puck and Hammed Animashaun as Bottom were the standouts for me. Two really funny performances. The Act 1 ending was just brilliant and so funny to watch I really didn’t want it to end.
Certainly, there were a few creative liberties taken with the text by adding a few modern bits of dialogue but for me this actually added to the production overall.
Having watched the Julius Caesar and now this production, I definitely enjoyed this one more and really do hope that there are other immersive Shakespeare shows planned as they really are great to watch and as someone who doesn’t watch a lot of Shakespeare, I’ll happily book for future Bridge Theatre productions if they are as good as these two.
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Post by talkstageytome on Aug 23, 2019 19:21:58 GMT
Has anyone tried for dayseats for this one yet?
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Post by danielwhit on Jun 11, 2020 11:27:16 GMT
Confirmed to be coming to NT at Home from 25th June. Email sent out from Bridge Theatre a few moments ago.
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Post by lynette on Jun 14, 2020 18:32:26 GMT
I would like to see the Bridge Dream again. I hope we get inside it with the cameras.
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Post by lynette on Jun 25, 2020 16:46:48 GMT
Tonight. Just getting it up the list to remind you all.
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