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Post by sweets7 on Mar 16, 2019 19:28:17 GMT
Great review but think you meant Joan Bakewell! I did. Wrong Joan. Change now. |
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Post by harrie on Mar 17, 2019 17:39:56 GMT
I saw this last night and really enjoyed it. I think the only other Pinter I’ve seen is No Man’s Land, and although I enjoyed the performances in that I found Betrayal much more accessible and for me a much better play. I loved the simple staging and thought having the third character constantly on stage was very effective, particularly in one scene where Robert is sat right to Jerry in a scene with Jerry and Emma. All three actors were fantastic.
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Post by londonpostie on Mar 19, 2019 0:31:02 GMT
well, I'm still digesting this. For anyone who'd like a contrast, Youtube has the 1983 BBC version, screenplay by H. Pinter:
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Post by peggs on Mar 19, 2019 9:34:10 GMT
well, I'm still digesting this. For anyone who'd like a contrast, Youtube has the 1983 BBC version, screenplay by H. Pinter: How was standing? |
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Post by londonpostie on Mar 19, 2019 16:01:34 GMT
Hi, standing was fine (90 mins). I didn't realise you pitch up along the back where you want; standing in the centre went by 19:05, not behind a pillar by 19:15, etc. Could add 20+ mins to your standing estimate.
For £15 the view is fine. It is a play where you do want to see slight facial nuances, but that will cost you perhaps £150.
Didn't know what to make of it last night. As time passes today it feels more and more impressive. I think he absolutely nailed what he wanted to nail. The BBC version will also be interesting given it's his own screenplay. Cheers.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 19, 2019 18:06:01 GMT
It is a play where you do want to see slight facial nuances, but that will cost you perhaps £150. Surely a good candidate for a Tennant or Scott Hamlet-style recording for BBC2 or 4? |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 20, 2019 18:29:47 GMT
The cast are on Front Row tonight.
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Post by andrew on Mar 20, 2019 23:43:56 GMT
The online rush thing was a lifesaver for those who qualify. Very cheap stalls seats obtained and I saw it tonight. It's really excellent, it's better than the celebrity hunters deserve, confirmed by hearing someone whisper "it's a bit boring isn't it?" halfway through. I didn't find it boring, the undercurrent of tension and sadness weaving it's way through the whole play. Loved it.
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Post by peggs on Mar 21, 2019 10:38:25 GMT
Was there last night too though somewhat different experience standing and feeling somewhat far away though good clear view I did miss proximity of faces. Not quite sure what i think yet, so different from my only other betrayal experience at the other end of intimacy spectrum at the donmar.
For those who want to know the three stage door for about 15 mins each night and probably 10 on matinees so I was told. That said the queue went right round to the front of the theatre in the time it took me to get out.
Front of house person said whilst it is understudied and rehearsed she thought they might cancel if Mr Hiddlestone was off because of the perceived reaction they'd get. Don't know if this was just her view. As I was standing I was there earlier and it was an interesting dynamic of people, some clearly there because of the casting, some new to theatre which was good. Audience very well behaved where I was and very appreciative come the end. Had a nice chat with a young drama student and tried to not feel so old.
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Post by kathryn on Mar 21, 2019 10:50:22 GMT
Well, there's a Saturday in April with no performances at all - presumably because Charlie Cox was already committed to Wales Comic Con. So that's an indication that they'd prefer to avoid understudies.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 21, 2019 11:25:50 GMT
some clearly there because of the casting, some new to theatre which was good. I appreciate theatre isn't a 'social service' and it's market forces and all that, but it is a shame that the high-profile productions with Hollywood / lead-actor-off-the-telly casts are usually so astronomically expensive. They often pull people in who aren't normally theatregoers but they're then left with the impression that theatre is incredibly expensive and all you see is a dot on stage or the top of the actor's head. The impression this is something for a wealthy elite is driven home if they also buy a drink. |
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Post by peggs on Mar 21, 2019 13:50:09 GMT
some clearly there because of the casting, some new to theatre which was good. I appreciate theatre isn't a 'social service' and it's market forces and all that, but it is a shame that the high-profile productions with Hollywood / lead-actor-off-the-telly casts are usually so astronomically expensive. They often pull people in who aren't normally theatregoers but they're then left with the impression that theatre is incredibly expensive and all you see is a dot on stage or the top of the actor's head. The impression this is something for a wealthy elite is driven home if they also buy a drink. Well some of the potentially new theatre goers must have bought the expensive seats and had a good view. The lad to my right whether he wanted it or not got a thorough versing from me or where to access cheap young people tickets and the person on my left who was on their second theatre visit and very excited told me his friends had gone expensive but we agreed that was a lot of money and we could see perfectly well from where we were for a fraction of the price. And aren't refreshments generally expensive both in london and when you're out at places? I do get what you're saying and star casting does often mean prices can be high but if you enjoyed the experience and wanted to try something else it's relatively easy to find out information that dispelled the theatre equals riches idea. Most people there just seemed really glad to be there. |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 21, 2019 15:36:34 GMT
Gosh, peggs, you just took me back to the time I day seated the Donmar Othello - which was the production that got me well and truly hooked - and an old hand in the queue told me everything I needed to know about getting hold of cheap tickets. And it worked! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 16:00:32 GMT
Gosh, peggs , you just took me back to the time I day seated the Donmar Othello - which was the production that got me well and truly hooked - and an old hand in the queue told me everything I needed to know about getting hold of cheap tickets. And it worked! Was it in face @theatremonkey ? it's the old bit that gave it away  |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 21, 2019 16:04:29 GMT
Hmm, there was a faint aroma of bananas about him...
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Post by peggs on Mar 21, 2019 16:44:34 GMT
Gosh, peggs, you just took me back to the time I day seated the Donmar Othello - which was the production that got me well and truly hooked - and an old hand in the queue told me everything I needed to know about getting hold of cheap tickets. And it worked! I assumed you were an old hand at theatre you seem knowledgeable, I had been going a while by that production, feel even older now. We have to share the important information, look at the joy we're spreading. |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 21, 2019 17:00:52 GMT
Oh yeah, at work I am known as a theatre enabler!
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Post by Latecomer on Mar 21, 2019 19:13:41 GMT
Gosh, peggs , you just took me back to the time I day seated the Donmar Othello - which was the production that got me well and truly hooked - and an old hand in the queue told me everything I needed to know about getting hold of cheap tickets. And it worked! This was the first theatre production that I ever saw (booked tickets in a startling piece of good luck when daughter changed A levels rather late in the term and she had to do Othello, so just googled it and came up with the Donmar production....2 seats left in the Christmas holidays that I could make, no idea of the cast!) ....also got me hooked on theatre completely! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 19:32:25 GMT
Donmar Othello was the first show I ever dayseated. I rocked up at 8:30am and got a standing space, and to this day I'm not entirely sure how.
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Post by peggs on Mar 21, 2019 19:51:09 GMT
Not guilty on that one - but I did give out some theatreboard cards to a couple of people at "Alys Always" yesterday, as well as dispensing "the gift" we here share. We have cards?! |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 21, 2019 20:31:11 GMT
Donmar Othello was the first show I ever dayseated. I rocked up at 8:30am and got a standing space, and to this day I'm not entirely sure how. I got *returns* in the middle of the *central stalls* - I was too green to even know how lucky I was until we actually sat in the seats. There was some kind of strange magic about that production. |
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Post by kathryn on Mar 22, 2019 9:08:21 GMT
Seeing reports on Twitter of an extension to June 8th due to demand. Which is mildly annoying as I'd purposely booked the last show!
The ATG theatrecard free exchange policy might have to be invoked...
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Post by argon on Mar 22, 2019 10:59:24 GMT
Great news, option to buy a reasonably priced ticket now
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Post by peggs on Mar 22, 2019 14:52:10 GMT
Mods are equipped with them, yes. Very handy to give to people when we chat about the board, and if we meet any board members, we usually give them a supply to hand out too. BurlyBeaR tells us he leaves one on the table when he leaves the bar, but he hasn't yet clarified if he is talking about cards or quite what - and after the week I've had, I just don't have the energy or desire to ask. Good idea, I do chatter to people about the board but suspect they don't remember the name. Probably better not to ask. |
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Post by Marwood on Mar 22, 2019 15:45:49 GMT
Hello, maybe its me being stupid but I have a ticket to sell for tonights performance of Betrayal - I've gone into the notices section of this board and while I have managed to sell a ticket on here before, I can't see how to do it now.
If someone can tell me how to post a notice, it would be great, otherwise I have a stalls row C seat going for £75.00 if anyone is interested, I can meet in central London to sell it (obviously not outside the theare though).
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