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Post by RedRose on Apr 11, 2016 11:19:17 GMT
Cannot do a trip to Stratford for Hamlet  - it looks like I will watch the screening then. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 11:28:23 GMT
How much of a dispersal can it be though, don't many of the cast members (including Essiedu) cross over with Lear and Cymbeline? Yes, you're right! Tanya Moodie and Cyril Nri are the only two Hamlet actors who aren't also appearing in either Cymbeline or King Lear. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 11, 2016 12:17:02 GMT
It has taken two years to transfer Love Labour Found and Much Ado About Nothing, I thought these would be dead in the water by now.
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Post by Snciole on Apr 11, 2016 17:17:08 GMT
Being at the TRH it is debatable they aren't dead in the water.
I am oddly more excited about this Faustus than the Jamie Lloyd one and not just because I find Oliver Ryan quite attractive.
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Post by caa on Apr 11, 2016 20:34:50 GMT
It has taken two years to transfer Love Labour Found and Much Ado About Nothing, I thought these would be dead in the water by now. Good point however they are arriving from Chichester |
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Post by lolli on Apr 11, 2016 20:51:08 GMT
Yes - LLL and Much Ado are beautiful productions. Must sees.
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 11, 2016 21:56:06 GMT
I saw Much Ado, so therefore I am glad to get a second chance to see Love Labour Lost.
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 11, 2016 21:57:54 GMT
The RSC, the NT and the Barbican all seem to hold back swathes of seats for public booking periods. I gave up my RSC membership several years ago, partially in silent protest to the marked decline in production quality (which I could probably date to Cicely Berry’s retirement therefrom, if pressed) but also to being offered worse seats for the same performance during priority booking periods than I found once full booking opened for productions at the Aldwych and the Barbican. When I have encountered the odd problem with online booking at the National during membership booking periods, the box office phone staff manage to have seats available that aren’t on the website. It’s all very frustrating. I read somewhere that if you get Art Council funding, which all 3 mentioned qualify, then you have to make a certain amount of tickets available for general sale. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 9:06:55 GMT
It has taken two years to transfer Love Labour Found and Much Ado About Nothing, I thought these would be dead in the water by now. I saw the RSC Faustus and it was quite slight and a bit gimmicky, but very atmospheric. It didn't get close to capturing the sense of terror of knowing you're heading for hell, which is a bit of a flaw, but it looks good and the two leads are great. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 13, 2016 0:05:38 GMT
I don't get the thinking behind transferring productions from the intimate Swan to the cavernous Barbican - there is just such a difference in scale - even before tackling the issue of moving from thrust to pros arch.
I do wonder if the RSC have taken leave of their senses.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 14:24:30 GMT
I don't get the thinking behind transferring productions from the intimate Swan to the cavernous Barbican - there is just such a difference in scale - even before tackling the issue of moving from thrust to pros arch. I do wonder if the RSC have taken leave of their senses. It's been done many times before. |
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Post by caa on Apr 16, 2016 19:29:36 GMT
I don't get the thinking behind transferring productions from the intimate Swan to the cavernous Barbican - there is just such a difference in scale - even before tackling the issue of moving from thrust to pros arch. I do wonder if the RSC have taken leave of their senses. It's been done many times before. Maybe, but can you think of any successful examples? As I recall in the old RSC London days, some Swan shows would transfer to the Pit or a different theatre such as the Mermaid. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 19:43:57 GMT
It's been done many times before. Maybe, but can you think of any successful examples? As I recall in the old RSC London days, some Swan shows would transfer to the Pit or a different theatre such as the Mermaid. And some would transfer to the Barbican Theatre. Off the top of my head, including Singer, The Jew of Malta, Tamburlaine and A Mad World, My Masters. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 9:05:10 GMT
Just booked for most of the Barbican transfers. Front row of the stalls is £10 - sat here for Henry V and it's a total bargain. Says "restricted" but it isn't if you're OK to look up. Looks like half the seats are available through RSC, other half through Barbican.
Full price list:
Prices for Loves Labour's Lost / Much Ado not such a bargain, suggest waiting for offers!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 9:22:58 GMT
Wow, really? If £10 seats are still available when public booking opens, I might reconsider my stance on King Lear.
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Post by bordeaux on Apr 21, 2016 12:45:38 GMT
It's been done many times before. Maybe, but can you think of any successful examples? As I recall in the old RSC London days, some Swan shows would transfer to the Pit or a different theatre such as the Mermaid. Terry Hands' production of The Seagull with SRB as Konstantin. 1991, though.... |
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Post by loureviews on Apr 22, 2016 10:55:12 GMT
Got Cymbeline and Lear, both £55. Lear was selling out quickly for some dates when we went in yesterday.
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Post by fossil on Apr 22, 2016 11:19:07 GMT
Thank you xander for reminding me of the front row tickets. Have booked centre front row seats for Lear and Cymbeline for only £8 each (over 60s matinee price via full members on line booking) and no booking fee. A bargain. The tickets are flagged as restricted view but I had no problem with the view last time I was in the front row at the Barbican.
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Post by Steve on Apr 22, 2016 12:31:39 GMT
If you have a basic Barbican membership, booking opened today as well.
I just used it to book £10 front row tickets for 4 shows.
As a reward for booking multiple shows, you get £2 back per ticket, so the cost is £8 per ticket, with no booking fee! That is good value.
If you have a membership, get on it while the front row tickets are still plentiful. It's as Xanderl said, half are for Barbican members, half for RSC members.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 14:37:47 GMT
Glad people found the £10 tip useful! Got Cymbeline and Lear, both £55. Lear was selling out quickly for some dates when we went in yesterday. Bear in mind though that the RSC and Barbican each have half the tickets on sale so there are more available than each site shows |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 17:17:48 GMT
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
The cast includes: Akala (Hip Hop Shakespeare), Roger Allam, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Simon Russell Beale, Ian Bostridge, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Anne Marie Duff, English National Opera, Paapa Essiedu, Joseph Fiennes, Alexandra Gilbreath, Henry Goodman, the cast of Horrible Histories, Rufus Hound, Rory Kinnear, John Lithgow, Ian McKellan, Midlands Youth Jazz Orchestra, Tim Minchin, Helen Mirren, Alison Moyet, Al Murray, Pippa Nixon, Orchestra of the Swan, Gregory Porter, the Royal Ballet, Antony Sher, The Shires, Meera Syal, David Suchet, Catherine Tate, Rufus Wainwright and Harriet Walter.
And Prince Charles, apparently!
I've caved in and booked to see this at my next-to-local multiplex for just £10, earning me 100 Odeon Premiere points.
And will record the live BBC2 showing for future re-viewing of any especially good bits.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 22:24:29 GMT
#RSCLive was approx 85% atrocious. I'm glad you didn't have to spend too much money on the ticket, HG!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 25, 2016 14:36:22 GMT
Can I also give a mega thanks to Xandergirl for the 10 squid tipoff. Bargain prices, great view and I'm now a very happy camper
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Post by Squire Sullen on Apr 25, 2016 14:54:10 GMT
What a bargain those £10 seats are, and because I booked for Cymbeline, Lear and Alchemist they all reduced to £8 each. Thanks for another tip off, this board really is invaluable to a thrifty theatregoer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 10:46:57 GMT
The RSC had to cancel all performances yesterday due to a "problem with their cooling system" and may have to cancel evening performances today ...
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- it looks like I will watch the screening then.
