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Post by TallPaul on May 13, 2019 13:37:00 GMT
This is probably the point when we hand over to @theatremonkey, who not only knows the Duke of York like the back of his whatever monkeys have, but has seen this production, so is familiar with the staging.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 14:23:36 GMT
Turn out friend of mine want see this I looked up and there was D1/D2 stalls 25 Pound and i wonder IT'e good deal or todaytix rush is better option (with my 'luck😗"). What i can see there is rather medium interest so I got rush tickets in previews and they were great central stalls seats - suspect they may not be as good now as sales have picked up a bit? £25 for D1 and D2 is a good deal, I think - this seems to be dynamic pricing as some dates they are £39.50 for D1 and £49.50 for D2. The view is slightly restricted - you miss the extreme edge of the stage - but for this it's a very open set and pretty much everything happens in the middle of the stage. Also see theatreboard.co.uk/post/286096 |
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Post by emilytemple on May 13, 2019 14:49:04 GMT
I bought them 😘 thank You 😘😘😘i saw they are "green" at your website
I just know how they are in this play
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Post by Marwood on May 13, 2019 16:08:10 GMT
I was sat in F2 and saw just about everything, pretty much all of the 'action' took place in the centre and on the high numbered side of the stage.
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Post by david on May 14, 2019 11:44:12 GMT
Rush tickets are pretty much the same price aren't they? For Rosmersholm, rush tickets are *only* £20. That may be only £5 difference to you, but here in Yorkshire that's two pints of best bitter!  Don’t forget the packet of pork scratchings as well! |
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Post by Rory on May 15, 2019 9:12:55 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers!
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2019 17:06:09 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers! Old person hates young person for doing things the way they do things now, fellow ageing public schoolboy agrees. Not news, really. Keeping Billington instead of promoting Lyn Gardner has left a nasty stain on the Guardian’s theatre coverage, though. |
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Post by Jan on May 17, 2019 16:06:38 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers! Old person hates young person for doing things the way they do things now, fellow ageing public schoolboy agrees. Not news, really. Keeping Billington instead of promoting Lyn Gardner has left a nasty stain on the Guardian’s theatre coverage, though. Of course the director of Rosmersholm, Ian Rickson, was responsible for one of the most startling examples of directors theatre of recent years - the Michael Sheen Hamlet set in a mental hospital, so the truth of the matter is that Icke and Rickson are both capable of directing in different styles. But there’s something else going on here isn’t there, a subtext. Let’s leave it there. |
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Post by david on May 17, 2019 22:50:13 GMT
Watched this tonight. Considering the play was written over 130 years ago, it’s themes about politics, media and social justice are as pertinent today as they were back in 1886 when Ibsen wrote Rosmersholm. A dark and disturbing play to watch which is played out on stage by an absolutely fantastic cast. Despite the dark undertones, there was some nice comedy moments, particularly with Giles Terera (who looked very dapper tonight in his suit) giving his political rant speech during the dinner table scene in Act 1. As an audience member, you could so easily relate what he was saying to the current goings on in Westminister which got plenty of laughs.
Sat in D16 in the stalls was a great seat and definitely helped appreciate the ending of the play as I think it’s effectiveness would have been lost if sat up in the Gods.
A 4* production.
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Post by popcultureboy on May 18, 2019 0:14:30 GMT
Sat in D16 in the stalls was a great seat and definitely helped appreciate the ending of the play as I think it’s effectiveness would have been lost if sat up in the Gods. Actually, the coup de theatre at the end from the upper circle looks forking incredible. |
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Post by joem on May 19, 2019 10:37:50 GMT
A good, pacey production of one of Ibsen's least performed later plays. Impressively staged, with an excellent cast bringing the parts to light. If I have one quibble it is whether Rosmer shouldn't be played by someone a little older, but it's a quibble. Hayley Attwell was very good, full of energy, feeling and conviction. Giles Terera did not disappoint, splendidly unbending as Rosmer's bother-in-law. It does, as others have commented, still feel very much like a modern play.
Interesting view from a box, almost as close as the front rows but looking down at the actors. Gives you a different perspective and the occasional manoeuvres to get a better view are more than compensated by the distinct lack of heads in front, the coughs, the fumbles and fiddles and other annoying habits of your average audience. Rockall is the place for me.
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Post by kzf on May 20, 2019 9:59:13 GMT
Got a front-row day seat on Saturday. Just want to say that for the ending you will definitely need to sit up and peek as high as you can to actually see what's happening, some of the effect is definitely lost from the front row though. I imagine it looks spectacular with a broader view of the stage. Apart from that the seats are excellent and the play is well worth the £15.
Day Seat report @theatremonkey: Two of us arrived at 8.30am. Two more arrived about 9.15am, and it was up to 9 people at 10am when the box office opened.
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Post by jgblunners on May 22, 2019 8:58:31 GMT
Saw this on Monday and I totally agree with the rave reviews - brilliantly written, adapted, directed, performed, and designed. Giles Terera was the stand-out for me, with Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke both very very good but not quite on his level. Even knowing it was coming, the coup de theatre at the end was very effective. I must also highlight he lighting design, which was beautifully naturalistic.
A timely and resonant production of an expertly crafted play - Ibsen really knew how to write complex human psychology into his characters, and here he gives us three of his best.
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Post by sweets7 on May 22, 2019 21:16:07 GMT
Saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it. Very much a three hander with added housekeeper and drunk. Topical and emotional and you believed in the conviction of all the characters and bought their ambiguity as well...which is tricky to do. Burke and Atwell made a believable couple and you could see what one saw in the other; I bought their dilemma. The brother in law was excellent and it was testament to all that he was not a reductionist prig.
Very much enjoyed it. Beautiful set design too.
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Post by learfan on May 26, 2019 6:45:29 GMT
Saw the matinee yesterday. Very good. Reservations about Burke as he was too young and a bit colourless. However Attwell and Terrera were both excellent. It all zipped by and the coup de theatre at the end bought gasps. Four stars.
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Post by talkingheads on May 28, 2019 14:10:14 GMT
At a loose end tomorrow and this is the only play I really want to see, so going to try for day seats from the box office. Never done this before, so for those who have, how early is advisable to get there? If the box office opens at 10 I was thinking half 9? Also what kind of seats do you get?
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2019 5:54:41 GMT
We got seats yesterday - I was with my mum and went past about 4pm, and she suddenly said she'd like to see it, and they offered us stalls row J or dress circle somewhere for £30. Went for stalls which was fine apart from a very tall person in front of her.
I thought it was really good. Giles Terera was the best for me, but I enjoyed it much more than the other Ibsen I've seen previously.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2019 5:57:12 GMT
The star for me was the set and lighting design, I thought it was really stunning.
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Post by bgarde on May 31, 2019 7:31:35 GMT
This was definitely one of the best plays I've seen in a while, all performances were super and the only thing that grated slightly were the audience's knowing belly laughs to the political quips. It's something that will stay with me for a while - the sense of mood and melancholy.
I was in the stalls at D1 with a restricted view although caught 99% of everything - more than fine if you don't want to pay full whack.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 3, 2019 12:16:50 GMT
Are the front row £15 only on sale on the day? That's the impression I get whenever I look (today has 6 available at the mo, but none for any later date).
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Post by lynette on Jun 5, 2019 9:30:32 GMT
I’ve twice attempted to review this here and twice my wonderful prose has flicked off and disappeared. So here it is:
Brilliant
More in West End please
Acting fab, all of ‘em
Class production.
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Post by peggs on Jun 5, 2019 9:51:39 GMT
I’ve twice attempted to review this here and twice my wonderful prose has flicked off and disappeared. So here it is: Brilliant More in West End please Acting fab, all of ‘em Class production. Darn it, I'm interested to know what you said Lynette. Glad you enjoyed it, I went back to see it again it was so good. |
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Post by lynette on Jun 5, 2019 14:53:39 GMT
I think I would also like to see it again. Trying not to flick a wrong thing here ....
What I was saying was that I think Hayley Atwell will become one of our acting dames at this rate, so good. I loved Tom Burke, who wouldn’t? And I would love to see Giles Terera in more classics. Lucy Briers made it look easy but her clarity, timing etc made the link clear between the past and the present. And I hope she starts to get the older woman classic roles now. I loved the way they didn’t stint on the servants. It made it real, the gap between Rosmer’s idealism and his reality. I loved the lighting, the set, the way the set was handled, the chair, the sound effects and the special effect at the end which was possible in a modern production but which was well written in so no doubts there. I loved all the water...in the text and some added in as they took drinks. I loved that they didn’t rush the long speeches
both the political and the emotional. Yes, a few laughs at the political but actually I think the audience realised it was seeing something special here, a bloke saw it all over a hundred years ago and found the way to express it. What we need is that way and that recognition. No wonder Ibsen is called the father of modern drama. And didn’t he like the nuances, something of Othello in the way a man comes along and destroys a couple with revelations based on a falsity, here a false morality.
More please in the west end. I paid 65 for the ticket, well worth it. I was at the end of row G, just in from row F end with the restricted view but actually if this is cheaper go for it. I say the west end because the NT has obviously given up on this kind of production, the un messed about with classic that still has plenty to tell us and which show how brilliant and how deep our acting talent it.
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Post by peggs on Jun 5, 2019 17:21:28 GMT
Thank you for taking the time to type that out a third time lynette I quite agree with your thoughts. It's rare to get a production where everything is so good and compliments each other. Beautiful lighting and set. Acting soo good but made to look easy. Hayley Atwell is just wonderful and yes consistently good, could be for me something I can say I saw when they for ages out and hopefully through a long career like others do for our distinguished dames. I loved her scenes with Lucy Briefs who surely deserves more prominent rules. And servants who were believably real formed characters, I loved the interactions between them all, so much set without lines. Thinking about it makes me smile. |
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Post by nialld on Jun 8, 2019 11:00:29 GMT
Are the front row £15 only on sale on the day? That's the impression I get whenever I look (today has 6 available at the mo, but none for any later date). Just to clarify in regards to this - is it the case that they're £20 if you get them as day seats from the box office in person, but £15 when they put the unsold ones online? |
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