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Post by zahidf on Sept 13, 2019 9:47:14 GMT
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Post by NorthernAlien on Sept 13, 2019 10:04:46 GMT
Oh. Given that the Royal Exchange in Manchester have a version of this coming in February, this seems like unfortunate timing...
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Post by zahidf on Sept 13, 2019 10:06:52 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 13, 2019 12:38:54 GMT
I don't imagine she said it just to York Theatre Royal (or today), but this is from its website:
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 13, 2019 13:16:41 GMT
That quote just reads like a string of words - there may be some real substance there, but for now it is a series of buzzwords.
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Post by lynette on Sept 13, 2019 20:15:05 GMT
O cross ref other thread on NT new programme, this is one I won’t be bothering with.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 14, 2019 9:41:02 GMT
Thinking it over, I didn't get much sleep either - bad dreams in the night take me back, I guess. Yes, I officially declare the Kate Bush joke season open. I thank you. You don't know what you've done. I've already started scouring her entire discography for good song title puns. You never specified it had to be Wuthering Heights references so things are about to get Wild Man (I guess that's not technically a pun but it'll do)! I reckon I can get Somewhere in Between 10 and 20 by the time the previews start. |
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Post by lonlad on Sept 14, 2019 11:16:45 GMT
The choice of venue is interesting given that Emma Rice's company had announced an affiliation with the Old Vic, where in fact their first show was staged. I wonder if she and the OV have fallen out? Already?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2019 20:06:55 GMT
I knew it would be an adaptation, but part of me really hoped it could be a Kate Bush musical. Somehow the National feels like the right venue for this woman’s work.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Sept 14, 2019 20:48:13 GMT
I knew it would be an adaptation, but part of me really hoped it could be a Kate Bush musical. Somehow the National feels like the right venue for this woman’s work. I know there's a pun in there so you could just be joking but I hope this is semi-serious because I think The Ninth Wave could make a legitimate musical (an experimental one-act or something like that maybe). I didn't get to see her live but from the live album it sounds like she may have already sort of staged it like one so there's clearly something there. |
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Post by talkingheads on Sept 14, 2019 22:46:30 GMT
I knew it would be an adaptation, but part of me really hoped it could be a Kate Bush musical. Somehow the National feels like the right venue for this woman’s work. Incidentally if you want an amazing Kate Bush cabaret/musical, I saw one at the Fringe called An Evening Without Kate Bush that was truly astonishing. I believe it'll come to London at some point |
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Post by mistressjojo on Sept 15, 2019 2:41:23 GMT
If this doesn't have Cathy windmilling across the moors in a red dress I'd be vastly disappointed.
They can always keep the Translations staging
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Post by duncan on Sept 17, 2019 15:06:30 GMT
Heathcliffe is one of the most disgusting characters in literature, be interesting to see if they try and make him the romantic hero of popular culture or stay true to the book version.
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Post by lynette on Sept 17, 2019 17:47:20 GMT
Heathcliffe is one of the most disgusting characters in literature, be interesting to see if they try and make him the romantic hero of popular culture or stay true to the book version. So right. I’ve never understood the appeal of this ghastly character. Amazing where it came from in her mind. And sad of course that she didn’t get to develop that imagination and mature. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 18:17:09 GMT
The choice of venue is interesting given that Emma Rice's company had announced an affiliation with the Old Vic, where in fact their first show was staged. I wonder if she and the OV have fallen out? Already? I wondered about that, as there was no sign of Malory Towers going to the Old Vic either. But looking at what the Old Vic said at the time ... www.oldvictheatre.com/news/2017/07/new-company-in-residence-emma-rices-wise-childrenSo they were company in residence at the Old Vic, but only for 2018! Which seems a bit pointless as it only resulted in one production there, but perhaps as a new company at that point it gave them a bit of stability and access to facilities? No idea what "company in residence" actually means in practice, to be honest! |
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Post by Jan on Sept 18, 2019 5:57:41 GMT
No idea what "company in residence" actually means in practice, to be honest! In the case of Cheek by Jowl being company in residence at the Barbican Theatre it meant for years they refused to stage any of their productions on the Barbican Theatre stage at all preferring the backstage area, a boarded-over area of the stalls, or the Guildhall School of Drama auditorium next door. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 12, 2021 18:09:22 GMT
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Post by Dave B on Oct 7, 2021 11:52:22 GMT
Public booking today. I was 9th in the queue (wish that happened more often). Two £20 stalls sorted, nice and easy.
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Post by crabtree on Oct 7, 2021 13:27:01 GMT
I'm nervous to see Wuthering Heights on stage again, after a hideously misconceived production at the Royal Exchange a couple of years ago - so clunky and a real mish mash of trendy ugly ideas that lacked any sense of cohesion.
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Post by alicechallice on Oct 7, 2021 19:34:15 GMT
Public booking today. I was 9th in the queue (wish that happened more often). Two £20 stalls sorted, nice and easy. I was 470th and was in pretty sharpish. Got £20 tickets in the stalls for myself and 5 pals (we’re big on Lucy McCormick!). |
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Post by fiyero on Oct 7, 2021 21:32:38 GMT
I got in quickly, wasn't sure about the 'narrow seat' warnings on front stalls so went for a more central rear circle seat. Finally managed to use my credit from Dick Whittington!
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Post by alicechallice on Oct 7, 2021 22:03:47 GMT
I got in quickly, wasn't sure about the 'narrow seat' warnings on front stalls so went for a more central rear circle seat. Finally managed to use my credit from Dick Whittington! Next time, give those front seats a whirl, they’re brilliant IMO. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 8, 2021 7:44:42 GMT
Thanks for the reminder - I booked myself a ticket! Studied this for GCSE back in the day or A Level (can’t remember) so intrigued. I agree re Heathcliff - I hope they don’t romanticise, as he’s problematic.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 24, 2021 11:24:10 GMT
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Post by lynette on Dec 26, 2021 22:33:35 GMT
I got in quickly, wasn't sure about the 'narrow seat' warnings on front stalls so went for a more central rear circle seat. Finally managed to use my credit from Dick Whittington! Next time, give those front seats a whirl, they’re brilliant IMO. A bit cramped imo spesh at the moment… |
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