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Post by theatremad on Oct 15, 2019 9:19:29 GMT
Going to be processing this for a long time. Really enjoyed it, and uniformly excellent.
Staged in a clever and imaginative way, the two time lines co-exist and sometimes are on their own. Shared lines and characters pull the story together.
Some audibility issues occasionally but was only Preview 3. And the confusing choric scenes could be cut or brought down.
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Post by showgirl on Oct 15, 2019 17:10:30 GMT
Thank you for the recommendation, theatremad: on the strength of that I've just booked to see this when it's at the Kiln Theatre (22 April - 23 May 2020 - so hard trying to guess when I could book at this remove and not compromise other plans nearer the time.) Given the running time currently shown on the RSC site - 2 hours 26 mins plus a 20-minute interval - I've opted for a matinee. |
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Post by ronnette on Oct 18, 2019 22:21:50 GMT
Seeing it tomorrow night...
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Post by ronnette on Oct 19, 2019 21:44:40 GMT
Well. They say if you can’t say anything nice say nothing at all....
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Post by theatremad on Oct 20, 2019 9:58:12 GMT
Like the fact this is dividing people. Theatre should provoke conversation not just about the subject matter (may be being slightly inflammatory sorry).
Friend of mine who goes every first performance at the RSC hated it.
May be because I'm an archaeology graduate that I enjoyed it so much. You do not need to know the archaeology though to enjoy it
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Post by ronnette on Oct 20, 2019 20:42:49 GMT
I would say that you DO need to know some of the history of Iraq.
But then I shouldn’t have to google the synopsis of the play in the interval to work out what’s going on. I found it confusing. I mean, I’m not thick, but I didn’t even catch on that there was two time lines happening simultaneously. And many I spoke to in the interval didn’t either.
I felt the story lacking. I didn’t care about the characters. Not a fault of the direction or the acting, the story wasn’t there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2019 12:51:01 GMT
I noticed that the RSC actually have off stage understudies for this play - People who are in King John but not in Museum as such. I've never known this before.
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Post by alexandra on Oct 21, 2019 13:17:08 GMT
Thanks, theatremad, this sounds really interesting.
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Post by ronnette on Oct 22, 2019 20:26:38 GMT
Press night tonight.
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Post by cirque on Oct 27, 2019 13:15:41 GMT
i came
i saw
i hated
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Post by foxa on Oct 27, 2019 17:55:36 GMT
The reviews for this aren't terribly good - and yet I'm still tempted to see it when it comes down to the Kiln.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Nov 16, 2019 16:46:07 GMT
A dry subject wonderfully realised.
Two concurrent timelines 80 years apart, intertwined, entangled and primarily the same, only the people having changed.
A history play where, when it comes to imposing national identities the outcomes are invariably the same, we the enlightened West deluded in our self belief unleash catastrophic consequences for which millions have paid with their lives.
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Post by learfan on Nov 16, 2019 17:10:21 GMT
A dry subject wonderfully realised. Two concurrent timelines 80 years apart, intertwined, entangled and primarily the same, only the people having changed. A history play where, when it comes to imposing national identities the outcomes are invariably the same, we the enlightened West deluded in our self belief unleash catastrophic consequences for which millions have paid with their lives. Or something! Going next weekend. |
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Post by learfan on Nov 23, 2019 18:22:36 GMT
Went today. Was ok, went on too long i felt. Emma Fielding excellent but subject was to erm dry. House about half full.
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