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Post by viserys on Jan 29, 2020 13:59:53 GMT
Just saw this on the NT site: Running Time: Approx 4 hours, including 2 intervals Wow. Just randomly checked a production currently running here in Germany: 2 hours 30 incl. interval. Well in Germany you can trust that God the Director has made wild changes to the production until it hardly ressembles the original. After I saw a drastically cut "Death of a Salesman" in Düsseldorf once, I was done with Regietheater. That said... Yikes. Good thing I booked a matinee performance. |
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Post by edi on Jan 29, 2020 14:07:28 GMT
Just saw this on the NT site: Running Time: Approx 4 hours, including 2 intervals Wow. Just randomly checked a production currently running here in Germany: 2 hours 30 incl. interval. Yikes! My other half will not be happy lol Mine won't be either 😣 |
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Post by amybenson on Jan 29, 2020 14:30:03 GMT
Just saw this on the NT site: Running Time: Approx 4 hours, including 2 intervals Wow. Just randomly checked a production currently running here in Germany: 2 hours 30 incl. interval. Probably wasn't the best idea to book to see it on a Saturday night after a working week, a night train, a morning flight and with 3 extra hours of time difference... |
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 29, 2020 16:56:57 GMT
It's Tony Kushner - I'm not sure what y'all were expecting!
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Post by Polly1 on Jan 29, 2020 17:07:17 GMT
Just swapped my evening ticket for a matinee, with added bonus of £20 off for 60+ concession  I knew it would be long but didn't expect that long! |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 29, 2020 17:16:28 GMT
Just saw this on the NT site: Running Time: Approx 4 hours, including 2 intervals Wow. Just randomly checked a production currently running here in Germany: 2 hours 30 incl. interval. Im now so glad that when I tried to book all the front row 15 squid tickets had sold out. I've dodged a lonnnnnng bullet! |
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Post by jampot on Jan 29, 2020 17:28:17 GMT
Not sure my Welkin/Visit double show day was the correct move ...
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 29, 2020 17:43:00 GMT
Not sure my Welkin/Visit double show day was the correct move ... OOF! |
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Post by orchidman on Jan 29, 2020 17:48:48 GMT
I'd be surprised if they don't lop at least half an hour off that once they get into the swing of things. Virtually nobody wants a show that long.
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 29, 2020 17:54:26 GMT
Not sure my Welkin/Visit double show day was the correct move ... At least you won't have to wait around very long between shows lol |
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 29, 2020 17:55:45 GMT
It's Tony Kushner - I'm not sure what y'all were expecting! If an electrical appliance suddenly bursts into song again I am outta there x |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 29, 2020 18:09:37 GMT
Not sure my Welkin/Visit double show day was the correct move ... Fortunately booked a Visit/Death of England double show day with the Visit in the afternoon. |
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Post by Boob on Jan 29, 2020 19:40:55 GMT
It's Tony Kushner - I'm not sure what y'all were expecting! Quite. He’s so verbose, I’m surprised there’s not a The Visit Part II. |
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Post by Jan on Jan 29, 2020 20:02:57 GMT
This running time is going to put a lot of people off who otherwise might have been interested, including me, which is a pity. Some other ADs would have insisted on cuts.
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Post by siteseer on Jan 29, 2020 21:34:05 GMT
I am seeing THE VISIT a day after I see THE SEVEN STREAMS OF THE RIVER OTA.
The 4hour running time will seem like a walk in the park :-).
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 29, 2020 21:41:35 GMT
Just realised I’m seeing Seven Streams the following day, suppose I will be suitably warmed up for the Sunday stint.
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 29, 2020 21:49:20 GMT
Just realised I’m seeing Seven Streams the following day, suppose I will be suitably warmed up for the Sunday stint. You're going to have a very sore bottom... I find the seats in both theatres at the National quite uncomfortable, even for the normal length of a play. |
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Post by crowblack on Jan 29, 2020 22:04:55 GMT
This running time is going to put a lot of people off Yes, it's too much for me - I had a neck injury as a kid and The Welkin from the cheap front seats was difficult. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 29, 2020 22:09:26 GMT
This running time is going to put a lot of people off Yes, it's too much for me - I had a neck injury as a kid and The Welkin from the cheap front seats was difficult. Is the stage high for that? I just got front row today. Am thinking I may get a voucher and get a day seat instead. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 29, 2020 22:13:39 GMT
The Visit is in the Olivier so stage height shouldn’t be an issue.
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Post by crowblack on Jan 29, 2020 23:11:02 GMT
Is the stage high for that? No, it's not high (just average?) and I think front row will maybe give you more legroom to shift around too - I think you'll be OK. I was in row C but I'm only 5'5" so was also having to peer around the person sitting in front of me (the seats in those rows aren't staggered). |
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Post by nash16 on Jan 29, 2020 23:32:31 GMT
How long do we reckon the two promised intervals are going to be?
20/15/10/pauses?
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 29, 2020 23:39:44 GMT
How long to we reckon the two promised intervals are going to be? 20/15/10/pauses? They're usually 15/20 minutes at the National. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jan 30, 2020 0:12:36 GMT
I reckon they'll get this down to 3 and 3/4 hours with two 15 minute intervals by the time it reaches press night.
Looking forward to seeing it, but got to call the Nash in the morning and change to a matinee for reasons of Tony Kushner
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 30, 2020 9:09:55 GMT
Just saw this on the NT site: Running Time: Approx 4 hours, including 2 intervals Wow. Just randomly checked a production currently running here in Germany: 2 hours 30 incl. interval. Absurd. I'm not sure who'll be more horrified: my 15-year-old daughter or my 85-year-old mother-in-law... As you say, two and a half hours is about right. Perhaps they're going to go over the top with the resources of the Oliver...really more of a Lyttelton play, I would have thought. |
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I knew it would be long but didn't expect that long!
