Chichester 2020

[zahidf]

Cancelled for the year it seems

[n1david]

South Pacific rescheduled to next year, by default tickets rebooked to the equivalent date next year. i.e. the date before - so if you've booked for 4 Aug 2020, you're now booked for 3 Aug 2021. Details here: i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/2/4/0/2/4/1/files/87330_new-schedule-for-south-pacific-pdf.pdf

Refunds and credits available on request.

The Unfriend intended to be rescheduled to next year, but no details yet. Refunds/credits available now or when the new dates are announced.

[talkingheads]

May 26, 2020 15:09:03 GMT n1david said:

South Pacific rescheduled to next year, by default tickets rebooked to the equivalent date next year. i.e. the date before - so if you've booked for 4 Aug 2020, you're now booked for 3 Aug 2021. Details here: i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/2/4/0/2/4/1/files/87330_new-schedule-for-south-pacific-pdf.pdf

Refunds and credits available on request.

The Unfriend intended to be rescheduled to next year, but no details yet. Refunds/credits available now or when the new dates are announced.

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I'm keeping my tickets for The Unfriend, it was one of the plays I was looking forward to most.

[clair]

Same here, the fact that they'll offer refunds at a later date if new dates don't work helps with that decision as like for like won't work for me (needs to be a day off) but hope they'll let me switch date so still have a ticket

[ruperto]

On the train back to London after seeing Crave by Sarah Kane at Chichester Festival Theatre. Is anyone else on here going?

"Enjoyed" wouldn't be the right word - it's an experimental, poetic, fragmentary piece that doesn't have a straightforward narrative. There are four characters (two men and two women) - who are simply called C, B, M and A - who deliver the often rapid-fire stream of consciousness-ish dialogue, which touches on some pretty dark and disturbing stuff. (It's not a play I've ever seen or read before.)

But there was certainly lots to chew on. All four performances were great, and there were some really powerful moments - it had a hypnotic intensity, with an ominous soundscape adding to the tension. Travelators (is that the right word?) play a big part in this, just as they did in Shoe Lady, which was the last play I saw before lockdown...

It's definitely quite a brave choice of play to put on at this time IMHO - without going into spoiler territory, this is challenging, dark fare that won't be for everybody, and anyone looking for a conventional narrative or something uplifting will be disappointed. But the cast - Erin Doherty, Alfred Enoch, Jonathan Slinger and Wendy Kweh - will be a draw, and they were all really good. And it was great to see something that wasn't a monologue or two-hander! Overall, I'm really glad I caught it.

In terms of the practical stuff, it's only 50 minutes long, which meant I was able to leg it to the station and catch the 8.39pm train back to London Victoria!

[crowblack]

We loved Crave (livestream) - watched it again yesterday with the post-show talk, and Erin Doherty said they make it slightly different every night. There was also a comment from the cast that they thought comedy probably wouldn't work as well in a socially-distanced theatre because audiences laugh/respond more freely when bunched together in a crowd.

[johng]

Just got an email from CFT that had this tucked away down the page. COMING SOON TO CFT (prior to a UK tour)

We are very excited that in the new year, we will be announcing our new Spring 2021 season. It will open with Michael Frayn's classic comedy Benefactors, a funny, gripping and wryly shrewd look at the unforeseen consequences of our best intentions. Directed by Charlotte Gwinner, the play will reunite Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner who starred in the BBC's hugely popular Outnumbered. Further details and booking dates will be sent to you in January.