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Post by Jon on May 19, 2023 17:30:34 GMT
Is the acting by the men good, bad or downright awful?
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Post by alessia on May 19, 2023 18:20:06 GMT
Is the acting by the men good, bad or downright awful? Some better than others. A couple were poor but the rest not bad! |
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Post by Jon on May 19, 2023 18:39:03 GMT
Is the acting by the men good, bad or downright awful? Some better than others. A couple were poor but the rest not bad! I suppose it's the risk of having non actors amongst the actors. |
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Post by nottobe on May 19, 2023 18:59:43 GMT
When Ruth Wilson was talking about this on Graham Norton she mentioned in passing that she asked Greg Davis another guest on the sofa if he was interested in being in it. Wonder if he or any other notable names will be sprinkled in. I have to say I am partly wanting to join the queue to watch this.
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Post by alessia on May 19, 2023 19:03:30 GMT
It’s a lot of fun, and a really interesting concept. I left only because I was getting hungry and I am busy tomorrow but otherwise the 3 hours flew by.
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Post by Steve on May 19, 2023 19:24:20 GMT
Is the acting by the men good, bad or downright awful? Those who bring a sense of a real life lived in with them, an opinion, an attitude, and bounce it off Wilson, have thrived. Those who came in sheepish, inaudible, expecting her to do all the work, have tanked. You can feel deja vu boredom or a sense of discovery and excitement come over the audience (and Wilson) when each person has had about a minute. The older balding northern fella who picked up Wilson's dropped noodles with his chopsticks intuitively got a cheer, and always felt like a real person throughout. The tall long haired muscular chap who thought he was all that got noodles slopped contemptuously over his head rather than lovingly stuffed into his mouth, or into his pocket, or, simply thrown at him (the noodles are always coming, one way or another) but he made an impression as a heel, which is great in my book lol. |
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Post by Jon on May 19, 2023 19:44:56 GMT
I'm curious if the men who have been chosen have been able to 'rehearse' or is more like improv? I'm sure someone like Jack Thorne while not an actor probably would had an idea how his scenes with Ruth Wilson would go.
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Post by alessia on May 19, 2023 20:09:33 GMT
I'm curious if the men who have been chosen have been able to 'rehearse' or is more like improv? I'm sure someone like Jack Thorne while not an actor probably would had an idea how his scenes with Ruth Wilson would go. I’m wondering this too |
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Post by zahidf on May 19, 2023 20:26:51 GMT
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Post by zahidf on May 19, 2023 21:54:25 GMT
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Post by Jon on May 19, 2023 22:22:12 GMT
It would be interesting to see how Ruth is towards the end when she's tired and a little ratty, I think that makes a more interesting performance than at the beginning.
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Post by Being Alive on May 19, 2023 22:42:06 GMT
Has anyone else interesting been in this? I know Jack Thorne was mentioned but interesting to know if anyone else of note has popped up.
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Post by zahidf on May 19, 2023 23:00:06 GMT
I've got an 8am ticket. Be interested if anyone will be around then in terms of famous names
I did a 25 hour comedy show at the pleasance one, a Mark Watson thing. So I sympathise with those doing the full 24 hours tonight
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Post by Steve on May 19, 2023 23:20:37 GMT
I've got an 8am ticket. Be interested if anyone will be around then in terms of famous names I did a 25 hour comedy show at the pleasance one, a Mark Watson thing. So I sympathise with those doing the full 24 hours tonight Chap who works on the show told me Ruth Wilson got to invite 6 people (who knows, one or two may be known names, and may close out the show for a special finish, fingers crossed) though she was under strict instructions not to rehearse with anybody on the list of 100. She rehearsed only with people NOT in the show. This is part improv for both Wilson AND the men in it, though Wilson's improvs are principally in HOW she moves, her attitudes to the men, how she treats them, NOT in her actual lines. The men, by contrast, have much more scope for improv. Though they are mandated to learn lines and say them, they are allowed to add whatever they like, within that context. Specifically, Wilson asks one critical question at the beginning: "How are you! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?" It is entirely for the men to improvise whatever they like in answer to that question, and what they say VERY MUCH dictates how Wilson's character will treat and react to them thereafter. |
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Post by Jon on May 19, 2023 23:52:26 GMT
I would interested to know how many of the men play it for laughs or who want to do it more seriously. If it were me, I would lean towards doing it straight as you probably get more out of Ruth Wilson than trying to disarm her with jokes and silliness.
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Post by tal on May 20, 2023 1:14:36 GMT
Tom Burke showed up on stage at around 1am. It made for a nice scene!
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Post by nash16 on May 20, 2023 1:30:54 GMT
There are more names due towards the end of the marathon. What a feat she is doing.
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Post by tal on May 20, 2023 3:09:14 GMT
Aidan Gillen went on stage too.
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Post by alessia on May 20, 2023 4:34:34 GMT
I’d love to have seen Tom Burke! I’ll hopefully catch the recording…
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Post by alessia on May 20, 2023 6:17:21 GMT
Saw Ben Winshaw was also one of the Guys, from Twitter. Anyone saw him?
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Post by Steve on May 20, 2023 6:34:46 GMT
Tom Burke showed up on stage at around 1am. It made for a nice scene! I left at midnight, and I saw a very beardy guy, that might have been Tom Burke, who had her chasing him around the stage, just before I left. He made it clear he was leaving her, which would ordinarily trigger a mass splattering of noodles, etc, then moved away from her into the safety of the corner chair to escape her. He did dance with her quite romantically after that though. Was that the one lol? |
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Post by zahidf on May 20, 2023 7:36:55 GMT
I dont know what the point of the priority tickets were if I still have to wait over 45 minutes from the start time to get in.
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Post by Steve on May 20, 2023 7:54:46 GMT
I dont know what the point of the priority tickets were if I still have to wait over 45 minutes from the start time to get in. Perhaps advanced tickets are admitted while Wilson is taking a break, and the breaks are occurring later than anticipated. This would make sense, as during these breaks there is a mass exodus of audience members. Since the main queue was waiting, on average 3 hours before being admitted last night, you could take solace that 45 minutes is less than 3 hours. Good luck, and can't wait for your report of what's going on in there now!  |
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Post by zahidf on May 20, 2023 9:28:24 GMT
I dont know what the point of the priority tickets were if I still have to wait over 45 minutes from the start time to get in. Perhaps advanced tickets are admitted while Wilson is taking a break, and the breaks are occurring later than anticipated. This would make sense, as during these breaks there is a mass exodus of audience members. Since the main queue was waiting, on average 3 hours before being admitted last night, you could take solace that 45 minutes is less than 3 hours. Good luck, and can't wait for your report of what's going on in there now! I'm in now! It's very good, lot of goofy energy. Had a woman which I think surprised Ruth. A lot of entertaining dancing. One guy with a really tense energy who made up a miscarriage Ruth's character had, which she did not want to play along with |
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Post by ruperto on May 20, 2023 10:09:32 GMT
I did just over 90 minutes this morning - in at 8 and out at 9.40 as have a super-busy day today, and also thought I should let someone in the (very long) queue have a turn…
It was a lot of fun - lots of laughs in the audience. Felt a bit like everyone was a bit high on the occasion and/or had been glugging lots of Red Bulls!
Ruth Wilson was just amazing, and in some ways I wish I could have stayed for hours.
I wasn’t a fan of the staging TBH - a small box taking up a tiny chunk of the stage, with a wall and door at the back and surrounded on two sides by a gauzy screen, and on the right hand side (as you look at the stage) by curtains. Plus a big screen showing close ups etc to the right of the stage.
One thing - if you’re lucky enough to get in but end up in a seat with a crap view, it’s worth trying your luck with getting a better one. When I was first taken in, my seat was upstairs and at the side (the big screen side), so I had a great view of the big screen, but me and quite a few others around me couldn’t actually see anything that was happening on stage at all because the curtains were blocking the view. So after a bit, me and another chap went for a wander, found a member of staff and ended up being allocated much better seats a few rows from the front. They had a great view of the stage, but you couldn’t really see the screen, and the screen is great for the close ups, which are a key part of the experience.
So probably the best thing to do is to take it in from a few different vantage points…
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