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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 11:14:10 GMT
For anyone who's interested, the talk with Rufus Norris and Simon Stephens has also been uploaded One thing however I forgot to mention about Rory Kinnear's talk... {Spoiler - click to view}
I didn't realise that in the first 4/5 previews the King was supposed to have shot Macheath in the back of the head at the end! |
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Post by rumbledoll on Jul 20, 2016 12:53:56 GMT
Massively enjoyed both platforms, thank you for sharing! And I just love the way Simon talks. So smart indeed.
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Post by DuchessConstance on Jul 20, 2016 17:49:10 GMT
Wait, that's the ending I saw. How did they change it after the first few previews? I did think it was an odd ending.
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Post by lynette on Jul 20, 2016 18:18:56 GMT
Thank you so much for posting. I enjoyed the prod so much I'm going again. What strikes me is how difficult Rufus finds it to say what he thinks yet he goes on and on. Rehearsals must be interesting... Yes, I agree Simon v 'smart'
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 21:53:34 GMT
Wait, that's the ending I saw. How did they change it after the first few previews? I did think it was an odd ending. {Spoiler - click to view}
Now Macheath just grabs the king kisses him for a lengthy time after he is knighted and the company just sings the finale (Or maybe something else did happen it's been over a month since I've seen it now). If you scroll to 17:15 on Kinnear's talk, he explains Norris decision to have that as the ending, then eventually cut it. |
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Post by DuchessConstance on Jul 20, 2016 22:40:44 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 6:33:58 GMT
Odd, yes, because the point is the injustice of the knighthood!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2016 7:05:00 GMT
Yes it was all about the baddie reaping the benefit - do bad and you get your unjust rewards. Seems to resonate a little with what's happening these days.
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Post by loureviews on Aug 27, 2016 20:48:12 GMT
I saw this today (a £15 ticket). I love the piece, but this version left me a bit puzzled. Not a fan of the lyric changes, when I could make them out (diction in some songs is poor). Kinnear was excellent but neither a convincing Casanova or an East End hard man, but nevertheless he had something and sang well. Polly - very good. Jenny - got better after her first song. Peachum - too comic? Mrs Peachum - vocally strong. I didn't care for the chap in the wheelchair being there for laughs. I was bemused by the gay blackmail references. The staging (the shadows, the paper doors, the steps, the red ribbons of blood), lighting and use of the drum revolve were all excellent. This is a vibrant and spirited revival, bawdy rather than filthy (Mackie and Polly in coitus on a crescent moon in their first appearance), but a bit of a misstep, and definitely missing something, but I didn't feel strongly enough to walk out at the interval.
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Post by lolli on Aug 27, 2016 23:04:08 GMT
Not for me this one. Seemed like a talented cast wasted. Have given Threepenny Opera a go a few times now - simply don't get it. Why this piece?
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Post by jgblunners on Aug 27, 2016 23:36:27 GMT
My first time seeing this, and loved it! Very clever staging and design, and couldn't fault any of the cast. I can see why it wouldn't be for everyone, but for me it was done brilliantly.
Also got a surprise upgrade from my pretty decent Entry Pass seats to best-in-house stalls seats, which was unexpected but very welcome.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 28, 2016 17:50:28 GMT
Is there anyone who has seen the show that can recommend an age guideline for this show? Help would be much appreciated! Thanks!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 17:54:42 GMT
The cinemas are relaying it with a 15 Advisory classification with the explanatory tag: "Contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence and filthy language." I've seen it and would agree.
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Post by Raven on Aug 28, 2016 17:55:19 GMT
I believe the age guidance for The Threepenny Opera is 15+ due to its themes of prostitution, corruption and murder. I know the violence is not gory but don't think it is suitable at all for younger children.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 17:55:26 GMT
Is there anyone who has seen the show that can recommend an age guideline for this show? Help would be much appreciated! Thanks! 13+ give or take I would say. |
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Post by jek on Aug 28, 2016 18:15:22 GMT
I took my 15 year old daughter to this - and also to Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour - and she was fine with both. You just have to be prepared to have possibly embarrassing conversations/ answer difficult questions on the tube home. But that can be quite useful and necessary if you're preparing young people for adult life.
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Post by DuchessConstance on Aug 28, 2016 23:48:58 GMT
There are some fairly explicit references to masturbation and oral sex, and a brutal rape scene. Not for kids, certainly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 10:52:06 GMT
Saw this Friday night and really enjoyed it. The staging is really well done, and it's a brilliantly executed piece in that respect-a brilliant example of using the NT's biggest space and the drum, but not just for big flashy set pieces (my personal bugbear). And while Rory Kinnear won't be winning any awards for musical talent any time soon it doesn't matter particularly (and he holds a tune just fine) and personally I found him charismatic and engaging with a bit of a edge, for me it really works. Rosalie Craig and Peter de Jersey for me were the other standouts.
I'd say 15 plus as a rule of thumb, but obviously if your teen is mature enough and a bit younger then that's a personal call. On that note, bless the poor older couple on the way out who were VERY confused as to the natureof Mac and Tiger's relationship.
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 29, 2016 14:12:28 GMT
Thanks for the advice everyone, I think it will be age appropriate for myself. Can't wait to see it! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 14:36:33 GMT
It's the sort of show where if you take a baby in with you and it escapes and crawls across the Olivier stage, no one else in the audience will bat an eyelid because they'll all assume it's just one more maverick element contributing to the general enjoyment of the show in yet another inexplicable way.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 19:12:15 GMT
Thanks for the advice everyone, I think it will be age appropriate for myself. Can't wait to see it! I think you'll be fine (judging by the fact you're clearly a mature person by what you post here!) I'd be comfortable taking younger than 15 if I knew them well enough/was prepared to discuss/answer questions after. I think you'll enjoy it! |
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Post by Hamilton Addict on Aug 30, 2016 9:54:32 GMT
Thanks for the advice everyone, I think it will be age appropriate for myself. Can't wait to see it! I think you'll be fine (judging by the fact you're clearly a mature person by what you post here!) I'd be comfortable taking younger than 15 if I knew them well enough/was prepared to discuss/answer questions after. I think you'll enjoy it! Thank you very much for your help Emicardiff! Thought Rory Kinnear was phenomenal in The Trial last year at the Young Vic so will be really interested to see how he is in this show. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 17:39:18 GMT
I saw this a few weeks ago and really liked it. I knew a couple of the songs, but not the general plot so didn't really know what to expect. I found it thoroughly enjoyable though, and loved the staging and the bonkers jazz hands with deadpan faces. I liked Rory Kinnear and Rosalie Craig the most, but I didn't think anyone was particularly weak. I initially went because I loved Debbie Kurup in Anything Goes last year, and because my mum has raved for 20 years about a version she saw once. I'll be going to see it again in the cinema.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 19, 2016 15:56:47 GMT
OK, this is weird. National Theatre tweeted about some Entry Pass tickets becoming available for Threepenny Opera on Thursday night - the night that it is being filmed for NT Live. I had no interest in seeing this....but then realised that for £5 I should really be seeing all theatre that the National throws my way for such little money. So I chose a lovely seat in the centre stalls and was going to buy another as I'm sure I could get a friend to come, and went to the drop down menu to choose the £7.50 U26 mate option...but then there was a third option. "£0.00 Complimentary Offer". This was available for all tickets on Thursday, but no other date. Being rather cheeky, I booked 2 tickets, both under the Complimentary Offer and have received my email confirmation to pick tickets up at the Box Office, as per with Entry Pass tickets. Didn't have to enter any card details at all, went straight to the confirmation page: 2 tickets, centre stalls on the night of the NT Live broadcast, £0.00 Complimentary Offer. Will I get to the theatre to find these don't exist?? Or does my booking them and the email confirmation mean I did indeed take advantage of a glitch in the matrix and these tickets will be honoured?
There were quite a few tickets in the stalls/circle left if there are any other Entry Pass members who fancy their chances!
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Post by DuchessConstance on Sept 19, 2016 16:35:37 GMT
I got an email about free tickets for the NT Live night (and I'm not Entry Pass), fyi.
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