White Noise-Bridge theatre

[zahidf]

bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/white-noise/

5th October-13th November 2021

[david]

Seating Info - Cheap tickets for £15 at the side of the stage (RV) in stalls and along the sides of Gallery 1 and 2. No cheap end of row flip seats are sold in the stalls. Rows AA-BB (Centre block seating) are not currently on sale with £25 seats for this block in rows CC-DD before going at £55/75 with the rows behind.

[Dave B]

£15 offer on TodayTix for 24 hours. Don't seem to be much different than the normal £15/£18 tickets.

Rush seems like a better bet if the word is good over the next few days.

[zahidf]

Just noticed its 3 hours long!

[barelyathletic]

Saw this last night. It flies by. Intelligent, provocative and challenging, it's one of the better new plays I've seen at The Bridge. The direction is a bit thudding at times and some of the subtleties of the writing are lost, which makes it hard to believe in the friendships and, specifically, the big changes in character that the actors have to make. But the cast are all really good and extremely watchable, particularly Ken Nwosu as Leo.

It's really well staged and, even if you don't go with it all the way (you'll be questioning a lot of the motivation throughout), it's a gripping and often shocking drama that produced the most vocal reaction from an audience throughout that I've heard in a theatre in a long time. They were really involved (so was I) and it made for an exciting and invigorating evening that you'll definitely be talking about for a long time after. Lots of offers at the the moment. Grab them while you can.

[Mark]

Looks like tomorrow evenings (Fridays) show has been cancelled. Anyone know more?

[Dave B]

From today's Popbitch

White Noise – the new play by Pulitzer winner Suzan-Lori Parks – makes its European premiere at the Bridge Theatre this autumn. Popbitch readers can get 2-for-1 tickets with promo code WNPOP241 for Mon-Thu performances until Nov 11th; subject to availability.

Which works nicely for us, so booked.

ETA code is for the Bridge's own website and booking system

[Mark]

I agree with much of what barelyathletic has posted. Comes in at around 2:55 but it flies by and a very strong and thought provoking play. It was my first time at the Bridge but just with the way this was staged it seems like a great venue for a big splashy production (which this was). Lots of points I’m unsure about - there’s quite big gaps in the timeline where we don’t see what’s happening, and are led to make a lot of assumptions. But yes, a very involved audience with lots of reaction. Cast very strong. I particularly liked the act two monologue from Faith Omole (even if some set changes were quite loud during this!) and the final scene certainly gets your heart racing.

Strong recommendation!

[david]

Having watched this at todays matinee, I’m definitely with barelyathletic and Mark in their thoughts on this play. At nearly 3 hours, this just flew by and really kept me engaged for the entire time from both the subject matter and the cast performances. The writing certainly provides plenty to think about both during the 3 hours and afterwards with plenty of vocal reaction from this afternoons audience from what we were watching. That final scene really does great the heart racing! Like you guys, any criticisms I have you’ve already mentioned (the timeline jumps and events mentioned that aren’t seen but have a big impact in the way the play ends). Despite these issues, it’s not an easy watch simply due to the subject matter, but it will definitely challenge you.

[Dave B]

We saw it last night. Both galleries closed and the stalls maybe a touch over half full.

I'd essentially echo people above.Very engaged, I did struggle with some of the character changes and motivation especially given the timeline involved but the cast are great and help with just going along with the metaphorical plot.