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Post by zahidf on Feb 1, 2022 10:13:43 GMT
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Post by crowblack on Feb 1, 2022 10:27:47 GMT
British social politics are fascinating right now, but London theatre remains obsessed with the USA. Do London theatres fear exposing their ignorance or disconnect on the issue? Easier to do the USA, where the UK audience know less of the full background and can't see where the plays are lacking?
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Post by zahidf on Feb 1, 2022 10:32:36 GMT
British social politics are fascinating right now, but London theatre remains obsessed with the USA. Do London theatres fear exposing their ignorance or disconnect on the issue? Easier to do the USA, where the UK audience know less of the full background and can't see where the plays are lacking? Maybe Barlett offered it to them, and since they have some issues with programming at the moment, they went for it?
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Post by n1david on Feb 1, 2022 10:37:01 GMT
Interesting that this is going to the Old Vic given the Almeida presented KC3 and this is directed by the Almeida's AD. Wonder if they just wanted it to go immediately into a bigger theatre, or the Almeida didn't have space?
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Post by Dave B on Feb 1, 2022 10:59:13 GMT
From email:
Also, PWC is noon Feb 22nd.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 1, 2022 10:59:34 GMT
I presume it's to fill the Into the Woods gap.
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Post by teamyali on Feb 1, 2022 11:06:46 GMT
Yikes…Bertie Carvel is playing all the politicians and moguls now…He’s also going to be Tony Blair in the final seasons of The Crown! (Emmys incoming…!)
(I really hope there’s an Enoch Powell biopic happening in a few years’ time, but I would love Ben Daniels to play him in a movie so this could be his ticket to an Oscar bait role)
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Post by cavocado on Feb 1, 2022 11:06:59 GMT
Big year for Mike Bartlett - revival of Cock, and new plays at OV and Lyric Hammersmith.
It looks interesting, but I agree with crowblack about London theatre's focus on USA but a curious lack of writers (or those commissioning them?) prepared to have a go at making sense of our own big social and political changes, as well as wider European politics.
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Post by Jan on Feb 1, 2022 11:13:19 GMT
British social politics are fascinating right now, but London theatre remains obsessed with the USA. That would be Brexit-hating London theatre who apparently have no interest at all in modern European politics, plays and playwrights but behave as if UK was a colony of USA. Also, this play will not be anything near to "wildly provocative" unless it presents Trump in a positive light. Do we think it will do that ? As others have said odd that this isn't on at the Almeida. Rupert Goold has been at the Almeida since 2013, I wonder when his contract's up ? |
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Post by zahidf on Feb 1, 2022 11:20:55 GMT
Sonia Freedman co producing, so im guessing WE hopes
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Post by Jan on Feb 1, 2022 11:57:44 GMT
Sonia Freedman co producing, so im guessing WE hopes Oh not just that, Broadway the obvious target. Maybe that's why it's not on at the Almeida, more money for the creatives from transfers in the non-subsidised sector. |
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Post by teamyali on Feb 1, 2022 12:22:03 GMT
Sonia Freedman co producing, so im guessing WE hopes Oh not just that, Broadway the obvious target. Maybe that's why it's not on at the Almeida, more money for the creatives from transfers in the non-subsidised sector. Aren’t American-themed plays written by the Brits become flops? ENRON for one. The Inheritance, although written by an American, premiered first in the UK and became a smash hit but flopped when it arrived at Broadway. |
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Feb 1, 2022 12:23:41 GMT
I don’t think it’s necessarily that. The Goold/Graham/Elton John musical is due to debut at the Almeida before the W/E then Broadway runs.
It’s probably just a case of what’s available, when. Theatre programming is like playing Tetris half the time.
^Best of Enemies is American and did well.
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Post by teamyali on Feb 1, 2022 13:28:19 GMT
I meant the one for Broadway, though. Aren’t American audiences tired of Trump and GOP politics these days? I don’t know the full story of how come ENRON flopped on Broadway a decade back, though I guess doing a play about the financial crisis at the time that it was on very fresh memories isn’t a good idea.
I love Best of Enemies too (watched it on livestream broadcast). There are rumors on a West End transfer for that play but it depends on the transfer venue and the main actors’ schedules. I don’t know if it will translate well on Broadway either.
If 47th succeeds in the UK and they get a Broadway run, then they may time it for Bertie Carvel to win a Leading Tony Award!
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Post by imstillhere on Feb 1, 2022 13:35:51 GMT
The copy makes it sound like an algorithm wrote this play.
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Post by Mark on Feb 1, 2022 15:11:34 GMT
This sounds great and right up my street.
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Post by rockinrobin on Feb 1, 2022 17:00:34 GMT
I'd watch Bertie Carvel peel potatoes so I'm super excited.
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Post by Rory on Feb 1, 2022 18:19:06 GMT
Good to have a new play announced. An increasingly rare sight in the West End.
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Post by Jon on Feb 1, 2022 19:56:51 GMT
Bertie Carvel is a busy man with this, The Crown and potentially a second series of Dalgiesh.
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 3, 2022 17:26:11 GMT
Do they still do those £10 early bookers tickets?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 3, 2022 22:21:45 GMT
Bertie Carvel demands to be seen in everything he does. Shal be booking this asap
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Post by Jan on Feb 4, 2022 7:05:45 GMT
Bertie Carvel demands to be seen in everything he does. Shal be booking this asap Plainly you didn't see Damned by Despair  |
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 4, 2022 11:30:32 GMT
When will the tickets go on sale for the general audience? I cannot find that piece of information.
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Post by Dave B on Feb 4, 2022 11:33:47 GMT
When will the tickets go on sale for the general audience? I cannot find that piece of information.
All three newly announced for 2022 go on general sale on Tuesday. PWC Previews 6 weeks before each first performance.
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 7, 2022 14:43:52 GMT
Where would be best to sit for this, around the £40 mark?
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