Mad House - Ambassadors Theatre

[Rory]

[Jon]

David Harbour while probably best known for Stranger Things has done plenty of theatre, he was in The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia on Broadway.

[couldileaveyou]

Mmm I like him but I have a very low opinion of Rebeck as a playwright.

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Mar 11, 2022 0:12:40 GMT couldileaveyou said:

Mmm I like him but I have a very low opinion of Rebeck as a playwright.

Always find it remarkable that her plays get produced - and sometimes on major stages with no previous production. Baffles my mind. For ever good play she's written, she's written a dozen turds.

[princeton]

It's not his London stage debut as he played Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Apollo in 2006 alongside Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin in a production which transferred from Broadway.

And agree it's baffling how often Rebeck's plays get produced as the misses far outnumber the hits.

[Marwood]

I saw him in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway with Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale ten years ago, playing the role that Kevin Spacey did in the movie. Good luck to him but I doubt I will bother seeing this unless there are some serious deals going on price wise when it opens.

[mrbarnaby]

Mar 11, 2022 0:32:13 GMT princeton said:

It's not his London stage debut as he played Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Apollo in 2006 alongside Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin in a production which transferred from Broadway.

And agree it's baffling how often Rebeck's plays get produced as the misses far outnumber the hits.

I thought I’d seen him on stage in London !

[shadypines]

Also staring Bill Pullman.
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/17/david-harbour-and-bill-pullman-bring-blistering-comedy-mad-house-to-west-end.

[Rory]

I can't find how to edit the thread title to 'Mad House'.

[dlevi]

Theresa Rebeck's career totally baffles me. She's a slick writer to be sure, but have any of the plays been really good? Though I guess she does write juicy parts for actors and not all playwrights do that.

[BurlyBeaR]

Mar 17, 2022 11:18:23 GMT Rory said:

I can't find how to edit the thread title to 'Mad House'.

Done 

[Rory]

Thanks.

I love a family saga but did I read somewhere this is a two-hander?

[princeton]

This from a mailing I got today: "In rural Pennsylvania, Michael has returned to his childhood home to look after his dying father. His siblings Ned and Pam soon arrive, determined to work out how much money Dad actually has left and how they're getting their hands on it". So definitely three actors and possibly a fourth (I can imagine that the dying father is never seen).

[mkb]

£100 for most of the Stalls. When that halves, I might be interested.

[Rory]

Was there pre Sale to ATG cardholders? And if not, why not?!

[david]

Mar 17, 2022 16:20:53 GMT Rory said:

Was there pre Sale to ATG cardholders? And if not, why not?!

There was a 1hr presale for ATG TC holders this am.

[Rory]

Thanks david. One whole hour with bugger all notice whatsoever!

[jampot]

Mar 17, 2022 19:25:47 GMT Rory said:

Thanks david. One whole hour with bugger all notice whatsoever!

Card holder and received nothing..

[Rory]

Mar 17, 2022 19:30:18 GMT jampot said:

Mar 17, 2022 19:25:47 GMT Rory said:

Thanks david. One whole hour with bugger all notice whatsoever!

Card holder and received nothing..

Same here. What's the point if you hear nothing?

[Mark]

Really good deal on TodayTix, just picked up row D circle for £25 for the first Saturday matinee next weekend.

[mkb]

Thanks for the heads-up. Never used TodayTix before, but discovered they have a very strange policy. In addition to the usual ban on leaving a single seat, they won't let you book two single seats: all seats have to be adjacent. As confirmed to me by their Chat person, the only workaround is to raise a separate order for each single seat. Bizarre.

[Mark]

Jun 7, 2022 10:59:46 GMT mkb said:

Thanks for the heads-up. Never used TodayTix before, but discovered they have a very strange policy. In addition to the usual ban on leaving a single seat, they won't let you book two single seats: all seats have to be adjacent. As confirmed to me by their Chat person, the only workaround is to raise a separate order for each single seat. Bizarre.

Oh that is strange. I know just recently I've had to book 3 singles for Billy Elliot in Leicester and then a single and a pair for Crazy for You just due to availability. Odd that you can't book like this via Todaytix.

[Mark]

First thoughts I guess!

Saw the matinee today and really enjoyed it. The play is solid, similar premise to Fever Syndrome but much better executed here. It’s no spoiler to really say it’s about a dysfunctional family all after their dying fathers inheritance.

Cast is great. David Harbour leads and I thought he was excellent throughout. Bill Pullman is clearly having a lot of fun playing the bugger of a father. Special mention to Akiya Henry who is incredibly touching and really holds the piece together. I certainly think they will be recognised come award season.

Highly recommend. I was row D circle and had a great view. You should be fine anywhere in the stalls too as nothing takes place up a height.

[david]

Jun 18, 2022 18:25:59 GMT Mark said:

First thoughts I guess!

Saw the matinee today and really enjoyed it. The play is solid, similar premise to Fever Syndrome but much better executed here. It’s no spoiler to really say it’s about a dysfunctional family all after their dying fathers inheritance.

Cast is great. David Harbour leads and I thought he was excellent throughout. Bill Pullman is clearly having a lot of fun playing the bugger of a father. Special mention to Akiya Henry who is incredibly touching and really holds the piece together. I certainly think they will be recognised come award season.

Highly recommend. I was row D circle and had a great view. You should be fine anywhere in the stalls too as nothing takes place up a height.

Thanks for the info about the seating Mark. I've booked to see the show next Thursday afternoon (if I am able to get down to London with the train strikes) and got one of the £35 row D centre circle seats for £35 myself. I was going to try and move to Stalls Row B which had the same price but based on your info, I'll stick with my original seat I think. 

[Mark]

Jun 18, 2022 19:48:38 GMT david said:

Jun 18, 2022 18:25:59 GMT Mark said:

First thoughts I guess!

Saw the matinee today and really enjoyed it. The play is solid, similar premise to Fever Syndrome but much better executed here. It’s no spoiler to really say it’s about a dysfunctional family all after their dying fathers inheritance.

Cast is great. David Harbour leads and I thought he was excellent throughout. Bill Pullman is clearly having a lot of fun playing the bugger of a father. Special mention to Akiya Henry who is incredibly touching and really holds the piece together. I certainly think they will be recognised come award season.

Highly recommend. I was row D circle and had a great view. You should be fine anywhere in the stalls too as nothing takes place up a height.

Thanks for the info about the seating Mark. I've booked to see the show next Thursday afternoon (if I am able to get down to London with the train strikes) and got one of the £35 row D centre circle seats for £35 myself. I was going to try and move to Stalls Row B which had the same price but based on your info, I'll stick with my original seat I think. 

Just brace yourself for the very limited legroom! Great view though for sure, look forward to your thoughts.