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Post by youngoffender on Mar 20, 2023 14:52:30 GMT
Dana H. sounds great - looking forward to it.
The synopsis for No I.D. is borderline satirical in its Royal Courtness.
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Post by londonpostie on Mar 20, 2023 15:20:18 GMT
Another new batch of plays announced! NO I.D. by Tatenda Shamiso Hope has a Happy Meal by Tom Fowler Cuckoo by Michael Wynne Word-Play by Rabiah Hussain Dana H. by Lucas Hnath Very glad we will get Dana H. with Deidre O’Connell reprising her Tony Award winning performance!
Upstairs, Downstairs - 3 up, 2 down. Great to see the spaces maxed.
I see Vicky Featherstone is directing Michael Wynne's Cuckoo. RC usually picks up interesting work from the US so, yeah, Dana H, also.
Will have a think about the upstairs jobbies
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Post by alessia on Mar 22, 2023 7:00:55 GMT
Nothing in this list interests me that much but as usual I'll probably book a cheap seat for most things (and then regret it when the reviews come out lol)
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Mar 22, 2023 11:56:33 GMT
I really like Michael Wynne's writing, so i'll definitely be booking for Cuckoo.
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Post by Dave B on Apr 6, 2023 8:09:39 GMT
New show, fast on sale (now for members, 2pm for general)
all of it, a trilogy of plays by Alistair McDowall, will play in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from 6 – 17 June, before heading to @festivalavignon.
Co-directed by Vicky Featherstone and Sam Pritchard.
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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 6, 2023 8:32:03 GMT
All of it was one of the last things I saw before we went into lockdown in 2020, it was excellent.
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Post by alessia on Apr 6, 2023 9:40:53 GMT
I had a ticket for All of IT, and it got cancelled (I think!) - booked!
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Post by Dave B on Jun 26, 2023 10:33:56 GMT
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Post by Rory on Jun 26, 2023 11:15:38 GMT
The 'new visionary' can't come soon enough, although good pricing initiatives.
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Post by foxa on Jun 26, 2023 11:16:56 GMT
Looks like a tough season to sell,so discounts upfront not a bad idea.I've had a couple of rough evenings at Mullarkey's plays (Pity and George and the Dragon),though you can't fault his ambition.
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Post by alessia on Jun 26, 2023 12:59:23 GMT
My first reaction to this announcement was ‘yawn’
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 26, 2023 13:13:31 GMT
'Visionary' feels a little understated, can we not have a messiah.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jun 26, 2023 14:11:46 GMT
I am interested in all three plays they just announced. And it seems that there will be less competition to get a ticket from the reactions above :-)
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Post by cavocado on Jun 26, 2023 17:46:23 GMT
I am interested in all three plays they just announced. And it seems that there will be less competition to get a ticket from the reactions above :-) Can't remember the last time there was competition to get tickets for the Royal Court, which is a shame. I might see one or two of these, but will wait for reviews. Good to see the price changes. Looking forward to seeing who takes over from Vicky Featherstone and any changes in direction. |
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Post by zahidf on Nov 7, 2023 7:50:17 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 7, 2023 13:07:14 GMT
Very disappointed I was really looking forward to this
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Post by Rory on Nov 7, 2023 13:10:21 GMT
The one show recently at the Court which people might actually have wanted to see.
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Post by caa on Nov 7, 2023 22:22:05 GMT
I have booked to see it but not been contacted.
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Post by imstillhere on Nov 8, 2023 23:45:45 GMT
Cmon! I don’t believe for one second it’s been canceled because of the SAG strike! American Theatre actors are members of the Actors' Equity Association which has nothing to do with The Screen Actors Guild. It’s a completely different union.
This is simply David Byrne wanting to be free from the programming of Vicky Featherstone. For years The Royal Court has been shuffling the deck chairs around as the ship sinks. The new Artistic Director doesn’t want to inherit the old Artistic Director’s programming.
It’s a shame to lose this transfer (I saw it on Broadway and it was sublime!) But I’m sure another theatre will snap it up. The Almeida perhaps?
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Post by teamyali on Nov 9, 2023 0:05:12 GMT
I guess Deirdre O'Connell‘s schedule was messed up due to the strike. She was cast in the HBO Max series The Penguin (a spinoff of The Batman, with Colin Farrell reprising his role as The Penguin) and the filming was stopped due to the strikes. The optimists would say that the SAG-AFTRA strike will end by this month, well, they still have to sort out the AI mess (the studios even want to use the dead actors’ likeness for future films without asking for consent from SAG-AFTRA or the deceased actors’ estates). Should filming resume this January, that meant it will clash with the supposed run of Dana H. at the Royal Court.
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Post by harry on Nov 9, 2023 0:22:58 GMT
The reason given for this is genuine. As teamyali says Deirdre O’Connell was contracted to a TV show and due to finish this year. The problem is all the TV production companies have claimed the strike is force majeure and hence the actors remain contracted until filming is finished. So we’ve reached the point where the strike’s gone on so long that even if filming starts again tomorrow there’s no way she’ll be free in time to do a London run in those dates.
Now of course there’s always the possibility the strike rolls on even further and she could have done the show while waiting for the strike to resolve but given she could be called back to her screen job anytime as soon as things are agreed, it’s a risk the theatre couldn’t take.
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Post by teamyali on Nov 9, 2023 0:52:08 GMT
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Post by Jon on Nov 9, 2023 1:38:30 GMT
My guess is that it'll likely be rescheduled at a later date.
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Post by parsley1 on Mar 4, 2024 12:06:08 GMT
Few heavyweight actors appearing in the new season
Looks to be exciting
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Post by alessia on Mar 4, 2024 12:24:41 GMT
These are really interesting choices
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