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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 9:42:45 GMT
They clearly think there's an audience for it, otherwise they wouldn't be bringing it in. And if you yourself aren't in that audience, lord knows there are plenty of other shows to be getting on with in the meantime!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 9:47:13 GMT
I'd always rather see a well-loved play in a theatre (or on tour) than an half empty one. Families and school groups love it, so over Christmas why not make a bit of revenue with an all round pretty damn good play. And as @baemax says, there's plenty else on if it's not your bag (or it is but you've seen it).
On a related note War Horse can tour until the END OF TIME for all I care because somewhere, it's REALLY pissing off my evil PhD supervisor for doing so.
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Post by Rory on Sept 18, 2018 10:04:11 GMT
I don't necessarily disagree with you all, just a conversation starter.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 10:05:30 GMT
Okay, well, surely our posts count as conversational contributions.....?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 10:11:59 GMT
Um yeah I fail to see how what any of us said isn't in the spirit of 'conversation'  |
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Post by Rory on Sept 18, 2018 11:07:41 GMT
The joys of being misinterpreted online! Sorry guys, no offence meant and I appreciate your contributions.
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Post by jek on Sept 18, 2018 11:15:26 GMT
We saw this at the Cottesloe with our kids when they were quite small (I remember worrying that some of the seats - including ours - had envelopes on them and had feared some kind of audience participation. Fortunately they contained a puzzle and were on - I think - numerically appropriate seats relating to prime numbers.) My daughter then saw the stripped down version with her school at Stratford Town Hall after the ceiling collapse halted the West End run. I wouldn't mind seeing it again now, over six years on, although I will always have special memories of Nicola Walker as the mum and Una Stubbs as the neighbour. Of course the real reason to be pleased to see it back is because it is on the GCSE syllabus. Teachers often have a hard time making a case for taking classes to the theatre but having that direct link to the syllabus makes it easier to justify. And it is still the case, of course, that for many kids the only way they will get to go to the theatre is on a school trip.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 18, 2018 11:56:15 GMT
^ And the Apollo ceiling still hasn't been repaired!
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Post by Jon on Sept 18, 2018 12:05:46 GMT
I’m guessing the Piccadilly has another show after Curious Incident if it’s only running until February
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Post by No. on Sept 18, 2018 14:44:36 GMT
I have to say that even though this only closed recently, school groups will go mad for it. It’s an option on the English GCSE and is a common choice for drama students to study, at this time of year it’s pretty smart to have it running even if it is coincidental
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Post by Jon on Sept 18, 2018 14:51:33 GMT
I have to say that even though this only closed recently, school groups will go mad for it. It’s an option on the English GCSE and is a common choice for drama students to study, at this time of year it’s pretty smart to have it running even if it is coincidental I do wonder how it'll fare because the Piccadilly has a lot more seats compared to the Gielgud but it likely won't matter since it's a limited run anyway. |
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Post by fiyero on Sept 20, 2018 8:01:34 GMT
Does anyone know if it is the tour or London production going in? (I seem to remember a couple of extra effects on the London version)
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Post by Rory on Oct 12, 2018 12:05:26 GMT
Extends at the Piccadilly until 27th April 2019.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 17:31:32 GMT
This is a great play, I saw it twice in London and planning to see it in Madrid next month. Glad it's returning to the West End!
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Post by No. on Nov 29, 2018 7:18:02 GMT
First preview tonight. £25 rush tickets available on TodayTix.
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Post by nick on Apr 12, 2019 14:45:09 GMT
Does anyone know if it is the tour or London production going in? (I seem to remember a couple of extra effects on the London version) I went to see this last night. I saw the original West End run and was surprised how different it was. I think it has lost a lot. The train/tube journey didn't feel as well choreographed to show the rising sensory overload and, my favourite bit, the mother watching him asleep and touching him saying "this is the only time I can touch him" was totally missing and, in my opinion, she came across as much less sympathetic - leaving because she loves him so much she cannot cope. Enjoyable but not as strong as the last version I saw. |
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Post by Theatre Fan on Mar 2, 2020 13:48:48 GMT
Touring again this year x
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2020 10:42:01 GMT
Venues now announced www.curiousonstage.com/Salford, Sunderland, Bristol, Birmingham, Plymouth, Southampton, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, Oxford, and the Troubadour Wembley |
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Post by fiyero on Dec 7, 2021 20:17:59 GMT
I know some parts are shared on the London run and tour. Does anyone know if there is a schedule? I know it is never guaranteed but I am sure to go more than once so would like to see different people if possible.
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Post by westendrebecca on Jan 27, 2022 23:33:09 GMT
Does anyone know if they’re still doing the prime number seats on tour? Thought that was quite a fun idea when I heard about it!
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Post by cavocado on Jan 28, 2022 10:04:59 GMT
Does anyone know if they’re still doing the prime number seats on tour? Thought that was quite a fun idea when I heard about it! They didn't do it at Wembley. |
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Post by fiyero on Jan 29, 2022 11:32:24 GMT
Does anyone know if they’re still doing the prime number seats on tour? Thought that was quite a fun idea when I heard about it! They didn’t in Southampton so I’d assume not unfortunately. |
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Post by westendrebecca on Jan 29, 2022 15:14:57 GMT
They didn’t in Southampton so I’d assume not unfortunately. They didn't do it at Wembley. Thank you! |
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 16, 2022 18:12:10 GMT
It must have been a bit different at today's matinee, with children who had been taken by their parents because it is half term, sitting amongst school parties who were there because it isn't yet half term. It will all balance out, I suppose.
Leeds isn't too far, York a little further, but Whitby must be a six hour round trip by charabanc...even without any fallen trees!
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