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Post by Mark on Apr 27, 2023 8:14:23 GMT
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Post by teamyali on Apr 27, 2023 8:22:20 GMT
Did a thread about this seconds ago and then realized it’s the same as here, so I deleted it.
Anyway, it’s good to have Simon Stone back doing Shakespeare with Ralph Fiennes!! Plus Indira Varma’s always great to watch.
Since it’s going to stop by at London next year, I sense from the poster’s vibes that this will be at the Pinter.
(Ralph must be thirsty for an Olivier nomination LOL, haha, seriously, why on earth was he snubbed for Best Actor for Antony & Cleopatra, despite winning major stage awards then?? What’s worse is that Ralph was never nominated for the award. And should Dear England be a hit, he’ll be vying for an Olivier against his own brother Joseph…hmmm)
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 27, 2023 8:27:45 GMT
Anyway, it’s good to have Simon Stone back doing Shakespeare with Ralph Fiennes!! Plus Indira Varma’s always great to watch. Since it’s going to stop by at London next year, I sense from the poster’s vibes that this will be at the Pinter. It’s directed by Simon Godwin not Simon Stone, which personally I find more exciting! And it won’t be at the Pinter, it’s being performed in warehouse spaces in each city, with site-specific staging. |
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Post by teamyali on Apr 27, 2023 8:34:42 GMT
Apologies!! Ugh!! They look different but their names are similar!! If this was a Stone production, he’ll rewrite everything and change their names (like Phaedra became Helen recently).
Maybe @sohoplace could accommodate this production. Indira and Ralph watched Medea recently on separate occasions (based on Instagram stories and comments/Tumblr posts by fans). If not, maybe some open field convertible to a warehouse somewhere in London.
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Post by Jan on Apr 27, 2023 9:08:45 GMT
Ralph must be thirsty for an Olivier nomination LOL, haha, seriously, why on earth was he snubbed for Best Actor for Antony & Cleopatra, despite winning major stage awards then?? What motivates him in his stage work doesn't seem to be acclaim. To me he is the last of the great Shakespeare actors (along with Simon RB) whose sole motivation is to play all of the great Shakespeare leading roles. He's played most of them, even ones like Antony that many great actors have avoided (Scofield & McKellen to name only two). Macbeth is one of the few remaining. King Lear later. |
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Post by bordeaux on Apr 27, 2023 9:44:49 GMT
Ralph must be thirsty for an Olivier nomination LOL, haha, seriously, why on earth was he snubbed for Best Actor for Antony & Cleopatra, despite winning major stage awards then?? What motivates him in his stage work doesn't seem to be acclaim. To me he is the last of the great Shakespeare actors (along with Simon RB) whose sole motivation is to play all of the great Shakespeare leading roles. He's played most of them, even ones like Antony that many great actors have avoided (Scofield & McKellen to name only two). Macbeth is one of the few remaining. King Lear later. I think he'd be an excellent Henry IV. Would be great to see him in that opposite SRB as Falstaff! Has he played Leontes? I don't think so - perhaps he's too old for that now, though an older Leontes might have more cause for unreasoning jealousy? This is exciting news in my view. Simon Godwin is very good. |
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Post by solotheatregoer on Apr 27, 2023 10:08:21 GMT
Really looking forward to this. Great leads. I always thought Indira would make an outstanding LM. She's an amazing actress and deserves a lot more credit.
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Post by lemiz1862 on Apr 27, 2023 11:06:18 GMT
Apologies!! Ugh!! They look different but their names are similar!! If this was a Stone production, he’ll rewrite everything and change their names (like Phaedra became Helen recently). Maybe @sohoplace could accommodate this production. Indira and Ralph watched Medea recently on separate occasions (based on Instagram stories and comments/Tumblr posts by fans). If not, maybe some open field convertible to a warehouse somewhere in London. It won't be at @sohoplace or at the Pinter or anywhere in the west end, it will be in a converted warehouse. |
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Post by Jan on Apr 27, 2023 12:27:04 GMT
What motivates him in his stage work doesn't seem to be acclaim. To me he is the last of the great Shakespeare actors (along with Simon RB) whose sole motivation is to play all of the great Shakespeare leading roles. He's played most of them, even ones like Antony that many great actors have avoided (Scofield & McKellen to name only two). Macbeth is one of the few remaining. King Lear later. I think he'd be an excellent Henry IV. Would be great to see him in that opposite SRB as Falstaff! Has he played Leontes? I don't think so - perhaps he's too old for that now, though an older Leontes might have more cause for unreasoning jealousy? This is exciting news in my view. Simon Godwin is very good. Leontes is a good call, I don't think he's too old, actors approaching 60 have played it, Greg Hicks must have been near that. One thing Fiennes does, and McKellen did at his height, is to choose the best/highest-profile current Shakespeare directors for their Shakespeare work. Hence Godwin. It really is unforgivable that Godwin achieved his Shakespeare breakthrough at the RSC (with Two Gentlemen of Verona) and then they just let him drift away first to the NT as their go-to director for Shakespeare and then to run a Shakespeare company in USA. Look at how much buzz there is around this production and how little around the forthcoming RSC Macbeth. |
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Post by Dave B on Apr 27, 2023 12:44:25 GMT
A new venue or do you think there is a chance of borrowing Punchdrunk? Not booking past Sept of this year at the moment.
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Post by marob on Apr 27, 2023 13:13:10 GMT
Very intrigued by this production, but will have to know more about the locations before booking. Not too keen to be traipsing around the deserted industrial areas of Liverpool on a cold, dark winter’s night.
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Post by Dave B on Apr 27, 2023 14:06:31 GMT
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Post by shambles on Apr 27, 2023 14:52:46 GMT
Did a thread about this seconds ago and then realized it’s the same as here, so I deleted it. Anyway, it’s good to have Simon Stone back doing Shakespeare with Ralph Fiennes!! Plus Indira Varma’s always great to watch. Since it’s going to stop by at London next year, I sense from the poster’s vibes that this will be at the Pinter. (Ralph must be thirsty for an Olivier nomination LOL, haha, seriously, why on earth was he snubbed for Best Actor for Antony & Cleopatra, despite winning major stage awards then?? What’s worse is that Ralph was never nominated for the award. And should Dear England be a hit, he’ll be vying for an Olivier against his own brother Joseph…hmmm) Please don't import the Oscar awards prognostication obsession over to theatre. It cultivates a very toxic mindset. Given the amount of theatre Fiennes does and that he's taking it to cities without major awards associated with them should be proof enough of what his intentions are. |
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Post by sfsusan on Apr 29, 2023 16:42:16 GMT
Very intrigued by this production, but will have to know more about the locations before booking. Not too keen to be traipsing around the deserted industrial areas of Liverpool on a cold, dark winter’s night. Or standing around on a cold, hard warehouse floor as they perform in the round on a raised platform (a la the Bridge Theatre), although they will hopefully also have seating as does the Bridge. |
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Post by sfsusan on Apr 29, 2023 16:46:19 GMT
Is this link working for anyone else? I'm getting "This site can’t provide a secure connection" as well as an anti-virus pop-up warning "Website blocked due to malware". |
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Post by n1david on Apr 29, 2023 17:27:53 GMT
Is this link working for anyone else? I'm getting "This site can’t provide a secure connection" as well as an anti-virus pop-up warning "Website blocked due to malware". Working fine for me at the moment. MacOS/Safari. |
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Post by Marwood on Apr 29, 2023 18:13:55 GMT
Working fine for me too, I just signed up but I will see where it’s on before getting too excited.
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Post by sfsusan on Apr 30, 2023 15:57:57 GMT
I was able to get it to work on my phone. It still triggers warnings on my laptop.
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Post by lynette on Apr 30, 2023 22:29:20 GMT
Call me old fashioned but I do like to know where a play is being put on….plan the journey, the pre meal, the post snack etc…
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Post by theatrefan77 on May 1, 2023 11:13:16 GMT
Hopefully they'll announce the location soon.
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Post by sfsusan on Jun 8, 2023 18:38:16 GMT
Nothing new on location or theater configuration? I'm reluctant to buy tickets when they go on sale until I know more.
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 9, 2023 16:40:08 GMT
Mr Macbeth back in army fatigues, I see.
Ally Pally? The Printworks? Where less obvious?
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Post by Jan on Jun 10, 2023 7:30:06 GMT
Mr Macbeth back in army fatigues, I see. Ally Pally? The Printworks? Where less obvious? They said a warehouse didn’t they ? Metaphorical in the case of Ally Pally and it eliminates everything that’s an exhibition hall. Printworks is a good call. |
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Post by theoracle on Jun 11, 2023 22:49:40 GMT
Now that Underbelly are taking over the Boulevard, could it go there?
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Post by Marwood on Jun 12, 2023 15:37:15 GMT
Printworks would be a terrible place to put on a play, it’s far too narrow.
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Jun 12, 2023 15:48:56 GMT
I think they’re only releasing the location to people who’ve booked. There may even be a meeting location separate to the warehouse. The same thing happened when Kenneth Branagh did Macbeth in a church in Manchester.
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Post by theatremiss on Jun 13, 2023 17:17:04 GMT
I think they’re only releasing the location to people who’ve booked. There may even be a meeting location separate to the warehouse. The same thing happened when Kenneth Branagh did Macbeth in a church in Manchester. Oh god that sounds dire and far too complicated. I don’t fancy roaming around some dodgy areas of London trying to find a warehouse, or even booking in the hope it’s somewhere I can even get to |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 13, 2023 17:25:15 GMT
It is very poor for those with access/mobility needs who need to consider whether they can cope with the venue.
I am not sure that the secrecy is anything other than a marketing gimmick. Just not a very good one considering this is going to sell on the basis of the cast alone
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Post by Jan on Jun 13, 2023 19:21:12 GMT
It is very poor for those with access/mobility needs who need to consider whether they can cope with the venue. I am not sure that the secrecy is anything other than a marketing gimmick. Just not a very good one considering this is going to sell on the basis of the cast alone It will only stay secret until one person on here has booked, 5 minutes later we’ll all know, certainly I’m not going to keep the secret. I’d guess more likely they haven’t told us the venue because they haven’t signed the final contract for it yet. |
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Post by zahidf on Jun 14, 2023 16:18:43 GMT
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