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Post by kathryn on Aug 15, 2017 15:47:35 GMT
To be honest I think he might benefit from taking some time off and being a little more selective in his role choices. After a while his characters sort of blur together.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 18:13:32 GMT
I think what we need is an on-screen embodiment of Martin Crieff from Cabin Pressure and all will be well in my Cumber-World again. I have zero interest in superhero movies so I haven't bothered with Dr Strange, but I have fond memories of a world where Cumberbatch was in good stuff so I hold out hope for the future...
And yes, he wasn't Freeman's Dick, so there's that. (For the record worst night of Shakespeare I've had the mispleasure of in about a decade, thanks Freeman and Lloyd)
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Post by crowblack on Aug 15, 2017 19:45:04 GMT
I did watch an episode of Miss Marple he did way back when last weekend - he was rather good in that! Oh, that is one of the best Marples (though the novel isn't a Marple at all) - it has EVERYONE in it - thesp heaven - and a lovely, naturalistic high-summer atmosphere, and doesn't have an annoyingly wooden comedian as the detective or in some other role as some of them do.
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Post by mistressjojo on Aug 16, 2017 2:44:06 GMT
I think what we need is an on-screen embodiment of Martin Crieff from Cabin Pressure and all will be well in my Cumber-World again. Can you imagine it? Cumbers up a tree with a stuffed sheep? I would hope for an appearance by ze polar bearz expert. ☺
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 22, 2017 12:48:00 GMT
Andrew Scott fans will probably already know this, but he makes a cameo appearance, as a certain famous writer of that era, in tonight's episode of Quacks (BBC2 10pm).
"I try not to write with the pen, but with blood. And dynamite."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 13:12:31 GMT
I saw this again on Friday, and really, well 'enjoyed' isn't probably the best description given it's a fairly brutal Hamlet, but appreciated maybe, just how good the production is again.
Firstly seeing it from non-restricted seats (well small pillar) rather than from 'above' was great to take in the full panorama of the set- I hadn't been able to appreciate the use of the depth of the stage before but it was I think 'elegantly' staged is a nice way to put it. Also I got to take in the use of video properly, and while at times I get a bit video-fatigued particularly in contemporary Shakespeares it works well here.
The cast were as good as remembered overall, though I have to admit Derbhle Crotty wasn't quite up there as Gertrude for me. Not terrible but not quite up there with the rest. Angus Wright I enjoyed even more as Claudius and I seem to remember someone making a comment about you can see why she'd run off with him, which I think is fair- not looks wise just more a demeanour of a powerful magnetic man you can see Gertrude would be drawn to.
Of course Andrew Scott is the stand out, there's not a great deal new to be said. His soft-spoken nature against the outbursts of rage and grief really give a sense of the man on the edge. The manner he delivers many of the speeches is of a man who the words are just occurring to or that he's living rather than someone giving their best Hamlet speech, which is of course what everyone should be doing. But he has a magical air to him about them that's so engaging.
What I find most compelling about Icke's direction, of Hamlet himself in particular is the sense of...I'm not even sure how to describe it, a lurching raw grief that manifests in anger. But also with a sense of underlying anxiety that's a part of Hamlet's character. It's a less known manifestation of anxiety as a condition that it manifests in anger, but I really got a sense of that (brought out by grief) in this Hamlet, which really adds an element for me (I'm probably projecting something onto it but then hey isn't that also the point). Short version, this is a Hamlet I genuinely believe to be really messed up by the death of his Father and struggling to cope with the rest of life being thrown at him.
The ending is more brutal than I remembered, and brilliantly powerful for it.
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Post by crowblack on Aug 22, 2017 13:18:25 GMT
Hamlet livestream interview on FAcebook right now! Time Out.
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Post by rumbledoll on Aug 22, 2017 19:39:45 GMT
In case you missed it this afternoon: www.facebook.com/TimeOutLondon/videos/10154863034212405/
The most in-depth analysis I've seen about the play with psycological angle added. It's amazing how you think you reach the essense of something with no more questions to ask and yet you keep on digging.. and it's endless really. This production is a true gift. And strangely enough (considering the obvious theme) this is the first Hamlet version that made me think about my own farther.. and made such thining painful and healing at the same time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 19:43:36 GMT
Thanks rumbledoll I got halfway through in work when people started talking to me (tsk tsk) so had to stop. I'll catch up tomorrow but what I heard was really really fascinating. Be back when I've heard it all...
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Post by rockinrobin on Aug 29, 2017 11:23:55 GMT
Saw it again last Saturday. I will be always grateful to Andrew Scott for making me UNDERSTAND Hamlet. And for making me bite my fingers in the final scenes even though I know very well how this story ends.
This is a masterpiece.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 2, 2017 13:05:30 GMT
The afternoon talk at the theatre a couple of weeks ago is now on the Almeida's website (and Youtube, I presume). I hope the NT do the same with the Mosquitoes ones.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 2, 2017 13:46:47 GMT
The most in-depth analysis I've seen about the play with psycological angle added. I think the related talks and things around this Hamlet have been excellent, and I wish other theatres would follow their example and make more of their talks available online. I've been to some really interesting ones over the years and while I appreciate it may be inhibiting to think you are being recorded (as an audience member, I said stuff at the Wish List after show discussion about my experience living with OCD that I don't think I'd have had the courage to say if it had been going on Youtube!) it really enriches the experience and reaches out to audiences. I was a teenager in the pre-internet era and I probably got as much if not more from post-show discussions than I did from our pedestrian school English or drama lessons.
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Post by Xanderl on Dec 21, 2017 13:20:07 GMT
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Post by Polly1 on Dec 21, 2017 18:35:25 GMT
No mention at all in the interview of Uncle Vanya, which I thought was absolutely wonderful and revelatory.
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Post by rumbledoll on Dec 21, 2017 20:17:28 GMT
Any news on when it goes into BBC shedule for our viewing pleasure?
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Post by tributary on Dec 22, 2017 0:58:19 GMT
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Post by bob2010 on Dec 25, 2017 13:14:47 GMT
Have they announced a date for the broadcast?
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Post by bob2010 on Feb 24, 2018 21:41:40 GMT
Have they announced a date for the broadcast? Just wondered whether anyone has heard anything through the grapevine as nothing comes up on Google
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Post by n1david on Mar 21, 2018 19:05:02 GMT
BBC2, Saturday 31 March, 9pm - 12.15am.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Mar 21, 2018 19:19:09 GMT
BBC2, Saturday 31 March, 9pm - 12.15am. Excellent. Thanks. How did you hear those details/ have then confirmed?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 21, 2018 19:21:09 GMT
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Post by Stephen on Mar 22, 2018 2:04:59 GMT
Does this mean it will also be on iplayer afterwards?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 22, 2018 2:28:24 GMT
It would seem highly probable - but not always a given.
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Post by Stephen on Mar 22, 2018 4:27:15 GMT
It would be great if it was. A terrific tool to use in schools too. I didn't see this Hamlet but having listened to quite a few interesting interviews with Mr Scott it seems he spoke the text as we would speak today, which is how I think it should be.
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Post by andrew on Mar 22, 2018 11:09:18 GMT
I was thinking the other day that I should've tried to get a cheap seat to the second run of this having enjoyed it so much at the Almeida, now I'm happy I didn't. Can't wait!
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Post by theatremadness on Mar 22, 2018 11:34:29 GMT
I'm also hoping that maybe it'll lead to a DVD release, but maybe the rights didn't stretch to that!
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Post by crowblack on Mar 22, 2018 14:09:41 GMT
BBC2, Saturday 31 March, 9pm - 12.15am. I was just about to post asking if there had been any news. Great stuff - just hope it's not one of those days when our HD signal cuts out!
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Post by altamont on Mar 31, 2018 7:38:05 GMT
A reminder - BBC2 this evening at 9.00
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Post by underthestudy on Mar 31, 2018 10:37:31 GMT
Looking forward to this as he's a great actor and what a voice. However the clip of "to be or not to be" seems like he is signing his performance (the perils of recording a theatrical performance as I'm sure this movements look fine from a distance).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2018 12:52:08 GMT
I’m annoyed this starts at 9pm. I am going to hope it’s on iPlayer so we can watch and insert our own intervals and not be up until 1am.
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