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Post by n1david on Feb 21, 2019 14:18:33 GMT
(Oops, should of course be a £23 credit per ticket, which means you’re still £8 to the good)
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 21, 2019 14:31:05 GMT
GoT fan frenzy do we think? Doubt it - there wasn't for Kit Harrington in True West, or for Maisie Williams in that thing at Hampstead.
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Post by Jon on Feb 21, 2019 15:06:08 GMT
Has Gwendoline Christie done theatre before? The cast has a few Bridge alumni apart from Oliver Chris like David Moorst who was in 'Allelujah last year
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Post by Rory on Feb 21, 2019 15:09:07 GMT
Oooh, I do love me some Oliver Chris though. I bet he knows his way around a boudoir. And Felicity Montagu too! She's always great value. David Moorst is great as well, he almost stole 'Allelujah!' Consider me excited. Have to say I thought David Moorst subscribed to the Adam Gillen school of mugging in Allelujah. To be fair he was saddled with a terrible script.
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 21, 2019 15:22:48 GMT
Has Gwendoline Christie done theatre before? Looking at her CV, she has, but not for a few years. Including the Queen in the Cheek by Jowl Cymbeline, and she was in the RSC Great Expectations. Also in Breakfast at Tiffanys at the Haymarket.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 21, 2019 15:25:42 GMT
Oooh, I do love me some Oliver Chris though. I bet he knows his way around a boudoir. And Felicity Montagu too! She's always great value. David Moorst is great as well, he almost stole 'Allelujah!' Consider me excited. Have to say I though David Moorst subscribed to the Adam Gillen school of mugging in Allelujah. To be fair he was saddled with a terrible script. It may have been less effective than his other work, not at his wittiest or most subtly observant but it was not a TERRIBLE script. I'm so bored of reading comments on here that could have been overheard coming from a bitter vicar at one of Julian Fellowes's cocktail parties.
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Post by Rory on Feb 21, 2019 15:57:10 GMT
Well in my opinion it was an absolutely crap play. All over the place. You're of course welcome to your opinion.
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Post by crowblack on Feb 21, 2019 16:01:28 GMT
Or the ill-fated Foxfinder, which was miscast but I thought was OK.
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Post by Snciole on Feb 21, 2019 16:19:24 GMT
I returned for credit because I am just not interested in this cast. I am aware I am the problem. If I am to get free/heavily discounted tickets at some point during the run I might give it a go but struggling to find the enthusiasm for this after Julius Caesar had some huge names.
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Post by lynette on Feb 22, 2019 2:29:38 GMT
What's wrong with the cast? Even 'junior' actors are worth watching espesh in Shakespeare which is pretty much actor proof ( one or two exceptions ) I don’t know any of the cast mentioned though I’m terrible at names and might well have seen them.
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Post by lou105 on Feb 22, 2019 8:18:53 GMT
What's wrong with the cast? Even 'junior' actors are worth watching espesh in Shakespeare which is pretty much actor proof ( one or two exceptions ) I don’t know any of the cast mentioned though I’m terrible at names and might well have seen them. Not to undermine your point, lynette, but I'm sure you'll have seen Oliver Chris (Oberon). He was William in Charles III, and Orsino in the Tamsin Greig Twelfth Night, for a start.
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Post by Snciole on Feb 22, 2019 10:10:11 GMT
Nothing 'wrong' with the cast but I am just not interested in paying £25 to see them in this. For me none of them are must see in the way that Julius Caesar was. I would rather get my credit back and see something that will appeal to me more.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Feb 22, 2019 10:15:43 GMT
Snciole , there is always the Open Air Theatre production at Regent’s Park. Always something special watching Shakespeare outdoors, especially if you’re there on a balmy summer’s evening.
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Post by Snciole on Feb 22, 2019 10:16:55 GMT
Snciole , there is always the Open Air Theatre production at Regent’s Park. Always something special watching Shakespeare outdoors, especially if you’re there on a balmy summer’s evening. That does sound nice, even it if it rains!
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Post by Marwood on Feb 25, 2019 11:41:08 GMT
Just booked a £15 immersive ticket through TodayTix - ok so the cast isn’t as impressive as JC, but I enjoyed that so much, and the pricing is so reasonable it was a no-brainer booking this (the fact it’s payday also helped 😝)
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Post by Xanderl on Apr 30, 2019 17:48:04 GMT
"Bring your vibrancy"
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Post by vabbian on Apr 30, 2019 18:10:42 GMT
"Sorry, I left my vibrancy at home"
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Post by nash16 on Apr 30, 2019 18:45:04 GMT
"Sorry, I left my vibrancy at home" Mine is in my bedside drawer, underneath my knickers.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 3, 2019 19:59:10 GMT
Enjoying this much more than I expected, great use of the space, a twist that I didn’t notice straight away and the Bottom love scene has to be seen to be believed.
All from the Pit for now.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 3, 2019 21:47:43 GMT
Further news from the Pit.
Wow, what a Dream, fun and irreverence aplenty, for a first preview could not see the need for any changes, only the finesse that further performances will naturally imbue.
One definitely to be experienced in the Pit, my advice do not rush for the front, linger at the back and keep moving around and truly enjoy the immersive experience and let the play come to you.
Haven’t left the Theatre in such a good mood and grinning from ear to ear for a long time, don’t let the length of the play put you off as it flies by and you have plenty of opportunity to move around.
Had already booked to see it again seated, may phone the box office tomorrow to see if I can change it for the Pit.
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Post by zahidf on Jun 3, 2019 23:11:29 GMT
What's the running time for it please? Will try and squeeze it in soon!
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Post by ctas on Jun 3, 2019 23:11:51 GMT
I was also in the pit (got a £15 ticket from todaytix rush at about 11am) and thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspired, brilliant casting and a really fun take on the play. I can’t wait to go again!
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Post by happytobehere on Jun 4, 2019 2:11:12 GMT
I was also in the pit (got a £15 ticket from todaytix rush at about 11am) and thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspired, brilliant casting and a really fun take on the play. I can’t wait to go again! Were you in the pit? Or were you seated? I’m curious how the views are from the seats because I have chronic pain which means I probably should avoid standing/walking about much.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 4, 2019 7:01:12 GMT
Running time about 3 hours with an interval.
The views from the seats should be fine as the action primarily takes place in the centre of the space and cannot imagine there being a bad seat in the house.
Not sure if actors know when something is good as their enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment last night was infectious and added to the feel good atmosphere in the Pit and were comfortable interacting with the groundlings and someone got a very special memento of the evening on their phone.
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Post by bob2010 on Jun 4, 2019 8:36:20 GMT
Any tips on which side is base myself?
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Post by ctas on Jun 4, 2019 13:24:59 GMT
Any tips on which side is base myself? For standing just switch halfway through! Best of both!
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Post by peggs on Jun 4, 2019 14:20:09 GMT
Without wanting you necessarily wanting to give away spoilers is it similar to JC experience? I'm taking my neice who will be smaller than average person I guess so if things move around probably easier to see things. Had assumed they'd cut and do without an interval, will def have to rest legs in advance.
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Post by littlesally on Jun 4, 2019 14:45:29 GMT
Sounds great. Is it still as relaxed as JC was, with beers, T-shirts and badges sold in the pit? And people coming and going to the loo during the performance?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 4, 2019 14:56:14 GMT
peggs The Pit experience is similar to JC, platforms rise from the floor and you move around as the platforms come and go. Not sure if sold out in the Pit last night but appeared quite full, nevertheless found plenty of space around the periphery which allowed you to easily move around and get a good view of proceedings. Very few if any cuts, a long time standing, being constantly on the move along with the exuberance of the production the time zooms past, was quite surprised how late it was when I left and could have quite happily spent more time enjoying the exuberant ending and it’s ‘frolicking lunacy’ which some of the seated audience tried in vain to participate.
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Post by Fleance on Jun 4, 2019 18:21:21 GMT
If I get to London this summer, I will certainly see this. At first, the photo of the bed on the Bridge website triggered a negative memory: it reminded me of the one production of Dream that I truly hated: Robert Lepage's at the NT in 1992. Despite a great cast (Rupert Graves, Sally Dexter, Lolita Chakrabarti, Adrian Scarborough, et. al.), I could not bear that wet and muddy production. But Nick Hytner is no Robert Lepage, thank goodness.
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