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Post by anthem on Sept 27, 2018 23:43:29 GMT
Saw the live screening this evening from Dublin. I felt it was worth seeing but not something I’d sit through again. The cast were all excellent, particularly McKellen and I really liked all three actresses who played his daughters. I liked Sinéad Cusack. I didn’t care much for some of the peripheral characters and wasn’t really fussed what happened to them. The staging was fine- there were one or two really well put together moments. I found it tough going at times and the length didn’t help. There were a few walk outs. Whilst I didn’t love it, it is a real privilege to see this type of theatre from the comfort of a cinema in Dublin, and of course it’s relatively inexpensive.
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Post by maggiem on Sept 28, 2018 9:30:30 GMT
Saw it last night at Cineworld Leigh (after I'd had to re-add my Unlimited card details to my online account to make the cheap booking!)
I also noticed a few drop outs with the mikes, but it didn't spoil things too much. Uniformly excellent cast. I could watch this again on an Encore, if I was able to get to one.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Sept 28, 2018 9:35:04 GMT
I was thinking of going but decided against it since I'm going to see it at the Duke of York in a couple of weeks. Hopefully they will show it again in cinemas at some point.
Nice to hear the good reports.
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Post by peggs on Sept 30, 2018 22:07:42 GMT
In the end I was glad I saw this, surprisingly empty at my cinema, i'd assumed this would be a seller. As if you miss not actually being there but I got a much better view than I could have ever afforded and that meant some lovely close ups. Having seen his previous RSC Lear was interesting to see how this differed and I pretty much have to take my hat off to him for it. How he had the energy to still be slinging Cordelia around by the final scene I don't know. Otherwise liked the setting and was fine with modern day. Loved Sinead Cusack, really made Kent work as a woman, though notice someone earlier on the thread had suggested could have been an even more interesting Gloucester, I could enjoy pondering that one. As noted above Regan not to my liking but liked what Claire Price did with Goneril, that was quite different to anything I've seen before. Danny Webb worked for me too.
I can now maybe resign myself to having to see Antony and Cleopatra as an ntlive though I would have loved some front row live snake action.
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Post by poster J on Sept 30, 2018 22:49:42 GMT
In the end I was glad I saw this, surprisingly empty at my cinema, i'd assumed this would be a seller. It was sold out at the screening I went to!
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Post by RedRose on Oct 1, 2018 8:17:31 GMT
King Lear is not one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, in fact I really don't like it. But I really loved this particular production in Chichester. Much impressed by McKellan's energy and particularly loved Sinead Cusack as Kent. Unfortunately most of the cast haven't done the transfer. So I decided against to see it at the Duke of Yorks where I would have to forge out so much more money to have a good seat. But I was happy to see it again at the cinema. Although the actors playing Edgar and Edmund in the transfer were really good, I much preferred Jonathan Bailey and Damien Maloney. And I preferred Phil Daniel's fool. Only Claire Price's Goneril wasn't much different to Dervla Kirwan's and I agree with Peggs that I liked that way how she was portrayed. Our cinema was very busy but not sold out as it was in the biggest auditorium. Worst audience of a school class I have ever witnessed, it was a relief that most of the bad behaving students left in the interval.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 6, 2018 20:54:34 GMT
I saw it this afternoon, and it's the first time I've ever enjoyed King Lear.
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Post by mjh on Oct 9, 2018 11:51:42 GMT
Anyone know if they've been selling standing tickets for this? And if so, has it been in advance or on the day?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 14:24:53 GMT
They've ripped out half of the stalls to fit the catwalk in!
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Post by argon on Oct 9, 2018 16:19:41 GMT
No, not selling any as there isn't any place to stand. They had standing at the back of the upper circle for the Faust production a few years back. Either side of the bench seats.
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