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Post by theatremad on Jun 11, 2017 15:38:56 GMT
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Post by theatremad on Jun 4, 2017 10:25:46 GMT
Saw this second preview last night. I have never seen any production of this before.
Like Vice Versa this is going to be another marmite show, I loved it and thought once it's tightened up it will be spotless.
The set is another one in a string of not the usual Swan Theatre designs. For those who remember The Family Reunion in the Swan in the 1990s there is a similar mirror at the back, and then "ladders".
Very modern dress, almost futuristic.
Matthew Tenyson as Salome was actually for me a really interesting character and person to watch, and didnt feel irreverential to the text.
For me the stand outs were Suzanne Burden as Herodias, Tenyson and Matthew Pidgeon as Herod.
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Post by theatremad on May 13, 2017 10:40:40 GMT
Saw this first preview on thursday.
Fourth in a string of amazing shows this year (Seven Acts of Mercy, Snow in Midsummer and Hypocrite) comes another corker.
It's shallow and paper thin on plot, but it's brilliantly acted and fabulously staged.
Cast work hard and produce some great laughs. The set and costumes are over the top and the jokes come thick and fast.
Don't go expecting Shakespeare or Ibsen, but if you want a good laugh deffo.
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Post by theatremad on May 8, 2017 20:47:22 GMT
This week is a quiet one, just Vice Versa at Stratford on thursday
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Post by theatremad on Mar 31, 2017 8:36:21 GMT
OK first things first this isn't a bad production it's just not a great one, and I agree with reviewers saying Caesar is better.
It doesn't look cheap or under rehearsed or anything it just drags and Josette Simon's 'accent' is plain annoying, at first I thought she might have been taking her cue from the line about squeaking Cleopatras playing their story but then discounted it not long after..
The shared set works well in both and some nice touches such as the statue so prominent in Caesar is used again albeit smaller.
Best performance for me is Octavius Caesar who is quieter and more subdued than some I've seen but all the better for it. Music is fantastic too, so different from the normal RSC fare.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 30, 2017 14:24:37 GMT
Another cracking upgrade for tonight from restricted view Upper Circle to Circle B row central. Deffo worth doing.
Apparently though it says upgrade to next ticket price tier, they will upgrade to higher if theatre is quiet.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 29, 2017 16:07:38 GMT
Going tonight.
As a newly signed up RSC Bronze Patron I spotted the ticket upgrade perk on the list and decided to give it a go, apparently according to the lovely box office person very few ask for this. Got upgraded from Upper Circle Restricted to L row fairly central Stalls.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 29, 2017 16:05:59 GMT
Wednesday 29/3: Julius Caesar, RSC Thursday 30/3: Antony and Cleopatra, RSC Sunday 2/4: My Brilliant Friend Parts 1 & 2 @ Rose Kingston
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Post by theatremad on Mar 17, 2017 21:28:50 GMT
Saw Kings but wasn't as keen. Possibly not helped by the fact I love the 5 plays it condensed. Cleaner was hilarity in the wrong place. Of these I only really feel passionate about Coriolanus
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Post by theatremad on Mar 17, 2017 20:54:50 GMT
There too. Have to say I love it. Caesar which I loathe wasn't too bad. Coriolanus by far the best. More thoughts another time
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Post by theatremad on Mar 15, 2017 19:56:19 GMT
That's great, many thanks no worries
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Post by theatremad on Mar 15, 2017 18:29:10 GMT
Below is the e-mail sent out: We look forward to welcoming you in March for Toneelgroep Amsterdam’s Roman Tragedies at the Barbican. For those not familiar with the format of the show, after the first half an hour of the performance you will be allowed to move freely around the auditorium and stage until the final 75 minutes of the performance when you will be asked to return to sitting in the auditorium. This means that when the performance starts you will have an allocated seat (your seat number can be found on your theatre ticket), but after the Master of Ceremonies invites you to move around, seats in the auditorium will become unallocated for the remainder of the performance. Refreshments will be available to purchase on stage using cash or contactless payment and you may enter and exit the auditorium whenever you like. Use of mobile phones to access the internet is permissible throughout the performance although we kindly ask you to silence phones and ensure you switch off the flash when taking photos. Also if you can see it here is a link to a timeline for the show from a different run: anothereyeopens.com/tag/roman-tragedies/
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 16:39:39 GMT
Theatre Lite this week just Roman Tragedies at Barbican 17/3/17
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 14:02:57 GMT
I was lucky enough to see Greg Doran's in 1997, the church one in 2006 and then I also saw the Globe theatre one. Off the top of my head I need another All's Well and Pericles to complete my 3rd round. I saw the Howard Davies/Richard Griffiths Henry VIII done as a Brechtian production. Very good. Also the Doran one which wasn't as good. Billington says the church one is the best he's seen. Church one was by far the best. Deffo helped by being so close to the action. Remember being passed evidence in the trial of Wolsey and then having the baby Elizabeth right in front of us. Stunning show and acting was top notch
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 11:32:26 GMT
I've only achieved one writer's complete canon, and 'that's Shakespeare's, however living 3 miles from Stratford helps. Therefore I've done Thomas More, Cardenio, Edward III, Two Noble Kinsmen. Deffo hardest is Henry VIII but I've managed 3 in the last 19 years. I'm even sadder and seen the main canon at least twice now. Yes Henry VIII is tricky. I've seen 2 and failed to get tickets for that one they did in a church. If I see 2 productions of it then I complete 4 cycles of the main canon. For Marlowe I'm waiting for Massacre at Paris. I was lucky enough to see Greg Doran's in 1997, the church one in 2006 and then I also saw the Globe theatre one. Off the top of my head I need another All's Well and Pericles to complete my 3rd round.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 11:29:45 GMT
How do we feel about Arden of Faversham? Is it now definitely in the Shakspear canon? Debatable, a good play but I didn't feel Shakespeare in it.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 11:23:42 GMT
I've only achieved one writer's complete canon, and 'that's Shakespeare's, however living 3 miles from Stratford helps. Therefore I've done Thomas More, Cardenio, Edward III, Two Noble Kinsmen. Deffo hardest is Henry VIII but I've managed 3 in the last 19 years. I'm even sadder and seen the main canon at least twice now.
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Post by theatremad on Mar 12, 2017 1:39:43 GMT
2017 for me (biased in plays though):
Been and gone: The Tempest, Snow in Midsummer (RSC). Limehouse, St Joan (Donmar). Love's Labour's Lost, Kinky Boots, Matilda (West End). Future (by no means final list): All of Summer and Winter Seasons @ Stratford (RSC). Angels in America (NT). Roman Tragedies (Barbican). My Brilliant Friend Parts 1 and 2 (Rose Theatre, Kingston). House/Garden (Watermill, Newbury).
2018: Already booked for Imperium I and II (Stratford)
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Post by theatremad on Mar 11, 2017 21:28:55 GMT
I went when it was last over, and would say go with an open mind. And embrace it, and also take advantage of the moving around opportunity and don't be afraid to leave for a leg stretch
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Post by theatremad on Mar 11, 2017 19:47:28 GMT
Can't see a seperate thread for this time round.
I am going on Friday 17th March, anyone else going that night?
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Post by theatremad on Mar 5, 2017 17:20:54 GMT
Sat in C11 and 12 last night for this, great view. Really loved this show, can't say I understood everything that went on, if it hadn't been for the voice I would never have recognised Roger Allam under his Roy Jenkins make up. Great set, and I hate the end product of the cooking but the prep for it smelt good
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Post by theatremad on Mar 4, 2017 7:33:38 GMT
There tonight, will endeavour to let you know food wise
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Post by theatremad on Feb 28, 2017 10:33:42 GMT
One of those little gems from the RSC. Didn't know the story at all aside from the clues in publicity. Incredible production with some stunning moments, genuinely gripped by this and made me want to go back and read the original.
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Post by theatremad on Feb 21, 2017 22:42:56 GMT
Couple of titbits, from a fairly reliable inside source:
- Vice Versa: very Up Pompeii, all short togas. Apparently looks 'fab'. - Salome: Rumours but not definite is Sher will be Herod (groan)
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Post by theatremad on Feb 12, 2017 18:32:55 GMT
Saw Love's Labour's Lost last night again, and loved it. However seemed to miss the famous long word from Costard, has this been cut for the West End?
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Post by theatremad on Feb 10, 2017 20:11:34 GMT
Saturday 4th March, very much looking forward to it
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Post by theatremad on Feb 7, 2017 8:59:20 GMT
Singularly hated this, one of the worst RSC shows in years. Turning half the characters into nondescript Gods and costumes that made it look ridiculous ruined it.
Not one of his best but deserves a better production than this. After the fab Rover and Seven Acts this production was a letdown. Saw it first preview way back when, left at the interval. Went back last night and stuck it out but wish I hadn't bothered.
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Post by theatremad on Feb 1, 2017 9:33:18 GMT
First season I've been excited by for a while.
RST
Twelfth Night: Directed by Chris Luscombe A Christmas Carol: adapted by David Edgar, Rachel Kavanagh directing. Coriolanus: directed by Angus Jackson. Sope Dirisu in title role
SWAN
Dido Queen of Carthage Imperium: The Cicero Plays. Adapted by Mike Poulton, directed by Greg Doran
TOP Festival May 2017
Two new plays. Tom Morton Smith's The Earthworks and a co-written play
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Post by theatremad on Jan 31, 2017 22:02:45 GMT
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Post by theatremad on Jan 31, 2017 22:01:02 GMT
My apologies all, missed this one
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