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Post by solotheatregoer on Oct 13, 2023 20:37:51 GMT
I liked this but didn’t love it. Five star performance from Andrew Scott (who is in my top three favourite actors of all time) but in a three star production. He’s always had great comedic timing but I didn’t seem to find this as funny as those around me.
I found this very easy to follow even without being overly familiar with the original but agree with previous posters that the set didn’t really do much for me.
Worth the trip to see Andrew live for the first time though.
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Post by iwanttix on Oct 22, 2023 16:45:36 GMT
Really glad I was able to see the matinee yesterday, just getting in there in time before it ended.
I've seen Andrew on stage before when he did Present Laughter so I was very keen to see him again. I went knowing absolutely nothing about the play which might not have been the best idea - especially where one actor was playing all the roles and it seemed like I could easily lose track of what was happening. But I'm very pleased that actually it was easy to follow, the characters all so different and the way Andrew played them made it obvious when he switched from one to another.
There is no denying that he has charisma to spare while on stage and I can't fault his performance at all. I look forward to whatever he does next theatre wise!
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Post by ronnette on Feb 22, 2024 22:16:36 GMT
Saw this tonight at my local theatre on the big screen. Phenomenal.
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Post by Steve on Feb 22, 2024 22:46:21 GMT
Saw this tonight at my local theatre on the big screen. Phenomenal. Did the movie version do anything extra (eg subtitles with character names) to signal who the characters, that Andrew Scott was playing at any given time, were, that the theatre audience would not have seen?
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Post by lou105 on Feb 22, 2024 23:26:23 GMT
No, nothing like that. I was thinking about how different the experience would have been from the top of the theatre. At least on camera you got to see every mannerism up close. I'm in the "Great performance but not sure why" camp...
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Post by NorthernAlien on Mar 7, 2024 22:47:38 GMT
Saw this tonight via an NT Live screening at a local cinema.
I enjoyed it - but it wasn't how I expected it to be? Andrew Scott was obviously superb, and I did really get into some moments of it - mostly when it was very clear exactly who was doing what. At other times, the lines between characters seemed very blurred. Maybe that was the point? I'm not sure. Anyway, yes, I enjoyed it, but overall it felt a little like 'Anton Chekhov's "Rosencratz and Vanya are Dead"', if you understand what I mean?
I've given it 4 stars on the voting poll.
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Post by criticalprole on Mar 8, 2024 18:36:08 GMT
Saw this tonight at my local theatre on the big screen. Phenomenal. Did the movie version do anything extra (eg subtitles with character names) to signal who the characters, that Andrew Scott was playing at any given time, were, that the theatre audience would not have seen? Saw this recently myself. The close-ups and production values are absolutely brilliantly done, but beyond that nothing extra is added. Stunning flex from Andrew Scott, interesting choice of show as it's not quite Chekov, but close enough to make the critics and hard-core theatre types sit-up and take notice.
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