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Post by theatresellers on Jan 14, 2024 14:25:47 GMT
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Post by joem on Jan 15, 2024 19:47:06 GMT
Got my tickets for this! I love me a nice bit of Korean culture, especially since I was there on holiday.
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Post by showgirl on Jan 16, 2024 4:20:00 GMT
I was interested in this and the reviews so far are very good - but, it's only 80 mins long so an early finish for a matinee, leaving an awkward gap afterwards before any early evening film, and Finsbury Park is a long way to go for so short a performance. A reluctant "no" for me, then, but the Park won't miss my business, given the reviews and publicity; I'd seen lots of press articles even before previews started.
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Post by aspieandy on Jan 16, 2024 10:57:21 GMT
Finsbury Park is a long way to go for so short a performance. You probably know this anyway but ... the Victoria Line is a joy (every 90-seconds, superfast between stops) and Thameslink is pretty smart, too: basically 15-minutes from central London to Finsbury Park, though that is only north/NE -south travel.
There is a trick with east-west travel (there is no direct interchange between EL and Viccy); use the Elizabeth Line and change at Bond Street where the Hannover Square exit is about 200-metres from the Victoria Line at Oxford Circus (if on the EL train, you want to be on the back of it if travelling from Farrington way, and front if coming from Paddington side)
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Post by showgirl on Jan 16, 2024 12:40:22 GMT
Finsbury Park is a long way to go for so short a performance. You probably know this anyway but ... the Victoria Line is a joy (every 90-seconds, superfast between stops) and Thameslink is pretty smart, too: basically 15-minutes from central London to Finsbury Park, though that is only north/NE -south travel.
There is a trick with east-west travel (there is no direct interchange between EL and Viccy); use the Elizabeth Line and change at Bond Street where the Hannover Square exit is about 200-metres from the Victoria Line at Oxford Circus (if on the EL train, you want to be on the back of it if travelling from Farrington way, and front if coming from Paddington side)
Thank you & I have gone to the Park a lot (less frequently of late, what with lack of appealing productions & changes to concessions), so I do know it's easy to reach once you're in London; it's more how to plan a short matinee into a viable day trip from the sticks. |
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Post by joem on Feb 14, 2024 15:38:12 GMT
I forgot to comment on this play.
Written and performed by Ins Choi, this is set in a convenience store owned and operated by a Korean immigrant. Very funny in bits, thoughtful at times, the odd bit of bordering on being offensive but not really and it's fun and for a purpose, this ends up as a quite charming little vignette. Also a play about one of the forgotten diversities, there are very few plays by east Asian writers or thematically or geographically related (the Arcola has done some work in this area).
A bright, convincing shop is the set for the action and looking at the items on offer was an education in itself. The son has left due to misunderstandings with Appa, the daughter is only interested in photography and shuns the shop and the wife rarely appears (least interesting role). Meanwhile Appa toys between retiring, selling (selling out?) and obsessing with anything Japanese - in a negative way. Will he hang on or will he find a successor?
Ins Choi himself plays Appa, the quirky, slightly cranky and overbearing - but with a heart of gold - family-man dad. Great comic touch. Also in the cast was Jennifer Kim as the sensible daughter and Miles Mitchell who was really very good playing several black characters but particularly Alex, the policeman who used to be a friend of Janet's at school and now resurfaces unexpectedly in her life....
I think it's done now but otherwise I would have recommended a visit. Should mention it is inspired by a sitcom by Choi which was unknown to me.
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