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Post by jadnoop on Dec 11, 2017 17:43:33 GMT
For those who missed the tickets, an extra week has been announced for this (12-17 March). Priority booking opens on Thursday at noon. Public booking is Friday also at noon.
(mods, would it be possible to change the thread title to 'Girls and Boys', which is the correct title, to make it easier to find?)
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Post by Honoured Guest on Dec 11, 2017 17:54:36 GMT
(mods, would it be possible to change the thread title to 'Girls and Boys', which is the correct title, to make it easier to find?) The Royal Court has it as Girls & Boys. They should know!
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Post by jadnoop on Dec 11, 2017 17:55:29 GMT
(mods, would it be possible to change the thread title to 'Girls and Boys', which is the correct title, to make it easier to find?) The Royal Court has it as Girls & Boys. They should know! I wasn't talking about the ampersand, but the fact that the thread title gets the genders the other way round.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Dec 11, 2017 17:56:18 GMT
O & H
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Post by Honoured Guest on Dec 15, 2017 11:41:09 GMT
Public booking opens in nineteen minutes for the last week of this new play from the writer of Pinocchio!
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Post by dani on Feb 8, 2018 15:13:21 GMT
I haven't seen anything here yet about the new Dennis Kelly play, starring Carey Mulligan. I see it's the first preview tonight, so will be very interested to hear reports. It's a monologue, I gather, and eighty minutes long.
The information on the Royal Court website makes it sound extraordinarily unoriginal: "An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world starts to unravel and things take a disturbing turn." Probably a sign that it's a masterpiece.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 8, 2018 16:05:04 GMT
I haven't seen anything here yet about the new Dennis Kelly play, starring Carey Mulligan. I see it's the first preview tonight, so will be very interested to hear reports. It's a monologue, I gather, and eighty minutes long. The information on the Royal Court website makes it sound extraordinarily unoriginal: "An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world starts to unravel and things take a disturbing turn." Probably a sign that it's a masterpiece. There's already a thread, although the mods refused to correct the title.
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Post by dani on Feb 8, 2018 16:33:15 GMT
I haven't seen anything here yet about the new Dennis Kelly play, starring Carey Mulligan. I see it's the first preview tonight, so will be very interested to hear reports. It's a monologue, I gather, and eighty minutes long. The information on the Royal Court website makes it sound extraordinarily unoriginal: "An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world starts to unravel and things take a disturbing turn." Probably a sign that it's a masterpiece. There's already a thread, although the mods refused to correct the title. Thanks. That would explain why I couldn't find it.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Feb 8, 2018 18:56:28 GMT
An excellent album and production values to die for with the polished, sleek style also seen on the previous Roxy CD Avalon but here even moreso. Add to this that unmistakable voice snaking across the top and it’s about as eighties as you can imagine. Hit sngles are there but some other great tracks such as The Chosen One and Stone Woman are well worth a listen.
There appears to be another thread about a Royal Court play with a similar name but I don’t think it has Bryan Ferry in it.
Is this one a jukebox musical then?
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Post by n1david on Feb 8, 2018 19:18:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2018 19:52:42 GMT
Well the play's called Girls and Boys, so I'd suggest merging the two threads but correcting the title so people can easily find the discussion. If the threads stay separate, then I'd rather hang out in this one than the earlier one, as this is the one with the correct title.
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Post by bellboard27 on Feb 8, 2018 20:57:47 GMT
Well the play's called Girls and Boys, so I'd suggest merging the two threads but correcting the title so people can easily find the discussion. If the threads stay separate, then I'd rather hang out in this one than the earlier one, as this is the one with the correct title. Hell. I’ve found out I’ve booked to see both at the same time. Now I don’t know which to choose.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 9, 2018 7:57:43 GMT
I haven't seen anything here yet about the new Dennis Kelly play, starring Carey Mulligan. I see it's the first preview tonight, so will be very interested to hear reports. It's a monologue, I gather, and eighty minutes long. The information on the Royal Court website makes it sound extraordinarily unoriginal: "An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world starts to unravel and things take a disturbing turn." Probably a sign that it's a masterpiece. There's already a thread, although the mods refused to correct the title. If there’s something wrong with a thread which needs a correction then please use the report button to bring it to our attention, send any of the admin team a PM, or bring it to our attention by tagging. Without doing that we can’t guarantee that a call out within the thread will get spotted because quite simply we cannot read every single post on the site. Either way, there was no refusal to correct the title. Thanks.
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Post by jasper on Feb 9, 2018 10:56:40 GMT
There's already a thread, although the mods refused to correct the title. If there’s something wrong with a thread which needs a correction then please use the report button to bring it to our attention, send any of the admin team a PM, or bring it to our attention by tagging. Without doing that we can’t guarantee that a call out within the thread will get spotted because quite simply we cannot read every single post on the site. Either way, there was no refusal to correct the title. Thanks. What is a pm? Post-mortem?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 9, 2018 11:04:22 GMT
PM is a private message.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Feb 9, 2018 22:59:24 GMT
I saw it tonight and I thought that Carey Mulligan is very good and the set is beautiful. As for the play, it contains some gems of truth but on the whole I found it superficial and not particularly original. It's nothing you haven't read or seen before, it takes its sweet time to reach its point and everything after that just felt rushed. I also thought it was a bit emotionally manipulative and insincere. Over all, it's okay, but Mulligan is really the best thing in it.
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Post by alnoor on Feb 10, 2018 11:57:21 GMT
^Keep an eye nearer the time. At the moment, row A is the front row, but at "The Ferryman," for example, they put rows AA and BB back in after the set went up... for those quick enough... Spot on TM. This is happening with Girls and Boys. Got my email from RC.
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Post by jasper on Feb 10, 2018 12:57:52 GMT
^Keep an eye nearer the time. At the moment, row A is the front row, but at "The Ferryman," for example, they put rows AA and BB back in after the set went up... for those quick enough... Spot on TM. This is happening with Girls and Boys. Got my email from RC. Why are some talking in code on this thread? What is TM? Transcendental meditation? Or am I not allowed to be in the loop? I suppose RC is not Roman Catholic, but Royal Court.
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Post by jadnoop on Feb 10, 2018 13:18:11 GMT
Spot on TM. This is happening with Girls and Boys. Got my email from RC. Why are some talking in code on this thread? What is TM? Transcendental meditation? Or am I not allowed to be in the loop? I suppose RC is not Roman Catholic, but Royal Court. FYI, TM is TM.C on this board, rather than TMI or ATM, say. Yep, RC here is RC. BRB.
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Post by jasper on Feb 10, 2018 16:06:27 GMT
Why are some talking in code on this thread? What is TM? Transcendental meditation? Or am I not allowed to be in the loop? I suppose RC is not Roman Catholic, but Royal Court. FYI, TM is TM.C on this board, rather than TMI or ATM, say. Yep, RC here is RC. BRB. That makes everything as clear as day. Thanks very much for being so understanding
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Post by jadnoop on Feb 10, 2018 16:44:19 GMT
FYI, TM is TM.C on this board, rather than TMI or ATM, say. Yep, RC here is RC. BRB. That makes everything as clear as day. Thanks very much for being so understanding Ah, just meant in jest. Never quite sure of people's tone in messageboards posts. TM = theatre monkey (.com), RC = royal court.
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Post by lonlad on Feb 11, 2018 1:21:36 GMT
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Post by QueerTheatre on Feb 11, 2018 2:42:40 GMT
I got an email telling me about the new front row, but saying i could swap my row A seat, to what i'm presuming will be called Row AA if i wished - for those who've seen this now (or know the usual RC set up for extra seats) should i stay in A or move to AA?
Its nearly 3am as i type this and i now have no idea if what ive typed even makes sense. Sorry.
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Post by foxa on Feb 11, 2018 18:36:26 GMT
We were in Row B of the circle - same seats where we saw The Ferryman and they were fine for that. But for a one person show where the character stands centre stage 90% of the time, the raised bar which slightly restricts the view was a little more of an issue. Can't comment on first row, Theatrebass, - but Carey Mulligan's performance is exquisite and I would think the closer you could be the better.
We came away having found this a bit of a mixed bag. Wonderful to see an actor as resourceful, intelligent and nuanced as Mulligan giving such a rich, varied performance. Sections of the writing are wonderful - loved the description of a crowd waiting at an airport and another section describing a job interview. And yet .....the ending felt like a lecture or infomercial. There is a section where she repeats some physical actions (don't want to give too much away about this) and there is a revelation about these actions which I think should have been more of a theatrical coup than it turned out to be.
But I bought the script, have thought about the play a lot today and am very glad to have seen it.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Feb 11, 2018 18:57:53 GMT
Where were your seats in the Circle, foxa? I am seeing it tomorrow night and I am in seat C4 which is slightly round to the side but not into the slips. Worried that my view might be compromised by being further round.
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Post by tigerlily on Feb 11, 2018 19:35:37 GMT
I went to see it on Thursday. Possibly I had less info about the play upfront than some of the commenters above - I knew the name, the lead actress, the writer and the first line. So the shock factor was probably greater for me than for some of the audience. However I was completely, utterly bowled over by it. I thought Carey Mulligan was exceptional, but I also thought the script was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It was a very hard watch at times for me ... without alluding to specifics, I think there should be some form of trigger warning. However overall I thought it was absolutely brilliant. I’ll be interested to see how reviewers write it up as it must be hard to comment without spoilers.
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Post by tigerlily on Feb 11, 2018 19:35:50 GMT
I went to see it on Thursday. Possibly I had less info about the play upfront than some of the commenters above - I knew the name, the lead actress, the writer and the first line. So the shock factor was probably greater for me than for some of the audience. However I was completely, utterly bowled over by it. I thought Carey Mulligan was exceptional, but I also thought the script was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. It was a very hard watch at times for me ... without alluding to specifics, I think there should be some form of trigger warning. However overall I thought it was absolutely brilliant. I’ll be interested to see how reviewers write it up as it must be hard to comment without spoilers.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Feb 11, 2018 19:51:48 GMT
Started innocuously, pivoted on an almost throw away line half way through, and ended with a devastating last line.
As previously stated almost impossible to comment on without saying too much, my advice, keep away from spoilers and immerse yourself in the scintillating story telling.
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Post by foxa on Feb 11, 2018 20:01:21 GMT
Where were your seats in the Circle, foxa? I am seeing it tomorrow night and I am in seat C4 which is slightly round to the side but not into the slips. Worried that my view might be compromised by being further round. On the aisle of the centre section - so not slips but far to the stage right side. It didn't spoil my evening, but I was looking at long sections by ducking my head down so I could see her through a rectangle of safety bars, so not ideal - usually more of the stage would be used so the restriction wouldn't matter so much. In a follow up email, we were asked for opinions about whether or not we knew enough about the subject beforehand (I think they were trying to feel out if we thought TWs were necessary.) It's tricky for a theatre because too many warnings could make it less interesting/suspenseful.
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Post by jadnoop on Feb 11, 2018 20:57:56 GMT
For anyone who's been, would it be possible to ask a spoiler-free 'trigger' question?
We've just had a sudden/l illness-related death in the family, and I'm slightly worried that anything too close to that might be too much for my better half. No need for any details, but is there anything like this in the play?
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