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Post by Marwood on Mar 15, 2016 17:26:34 GMT
Thought it was handy to bring some shopping in with you and a drink, but not particularly comfortable to be sat in - but at least you can wriggle about to your hearts content without worrying about pissing off someone sat next to you/right behind you.
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 19, 2016 12:20:03 GMT
Booked for the first matinee in Sheffield. Back row of the balcony for £19. Not visited the Lyceum before so I'm not sure about the view, but the seats directly in front were £33, so the back row seemed a relatively good deal.
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Post by djdan14 on Mar 19, 2016 14:45:05 GMT
Got a £5 ticket for this in Sheffield in the circle. I have a lot of love for their Live for Five scheme. 1 of 6 booked this morning from them.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 21, 2016 13:22:04 GMT
Well there is LOTS of availability for my local ATG theatre - The Theatre Royal Brighton for this! Why? The staggering prices!
Most of the stalls at Premium prices £69.50 - FOR A PLAY at a regional theatre!!!
The Gallery ( dreadful seats very high and far away ) front prices at £35.00 and the rear at £25.00
No booking fees though - LOL!
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 21, 2016 14:55:46 GMT
Well there is LOTS of availability for my local ATG theatre - The Theatre Royal Brighton for this! Why? The staggering prices! Most of the stalls at Premium prices £69.50 - FOR A PLAY at a regional theatre!!! The Gallery ( dreadful seats very high and far away ) front prices at £35.00 and the rear at £25.00 No booking fees though - LOL! It is starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart though so I'd say you're getting your money's worth...
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Post by Laineee on Mar 21, 2016 22:04:44 GMT
I was quite happy with my £43 stalls row E ticket for Newcastle, especially after having waited in an online queue for over an hour this morning.
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Post by Marwood on Apr 9, 2016 20:56:10 GMT
Owen Teale announced in the cast (I wasn't expecting Billy Crudup to come over but this seems to be a bit of reasonable casting): Whatsonstage
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jun 23, 2016 18:57:55 GMT
What is the seating like at Sheffield Lyceum for anyone who has been there? Tempted to book for this out on tour.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 4, 2016 16:37:08 GMT
Anyone seen this yet? We're going on Saturday.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Aug 4, 2016 18:10:40 GMT
Keep The Secrets
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Post by grannyjx6 on Aug 4, 2016 19:55:03 GMT
Well I saw it last night with my son and found it very hard to follow. I have to say though, it was worth going just to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart who were incredible (especially McKellen who never leaves the stage). No standing ovation at the end, except for half a dozen or so folks. I think most people were still trying to work the story out and I heard a young man saying to his friend 'well that was bizzare' which was a perfect description in my opinion. As you can probably guess, I've never seen a Harold Pinter play before so didn't know this was his style.
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Post by mallardo on Aug 4, 2016 21:46:06 GMT
Yeah, No Man's Land is a dense and difficult play. I saw the Rupert Goold production at the Duke of York's in 08 with Michael Gambon as Hirst and David Bradley as a scene-stealing Spooner. I loved it despite being mystified by it. The big moment was Hirst's sudden collapse in act one - Gambon really crashed hard to the floor. I still wonder how he managed not to hurt himself.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Aug 5, 2016 8:26:40 GMT
Presenting No Man's Land on the centenary of the Battles of the Somme will have misled many commercial theatregoers.
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Post by Marwood on Aug 5, 2016 10:35:42 GMT
ATG website is saying 2 hours including an interval - is that correct? I read an interview online where McKellen said there is a lot of drinking involved for his character, and he wished that Pinter had written a toilet break into the play - I'm assuming that any interval in this is partly made for his benefit?
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 5, 2016 10:53:27 GMT
And bar takings?
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Post by theinvisiblegirl on Aug 5, 2016 13:08:34 GMT
Seeing this tomorrow but not really sure what to expect!
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Post by lynette on Aug 6, 2016 17:30:29 GMT
Just booked this. As for the play I do know what to,expect cos I've seen it at least twice. It tends to be the one that only our most senior actors have a go at. Saw Paul Eddington in it. He stayed sitting on stage for the interval, never mind a loo break! This was a while back when men were men!
But what about the price of the tickets, people? The whole of the front stalls is premium...except for a few rows at the back. You know all this I'm sure but blow me down, I've paid £75 each for seats at the back! We're only going cos we think these guys might not last long...or we might not.
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Post by Jan on Aug 6, 2016 19:06:04 GMT
Just booked this. As for the play I do know what to,expect cos I've seen it at least twice. It tends to be the one that only our most senior actors have a go at. Saw Paul Eddington in it. He stayed sitting on stage for the interval, never mind a loo break! This was a while back when men were men! But what about the price of the tickets, people? The whole of the front stalls is premium...except for a few rows at the back. You know all this I'm sure but blow me down, I've paid £75 each for seats at the back! We're only going cos we think these guys might not last long...or we might not. Unsubsidised production so I am fine with them charging anything they want. Seen the play a couple of times too, it is a good one.
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Post by viserys on Aug 6, 2016 19:32:50 GMT
I booked one of our monkey's nests for a tenner... also mostly just to have seen Stewart/McKellen live on stage.
It does seem like the premium seating is getting out of hand a bit.
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Post by andrew on Aug 6, 2016 22:07:29 GMT
Also in the monkey nest. It's just going to be theatreboard members in those seats every night through the production.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 7, 2016 9:21:29 GMT
Saw the matinee yesterday. A stylish and faithful production. Was great to see these four cast members packing out such a large theatre in Sheffield on a summer afternoon for a Pinter play. A dense and very puzzling but also very enjoyable play. Will try to write a review now.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 7, 2016 16:19:10 GMT
Saw the matinee yesterday. A stylish and faithful production. Was great to see these four cast members packing out such a large theatre in Sheffield on a summer afternoon for a Pinter play. A dense and very puzzling but also very enjoyable play. Will try to write a review now. Mathias’ production plays homage to the original production. Pinter started out in repertory theatre and Peter Hall’s National Theatre production starred two knights of the realm who also started out in the all but gone world of rep. Forty years later two other sirs who started out in rep theatre have taken on the roles of Hirst and Spooner. In this production, as with the play, the past and present merge in terms of casting, acting styles and production traditions. The effect is a faithful and stylish production and one which gives attention to the play’s underlying tone of nostalgia.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2016 17:02:20 GMT
I saw this last night in Sheffield, and have to say I was very underwhelmed and disappointed. Yes, McKellen and Stewart were good but the play was a total stinker in my opinion. I was bored. I've seen a couple of Pinter plays before, and enjoyed them, and I've seen confusing plays before and found something to interest me. But this was just... dull. I found my mind wandering to think about all sorts of other things, and I haven't come away wondering and thinking about it, like I've done with other 'odd' plays. I didn't understand what they were trying to do, and I don't think I'm particularly stupid or unused to theatre.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 7, 2016 17:13:08 GMT
I saw this last night in Sheffield, and have to say I was very underwhelmed and disappointed. Yes, McKellen and Stewart were good but the play was a total stinker in my opinion. I was bored. I've seen a couple of Pinter plays before, and enjoyed them, and I've seen confusing plays before and found something to interest me. But this was just... dull. I found my mind wandering to think about all sorts of other things, and I haven't come away wondering and thinking about it, like I've done with other 'odd' plays. I didn't understand what they were trying to do, and I don't think I'm particularly stupid or unused to theatre. I think this is a valid point. I think there are other Pinter plays where more actually happens.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2016 17:15:39 GMT
I saw Betrayal in the Crucible a year or two ago, with John Simm and Ruth Gemmell, and it was fascinating and compelling. Last night... well, I liked the tree design, and Damian Moloney's shoes. And I can tell you there are 144 small squares in the wall panelling.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 7, 2016 20:18:19 GMT
By the way, Patrick Stewart doesn't wear a wig in this production unlike on Broadway.
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Post by lynette on Aug 8, 2016 20:25:06 GMT
By the way, Patrick Stewart doesn't wear a wig in this production unlike on Broadway. Well that's a mercy
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Post by PhantomNcl on Aug 22, 2016 9:53:12 GMT
I saw Betrayal in the Crucible a year or two ago, with John Simm and Ruth Gemmell, and it was fascinating and compelling. Last night... well, I liked the tree design, and Damian Moloney's shoes. And I can tell you there are 144 small squares in the wall panelling. I can back up your counting too! I saw the play a couple of times during its Newcastle run and was fairly disappointed. On the first showing I though both Stewart & McKellen were quite weak, and struggled to hear what they were saying, particularly in the first act. The acting was better the 2nd time around, but I found it hard to concentrate on the play itself (I knew it wasn't going to be an 'easy watch') and started counting the squares in the wall panelling. Lovely set and great background sound though... The rest of the audience loved it though - the theatre was packed to the rafters (on the Saturday matinée people were standing in the foyer asking if other theatregoers had any spare tickets they weren't using) and there were standing ovations at the end. Kudos to the cast members for attempting to sign autographs at Stage Door despite the pouring rain! Running time is a precise 2h 4min including the 20-minute interval.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Aug 22, 2016 9:58:30 GMT
Running time is a precise 2h 4min including the 20-minute interval. Does it run to a pre-recorded track from beginning to end?
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