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Post by david on May 4, 2019 21:17:52 GMT
I’m assuming you are talking about the play? ATG website is saying approx 2hrs 20 incl. interval.
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Post by partytentdown on May 5, 2019 8:26:09 GMT
I’m assuming you are talking about the play? ATG website is saying approx 2hrs 20 incl. interval. Thanks
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 5, 2019 8:42:39 GMT
Well I thought this was OK. Not really deserving of the 4 and 5 star reviews imo. The first half was quite tedious and was slow and it was difficult to care. Second half was much much better but I just wanted them to make their final decision quicker and I still came out thinking meh. Giles Terera gave a great performance. Hayley Atwell gave a brilliant performance, particularly in the second half. Peter Wight gave quite an annoying performance. Everybody else just gave middle of the road performances. It was all very traditionally done and I can’t see how it could have been done better, so maybe it’s the play that’s quite tedious. An impressive set but everything was pretty much just played in the middle centre of the stage. People around me seemed suitably unimpressed, but there was one annoying whooping woman. 6 or 7 out of 10.
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Post by miz on May 11, 2019 16:31:23 GMT
I have just seen it. I had no idea what the play was about and still not sure what happened to the two main characters in the end. Can somebody please tell me what happened? I was quite impressed that people come to see this sort of serious play and can thoroughly enjoy it. There's still hope in human intellect.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 18:18:32 GMT
I’m quite pumped, will be there this evening. The rush tickets for this are outrageously cheap. Did you feel they were easy to get? Or gone in seconds?
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Post by Marwood on May 11, 2019 21:06:25 GMT
Saw this tonight, and liked it a lot (didn’t go as mad for it as Michael Billington did in the big Guardian review they’ve got posted outside the theatre) but I thought all of the cast were excellent and it held my attention throughout - not once was I tempted to look at my watch to see how much more I had to sit through.
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 11, 2019 21:33:08 GMT
A play of such depth and beauty which holds a mirror to ourselves made special by performances of exquisite candour.
A risky play to stage in the West End but only shows a great play with a talented cast will always find an audience.
This play was a Drama on 3 play a few months ago which I recorded and chose not to listen to before seeing the stage play, will give it a listen tomorrow to compare and digest.
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Post by Rory on May 11, 2019 21:38:25 GMT
I really hope the audiences are picking up. Quality deserves to be seen.
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Post by miz on May 12, 2019 8:01:18 GMT
had no idea what the play was about and still not sure what happened to the two main characters in the end. Can somebody please tell me what happened I had no idea what the play was about and still not sure what happened to the two main characters in the end. Can somebody please tell me what happened Yes: they chuck themselves into the river, drown and the bodies get caught in the millwheel and block the water flow. Hence the amazing ending effect. The play itself has multiple layers. You could see it several times, concentrate on just one and get an entirely different play. It's about the struggle for individual expression, hampered by poverty, gender, social class and power, in a nutshell. Thank you, theatremonkey. Now the ending is going stay in my head for some time to come and make me think. On a different note, I booked my seat directly on the theatre's website (ATG) in the morning for the same day matinee and got F1 in the stall for £25 plus booking fee. The view was decent. The house looked pretty full.
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Post by crowblack on May 12, 2019 9:04:30 GMT
I really hope the audiences are picking up. It's just too expensive for me, as travelling long distance I can't get a last-minute seat bargain. Given Atwell and Burke's large fanbases are relatively young and mainly from TV (she's in a Marvel thing and his from the Musketeers and Strike) I think ticket price and travel is probably an issue - it's a shame it's not at the NT which is much more user-friendly for those for whom this could be a first non-school trip to the theatre.
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Post by emilytemple on May 13, 2019 12:50:37 GMT
Turn out friend of mine want see this
I looked up and there was D1/D2 stalls 25 Pound and i wonder
IT'e good deal or todaytix rush is better option (with my 'luck😗"). What i can see there is rather medium interest so
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 12:56:08 GMT
Turn out friend of mine want see this I looked up and there was D1/D2 stalls 25 Pound and i wonder IT'e good deal or todaytix rush is better option (with my 'luck😗"). What i can see there is rather medium interest so Rush tickets are pretty much the same price aren't they? I imagine it's very much of a muchness between the two really.
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Post by TallPaul on May 13, 2019 13:03:22 GMT
Rush tickets are pretty much the same price aren't they? For Rosmersholm, rush tickets are *only* £20. That may be only £5 difference to you, but here in Yorkshire that's two pints of best bitter!
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Post by emilytemple on May 13, 2019 13:31:17 GMT
Rush tickets are pretty much the same price aren't they? For Rosmersholm, rush tickets are *only* £20. That may be only £5 difference to you, but here in Yorkshire that's two pints of best bitter! For her 5 pound it's nothing for me a tourist is large latte 😛 I was rather think about view. Actually I don't see many info how dayseat go But in week could be less crowded o think
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Post by emilytemple on May 13, 2019 13:32:19 GMT
For Rosmersholm, rush tickets are *only* £20. That may be only £5 difference to you, but here in Yorkshire that's two pints of best bitter! For her 5 pound it's nothing for me a tourist is large latte 😛 I was rather think about view. Actually I don't see many info how dayseat go But in week could be less crowded o think And never have luck in Ticket Rush 🤗
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Post by TallPaul on May 13, 2019 13:37:00 GMT
This is probably the point when we hand over to @theatremonkey, who not only knows the Duke of York like the back of his whatever monkeys have, but has seen this production, so is familiar with the staging.
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Post by Xanderl on May 13, 2019 14:23:36 GMT
Turn out friend of mine want see this I looked up and there was D1/D2 stalls 25 Pound and i wonder IT'e good deal or todaytix rush is better option (with my 'luck😗"). What i can see there is rather medium interest so I got rush tickets in previews and they were great central stalls seats - suspect they may not be as good now as sales have picked up a bit? £25 for D1 and D2 is a good deal, I think - this seems to be dynamic pricing as some dates they are £39.50 for D1 and £49.50 for D2. The view is slightly restricted - you miss the extreme edge of the stage - but for this it's a very open set and pretty much everything happens in the middle of the stage. Also see theatreboard.co.uk/post/286096
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Post by emilytemple on May 13, 2019 14:49:04 GMT
I bought them 😘 thank You 😘😘😘i saw they are "green" at your website I just know how they are in this play
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Post by Marwood on May 13, 2019 16:08:10 GMT
I was sat in F2 and saw just about everything, pretty much all of the 'action' took place in the centre and on the high numbered side of the stage.
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Post by david on May 14, 2019 11:44:12 GMT
Rush tickets are pretty much the same price aren't they? For Rosmersholm, rush tickets are *only* £20. That may be only £5 difference to you, but here in Yorkshire that's two pints of best bitter! Don’t forget the packet of pork scratchings as well!
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Post by Rory on May 15, 2019 9:12:55 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers!
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on May 15, 2019 17:06:09 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers! Old person hates young person for doing things the way they do things now, fellow ageing public schoolboy agrees. Not news, really. Keeping Billington instead of promoting Lyn Gardner has left a nasty stain on the Guardian’s theatre coverage, though.
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Post by Jan on May 17, 2019 16:06:38 GMT
It's all kicking off with Billers! Old person hates young person for doing things the way they do things now, fellow ageing public schoolboy agrees. Not news, really. Keeping Billington instead of promoting Lyn Gardner has left a nasty stain on the Guardian’s theatre coverage, though. Of course the director of Rosmersholm, Ian Rickson, was responsible for one of the most startling examples of directors theatre of recent years - the Michael Sheen Hamlet set in a mental hospital, so the truth of the matter is that Icke and Rickson are both capable of directing in different styles. But there’s something else going on here isn’t there, a subtext. Let’s leave it there.
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Post by david on May 17, 2019 22:50:13 GMT
Watched this tonight. Considering the play was written over 130 years ago, it’s themes about politics, media and social justice are as pertinent today as they were back in 1886 when Ibsen wrote Rosmersholm. A dark and disturbing play to watch which is played out on stage by an absolutely fantastic cast. Despite the dark undertones, there was some nice comedy moments, particularly with Giles Terera (who looked very dapper tonight in his suit) giving his political rant speech during the dinner table scene in Act 1. As an audience member, you could so easily relate what he was saying to the current goings on in Westminister which got plenty of laughs.
Sat in D16 in the stalls was a great seat and definitely helped appreciate the ending of the play as I think it’s effectiveness would have been lost if sat up in the Gods.
A 4* production.
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Post by popcultureboy on May 18, 2019 0:14:30 GMT
Sat in D16 in the stalls was a great seat and definitely helped appreciate the ending of the play as I think it’s effectiveness would have been lost if sat up in the Gods. Actually, the coup de theatre at the end from the upper circle looks forking incredible.
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Post by joem on May 19, 2019 10:37:50 GMT
A good, pacey production of one of Ibsen's least performed later plays. Impressively staged, with an excellent cast bringing the parts to light. If I have one quibble it is whether Rosmer shouldn't be played by someone a little older, but it's a quibble. Hayley Attwell was very good, full of energy, feeling and conviction. Giles Terera did not disappoint, splendidly unbending as Rosmer's bother-in-law. It does, as others have commented, still feel very much like a modern play.
Interesting view from a box, almost as close as the front rows but looking down at the actors. Gives you a different perspective and the occasional manoeuvres to get a better view are more than compensated by the distinct lack of heads in front, the coughs, the fumbles and fiddles and other annoying habits of your average audience. Rockall is the place for me.
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Post by kzf on May 20, 2019 9:59:13 GMT
Got a front-row day seat on Saturday. Just want to say that for the ending you will definitely need to sit up and peek as high as you can to actually see what's happening, some of the effect is definitely lost from the front row though. I imagine it looks spectacular with a broader view of the stage. Apart from that the seats are excellent and the play is well worth the £15.
Day Seat report @theatremonkey: Two of us arrived at 8.30am. Two more arrived about 9.15am, and it was up to 9 people at 10am when the box office opened.
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Post by jgblunners on May 22, 2019 8:58:31 GMT
Saw this on Monday and I totally agree with the rave reviews - brilliantly written, adapted, directed, performed, and designed. Giles Terera was the stand-out for me, with Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke both very very good but not quite on his level. Even knowing it was coming, the coup de theatre at the end was very effective. I must also highlight he lighting design, which was beautifully naturalistic.
A timely and resonant production of an expertly crafted play - Ibsen really knew how to write complex human psychology into his characters, and here he gives us three of his best.
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Post by sweets7 on May 22, 2019 21:16:07 GMT
Saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it. Very much a three hander with added housekeeper and drunk. Topical and emotional and you believed in the conviction of all the characters and bought their ambiguity as well...which is tricky to do. Burke and Atwell made a believable couple and you could see what one saw in the other; I bought their dilemma. The brother in law was excellent and it was testament to all that he was not a reductionist prig.
Very much enjoyed it. Beautiful set design too.
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Post by learfan on May 26, 2019 6:45:29 GMT
Saw the matinee yesterday. Very good. Reservations about Burke as he was too young and a bit colourless. However Attwell and Terrera were both excellent. It all zipped by and the coup de theatre at the end bought gasps. Four stars.
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