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Post by jason71 on Apr 18, 2018 14:01:56 GMT
Who is planning on seeing the above show this week?
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 18, 2018 14:03:47 GMT
Im going on friday.
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Post by jason71 on Apr 19, 2018 12:15:23 GMT
According to the RC the running time is ninety five mins straight through
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 20:16:58 GMT
Dreadful
Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch
Dragged out over 80 mins
Ugly set
Stifling heat in the JTU
Pointless dated dialogue
Of the most pathetic kind of cliches
Like watching a 1970s TV show
It makes me wonder actually
Why I bother going to the theatre
To see utter sh*te
And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 21:15:59 GMT
Dreadful Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch Dragged out over 80 mins Ugly set Stifling heat in the JTU Pointless dated dialogue Of the most pathetic kind of cliches Like watching a 1970s TV show It makes me wonder actually
Why I bother going to the theatreTo see utter sh*te And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins I don’t think you’re alone there, parsley; quite a few of us wonder why you bother going too...  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 21:29:58 GMT
Dreadful Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch Dragged out over 80 mins Ugly set Stifling heat in the JTU Pointless dated dialogue Of the most pathetic kind of cliches Like watching a 1970s TV show It makes me wonder actually
Why I bother going to the theatreTo see utter sh*te And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins I don’t think you’re alone there, parsley; quite a few of us wonder why you bother going too... Passes the time Until I die I suppose |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 20, 2018 23:58:02 GMT
Dreadful Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch Dragged out over 80 mins Ugly set Stifling heat in the JTU Pointless dated dialogue Of the most pathetic kind of cliches Like watching a 1970s TV show It makes me wonder actually Why I bother going to the theatre To see utter sh*te And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins oh wow! Tonight i was in the same room as Parsley - and for once - we agree! This was absolutely horrific. A boring meandering and pointless exploration of how #MeToo has effected cis white men. I was tempted to walk out many times, and in all honest wish i had. I was both bored and offended. This felt like a slap in the face from the Royal Court after all their brilliant #MeToo work so far. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 1:25:37 GMT
Dreadful Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch Dragged out over 80 mins Ugly set Stifling heat in the JTU Pointless dated dialogue Of the most pathetic kind of cliches Like watching a 1970s TV show It makes me wonder actually Why I bother going to the theatre To see utter sh*te And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins oh wow! Tonight i was in the same room as Parsley - and for once - we agree! This was absolutely horrific. A boring meandering and pointless exploration of how #MeToo has effected cis white men. I was tempted to walk out many times, and in all honest wish i had. I was both bored and offended. This felt like a slap in the face from the Royal Court after all their brilliant #MeToo work so far. What were you wearing I think I spied you You are right It was offensive and puerile And the little speech from Neilson was pathetic and spineless |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Apr 21, 2018 7:31:44 GMT
I was the one in dungarees with pink hair rolling my eyes the whole time!
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Post by foxa on Apr 21, 2018 8:25:18 GMT
Interesting posts. I have liked some of this playwright's other work (Dissocia, for example) so I thought about booking for this (it was between this or Instructions for Correct Assembly), but the cryptic publicity blurb made it sound sneery and cringe-making so decided to pass.
Neilson gave a speech?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 9:45:35 GMT
I was the one in dungarees with pink hair rolling my eyes the whole time! Yes I saw you !!! And your eye rolling LOVE your hair I was opposite Barefoot and agitated Will say hello if I see you again |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 9:47:34 GMT
Interesting posts. I have liked some of this playwright's other work (Dissocia, for example) so I thought about booking for this (it was between this or Instructions for Correct Assembly), but the cryptic publicity blurb made it sound sneery and cringe-making so decided to pass. Neilson gave a speech? Telling us play wasn’t finished To make allowances That actors would use script for the last 10 mins He is not very eloquent Didn’t come across well at all And it was all very embarrassing |
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Post by bellboard27 on Apr 21, 2018 12:24:46 GMT
Pink hair? Barefoot? This might be worth going to just to see the audience.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 21:42:11 GMT
If it's still not finished when I go to see it next week I'm going to ask for a partial refund. I've paid for a full production, not a rehearsed reading.
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Post by asfound on Apr 23, 2018 10:38:17 GMT
Dreadful Like a 2 mins TV charity sketch Dragged out over 80 mins Ugly set Stifling heat in the JTU Pointless dated dialogue Of the most pathetic kind of cliches Like watching a 1970s TV show It makes me wonder actually Why I bother going to the theatre To see utter sh*te And WTF they have been developing over the last 5-6 weeks given scripts are being used for the last 10 mins oh wow! Tonight i was in the same room as Parsley - and for once - we agree! This was absolutely horrific. A boring meandering and pointless exploration of how #MeToo has effected cis white men. I was tempted to walk out many times, and in all honest wish i had. I was both bored and offended. This felt like a slap in the face from the Royal Court after all their brilliant #MeToo work so far. What MeToo work? I'm pretty sure that flash in the pan has not influenced anything I've seen there recently. Seeing this next week anyway so I'm hoping your criticisms are just that you don't like the politics or whatever... |
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Post by dani on Apr 23, 2018 15:31:19 GMT
I suppose the reference to the MeToo work is the town hall meeting Vicky Featherstone put on.
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Post by talkingheads on May 22, 2018 18:00:38 GMT
This is my first post here. I saw this on Saturday and, contrary to many it seems, I found a lot to enjoy in it. The two performers gave it their all and I laughed a lot. I admit that, living outside London, I don't get to the theatre not nearly as much as I would like, but I loved the intimacy of it, in fact Jonjo O'Neill sat next to me at one point. I only went because I'm a big fan of Anthony Neilsen's to date only film The Debt Collector (Billy Connolly is sensational in it, if anyone's not seen it I really reccomend it!)
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Post by talkingheads on May 23, 2018 8:30:52 GMT
Welcome to the board talkingheads , and thanks for putting an opposing view - always welcome. Thanks! It's rare that I get to go to the theatre with my friends so it's nice to have a community to discuss the plays. Besides which, wouldn't it be a dull world if we all enjoyed the same thing? |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2018 9:29:54 GMT
I enjoyed watching this play hugely, but I did spend a fair bit of time rolling my eyes. I understand that it's meant to be a satire of how some men are worried that they can't flirt or say good morning to women anymore or whatever, but I don't think that really came across in the writing. I was talking to a friend about it, and she made the point that it works better if you are automatically suspicious of Jonjo O'Neill. But just because Anthony Neilson has worked with him before or we may have seen Unreachable and now will always be a least a little wary of him, it's not really fair on audiences if your play works best with that kind of foreknowledge in your brain.
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