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Post by MrBunbury on Apr 14, 2022 8:34:00 GMT
Very exciting announcement. I like also all the other pieces planned for this year.
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Post by MrBunbury on Mar 30, 2022 12:37:53 GMT
I was told that the loss of €10 seats was just for dolls house 2 but maybe not? There were £10 seats for "Silence" this morning so it must be something limited to Doll's house 2.
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 4, 2022 11:30:32 GMT
When will the tickets go on sale for the general audience? I cannot find that piece of information.
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 10, 2021 15:12:19 GMT
Curious if anyone is familiar with this layout? It almost looks like the £10 tickets are behind the stage. I've always managed to get a seat through lucky dip tickets previously but would be nice to guarantee a seat because I expect this to be a long one. It looks like the same they had for "Blood wedding". I was sitting in the £10 seat and the production was sort in thr round with a prevalence of the time acted towards the front (so I was watching their backs from time to time). I am sure it will not be a problem, otherwise they would have not chosen a staging in the round.
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 16, 2021 15:12:46 GMT
I have just booked Scandaltown for £10. Very convenient!
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 8, 2021 10:54:14 GMT
I cannot find anything below £67.50...
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 6, 2021 9:41:42 GMT
Very exciting. I hope there are matinees as well because Woolwich is quite far for me.
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Post by MrBunbury on Aug 11, 2021 16:06:03 GMT
Have they closed off the Circle? I returned my ticket, the last thing I need after trudging around the streets of south London for 4 hours is hearing about the patriarchy again: No, the Circle is open. At least it was last Wednesday.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jul 30, 2021 11:16:30 GMT
Has anyone managed to get the £20 tickets in the stalls/stage seating yet? I can only find them in the circle Yes, I just bought two.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jun 30, 2021 11:31:00 GMT
I find "Love and other acts of violence" and "Marys Seacole" quite intriguing.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jun 4, 2021 13:47:36 GMT
Unlucky again, despite having four pages open... Next week then :-(
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 6, 2020 16:09:37 GMT
Thanks for the clarification.
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 6, 2020 12:54:17 GMT
On what website will the tickets be sold?
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 4, 2020 16:48:35 GMT
Same for me: I need to learn how to make mince pies..
I will be able to watch it with my family in Italy so there is a silver lining in the forced home-based view :-)
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Post by MrBunbury on Mar 10, 2020 16:35:27 GMT
I bought a ticket for 8 am on the 20th. It does not feel totally mad now but I am sure that it will when we get closer to the date and I realise I must wake up at 6 Am on a Saturday.
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Post by MrBunbury on Mar 5, 2020 11:53:50 GMT
The outbreak of COVID-19 should be over by then...
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 28, 2020 12:58:31 GMT
I risked £15 to get a Stalls sight line to Alex Jennings' right ear. Left ear view for me too...
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 19, 2020 13:43:53 GMT
I find plenty of interesting things in the announcement. I love Katie Mitchell and I am curious about "Blues for an Alabama sky", “Standing at sky’s edge” and “Paradise”. The cheap Friday Rush tickets sound great (although I like booking everything well in advance so I will be torn from now on).
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 14, 2020 10:04:54 GMT
I am "rouletting" too. Apparently nobody has bought the standard seats :-)
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 5, 2020 16:28:22 GMT
Late to the party but going soon so tell me if so looong what time does it end? Yes, on Monday it finished at 10,40 PM. Two intervals.
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 5, 2020 14:11:06 GMT
I saw it on Moday too. Leslie Manville and Hugo Weaving (such a delight to meet V from V for Vendetta...) were great, but I agree that it is too long and I think that Kushner' adaptation adds unnecessary stuff (mostly about Greek mythology) and thus dilutes the sense of uneasiness that the original version has. I wonder why Kushner decided to change the setting to an American town but left all the other geographical references as in the original play (so going from Slurry to Hamburg is hardly something that seems logical and straighforward).
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 30, 2020 14:52:54 GMT
To answer Dawnstar's questions - it's not that harrowing except emotionally of course, and both actresses have significant roles but that's true of virtually everyone on stage. Thank for your reply. I was assuming it would be emotionally harrowing but wanted to check that it didn't include scenes showing characters being tortured/murdered in concentration camps or anything similar. No, there is no torture.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 29, 2020 14:17:04 GMT
I saw it last night. It is a very good play and it really confirms that Stoppard is a very clever author. There are some nice hints to famous figures of Vienna and an object that links the different time periods (I don't want to say more to avoid spoilers). I agree with those who were moved by the ending: from what I read Stoppard had a similar experience to Leo(pold) and it is a very original take on what could be an abused topic. I admit that I got lost a little in terms of who were the characters so there are some that I am unable to place anywhere in the family tree (probably the script might help to get all nuances). The only unfortunate side last night was that a woman sitting in the balcony was seriously ill in the last act (at one point she was bent on the balaustrade and probably being sick or in great pan). She was taken out by her daughters and the theatre staff and I hope she is better now (she was sitting and looking better when we go out).
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 16, 2020 9:09:21 GMT
any sense of when tickets ate going in sale? Probably you meant "A doll's house" with Jessica Chastain. No sign of ticket sales for the time being.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 10, 2020 16:45:24 GMT
"The red barn" is set in Connecticut in the original Simenon's novel so that was actually accurate. However, I agree that moving "The visit" to the US sounds questionable because the background is a European city that faded from past glory and relatively rich history (if I recall well, citizens celebrate the fact that Goethe slept there once), which is less believable in an American setting. I am still very excited to see the play because it will be my first production.
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 11, 2019 10:46:19 GMT
I was there last night as well. It is definitely an experience that I still need to process because it was really different and there are some elements that are not yet clear to me. I can see how the impact may have been different in the US but it was certainly interesting and stimulating.
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 7, 2019 11:27:57 GMT
I saw the first performance last night and I found it very energetic, fresh, and enjoyable. There is a great part which is not just acting... It is definitely something I would recommend to young people who may be intimidated by Shakespeare and can instead easily relate to the high school setting. The actors looked very happy at the end. There is no interval and I was out around 9,15-9,20.
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 4, 2019 14:09:18 GMT
It surprises me that I am the first to comment on the play. Anyway, I saw it last night and it looks good. Very good acting from Leo Bill and Lydia Wilson, a flexible set that works well, and more focus on the actual power dynamics than on the gory bits. I had only seen an amateur production of the Duchess of Malfi before and this version made me understand why this is a good play. It finished around 10,20 PM.
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 14, 2019 16:13:24 GMT
Since the National Theatre is a co-producer, does it mean that Semmelweiss will transfer to the National?
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Post by MrBunbury on Nov 1, 2019 13:50:01 GMT
As much as I hate the Garrick, I booked to see this again because it was lovely.
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