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Post by thistimetomorrow on Oct 24, 2023 8:23:30 GMT
Does the lottery allow you to buy ‘up to’ 2 tickets if you win, or 2 and only 2? Tempted to try for the day I have a standing ticket booked but I’d only want one seat so don’t want to have to pay for two! you can enter the lottery for only 1 ticket if you only want 1! |
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Post by al on Oct 24, 2023 14:16:44 GMT
Front row for next week on sale.
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Post by bgarde on Oct 24, 2023 16:47:38 GMT
Front row for next week on sale. Thank you. Was able to get a front row for £38. Was very intrigued by this (and what a title!) but was disappointed by the exorbitant prices. Willing to risk it for KST despite the word of mouth! |
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Post by A.Ham on Oct 24, 2023 18:21:00 GMT
Thank you al. Front row booked for mid-Nov for £42.50. That's a palatable price for a seat for this, and I can deal with a bit of 'looking up' at that price.
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Post by nash16 on Oct 24, 2023 21:47:44 GMT
Oh dear. How was this allowed to be staged? It’s not ready. Script or performances. Probably because of the script. There’s about 11 plates spinning and all of them crash to the ground long before the end. Paid for Balcony, so that’s the only relief. It didn’t seem to have a focus, and the Doon/Lily scenes seemed from a different play entirely. Stunned that Ian Rickson directed this. It’s baggy, slow, and wondering. And Kristin Scott Thomas (although very funny in her “monologue” looks lost. Oh for the Pinters she did to return. Imagine paying through the nose for this. Press Night tomorrow. Yikes.
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 24, 2023 22:01:06 GMT
Oh dear. How was this allowed to be staged? It’s not ready. Script or performances. Probably because of the script. There’s about 11 plates spinning and all of them crash to the ground long before the end. Paid for Balcony, so that’s the only relief. It didn’t seem to have a focus, and the Doon/Lily scenes seemed from a different play entirely. Stunned that Ian Rickson directed this. It’s baggy, slow, and wondering. And Kristin Scott Thomas (although very funny in her “monologue” looks lost. Oh for the Pinters she did to return. Imagine paying through the nose for this. Press Night tomorrow. Yikes. Partly we are all guilty As we both booked and paid to go and see it Hence facilitating poor quality material The playwrights previous works onstage are just as patchy I think paying audiences Particularly those in the WE should take some responsibility towards what they are enabling Does anyone write to the producer or director or playwright to feedback? It is particularly symptomatic in the WE over the last year there have been several dreadful plays all of which have attracted leading or famous actors And done good box office numbers The issue will go on People book ahead for new plays It’s the risk |
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Post by Rory on Oct 24, 2023 22:07:40 GMT
Ah balls, I've paid full whack for this.
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Post by nash16 on Oct 24, 2023 22:42:28 GMT
We booked up to see it in the hope it was going to be great. We can’t be “guilty” when we don’t know the quality of the play or performances, as it’s a brand new production and play. They are the guilty party. But yes; maybe an email to Sonia to say “WTAF was that?”. Oh dear. How was this allowed to be staged? It’s not ready. Script or performances. Probably because of the script. There’s about 11 plates spinning and all of them crash to the ground long before the end. Paid for Balcony, so that’s the only relief. It didn’t seem to have a focus, and the Doon/Lily scenes seemed from a different play entirely. Stunned that Ian Rickson directed this. It’s baggy, slow, and wondering. And Kristin Scott Thomas (although very funny in her “monologue” looks lost. Oh for the Pinters she did to return. Imagine paying through the nose for this. Press Night tomorrow. Yikes. Partly we are all guilty As we both booked and paid to go and see it Hence facilitating poor quality material The playwrights previous works onstage are just as patchy I think paying audiences Particularly those in the WE should take some responsibility towards what they are enabling Does anyone write to the producer or director or playwright to feedback? It is particularly symptomatic in the WE over the last year there have been several dreadful plays all of which have attracted leading or famous actors And done good box office numbers The issue will go on People book ahead for new plays It’s the risk |
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Post by nash16 on Oct 24, 2023 22:43:20 GMT
Can you return it for credit and book a cheaper one? (Or avoid…) Ah balls, I've paid full whack for this. |
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Post by amyja89 on Oct 24, 2023 22:48:07 GMT
Sounds like my instincts were right on Monday night, had the opportunity to see this or Sondheim's Old Friends and chose Old Friends at around 7:10pm. Looks like Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga gave me a better time than KST and Lily James would have!
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 24, 2023 22:48:57 GMT
We booked up to see it in the hope it was going to be great. We can’t be “guilty” when we don’t know the quality of the play or performances, as it’s a brand new production and play. They are the guilty party. But yes; maybe an email to Sonia to say “WTAF was that?”. Partly we are all guilty As we both booked and paid to go and see it Hence facilitating poor quality material The playwrights previous works onstage are just as patchy I think paying audiences Particularly those in the WE should take some responsibility towards what they are enabling Does anyone write to the producer or director or playwright to feedback? It is particularly symptomatic in the WE over the last year there have been several dreadful plays all of which have attracted leading or famous actors And done good box office numbers The issue will go on People book ahead for new plays It’s the risk Yes and I also do this and not being contrary or difficult And we ALL get caught out And don’t want to go around thinking everything will be rubbish and being so cynical! But it’s a cause to reflect especially when it comes to the WE and there is so much great theatre elsewhere for much less Royal court, almeida, Donmar, NT I have become ruthless with WE now |
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 24, 2023 22:50:27 GMT
We booked up to see it in the hope it was going to be great. We can’t be “guilty” when we don’t know the quality of the play or performances, as it’s a brand new production and play. They are the guilty party. But yes; maybe an email to Sonia to say “WTAF was that?”. Yes and I also do this and not being contrary or difficult And we ALL get caught out And don’t want to go around thinking everything will be rubbish and being so cynical! But it’s a cause to reflect especially when it comes to the WE and there is so much great theatre elsewhere for much less Royal court, almeida, Donmar, NT I have become ruthless with WE now It is (or used to be) particularly exceptional to premiere a new play direct into the WE… Generally for me it raises suspicion 😂 And I sorry you didn’t enjoy it It is a very very long painful evening disjointed Did you find the husband particularly unrealistic may I ask? Do men behave like this pantomime storybook baddie? |
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Post by nash16 on Oct 24, 2023 23:01:20 GMT
I don’t want to get into “spoiler” territory (mainly because I still don’t know how to do the Spoiler thing on here, haha), but I was in awe of how that actor managed to deliver any of his lines and make them sound remotely natural or logical. I felt the script actually made him look bad as an actor, let alone a character, in the first half. He seemed better in the second, even though none of what occurred was remotely believable. Pantomime baddie is the right description. It’s only been an hour, but even recalling it now is painful. And anger inducing. And they’re stuck in it until Christmas. Flip. Yes and I also do this and not being contrary or difficult And we ALL get caught out And don’t want to go around thinking everything will be rubbish and being so cynical! But it’s a cause to reflect especially when it comes to the WE and there is so much great theatre elsewhere for much less Royal court, almeida, Donmar, NT I have become ruthless with WE now It is (or used to be) particularly exceptional to premiere a new play direct into the WE… Generally for me it raises suspicion 😂 And I sorry you didn’t enjoy it It is a very very long painful evening disjointed Did you find the husband particularly unrealistic may I ask? Do men behave like this pantomime storybook baddie? |
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 24, 2023 23:17:09 GMT
I don’t want to get into “spoiler” territory (mainly because I still don’t know how to do the Spoiler thing on here, haha), but I was in awe of how that actor managed to deliver any of his lines and make them sound remotely natural or logical. I felt the script actually made him look bad as an actor, let alone a character, in the first half. He seemed better in the second, even though none of what occurred was remotely believable. Pantomime baddie is the right description. It’s only been an hour, but even recalling it now is painful. And anger inducing. And they’re stuck in it until Christmas. Flip. It is (or used to be) particularly exceptional to premiere a new play direct into the WE… Generally for me it raises suspicion 😂 And I sorry you didn’t enjoy it It is a very very long painful evening disjointed Did you find the husband particularly unrealistic may I ask? Do men behave like this pantomime storybook baddie? I feel your pain Had a second cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows in your honour |
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Post by Dave B on Oct 25, 2023 13:00:27 GMT
£15 tickets for tonight. I imagine these will go fast
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Post by Rory on Oct 25, 2023 22:13:06 GMT
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Post by amyja89 on Oct 25, 2023 22:30:11 GMT
Seems like a rather kind if not unremarkable review compared to the opinions on here and most of what I've been seeing on Twitter!
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Post by Rory on Oct 25, 2023 23:30:45 GMT
Oh Lord, 1* in The Times
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Post by lonlad on Oct 25, 2023 23:32:01 GMT
Utterly excruciating. By the third hour, you really don't know where to look - the stage not being an option.
Does Sonia Friedman Productions have NO dramaturgs -- was Ian Rickson asleep?
1 star in The Times
2 stars in The Arts Desk
3 stars in The Mail and Telegraph tho' the Mail one certainly reads like a 2 star
Oh well
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Post by parsley1 on Oct 25, 2023 23:43:35 GMT
Utterly excruciating. By the third hour, you really don't know where to look - the stage not being an option. Does Sonia Friedman Productions have NO dramaturgs -- was Ian Rickson asleep? 1 star in The Times 2 stars in The Arts Desk 3 stars in The Mail and Telegraph tho' the Mail one certainly reads like a 2 star Oh well The Times hits the nail on the head with the word “Bizarre” And TBH we are crediting SF and Ian Rickson and KST with too much honour All three have been involved in a fair amount of rubbish during their careers KST is really no Cate Blanchett in the first place But most importantly it’s a nice reality check for Penelope Skinner It only strengthens the case for staging well thought out revivals in the mainstream WE There is a good argument that there are many many excellent plays already in existence If the choice is a revival of one of those Or a piece of crappy new writing I know which one I will choose every time Had this been staged at the RC I wonder if we on the forum would be kinder to it |
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Post by Rory on Oct 26, 2023 7:58:08 GMT
1* Evening Standard (Nick Curtis). Describing it as a car crash.
Even Baz has said it's "so disappointing".
From now on, I won't pay outrageous prices for an unknown West End product.
A shame this will likely deter people from taking a punt on new work launched directly in the West End.
Although, I have recently done so again for Jez Butterworth's play, which will hopefully be better than this.
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Post by teamyali on Oct 26, 2023 9:38:03 GMT
Only The Stage has given the play 4 Stars…https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/lyonesse-review-at-harold-pinter-theatre-london-starring-kristin-scott-thomas-and-lily-james
Is this the first time in recent memory that the Harold Pinter Theatre has hosted a critically flop show? (Does Lemons 5x count? It did have middling to mixed reviews) The venue is an avenue of star casting or celebrity-billed plays, so expectations are high.
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Post by A.Ham on Oct 26, 2023 9:45:20 GMT
Yea I’ve just read The Stage review which seems to be one of the few positive ones. Avoiding the others, I’m already booked to see this anyway. Hopefully I’ll see the good in it!
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Post by drmaplewood on Oct 26, 2023 10:28:19 GMT
Time Out is a bit kinder, though does say its probably the wrong place for it. www.timeout.com/london/theatre/lyonesse-review"Really ‘Lyonesse’ feels like an imperfect but worthwhile play that would have fit in well at the Royal Court 15 or so years ago, where it might have run for a couple of months without too much pressure. Dumped straight on the West End stage, with a starry cast, its flaws feel magnified." |
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Post by alessia on Oct 26, 2023 12:16:34 GMT
Wow, one and two stars, that must hurt. Feel bad for the actors and everyone involved- but also quite relieved I didn't take the plunge on this one before the reviews came out.
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