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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 7, 2023 17:33:25 GMT
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Post by bgarde on Nov 7, 2023 17:38:34 GMT
Fantastic, thank you! Had this booked in Paris a few years ago now but it was unfortunately cancelled.
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 7, 2023 19:12:29 GMT
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Post by frauleinsallybowles on Nov 7, 2023 20:50:40 GMT
Does anyone know what prices for this will be?
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 7, 2023 23:16:46 GMT
Would love to be able to see this. Huppert is one of my all time favourites!
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Post by Jan on Nov 8, 2023 12:44:16 GMT
Interesting. I saw her play Mary Queen of Scots in the Schiller play years ago.
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 9, 2023 6:49:52 GMT
Interesting. I saw her play Mary Queen of Scots in the Schiller play years ago. I was about to say the same thing. Mid-90s, directed by Richard Eyre if I recall. Tim Piggott-Smith in the cast too. I remember him getting a big laugh when interrupting some other characters to say 'Is this a bad time?'. I also seem to remember Huppert being interviewed and saying how excited she was to be coming to work in the greatest theatre city in the world and then later her being interviewed and slagging off the conventionality of the UK theatre. I don't think she enjoyed the experience of working on that production at the NT - it was very much a three-stars all round affair. Since then she seems to have mainly worked with auteurs such as Ivo van Hove and Robert Wilson |
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Post by Jan on Nov 9, 2023 6:56:15 GMT
Interesting. I saw her play Mary Queen of Scots in the Schiller play years ago. I was about to say the same thing. Mid-90s, directed by Richard Eyre if I recall. Tim Piggott-Smith in the cast too. I remember him getting a big laugh when interrupting some other characters to say 'Is this a bad time?'. I also seem to remember Huppert being interviewed and saying how excited she was to be coming to work in the greatest theatre city in the world and then later her being interviewed and slagging off the conventionality of the UK theatre. I don't think she enjoyed the experience of working on that production at the NT - it was very much a three-stars all round affair. Since then she seems to have mainly worked with auteurs such as Ivo van Hove and Robert Wilson I think it was during the Richard Eyre era but it was directed by Howard Davies. Anna Massey also in it. 3* as you say but the play itself isn't up to much. |
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 9, 2023 14:16:34 GMT
I was about to say the same thing. Mid-90s, directed by Richard Eyre if I recall. Tim Piggott-Smith in the cast too. I remember him getting a big laugh when interrupting some other characters to say 'Is this a bad time?'. I also seem to remember Huppert being interviewed and saying how excited she was to be coming to work in the greatest theatre city in the world and then later her being interviewed and slagging off the conventionality of the UK theatre. I don't think she enjoyed the experience of working on that production at the NT - it was very much a three-stars all round affair. Since then she seems to have mainly worked with auteurs such as Ivo van Hove and Robert Wilson I think it was during the Richard Eyre era but it was directed by Howard Davies. Anna Massey also in it. 3* as you say but the play itself isn't up to much. Ah, yes. A rare misfire from him. I also remember how difficult it was to understand Huppert - her English just wasn't up to it. I disagree about the play - I've seen excellent versions of it, the first one being directed by Tim Albery at the Greenwich Theatre (whatever happened to that?) with Paola Dionisotti and Fiona Shaw - the first time I saw her, I think. |
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Post by zahidf on Nov 9, 2023 14:48:18 GMT
Does anyone know what prices for this will be? £16, £25, £35, £45, £65 and £75.00 |
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Post by Jan on Nov 9, 2023 16:20:34 GMT
I think it was during the Richard Eyre era but it was directed by Howard Davies. Anna Massey also in it. 3* as you say but the play itself isn't up to much. Ah, yes. A rare misfire from him. I also remember how difficult it was to understand Huppert - her English just wasn't up to it. I disagree about the play - I've seen excellent versions of it, the first one being directed by Tim Albery at the Greenwich Theatre (whatever happened to that?) with Paola Dionisotti and Fiona Shaw - the first time I saw her, I think. I liked the Almeida version but only because it was directed by Robert Icke. |
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Post by montrealer on Nov 9, 2023 18:25:34 GMT
Saw this in Paris during its original run... My two cents: probably one of the most frustrating and boring pieces I've ever had to sit through.
It's always a treat to see Isabelle Huppert on stage but this show was aggravating, save for a spectacularly beautiful (and almost out-of-place) scene near the end.
(Note that despite the English title, the piece is actually in French, with surtitles at the Barbican).
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Post by Dave B on Nov 13, 2023 11:24:47 GMT
Huge Huppert fan so was pleased with easy booking this morning.
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 13, 2023 12:14:59 GMT
Completely forgot this was on general sale today! Managed to grab a single decent stalls seat for the Friday evening performance. So excited to see Huppert in the flesh!
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Post by frauleinsallybowles on Jan 29, 2024 20:17:57 GMT
Does anyone think there will be returns or more seats released for this? Finally got around to looking at tickets for this and it’s nearly entirely booked out… eek!
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Post by mahagonnite on Mar 25, 2024 20:15:50 GMT
Missed this when it was announced.
Would happily take two tickets off of somebody if any can't make it.
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Post by mjh on Apr 17, 2024 14:21:51 GMT
Regrettably selling my ticket for the Sunday matinee - details on the notice board.
EDIT - now sold.
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Post by mahagonnite on Apr 25, 2024 17:07:47 GMT
I missed it!
Still looking.
Happy with one, but would take two if any become available.
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Post by amyja89 on May 8, 2024 23:34:19 GMT
Looking forward to this on Friday! Busy week for Huppert having attended the Met Gala.
Also just checked the Barbican site and there are three stalls seats still left for the Saturday matinee performance if anyone was still looking.
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Post by teamyali on May 9, 2024 9:21:50 GMT
Also recently announced that she’ll be the Jury President of the Venice Film Festival, which will be this August and the kickstart of the annual Oscar awards season. It’s the first time that the Big 3 European film festivals - Berlinale, Cannes, and Venice have all female filmmakers as jury presidents within the same year - Lupita Nyong’o for Berlin, Greta Gerwig this upcoming Cannes, and Isabelle Huppert this coming Venice. Isabelle was previously a Jury President in Cannes, and that also means she’ll one day be a Berlinale Jury President.
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Post by Dave B on May 9, 2024 11:28:49 GMT
They appear to have just opened gallery - there are a 30+ tickets available for tomorrow night right now.
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Post by jr on May 9, 2024 12:09:59 GMT
Plenty of seats for all performances.
Sunday only gallery available.
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Post by mahagonnite on May 9, 2024 21:49:08 GMT
I picked up a ticket on stubhub earlier this week. It's a restricted view of the surtitles... does anyone have any experience of this at the Barbican?
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Post by amyja89 on May 10, 2024 18:29:19 GMT
Here for tonight’s performance and theatre doors aren’t open yet, my first trip to the Barbican so unsure if that’s normal or not!
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Post by parsley1 on May 10, 2024 20:29:00 GMT
Once in a while you come across a piece of work which is so astonishing it rocks you to your core and changes your life
Sadly this ain’t it
Mary chats a lot of sh*t repetitive and meaningless
Like Pinter and Beckett threw their overflowing slop buckets at you when your mouth and eyes were both wide open
90 mins of uncontrolled verbal diarrhoea which seems to be a stage trend as I found it similar to Dorian Gray in this respect
It does amaze and sadden me that some actors don’t realise you don’t always have to appear in unrelatable pretentious rubbish to be respected and liked
There is nothing wrong with acting to please people for enjoyment sake
This show made me hate theatre to the very existence of the art
Funny the Guardian awarded it 5 stars in a previous run
People can attend and pretend it’s art and console themselves they saw a moderately famous highly overrated actress
Do yourself a favour and get a credit note
Save your self respect time and dignity
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