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Post by nash16 on Nov 22, 2023 15:15:40 GMT
Dominic West heading West Country to give his Eddie Carbone in yet another production of A View From The Bridge; this time at Theatre Royal Bath in Feb. Dir. Lindsay Posner.
Should be intense in the Ustinov Studio, but will it transfer east to London? Maybe the Young Vic? Too soon after Strong?
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Post by Rory on Nov 22, 2023 15:28:10 GMT
Theatre Royal Bath only ever seems to transfer Noises Off these days, as far as I can see.
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Post by teamyali on Nov 22, 2023 15:29:12 GMT
Wonder what kind of stage will they employ in this production…thrust stage? Could @sohoplace be the West End venue should it transfer? I think it could be configured as a thrust, but the in the round staging is so cool and I think it should stay that way.
It’s been years I believe since the last time Dom performed on stage (the last one was the Donmar production of Les liaisons?), but him playing the now King Charles in The Crown would give more visibility to this production. Although The Crown’s final season is so divisive (as a longtime fan of the show, I felt disappointed with season 5; part 1 of season 6 was ok but they really milked on the Diana saga), but his name sells seats.
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Post by Jan on Nov 22, 2023 15:34:25 GMT
Odd that Lindsay Posner would direct this again, he directed the Ken Stott version in the West End in 2009.
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 22, 2023 15:52:57 GMT
There are about 100 seats in the Ustinov. In April Posner is directing David Morrissey and Matthew Horne in a Pinter double-bill, The Lover and The Collection, in the same place.
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Post by alessia on Nov 22, 2023 17:48:52 GMT
I'd love to see Dominic West in the role. Hope this comes to London...
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 22, 2023 22:45:38 GMT
Lindsay Posner zzzzzzzz
Pass.
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Post by Jon on Nov 23, 2023 0:15:12 GMT
I wasn't impressed with Dominic West when he was in Les Liasons Dangereuses at the Donmar, he stumbled over lines during the play.
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Post by Dave B on Jan 30, 2024 8:43:09 GMT
London transfer confirmed Haymarket 23 May to 3 August
and already on sale at TRH.
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Post by aspieandy on Jan 30, 2024 9:18:13 GMT
I honestly don't think he can act. He managed a decent Fred West impersonation but Monica Dolan still handed him his pick axe and shovel.
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Post by Jan on Jan 30, 2024 10:05:41 GMT
I wasn't impressed with Dominic West when he was in Les Liasons Dangereuses at the Donmar, he stumbled over lines during the play. Same when I saw him in Life is a Dream at the Donmar. The Haymarket is a laughably bad venue for this transfer, how can a tiny studio theatre production fill that terrible old cavern without being hopelessly compromised ? |
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Post by theoracle on Jan 30, 2024 10:13:13 GMT
Expensive too. Most of the stalls is £90+
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Post by adolphus on Jan 30, 2024 11:09:17 GMT
He hosts hunts in Ireland where foxes are ripped apart by hounds and die in agony. West and his works can do one
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Post by sf on Jan 30, 2024 11:49:13 GMT
Expensive too. Most of the stalls is £90+ Very expensive. The royal circle seat that cost me £15 for Accidental Death of an Anarchist - at the back and off to the side, booked in advance, it wasn't an on-the-day special offer - is going for £90 for this. |
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Post by aspieandy on Jan 30, 2024 12:16:47 GMT
There are about 100 seats in the Ustinov. In April Posner is directing David Morrissey and Matthew Horne in a Pinter double-bill, The Lover and The Collection, in the same place.
The plot thickens! Someone previously mentioned on here that a new - I think West End - production of The Collection was in the offing.
Interesting match ups: v. keen
As for this production, it's more A View from the Double Decker, for me. Ridiculous pricing - half expect to see it papering.
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Post by mkb on Jan 30, 2024 12:47:52 GMT
He hosts hunts in Ireland where foxes are ripped apart by hounds and die in agony. West and his works can do one Thanks for the info. I couldn't enjoy the show knowing about that, so not for me. |
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Post by Jan on Jan 30, 2024 14:10:00 GMT
There are about 100 seats in the Ustinov. In April Posner is directing David Morrissey and Matthew Horne in a Pinter double-bill, The Lover and The Collection, in the same place.
The plot thickens! Someone previously mentioned on here that a new - I think West End - production of The Collection was in the offing.
Interesting match ups: v. keen
As for this production, it's more A View from the Double Decker, for me. Ridiculous pricing - half expect to see it papering.
Only half-expect ? I fully expect papering and lots of offers. |
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Post by drmaplewood on Jan 30, 2024 14:50:32 GMT
Can't believe the YV Strong one was 10 years ago. Time is ravaging.
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Post by theatreman on Feb 20, 2024 23:59:32 GMT
Has anyone seen this? Any reviews out?
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Post by takeabow on Feb 21, 2024 7:03:30 GMT
Has anyone seen this? Any reviews out? No press night in Bath - at least nationally - once its transfer to Haymarket was confirmed. |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on May 23, 2024 21:44:56 GMT
In tonight at first preview at the Haymarket. My first time seeing this show and I enjoyed it a lot. I thought the cast generally were very good, but especially Kate Fleetwood as Beatrice and Nia Towle as Catherine. I wasn't the biggest fan of some of the direction though. Thought the scene changes felt kind of clunky and awkward. Will be off to find a video of the Mark Strong version for comparison
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Post by marob on May 23, 2024 23:20:59 GMT
I think the first night was Wednesday, as I was at today’s matinee. I liked it. A solid, if unremarkable, production of a classic. Nice to finally see Dominic West, having been a fan of The Wire, and to get to see Callum Scott Howells too. He was the standout of It’s a Sin for me, but have missed all the other stage work he’s done recently.
Strange audience to be a part of. Mostly an older crowd, lots of very audible gasping at certain moments. Reminded me more of the midweek matinees back home than a typical London show. And it’s not something I’d normally notice, but the fight work was really good, particularly the sparring between West and Howells.
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Post by Dave B on May 25, 2024 17:14:17 GMT
We saw the matinee today. I'd been keen to see Dominic West for ages, another big fan of The Wire here.
This was .. alright. West was okay, not as good as I expected and I found Callum Scott Howells' hugely let down by his attempt at an accent, as was Michael Cusick on as Marco.
Really simple staging, just a table and some chairs and not really much else - the payphone hanging in the background. It felt tame and safe. Having seen it in Rose Theatre with Jonathan Slinger last year left a very recent comparison, this lacked the tension, lacked a visceral edge. Eddie never really felt dangerous, there wasn't an edge to him. Almost sanitised but also a lot of gasps and reactions in the audience. I'll echo the fight work between West and Howells being great, I really thought they'd made contact and it's way superior to the later fight.
There are printed slips with some cast changes, the ensemble/covers move around a bit as Michael Cusick is playing Marco in place of Pierro Niel-Mee. I was surprised to find when reading the programme that Niel-Mee is *currently* in Machinal at Old Vic. Seems odd to me that they'd start a run for over 10 days with such a change around.
On the plus side, this was our proper first time back in the gods/cheap seats since the Olivier panel ended. and the front row of the Upper Circle was nothing like as bad as I expected and I'm very happy with the £25 paid for 'em. In fact I slightly regret splurging for stalls for Waiting for Godot later in the year as I'd be happy to sit in the same seat again.
3 stars.
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Post by A.Ham on May 25, 2024 17:45:17 GMT
Great to see some feedback from the first few performances, exactly what I came to the thread to find!
I’d really like to see this for the play (love Arthur Miller’s writing), West and Scott-Howells. But every time I look at availability I’m put off by the sky high prices. Going to try Rush I think so it’d be great to hear if anyone’s been successful and where the allocated seats are.
Alternatively I might have to chance the £15 restricted upper circle seats - good to hear it’s a simple set so perhaps I won’t miss too much from there.
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Post by marob on May 25, 2024 18:07:23 GMT
Dave B I saw Pierro Niel-Mee at the matinee the other day. Must be doing this around Machinal. A.Ham I went on a rush ticket from todaytix and got row J of the stalls.
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