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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:25:26 GMT
I enjoyed the play but agree completely about the crappy venue facilities. Left at the interval Have never liked Stoppard This is like constant effluent coming from the stage So bored sh*tless thought about slitting my throat to leave sooner |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:38:33 GMT
😔
Prayed for a fire
Anything
To get out of there
Torrential diarrhoea
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:40:59 GMT
How high's the stage?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:46:53 GMT
There is a good reason
Why Stoppard is critically acclaimed
Yet at the same time actually rarely performed in any commercial venues
A mismatch of ideals?
More straightforward
He is sh*t
And nothing clever about his work
Conceited arrogant deluded and irrelevant
So far rammed up his own arse it might be classed as a new sport
Clever?
Don't think so
Evidently I am too stupid to comprehend this revered playwright anyway
Never again
STAND UP
STAND UP AND SING
STAND UP
STAND UP AND SING
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:49:19 GMT
What is the pudding choice for Travesties?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 20:55:20 GMT
What is the pudding choice for Travesties? Pile of manure |
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Post by showgirl on Oct 6, 2016 8:36:03 GMT
Definitely another which, like The Dresser, appeals far more to the professional critics. Case of emperor's new clothes or do they really see things that differently?
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Post by bordeaux on Oct 6, 2016 9:48:33 GMT
Definitely another which, like The Dresser, appeals far more to the professional critics. Case of emperor's new clothes or do they really see things that differently? Well, I'm not a professional critic and I love the play, though I haven't seen this production yet. It's very funny and surprisingly accessible - my wife did it for A level in her inner-city comp in the early 80s. |
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Post by bordeaux on Oct 6, 2016 9:53:55 GMT
There is a good reason Why Stoppard is critically acclaimed Yet at the same time actually rarely performed in any commercial venues A mismatch of ideals? More straightforward He is sh*t And nothing clever about his work Conceited arrogant deluded and irrelevant So far rammed up his own arse it might be classed as a new sport Clever? Don't think so Evidently I am too stupid to comprehend this revered playwright anyway Never again STAND UP STAND UP AND SING STAND UP STAND UP AND SING But he is frequently performed in commercial venues. Next year will see yet another major production of Ros and Guil. The first production, when it transferred to a commercial venue, made a packet for the National and helped it through a difficult patch. Many of his plays have premiered at West End theatres (Night and Day, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Invisible Ink etc). The Real Thing has had a successful afterlife with other productions in the West End and on Broadway.
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Post by Polly1 on Oct 10, 2016 11:49:17 GMT
I feel sorry for anyone who cannot enjoy this, a magnificent production of a brilliant play. I knew nothing about Tzara, next to nothing about Joyce and only the basics about Lenin but rather than feel inadequate, I just tried to soak up everything that was being thrown at me. Granted, a good acquaintance with Importance does make the second half much more enjoyable. The performances were all outstanding, Hollander so versatile, Fox very charismatic, a special mention to Clare Foster who coped admirably with a nasty cough. Intelligent, thought-provoking, hilarious, moving - if it transfers, I shall probably go again and take Mr. Polly, no higher praise from me than that!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 14, 2016 6:47:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 7:22:58 GMT
Well, it's not Tom Stoppard and I'm pretty sure it's not Baz Bamingboye  Yep, it's Albee! Edited to add - they have spotted the mistake and now have the right playwright |
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Post by Jon on Oct 14, 2016 16:34:36 GMT
If they're aiming for a early 2017 transfer then the only theatres free are the Apollo or the Duke of York's
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Post by popcultureboy on Oct 15, 2016 8:06:14 GMT
The Wyndhams? I know March isn't really early 2017, but it's the likeliest candidate, I think. The Menier have transferred 3 shows there in recent years.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 15, 2016 12:07:13 GMT
I'm seeing this this afternoon. I hope I have a clue what's going on! The only Stoppard I've seen before is Arcadia twice & I understand that's his most accessible play. I'm only going to see this because Clare Foster is in it.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 15, 2016 22:50:22 GMT
Apologies for the double post. Travesties this afternoon was not really what I was expecting. It had more comedy, song & dance. Is there anyone here who saw the original who can say if the singing & dancing was in the original or if it's just this production? I certainly did not expect Clare Foster gyrating on a table! |
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Post by lynette on Oct 15, 2016 22:57:36 GMT
All there in original show I'm sure. Anyone else remember more?
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 15, 2016 23:25:04 GMT
Thanks. The programme credits someone for original music so I thought maybe there wasn't music in the original but I guess he must have just written background music or something.
I forgot to say in my previous post that I was pleased to find I could follow everything, though one does have to concentrate as it is very rapid at times. I daresay there were a few nuances that passed me by but for someone whose recent play going has mostly involved Mischief Theatre I don't think I did too badly. Certainly better than someone nearby who I could hear snoring for the last part of Act 1!
Random observation: Freddie Fox has ridiculously good bone structure & skin.
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Post by bordeaux on Oct 17, 2016 9:39:56 GMT
Yes, the singing and dancing has always been there - it's in my copy of the text. This is an excellent production of a wonderfully witty and thought-provoking play (though I'd also put in a defence of Adrian Noble's wonderful 90s RSC production with Antony Sher superb as Henry Carr). There have been some cuts - I think the stuff at the opening of Act II has been improved; what was a long monologue about the Russian Revolution has been cut and transformed into a bit more of a dialogue, I think. I didn't notice any of the new jokes, though I was sorry to see some of my favourite lines go: on Saturday Henry Carr didn't say, for example, 'I had no idea Gwendolen knew any foreign languages and I'm not sure I approve. It's the sort of thing that can only broaden a girl's mind'. And they had cut, perhaps wisely, Lenin's remark added to the 1990s production 'To lose one revolution might be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.'
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Post by rumbledoll on Oct 17, 2016 9:48:21 GMT
Shame they cut that last line.. Most witty reference to Importance of Being Earnest, probably my fave out of whole lot in the play.
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Post by theatremadness on Oct 27, 2016 22:40:46 GMT
Transferring to the Apollo
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 8:37:38 GMT
I'm very glad I splashed out for the Menier now, the Apollo is a horrible theatre. But hooray for the play getting an extra lease of life. |
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Post by showgirl on Oct 28, 2016 8:42:42 GMT
It does seem a massive venue for this, but more chance of deals/day seats for those of us unable/unwilling to pay MCF prices.
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Post by stanne on Oct 28, 2016 13:40:44 GMT
Does anyone know when tickets will go on sale for the Apollo transfer?
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 28, 2016 14:26:08 GMT
I'm not at all surprised. This had "aiming for a transfer" written all over it.
What's wrong with the Apollo? (Apart from when the ceiling fell down, granted!) I've been there several times in the last year & thought it was quite a nice theatre.
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