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Post by Rory on Jun 21, 2024 4:05:48 GMT
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Post by marob on Jun 21, 2024 5:57:11 GMT
The way his career’s going, I love that he’s still doing theatre here, rather than disappearing off to LA or New York.
I also like that there’s no standing at this one. Until I see the prices anyway…
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Post by Ade on Jun 21, 2024 6:24:58 GMT
The way his career’s going, I love that he’s still doing theatre here, rather than disappearing off to LA or New York. I also like that there’s no standing at this one. Until I see the prices anyway… There is standing - £39.50. Prices seem quite fair with top price at £65 and Premium at £110. |
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Post by kate8 on Jun 21, 2024 6:44:28 GMT
Great news - looking forward to this one, and also to the Bridge being back to normal. I’m glad GnD has stabilised them financially, but I’ve missed the venue and its high quality plays.
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Post by A.Ham on Jun 21, 2024 9:17:22 GMT
I’d love to see JB in another play, and it’s great he’s continuing to tread the boards rather than just do the presumably more lucrative TV and film work, but I’m a bit put off by the play itself. Isn’t Richard II one of the more inaccessible / less appealing Shakespeare plays?
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Post by parsley1 on Jun 21, 2024 9:19:34 GMT
God how boring
And yes RII is not interesting
How tedious
I suppose as Bridge had so many duds in new writing
NH is unwilling to risk finances in that way again
At least this has become a venue to bypass now anyway
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Post by ceebee on Jun 21, 2024 9:28:39 GMT
God how boring And yes RII is not interesting How tedious I suppose as Bridge had so many duds in new writing NH is unwilling to risk finances in that way again At least this has become a venue to bypass now anyway I loved the poetry of this message parsley1 , which offered a tenatative toe into the pool of pessimism and dark despair yet ended on the optimistic upbeat of at least being a venue to bypass now...  |
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Post by Jon on Jun 21, 2024 9:41:39 GMT
I've seen Jonathan Bailey in quite a few things on stage such as American Psycho, The York Realist, Company and Cock but never in a Shakespeare play so I'm booking as soon as it goes on sale.
I'm looking forward to see who they get for Henry Bolingbroke.
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Post by A.Ham on Jun 21, 2024 9:47:57 GMT
I've seen Jonathan Bailey in quite a few things on stage such as American Psycho, The York Realist, Company and Cock but never in a Shakespeare play so I'm booking as soon as it goes on sale. I'm looking forward to see who they get for Henry Bolingbroke. Oh to have a time machine and get to see him and Patti in Company… sadly I wasn’t educated on the wonder of Sondheim at the time so it wasn’t on my ‘to see’ list 😢 |
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Post by iwanttix on Jun 21, 2024 10:00:25 GMT
So excited to see JB back on the stage. I saw him in Company before he hit it big with Bridgerton and really liked him in that and Cock. His star is on the up and it's lovely to see him still want to do theatre. Dude is a workaholic though 🤣.
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Post by Jon on Jun 21, 2024 10:12:30 GMT
So excited to see JB back on the stage. I saw him in Company before he hit it big with Bridgerton and really liked him in that and Cock. His star is on the up and it's lovely to see him still want to do theatre. Dude is a workaholic though 🤣. He's deffo doing the new Jurassic Park/World film for the money which then means he can do Richard II for three months next year. |
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Post by Mr Crummles on Jun 21, 2024 11:20:05 GMT
I’d love to see JB in another play, and it’s great he’s continuing to tread the boards rather than just do the presumably more lucrative TV and film work, but I’m a bit put off by the play itself. Isn’t Richard II one of the more inaccessible / less appealing Shakespeare plays? No, it's a very beautiful play. I think it's one of Shakespeare's most touching ones. Richard lives in his own world, believing himself a God, and falls because of that. And his fall is very poignant. Some amazing lines that you are likely to recognise. There is actually a very good adaptation, made for TV, with Ben Whishaw: The Hollow Crown. It's directed by Rupert Goold. I wouldn't dismiss it at all, especially if it's going to be directed by Nicholas Hytner. |
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Post by A.Ham on Jun 21, 2024 11:20:58 GMT
I’d love to see JB in another play, and it’s great he’s continuing to tread the boards rather than just do the presumably more lucrative TV and film work, but I’m a bit put off by the play itself. Isn’t Richard II one of the more inaccessible / less appealing Shakespeare plays? No, it's a very beautiful play. I think it's one of Shakespeare's most touching ones. Richard lives in his own world, believing himself a God, and falls because of that. And his fall is very poignant. Some amazing lines that you are likely to recognise. There is actually a very good adaptation, made for TV, with Ben Whishaw: The Hollow Crown. It's directed by Rupert Goold. I wouldn't dismiss it at all, especially if it's going to be directed by Nicholas Hytner. Thank you… I’ll try and track down the TV version and take a look. |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 21, 2024 11:31:05 GMT
I've seen Jonathan Bailey in quite a few things on stage such as American Psycho, The York Realist, Company and Cock but never in a Shakespeare play so I'm booking as soon as it goes on sale. I'm looking forward to see who they get for Henry Bolingbroke. Was he in the Amelda American Psycho? I saw it but can only remember Dr Who coming up from under the stage in white pants! |
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Post by moviebuffff1n on Jun 21, 2024 11:35:40 GMT
On the bridge theatre website tickets start at £15 for previews and £19.50 after press night. No sign of standing tickets so assuming it’s back to seats on the floor
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Post by Rory on Jun 21, 2024 12:20:46 GMT
Is anyone able to post the seating plan with prices please?
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Post by Sean on Jun 21, 2024 17:01:23 GMT
Is anyone able to post the seating plan with prices please? Hope This Works
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Post by Jan on Jun 21, 2024 17:29:03 GMT
I’d love to see JB in another play, and it’s great he’s continuing to tread the boards rather than just do the presumably more lucrative TV and film work, but I’m a bit put off by the play itself. Isn’t Richard II one of the more inaccessible / less appealing Shakespeare plays? No, it's a very beautiful play. I think it's one of Shakespeare's most touching ones. Richard lives in his own world, believing himself a God, and falls because of that. And his fall is very poignant. Some amazing lines that you are likely to recognise. There is actually a very good adaptation, made for TV, with Ben Whishaw: The Hollow Crown. It's directed by Rupert Goold. I wouldn't dismiss it at all, especially if it's going to be directed by Nicholas Hytner. It is wordy and static and difficult to do well. However not impossible. The best I’ve seen was Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic. Fiona Shaw was also good in the role in a transverse stage production at NT. As you note the TV Rupert Goold version was very good too. |
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Post by David J on Jun 21, 2024 17:58:58 GMT
The Rupert Goold TV version I definitely recommend
The best version I've seen on stage was Michael Boyd's production as part of the Histories cycle with Jonathan Slinger in the title role. I watched an archive recording and recalled how brutal the deposition scene was leaving Richard alone, his majesty stripped off and dust falling down on him. One of the saddest things I've seen on stage.
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Post by Rory on Jun 21, 2024 19:28:47 GMT
Thanks Sean, that's super |
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Post by producerfacts on Jun 21, 2024 23:01:26 GMT
This should be interesting
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Post by lou105 on Jun 22, 2024 1:35:16 GMT
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Post by bordeaux on Jun 22, 2024 7:33:14 GMT
It is wordy and static and difficult to do well. However not impossible. The best I’ve seen was Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic. Fiona Shaw was also good in the role in a transverse stage production at NT. As you note the TV Rupert Goold version was very good too. Yes, the Trevor Nunn/Spacey and Deborah Warner/Shaw were excellent. I'd add to that list Sam West directed by Stephen Pimlott for the RSC (Pit, Barbican) in the late 90s and John Heffernan for Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. I'm keen to seen the Hytner version, as he is always excellent with Shakespeare and I'd like to erase the memory of the Joe Hill-Gibbons one with SRB at the Almeida a few years back. |
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Post by alece10 on Jun 22, 2024 7:51:15 GMT
Thanks for that. Lucy Jones and Katie Brayben also I see. |
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Post by Rory on Jun 22, 2024 7:53:11 GMT
It is wordy and static and difficult to do well. However not impossible. The best I’ve seen was Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic. Fiona Shaw was also good in the role in a transverse stage production at NT. As you note the TV Rupert Goold version was very good too. Yes, the Trevor Nunn/Spacey and Deborah Warner/Shaw were excellent. I'd add to that list Sam West directed by Stephen Pimlott for the RSC (Pit, Barbican) in the late 90s and John Heffernan for Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. I'm keen to seen the Hytner version, as he is always excellent with Shakespeare and I'd like to erase the memory of the Joe Hill-Gibbons one with SRB at the Almeida a few years back. I absolutely hated that Joe Hill- Gibbons version at the Almeida! |
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