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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 19, 2017 11:40:40 GMT
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Feb 19, 2017 11:55:29 GMT
Welcome back to an exclusive club with three people in it
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Post by altamont on Feb 19, 2017 12:05:30 GMT
We were in F20 and F21 yesterday - you can't see the fire escape area at all but the other end of row F looked worse. No one offered to move us but I expect they would if we'd asked.
Oh and sorry for boring you HG, you could always leave one of your hilarious comments to brighten up the thread
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 12:16:30 GMT
I was in B3 (thanks for the various tips, it only cost me £20 and was definitely an acceptable option). I was juuust far enough back to see that there was water in which I could occasionally see fairy lights reflecting (though not the moon), and I didn't lose either side of the stage like you would in the edge seats further back. The box at the front of the stage did impede the centre of the sofa, which meant I couldn't really see Laura's entrance, though tbh that just added to the magic of her sudden appearance. The rake also doesn't start until row C so if the tall man in front of me hadn't been a sloucher, I'd've lost a lot more. Losing the reflections in the water was a small price to pay for being close enough to REALLY see faces though, and I'm damn glad I did crack and book this one in the end. I thought it was beautifully done by all.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 19, 2017 12:17:14 GMT
Isn't it illegal to conceal the fire escape in a theatre?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 11:26:46 GMT
Well. Brian J Smith is rather good isn't he? One of the most delightful performances you'll see in London's glitzy West End at the moment I'd say.
The rest is a bit hit and miss to be honest. Cherry Jones clearly a world leader in arm-waving-acting. I thought she was going to take off for a bit.
I rather liked Michael Esper as Tom. Struggled manfully with a cold. Pitched his accent somewhere between Mississippi and East Croydon. But rather endearing.
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Post by PalelyLaura on Feb 21, 2017 10:42:21 GMT
I studied this play for A Level and hated it, so I wasn't expecting to enjoy this, but I loved it - all the performances were great but as others have said, that scene with Laura and the 'Gentleman Caller' was one of the most incredible things I've seen on stage.
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Post by theatre-turtle on Feb 25, 2017 17:49:13 GMT
I was in Row D in the Dress and had a perfect view. I would classify all of the Stalls as restricted view . The reflections in the water are crucial to the experience.
Although the staging was simple, it was very effective. I enjoyed all the cast, though I thought the guy playing Tom was the weakest. It's a hit for me.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 26, 2017 9:10:08 GMT
Saw this yesterday. I like this play a lot and this was a good production.
Got last minute TodayTix tickets for £20. Warning!! We was on the front row AA. I am six foot three and could see everything on stage apart from water reflections but you can see the shark. My wife is five foot and not much more and could just about see the top of the hat stand and the fire escape scenes. So be careful with those seats if you are short.
Michael Esper was standout for me. Still struggling with his cold but he was very good.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 26, 2017 13:56:54 GMT
Well. Brian J Smith is rather good isn't he? One of the most delightful performances you'll see in London's glitzy West End at the moment I'd say. The rest is a bit hit and miss to be honest. Cherry Jones clearly a world leader in arm-waving-acting. I thought she was going to take off for a bit. I rather liked Michael Esper as Tom. Struggled manfully with a cold. Pitched his accent somewhere between Mississippi and East Croydon. But rather endearing. I thought Cherry Jones had the worst accent. Just googled and she comes from Tennessee. Ooops. Found an interview on youtube about 24 and her accent normal talk is nowhere near as deep south as in The Glass Menagerie. Thought it really clichéd, perhaps that is a deep south accent?
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Post by dillan on Feb 26, 2017 17:40:35 GMT
I'm seeing this tomorrow in Row A, hoping I'll be able to see most of what is on stage.
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Post by Latecomer on Mar 3, 2017 23:33:57 GMT
Thanks due to the Forum today as went in and asked about switching my tickets F1 and F2.....for 25th March as now classified as "slightly restricted" and weren't when I bought them! Lady at the box office "it tells you clearly on the ticket they are restricted view" Me "No it doesn't...look for yourself.I bought them very early as I am a real fan" Lady at the box office "did you get an email saying we'd change them" Me "no, but I think it only fair as they were sold as not restricted" (I am very honest!) Lady at box office "Ok, let's swap them". I think she recognised the slight Rottweiler in me and gave up. She swapped for Row A 3 and 4, Quite happy as like to be near the front so may miss reflections but see expressions well! Many thanks everyone who gave info re this!
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Post by popcultureboy on Mar 4, 2017 9:26:54 GMT
F1-2 are always sold as restricted view at the Duke of York's, as they are outside the proscenium.
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Post by Latecomer on Mar 4, 2017 10:28:56 GMT
It now says slight restricted view but didn't when I bought the tickets!I have no trouble with paying less for a bad view when it is pointed out and would not have complained if that had been the case.
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Post by dillan on Mar 5, 2017 20:50:09 GMT
Thanks due to the Forum today as went in and asked about switching my tickets F1 and F2.....for 25th March as now classified as "slightly restricted" and weren't when I bought them! Lady at the box office "it tells you clearly on the ticket they are restricted view" Me "No it doesn't...look for yourself.I bought them very early as I am a real fan" Lady at the box office "did you get an email saying we'd change them" Me "no, but I think it only fair as they were sold as not restricted" (I am very honest!) Lady at box office "Ok, let's swap them". I think she recognised the slight Rottweiler in me and gave up. She swapped for Row A 3 and 4, Quite happy as like to be near the front so may miss reflections but see expressions well! Many thanks everyone who gave info re this! I sat in A3 and the view is really good! The acting was incredible when I saw this on Monday, blown away by the performances of the 4 of them!
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 5, 2017 23:56:56 GMT
I saw it on Saturday evening. Enjoyed the performances, the production was quite atmospheric in spite of some pretentious elements like the shark and the scene changes. John Tiffany uses similar effects to the Harry Potter play for the scene changes but it doesn't suit this play at all and looks weird, the slow and strange movements of the actors made them look as if they were in a different play, I thought they were going to wave their robes and bring out their magic wands.
Overall enjoyable but I prefer the Jessica Lange production a few years back.
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Post by popcultureboy on Mar 6, 2017 23:03:32 GMT
John Tiffany also used the movement elements beautifully in his production of Let The Right One In, so when you watched the Harry Potter play, did you think everyone was going to turn into a vampire?
Really pleased with the big showing this got in the Olivier nominations today.
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Post by mallardo on Mar 7, 2017 11:12:57 GMT
It has been instructive seeing Hedda Gabler, Virginia Woolf and now The Glass Menagerie more or less in a row. Despite the 70 year time lapse between the first, Hedda, and the last, VW, the problem for the leading ladies is pretty much the same. They are all strong but bitterly disappointed women because they have chosen the wrong men as husbands; in their eyes they have married beneath them. And in each case it has been fatal because there has been no social stimulus for any of them to acquire the skills to support themselves. They are dependent on who they marry.
Amanda Wingfield is slightly different in that her husband has already abandoned her - but his presence lives on, for her, in her son Tom, in whom she sees the same weaknesses; lack of ambition, a tendency to drink. Of course her fears become a self-fulfilling prophecy because who could stand to stay with this monstrous women who sucks the air out of a room. Tom, as a man, can simply go; Laura, his sister, cannot, and not just because she is such a frail creature.
I cannot imagine a better, more intensely accurate depiction of Amanda than that of Cherry Jones. She was born to play this part; larger than life, as Amanda must be, dominating the stage as she dominates her family. An utterly masterful performance.
Kate O'Flynn is also wonderful, especially in the gentleman caller scene where we see the real Laura emerge from her cocoon just for a moment, revealing a set of social graces that succeeds in disarming her apparent beau. Laura is not hopeless, not at all, which makes her situation so much sadder. O'Flynn brings all this out beautifully. That beau, Jim, is wonderfully played by Brian J. Smith - the whole scene, the heart of the play, crackles.
I was less enamoured of Michael Esper's Tom. Clearly he's a fine actor but the role has been interpreted strangely, as a shouty, hyperactive young man literally bouncing off the non-existent walls. For me, he should be much more like his sister; a loner, a poet, a dreamer. His own version of Laura's glass menagerie is the movies. He goes every night, to escape, to dream. He has that and Laura doesn't - that's the difference.
But, when all's said and done, The Glass Menagerie is a great play, virtually a perfect play, and this is an excellent production. Not to be missed.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 7, 2017 11:15:50 GMT
I wish I could triple like the above post! Completely agree with that review. I loved the production.
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Post by lolli on Mar 9, 2017 23:11:19 GMT
I adored this. A stunning production, with stunning performances.
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Post by Mark on Mar 10, 2017 0:01:26 GMT
Saw the Matinee today. Cherry Jones is just wonderful isn't she!
The production is stunning, and the performances really great. Definitely a play of two acts - I much preferred act two but it's certainly not going to go onto my "favourite plays" list in terms of the actual writing and story. In terms of production value and cast this is top class.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 0:50:50 GMT
Saw the Matinee today. Cherry Jones is just wonderful isn't she! The production is stunning, and the performances really great. Definitely a play of two acts - I much preferred act two but it's certainly not going to go onto my "favourite plays" list in terms of the actual writing and story. In terms of production value and cast this is top class. Yet they are having to paper Shame
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Post by Honoured Guest on Mar 10, 2017 10:30:26 GMT
There's a deluge of American plays at the moment.
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Post by Ade on Mar 20, 2017 20:40:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 21:01:19 GMT
The story is solid but some of the dialogue just meandered about. Ah, the joys of the American South...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 1:15:00 GMT
Saw this a while back.
Kate O'Flynn stole the acting honours for me.
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Post by lou105 on Mar 29, 2017 14:57:04 GMT
Top price seats currently available for £20 on LoveTheatre.
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Post by callum on Mar 29, 2017 15:49:27 GMT
It would probably be rude not to see it again at that price. Didn't see the water effect from my previous seat.
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Post by Ade on Mar 29, 2017 16:30:11 GMT
It would probably be rude not to see it again at that price. Didn't see the water effect from my previous seat. I wouldn't get too excited... I really like this set but was hugely underwhelmed by the water 'effect' having read positive views on here.
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Xanderl
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 29, 2017 16:44:37 GMT
Note the £20 deal is only available for 24 hours.
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