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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 11:39:10 GMT
Angels In America! How exciting. I did have a feeling...
Cant say I am all that excited by the rest of the offerings, aside from Gabler/Van Hove.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 3, 2016 11:39:33 GMT
A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer.....is that the London version of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder? An unlikely title for a musical...
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 3, 2016 11:41:17 GMT
A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer.....is that the London version of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder? An unlikely title for a musical... A PACIFIST'S GUIDE TO THE WAR ON CANCER presents alternative, unheard and unexpected stories surrounding cancer. Written by Bryony Kimmings, Tom Parkinson and Brian Lobel, and supported by the Wellcome Trust, the show is commissioned and produced by Complicite.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 3, 2016 11:41:45 GMT
Overall it feels like a very commercial set of announcements - yes, a few curve balls - but a lot of big name plays with some big name actors/directors
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 11:43:19 GMT
Yep, lots to get easily excited by, with familiar playwrights and directors and cast members. I guess they've been fully aware of the feedback thus far and have really felt the need to go all out with this new announcement! I'm really annoyed about Sunday performances getting the chop though, they were extremely useful to me.
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Post by n1david on Feb 3, 2016 11:43:24 GMT
Other news - no more Sunday shows, and the NotShed to close next month. Misunderstood this last bit sorry. Anyone know the onsale dates for all the above? Public booking on 3 Mar for Threepenny, Chekhov, Deep Blue Sea, Plough and the Stars, Sunset at the Villa Thalia. 4 Feb for Another World. Another World is described as "the final full production in the Temporary Theatre", so maybe it will be used for readings and other events, but something is changing.
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 3, 2016 11:44:05 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Feb 3, 2016 11:54:22 GMT
I said 'oooh' out loud 3 times reading the announcement, so I'm happy with it.
I hope they get Andrew Scott for Angels in America, as well as Andrew Garfield.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 11:56:09 GMT
Oooh very exciting (I am going off what you lot have said not actually anything I've seen elsewhere, mind you). No more Sunday shows?? That's ridiculous, it was such a hard-won battle and the only reason they were empty over the last year is because RN's programming, for whatever reasons, didn't really take off. It's not like most of the shows were selling well on other nights either...
It was always so sad to see the NT shut up on Sundays while the rest of the South Bank was throned; I know the new pub will make it look less forlorn, but still really sad. And I like a Sunday mat as well.
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Post by David J on Feb 3, 2016 11:57:56 GMT
Oh, Lucian Msamati is Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom! Same guy who was an excellent Iago last year. I knew I recognised him from somewhere
Now I really need to see him in Amadeus
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Post by Marwood on Feb 3, 2016 12:04:16 GMT
All a bit underwhelming, already booked for The Suicide, I might try for The Deep Blue Sea but I've had the Terence Davies film version with Rachel Weisz sat on the shelf staring at me for the last 4 years without me feeling any rush to watch it (it seemed like a good idea when I bought it), so I might just save my money altogether.
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Post by Marwood on Feb 3, 2016 12:07:59 GMT
Oh, Lucian Msamati is Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom! Same guy who was an excellent Iago last year. I knew I recognised him from somewhere Now I really need to see him in Amadeus He's also been in Game Of Thrones.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 12:13:19 GMT
No more Sunday performances from April 2016 to save money!
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Post by danielwhit on Feb 3, 2016 12:19:30 GMT
It's a shame they are scrapping Sunday performances, they allow greater flexibility for many of us to see productions. Surely that means there'll be less performances in all theatres overall, won't it?
However, the season itself looks very promising to me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 12:25:52 GMT
Well I got a bit emotional because I wrote my PhD on their original Angels in America. More than a little excited/emotional about that one.
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Post by Ade on Feb 3, 2016 12:53:11 GMT
Have to say I'm way more excited by these announcements than I was by last year's. Not perfect but definitely enough to have me making more return trips than I have over the past 12 months.
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Post by Squire Sullen on Feb 3, 2016 12:53:33 GMT
All works for me, predicting a bit of a scrum for Angels. Tempted to see Chekhov Trilogy again as it has added Geoffrey Streatfield as Ivanov and in The Seagull this time.
Plus Ralph Fiennes as Antony. In 2018.
Oo - and Rosalie Craig in The Threepenny Opera, and a new Lucy Kirkwood. This is the most exciting theatre announcement in some time for me.
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 3, 2016 13:14:03 GMT
Just had a read through the press release and what really jumps out is Angels in America and Amadeus, both which I Haven't seen.
This is Rufus Norris second seasons announcement now and he hasn't had any tendency to go back to do musical revivals. which were popular in the nineties and served the National well at the time, so take it this isn't going to happen under this tenure.
No plays from the great British contemporary playwrights, such as Pinter, Coward, Osbourne or Ayckourne.Pinter hasn't been done for ages.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Feb 3, 2016 13:23:08 GMT
At first, Amadeus sounds to me like a risk - who wants to see that play now, (beyond Chichester)? - but Michael Longhurst (A Number, Constellations) will probably give us a bold new take and produce an unmissable show.
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 3, 2016 13:24:01 GMT
Are there any dates for "The threepenny opera" and "Sunset at Villa Thalia" available?
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Post by peggs on Feb 3, 2016 13:28:55 GMT
Oh darn it all sounds too tempting though unless I can get cheaper tickets I suspect I will just have to be restrained, pity about Sundays, I went to quite a few of those and since Saturdays are more expensive (I didn't make that up right?) it was good to have another cheaper/less work rushed option.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 13:29:25 GMT
At first, Amadeus sounds to me like a risk - who wants to see that play now, (beyond Chichester)? - but Michael Longhurst (A Number, Constellations) will probably give us a bold new take and produce an unmissable show. Also for the core audience, familiarity probably works well - I'd imagine it's the unknown plays it's harder to sell. And I bet they can get some big names for both parts.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 13:35:25 GMT
At first, Amadeus sounds to me like a risk - who wants to see that play now, (beyond Chichester)? - but Michael Longhurst (A Number, Constellations) will probably give us a bold new take and produce an unmissable show. Also for the core audience, familiarity probably works well - I'd imagine it's the unknown plays it's harder to sell. And I bet they can get some big names for both parts. I thought they'd already said Lucian Msamati was Salieri? He's not exactly a big name. I imagine they'll get someone more high profile for Mozart (it is the showier part after all).
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Post by loureviews on Feb 3, 2016 13:36:15 GMT
I definitely want to see Amadeus. This is a very good season, although I am gutted about the Sunday shows being pulled as that will limit the number I can attend, sadly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 13:38:08 GMT
I think it looks like a pretty fancy season. Well done Rufus. I'll forgive him for 'Evening At The Talk House' now. And 'Jane Eyre'. And 'Husbands and Sons'. And 'As You Like It'. And 'wonder.land'.
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Post by n1david on Feb 3, 2016 13:42:13 GMT
That's a lot of forgiveness! I'm somewhat excited by these announcements, definite ticks for AIA and Amadeus but also some of the more minor plays. Of course, the productions could still be messed up, but I'm optimistic. My NT membership is safe for another year...
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 3, 2016 13:46:55 GMT
A much better anouchment when compared to yesterday's one that Caneron gave! Seriously though, very commeicial but very good.
Threepenny can not be classed as s commercial musical
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 14:17:58 GMT
I recently heard a vague whisper that there's a lot of disquiet behind the scenes and Rufus is on his way out, but looking at this announcement, with the amount of well-regarded titles and names, not to mention he's even announced something as far ahead as 2018, I'm wondering if this is Rufus digging his heels in and proving he should definitely stay, or if he's setting up a lot of relatively safe stuff so any potential transitional period is less jarring than it could be.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 14:51:48 GMT
You tease Baemax! Good gossip though - maybe spill all on the other board, so all evidence will disappear shortly...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2016 14:55:02 GMT
Alas, that's literally everything I heard - a vague whisper, some disquiet, and a rumour by no way substantiated by anything more solid than this whisper that he might not see his term through. If anyone's got any better rumours, or fancies getting into a whole unsubstantiated debate anyway, please do contribute!
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