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Post by theatremad on Jul 11, 2017 7:41:37 GMT
Went to this last night, sparse audience, and not at all surprised. Afraid this was an interval walker for me, slow boring and utterly devoid of tension.
The script is painful and makes no sense, and far too many F words. Usually I'd be interested but even the visible audience idea left me stone cold.
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Post by jadnoop on Jul 13, 2017 10:58:29 GMT
Sorry to revive a dead thread, but does anyone know if the National ever do cheaper/sale tickets? I don't recall ever seeing that, but given they have several weeks still to go, and lots of tickets still showing online, I'm quietly hopeful for a big drop in price to get bums on seats.
Not sure if I'm simply a glutten for punishment, but even the uniformly negative reviews haven't managed to entirely extinguish how much I love some of the production imagery that's out there for the show.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 11:01:19 GMT
Sorry to revive a dead thread, but does anyone know if the National ever do cheaper/sale tickets? I don't recall ever seeing that, but given they have several weeks still to go, and lots of tickets still showing online, I'm quietly hopeful for a big drop in price to get bums on seats. Not sure if I'm simply a glutten for punishment, but even the uniformly negative reviews haven't managed to entirely extinguish how much I love some of the production imagery that's out there for the show. You can go for £15 How much cheaper do you want? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 11:02:50 GMT
I seem to recall The Suicide papered fairly heavily, and I don't suppose it can hurt to rock up to the box office reasonably near to curtain and ask with your winningest smile if they have any day seats.
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Post by jadnoop on Jul 13, 2017 11:22:00 GMT
Sorry to revive a dead thread, but does anyone know if the National ever do cheaper/sale tickets? I don't recall ever seeing that, but given they have several weeks still to go, and lots of tickets still showing online, I'm quietly hopeful for a big drop in price to get bums on seats. Not sure if I'm simply a glutten for punishment, but even the uniformly negative reviews haven't managed to entirely extinguish how much I love some of the production imagery that's out there for the show. You can go for £15 How much cheaper do you want?  True. However, getting two tickets for me + other half, plus a drink at the interval and maybe a programme and it all adds up. An evening at the theatre usually means eating out too which doesn't help. Don't get me wrong, £15 is definitely a bargain for the theatre, but given that I'd be getting tickets knowing that it's very likely to be a dud, it's just a little more than I'm happy to most probably throw away. (although that's probably just me rationalising being a bit of a cheapskate). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 12:24:03 GMT
I've discovered another reason to dislike the NT's bag policy - the sad look on the face of the lovely cloakroom man when you collect your bag to depart at the interval...! I still felt guilty this morning.
Honestly, though, this wasn't as bad as I was expecting. There's a really interesting play to be done about enclosure and this isn't it, but it wasn't the 'so bad it's good' mess I was expecting. It's clunky - the language is pretty obstructive to meaning, the constant addressing of the audience became tedious and there wasn't a great deal of plot or character development, but I've definitely seen worse things. If I hadn't been feeling a bit tired and unwell, I'd probably have stuck it out for the second half. It definitely shouldn't have made it to the Olivier but on a smaller stage in a fringe theatre, it would be an interesting piece that doesn't quite work but was worth the effort.
Olivier not as empty as I was expecting - probably two thirds full.
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Post by RedRose on Jul 14, 2017 15:08:30 GMT
I seem to recall The Suicide papered fairly heavily, and I don't suppose it can hurt to rock up to the box office reasonably near to curtain and ask with your winningest smile if they have any day seats. The National is doing reduced Standby tickets:
Subject to availability, any remaining unsold tickets may be reduced in price close to the performance start time.
General Standby: £15 off selected tickets available for everyone from 90 minutes before the performance.
Reduced Standby: tickets at £15 available from 45 minutes before the performance in person only with ID. Available to Students, Stage Pass, SOLT, NCA, & theatre union members and the unemployed
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Post by tmesis on Jul 14, 2017 16:01:41 GMT
Sorry to revive a dead thread, but does anyone know if the National ever do cheaper/sale tickets? I don't recall ever seeing that, but given they have several weeks still to go, and lots of tickets still showing online, I'm quietly hopeful for a big drop in price to get bums on seats. Not sure if I'm simply a glutten for punishment, but even the uniformly negative reviews haven't managed to entirely extinguish how much I love some of the production imagery that's out there for the show. You can go for £15 How much cheaper do you want? 15p would be a rip-off. |
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Post by crabtree on Jul 15, 2017 21:40:02 GMT
If you think Common is something of a dud, I have just watched the sister film to the Wicker Man, the Wicker Tree. Just as confusing and badly structured as Common, but without the good performances.
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Post by showgirl on Jul 15, 2017 22:50:55 GMT
I was interested to hear an American lady raving about Common today - this was just before the matinee of Bodies, when she was reeling off to the lady beside her a long list of productions she was packing into a short visit. So someone liked it. even if those who do are in a small minority.
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True.
