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Post by mistressjojo on Jun 7, 2017 0:08:15 GMT
Including Sean?  They would at least be short plays, he'd die within the first few scenes.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 7:42:28 GMT
My answer is none, not even Shaw who has always disappointed me. Why? Life's too short. As I get older my tastes move back and forth so any such barriers would just stop me from benefitting from those changes or even realising that they exist. Generally I agree, and indeed my tastes are constantly evolving. But of course also the reverse can be true and you can go and see a writer you previously loved and find you now hate! but as a rule it's worth giving people another go every few years ago.
Except Richard Bean. I stand by that one. Nothing is getting me the two hours of torture that was 'One Man...' back and I'm not putting myself through that again for anyone.
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Post by kathryn on Jun 7, 2017 7:53:09 GMT
You know guys, you really don't have to see every Hamlet that gets put on! Vote with your wallets!
(I'm seeing my second Hamlet this year in August - not tired of it yet!)
I don't think I do have any playwrites I definitely won't see. Checkov is the closest, in that I've sworn off The Cherry Orchard due to being bored to tears even by productions that got rave reviews. But then I loved the Donmar West End production of Ivanov, so I can't totally right him off as a playwrite.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 7:59:02 GMT
I too have just about done with The Cherry Orchard. I love Uncle Vanya and am constantly being tricked into seeing Platonov (stop giving it different names, we all know they're all Platonov once we get in there), but I know I've seen enough Cherry Orchards. Same with King Lear. I'll keep at it with the Hamlets, because I do get something different out of every new production, but King Lear just isn't as good a play and yet is trotted out nearly as frequently but rarely as interestingly.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 7, 2017 7:59:50 GMT
But of course also the reverse can be true and you can go and see a writer you previously loved and find you now hate! I'm interested to find this out: we did lots of Arthur Miller, John Osborne, Pinter etc at school and I grew to hate them, but maybe if I see them again (that much older) my feelings will have changed? I used to love David Lynch films but rewatching some recently I just found him annoying (Eraserhead still brilliant, though). Someone above mentioned Genet - I read a lot of Genet as a teenager but Deathwatch, in the 60s translation I had, never came of the page for me: the recent, rare revival at the Printroom, with a new translation, absolutely made it live - it was wonderful. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 8:01:45 GMT
See they're tricksy with their Isben plays, they keep adapting them and giving them different names...for sometimes the same old yawn fest. But then sometimes it's not. And sometimes it has Roger Allam. Ya see my problem?
With Shakespeare it's more the compulsion of (some) companies just to trot them out for the sake of it. However having made my peace with the Dane finally, I will continue to see interesting versions/versions where I find the Dane attractive. Lear however, unless it comes back with Sheep I'm fine without.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 7, 2017 8:08:24 GMT
King Lear just isn't as good a play Yes, I thought getting older might make me like it more (like olives or marzipan) but it doesn't. |
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jun 7, 2017 9:52:06 GMT
I like Lear but it also falls into the "I've seen it 500 times, I never need to see it again" category.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 7, 2017 10:05:43 GMT
With Shakespeare it's more the compulsion of (some) companies just to trot them out for the sake of it. Bread and butter stuff because of the school curriculum (or it certainly used to be with my locals) |
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Post by kathryn on Jun 7, 2017 10:15:52 GMT
I like Lear but it also falls into the "I've seen it 500 times, I never need to see it again" category. I love Lear as a text, and so always tempted to see productions of it. LOVED the Donmar Jacobi production - but I think it has spoilt me, now. No other production of it has lived up to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 15:12:16 GMT
I too have just about done with The Cherry Orchard. I love Uncle Vanya and am constantly being tricked into seeing Platonov (stop giving it different names, we all know they're all Platonov once we get in there), but I know I've seen enough Cherry Orchards. In October, there are at least three new Chekhovs coming up. The Sherman is premiering a new version of The Cherry Orchard re-imagined by Gary Owen and directed by Rachel O'Riordan. Set in early '80s Britain at the dawn of the Thatcher regime. Theatr Clwyd and Sheffield Theatres have Peter Gill's version of Uncle Vanya. And the Lyric Hammersmith has Simon Stephens's The Seagull. And I'm sure there'll be others! |
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Post by Jan on Jun 7, 2017 17:00:08 GMT
I like Lear but it also falls into the "I've seen it 500 times, I never need to see it again" category. I've seen it 15+ times and never seen a really good convincing production so I decided not to see it ever again, but then of course McKellen decided to do it again in Chichester. So that will be THE LAST. Unless Robert Icke directs it ..... |
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Post by lynette on Jun 7, 2017 19:13:37 GMT
I'm done with Romeo and Juliet. I did say I was done with Titus Andronicus but then the RSC decided to delight us with a version this summer. Watch this space.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 10, 2017 12:12:29 GMT
I too have just about done with The Cherry Orchard. I love Uncle Vanya and am constantly being tricked into seeing Platonov (stop giving it different names, we all know they're all Platonov once we get in there), but I know I've seen enough Cherry Orchards. In October, there are at least three new Chekhovs coming up. The Sherman is premiering a new version of The Cherry Orchard re-imagined by Gary Owen and directed by Rachel O'Riordan. Set in early '80s Britain at the dawn of the Thatcher regime. Theatr Clwyd and Sheffield Theatres have Peter Gill's version of Uncle Vanya. And the Lyric Hammersmith has Simon Stephens's The Seagull. And I'm sure there'll be others! The Cherry Orchard is going to be Giles Croft's very last production at Nottingham Playhouse this November. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jun 11, 2017 9:41:37 GMT
King Lear just isn't as good a play Yes, I thought getting older might make me like it more (like olives or marzipan) but it doesn't. Every time I see Lear complaining about his condition all I can think is "bitch had it coming". But I have tickets for Chichester so... Wallace Shawn, never again. |
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Post by hal9000 on Jun 11, 2017 18:36:32 GMT
You know guys, you really don't have to see every Hamlet that gets put on! Vote with your wallets! (I'm seeing my second Hamlet this year in August - not tired of it yet!) To be fair, that may apply to the Ibsen, Bean, et al haters as well as those tired of Hamlet. The point of this thread is to have a bit of a moan. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 11, 2017 18:45:46 GMT
Never rule anything out, only rule thing in.
I intend to see as much as possible, but obviously I can't both money and time thing, but I have a hierarchy, which I need to see, obviously something like Angels and Follies at the top and Salome and Common near the bottom.
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Post by tmesis on Jun 12, 2017 7:24:32 GMT
Never rule anything out, only rule thing in. I intend to see as much as possible, but obviously I can't both money and time thing, but I have a hierarchy, which I need to see, obviously something like Angels and Follies at the top and Salome and Common near the bottom. I tend to agree. As I pay for NT priority membership I'm always able to get the cheapo, usually front row, seats in the Olivier and Lyttleton (only £15/£18 although narrow and back numbing) so I'm happy to take a punt on almost anything. So, in practical terms, that means that I was bowled over by AIA recently and bored rigid by Salome on Saturday. I don't now care about the stultifying Salome because in the evening I went to one of the best things I've seen this year, namely La Strada at The Other Palace. I'm happy to take the swings and roundabouts approach. And I'm going to Common this Saturday... |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jun 12, 2017 15:58:20 GMT
Saw Ray Cooney's Out of Order, which is a farce, which I don't get and IK can quite happily live my life contently without ever seeing another door slammed or a window drop.
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Post by loureviews on Jun 13, 2017 6:38:14 GMT
I wouldn't rule out any playwright or play (and in fact many of my favourites have already been listed!).
I have successfully avoided Sarah Kane up to now but I'd be up for watching one of hers.
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Post by joem on Jun 19, 2017 21:16:35 GMT
Edward Bond.
Brecht
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Post by crowblack on Jun 19, 2017 21:25:51 GMT
Life of Galileo at the Young Vic is excellent!
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