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Post by stefy69 on Oct 12, 2017 5:46:58 GMT
Really pleased to read that Kneehigh's superb version of Brief Encounter is to play at Birmingham Rep next year, hopefully will lead to a tour or possible London transfer, loved it when it was in the West End too many years ago now...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2017 7:26:46 GMT
Oh good! I always regretted missing this one, maybe I'll make the trip up there (though I really would prefer some sort of tour or transfer...).
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Post by CG on the loose on Oct 12, 2017 9:28:52 GMT
Excited to see that too, loved it in the West End, happy to see it again closer to home  |
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Post by QueerTheatre on Oct 12, 2017 11:13:53 GMT
So glad to hear this - wasn't the Birmingham Rep where it was first staged (and subsequently altered ALOT for future tours/west end) or am i thinking of another Kneehigh show?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 23:11:45 GMT
A return to London is happening
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Post by Jon on Oct 20, 2017 0:49:42 GMT
Same venue as the 2008 production as well,
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 20, 2017 5:57:40 GMT
A return to London is happening Ooh ! I could kiss you for that piece of information ( floosie that I am ! ) |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 20, 2017 6:56:34 GMT
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 20, 2017 7:02:00 GMT
Please merge or delete this thread.
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 20, 2017 7:44:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 23:08:49 GMT
After seeing romantics anonymous I would really like to see more Emma rice but maybe I am being really stupid but the tweet says empire theatre haymarket. Is this the same as the theatre royal haymarket or a completely different one?
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Post by Jon on Oct 22, 2017 23:30:03 GMT
After seeing romantics anonymous I would really like to see more Emma rice but maybe I am being really stupid but the tweet says empire theatre haymarket. Is this the same as the theatre royal haymarket or a completely different one? It's the Empire cinema that's opposite the Haymarket. Brief Encounter played there nine years ago. |
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Post by crabtree on Oct 23, 2017 7:25:46 GMT
I directed this last year for an amateur company, and however good and imaginative we were, we were deafened each night by the cries of 'it's not like the film...'. No m'dears it is not. Trevor Howard, sadly, cannot be with us. And yes, we are in colour and stood right in front of you.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 10:43:08 GMT
I directed this last year for an amateur company, and however good and imaginative we were, we were deafened each night by the cries of 'it's not like the film...'. No m'dears it is not. Trevor Howard, sadly, cannot be with us. And yes, we are in colour and stood right in front of you. I saw a amateur version of this in Stratford on Avon which was very good - yours, by any chance? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 22:36:56 GMT
The film is my favourite film of all time but I missed the stage version last time around.
Suspect that I will have to cast aside my dislike of Rice for one night...
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 24, 2017 9:38:01 GMT
Opens 2nd March at the Empire.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 24, 2017 9:43:16 GMT
I must admit that I am rather surprised by the positive reaction to this. It is, when all said and done, a revival of a 10 year old production.
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Post by Rory on Oct 24, 2017 11:56:39 GMT
I must admit that I am rather surprised by the positive reaction to this. It is, when all said and done, a revival of a 10 year old production. And yet another "revisit" by producers David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 13:06:51 GMT
Many people on this Board weren't around ten years ago.
And it's Emma Rice!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 13:12:11 GMT
A fairly well-received and even more fondly-remembered ten year old production. With so much theatre being blink-and-you-miss-it ephemeral, it's nice to have a second chance to see something you've been kicking yourself over missing.  |
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Post by stefy69 on Oct 25, 2017 9:28:22 GMT
Opens 2nd March at the Empire. Public bookings open for this on the 15th November via the Old Vic website. |
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Post by stefy69 on Nov 14, 2017 12:29:08 GMT
If it helps anyone: Just used "Friends" booking and found that the front row is only £20. I recall from last time it was a very high stage, but I don't think you can go wrong at that price. Top tip thanks Monkey |
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Post by profquatermass on Nov 14, 2017 13:35:11 GMT
Let's hope there's still rock cakes at the interval. And a singalong!
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 15, 2017 13:58:27 GMT
If it helps anyone: Just used "Friends" booking and found that the front row is only £20. I recall from last time it was a very high stage, but I don't think you can go wrong at that price. Booked. |
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Post by fiyero on Jan 5, 2018 21:40:26 GMT
If it helps anyone: Just used "Friends" booking and found that the front row is only £20. I recall from last time it was a very high stage, but I don't think you can go wrong at that price. A bit late to the party (though I was even later and never saw it 10 years ago) and was looking for this advice! |
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