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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 8:35:09 GMT
Thought this was pretty good. No idea why there was an interval though! I was in the high-numbered seats at the back of the circle. The low-numbered ones would definitely be a problem: in fact yesterday the two seats at the side of rows B and C on that side were empty so I wonder if they've moved people following complaints. You can see the set here - www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/14/york-realist-review-donmar-warehouse-londonThere's a bit of wall built out on stage left to form a porch where the front door is - this will block the view from those low-numbered seats for anything that happens over by the Aga, which includes some key scenes. Also slightly annoying are the beams at the top of the set which cause a bit of a restriction for most of the side circle. Presumably the designer and director didn't bother considering the view from the circle. |
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Post by Rory on Mar 1, 2018 19:07:50 GMT
Does anyone know if this is lined up to transfer? I am in London in mid May and have one slot left. I would dearly love to see this but if it's not transferring (and only the Pinter and Trafalgar Studios look as if they are free) then I'll go ahead and booksomething else.
I know very little usually transfers from the Donmar but I have a strong feeling this might because of the reviews and its modern classic status. Lesley Nicol said on BBC Radio London the other week that'investigations' were going on about a future life for it. Mind, any immediate transfer would need a recast for her part as she's going straight into the West End production of Annie in Toronto.
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Post by theatre-turtle on Mar 1, 2018 22:30:39 GMT
I thought this was amazing and very believable.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 23:30:17 GMT
Well. My heart just broke. I think I'll be hard pushed to find something I love more this year than this. Yep. Said it. Lovely set, very homely and I do love a butler sink. Although for a kettle on top of the hob, they can certainly make a cup of tea quickly. I don't think they boil the water properly. And some smashing costumes too, I want Jonny B's jumper collection. The cast were glorious. I don't think you'll find a better lead couple than Benny B and Jonny B in London's glitzy West End - if they aren't in love for real then I will give the help a day off.* Benny B in particular is just sensational plus he's got a set of knee-trembling pecs that you could bounce coins off. There's also a moment when . . {Batt-ing for the other side}
. . he's asked if he still hears from John and his face crumples as he says "now and again". I just died. Jonny B is simply scrumptious as you would imagine. His lovely puppy dog eyes used to maximum effect and breaking your heart along the way. And that smile of his is so heartmelting that I'm surprised there was any snow on the ground at all. In fact the whole cast is just wonderful. Lesley Nicol is all warm and snuggly, Lucy Black delightfully sharp and spiky, Matthew Wilson and Katie West both getting their moments to shine and a scene stealing performance from Brian Fletcher as Jack. But really, Benny B's name should be on many an awards list next year. I just wanted to watch it again and again and again. I didn't half fancy a biscuit afterwards though. * Of course I won't really but you get the drift. |
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Post by Rory on Mar 1, 2018 23:32:47 GMT
Was looking forward to your review of this @ryan and you didn't disappoint!
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Post by showgirl on Mar 2, 2018 4:37:12 GMT
Comparing this to God's Own Country, which everyone else loved and I hated, this does so subtly and convincingly what the film tried (and for me failed) to do by bludgeoning the audience over the head. So much in The York Realist is unseen, unspoken or both, and all the better for it. Definitely a case of less being so much more with the play.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Mar 2, 2018 8:20:23 GMT
I loved it! Absolutely heart breaking. This is so far the best play I've seen this year. Wonderful cast too. Will try to see it again before it closes.
Pity it's such a short run. It really deserves a transfer.
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Post by Rory on Mar 2, 2018 9:40:50 GMT
I loved it! Absolutely heart breaking. This is so far the best play I've seen this year. Wonderful cast too. Will try to see it again before it closes. Pity it's such a short run. It really deserves a transfer. Theatre Gods, please make a transfer for this happen! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 9:50:19 GMT
I loved it! Absolutely heart breaking. This is so far the best play I've seen this year. Wonderful cast too. Will try to see it again before it closes. Pity it's such a short run. It really deserves a transfer. Theatre Gods, please make a transfer for this happen! As much as I think it deserves a longer life, I think it's really quite perfect at the Donmar as it is and I don't think I'd like it to be anywhere bigger. So much of its beauty is in the small things (a look, a touch, a smile) that I don't think I'd like to be any further than 4 rows away from it to be honest. |
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 2, 2018 10:01:32 GMT
I don't think I'd like it to be anywhere bigger. I'm being slightly facetious, but it is transferring to the world-famous Crucible Theatre (27 March to 7 April). Months ago, when it was first announced, I mistakenly assumed a transfer from the Donmar would go into the Studio, but it's going into the 1,000 capacity main house. |
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Post by Rory on Mar 2, 2018 10:12:28 GMT
I was sorry it didn't nab the Ambassadors after Beginning. Would Trafalgar Studios not suit it? Obviously the Donmar is particularly intimate but I'd rather have the chance to see it in a bigger WE theatre than not at all, as the Donmar doesn't programme return visits.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 10:26:05 GMT
I don't think I'd like it to be anywhere bigger. I'm being slightly facetious, but it is transferring to the world-famous Crucible Theatre (27 March to 7 April). Months ago, when it was first announced, I mistakenly assumed a transfer from the Donmar would go into the Studio, but it's going into the 1,000 capacity main house. Yikes. Perhaps I could be wrong (I rarely am) but I'm not sure how it would transfer to somewhere so big. However, fear ye not people. Benny Batt's pecs are so magnificent that you'll be able to see them from the corner of the back row of a 1,000 seater. In fact, you'd probably be able to see them perfectly well from the lobby. |
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 2, 2018 11:14:11 GMT
In fairness to Sheffield Theatres, they've added one, two and three rows of on-stage seating to try and recreate some of that intimacy.
There's a five minute podcast on both the Donmar and Sheffield Theatres websites for anybody who's interested.
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Post by andrew on Mar 3, 2018 9:41:40 GMT
I'm glad the good people of Sheffield will get a chance to experience this but yeah, a large venue will sap some of the life out of this. The Ambassador's (or a theatre of it's ilk somewhere else in the country, don't want to be greedy) would have been great.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:01:16 GMT
Loved this
Crackling with sexual frustrations
Wonderful acting and set
Quietly devastating
Amazing pecs and abs
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Post by Ade on Mar 3, 2018 10:12:13 GMT
So i had tickets to this the other week and had to cancel because of a cousin’s wedding. Then I got new tickets for tonight and now having to cancel because of snow. A shame because I was looking forward to seeing it but I just think it’s not meant to be.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:16:44 GMT
So i had tickets to this the other week and had to cancel because of a cousin’s wedding. Then I got new tickets for tonight and now having to cancel because of snow. A shame because I was looking forward to seeing it but I just think it’s not meant to be. Oh such a shame Has the theatre cancelled the show? If not can’t you manage to get in somehow?? |
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Post by Rory on Mar 3, 2018 10:16:53 GMT
This snow is a total bugger. I had tickets to see The Stranglers tonight and the gig has had to be postponed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:23:14 GMT
Am tempted to head to the theatre and see if there are any weather-based returns for this - does anyone have a sense of how likely that is and how challenging people are finding it to get into central London?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:24:31 GMT
I am sorry for all those people missing shows due to the weather
It should all melt in the next few days
If you have to stay in
Consider watching on catch up:
Collateral (although each episode gets exponentially sh*tter than the last)
Marcella (dark TV at its best and really quite challenging to view)
Assassination of Gianni Versace
Mary Berry cooking classics
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 11:18:27 GMT
Ended up getting a return for this on Sat - there were quite a few so seems some people weren't risking the journey in, though as TM says London was totally back to normal and just a bit damp by then. Nothing clever to add to what's already been said - thought it was exquisite, absolutely natural, and quietly heartbreaking. Wonderful acting.
As others have mentioned, the side stalls are pretty dreadful though, with a good chunk of the set completely obscured, which is a shame as it's a great set. Also at that angle the side lights really beam straight into your eyes and dazzle you; a couple of women behind me complained at the interval and got moved. Still worth it though and glad I saw it.
I'm starting to think that turning up for returns at the Donmar is the best way to see things there, since every time I go there are empty seats despite something being allegedly sold out.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 5, 2018 12:11:50 GMT
In fairness to Sheffield Theatres, they've added one, two and three rows of on-stage seating to try and recreate some of that intimacy. There's a five minute podcast on both the Donmar and Sheffield Theatres websites for anybody who's interested. I was just looking at the plan for the Crucible and it looks like the extra seats aren’t actually on the stage but in that sort of “gulley” that runs between the stage and row A. Not good for shorter folk I’d imagine. |
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 5, 2018 13:25:44 GMT
Not good for shorter folk I’d imagine. Or shorter folk sitting behind someone who is tall! Nobody needs to worry, though. I would never pay those prices, no matter how good a production is. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 17:48:00 GMT
the side stalls are pretty dreadful though Delighted you got in @abby. It is unmissable, isn't it. I saw it from D9 and only missed the pantry - but I strolled over at the interval and had a look at it, so I knew what it looked like. Didn't have an issue with the lights. Where were you? Hi TM - was in C1 right by the wall so I missed a reasonable amount of the set; but still worth seeing, really glad I managed to snag a ticket. |
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Post by david on Mar 10, 2018 18:24:58 GMT
Caught this at today’s matinee. Sat in the circle C8 and was impressed with the view. I was expecting it to be worse than what it was. For £10 it was a absolute steal for a great play. I couldn’t fault any of the performances from the cast and i could have sworn I was watching an episode of Corrie at times.
Great mix of both comedy and heartache.
Having lived in Yorkshire, the play will go down a storm in Sheffield as it really captures that brand of Yorkshire wit. I would love to see it have a life after the Sheffield run.
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