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Post by andrew on Sept 23, 2018 22:00:20 GMT
A behind the scenes snake fact is that when it's time on stage is done, it hangs around in the hands of it wrangler behind the monument for the rest of the show and all the bows, only exiting when the cast all walk offstage. I can say this because I spotted the snake being carried away as the lights came up. EXCLUSIVE FACTS.
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Post by lynette on Sept 23, 2018 22:34:39 GMT
A real snake? Can’t they act a snake anymore?
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Post by lynette on Sept 23, 2018 22:35:16 GMT
And oh...shouldn’t there be two?
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Post by Jan on Sept 24, 2018 5:33:52 GMT
The NT production with J.Dench and A.Hopkins had a real snake too though by the time it came on I was too bored to care.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 24, 2018 6:28:44 GMT
Didn't a real snake occasionally poo in Harriet Walter's hand?
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Post by Jan on Sept 24, 2018 8:27:48 GMT
Didn't a real snake occasionally poo in Harriet Walter's hand? That production had a real snake too but I can't confirm the additional information.
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 24, 2018 9:43:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 11:20:40 GMT
A real snake? Can’t they act a snake anymore? I’m not sure what I think about animals being used in plays. I don’t think I like it. The goats at the RC last year were adorable and the use of various live creatures (including a baby) was enchanting in The Ferryman but the animals have no say in the matter and I feel we should leave them alone.
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Post by Jan on Sept 24, 2018 11:22:47 GMT
A real snake? Can’t they act a snake anymore? ….. the animals have no say in the matter and I feel we should leave them alone. I agree. Also applies to audience participation.
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Post by Baemax on Sept 24, 2018 13:05:51 GMT
I love animals, so I don't think live ones should be on stage. Not necessarily because of worries over potential mistreatment or their lack of agency (animals aren't polite, if they're unhappy with what's going on then they will absolutely let their trainers know and they will not co-operate, and plenty of creatures demonstrate genuine enjoyment over doing a few tricks in front of a crowd and getting rewarded for it, so as long as the agency is ethical, there's no moral issue), but because I'm NOT going to waste my time looking at the humans spouting out words when there's a GOAT on the stage! The worst offender was easily Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, bringing a live puppy onstage (and letting it pee on the floor if it chooses to do so) is the absolute kiss of death for audience attention spans.
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Post by lynette on Sept 24, 2018 19:09:31 GMT
I agree, once a live animal or baby comes on, I am not watching the actors.
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Post by Snciole on Sept 24, 2018 19:45:32 GMT
A real snake? Can’t they act a snake anymore? Where o where are the recent drama graduates doing some Tales of the Unexpected intro dancing and pretending to be a snake
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 24, 2018 19:57:53 GMT
So annoyed that Okonedo was cast in this. I adore Ralph Fiennes- I think he’s truly our greatest actor, but she is just useless IMO. Her voice has no variation to it, flat as a pancake.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Sept 25, 2018 11:09:11 GMT
So annoyed that Okonedo was cast in this. I adore Ralph Fiennes- I think he’s truly our greatest actor, but she is just useless IMO. Her voice has no variation to it, flat as a pancake. Are we watching the same actress...? Also he's a ham. He's a bloody entertaining ham but nevertheless...
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Post by crowblack on Sept 25, 2018 13:16:59 GMT
Question/help! - I've just bought a returned central row A seat and am intending to return the £64 row F I had. Is row A agony to sit in, and will I be staring up their noses? I'm 5'6" and the nearest I've sat here is row C which I thought was fine.
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Post by Baemax on Sept 25, 2018 13:52:19 GMT
If your legs are long you might feel a little scrunched, and I think row A doesn't have armrests, but then C doesn't have armrests either, so if you survived C, A shouldn't be noticeably different (except there's no one in front of you, which is much better).
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Post by skullion on Sept 25, 2018 19:39:55 GMT
The live animal on stage is not good news at all, I was quite looking forward to this but having second thoughts. How long is it on stage for?
Maybe a petition to replace it with a bit of garden hose could work!
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Post by Baemax on Sept 25, 2018 19:51:46 GMT
Pass on an anonymous tip to PETA, they got Jamie Lloyd to stop using live goldfish in Richard III just by kicking up a stink.
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Post by crabtree on Sept 25, 2018 21:37:02 GMT
I've seen Ant and Cleo many times _ I love the Cleopatra sections so much. The best Cleopatra? Probably Janet Suzman, or Mark Rylance. Incidentally, I've just directed Playhouse Creatures which features the Cleopatra death scene. I used fabric as a design theme, and our asp was simply a length of green fabric, and it worked beautifully and was taken seriously in the context of the design.
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Post by adolphus on Sept 25, 2018 22:00:18 GMT
The snake should stay! Performs beautifully and is amazingly coloured, although those further from the stage may not get this (or Ralph Fiennes painted toenails for that matter).
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Post by crowblack on Sept 25, 2018 22:53:53 GMT
there's no one in front of you, which is much better I'm quite short (well, average female, I suppose) so legroom isn't an issue and tall folks are so I'll go with the A and resell my F - thank you! I do love the way the NT lets you return stuff - I have to book well in advance to get cheap train fares but nearly always manage to get something much cheaper or closer when the returns pop up. Thanks too to whoever gave the tip about using the Firefox scanner alert on this site last year.
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Post by Jan on Sept 26, 2018 5:50:40 GMT
Pass on an anonymous tip to PETA, they got Jamie Lloyd to stop using live goldfish in Richard III just by kicking up a stink. Why anonymous ? The problem with the goldfish in R-III was that someone had their head shoved violently into the tank at one point.
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Post by bordeaux on Sept 27, 2018 11:03:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 11:22:31 GMT
Oh that's just not cricket. What if the snake decides to slither off into the audience? After seeing what she did to a goat I'm pretty sure another animal isn't going to want to share a stage with Sophie Okonedo. I'm in the middle of a row so I'm warning you all now that I will climb all over you and I scream like a 6 year old girl.
Don't say I haven't told you.
#NotFiennesWithSnakes
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Post by crowblack on Sept 27, 2018 14:01:07 GMT
Me again (sorry!) - a row C seat has popped up which I thought might be better neckwise. Is it worth swapping an A for a C?
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Post by tmesis on Sept 27, 2018 14:51:24 GMT
Me again (sorry!) - a row C seat has popped up which I thought might be better neckwise. Is it worth swapping an A for a C? I would say no. Even if you're short the extra leg room is an advantage in A. The real disadvantage of these cheap front rows, which I have sat in many times, is the lack of back support and the proximity of your neighbours on either side.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2018 15:21:40 GMT
Me again (sorry!) - a row C seat has popped up which I thought might be better neckwise. Is it worth swapping an A for a C? I would say no. Even if you're short the extra leg room is an advantage in A. The real disadvantage of these cheap front rows, which I have sat in many times, is the lack of back support and the proximity of your neighbours on either side. Also the lack of rake - I hate those seats because half the stage is blocked by someone's head. Row A is ace.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 27, 2018 15:43:14 GMT
Thanks - I'm short so I'll go with the row A.
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Post by emicardiff on Sept 27, 2018 19:06:03 GMT
Now now there’s no reason to call Mr Fiennes a snake even if he has a reputation for...
Oh actual serpents. Like Ryan I would scream like a girl.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Sept 28, 2018 11:44:43 GMT
OK I saw this yesterday and loved it (mostly) but what the hell was Caesar's accent? He started off sounding American, then when Octavia spoke to him in her Scottish accent he was Scottish-ish, and THEN someone in the bar in the interval thought he was meant to be an Irish paramilitary?? Anyway it was a dreadful accent. BUT: Tim McMullan was ace as usual Ralph in a uniform, prr THE SNAKE WAS ADORABLE * Needs 20 minutes chopped off though, bloody hell. * Four snakes alternate the role: Larry, Hondo, Mr Jangles and Pork Pie. Whichever one was strutting his stuff yesterday looked to be a very handsome milk snake.
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