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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 Deleted 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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Post by crowblack on Sept 28, 2018 12:07:11 GMT
I'm about to return that £15 row C for tomorrow's matinee if anyone's interested - let me know before 2.30, if no takers here I'll ring the box office and return it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:30:40 GMT
The names of those snakes has made my day.
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Post by MrsCondomine on Sept 28, 2018 13:44:43 GMT
The names of those snakes has made my day. I made an inhuman noise to my companion when I found that the snakes were thanked in the programme. And then another one when I read the name "Pork Pie" Actually I just think snakes are cute in general but these ones are extra lovely because of their names. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:49:16 GMT
The names of those snakes has made my day. I made an inhuman noise to my companion when I found that the snakes were thanked in the programme. And then another one when I read the name "Pork Pie" Actually I just think snakes are cute in general but these ones are extra lovely because of their names. I feel a real affinity with Pork Pie. I feel like he/she gets me on a deep level. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 13:50:35 GMT
And I'd have had money on one of them being called 'Kevin Spacey'.
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Post by crowblack on Sept 28, 2018 13:52:53 GMT
Just returned a £15 for tomorrow mat
- it's on their site now.
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Post by david on Sept 28, 2018 13:56:31 GMT
If there is more than one snake used, are they on a rota system during the run? Are they credited in the cast list in the programme?
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Post by MrsCondomine on Sept 28, 2018 13:58:53 GMT
If there is more than one snake used, are they on a rota system during the run? Are they credited in the cast list in the programme? They're certainly in the free cast list under the Acknowledgements bit! Unfortunately you don't get a little board outside in the bar saying, "Tonight the role of Cleopatra's asp will be played by Pork Pie." I feel like this is an oversight. Only one snake is actually used in the production rather than the two in the script, but this might be because milk snakes like trying to eat each other... "Larry ate Pork Pie" is not an unreasonable sentence in this case. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 14:03:27 GMT
How long are the snakes actually in it? I really don't like them and I want to know how long I need to look away for. I may actually vomit if I see them.
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Post by kathryn on Sept 28, 2018 14:07:39 GMT
The names of those snakes has made my day. Do we think that Mr Jangles' first name is Bo? |
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Post by MrsCondomine on Sept 28, 2018 14:08:55 GMT
How long are the snakes actually in it? I really don't like them and I want to know how long I need to look away for. I may actually vomit if I see them. It's about three minutes from start to finish, I would guess. The time to look away is when the soothsayer (girl in black with long black hair) brings on a basket through a gate, talking about figs. The basket is then opened by Charmian and Cleopatra lifts the snake out (they only use one snake in this production - two would be a bit mental), handles it for a little bit, and it pretty much gets to bite her straight away. If you're near the front you might not like this bit - Cleopatra falls onto the ground with the snake in her hand which will bring it down to your eye level, but this is heavily signposted as Charmian helps her down, to break the fall but also to avoid a squashed little snake. Charmian then lets the snake bite her, then she takes it to a back gate on the set where its handler takes it away. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 14:13:02 GMT
The names of those snakes has made my day. Do we think that Mr Jangles' first name is Bo? Or that he has a brother named that? OMG please let the sign in sheet have the snake names on it at Stage Door!! (Mr Rocky Tovey had his own space there) |
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Post by crowblack on Sept 28, 2018 16:29:51 GMT
Btw, are there still payphones at the NT? (I'm between mobiles this weekend!)
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Post by Snciole on Sept 28, 2018 16:42:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 17:42:04 GMT
Justice for Mr Jangles, without whom there would be no play!
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