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Post by Marwood on Feb 18, 2019 20:06:38 GMT
Interested to hear on Friday that Ian isn’t quite as impressed by the whole Sondheim mass love-in that seems to be de rigeur these days too (three cheers for Alan Bennett!😝)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2019 11:18:31 GMT
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Post by profquatermass on Feb 27, 2019 19:53:42 GMT
FYI Sir Ian is the guest on this week's edition of 'David Tennant Does A Podcast With...'. Mr Tennant mentioned which performance he was intending to see |
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Post by dippy on Mar 3, 2019 17:26:06 GMT
Anyone know what Stands Films is? It's on the prop box, can't find it online. All the other things on the box are theatres so I am curious. I'll search through the programme at some point to see if it is in there somewhere. Wonder if it's the production company for filming it or something, or is it just a prop?
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Post by n1david on Mar 3, 2019 18:50:26 GMT
It's "Sands Films", and it's his most-local venue in Rotherhithe. He was there on 5 Feb. www.sandsfilms.co.uk |
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Post by dippy on Mar 3, 2019 22:52:39 GMT
Now that does make sense, I obviously have worse eye sight than I thought! Thank you.
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Post by moelhywel on Mar 16, 2019 23:18:20 GMT
Just back from seeing Sir Ian at the Theatr Hafren in Newtown and what a special evening it was. I doubt if this theatre has ever had anything like this before and probably never will again. A really entertaining programme and how he will keep this up for the entire tour I don’t know. At the end of the evening he was shaking the bucket for donations and then signing programmes. So nice to see quite a lot of children there, probably because of his role as Gandalf, but hopefully will inspire them to go to live theatre, especially after his story of how he wanted to be involved in theatre.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 17, 2019 11:10:20 GMT
Just back from seeing Sir Ian at the Theatr Hafren in Newtown and what a special evening it was. I doubt if this theatre has ever had anything like this before and probably never will again. A really entertaining programme and how he will keep this up for the entire tour I don’t know. At the end of the evening he was shaking the bucket for donations and then signing programmes. So nice to see quite a lot of children there, probably because of his role as Gandalf, but hopefully will inspire them to go to live theatre, especially after his story of how he wanted to be involved in theatre. That's so lovely to hear. He always does come across as a good sort, if that's the case then I'm going to dig out my No Man's Land programme to get signed then! |
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Post by CG on the loose on May 6, 2019 23:22:12 GMT
It was finally my turn tonight - at Aylesbury Waterside - and well worth the wait. A thoroughly enjoyable evening and he's still shaking the bucket for donations (and I assume signing programmes - I didn't hang about) afterwards. It felt fresh and surprisingly intimate given the size of the Waterside. The young man next to me put his hand up when the opportunity arose to go up on stage and it turned out he was visiting from Finland. Trip, quite possibly life, made right there! PS moelhywel - spotted the Theatr Hafren sticker on the prop box. I was last there in 2014 (OK, that was the only time I was there - though I did spent a fair bit of time near Newtown as a teenager!). |
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Post by xanady on May 8, 2019 17:52:57 GMT
I reckon Sir Ian is having a whale of a time according to friends of mine who have seen this tour from all over the country.Genuinely “giving back” to the theatre world.
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Post by Rory on Jun 8, 2019 9:48:47 GMT
According to the ATG website this is going into the Harold Pinter for a full run from Fri 20th Sept until Sun 5th Jan.
Six shows a week:
Tue - Sat 7.30pm
Sun 3pm
Sir Ian must be having fun!
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Post by Jon on Jun 8, 2019 11:00:27 GMT
Surely everyone will have seen it by now!
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Post by tw on Jun 10, 2019 9:31:08 GMT
It now seems to have disappeared from the Harold Pinter website?
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Post by xanady on Jun 11, 2019 19:31:40 GMT
Hope he writes a book about his travels on the tour and all the theatres he has visited...it would be fascinating.
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Post by justfran on Jun 11, 2019 21:14:47 GMT
That’s a great idea, I’d love to read that book! Looking forward to seeing the tour in Newcastle.
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 12, 2019 8:59:41 GMT
I see from my TV guide that SIMK is one of Graham Norton's guests on Friday night. Of course he could just be there to chat, something he clearly enjoys doing, but 'celebrities' normally appear on that type of programme to publicise something, and there would be little point in publicising a sold out tour!
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Post by xanady on Jun 12, 2019 17:38:29 GMT
Think ALL IS TRUE is out on DVD this week and he is involved in the Park Theatre’s WHODUNNIT project or maybe he is talking PRIDE.To be honest he could be reading the telephone directory and it would still be interesting lol.
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Post by n1david on Jun 14, 2019 7:31:40 GMT
Priority booking now open (until 10am) for ATG Cardholders for run at the Pinter as Rory revealed above! 80 tickets a night at £10. |
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Post by dontdreamit on Jun 14, 2019 8:54:03 GMT
I just booked O6 for this in the stalls for a tenner. Great price! I know there’re a pillar to the side but I assume it’ll be fine from looking at the photos on seatplan!
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Post by Dr Tom on Jun 14, 2019 9:10:53 GMT
Just risked a Stalls N7 for £10. The Monkey has this as a "green" seat despite the pillar in view and I suspect it won't be a problem for this production.
Looks to be selling quickly.
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 14, 2019 9:39:46 GMT
Just risked a Stalls N7 for £10. The Monkey has this as a "green" seat despite the pillar in view and I suspect it won't be a problem for this production. Same seat - fingers crossed you're right! |
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Post by Sven on Jun 14, 2019 9:49:34 GMT
Tickets booked for the matinee (at 12.00???) on 1st November. I sat in N7 before and it's a great seat. Alas for my performance they were gone already, so I opted for last row Balcony for £10.
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Post by Jon on Jun 14, 2019 14:18:45 GMT
The scheduling is a bit odd as it's six shows for the majority but some weeks with only 4 or 5 shows. I think he has press commitments during November for The Good Liar which explains the week with only three shows.
I wonder if they'll rework the show for the West End run.
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Post by Jon on Jun 14, 2019 17:02:47 GMT
I think also he has declared it is 80 shows, so they can give him a few days to make that number work and let him rest, perhaps. There’s a 12pm performance on the 1st November so i think they’re working around his commitments. |
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Post by talkingheads on Jun 15, 2019 23:55:43 GMT
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