RSC All New Seasons

COVID didn’t help but even before then. I think Doran was obsessed with getting big names in but you really aren’t going to persuade them to do 6 months miles from their homes. Not on theatre money.  And then the company aspect was broken up a lot and people didn’t seem to want to be there. It’s alright when you’re young or perhaps older but being away from partners and children on theatre. Only isn’t appetising. in the beginning it did look promising. Getting them in to do smaller amounts of time with perhaps a transfer is always going to go down better.

They would never get Dench. Other two perhaps but they’ve never turned down a job.

definitely Scandal and Edward II - both Edwards at the Royal Exchange set the bar very high for that play, but it is still a great watchable play. It must have caused an outrage when first performed

He also did The Pride in the Studio up at Sheffield. Think that was after Company. 

*actually I'm wrong, that was just before he did Company. 

So, yes, Bobby was his last role. 

**not including him playing that pimp in the Les Mis film

Mmm, Luke Thallon as Hamlet, and the 3 leads in Othello look interesting ( John Douglas Thompson, Will Keen (Iago) and Juliet Rylance)

Strangely, I'm in.

They commissioned themselves

Maybe Doran was threatened by some of them. Maybe they didn’t see eye to eye and Goold just decided working there when he took over wasn’t worth it. It’s worth your time with these things not thinking about you or even specific talent but in the company itself and what is best for that and what pushed forward and what puts bums on seats. 

Some worries expressed about casting - I’m not fully up with the latest talent but I think they have chosen some excellent talent, actors and director, new ish maybe but with good stuff under their belts. And some experienced people to keep the boat steady. 😁

I remember Mr Enoch when he was a student. I saw him as Ferdinand in The Tempest once

Certainly turning into one of the more visible potter verse kids. I know Radcliffe and Grint do a lot of theatre too but he seems to be developing quite the successful main road career. Classical good looks don’t hurt of course.

The Co-ADs were interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Front Row last evening which I found interesting. I will be booking for Pericles which I have seen but not at the RST, and the Garden Theatre for ASYLI.

No. Mentioned they would do musicals but not yet. They were grilled a bit and money. They need to repay 15 million and rather sneeringly about no bigs names like Eccesttine (sp?). To which both rightly said Daldry was a huge name and also Thompson. I mean Thompson is huge. People may not place him but you say Bridgerton brother. And everyone would know. Much bigger than C. Eccles currently. Would kids today know who he is. 

They made no promises, and just said: it’s tough. It’s going to be tough. Pragmatic. Which may make them more successful. Doran was an idealist. I often think people are more successful the more adaptive and pragmatic they are. Not working throw it out. Not working that way, what tweaks can we make.

Talked about returnees as well as new. Got Goold because he wanted to do Hamlet again. Interviewer was quite rude and dismissive with them. Held their own though.