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Post by learfan on Jul 14, 2019 19:14:01 GMT
There are two things that most people know about Peer Gynt... the music by Grieg and the line from Educating Rita. And that is about it. I wouldn't be too sure about Grieg, most people only know him from Morecambe and Wise!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jul 14, 2019 19:24:47 GMT
There are two things that most people know about Peer Gynt... the music by Grieg and the line from Educating Rita. And that is about it. I wouldn't be too sure about Grieg, most people only know him from Morecambe and Wise! In the Hall of the Mountain King is well known as a tune - even if people don't know where it is from. Of course, those of us of a certain age know it as the theme from the ZX Spectrum classic game - Manic Miner!
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Post by Fleance on Jul 14, 2019 19:25:04 GMT
I wouldn't be too sure about Grieg, most people only know him from Morecambe and Wise! Of course Peer Gynt achieved additional fame thanks to Master Coward's lyrics: "Don't put your daughter on the stage, Mrs. Worthington Don't put your daughter on the stage Though they said at the school of acting She was lovely as Peer Gynt I fear on the whole An ingénue role Would emphasize her squint"
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Post by Jan on Jul 14, 2019 19:26:03 GMT
There are two things that most people know about Peer Gynt... the music by Grieg and the line from Educating Rita. And that is about it. I wouldn't be too sure about Grieg, most people only know him from Morecambe and Wise! As their last Xmas show was 36 years ago *most* people know very little about Morecambe and Wise, grandad.
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Post by learfan on Jul 15, 2019 5:40:05 GMT
I wouldn't be too sure about Grieg, most people only know him from Morecambe and Wise! As their last Xmas show was 36 years ago *most* people know very little about Morecambe and Wise, grandad. Speak for yourself! I was trying to make a point about Simon's assumptions about Grieg.
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Post by missthelma on Jul 15, 2019 19:13:46 GMT
putting on a LOOONG play in the summer with its promise of heat and fun on the riverbank is daft. Keep the long ones for the winter. Unless they were playing the "they'll be able to go home in the light" angle? Spot on, the Monkey, I hate travelling back late at night in the dark and this is why I nearly always plump for matinees. I chose this for an evening as it's almost acceptable at this time of year. Or at least, less awful.
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Post by dlevi on Jul 17, 2019 7:34:01 GMT
I saw this on Monday eve and like many others I've only studied the play at University but never seen it. And I didn't find it boring nor did I find it illuminating. It seemed that the production could never find its clear footing - contemporary satire or philosophy? As a playwright David Hare is many things, but funny? Not really. For me his main calling has been creating complex characters with sharp incisive dialogue . He hasn't done that here. He uses Ibsen's broad strokes to create a sort of intellectual panto, which doesn't satisfy. Peter Gynt should be epic on all levels and this wasn't. I was disappointed by the design , and most of the performances - Mr McCardle was fine for the first hour or so but then I felt as if he were trying too hard. Only Guy Henry seemed to sparkle whenever he appeared. I also think that the Nash needs to not try and contemporize EVERYTHING to reach "new audiences" . Sometimes, a traditional straightforward production serves a "new" audience well.
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Post by xanady on Jul 31, 2019 17:21:44 GMT
Row brewing regarding Quentin Letts comments about ‘whining’ Scottish accents on BBC News web-site.
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Post by Jan on Jul 31, 2019 17:50:48 GMT
I also think that the Nash needs to not try and contemporize EVERYTHING to reach "new audiences" . Leaving aside the question of whether trying to reach “new audiences” is worthwhile, if I was going to do it I’d probably not leave it in the hands of a 72-year-old playwright and a 70-year-old director - although no doubt both they and their old audience would think the production was doing exactly that.
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Post by londonpostie on Jul 31, 2019 18:08:46 GMT
Audiences at - the not cheap - NT production of Small Island speak for themselves in relation to new audiences. Impressive.
Fwiw, Andrew Scott got two decent laughs for his references to Peer Gynt just down the road on Monday .. I presume they're in the original Noel Coward text and it's an amusing coincidence.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2019 21:31:16 GMT
Row brewing regarding Quentin Letts comments about ‘whining’ Scottish accents on BBC News web-site. Wheesht yer noise and boil yer heid!
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Post by dlevi on Aug 5, 2019 16:51:24 GMT
I also think that the Nash needs to not try and contemporize EVERYTHING to reach "new audiences" . Leaving aside the question of whether trying to reach “new audiences” is worthwhile, if I was going to do it I’d probably not leave it in the hands of a 72-year-old playwright and a 70-year-old director - although no doubt both they and their old audience would think the production was doing exactly that. Hahaha !!! It's true ! Cheers!
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Post by fossil on Aug 20, 2019 12:10:07 GMT
There are £15 front row seats currently on sale for quite a few dates towards the end of the run at the moment.
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