Rutherford and Son (The Nash)

Showing as 2 hours 35 at the mo. What are the Act 1 and Act 2 running times looking like?

I love the idea of perceived running times, that would have made Ivo van Hove's Obsession officially three years long, while The Ferryman would have simultaneously come in at 60 minutes and 14 hours.

Act 1 ran at 55 mins, 20 min interval, hour and 20 second half.

Ended 10.20 if that is helpful

I loved this: acting aristocracy, Allam, a Troughton and an Armstrong and Justine Mitchell who smashed it in her two big speeches. I enjoyed the play too and the three act structure. Nicely directed I thought. I especially enjoyed the establishing of the baby as a real character so the ending worked well.
Nice to see how it would have worked in the old days cast wise with older man, older woman, three men and two younger women with opportunity fir ingenue.

Are they selling the whole front row? was there sat and there were 8 empty seats there, though since they came and warned us just before it started that not to worry the stage would move towards us but would stop before it decapitated us perhaps they are scaring people off!

I spent a lot of time looking at furniture picking whether I wanted to see an actor's mouth or eyes, both wasn't an option if they sat down and disappeared behind chairs or that wretched stool. When not behind furniture the acting was brilliant.

Being southern and having spent three years at uni in the north being told I was soft I feel I should go add some butterfly ribbons to the headgear of the youngest member of the family as soon as possible.

I had seen the Northern Broadsides production directed by Jonathan Miller of this a few years ago at The Other Palace and pretty much loved it. I booked a ticket for the NT production way in advance and was happy about it. Then I started reading all the negative comments on this board and thought : Oh I'm in for a boring evening. However, having seen it last night I have to say I thought it was pretty stunning - not perfect - some of those accents were so thick I doubt even if subtitles could help. I'm all for authenticity but ...

I thought the performances by and large were terrific ( Ms Vasan being the exception ) and the design was everything we come to expect, want and demand of the the NT. It's a richly rewarding evening and while I don't recommend it to everyone, for those serious drama lit majors among us , it's unmissable.

I was SO angry about the stool that I wrote a strongly worded letter to the national box office. To their credit they sent me a credit note for the £30 I had spent on my two tickets. I am used to “slightly restricted” in the first few rows but this was just too much (I was in A19 so just below the stool!) 

I saw this on Saturday matinee, and I quite liked it. Probably because I only paid £20 for row F stalls. As the Monkey says it’s wayyyyy too long, lots of shouting and my other complaint was that the auditorium was freezing. It was very warm outside so the difference in temperature was huge.

I like Roger Allam so I’m pleased I saw this , but I would have been very dissapointed if I paid £66 like my neighbour.