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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 15:58:12 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Dec 19, 2018 17:31:46 GMT
A David mamet play about this topic doesn't sound like it will be a great idea
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Post by showgirl on Dec 19, 2018 18:50:13 GMT
Still, at least it's not by David Hare...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 22:34:33 GMT
Shall we all go on the same night and hold a guerilla post-show talk-back?
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Post by talkingheads on Dec 20, 2018 11:46:30 GMT
On the one hand, I love David Mamet, and with Malkovich that would be a must see (this must be a contender to be NT Live'd surely?) But the subject matter is one I'm not sure I really want to sit through.
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Post by zahidf on Dec 20, 2018 14:17:29 GMT
I am worried that Oleana is an indicator as to how Mamet will approach this subject...
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Post by dani on Dec 21, 2018 18:27:50 GMT
It's been a while since Mamet wrote anything even half as good as Oleanna. I have to say I thought this play was called Bitter Harvest, but apparently not.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Dec 21, 2018 19:21:56 GMT
It's been a while since Mamet wrote anything even half as good as Oleanna. I have to say I thought this play was called Bitter Harvest, but apparently not. It was called Bitter Harvest in some early press reports. |
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Post by dani on Dec 21, 2018 20:34:03 GMT
It's been a while since Mamet wrote anything even half as good as Oleanna. I have to say I thought this play was called Bitter Harvest, but apparently not. It was called Bitter Harvest in some early press reports. Thanks. It's a much better name than Bitter Wheat. |
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Post by orchidman on Dec 22, 2018 2:13:46 GMT
David Mamet is washed-up and I suspect if this was any good it would be opening on Broadway.
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Post by lonlad on Dec 22, 2018 8:43:17 GMT
After CHINA DOLL, Mamet won't be premiering anything on Broadway ever again. Dire beyond words.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 29, 2019 8:09:55 GMT
HOLLYWOOD IS A HELL HOLE.
Everything in Hollywood is for sale except the awards,
which are for rent.
Bitter Wheat is a play about a depraved Hollywood mogul.
It rips the pashmina off the suppurating wound which is show
business, and leaves us better human beings, and fitter to once
more confront the horror of life.
Our hero, Barney Fein, is a bloated monster – a studio head,
who like his predecessor, the minotaur, devours the young he
has lured into his cave.
His fall from power to shame is a mythic journey which has
been compared to The Odyssey by people who
claim to have read that book.
A new play starring John Malkovich in his return to
the stage after 33 years, written and directed by
David Mamet in a good mood.
From June 7th
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 29, 2019 8:14:11 GMT
World Premiere of David Mamet's new play, which he also directs.
Starring John Malkovich.
Limited season from 7th June to 14th September. £10 off all previews. |
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Post by altamont on Jan 29, 2019 8:47:58 GMT
At the Garrick, on sale 12.00 today
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Post by songbird on Jan 29, 2019 8:49:41 GMT
This was kept rather quiet. Did anyone know about this?
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 29, 2019 8:49:43 GMT
Well I don't normally spend a lot on West End, but this is very special. While I appreciate Mamet is a divisive figure these days, when he's on form he is one of the very best, and of course seeing Malkovich onstage too! So I bought a ticket in the 4th row, £10 off is a good deal for a stalls ticket.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 29, 2019 8:51:13 GMT
This was kept rather quiet. Did anyone know about this? I think Malkovich mentioned it when he was over to promote Poirot in December |
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 29, 2019 8:52:33 GMT
And there's another thread about it from a couple of months ago.
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Post by zahidf on Jan 29, 2019 9:55:23 GMT
As I said previously, I would like to see Malkovich on stage, but Mamet tackling the wesenstein stuff has the potential to be pretty messy....
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Post by Rory on Jan 29, 2019 10:09:23 GMT
This looks very good but the thing that *really* sells it to me is the fact that Doon Mackichan is in it. Her Cathy in Two Doors Down is a work of comedic genius.
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Post by Snciole on Jan 29, 2019 10:17:47 GMT
As I said on Twitter, David Mamet is great writer, for men. He struggles with women (we are very complex after all) and his strongest plays look at the relationships between men (Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo) perhaps Mamet will prove me wrong but I suspect Malkovich's character will be unashamedly sleazy, Doon Mackihan's character will be a hard woman who doesn't believe the other women because Fein is her boss and Ioanna Kimbook will play the young victim.
I hope Mamet does something interesting with this but as Ahmed says in the age of great documentary makers do we need to hear a fictionalised account, from a man, about the brutality of other men?
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 29, 2019 11:02:13 GMT
This looks very good but the thing that *really* sells it to me is the fact that Doon Mackichan is in it. Her Cathy in Two Doors Down is a work of comedic genius. Missed that! Doon is wonderful in Smack The Pony, as excited to see her as Malkovich! |
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Post by zahidf on Jan 29, 2019 11:04:14 GMT
Not encouraging. Mamet will be ranting about snowflakes soon
Also the words 'badly behaved'and 'comedy very much sounds like they'll be treating the whole wesentein thing as a joke
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Post by Rory on Jan 29, 2019 11:22:27 GMT
This looks very good but the thing that *really* sells it to me is the fact that Doon Mackichan is in it. Her Cathy in Two Doors Down is a work of comedic genius. Missed that! Doon is wonderful in Smack The Pony, as excited to see her as Malkovich! Watch Series 4 so far on iPlayer. I love it! The first episode where Cathy and her husband Colin relive their first wedding dance in their neighbour's living room was absolutely hilarious. She makes Beverly from Abigail's Party look like a Samaritan! |
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Post by Marwood on Jan 29, 2019 13:53:08 GMT
Booked row A stalls through Nimax during the first week of its run- thought £57.50 was very reasonable (didn't fancy paying over £100 for premium)
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