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Post by learfan on Feb 22, 2019 17:54:12 GMT
Baz had this overnight and its been announced today. Rupert Everett directing himself as Uncle Vanya. Jennifer Saunders in Blithe Spirit. Others no doubt to follow. Apparently RE has always wanted to play Vanya!
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Post by Snciole on Feb 22, 2019 17:55:51 GMT
Isn't Vanya only meant to be 47?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Feb 22, 2019 18:02:24 GMT
Will wait to see what is on concurrently at the Ustinov to see whether it is worth a couple of day trips, not a strong enough draw on their own even though I am quite partial to bit of Chekhov.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 22, 2019 19:12:41 GMT
Baz had this overnight and its been announced today. Rupert Everett directing himself as Uncle Vanya. Jennifer Saunders in Blithe Spirit. Others no doubt to follow. Apparently RE has always wanted to play Vanya! This has Wendy's End transfers slapped over em! |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Feb 22, 2019 19:52:35 GMT
I am not at all convinced that Jennifer Saunders and Coward are a good match.
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Post by joem on Feb 24, 2019 17:34:37 GMT
I am not at all convinced that Jennifer Saunders and Coward are a good match. French Without Tears? |
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Post by Distant Dreamer... on Feb 25, 2019 8:51:39 GMT
I am not at all convinced that Jennifer Saunders and Coward are a good match. I have these reservations too, it will very much depend on the strength of the supporting cast. Lisa Dillon is an excellent start as Ruth  |
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Post by Rory on Mar 7, 2019 23:23:14 GMT
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Post by Rory on Mar 7, 2019 23:28:46 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 8, 2019 0:03:26 GMT
Blithe Spirit will then transfer to the Wyndhams.
U Vanya also looking for a west end theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 12:24:05 GMT
OMGay, Dame Katherine Parkinson is PERFECT for Chekhov!
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Post by lynette on Mar 8, 2019 12:26:10 GMT
Weekend in Bath anyone?
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Post by itsabouttogdown on Mar 24, 2019 0:58:57 GMT
I'll catch Blithe Spirit when it hits the west end.
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Post by learfan on Mar 24, 2019 8:04:10 GMT
Wonder when they will announce the other plays? There are usually four mainhouse offerings and two or three in the Ustinov.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Mar 24, 2019 8:09:46 GMT
learfan wondering the same, usually try to do a two play day when travelling to Bath, holding off booking for now until I know what is on in the Ustinov.
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Post by Rory on Mar 29, 2019 0:15:03 GMT
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Post by learfan on Mar 29, 2019 6:54:02 GMT
Hopefully this means the whole summer season will be formally announced next week.
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Post by Rory on Apr 3, 2019 14:22:40 GMT
Would be keen to see this:
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Post by learfan on Apr 3, 2019 14:40:07 GMT
Me too.
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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 18, 2019 22:03:48 GMT
Katherine Parkinson starring in Uncle Vanya.
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Post by learfan on Apr 19, 2019 7:28:52 GMT
Decent cast, already booked for 3 August.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jun 3, 2019 7:54:28 GMT
Didn't realise that Janie Dee was in Sonia and Vanya and Masha and Spike, which ends just 6 days before her first performance in Passion. She's keeping herself busy!
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Post by vdcni on Jun 3, 2019 7:56:41 GMT
She did say she booked in a lot for the period after finishing Follies as she knew it was going to leave such a big hole.
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Post by bgarde on Jul 25, 2019 8:06:48 GMT
Really enjoyed Uncle Vanya yesterday - all the performances were top notch and it will stay with me. Brisk, too - it came to just over 2 hours including interval. The set is lovely, too, and adds to the overall mood. I heard some mutterings about Clemence Poesy but I felt she had a melancholic quality that I found affecting and genuine. Mikhail was played by an understudy but you wouldn't know it.
I'd booked for Row C which is now the first row and if you're tall, it would be an uncomfortable squash. However being that close to the action was really something. And you could catch one or two moments extra - like Everett being unable to light a match repeatedly and glaring backstage.
Haven't been to theatre here before, it was a real treat to see such a well-mounted play in a nice (stumbling for adjectives) theatre.
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Post by Latecomer on Jul 25, 2019 14:40:57 GMT
Row E for me at matinee yesterday. Thought Parkinson was miscast....hardly a plain mouse that on-one would notice? And didn’t really enjoy Everett either....thought he was miscast too perhaps? I thought set was rather large.....perhaps would have been better with smaller more claustrophobic feel? And somehow I thought the whole direction just didn’t work...not quite sure why....but I have seen much better. Having said that I did feel I had been transported to another world when I emerged from the theatre....felt a bit spaced out as you do sometimes after good theatre, so perhaps I am being a bit harsh! I agree, wouldn’t have known understudy was an understudy...he nailed it! Went for a cup of tea ☕️ afterwards as that always makes everything ok! |
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