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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 22:39:24 GMT
What welcome news. This was one of the last things I saw before lockdown. It will be bittersweet to see it again.
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Sept 7, 2020 9:09:08 GMT
Was supposed to see this in March, great to hear it will be filmed...and with Allam. Also hoping for some recording of Leopoldstadt.  |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Sept 7, 2020 15:39:36 GMT
I had my buddy from Nebraska coming to the UK specifically for this in April (Richard Armitage fan), she was seeing multiple performances over the 10 days she was due to be here, I was booked for one. I cannot begin to tell you how heartbroken she was that her trip to London was cancelled because of Covid (we were going to Wiltons for Pinafore and some other stuff too). She got ticket refunds but held her flight to come over in 2021 - then lost her job a few weeks ago, after 16 years with the company (Grand Island Independent Newspaper, she handled their social media and got lots of tweets aimed and missing for the UK Independent newspaper. She probably knows more about Brexit than I do). Her Mom worked there decades ago, her daughter works there too. I told her they had filmed and would be screening - I cannot tell you guys how much that meant to her. Might not be in the room but at least, very least, she gets to see it (*hopefully* - if it's available in the US).
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 24, 2020 17:19:40 GMT
We already knew that the filmed version was going to be shown on the BBC at some point, but it was announced today that it will be part of the Christmas lineup on BBC4. Exact details TBA.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2020 10:40:12 GMT
I believe it’s on on the 30th December. Possibly 31st. I checked the other day and have not fully committed to memory. I assume it’s on iPlayer after.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Dec 19, 2020 11:57:13 GMT
YES! Just checked the TV listings, on Wednesday 30 December 2020 on BBC4 at 10pm - "Uncle Vanya - Recording of the 2020 production of Chekhov's play, starring Toby Jones".
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Post by londonmzfitz on Dec 19, 2020 12:14:57 GMT
Hey Hey! Anyone know if my Nebraskan pal can see this anyway from the US? (She's not in Nebraska anymore, the loss of job & income meant both she and her daughter have legged it to Massachusetts to be a bit nearer to her sister in Salem and are loving it!) ...
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Post by lichtie on Dec 19, 2020 15:49:07 GMT
Hey Hey! Anyone know if my Nebraskan pal can see this anyway from the US? (She's not in Nebraska anymore, the loss of job & income meant both she and her daughter have legged it to Massachusetts to be a bit nearer to her sister in Salem and are loving it!) ... Not entirely legally... But a VPN can be configured to make your computer/tablet look like it is sitting in the UK. |
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Post by lynette on Dec 31, 2020 0:38:03 GMT
Beautifully filmed. Just as good as in the theatre though having seen it I think added to the enjoyment as I knew how the piece was paced etc. Roger Allam a joy and Toby Jones a revelation. I saw Anna Calder Marshall many, many moons ago when she did a season at the old B’ham Rep playing the heroines. So young...so talented...as was she of course.
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 31, 2020 1:45:00 GMT
It was all a bit Tier 4  |
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Post by david on Jan 1, 2021 14:13:11 GMT
I gave this a watch is morning and totally agree with lynette's comments. I never got the chance to see this live but the filmed production was a fantastic watch. A beautifully crafted piece of theatre with a stunning set and great cast who kept me thoroughly entertained. |
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Post by londonpostie on Jan 1, 2021 14:29:22 GMT
What did people think of Aimee Lou Wood (Sonya)? Only previous professional experience was in Netflix's Sex Education.
Some big judgement calls in that decision I'd imagine (in also wanting to appeal to the young Netflix crowd). Heck of a West End debut, I thought.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jan 1, 2021 14:38:50 GMT
Thought she was excellent, the missed kiss was heartbreaking.
The filmed version really bought out her performance as on the stage Toby did dominate and her nuanced performance was always in the shadows.
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Post by Forrest on Jan 1, 2021 16:23:55 GMT
I watched it last night as a way to say goodbye to 2020, and I loved it as much as I did in the theatre, with the minor difference that I actually preferred Roger Allam to the original Professor.
It's such a nuanced, gentle version with brilliant performances all around... There really isn't anything about it not to like, is there?!
I agree that Aimee Lou Wood was amazing. Her Sonya felt incredibly relatable to me, and she managed to find the perfect balance between the character's vulnerability and strength, which was just wonderful to watch.
Also, Toby Jones was just perfect. There's not one thing about his performance that I would change.
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Post by londonpostie on Jan 1, 2021 18:05:03 GMT
th, I often struggle with Toby Jones and I wondered if they intentionally managed to tone him down a little As an aside, at the end of this very strange year I can now spot some things that previously would have gone unnoticed. Seemed to me, unknowingly, in Dr Astrov, Chekhov depicts a classic example of Asperger's Syndrome - about 50 years before it had a name. Anyway, tonight it's either Bleak House on the iPlayer or the Almedia's recent Hamlet on 'download'. Lets start as we mean to go on  |
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