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Post by Rory on Jun 25, 2019 22:20:17 GMT
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Post by vdcni on Jun 25, 2019 22:43:26 GMT
Could be interesting though Marber as director doesn't fill me with confidence given his work at the National.
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Post by Jon on Jun 25, 2019 23:41:14 GMT
Must be Stoppard's first direct to West End play in a very long time. Things like Rock n Roll started in the subsidised sector.
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Post by lonlad on Jun 25, 2019 23:44:24 GMT
Yes it is, and Marber is an inspired choice to direct if his wonderful production of TRAVESTIES is any gauge: easily the best take on that difficult play we are likely to see for some while now. Let's hope this latest is better than the entirely forgettable THE HARD PROBLEM.
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Post by bordeaux on Jun 26, 2019 5:22:47 GMT
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Post by learfan on Jun 26, 2019 6:08:14 GMT
Very exciting and unexpected news, he is 81 after all! It says the play needs a big company so i would imagine the NT are miffed he didnt offer it to them. Bound to be a top cast.
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Post by Jan on Jun 26, 2019 6:52:17 GMT
Very exciting and unexpected news, he is 81 after all! It says the play needs a big company so i would imagine the NT are miffed he didnt offer it to them. Bound to be a top cast. Why do you assume he didn't offer it to NT ? They might have rejected it - it's not like his name's Sir David Hare. |
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Post by zahidf on Jun 26, 2019 7:14:36 GMT
After the horrific hard problem, I'll be wary of this. Will see casting/offers
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Post by zahidf on Jun 26, 2019 7:35:18 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jun 26, 2019 8:34:39 GMT
Very exciting and unexpected news, he is 81 after all! It says the play needs a big company so i would imagine the NT are miffed he didnt offer it to them. Bound to be a top cast. Why do you assume he didn't offer it to NT ? They might have rejected it - it's not like his name's Sir David Hare. Hare is that the only living male playwright the NT produce these days |
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Post by learfan on Jun 26, 2019 9:05:22 GMT
Very exciting and unexpected news, he is 81 after all! It says the play needs a big company so i would imagine the NT are miffed he didnt offer it to them. Bound to be a top cast. Why do you assume he didn't offer it to NT ? They might have rejected it - it's not like his name's Sir David Hare. Badly worded, i didnt assume, from the article it would seem a likely destination, maybe they did say no. |
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Post by jampot on Jun 26, 2019 10:27:06 GMT
On sale now to dmt+
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Post by Snciole on Jun 26, 2019 13:16:36 GMT
After the horrific hard problem, I'll be wary of this. Will see casting/offers The Hard Problem was dreadful and forgettable. I think this has heavily discounted written all over it unless the casting is out of this world and you know not just Marber casting Debra Gillet. |
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Post by lynette on Jun 26, 2019 13:40:30 GMT
Let’s hope it is a late flowering as they say. Def Booking.
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Post by learfan on Jun 26, 2019 17:21:59 GMT
After the horrific hard problem, I'll be wary of this. Will see casting/offers The Hard Problem was dreadful and forgettable. I think this has heavily discounted written all over it unless the casting is out of this world and you know not just Marber casting Debra Gillet. Im kinda hoping the casting will be outta this world. |
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Post by peggs on Jun 26, 2019 21:30:59 GMT
mmmmm so wait and see for casting I guess, i'm going to pay more than I want for this to get a seat i'm happy with but I do love a Stoppard.
PS if this is selling well please someone tell me and i'll hurry up and buy.
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Post by nash16 on Jun 26, 2019 21:32:55 GMT
The Hard Problem was dreadful and forgettable. I think this has heavily discounted written all over it unless the casting is out of this world and you know not just Marber casting Debra Gillet. Im kinda hoping the casting will be outta this world. Well, we'll definitely be getting Debra Gillet, of course... Would love Rachel Weisz to be the lead. |
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Post by lynette on Jun 27, 2019 21:00:26 GMT
How can we cast it when we don’t know who the characters will be? Or do we?
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Post by joem on Jun 27, 2019 21:12:21 GMT
I would love to see Erich von Stroheim in this.
It's going to be an interesting play, where it stands in the Stoppard oeuvre is to be determined but a guy who's written some of the stuff he has can be forgiven the occasional turkey.
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Post by Rory on Oct 24, 2019 23:05:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 9:32:22 GMT
Main cast members announced so far ...
plus three sets of child actors.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 25, 2019 10:32:10 GMT
HOW did Ed Stoppard get cast in this?  |
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Post by zahidf on Oct 25, 2019 12:10:34 GMT
Cast seems to scream offers/day seats
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Post by showgirl on Oct 25, 2019 16:48:01 GMT
Cast seems to scream offers/day seats In what way, please, zahidf? I really rate some of the cast (eg Alexis Zegerman, Adrian Scarborough and Dorothea Myer-Bennett - the last-named seems to pop up everywhere); it's the author himself of whom I am wary. |
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Post by youngoffender on Oct 27, 2019 15:57:15 GMT
Cast seems to scream offers/day seats In what way, please, zahidf ? I really rate some of the cast (eg Alexis Zegerman, Adrian Scarborough and Dorothea Myer-Bennett - the last-named seems to pop up everywhere); it's the author himself of whom I am wary. No doubt, there are some distinguished theatre actors amongst the cast, and if this were debuting at the NT there is no reason to doubt it would sell advance tickets. The challenge in the West End is that the audience is a different mix - yes, there are regular play-goers who will recognise some names here, but it is far more reliant on the fairweather tourist - if they are going to pay top price for a seat at Wyndham's, then (understandably) stars are going to be a key part of the draw. And with the best will in the world, none of these actors are household names in the UK, let alone further afield.
Success for this production is going to be hugely dependent on how good the play is, so I can't see it selling well before the reviews are out. Let's hope it's the valedictory masterwork that would be a fitting bookend to Stoppard's career.
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