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Post by bordeaux on Jan 20, 2022 20:48:30 GMT
With any luck some of them will make their way to the Barbican in time. Whatever happened to the Oedipus he was due to direct with Helen Mirren and Mark Strong?
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2022 10:19:48 GMT
With any luck some of them will make their way to the Barbican in time. Whatever happened to the Oedipus he was due to direct with Helen Mirren and Mark Strong? Last I saw it was still a possibility though no firm dates. He is apparently directing transfers of Hamlet and Oresteia in USA too. |
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2022 10:28:42 GMT
Except audiences of course. Hence the "in the industry" - his shows were always strong sellers. feel as though Rebecca Frecknall may have gazumped him now though She's directing Mary Stuart by Schiller in Germany soon, so following Icke's path out of the UK (and Katie Mitchell before them) to get opportunities. |
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 21, 2022 14:25:12 GMT
Hence the "in the industry" - his shows were always strong sellers. feel as though Rebecca Frecknall may have gazumped him now though She's directing Mary Stuart by Schiller in Germany soon, so following Icke's path out of the UK (and Katie Mitchell before them) to get opportunities. How interesting! And the chutzpah of doing Maria Stuart too in Germany! Like Declan Donellan starting his French career with Le Cid. |
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2022 14:37:22 GMT
She's directing Mary Stuart by Schiller in Germany soon, so following Icke's path out of the UK (and Katie Mitchell before them) to get opportunities. How interesting! And the chutzpah of doing Maria Stuart too in Germany! Yes. Has a European director ever been invited to a UK theatre to direct a Shakespeare tragedy ? Can't think of one. |
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Post by bordeaux on Jan 21, 2022 15:10:48 GMT
How interesting! And the chutzpah of doing Maria Stuart too in Germany! Yes. Has a European director ever been invited to a UK theatre to direct a Shakespeare tragedy ? Can't think of one. I do remember a Yuri Lyubimov production (1990ish) of Hamlet at the Old Vic with Danny Webb in the title role and some massive curtain in the middle of the stage which span on an axis. Not very good, I'm afraid. I do think that those for whom English is not a first language struggle with doing Shakespeare in English - Ninagawa's Japanese productions were glorious, but I don't think many liked his Lear (with Nigel Hawthorne) or Hamlet (with Michael Maloney) so much. |
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Post by Jan on Jan 21, 2022 16:02:07 GMT
Peter Stein directed Troilus and Cressida in English at one point. I didn’t see it.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Jan 21, 2022 19:19:44 GMT
Hence the "in the industry" - his shows were always strong sellers. feel as though Rebecca Frecknall may have gazumped him now though She's directing Mary Stuart by Schiller in Germany soon, so following Icke's path out of the UK (and Katie Mitchell before them) to get opportunities. I think she's got some rather cushty gigs stateside as well – plus that new Gatsby musical with Florence Welch |
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Post by drowseychap on Jan 28, 2022 16:49:54 GMT
Just opened at the Birmingham Rep my friend went last night wasn’t really looking forward to it but afterwards said it was stunning production loved it
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Post by showgirl on Jan 29, 2022 11:05:28 GMT
Have seen a 5-star review but it's such a gut-wrenching story that I can't face it - even assuming I wanted to commit to a trip to Birmingham & booking nonrefundable train tix too. Wonder ifcit will transfer?
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Post by Jan on Jan 29, 2022 14:24:12 GMT
Have seen a 5-star review but it's such a gut-wrenching story that I can't face it - even assuming I wanted to commit to a trip to Birmingham & booking nonrefundable train tix too. Wonder ifcit will transfer? It’s playing loads of places including Richmond. animalfarmonstage.co.uk/ |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 29, 2022 14:29:58 GMT
Thank you, Jan - hadn't known. Shall see if I can steel myself sufficiently...
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Post by Forrest on Jan 29, 2022 21:56:46 GMT
Just opened at the Birmingham Rep my friend went last night wasn’t really looking forward to it but afterwards said it was stunning production loved it Was your friend taking kids, or would they say it's an adult-friendly production, too? I am kind of leaning towards going to see it, because... Icke, but I wouldn't want to invite someone to come along only to realise that it's made in a way that is absolutely meant for kids halfway through and have them hate me. :) |
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Post by drowseychap on Jan 29, 2022 23:39:50 GMT
Just opened at the Birmingham Rep my friend went last night wasn’t really looking forward to it but afterwards said it was stunning production loved it Was your friend taking kids, or would they say it's an adult-friendly production, too? I am kind of leaning towards going to see it, because... Icke, but I wouldn't want to invite someone to come along only to realise that it's made in a way that is absolutely meant for kids halfway through and have them hate me.  Hi they didn’t take children didn’t say if was child friendly just that it was stunning I’m going to try to go next week if I do will let you know |
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Post by Forrest on Jan 30, 2022 6:51:29 GMT
Was your friend taking kids, or would they say it's an adult-friendly production, too? I am kind of leaning towards going to see it, because... Icke, but I wouldn't want to invite someone to come along only to realise that it's made in a way that is absolutely meant for kids halfway through and have them hate me. :) Hi they didn’t take children didn’t say if was child friendly just that it was stunning I’m going to try to go next week if I do will let you know Thank you! I will be impatiently watching this space. :) (No pressure, though, of course!) |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 31, 2022 17:14:18 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 31, 2022 18:49:03 GMT
This has got transfer to the Nash written all over it.
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Post by lonlad on Jan 31, 2022 23:57:06 GMT
National press night canceled/delayed due to COVID (what else?)
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Post by drowseychap on Feb 1, 2022 1:42:30 GMT
Hi they didn’t take children didn’t say if was child friendly just that it was stunning I’m going to try to go next week if I do will let you know Thank you! I will be impatiently watching this space. (No pressure, though, of course!) Saw on the website a couple of school performances so I. Guess will be ok 👍 in case I don’t make it didn’t realise it ends this week already but going in tour |
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Post by robertb213 on Feb 1, 2022 12:47:38 GMT
National press night canceled/delayed due to COVID (what else?) I'm reviewing the Cambridge press night next week, still going ahead as far as I know. |
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Post by Forrest on Feb 1, 2022 15:56:06 GMT
Thank you! I will be impatiently watching this space. :) (No pressure, though, of course!) Saw on the website a couple of school performances so I. Guess will be ok 👍 in case I don’t make it didn’t realise it ends this week already but going in tour Oh, it's definitely child-friendly, one of the theatres involved is a children's theatre. I'm more wondering if it is adults-friendly, so I can take someone close to 40 to see it with me without them hating me afterwards. :) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 20:06:06 GMT
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 1, 2022 20:25:09 GMT
"Prior to the West End" - so I won't have to make the trip down to Richmond if I want to see this in London I take it? Had this been announced before, because I didn't notice it if it was.
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Post by Jan on Feb 2, 2022 7:04:14 GMT
"Prior to the West End" - so I won't have to make the trip down to Richmond if I want to see this in London I take it? Had this been announced before, because I didn't notice it if it was. It wasn't announced previously as far as I know. It'll run and tour for years like An Inspector Calls - it's a GCSE set book. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 2, 2022 7:39:39 GMT
Aren't most things these days either Prior to West end or Direct from Londons glitzy West end?
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