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Post by talkingheads on Mar 26, 2020 10:16:53 GMT
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Post by dontdreamit on Mar 26, 2020 10:18:16 GMT
Has anyone got any recommendations for a 6 year old? They loved Wind In The Willows and would love something similar
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Mar 26, 2020 12:36:00 GMT
The NT just announced the launch of “National Theatre at Home” with free titles from their collection available for streaming for a week each on YouTube during the shutdown. Currently announced are “One Man, Two Guvnors”, “Jane Eyre”, “Treasure Island” and “Twelfth Night” but with more to follow. Along with Patti’s basement this is probably the best bit of news since the pandemic broke out for the theatre community. National Theatre at Home
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Post by maggiem on Mar 26, 2020 12:52:34 GMT
The NT just announced the launch of “National Theatre at Home” with free titles from their collection available for streaming for a week each on YouTube during the shutdown. Currently announced are “One Man, Two Guvnors”, “Jane Eyre”, “Treasure Island” and “Twelfth Night” but with more to follow. Along with Patti’s basement this is probably the best bit of news since the pandemic broke out for the theatre community. National Theatre at HomeDo you have to sign up for this?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Mar 26, 2020 12:59:38 GMT
Happy
Now we can begin the wish list for the next batch, assuming as the NT is closed till July we will get 1 a week until they reopen.
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Post by n1david on Mar 26, 2020 13:21:40 GMT
Now we can begin the wish list for the next batch, assuming as the NT is closed till July we will get 1 a week until they reopen. Guess it depends on the rights - the NT tweeted so I'm guessing they have to get the OK from the performers, assuming that they only gave permission at the time for the cinema relay. So there may be some that might not be available, but here's hoping...
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Mar 26, 2020 13:57:20 GMT
Do you have to sign up for this?
More details to follow but indications are each play is available on their youTube channel for a week, so no sign up necessary. National Theatre - youTube
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Mar 26, 2020 14:10:34 GMT
This is fantastic news, truly is. We are making giant strides here!
This House better be featured too or I'll be heartbroken.
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Post by Jon on Mar 26, 2020 14:26:26 GMT
I suspect it’ll be NT productions only and probably will exclude things that may be touring in the future like Curious Incident and War Horse and more recent productions like Small Island
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Post by alece10 on Mar 26, 2020 15:46:31 GMT
First one is One Man two Govnors. So looking forward to seeing that again.
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Post by Fleance on Mar 26, 2020 16:11:41 GMT
By using the BBC iPlayer as their platform, the RSC is sadly not participating in the worldwide generosity of some other companies.
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Post by Jon on Mar 26, 2020 16:32:30 GMT
By using the BBC iPlayer as their platform, the RSC is sadly not participating in the worldwide generosity of some other companies. iPlayer is one of the most used catch up services in the country, I would imagine it's a lot cheaper to put things on iPlayer than to broadcast them on BBC Two or BBC Four.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 16:34:23 GMT
Well done NT! Will be bunging them a few quid in gratitude for each one I watch, hope others do the same.
A week ago I'd have felt depressed at the prospect of them being closed till 30 June but now it actually feels optimistic that they expect to be able to open after that; might not be possible, of course, but nice to have something to hope for.
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Post by Fleance on Mar 26, 2020 16:56:59 GMT
By using the BBC iPlayer as their platform, the RSC is sadly not participating in the worldwide generosity of some other companies. iPlayer is one of the most used catch up services in the country, I would imagine it's a lot cheaper to put things on iPlayer than to broadcast them on BBC Two or BBC Four. What I meant was, so many companies in the U.S. and Europe are streaming their events on YouTube and via other platforms, so that they can be seen worldwide. No BBC platform, whether iPlayer or BBC Two or Four, is viewable around the world. They are restricted to the U.K. The RSC should have come up with a more generous method.
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Post by intoanewlife on Mar 26, 2020 18:39:54 GMT
iPlayer is one of the most used catch up services in the country, I would imagine it's a lot cheaper to put things on iPlayer than to broadcast them on BBC Two or BBC Four. What I meant was, so many companies in the U.S. and Europe are streaming their events on YouTube and via other platforms, so that they can be seen worldwide. No BBC platform, whether iPlayer or BBC Two or Four, is viewable around the world. They are restricted to the U.K. The RSC should have come up with a more generous method. They obviously don't have the rights to screen them worldwide.
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Post by Fleance on Mar 26, 2020 18:42:00 GMT
What I meant was, so many companies in the U.S. and Europe are streaming their events on YouTube and via other platforms, so that they can be seen worldwide. No BBC platform, whether iPlayer or BBC Two or Four, is viewable around the world. They are restricted to the U.K. The RSC should have come up with a more generous method. They obviously don't have the rights to screen them worldwide. Sorry to belabor this. The NT has managed it, and the Metropolitan Opera, and others. These unusual times have created flexibility in the relevant rights-holding communities.
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Post by Jon on Mar 26, 2020 18:55:18 GMT
Given the plays the RSC are providing are part of the U.K. syllabus, it made sense for them to partner with the BBC and it gives a longer window compared to the NT and Met.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 20:29:24 GMT
The NT just announced the launch of “National Theatre at Home” with free titles from their collection available for streaming for a week each on YouTube during the shutdown. Currently announced are “One Man, Two Guvnors”, “Jane Eyre”, “Treasure Island” and “Twelfth Night” but with more to follow. Along with Patti’s basement this is probably the best bit of news since the pandemic broke out for the theatre community. National Theatre at HomeBrilliant news. I appreciate that they film stuff with no intention of making it available for mass consumption (outside of cinema viewings) but these are strange times and with an entire industry shutdown, it feels right that our National Theatre finds a way to still deliver high quality theatre for everyone. Making it free to view is interesting as I suspect quite a few people would be more than happy to pay-to-view professional recordings, but I’ll be making a donation regardless. Viewing figures will be interesting. Coincidentally, I never got around to seeing the announced four productions. Wasn’t Jane Eyre like a mammoth 4 hours? I’m sure I talked myself out of seeing it for that reason, because my bum can’t stand those NT seats for much longer than 2 hours! I wonder what, if anything, comes after the announced shows?
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Post by djdan14 on Mar 26, 2020 20:33:45 GMT
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Post by Mark on Mar 26, 2020 23:18:41 GMT
Great initiative by the National Theatre! Will certainly be watching and it's great they are available for a full week.
Would love if we could get Virginia Woolf/All My Sons but guessing it'll be limited to NT in house productions.
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Post by tonylony on Mar 27, 2020 6:40:32 GMT
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 27, 2020 8:36:32 GMT
By using the BBC iPlayer as their platform, the RSC is sadly not participating in the worldwide generosity of some other companies. A bigger selection of RSC plays is available on Marquee.tv with a free 30 day trial which I think is available internationally. I'm sure US TV companies are showing stuff we can't see over here!
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Post by viserys on Mar 27, 2020 8:48:41 GMT
It's still a bit sad though. I've mostly been watching the Met Opera's stream to boost my knowledge of operas in general and to see some of the greatest opera singers on stage and I love that it's totally hassle-free - you just click on the relevant link on their website, open the web player and you're off. Some even offer a selection of international subtitles.
I don't want to have to jump through hoops or registration processes (which put me off the Wiener Staatsoper). I also think that those who offer their streams generously for free worldwide now will benefit from donations. I donated last week when Eugenius was streamed for free and will most definitely donate to the Met, too, for their offerings as being able to see all these operas now is one of the very few positive things to come out of this crisis.
Maybe the RSC just doesn't think globally enough or thinks the language barrier is too high for plays?
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 27, 2020 11:48:59 GMT
The BBC will be paying the RSC for rights to show the plays in the UK.
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Post by xanady on Mar 27, 2020 11:55:33 GMT
Nothing beats live theatre,but respect to every single provider who has stepped up to help entertain us in these dark days...well done to them for their altruistic decision-making.
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Post by Fleance on Mar 27, 2020 13:38:17 GMT
It's still a bit sad though. I've mostly been watching the Met Opera's stream to boost my knowledge of operas in general and to see some of the greatest opera singers on stage and I love that it's totally hassle-free - you just click on the relevant link on their website, open the web player and you're off. Some even offer a selection of international subtitles. I don't want to have to jump through hoops or registration processes (which put me off the Wiener Staatsoper). I also think that those who offer their streams generously for free worldwide now will benefit from donations. I donated last week when Eugenius was streamed for free and will most definitely donate to the Met, too, for their offerings as being able to see all these operas now is one of the very few positive things to come out of this crisis. Maybe the RSC just doesn't think globally enough or thinks the language barrier is too high for plays? What the RSC is doing, is offending those international supporters who are contributors. But I guess they have become less of an international company, just at the National has become more international. However, the possibility of a free 30-day membership to Marquee.tv sounds like a possible way to view some of the RSC content.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 15:33:19 GMT
The NT just announced the launch of “National Theatre at Home” with free titles from their collection available for streaming for a week each on YouTube during the shutdown. Currently announced are “One Man, Two Guvnors”, “Jane Eyre”, “Treasure Island” and “Twelfth Night” but with more to follow. Along with Patti’s basement this is probably the best bit of news since the pandemic broke out for the theatre community. National Theatre at HomeBrilliant news. I appreciate that they film stuff with no intention of making it available for mass consumption (outside of cinema viewings) but these are strange times and with an entire industry shutdown, it feels right that our National Theatre finds a way to still deliver high quality theatre for everyone. Making it free to view is interesting as I suspect quite a few people would be more than happy to pay-to-view professional recordings, but I’ll be making a donation regardless. Viewing figures will be interesting. Coincidentally, I never got around to seeing the announced four productions. Wasn’t Jane Eyre like a mammoth 4 hours? I’m sure I talked myself out of seeing it for that reason, because my bum can’t stand those NT seats for much longer than 2 hours! I wonder what, if anything, comes after the announced shows?
I absolutely ADORED that Jane Eyre. I saw it twice. It was so so good. I found it really creative and fresh and modern, totally in keeping with the book, but massively creative. I am so excited to see it again.
The NT lives I'd most like to see again are Frankenstein (with the Cumberbatch as monster version), The Deep Blue Sea (omg Helen McCrory was amazing) and Twelfth Night, because it was so genuinely funny all the way through, and so joyous.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 16:15:38 GMT
The cynic in me thinks they try to avoid their commercially viable stuff, so I’m not expecting to see Frankenstein, but prove me wrong NT lol.
A random one I’d quite like to see is Last of The Haussmans from a few years ago. At the time I remember it being billed as a vehicle for Julie Walters (for time on stage in years I believe) but the supporting cast, well known to theatre, have all since gone on to do some really big projects - Rory Kinnear (Bond movies), Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders) and Taron Egerton (Rocketman) etc. Be interesting to revisit and see that dynamic in action again.
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Post by viserys on Mar 27, 2020 17:23:07 GMT
I don't think it's been mentioned yet, but the Bolshoi in Moscow is now also offering free streams of some of their biggest ballets and operas. They are streamed on their youtube channel and available for 24 hrs afterwards. Starting with Swan Lake tonight.
Among the operas is Boris Godunov, which we saw ourselves in Moscow. As I fell asleep during the last act, it will be great to finally see what I missed (ahem)
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 27, 2020 17:40:11 GMT
]What the RSC is doing, is offending those international supporters who are contributors. But I guess they have become less of an international company, just at the National has become more international. However, the possibility of a free 30-day membership to Marquee.tv sounds like a possible way to view some of the RSC content. marquee.tv gives you a way to watch three times as many RSC productions for free as are being shown on the BBC (which we aren't getting for free in the UK either, as we have to pay for it!). I have no idea why you are all so put out by this!
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