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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2020 21:40:12 GMT
Daniel Kitson being Daniel Kitson, he is releasing his Gregory Church show, screening three times a day this week, but limiting capacity to the amount of seats in the venue, 300 or so. The website crashed immediately, one hour later no luck and I am out. I love the man and I hope he releases it elsewhere! He's posted an update on his website - tickets will be re-released somewhere else on Sunday www.danielkitson.com/Also says ... So I presume he means the Gregory Church film will be on there, without the live intro. |
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Post by intoanewlife on May 16, 2020 16:10:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2020 16:33:02 GMT
Enoyed " Midnight Your Time" from the Donmar, written by Adam Brace a few years ago, and directed by Michael Longhurst and starring Diana Quick, recorded during lockdown. Available till the 19th May. |
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 22, 2020 16:52:08 GMT
I've only just seen this - tonight and live, Love Letters by A. R. Gurney with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald (I follow a few West Wing fan sites, that's President Jed Bartlet and Carol the press secretary assistant for West Wing fans). Wiki - Love Letters is a play by A. R. Gurney that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play centers on two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the notes, letters and cards – in which over nearly 50 years, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats – that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. Link to register, 8pm UK time. www.cvent.com/c/express/66f87239-06ef-4740-9294-4695bfdcf927?i=dd17acb8-5251-44e7-a375-86787ad8aaa2 - hope it works! |
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Post by crowblack on May 22, 2020 17:19:18 GMT
Wordsworth readings with an excellent line up of actors is just about to start on the Hay Festival's online site.
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Post by jakobo on May 22, 2020 19:53:12 GMT
Any thoughts on Streetcar? I found it rather mediocre performance-wise apart from Gillian of course.
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Post by Polly1 on May 22, 2020 20:58:51 GMT
I've only just seen this - tonight and live, Love Letters by A. R. Gurney with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald (I follow a few West Wing fan sites, that's President Jed Bartlet and Carol the press secretary assistant for West Wing fans). Wiki - Love Letters is a play by A. R. Gurney that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play centers on two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the notes, letters and cards – in which over nearly 50 years, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats – that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. Link to register, 8pm UK time. www.cvent.com/c/express/66f87239-06ef-4740-9294-4695bfdcf927?i=dd17acb8-5251-44e7-a375-86787ad8aaa2 - hope it works! Thanks, the link worked and it was v enjoyable, thanks for flagging it up. |
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 23, 2020 12:46:25 GMT
I've only just seen this - tonight and live, Love Letters by A. R. Gurney with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald (I follow a few West Wing fan sites, that's President Jed Bartlet and Carol the press secretary assistant for West Wing fans). Wiki - Love Letters is a play by A. R. Gurney that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play centers on two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III. Using the epistolary form sometimes found in novels, they sit side by side at tables and read the notes, letters and cards – in which over nearly 50 years, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats – that have passed between them throughout their separated lives. Link to register, 8pm UK time. www.cvent.com/c/express/66f87239-06ef-4740-9294-4695bfdcf927?i=dd17acb8-5251-44e7-a375-86787ad8aaa2 - hope it works! Thanks, the link worked and it was v enjoyable, thanks for flagging it up. It was lovely, wasn't it! Glad you caught it. |
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Post by crowblack on May 23, 2020 12:55:07 GMT
"Wordsworth 250: A Night in with the Wordsworths" - Toby Jones, Helen McCrory, Jonathan Pryce, Cumberbatch et al reading Wordsworth, now on the Hay Festival's Youtube.
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Post by crowblack on May 24, 2020 8:46:36 GMT
Any thoughts on Streetcar? I found it rather mediocre performance-wise apart from Gillian of course. The rotating set was very distracting, and that combined with the speed and the way tonally it was dialled up to 11 most of the time meant the events of the play didn't really hit, apart from that closing scene which had me in tears. I saw the production with Maxine Peake in Manchester 4 years ago, and that was also staged in the round but with minimal set so you were able to concentrate on the performance, and the highs and lows had far more impact (Kowalski's violence, for example, which I didn't really feel here). Also, I don't like the trend for pop songs being introduced into plays - they carry their own universes with them and your own personal memories bound up with that song, and importing them into the work of another artist damages the main work, I think. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 24, 2020 13:32:53 GMT
Any thoughts on Streetcar? I found it rather mediocre performance-wise apart from Gillian of course. The rotating set was very distracting, and that combined with the speed and the way tonally it was dialled up to 11 most of the time meant the events of the play didn't really hit, apart from that closing scene which had me in tears. I saw the production with Maxine Peake in Manchester 4 years ago, and that was also staged in the round but with minimal set so you were able to concentrate on the performance, and the highs and lows had far more impact (Kowalski's violence, for example, which I didn't really feel here). Also, I don't like the trend for pop songs being introduced into plays - they carry their own universes with them and your own personal memories bound up with that song, and importing them into the work of another artist damages the main work, I think. Rotation was really slow most of the time, one of the things I wanted to see was if you noticed the stage rotation on the filmed version. Agree with the accents though but really liked Gillian Andersons performance |
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Post by TallPaul on May 24, 2020 16:08:04 GMT
Not exactly streaming, but Michael Frayn's Copenhagen is on Radio 3 tonight at 7.30, with Gretcha Scacchi, Simon Russell Beale and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Post by crowblack on May 24, 2020 16:14:37 GMT
and Benedict Cumberbatch. He's on Radio 4 at the same time - they're repeating Cabin Fever. |
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Post by david on May 25, 2020 14:22:05 GMT
Not exactly streaming, but Michael Frayn's Copenhagen is on Radio 3 tonight at 7.30, with Gretcha Scacchi, Simon Russell Beale and Benedict Cumberbatch. Thanks for posting about this. A really enjoyable evening spent listening to this last night. He's on Radio 4 at the same time - they're repeating Cabin Fever. Thanks for posting about this too. I've got this playing on BBC Sounds at the moment. I'm enjoying this so far. |
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Post by intoanewlife on May 25, 2020 17:22:35 GMT
Any thoughts on Streetcar? I found it rather mediocre performance-wise apart from Gillian of course. The rotating set was very distracting, and that combined with the speed and the way tonally it was dialled up to 11 most of the time meant the events of the play didn't really hit, apart from that closing scene which had me in tears. I saw the production with Maxine Peake in Manchester 4 years ago, and that was also staged in the round but with minimal set so you were able to concentrate on the performance, and the highs and lows had far more impact (Kowalski's violence, for example, which I didn't really feel here). Also, I don't like the trend for pop songs being introduced into plays - they carry their own universes with them and your own personal memories bound up with that song, and importing them into the work of another artist damages the main work, I think. I loved the rotating stage when I saw it, it really added a sense of unease to the production. However it doesn't work in the same way on film unfortunately, same with the music. I usually find the music annoying in the filmed shows though as it never mixed properly and is always far too loud and distracting. The Yerma recording is insufferable due to the music being three times as loud as the rest of the performance. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 26, 2020 8:55:44 GMT
A bit of the yummy Raul
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 12:40:32 GMT
Saw that production of Company four times, twice in its out-of-town tryout and twice on Broadway. I know some found its icier tone to be off-putting, but I loved the staging.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 26, 2020 12:42:49 GMT
Saw that production of Company four times, twice in its out-of-town tryout and twice on Broadway. I know some found its icier tone to be off-putting, but I loved the staging. 4 times? I'm jealous but at least I got to see it in NY and I found it wonderful. I don't suppose you caught Doyle's 1 act Merrily did you? |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 14:46:04 GMT
I don't suppose you caught Doyle's 1 act Merrily did you? Sadly, I did not. I know he provokes mixed opinions, but I've loved his Sondheim productions, particularly Sweeney Todd. And his Passion was revelatory in its storytelling. Pacific Overtures was a bit of a misfire in my eyes. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 26, 2020 15:21:03 GMT
I don't suppose you caught Doyle's 1 act Merrily did you? Sadly, I did not. I know he provokes mixed opinions, but I've loved his Sondheim productions, particularly Sweeney Todd. And his Passion was revelatory in its storytelling. Pacific Overtures was a bit of a misfire in my eyes. What bits misfired? I feel like a heretic for saying that I'm glad Tea was cut. Thanks in advance. I love DC's work |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 21:45:53 GMT
I probably used too strong a word. The production worked fine. I probably would not have cut the songs he did, but I understand what he was trying to accomplish in doing so. It just overall felt a bit flat the one time I was able to see it, a sort of blandness or lack of contrast that I don't recall from previous productions I've seen. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 27, 2020 5:58:09 GMT
I probably used too strong a word. The production worked fine. I probably would not have cut the songs he did, but I understand what he was trying to accomplish in doing so. It just overall felt a bit flat the one time I was able to see it, a sort of blandness or lack of contrast that I don't recall from previous productions I've seen. Yes. I've read about the blandness. I think he was aiming for minimalist but in actual fact the story is full of ritual, blood, guts and even a marching band. I'd still loved to see it though. |
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Post by theatreian on May 27, 2020 16:05:27 GMT
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Post by Deal J on May 29, 2020 15:55:20 GMT
To celebrate the release of the “8 - A Steampunk Opera” concept album on 8 June, a concert performance of the musical which sold out at The Other Palace Studio last summer will be streamed live on Tues 2 June at 7.30pm. Set a reminder & watch it here 👇 link
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Post by theatreian on May 30, 2020 14:50:47 GMT
Not streaming but Newsies the musical with Broadway cast is on BBC 2 Thursday 4th June at 1pm. Never seen this so will definitely see it.
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