149 posts
|
Post by tonylony on Mar 27, 2020 6:40:32 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted 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! |
|
2,702 posts
Member is Online
|
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?
|
|
3,350 posts
Member is Online
|
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.
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
2,702 posts
Member is Online
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted 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! |
|
311 posts
|
Post by olliebean on Mar 27, 2020 17:48:08 GMT
|
|
2,761 posts
|
Post by n1david on Mar 28, 2020 17:46:41 GMT
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Mar 28, 2020 18:17:38 GMT
Oh the ending got stuck the day I went to see Wild and I felt terrible so now can see what it should have been like.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 18:27:01 GMT
|
|
1,863 posts
Member is Online
|
Post by NeilVHughes on Mar 28, 2020 18:27:55 GMT
peggs was also there when it failed and we were given an extremely poor description of what was meant to happen. Went to see it again later in the run and it was one of the most impressive stage effects I have seen.
|
|
|
|
Post by crabtree on Mar 28, 2020 19:58:06 GMT
anyone care to put a spoiler of what the effect was...I know nothing about this show.
|
|
|
|
Post by QueerTheatre on Mar 28, 2020 21:04:57 GMT
I didn't realise there was a thread here, but nearly 3k people have watched my show Since U Been Gone since I put it online last week. Its an old version of the show, so it's not perfect & it differed to the published text, but if you wanna watch some Trans Theatre check it out! Trigger Warnings are in the video description (as is my PayPal info if anyone wanted to donate money towards an artist who's had 2 musicals and a play pulled this week alone!) Follow the pop up on teddylamb.com to find the full show  |
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Mar 28, 2020 21:44:33 GMT
anyone care to put a spoiler of what the effect was...I know nothing about this show. it's about the WikiLeaks but i'd recommend not knowing and watching it instead. |
|
3,040 posts
|
Post by crowblack on Mar 28, 2020 22:01:29 GMT
Just watched the Hedda Gabler, and can confirm the English subtitle function works!
|
|
|
|
Post by Forrest on Mar 28, 2020 23:24:46 GMT
Just watched the Hedda Gabler, and can confirm the English subtitle function works! If you are referring to the Schaubuhne one, me too. It worked just fine. (My sister and I watched it 'together', although she's in Budapest and I am in London. We both very much liked it.) |
|
173 posts
|
Post by paplazaroo on Mar 29, 2020 11:45:07 GMT
Really enjoyed the Hedda Gabler and looking forward to Hamlet on Wednesday! One thing struck me - it was very reminiscent of Rob Icke's Orestiea and Hamlet - the set, aesthetic and the use of 'God Only Knows' by the beach boys, reckon that's coincidence?
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 18:08:26 GMT
Really enjoyed the Hedda Gabler and looking forward to Hamlet on Wednesday! One thing struck me - it was very reminiscent of Rob Icke's Orestiea and Hamlet - the set, aesthetic and the use of 'God Only Knows' by the beach boys, reckon that's coincidence? It’s very much a shared aesthetic in recent European theatre, especially as regards reviving classic texts. Many of the plays being like a peek into the wealthier or more powerful, hence the sleek, modernist design. Van Hove, Osterneier, Stone, Icke and so on. I think it reflects a corporatised society and an ‘elite’ that, whilst benefitting outwardly, are riven with factionalism, jealousy and all the other stuff of great tragedy. |
|
3,320 posts
|
Post by david on Mar 29, 2020 18:32:08 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed watching Hampstead’s I and You last night. I’m definitely tuning in on Thursday night for the NT’s screening this week. Whilst nothing will beat being sat in an auditorium watching it live, I must say watching online screenings over the coming weeks will help in getting a regular theatre fix. Watching streamed productions at home also has the benefit of not being worried about having mobile phones going off mid performance or people munching on food.
|
|
2,761 posts
|
Post by n1david on Mar 29, 2020 18:41:37 GMT
I have to say having watched a couple of performances from an artist's living room (no names, no pack drill), I am inclined to add sound engineers to the list of key workers.
|
|
2,761 posts
|
Post by n1david on Mar 30, 2020 17:43:09 GMT
|
|
