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Post by NeilVHughes on Aug 14, 2020 6:58:04 GMT
The National Theatre in London is to welcome back audiences for the first time since March with a new play whose main character asks himself: “How British am I as a black man?” Written by Roy Williams and Clint Dyer, it is a sequel to the pair’s monologue Death of England. Death of England: Delroy, is another monologue and will be directed by Dyer and staged for a socially distanced audience in the larger Olivier theatre. It will star Giles Terera, who won an Olivier award for playing Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton in London. Dates to be confirmed. www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/14/national-theatre-to-reopen-with-death-of-england-delroy-clint-dyer-roy-williams |
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Post by crowblack on Aug 14, 2020 8:07:07 GMT
The piece says it might be streamed (or similar) if it can't be staged with an audience, but I really think, and hope, a streaming option will be the norm now in state-subsidised theatres, and others if they want to genuinely claim to be 'accessible' to diverse audiences.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 14, 2020 8:36:00 GMT
edited: might be best to not comment.
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Post by lynette on Aug 14, 2020 12:34:59 GMT
The National Theatre in London is to welcome back audiences for the first time since March with a new play whose main character asks himself: “How British am I as a black man?” Written by Roy Williams and Clint Dyer, it is a sequel to the pair’s monologue Death of England. Death of England: Delroy, is another monologue and will be directed by Dyer and staged for a socially distanced audience in the larger Olivier theatre. It will star Giles Terera, who won an Olivier award for playing Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton in London. Dates to be confirmed. www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/14/national-theatre-to-reopen-with-death-of-england-delroy-clint-dyer-roy-williamsO this looks good. Death of England was last thing we saw before the lockdown. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Aug 14, 2020 13:21:52 GMT
lynette , that was the last time we bumped into each other, seems an aeon ago.
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Post by lynette on Aug 15, 2020 23:15:18 GMT
lynette , that was the last time we bumped into each other, seems an aeon ago. Doesn’t it just. I’m cautiously thinking about what to book for the future. So if this is on beginning of the year and we are all still here then I will book it. I’m relying on you going out and trying out the new landscape of theatre going and reporting back. |
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Post by theoracle on Aug 16, 2020 15:18:08 GMT
Will this be returning to the Dorfman then? Will it be the same English cross stage or will it be a different setup? Loved being in those bar stools and having Rafe Spall spitting on me
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Post by djdan14 on Aug 19, 2020 14:34:18 GMT
Will this be returning to the Dorfman then? Will it be the same English cross stage or will it be a different setup? Loved being in those bar stools and having Rafe Spall spitting on me It’s in the Olivier to allow for social distancing |
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Post by joem on Aug 19, 2020 16:05:22 GMT
Anything with Giles Terera in it is worth seeing.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Sept 17, 2020 9:08:26 GMT
Today we’re delighted to bring you further details of our plans to reopen for live performances next month, with Death of England: Delroy.
The production is the first to be staged in a transformed Olivier theatre, playing in-the-round with 360° socially-distanced seating.
Booking will open online to
- Members at 12pm on Wednesday 23 September.
- Public at 12pm on Friday 2 October.
Please be aware that phone booking WILL NOT be available, and all tickets must be booked online.
Tickets will be available to book in singles, pairs or groups of three and four, and will include a free programme.
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Post by alexandra on Sept 17, 2020 9:53:43 GMT
And a Christmas panto! How wonderful! (fingers crossed)
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Post by drmaplewood on Sept 17, 2020 13:20:55 GMT
200 tcikets a night (of 500) going for £20 as well.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 17, 2020 16:47:02 GMT
And a Christmas panto! How wonderful! (fingers crossed) And neither of these are directed by Noris. How busy can he be managing an empty building? |
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Post by intoanewlife on Sept 17, 2020 17:37:55 GMT
Missed the original about 3 times as I had to keep switching dates until it was too late.
I'm in for anything with Giles!
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Post by alexandra on Sept 18, 2020 10:13:09 GMT
And a Christmas panto! How wonderful! (fingers crossed) And neither of these are directed by Noris. How busy can he be managing an empty building? I would imagine that he's phenomenally busy with finance meetings, HR meetings, stakeholder meetings, planning completely new systems around the building, and a ton of other stuff no doubt. Excellent to give some work to freelance directors. |
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Post by lynette on Sept 19, 2020 23:36:07 GMT
And neither of these are directed by Noris. How busy can he be managing an empty building? I would imagine that he's phenomenally busy with finance meetings, HR meetings, stakeholder meetings, planning completely new systems around the building, and a ton of other stuff no doubt. Excellent to give some work to freelance directors. He has an exec director no? He doesn’t have to mark the walkways himself does he? |
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Post by alexandra on Sept 20, 2020 11:54:30 GMT
Don't be silly. But as far as I know he's the CEO (Nick Hytner was). Ultimately responsible for everything. Lynette, don't tell me you don't think he's going to be hugely busy re-opening the theatre and therefore it would be very difficult for him to be in full time rehearsals for a show. And he's salaried; I'm all for giving some directing work to others at the moment.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 20, 2020 12:40:30 GMT
It's *interesting* that in the Who's Who section of the NT website, Rufus Norris is listed as "Director of the National Theatre." There is no reference to artistic in his job title!
As for giving much-needed work to freelance directors, that would be fine, except isn't it one of the co-writers who has been given the job?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2020 13:46:40 GMT
Are people really complaining about Rufus Norris retaining the creative team who came up with the original project and this sequel and suggesting he should have replaced the freelance director with himself? Particularly when the creatives in question are the first black British writers to have "a full-scale production of their play in the Olivier" (quote from the Guardian, not sure what other productions they are referring to). Not sure if this makes Clint Dyer the first black director to direct in the Olivier but if not I imagine there have not been many others.
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 22, 2020 19:36:00 GMT
I wonder if there's a worry they won't make much money from this, as it will surely attract all the NT regulars who will be using the hundreds of £££s worth of credit vouchers they accumulated from 2020's cancelled shows.
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Post by n1david on Sept 22, 2020 19:58:03 GMT
That still helps their overall financial position. It doesn’t add to their cash flow, but the unredeemed vouchers will count as a liability on the NT a balance sheet, so if they manage to run down that liability it helps their overall financial position. And those visitors will still be spending money in the bar (at least I will be!)
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Post by sprampster on Sept 23, 2020 11:48:04 GMT
Just booked for matinee in November easy to do and all clear can’t wait !!
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Post by ruperto on Sept 23, 2020 12:41:57 GMT
The stalls front two rows are padded benches, and don’t seem to be on sale yet, unless they’d all been snapped up before I got on soon after 12noon today, which seems unlikely but is possible? As it’s a new configuration, maybe they are waiting until sightlines etc have all been sorted out before putting them on sale. So it wasn’t clear how much the front two rows will cost, though the row behind is £20 each. Then the prices go up for the next few rows. The show seemed to be selling well...
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Post by l0islane on Sept 30, 2020 15:05:40 GMT
The Amex presale started today in case anyone has a card and wants to sneak in early....
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Post by mkb on Oct 2, 2020 15:27:09 GMT
I booked for this today, fully aware of the National Theatre policy of allocating an arrival time. What I hadn't expected was how early that would be.
I thought there would be maybe staggered arrivals from 30 minutes before curtain up, but not a full 75 minutes before. Unless it was buried somewhere, the first you learn of the arrival slot you've been allocated is when the ticket emails arrive.
This does not seem very sensible. Surely, the shorter the period when the audience is sharing the indoor space, the better? Other venues (theatres/cinemas) seem to be managing arrivals well without this micromanagement that is likely to be counter productive.
People with weak bladders, like me, are, in any case, going to need to visit the toilets shortly before curtain up, so I hope they've allowed for that.
I also noticed that, despite claiming to offer a flexible, worry-free booking, the NT is not doing exchanges in the 24 hours before a show. So if you feel ill or discover you've been in contact with someone ill during this period, you are being incentivised to still attend.
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