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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 11, 2022 8:23:51 GMT
I'm sure this had an interval at the Royal Court back in the day. Has this already been covered in this thread? Royal Court production was 1h30, no interval. Curious as to where the extra 15 minutes have come from... royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/cock/The moments of ‘stylised movement’ must add some time on. Saw this last night and thought it was excellent . All 4 actors are terrific but especially impressed with Taron and Jade. I suspect (and hope) this will get rave reviews. For me the running time zipped along, very well behaved audience too who were very quick to leap to their feet at the end. |
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Post by Stephen on Mar 11, 2022 9:53:26 GMT
I hope the ‘stylised movement’ isn’t similar to what Hamish Pirie did in ‘Instructions for Correct Assembly’ and ‘Rare Earth Mettle’ God.
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Post by inthenose on Mar 11, 2022 10:26:39 GMT
I hope the ‘stylised movement’ isn’t similar to what Hamish Pirie did in ‘Instructions for Correct Assembly’ and ‘Rare Earth Mettle’ God. The elves in The Lord of the Rings, the swimming in The Little Mermaid... |
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Post by happytobehere on Mar 12, 2022 10:21:33 GMT
I saw this a few days ago and am still somewhat chewing over my thoughts about it. The performances from all, but especially Jonathan Bailey, were worth the price of admission alone. This felt wonderfully cast. I don’t tend to watch many plays because they’re difficult for me to focus on with my ADHD, but my mind didn’t wander at all watching this - I was completely engaged & the 1 hour 45 minutes sped by.
My only slight issue with this show is that - perhaps it’s a generational thing (with me being part of Gen Z) - but a lot of the conflict of the show already feels a bit dated. A huge amount of conversation and fuss about labels when they’re becoming much less relevant in younger circles. But I realise that’s probably just me being clouded by my own friendship circles & perhaps isn’t a widespread as I’m assuming the apathy towards self-identifiers is. The show possibly does this deliberately but I’m not very good at reading between the lines lol! I purchased the script and will definitely read it again.
That all being said, I still found it so entertaining & I really loved the complexity of the characters. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.
Also I sat in the back of the upper circle and had no vision issues, could see everything clearly; so don’t worry about the view if these are the only tickets you’re able to secure!
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Post by Ade on Mar 12, 2022 22:41:30 GMT
Saw this this evening and I genuinely can’t believe I was in that theatre for an hour and 45 mins. It absolutely flew by! Marianne has done an incredible job of keeping the pace up. As others have said there is some stylised movement but it is largely forgotten after the first half and isn’t at all distracting when it is used. Jonathan Bailey doesn’t leave the stage for the whole thing and does a stellar job. But I have to admit I actually ended up preferring the three others - Bailey provides the constant and does a good job of that but I found myself watching them more whenever they were on.
It’s a solid 4 stars for me - some very decent performances in incredibly safe Marianne Elliott shaped hands.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 13, 2022 13:23:12 GMT
Saw it last night and I thought it was ok rather than anything stupendous: the character of John was such a wet weekend that by the end, after he’s asked what he is for the umpteenth time I was expecting him come back with a tribute to Les Dennis/Mavis Riley and go ‘well I don’t really know’ The stylised movement/dance moments didn’t add anything to this, I got the impression they were only put in to give the other actors time to get ready for their entrances.
The £20 seat was ok, I could see the actors all throughout the play without missing anything, but there is no justification whatsoever for charging over £200 to sit a couple of rows in front of where I was: the set is just some metal panels, a couple of benches and a revolving floor so it’s not like they had to build something on the scale of Moulin Rouge. The actual theatre itself, the programme says it’s one of the oldest surviving theatres in the West End and it looked like it, a tired out old dump to be honest, I doubt the money from this will go a refurb.
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Post by theatreian on Mar 13, 2022 13:34:07 GMT
I guess when you command a cast that are usually film and TV then they command larger salaries than would be the case with others.£200 sounds a lot though for a short play!
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Post by Ade on Mar 13, 2022 17:11:30 GMT
One final thought from me - wow that’s a high stage. I mean back in row F I couldn’t see their feet so I’d be surprised if those in the front row could see much of their legs at all. Which given Jonny Bailey spends a good portion of the play crawling around on the floor isn’t particularly ideal.
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Post by Rory on Mar 13, 2022 17:21:52 GMT
One final thought from me - wow that’s a high stage. I mean back in row F I couldn’t see their feet so I’d be surprised if those in the front row could see much of their legs at all. Which given Jonny Bailey spends a good portion of the play crawling around on the floor isn’t particularly ideal. I saw the Twilight Zone in the stalls of this theatre and vowed I would never sit there again as it was the highest stage I had ever seen. For this production, you would miss seeing their movements in the different concentric circles on the stage floor so I would definitely opt for the circle. |
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Post by joem on Mar 13, 2022 19:13:51 GMT
For those after more reasonably priced tickets, I’ve just had an email from TodayTix promoting the Cock lottery (no giggling at the back please!). £20 tickets for each show. London's hottest new play COCK starring Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton begins performances tomorrow and our daily mobile Lottery gives you the chance to get amazing seats to this West End play for just £20. Beginning tomorrow 5 March, entries for the COCK £20 Lottery will open daily at 12:00am and close four hours before each performance time. For further information, click here. I've entered the lottery for Cock sounds so wrong when read out loud. The Cock (La Polla) Lottery is actually the name of the main lottery in Chile. |
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 14, 2022 22:21:25 GMT
Adored this tonight! I went with very high expectations and they were all exceeded. It’s rare I leave a play wanting to buy the text but I’ll definitely be buying a copy and having a further read.
Excellent performances all round, and the direction kept me enthralled throughout.
Only negative is the theatre itself. Was sat in the £20 seats in the circle which were excellent value for money view-wise, but it took a good 10 minutes for my knees to come back to life and the rattling A/C vent above was pretty annoying
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 14, 2022 23:50:20 GMT
Seen it? Rate it!
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Post by Jon on Mar 15, 2022 0:03:05 GMT
I look forward to rating Cock.... |
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Post by interval99 on Mar 15, 2022 0:03:45 GMT
Was going to say you had naughtily changed the poll wording but the normal wording "after you have seen ..." Would almost be worst than what you have changed it to "how do you feel about..." So will give the benefit that your intentions were wholesome and blame the writer for giving it a shock factor name which judging by the rave reviews in the thread it didn't need |
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Post by minion on Mar 15, 2022 11:44:47 GMT
Been listening to the Whishaw/Scott radio play of this, and of course, you have to work a bit harder to pay attention than at the theatre, but the plays lends itself to radio so easily, without losing that much. Of course, you need actors capable of delivering just via voice as well, which Whishaw seems to be better than Scott at.
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 15, 2022 15:06:36 GMT
Just received this incredible email after my visit last night!  |
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Post by Jon on Mar 15, 2022 15:10:00 GMT
I'm so immature but that made me snort with laughter!
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Post by interval99 on Mar 15, 2022 15:15:57 GMT
Been listening to the Whishaw/Scott radio play of this, and of course, you have to work a bit harder to pay attention than at the theatre, but the plays lends itself to radio so easily, without losing that much. Of course, you need actors capable of delivering just via voice as well, which Whishaw seems to be better than Scott at. Thanks for the info this exists, easy to find with just searching on Ben and Andrews name and audio play so didn't need to type the title in which will save unwanted odd Google suggestions when next searching on the web. Will listen to later and while as you say not the same being in the theatre it will give those of us not heading to London a taste of what the play is about and at zero cost The intro also had the writer talking about its origin and explaining it's dubious title really is not what it seems. |
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Post by minion on Mar 15, 2022 16:06:07 GMT
Been listening to the Whishaw/Scott radio play of this, and of course, you have to work a bit harder to pay attention than at the theatre, but the plays lends itself to radio so easily, without losing that much. Of course, you need actors capable of delivering just via voice as well, which Whishaw seems to be better than Scott at. Thanks for the info this exists, easy to find with just searching on Ben and Andrews name and audio play so didn't need to type the title in which will save unwanted odd Google suggestions when next searching on the web. Will listen to later and while as you say not the same being in the theatre it will give those of us not heading to London a taste of what the play is about and at zero cost The intro also had the writer talking about its origin and explaining it's dubious title really is not what it seems. Enjoy! And while I do think Whishaw gives the better performance, it is easier to conjure up Scott in your mind, because he’s unfortunately become quite predictable as a stage actor. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Mar 15, 2022 22:44:17 GMT
Reviews are out and they're slightly less enthusiastic than people here, most critics seem to have given it 3 or 4 stars
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Post by NorthernAlien on Mar 15, 2022 23:23:58 GMT
Reviews are out and they're slightly less enthusiastic than people here, most critics seem to have given it 3 or 4 stars That's mighty quick given that Press Night must only have finished less than two hours ago.... |
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Post by lonlad on Mar 16, 2022 0:13:33 GMT
Yes, but for the simple reason that a lot of the big guns will have gone to the final preview last night. Tonight's show started late and came down at 9 10. Lots of BRIDGERTON folk in the audience (no surprise there) and the ever-lovely Hugh Skinner. The play hasn't held up especially well (who cares whether John is gay, straight, or nothing?) but the actors are great, all 4 of them.
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Post by imstillhere on Mar 16, 2022 9:36:13 GMT
Holy f*** this play is dusty.
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Post by lonlad on Mar 16, 2022 12:52:36 GMT
They won't be pleased with the press response -- comparatively few 4 stars (Standard and WOS), lots of 3 stars (Telegraph, Guardian, The Stage) and as expected 2 stars from the ever-cranky Clive Davis in The Times.
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Post by minion on Mar 16, 2022 13:32:33 GMT
They won't be pleased with the press response -- comparatively few 4 stars (Standard and WOS), lots of 3 stars (Telegraph, Guardian, The Stage) and as expected 2 stars from the ever-cranky Clive Davis in The Times. If they were expecting any 5s for this piece, they were seriously deluded, Marianne Elliott or not. |
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