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Post by dm913 on Apr 19, 2022 13:50:26 GMT
Has anyone tried for 'on the day' standing tickets? Just wondering if there's been much of a queue and if they're Royal Circle or Balcony standing? Haven't tried myself but overheard somebody saying they started queuing at 6 and were joined by other people around 9. They received standing tickets at the back of Balcony.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 20, 2022 16:16:34 GMT
At cinemas 21st July.
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Post by zahidf on Apr 22, 2022 20:28:12 GMT
Well this was brilliant! 1 hour 45 mins flew by. Amazing lead performance, she will definitely win an award
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Post by properjob on Apr 22, 2022 21:22:07 GMT
It is absolutely amazing. Looking back at the thread there was talk of lighting issues in the early previews and it still isn't perfect but that is the most minor of quibbles. I was slightly annoyed before I went as I got a very expensive return before it was announced as an NTlive but now I've seen it I don't regret the money one bit. To take on an 1h40m one woman show as your first pro stage gig might appear ambitious but she will need to make space on her mantle piece come award season.
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Post by mkb on Apr 22, 2022 22:03:41 GMT
I've seen a few one-woman plays over the years. I think my last was Carey Mulligan in Girls and Boys at The Royal Court, which set a useful benchmark for tour-de-force performance standards and the power of stage drama. By comparison, Prima Facie, with all its advance hype, disappoints. The subject of women rape victims unable to get justice has been dealt with better and more compellingly before. The novelty here is that the woman seeking justice is the person who, in her job as a defence barrister, has successfully fought countless other women who alleged rape. The course of the narrative is predictable; there are no unexpected twists along the way. Moreover, if Suzie Miller's script is the case against the established legal system, it does not require much thought to counter it. It is quite right in my view, that in a case of one person's word against another, the courts should find in favour of the defendant, unless there is compelling evidence to support the plaintiff. That will continue to mean that many rape victims will not get justice, but there is no reasonable alternative, unless we want to start locking up people purely on someone's say-so. Certainly, Miller offers no solutions. In fact, the real problem with the police and with the legal system is their underfunding. I know from a barrister friend that the hours Miller affords her protagonist to prepare and fight and win cases, is entirely fanciful. Criminal defence barristers, unless their clients are exceptionally wealthy, rarely get papers well in advance. It's common to have to prepare for the following day's cases only the evening before. As for Jodie Comer's performance, she has a lot of almost non-stop dialogue, and she rattles through it at quite a pace. There were times when I felt a more experienced actor would know where to pause for effect. A pause can often share more about what a character is thinking than the words spoken. Of course, this may also be due to bad direction. The opening scene, where Comer's barrister climbs on to a table to recount a past court victory, is written, acted and directed badly. I feared a car crash lay ahead, but, by the next scene, Comer settles into the dialogue, and delivers what is a competent performance, no more. She has her moments though, particularly in the scenes with her mother, and during the latter parts of Act 2. There is an intermittent ambient music score that does little to enhance the piece. As an aficionado of film music, I intensely disliked the styles chosen here and felt they jarred with the scene they overlaid. Whether it would have worked better with different music or with none at all, I am not sure. I suspect the latter. Miriam Buether's set design is tone perfect: they always seem to have brilliant sets at the Pinter. The dramatic crescendo at the end of Act 1 demands time to take in and process. That we plough straight on to Act 2, set over two years later, after a two-minute pause while Comer changes costume off-stage, felt entirely inappropriate to me. An interval at this point would have been an improvement. The audience was impeccably behaved, save for the man directly behind Stalls seat C9 who thought it was fine to tell his companion what he thought several times. Three stars. Act 1: 19:36-20:22 Act 2: 20:24-21:17
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Post by poster J on Apr 22, 2022 22:20:44 GMT
I haven't had any takers for my ticket for tomorrow night (23rd) - now free to a good home, so if anyone wants it please let me know ASAP as I'm travelling so might not see messages immediately.
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Post by dip on Apr 23, 2022 23:19:00 GMT
Absolutely breathtaking. Never had an experience like it in a theatre.
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Post by jampot on Apr 24, 2022 5:49:15 GMT
Absolutely breathtaking. Never had an experience like it in a theatre. I know..Its been a week since ive seen it. Cant stop thinking about it.
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Post by musicalcritical on Apr 26, 2022 2:37:27 GMT
I can't wait to see Jodie Comer live
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Post by Mark on Apr 27, 2022 9:27:13 GMT
Failed on lottery tickets this week. This is turning into a very difficult ticket!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 27, 2022 9:48:47 GMT
Failed on lottery tickets this week. This is turning into a very difficult ticket! There’s one on the Noticeboard for 25 quid.
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Post by Mark on Apr 27, 2022 10:14:27 GMT
Failed on lottery tickets this week. This is turning into a very difficult ticket! There’s one on the Noticeboard for 25 quid. Wish I could take it but away with work.
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Post by foxglove on Apr 27, 2022 18:45:43 GMT
Absolutely breathtaking. Never had an experience like it in a theatre. I echo this. Caught it a few days ago and the audience response was rapturous, to say the least. I can't quite believe it's Comer's stage debut - a challenging performance on multiple levels that she absolutely owns. Feels like tickets are becoming like gold dust.
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Post by adamk on Apr 27, 2022 22:13:59 GMT
1000/1000
Unmissable
Unforgettable
Genius.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 27, 2022 22:52:56 GMT
Jodie Comer is quite sensational in this. To give that kind of performance with so little stage experience is astonishing.
Fully expecting her to walk away with the Olivier and Evening Standard Award for this (and for once them awarding it to the most famous person in the line up will be absolutely justified)
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 27, 2022 22:53:32 GMT
Absolutely breathtaking. Never had an experience like it in a theatre. I echo this. Caught it a few days ago and the audience response was rapturous, to say the least. I can't quite believe it's Comer's stage debut - a challenging performance on multiple levels that she absolutely owns. Feels like tickets are becoming like gold dust. It’s been sold out for some time
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Post by Jon on Apr 27, 2022 23:06:28 GMT
Broadway must be on the cards although apparently the producers want to do a run in Liverpool although somewhere like the Liverpool Empire would be way too big but saying that Prima Facie with Jodie Comer could easily sell it out.
I hope Jodie does more theatre after this.
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Post by jamb0r on Apr 28, 2022 9:22:55 GMT
Managed to get a good seat in row C of the dress circle in the lottery yesterday. I now have a spare ticket for another date that I don’t need, but as I was checking out there was a warning that resale of tickets for this show is strictly prohibited. I’ll check with ATG before putting it on the notice board.
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Post by andrew on Apr 28, 2022 10:27:50 GMT
Managed to get a good seat in row C of the dress circle in the lottery yesterday. I now have a spare ticket for another date that I don’t need, but as I was checking out there was a warning that resale of tickets for this show is strictly prohibited. I’ll check with ATG before putting it on the notice board. The issue is with selling it at a higher price. You should be fine selling it for what you paid.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2022 10:38:16 GMT
With Jodie being such a rising star I could see her taking this to broadway her film and TV work permitting. I she does get a strong awards buzz in UK then Broadway would really want this. Also being a one woman play which I assume has a static set the running costs aren't going to be that high and Jodie can receive a hedty fee as there are no other performers only her understudy to pay too.
I hope she does do more Theatre but the fact she has waited until she is 29 to make her stage debut might mean she is seen as more of a TV/Film actress or thinks of herself as such. She was first touted as a rising star back in about 2013 to 215 and the fact it has taken her all these years to get onto stage does make me wonder if she will do that much work stage stuff going forward. She would not have been anywhere near as busy or in demand as she is now in say 2015 but would have had an emerging profile to be considered for good stage roles be it a major tour, West End, the National, RSC season etc.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Apr 28, 2022 11:17:57 GMT
Maybe, but the theatre industry is very snooty about TV actors, especially those who didn’t go to drama school. (And it was way worse a few years ago.)
Having worked for the RSC off and on over the years, I doubt the RSC of 2015 would have looked favourably on (“rising star” but still fairly obscure) TV actor with no training or stage experience. Hell I still hear snide comments about Jodie now - which are likely jealousy or snobbery. Even David Tennant being cast as Hamlet drew a lot of anti-TV snobbery and ire, and he started his career with the RSC and played leading roles there for years before becoming a TV star.
I very much hope that she’ll do more theatre but I imagine it will be in tent pole commercial West End productions like this, not necessarily one-woman shows but certainly plays written around her character.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2022 12:35:37 GMT
There's quite a few film and TV actors who I'd love to see do theatre. The ones that comes to mind is Anya Taylor-Joy although it'd have to be a very specific role and also Emma Watson who is the only one of the main Harry Potter actors who hasn't done theatre.
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Post by crowblack on Apr 28, 2022 12:55:18 GMT
Broadway must be on the cards although apparently the producers want to do a run in Liverpool although somewhere like the Liverpool Empire would be way too big but saying that Prima Facie with Jodie Comer could easily sell it out. I hope Jodie does more theatre after this. The Playhouse is about the same size as the Pinter, so maybe there?
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Post by zahidf on Apr 28, 2022 14:34:59 GMT
Without spoilers, there are a few effects and theatrical flourishes. Its a fixed set and one woman play, but there are some associated costs with it
I get the impression having seen it, that it will be on TV sooner or later
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2022 14:38:33 GMT
Without spoilers, there are a few effects and theatrical flourishes. Its a fixed set and one woman play, but there are some associated costs with it I get the impression having seen it, that it will be on TV sooner or later As in the NT Live version on TV or a slightly differently filmed version.
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Post by zahidf on Apr 28, 2022 15:05:10 GMT
Without spoilers, there are a few effects and theatrical flourishes. Its a fixed set and one woman play, but there are some associated costs with it I get the impression having seen it, that it will be on TV sooner or later As in the NT Live version on TV or a slightly differently filmed version. I reckon differently filmed version
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Post by jojo on Apr 28, 2022 17:06:30 GMT
Maybe, but the theatre industry is very snooty about TV actors, especially those who didn’t go to drama school. (And it was way worse a few years ago.) Having worked for the RSC off and on over the years, I doubt the RSC of 2015 would have looked favourably on (“rising star” but still fairly obscure) TV actor with no training or stage experience. Hell I still hear snide comments about Jodie now - which are likely jealousy or snobbery. Even David Tennant being cast as Hamlet drew a lot of anti-TV snobbery and ire, and he started his career with the RSC and played leading roles there for years before becoming a TV star. I very much hope that she’ll do more theatre but I imagine it will be in tent pole commercial West End productions like this, not necessarily one-woman shows but certainly plays written around her character. Very true, though it often makes me laugh when people get sniffy about people from tv doing theatre and complaining about the sort of audience that only appreciates an actor who has been on tv, when those people from tv did theatre before becoming famous, and a true theatre aficionado would be aware of their theatre CV. From what I understand, Jodie has done theatre before, but not for years, and not since she became tv famous, and not on the West End. Some actors who do film or tv can find themselves in a tricky spot of being too famous to play a minor role without it being odd, but not famous or experienced enough to be the lead. Made a bit trickier again if you are not from London. Reviews for the play are generally good, though it's Jodie's performance that is getting most praise. I'm pleased she's proven herself to be as good as we hoped she'd be and will mean she considers more theatre in the future if the part is right.
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Post by Jon on Apr 28, 2022 17:35:24 GMT
Quite a few of big name actors people are always surprised they've done theatre before. Lily James before she hit the big time did plays at Southwark Playhouse and The Orange Tree and Kit Harrington famously was in War Horse.
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Post by theatremiss on Apr 28, 2022 19:28:32 GMT
Just seen this at today’s matinee. Not going to lie I sobbed at the end and barely got myself together. I’m not one for crying in public but I couldn’t stop myself. Comer has to have delivered one of the best performances I have seen in a long while. Her skill in her craft is there for all to see and I for one was blown away. I have no idea how she does this once a day, let alone twice. Such a stellar performance and judging by this I’d love to see her do more stage work.
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Post by budd on Apr 29, 2022 17:47:35 GMT
Nothing much to do except echo the praises being heaped on Jodie Comer. The play itself is not that great, and pretty heavy-handed, but that hardly matters when it allows the lead to deliver such emotion.
Though Jodie Comer does feel very "modern", if that makes sense. Had felt some of that while seeing her in the Last Duel as well, but that was nothing in comparison to Ben Affleck, so it worked there. Would be interesting to see her tackle some Shakespeare.
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