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Post by gazzaw13 on May 3, 2019 11:48:17 GMT
Oh dear, this was disappointing. Van Hove is turning into Andersen's Emperor and really needs to change his schtik. Network, Hedda, Obsession blah blah blah. I was sitting there think of Bette as Margo and wondering how excellent Cate Blanchett would have been in the role. Where was the wit, where was the sense of danger that was so strong in the film?
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Post by bimse on May 4, 2019 13:10:06 GMT
I saw a filmed version of the live relay earlier this week, free, courtesy of sky. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an unnecessarily elaborate and ugly production in my life. The production completely drowned the play, it was very confusing to try and tell what was going on, way too much happening, too many people, the filming added nothing. Disappointing performance from Gillian Anderson. She was quite expressionless, even when drunk. I’ve never seen the film, so had no prior expectations, but I missed out on why Margo took Eve under her wing in the first place . It wasn’t clear to me, unless I missed something due to the incredibly busy happenings on stage. It was hard work to watch, no characterisation became clear, I really didn’t care about any of the characters or their relationships. I’m glad I didn’t pay, wish I hadn’t gone.
Just my opinion, I know, please don’t have a go at me !
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Post by jgblunners on May 9, 2019 15:39:42 GMT
Saw this last night from a standing place in the Stalls (not bad for £15) and thought that it was very good but missed out on a lot of its potential. Gillian Anderson and all of the supporting cast are perfect. The direction and staging are brilliant (I loved the rising walls). The use of film is further refined from van Hove's work in Network and is very smooth and impressive. However, it did not feel like it belonged in this play. In another setting, it could be an immensely powerful theatrical tool, but here it sort of felt like he had just included it because he could. It felt particularly odd to use film in a play about stage actresses, where theatre is mentioned constantly and screen work only in passing. And then there's Lily James - she was good, I'll give her that, but only good. I wanted more nuance, more of a journey for Eve. I'd bet that most people in the audience knew at least the basic premise of the play, which means they know where Eve's going to end up (it's even stated in the opening monologue). This means that the actress playing Eve has to be totally convincing in her facade, especially in the first half when we have to believe that she's innocent or at the very least believe that she could convince the other characters of that. I didn't get that from Lily James - she started too close to the 'final' Eve and thus failed to impart the full potential of the character.
That may sound harsh, but in a play with the character's name in the title, I had hoped for the casting of Eve to be absolutely spot-on. Anyway, I did enjoy it immensely and am steadily forming a very high opinion of van Hove as a director, this being the third play of his that I've seen.
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Post by Marwood on May 11, 2019 12:38:35 GMT
I saw this last night and there were bits I liked (the aging scene, the PJ Harvey score, Stanley Townsend and the singing (I don’t know why Gillian Anderson singing brought out loud laughter from some of the more mentally challenged members of the audience, yes so she is supposed to have been drinking all night but it was hardly sung ‘in the club style’) But this was far too long for a show with no interval- I was sat front row of the balcony and my legs were killing me after an hour or so of proceedings, the camera work didn’t add anything (the camera crew on stage were just a distraction and the cameras didn’t work properly for a lengthy stretch) and while the story is catnip to theatrical types who were busy congratulating each other the second someone thought to put this on the stage, it just didn’t turn out that interesting to watch - God help anyone who paid over £100 for a ticket for this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 21:56:10 GMT
The PJ Harvey soundtrack to this is released tomorrow!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 22:19:02 GMT
Sorry, that’s a massive lie. It’s released 18th October
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 18:45:40 GMT
Hi all
Sorry to resurrect this thread.
I was wondering about this play. I saw the production. The wasn’t a fan.
However I love the story and characters.
Is this available for licensing?
Or how would you go about it?
Thanks
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 10, 2021 12:03:15 GMT
Is this available for licensing? Or how would you go about it? Do you want to licence this version, or the original? If the latter, Joseph Weinberger would possibly be a good place to start. If the former, it was co-produced by Fox Stage Productions, which has now been subsumed into Disney Theatrical. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2021 17:16:41 GMT
Is this available for licensing? Or how would you go about it? Do you want to licence this version, or the original? If the latter, Joseph Weinberger would possibly be a good place to start. If the former, it was co-produced by Fox Stage Productions, which has now been subsumed into Disney Theatrical. This version the original The Wisdom of Eve wouldn’t have the name recognition I’d imagine and the script although written, albeit by the original short story author; hadn’t the punch of the movie. |
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