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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2020 19:41:38 GMT
When I look it says 2 h 45 and has for some time. Maybe there was a glitch when you checked? [ I think i might have been looking at a cached page on my phone! thanks For the reply |
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Post by tmesis on Feb 9, 2020 19:41:47 GMT
When I look it says 2 h 45 and has for some time. Maybe there was a glitch when you checked? That's about right for when I saw it a week ago - although it seems much longer... |
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Post by dave72 on Feb 9, 2020 20:46:46 GMT
I thought it seemed much shorter.
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Post by showgirl on Feb 10, 2020 4:33:36 GMT
Apologies: just checked again and it clearly says 2 h 50 (so only 5 mins more); I had confused this with another play I'm hoping to see and for which I also need a matinee due to the length.
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Post by zahidf on Feb 12, 2020 10:17:38 GMT
I thought this was ace overall. Could have done with around 10 mins cut, but really liked it otherwise
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Post by Forrest on Feb 13, 2020 18:04:27 GMT
I finally saw this on Tuesday and thought it was terrific! It is one of those plays that seem to have gotten everything just right.
It looks like the Lyttelton is frozen in time and in a Vermeer painting (I know that's about 100 years off, period-wise, but it was my first association when I saw the set), the acting is impeccable, the pace is just right, there are enough small twists to keep it interesting, it is both smart and sprinkled with moments of humour, it is so beautifully directed...
But my favourite thing about it is that it manages to be such a wonderfully feminist play without falling into the trap of lining up perfect, strong female characters, that no woman can really live up to.
It is delightful because it lets its characters be so imperfect - it lets women be these odd creatures who fight and resent and hate and argue and bicker and are sweaty and dirty and weak, and poorly educated but opinionated, and mislead and snobby... As we are, all of that. Different. But it also highlights how the nasty men's world in which they don't own their bodies or their lives or their destinies or make the rules can act as a catalyst for them to bond when necessary, even when it - to them - seems impossible. Kirkwood is truly a remarkable writer.
(Please excuse the incoherent swooning, but I absolutely loved this.)
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Post by theatre241 on Feb 24, 2020 13:11:07 GMT
Has anyone sat front row for This? They’re released some £15 for this week and I’m wondering whether or not to go front row or row D,
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Post by l0islane on Feb 24, 2020 13:21:12 GMT
Has anyone sat front row for This? They’re released some £15 for this week and I’m wondering whether or not to go front row or row D, Yeah I sat front row, the only issues were straining my neck in one scene to look up and very bright lights at one point which I found almost blinding (although this may be the same from a few rows back!). I'd probably pick row D to be honest (if they are the same price). |
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Post by edi on Feb 24, 2020 18:22:26 GMT
Has anyone sat front row for This? They’re released some £15 for this week and I’m wondering whether or not to go front row or row D, Yeah I sat front row, the only issues were straining my neck in one scene to look up and very bright lights at one point which I found almost blinding (although this may be the same from a few rows back!). I'd probably pick row D to be honest (if they are the same price). Thanks for the heads up for the £15 tickets. They released some for March, too, and at the end I picked the front row vs row D. There is something special about sitting front row especially that I often end up with giants in front of me. |
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Post by cartoonman on Feb 26, 2020 10:56:25 GMT
Saw it last night and agree with Samuelwhiskers. The play is good but could be great with some cuts. Minimalist but good set. Accents fairly OK. My family is from North Essex . A few lapses in to Joe Grundy speak. A few words I couldn't make out. That's from row B.
No idea what the yellow child was about nor the Kate Bush song.It was well s ung but not needed. Cast excellent.
I think it might be best if the cast spoke in normal voices. I know actor's can do accents but I have heard some rubbish in other plays.
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Post by theatre241 on Feb 29, 2020 10:11:03 GMT
Some help here Please, ive got a choice between the welkin this afternoon or Comedy About A Bank Robery, which do you think is better?
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Post by hara on Feb 29, 2020 12:46:04 GMT
I saw this on Thursday and I still haven't decided what I thought of it, apart from the fact that it kept me engaged throughout. I found the moral dilemmas it posed very difficult to address even in modern society and I unlike others I really enjoyed the extensive character presentations. I think the key issue for me was that the side characters (the matrons of the jury) were more believable and realistic than the main protagonists (Sally and Lizzie). After the interval I found it increasingly difficult to care about the jury's verdict, and yet the play attempted to build its climax around that, whilst its strongest moments were clearly the brilliant exchanges between the matrons before that.
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