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[JasonC3]

Posted: 10/11/24 at 3:57am

I can't attest to the quality of the experience, but I noticed standing room seats are being added/are available for some Macbeth performances. £20.

[cam5y]

Posted: 10/11/24 at 4:27am

yyys said: "anyone seen The Real Thing at the OldVic? I read good things about it."

I enjoyed it - the acting is impeccable and the production interesting. I just think it’s a lesser Stoppard play, and pretty dated. The sexual politics and emotion in this one have dated much more quickly than his more intellectual plays like Arcadia, I think. But definitely worth catching. 

[jared123]

Posted: 10/13/24 at 10:05am

I'm going to london this week.  I managed to get tickets to fear of 13 and Giant within the last week.  Just keep an eye on their sites.  And with giant add an alert on todaytix

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 10/13/24 at 2:41pm

Just leaving Starlight Express…the less that can be said, the better. The 11 year-old-me who saw this in Las Vegas ages ago enjoyed it for a few moments, adult me compelled me to bail after the first act 😆

Saw Macbeth yesterday and the reviews are dead on. It’s a spectacularly acted by its two principals (…supporting cast wasn’t as consistently on the same level, however). The production was thoughtful and novel without being intrusive. 

The production is played predominantly on a white platform towards the front of the stage with a glass screen separating it from the rear of the stage (think Stereophonic). Most of the action occurs on or near the white platform and the rear is used mostly for music and auditory effects. If you’ve seen the Met’s most recent production of Die Zauberflote, it’s a similar concept. Those sounds and effects were projected to the audio devices worn by the audience in a McBurney manner. The audio also projected actors dialogue which worked most  effectively in whispers.  The concept all worked great in the large Harold Pinter Theater, but I imagine in the much smaller Donmar, it would have been even more effective and creepy.  

Definitely worth hunting for this ticket, which is definitely a hot item.  First time I’ve ever gone to a West End show where the programs were sold out!

[binau]

Posted: 10/13/24 at 4:22pm

Play Esq did you happen to be sitting in one of the front 'carriages'? I was a bit surprised to see a couple empty seats at intermission today. Personally, I found starlight express to be one of the strangest shows I've ever seen but it actually worked for me. The cast is so talented, the staging is so cool and the concept is so bonkers that it actually worked for me. I can see how this won't appeal to everyone though. 

Updated On: 10/13/24 at 04:22 PM

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 10/13/24 at 6:01pm

Yup, one of those seats was mine (center carriage stage right)!  

No hate to anyone who enjoys this production. I loved the Las Vegas sit-down so much that I made my mother take me several times! That was mostly the reason for me going on while on this trip to London: nostalgia. This production is fine, but not as epic as the LV show, at least as I remember it. The weirdness feels a little more cloying as an adult, as a kid, I remember being mind blown by all the skating and costumes. 

Most of the audience clearly ate it up, I just wasn’t one of them. Very glad that you enjoyed. Not likely to see any production of this show again anytime soon, so might as well take advantage of the opportunity!

Updated On: 10/13/24 at 06:01 PM