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That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
#25re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 11:59amGod, that's disturbing. Why does it make my stomach hurt? I love it
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#26re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 1:09pmI'm surprised they are running any ads at all- it will sell out on buzz alone.
#27re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 2:47pm
I've long adored this. It sums up the entire play in one beautiful, disturbing image. I have the poster and the t-shirt, and they make me constantly happy. :3
#28re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 4:56pm
I don't get the original London one--I see the horse, am I supposed to see something else?
Updated On: 4/12/08 at 04:56 PM
#29re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 5:03pm
That's the only other way I can see anything, except I don't know why the mouth is messed up.
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#30re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 5:04pm
it think it's brilliant
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I?
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
#31re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 8:30pmBrilliant, disturbing, provocative....just perfect.
#32re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 8:44pm
That's the only other way I can see anything, except I don't know why the mouth is messed up.
Alas, the first (and only) answer that came to mind is a) probably (hopefully!) inaccurate, and b) not suitable to say on a family-friendly board. How sad! ;_;
#33re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 9:38pmThe original logo always reminded me of the horse from Guernica.
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#34re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 10:07pm
Thought people would want to see how it looked in the West End last year, several stories tall over the Gielgud.
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#35re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 10:34pmI think I'd walk into traffic if I saw the ad that big over a theatre. It's haunting, beautiful... and makes me wish I could find a company that ships window cards to Canada.
Call the understudy / I can't go on tonight / I'm drinking with my buddy / I'm getting good and tight / Before they raise the curtain I'll be higher than a kite / So call the understudy
I can't go on tonight
#36re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 10:39pm
The 1977 Richard Burton movie.
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
#37re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/12/08 at 10:40pm
This is more disturbing than any other.
....but what a cast!
A young actress with Noel coward after a dreadful opening night performance said to him 'Well, i knew my lines backwards this morning!''
Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
Updated On: 4/12/08 at 10:40 PM
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#38re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/13/08 at 11:51amThe logo (the one w/Radcliffe, not to be confused with the original London one) is bloody brillant. Some designer definitely earned their pay for that one.
Bow before the cuteness of my cousin!!! ;]
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#39re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/16/08 at 1:03pm
1. I continue to love this logo the more I look at it.
2. Does anyone else see Christ imagery? Both due to the pose itself but also the 'crown of thorns' look around his head?
want to see it up close....and bigger. (the poster, not what you naughty minded folk were thinking!)
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#40re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 4/16/08 at 2:48pmI actually really love this one. It was very nicely done.
#41re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 12:25pmJust wanted to mention, it looks like the Broadhurst signage for EQUUS is up today!
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#42re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 12:33pmI think its really beautiful and chilling
#43re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 12:42pm
Oooh, someone get a picture of the marquee! 
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#44re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 12:59pmdramamama611, your #2 was my first thought exactly. Glad to know I'm not alone.
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#45re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 1:22pm
I think the ad is very inspired. I'm so upset that I won't be able to see it...Equus is one of my favorite plays. It would have been nice to see if Radcliffe does the role justice.
Updated On: 6/27/08 at 01:22 PM
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#46re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 2:44pmIMO the ad is brilliantly artistic It may be my all-time favorite ad for a stage play. I would actually consider buying it, having it framed and hanging it in my apartment. Can't begin to imagine how someone couldn't appreciate its creative brilliance.
#47re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 2:52pm
The best logo I've seen in a long time.
Good to see they didn't choose the route of THE COUNTRY GIRL, which used what looked like photoshop graphics and the names of its stars as its major selling points. And look what happened, Country GIrl is doing terrible business. Serves them right.
This ad would interest someone who didn't know anything about Harry Potter, and I think thats really great.
Updated On: 6/27/08 at 02:52 PM
#48re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 2:57pmGriffiths has the leading role so shy shouldn't he be given first billing? Radcliffe should give his agent a bonus for getting him equal billing. The role doesn't deserve it.
#49re: That's one hella boring EQUUS ad
Posted: 6/27/08 at 3:39pm
I think it's a stunning graphic: evocative, beautiful, and disturbing.
I'd likely buy it just as a superb example of poster art--even without seeing the show (though I confess I snagged tickets as soon as they went on sale!)
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