29.06.2014, 11:17
Nicole1971 hat geschrieben:Arianna hat geschrieben:https://twitter.com/KuchingGirlLena @KuchingGirl 10 Min.
@marieastra8 Hope so too. Apparently, the queue at the stage door tonight is twice as long as the first night!
Es werden wohl auch einige dabei sein, die sich die Matinee angesehen haben und nun wiederkommen.
29.06.2014, 11:17
29.06.2014, 11:24
Nimue hat geschrieben:
29.06.2014, 11:34
29.06.2014, 11:42
Maike hat geschrieben:Nun, nach einer Woche standing ovations und stage door macht er einen glücklichen und dankbaren Eindruck. Ob das am Ende der Spielzeit immer noch so ist, wird sich zeigen.
wobei ich dieses immer wieder und wieder zur StageDoor zu rennen und zusätzlich vor der Vorstellung auflauern nicht für gut befinde
29.06.2014, 11:47
29.06.2014, 12:05
White Rose hat geschrieben:Maike hat geschrieben:Nun, nach einer Woche standing ovations und stage door macht er einen glücklichen und dankbaren Eindruck. Ob das am Ende der Spielzeit immer noch so ist, wird sich zeigen.
Und hoffen wir mal, dass die Fans sich weiterhin gut benehmenwobei ich dieses immer wieder und wieder zur StageDoor zu rennen und zusätzlich vor der Vorstellung auflauern nicht für gut befinde
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29.06.2014, 12:16
29.06.2014, 12:25
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Arianna hat geschrieben:... nur: was ändern wir daran?
Man kann seine Meinung dazu haben - wie ich auch - und trotzdem hat niemand Einfluss auf die einzelnen Fans vor Ort.
Wäre auch wieder schade, wenn Theater oder RAs Management restriktiv eingreifen müssten.
29.06.2014, 12:55
was wäre ich ohne euch
es hat auch nichts mit arroganz oder der gleichen zutun. Ab einer gewissen Masse an Menschen ist das einfach nicht mehr zu schaffen.29.06.2014, 13:24
ohmygod I saw The Crucible in The Old Vic yesterday AND HOLY BANANAS IT WAS FUCKING MIND-BLOWING
Richard Armitage was just the tip of that iceberg of incredible theatre - the entire cast was so damn good, the intensity, the FEELS, music, lights, even the stew smelled very nice
then let us consider the fact that we were sitting in the front row (because duh they were the only two seats left so it was meant to be and also where else would you wanna sit but in the actors’ spitting distance?)
I literally had to keep pinching my arms and biting my lips to keep my face in control especially when Armitage babe took off his shirt to wash.
also I had to constantly keep reminding myself that I am in fact as gay as they come - but then look at those beautiful trained shoulder muscles - girls think of girls - but his eyes…. - boobs, boobs are important - his voice though - goddammit I really want to make out with this man!
So in the spirit of Pride 2014 and the diversity of sexualities and sexes and sexual orientations I celebrated my inner heterosexual
No but really, it was so amazing to see such talent in such close proximity. Like the stage was round and in the middle of the audience and the very front rows were literally on the stage so morfalathwen whose legs are about 10km long really had to do some pretzel magic in order not to trip all of the actors over, I kid you not.
Unfortunately we never got spat on. What a shame.
If this play wasn’t nearly sold out I’d probably go see it again later in summer because that’s how amazing it was. I mean, witch trials, hysterical girls, superstitious men - and then John Proctor (Armitage) who’s like what the fuck is going on and at the same time bearing such guilt over being unfaithful to his wife with this crazy teenage biatch that it breaks my heart…. ok I’ll resume breathing now
It’s so good.
Go see it.
No don’t actually.
Give your tickets to me. All of the tickets. All of them.
29.06.2014, 13:27
Stoffel hat geschrieben:Das Richard das im moment noch komplett durchzieht- Hut ab!
Wie immer können wir nicht steuern, wie sich andere verhalten.
Mir wäre es jedenfalls ziemlich unangenehm, die täglich als Murmeltier grüßende Nervensäge zu geben. 29.06.2014, 14:25
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29.06.2014, 14:44
...Of course, I need to talk about Richard Armitage. Firstly, he has a truly incredible stage presence - everything about him screamed ‘alpha male’ and he certainly cuts an impressive physical figure. The definition of tall, dark and handsome, whenever he was on stage you couldn’t take his eyes off him. As I mentioned I’ve been a fan for around ten years and I have to be honest and say that the tv and film roles that he has done so far have done him a gross disservice - this man is an incredible actor. His performance as John Proctor was superb - raw, powerful, complex brilliance. The emotions just poured out of him - literally with heaving sobs and real tears, and even when he had no dialogue and was just standing still on stage you could feel it. That is a rare and special gift for an actor to have indeed.
Hearing that beautiful, rich, deep voice first hand is something else and he used it to full effect, literally roaring at times, to the point where I worry whether it will hold out over a three month run. His eyes are also incredibly expressive, especially whenever he was looking at his wife.
Yes, there is a brief shirtless scene where he washes himself and I must admit to some fangirl swooning - there’s no getting away from the fact that he is ridiculously handsome!! However, the moment that will stay with me more than any other is the final, desperate, parting kiss between John and Elizabeth. I have NEVER seen an on-stage kiss like that in my life. There were several audible gasps in the audience when it happened and I can completely understand why - it was such an intense, wordless, all consuming expression of love that totally took my breath away and moved me to tears.
The arc of the narrative sees Proctor’s whole world collapse around him and Richard was utterly convincing. By the end of the play he is a broken man and those final ten minutes will stay with me for a long, long time…
There was a well deserved standing ovation at the end and Richard also took a solo bow to deafening applause. He looked genuinely touched and overwhelmed by it all. An incredibly powerful, visceral production with sublime performances.....
29.06.2014, 15:06
The running time is 3H 45M.
This is the final running time as stated by the theatre.
There are no plans to cut the duration or remove any scenes.
I think it was the fastest 4 hours I have spent in a theatre ever.
However, I do appreciate some people have to travel from afar and this is a gross oversight on the part of the theatre.
Some people started to leave at 10:50 and it's a dreadful shame- starting the play at 19:00 would have been the right thing to do.
I consider a finishing time after 23:00 to be outside of acceptable theatre etiquette in London.
I also asked the director why she had not chosen to stage the "dancing naked in the woods" and she highlighted this was a liberty directors have taken over the years and it was not in fact in the stage directions from Miller.
This was an interesting point and in fact it adds to the unreliability of the girls and their hysteria.
It was a wonderful staging and the acting is incredibly intense.
Yael Farber has harnessed her skills from the political pieces she has directed and given us a fresh perspective on the play.
The themes in The Crucible echo the subjects I have seen in her other stage work and resonate with sexuality, power and abuse.
I preferred this marginally to the RSC version a few years back but both are excellent.
Really the play is the star.
I might court controversy by saying that the weakest link is Richard Armitage.
By a mile.
He has incredibly poor diction and his harsh vocal quality combined with a tendency to shout meant the clarity of his lines was consistently compromised.
If they recast him it would be a perfect play.
Actors playing Abigail and Mary stunning.
Standing ovation this evening.
I just hope the critics can see past the running time and not focus solely on this in their reviews.
I think (and I know it sounds very odd) but the rate of speech is just insanely slow.
Yes there is some extra "stage business" but this does not account for the running time being 1 hour longer than the play should run.
It was noticed by my friend who thought there were lots of stylised pauses and huge gaps between lines and words.
But PLEASE don't be put off.
It is as good as, if not better the RSC staging (which was critically acclaimed, a sellout success and won an Olivier for best revival).
That ran at 3h 10m so people wanting the duration axed to 2.5 hours are being ridiculous.
For me it was definitely far too long and I don't think I'm in the minority judging by conversations with patrons during the interval. I enjoyed it in general but this could be either a masterpiece or a big stinker.
It would need to be shorten to 2 hours 30 minutes maximum to make it work. And it could be done, the scene changes are overlong and terribly self indulgent. Some parts should really be much shorter.
In spite of the great quality of the piece it really feels like an endless night, really long and most people start fidgeting half way through Act I and it gets much worse during Act II around 10.30ish with lots of patrons constantly checking the time in watches and mobile phones. Some people started leaving around 10.45 creating some distraction. It normally annoys me when people leave a theatre before the play ends but in this case I totally understand that people need to catch their last trains.
The staging was good in general and I can't fault the acting which was excellent. It is such a great play that it's really difficult not to enjoy even in an unnecessary overlong production like this one.
Right now this is a 3 star production imho, but it could easily become a 5 star one with the right cuts.
Aside from the scene changes which I agree need to be either shortened or cut completely, I'm not sure what could be cut from the text because I thought while Act 1 did drag a little, Act 2 didn't feel long at all. I think as I've mentioned before, they should start it earlier either at 7pm or 6.30pm for evening performances and 2pm or 1.30pm. Long plays like King Lear and Othello at the National start earlier so it shouldn't be a problem for the Old Vic
I can say for certain that yesterday's matinee ended at 6.05, making it 3 hours and 35 minutes.
Even the usher we talked to at the interval was surprised that the first act ended sooner.
Whether or not I saw this with the glacier scene changes I still think this is a fantastic production thanks to the acting
But still, did we need to see Goody Proctor making bread? Are you trying to allude to the LSD theory Yael Farber? No.
It's not great -- not yet anyway -- but worth seeing. The opening dance sequence is incredibly atmospheric, it sets the mood and takes us to that time in history. The first half, now at 1h 50m, flew by despite the already noted self-indulgent set changes and slow diction. A main weakness is Armitage. As Spice shack said: poor and harsh diction, shouty. (And how many times have we seen an actor beat their chest to convey that they are feeling things?) Abigail, Mary, and Reverends Hale and Parris are notably strong. More as a note on the play than this production: the subject matter of the play is so rich that I understand that choices of focus have to be made, but I found myself wishing that Abigail and her power over the whole community were explored more; the patriarchy, unleashing of petty jealousies, and group think which are the primary focus here feel overly familiar.
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