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Theatre in London - Tips & Comments
Newest Review: ... their way through the performance. The acting half-hearted and it smacked of 'going through the motions'. It was a truly cringeworthy experience. My wife, who had never seen it, will go nowhere near the show again. And it made me think... Thank goodness I paid only £20.00 for a top price ticket. Surely that's not the feeling people should be getting from a night out at the theatre in the West End..? Or am I just feeling bitter..? ***THE REST OF TH E WEST END*** Let's have a quick look at some of what is on in the West End at the moment. -... more |
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Theatre in London - Tips & Comments: West End vs The Regions... (1053 words)
by Critchyboy - written on 06.02.03 (Very useful, 229 readings)
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Happy New Year one and all. Feels a little strange saying that in February but I've not visited here for so long. Began to miss the place and thought - well, it can't hurt to start writing again - can it?! So here I am - once more. I am writing this review because firstly, obviously I want too and secondly, out of an experience in the West End that has annoyed me. ***THE ANNOYING EXPERIENCE*** I consider myself to be a seasoned theatre-goer. I love it. The rush to get to theatre and the expectation of what lies ahead as you sit in your seat awaiting curtain up and the transportation into another world. I was delighted ...
Afterplay at The Gielgud, Shaftesbury Ave (10th Oct '02) (408 words)
by beedubblyer - written on 10.10.02 (Very useful, 71 readings)
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Brian Friel's new work, Afterplay, is set a decade or so after the conclusion of two of Russian dramatist Chekhov's masterpieces, Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. At the Gielgud Theatre, it is superbly acted by John Hurt and Penelope Wilton. Sonya, neice of titular Uncle Vanya, is sorting through bank paperwork in a run-down café in Moscow. She is joined by the shabby-looking Andrey, brother of the Three Sisters, for a full and frank sharing of their personal lives, and a very hearty shring of a bottle of vodka. We learn that both characters have been abandoned since the end of Chekhov's plays - Vanya has died, leaving Sonya a lonely and ...
Theatre in London - Tips & Comments: Theatre in Crisis? (1797 words)
by monalipschitz - written on 06.01.02 (Very useful, 533 readings)
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Contrary to current cries of 'elitist!', theatre has been a popular form of entertainment throughout history, often being the preserve of what historians would call 'the lower orders', rather than nobility; a prime example would be the world in which Shakespeare worked. Before I move onto today's theatre here's my guide to theatrical popularity: Start at the Theatre of Dionysus (the people). Move onto the Medieval Mystery plays (often free) Take the fork past the reatest playwright ever to have lived, William Shakespeare ('pop' culture) Stop briefly at the Victorian Music Hall (began in pubs) ...
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