Theatre

One for the wank bank?

Pretty meh. On the other hand I bumped into my ex girlfriend from 8 years ago. Damn son is all I can say...

She has a son?

Didn't that make you feel a bit funny?

insert me wanting to suck on dem titties joke

Dirty puppy.

She has turned from a very attractive girl to an insanely hot lady

Round two then? Still remember the old pin number?

All going good until she mentioned her boyfriend. Thwarted at the first hurdle

How many times - it's just a hurdle...

We re exchanged numbers so will be in contact.

"Oh im so sorry to hear that you and your boyfriend have broken up. Can i make you feel better?"

Softly, softly catchy monkey...

I have the dubious pleasure of working at a printer/publishing firm that produces theatre programs. Whilst I pretty much loath every aspect of every working day, I get to go to a fair amount of theatre free. This Saturday I'm off to the National to see Moon Over a Rainbow Shawl. I've heard mixed reviews, but who cares, I'll be drunk on free wine.

Oh, and for cheap laughs, One Man , Two Guvnors is actually pretty good. Even with James Corden starring.

As long as his part is minimised to selling Revels during the interval I'm sure it'll be a great show.

The current DV8 production on at the National is very good.

It is quite one sided, but its conviction is parcel to the point.

I saw The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre last night. It was decent, well-produced, well-acted and had a great set, but it was perhaps a bit too obvious. From something with Peter Capaldi, Ben Miller and Graham Lineham involved, I expected something a bit sharper and less reliant on slapstick.

I have to admit, I enjoyed One Man, Two Guvnors a lot more. As much as I dislike the fat man, he is just meant for the role, and carried it off very well. The live skiffle music and everything else gave it a great atmosphere as well.

Noises Off (as recommended by Charlotte83 up there) moves to the West End tomorrow, I'm going to give that a go at some point.

Off to the NT tomorrow to see Collaborators. Looking forward to it.

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/67249/productions/collaborators.html

Im going to see The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov tomorrow at the Barbican.

Nah it actually wasnt that bad. It was done in a good way by Simon McBurney, I just found it a tad complicated and a bit ridiculous in places.

Not complaining but I dont understand why one of the girls in the play spend the entire second half running around stage naked?

This has started a new run, I went to see it last night.

I thought it was absolutely brilliant, one of the best things I've seen at the theatre if not the best. I'd got about halfway through the book beforehand which gave me a pretty good way in to the basic premise of the play, and I think I'd have struggled without it.

The staging was incredible, the best melding of live action and video/effects that I've seen, and the way it's choreographed and the way most of the 'set' was just done by lighting was really impressive.

The acting was a bit of a mixed bag - Margarita was perhaps a bit too GCSE-Drama melodramatic at times (and missed a couple of cues) and the guy from Green Wing who played the poet took a while to get into it. And it was really warm. Apart from that it was breathtaking though, and the Soviet-style 10 minutes of applause at the end seemed well-deserved and fitting.

Highly recommended if you can get tickets.

Went to see Privates on Parade on Saturday... Er, so camp words can't describe, good set and good side of reasonable acting the play itself was a little odd. Enjoyable evening but not a must see.

I'd love to see a forumenger production of a Shakespeare play....or a Restoration comedy.

All we need is a revered director and a few drama queens...

I went to see Richard II on Saturday with David Tennant . Was relly good. He hammed it up big time. Overall: really good.

Is that the play he's been wearing a pony tail for?

Wow, no posts in this thread for over a year before the weekend, what a bunch of cultural philistines we are.

Last year I think I only went to the cinema twice, having a real job means no more day tickets. On the plus side, having a more-than-minimum-wage job means occasional reasonably priced tickets.

I saw Chimerica when all the hype was at its peak and thought it was fantastic, really engaging piece of theatre with a great set and some excellent acting. It was generally well-praised but some people criticised it a bit for the Chinese segments. Having never been to mainland China I can't really comment on that, but everything looked great and the story was really well-told.

I also saw A Doll's House (this production) which was great as well. Again, I wasn't familiar with the story at all but it was instantly accessible, shocking and sad.

I've been a member if this fine rep company since 1989.. http://www.towertheatre.org.uk
It's been a while since I have been involved technically, but both my girls have tread the boards, sung and ASM'd, been to the wild post production parties..

Now that's wot I call an education.

39steps is still a good night out... and looking forward to a summer of plays at the Globe, Southwark x