thanks for the heads up on this
The Encounter is on at the Barbican again next year. Highly highly recommend seeing it if you havenāt already, itās comfortably one of the best things Iāve seen on stage
I saw it last year and really enjoyed it.
The dining seats for Network were great! Was pretty surreal being so close to the action and there was the odd occasion where the stage lights are right in your eyes but aside from that it was very exciting and Cranston is an absolute demon (Food was good too!)
I was back at the NT last night for Beginning which was a terrfic two hander, transfers to the West End in 2018 and well worth seeking out
How do I get to go and see Network now that itās sold out then?
Day returns? Production returns?
Friday rush tickets.
Friday Rush every Friday at 1pm - they go v quickly though so you have to be ready.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/fridayrush
Other than that, day seats.
Nice one, cheers
The next Friday rush for Network wonāt be until December 15 though as its not on again after this week until then
Safe, cheers for the heads up. Iāll set a phone reminder now
Meant to say this happened when I went to and yeah, major cringe.
Saw The Retreat on Saturday night.
Itās funny, perhaps too gag-laden for a play, and doesnāt really go much deeper than that.
It has resulted in a bit of a domestic spat where my girlfriend and I are disagreeing about who was the most unreasonable character.
The Exorcist @ The Phoenix Theatreā¦
Maybe a strange proposition seeing arguably the most famous horror film ever transferred to stage, but I do like a bit of gory stagecraft from time to time. Although not entirely faithful to the story of the film/book, this plays almost like a greatest hits version of The Exorcist and rushes somewhat to fit everything in. We donāt get the crabwalk or the headspin, but we do get crucifix masturbation, bed shaking, levitation and vomit. Ian MacLellan voices the demon which is a neat touch. I was pretty excited to see Peter Bowles playing Father Merrin as he was on TV in something literally every single evening when I was growing up. My sister (11 years younger then me) was very excited to see Adam Garcia playing Father Karras as apparently he was the love interest in Coyote Ugly (plus sheās an idiot). Overall entertaining, but Iām not sure what non-horror afficianados would get from it - tellingly, the theatre was only about half full for a Friday night performance (although it was the evening of the Oxford Street mass hysteria)ā¦
Interesting to read your thoughts on that. Thinking about seeing that or The Twilight Zone in January. Leaning towards The Twilight Zone slightly now but will obviously wait for reviews
Iām going to try and see The Twilight Zone too
In this National Theatre Friday rush queue then, 685 people ahead of me (despite clicking the link the second it activated). People ITK, is this a reasonable chance of actually getting anything or should I sack it off?
Just got an āAll Network tickets now soldā message so thatās a resounding no.
This is gonna be a tough one
Sorry to hear! My tip is to join the queue around half 11.
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