Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Am going to the theatre tonight with Him Indoors. Amadeus at the Crucible....or is it the Lyceum. It is three hours long and apparently it is so bad that people have been walking out before the interval. We were warned when we bought the tickets that there was some swearing and nudity. Just like an evening in then. Can you tell that I'm really looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Excuse my ignorance, but is it anything like the film? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I would take a hip flask of something lovely with you Egluntine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I quite liked the song by that German bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Oh and I reather fancied that! I liked the film lol. Are people leaving cause its badly done, or cause they have been offended by the content? Do you like the theatre at all otherwise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I love the theatre as a rule. I think because it is wintery I just want to hibernate in the evening. People are walking out because it is embarrassingly badly done. Some friends of ours went and said it was pretty grim, but Him Indoors wanted to see it.....he enjoyed the film, and we had some theatre tokens so........ Hobson's Choice is on in a week or so with John Savident, who played Fred Elliot in Coronation Street. Now that does take my fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I would take a hip flask of something lovely with you Egluntine Yep, chloroform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I would take a hip flask of something lovely with you Egluntine Yep, chloroform You lot!!! :lol: I was thinking more along the lines of cyanide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hobson's Choice is brill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I would take a hip flask of something lovely with you Egluntine Yep, chloroform My Sloe Gin would have a similar affect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 I would take a hip flask of something lovely with you Egluntine Yep, chloroform My Sloe Gin would have a similar affect Can you get some to me by 7.30? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlover Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Ive never been to the theatre, or a concert, i keep hinting to the other half but i think its falling on death ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Ive never been to the theatre, or a concert, i keep hinting to the other half but i think its falling on death ears Well if he is dead, no wonder he cant take you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlover Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Whoops, i hate it when i do stuff like that, i'll worry that ive jinxed him till he gets home from work now!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Well I'm back. It was much, much better than I was expecting. It was far too long at 3 hours and I did find myself nodding off a couple of times, but the performances were excellent...Gerard Murphy as Salieri and the unfortunately named Bryan D*i*c*k as Mozart, in particular were very good. Salieri's speeches were very long and must have takes some memorising and the actor was on the stage for the whole of the play. One female spoilt it (she played Mozarts wife) and her diction was so poor that it rendered her totally unintelligable. The props and the lighting were very good. The scenes looked like paintings and were quite beautiful. The nudity was a waste of time and totally unerotic....Salieri's mistress walked across the stage displaying two fried eggs....it would have been much more seductive had she been partly clothed. The swearing we were warned about....well I didn't particularly notice it....maybe it happened when I dozed off. It is always the way....when you go out not expecting to enjoy yourself, you can be pleasantly surprised....and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Glad it turned out OK Egluntine. I once sat through 3 excrutiating hours of Benjamin Brittain... never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I won tickets to see Les Mis in Liverpool on New Years day a few years ago. I took my mum- she loved it, I was sooo depressed after watching it, & I didn't stand up for the ovation at the end Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 We saw Les Mis many years ago when a friend was working the lighting on the show. I adored it, but The Hubby fell asleep & snored loudly until I poked him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I'm with the Hubby on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 I had a friend who sat through Les Miz as she liked to call it 9 times. Have never seen it myself but I gather it is not the most cheerful show in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 We were warned when we bought the tickets that there was some swearing and nudity. Just like an evening in then. Your evenings in sound a lot more interesting than mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatedog Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Fried eggs??!! Salieri's mistress walked across the stage displaying two fried eggs... Very appropriate for an omlet forum!! Chickens are taking over the world! (Why didn't she poach them?).......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I once sat through 3 excrutiating hours of Benjamin Brittain... never again! I had to study a Ceremony of Carols, and Peter Grimes, for my music O level several millenia ago. Not that ithats got anything to do with anything really - but I'm sure you really did want to know that (not). It was somewhat boring I have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Glad it turned out OK, Egluntine. I loved the film but have never seen Amadeus on stage. I took Mum to see Les Mis in the West End many years ago and we both loved it. Yes, it's pretty depressing but the music is terrific and so is the set. We saw Miss Saigon a few years later and again, very sad story but wonderful music. I took Tom to the local theatre last night to see a production put on by an amateur dramatics group called Fawkes - the Quiet Guy as he needed to see something on stage pronto for his A level drama course and it was the only thing on which didn't involve panto! We had a great time! The show was really funny and the players put their hearts and souls into it and obviously had as good a time as we did and for £9 each, a very good night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
