[Lynette]

I'm thinking of dumping my tix for this,. Can anyone persuade me not to or confirm my suspicions? I hated The Drunks.

[David]

It's not opened yet - starts on the 10th.

Of the two, this one appealed to me more - directed by Boyd, which could be a pro or a con depending on your view of him (I like him), and with Katy Stephens, which is my main reason for wanting to see it.

Saying that, I doubt I'll get a chance, on account of having just blown out my life savings in Edinburgh...

[Lynette]

It's not opened yet - starts on the 10th.

Of the two, this one appealed to me more - directed by Boyd, which could be a pro or a con depending on your view of him (I like him), and with Katy Stephens, which is my main reason for wanting to see it.

Saying that, I doubt I'll get a chance, on account of having just blown out my life savings in Edinburgh...

You too?

[Jan Brock]

Saying that, I doubt I'll get a chance, on account of having just blown out my life savings in Edinburgh...

You should be OK, ticket prices dropped to £5 for The Drunks and this one will be no different. One (of many) problems with The Drunks is that it seems the opening night is not until weeks after it has started playing, so even in the unlikely event that it was any good there are no newspaper reviews to encourage anyone to go and see it.

When subsidised theatres stage two (my guess) turkeys like these they generally blame the audiences - "too conservative, too middle-class, too unadventurous ...". Maybe so. These two would have been obvious plays to stage in the RSC London small theatre (formerly The Pit) where they would have attracted some sort of interested audience at least - the RSC's real problem with them is their lack of a suitable venue (a self-inflicted problem in respect of their London presence).

[TheatreMadGoer]

Saw this last night, and is much better than The Drunks, apart from Tom Piper's set that looks much like the one for The Drunks.

The ensemble works a treat in this play, Samantha Young and Tunji Kasim are good as the central lovers, and supported brilliantly by John McKay (better than his Cassius). Featuring some of the star actors from the rest of the season in very small roles, notably Greg Hicks as the Tramp.

Kathryn Hunter provides an interesting framework for the show that I shan't reveal here.

Will be interesting what others think. Lynette I wouldn't return your ticket if I was u.

[Lynette]

Oops, done.

Just worked out that this weekend was better in London anyway for me. Sorry I missed it and thanks for the post.

[TheatreMadGoer]

Oh well, always the way.

[MaxCady]

Watched this last night. Really enjoyed it. felt that it was much better than The Drunks. It turned out to be much faster paced than i expected it to be. Had a very basic stage set. Good performances all around, but in my opinion it was Kathryn Hunter that stole the show.
This has to be the the first time that i have seen the Courtyard less than half full. The steward in the Gallery told me to sit anywhere that i liked. Pay £5 and sit where you like. Sounded like a good deal to me

[Alexandra]

I loved it. Samatha Young was outstanding, and I enjoyed the mixture of expressionism, burlesque, dark comedy and grimness. But then I liked The Drunks too (which was extremely funny), so perhaps you wouldn't have liked The Grain Store, Lynette. I actuall felt grateful to be given the opportunity to see them; they had a very Russian and completely different feel from any new play I've seen here for years. I'm delighted the RSC had the courage to do them.

[Lynette]

I loved it. Samatha Young was outstanding, and I enjoyed the mixture of expressionism, burlesque, dark comedy and grimness. But then I liked The Drunks too (which was extremely funny), so perhaps you wouldn't have liked The Grain Store, Lynette. I actuall felt grateful to be given the opportunity to see them; they had a very Russian and completely different feel from any new play I've seen here for years. I'm delighted the RSC had the courage to do them.

Well, sorry I missed out this time. Glad you had a good time, Alexandra.