[JonnyBoy]

Can't find a thread for this but what do we think of this? I can't say I'm inspired by Rothko's paintings but will his life make a good play?
The cast are the only attractive thing for me at the moment. Eddie Redmayne impressed me in Tess of the Durbevilles on BBC but I am yet to see him on stage.
Are there any more cast to be announced or is it a two-hander?
Not much time left to book...looks like it's almost sold out and I still know precious little about it....
Any info to above qs appreciated!

[Stevemar]

Redmayne impressed me in Tess of the Durbevilles on BBC but I am yet to see him on stage.

Although I tend to book everything at the Donmar, Eddie Redmayne was excellent in "Now or Later" at the Royal Court last year. A fantastically sensitive, compelling performance in what might otherwise have seemed a dull play. Hope this helps you decide.

http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/archive_detail.asp?play=521

[Nosferatu777]

Although I tend to book everything at the Donmar, Eddie Redmayne was excellent in "Now or Later" at the Royal Court last year. A fantastically sensitive, compelling performance in what might otherwise have seemed a dull play. Hope this helps you decide.

http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/archive_detail.asp?play=521

Yeah, I totally agree there. Eddie was wesome in that show and I've booked to see "Red" on the basis of that.

[siteseer]

They have released the side stalls seats and side circle
seats for most performances.Picked up two for my next trip
at the end of January.
Bob in NYC

[BenMonk]

Thanks for this!
I now have a ticket for my favourite side seat, A2, in a few weeks time. I'm hoping that the Grandage/Oram combination will mean that the play isn't too bad, but I know nothing of Mark Rothko!

[Lynette]

Thanks for this!
I now have a ticket for my favourite side seat, A2, in a few weeks time. I'm hoping that the Grandage/Oram combination will mean that the play isn't too bad, but I know nothing of Mark Rothko!

Well, you can guess what his favourite colour was!

[AnnieInTheStalls]

Saw this on Friday and thought it was superb. Two men talking about art for 100 minutes doesn't sound too promising, but I was gripped throughout and deeply moved at the end. In fact more moved than I was by Doll's House or Streetcar (but maybe I'm weird).

The play takes place when Rothko is painting his murals for the Seagram Building restaurant. I saw these paintings at the Tate earlier this year (or was it last year), and was blown away by them. Maybe if you don't react to the paintings, you won't like the play as much as I did. Or it might not matter. There's a particularly wonderful scene where they "prime" a canvas to loud opera (Gluck, I think), and end on the floor, exhausted and "bloodied".

Ended about 9.15.