Reader Reviews
Old Times (Donmar Warehouse, West End)
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 | I seperated Old Times into equal thirds. The first was confusion, the second was a loss of all feeling in my frontal lobe and the third was spent thinking how much I really enjoyed the Night Season at the NT last week. Only see Old Times if you really need some quite time to sit and think, the mesh screen helps you pretty much ignore what is going on on stage. Or you could go and see the Night Season at the NT which is quite possibly the best and most complete plays I have ever seen - Oliviers all round there! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (193.108.78.10) | 20 Aug 04 |
| I found this play really interesting. I knew nothing about it before going into the theatre, but since leaving and thinking about it, I have found it really interesting. All three actors are excellent. I quite liked the set. The effect of looking through the gauze was very clever in my opinion and it worked really well with the reflective surfaces and lighting. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (213.78.149.11) | 12 Aug 04 |
| I really don't see the point of this play. Why has the Donmar bothered to revivie it? Never has so much talent - three of our very best actors and THE best designer we have - been wasted on such a pretentious and dull play. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (172.190.202.86) | 10 Aug 04 |
| The Most boring play ever at the Donmar the 80 minutes feel like hours,The Net surrounding the stage is the most pretentious disregard of an audience I have ever witnessed. Avoid but the Donmar dont need to worry as is already sold out but if they could fill there few seats with someone reading the phone book. I pity people with tickets!take a pillow! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (149.174.164.83) | 08 Jul 04 |
| the mesh screen did make me go a bit cross-eyed but it also intrigued me, offering a fuzziness around all the characters, like a soft focus on flashbacks in films. I thought this was a fab production. Jeremy Northam was very good, Gina Mckee didn't have to do much but be cold and elusive (which she does well). But as usual, top top marks to Helen McCrory. One of our finest stage actresses. Bravo! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (82.69.37.108) | 08 Jul 04 |
