Reece's Pieces!

[SailorEarth]

Aaw, that's a great photo!

The play sounds good. I'd love to hear Reece singing. Damn living in a different country! *shakes fist* >_<

[ratgirl]

We've still totally failed to go and see this, eh PNW? I keep seeing posters, and then forgetting about it again! Maybe we can try and formulate a plan this weekend... it's still on, right??

[Papa's new wife]

Yes we have been bad *hits self*.
There are still posters all over the tube and I am sure I watched a preview of the plot and some songs recently.
It is sadly unusual for me to find something I want to go see and still be able to get tickets *scowls at Tennant, Cumberbatch and Spacey*.

[ratgirl]

Aaand I totally forgot to mention it at the weekend in all the tattoo excitement! Maybe in Hadfield. Maybe...

[Papa's new wife]

Cos Reece posted it, here is a picture from The Gents at lunch.
TODAY!
Awww it warms my heart that they met up.

[Voodoo Lady]

I had the same reaction. D'awwwwww!

[Papa's new wife]

Reece just posted this. He's been in New York apparently and this is one f his favourite paintings (it was the influence on the Psycho house - I didn't know that).
Plus he looks rather yum in the picture *giggles*

[miss denton]

Reece just posted this. He's been in New York apparently and this is one f his favourite paintings (it was the influence on the Psycho house - I didn't know that).
Plus he looks rather yum in the picture *giggles*

yum...that is all

[Crystalicicle]

Love that photo of him, he's just awesome! my fav from the bunch of the guys

[Papa's new wife]

He's well posing isn't he ha ha,, but when you look that good why not?

Hello newbie, hope you stay

[Voodoo Lady]

Hahahahahhaah! at Reece on Twitter saying he'd assume anything edible given to him outside a stage door is poisoned. I don't blame him! Most people are lovely, but some are right nutters, and you don't want to risk finding out too late which is which.

[Son of Tubbs returns!]

Anyone who would like to know, Reece is in this for a limited season.

http://www.absentfriendstheplay.com/

[Papa's new wife]

So, went to see Absent Friends.
Hmmmm.
Didn't actually enjoy it very much.
The acting was really off putting, so 'stagey', in fact it was like watching children act. I felt no real emotion coming from any of the characters for a long time. They were just reciting their lines and I didn't believe them at all.
The actors I found especially jarring were IT Crowd woman and Eastenders woman. They started the play together and it seemed like they couldn't be bothered (is it towards the end of the run? Maybe they are bored stiff of it and can't wait for the run to be over, well that is how it came across to me). For some reason Eastenders woman does a highly annoying voice. That right pissed me off.

The man with the beard was one of the better actors, he added much needed energy into the play but again his acting et me down, he was required to act as though he never sat down and had figity limbs, I accept it is hard to act the jitters but he forgot several times to have a boingy leg etc...

Reece also injected a lot of energy and finally some comedy (the laughs before hand didn't get even a smile from me, I just felt sad). Sadly I do think he was over the top and at several points he fell back on 'old' mannerisms and character traits that we have seen before.

So disappointed with it.
I'd had a couple of drinks before hand and met up with Sarah, Chez, Tara & hubby o it wasn't as if I was in a bad mood. I just didn't like it and wouldn't recommend it (though it wasn't AWFUL like Tennantless Hamlet).
I was hoping for something like Abigail's Party and maybe that is why it fell flat. Abigail's Party is brilliant, this is merely a pale imitation.

Afterwards (in the pub) we saw Reece.
We didn't rape his feet.

[miss denton]

Screen grabs from The Hollow Crown last night. It was a small part but Reece was rather good.

[Papa's new wife]

I feel bad because I tried really hard to watch the first part (admittedly only turning on because Loki was in it) but mah gawd it bored me to tears.
Now everything else I heard about it from others completely contradicted my opinion so I am sure it was brilliant.
I just don't get Shakespeare, never have apart from a few moments (and I must excise the part of my brain which still remembers flashes of the Tennant-less Hamlet) so why I keep trying is beyond me.
Oh yeah, they keep putting hot men in roles.
DAMN YOU *Shakes fist at the sky*.