Oh, I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
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sophieisgodOH SHITTING HELL. My massive review post just deleted itself. *WOE*
ANYWAY, *pointed look at LiveJournal* yesterday was HARRYTIME, AKA Another Theatre Pigrimage Of Doom... Harry Lloyd in The Sea, people. Good times.
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templa_otmena and thedreamygirl had a relatively early train to catch. It did take us a while to get past the end of our street, because Louise managed to forget a) her glasses and b) the tickets. But, once we'd got past some mild ticket-based kerfuffle at the station, we still had a good quarter of an hour before our train was due. Thusly, I stopped at a kiosk for a bottle of water. Meanwhile, in the grip of what they would later term HARRY FEVER, Louise and Hana were dashing for the platform and boarding a train which was not ours, with the goal of securing a table. Having purchased my refreshing beverage, I walked briskly to the train, only for the doors to close in my face while a hostess person made sympathetic gestures. I rang Hana to tell her that they were on the wrong train; she stood up and exclaimed "No!"; we looked at each other through the window as the train pulled out of the station... Louise's contribution was a feeble "Well, at least you'll get some work done..." FOR THE LOSE, YOU TWO. But, I still got to London before them, the fools! And I had a tasty bagel while I waited.
We had some time to kill, so we headed to Convent Garden, as per. We ended up in HMV, where there was a sale, and you can guess where this is heading. There's a reason I have a disregard for my finances tag, you know. Anyhoo, I got Band of Brothers for A THIRD OF THE RRP, the new S&S, and Lady Jane. I mgiht also have purchased S2 of Hex, having never seen S1, just because Sam Troughton was in it. Ohh, Hood!Boys, you will be he death of me! We also managed to locate the theatre where the new Charlie Cox/Richard Coyle play, Pinter's The Lover/The Collection has just opened, and WE ARE TOTALLY GOING TO SEE IT, BITCHES.
We'd managed to flog our spare ticket to the lovelyalkalinegabi, so we had to go and meet her, and then we all went for lunch at Pizza Express. Mmm, goat's cheese. Anyway, something magical happened. RICHARD COYLE WALKED PAST THE WINDOW. It was so erotic. And now, HARRYTIME!
To the theatre! I do so love the Theatre Royal Haymarket, it is so big and gold. Anyway, we were reet excited because we were going in the posh entrance for once. We made our triumphant entrance, only to be informed that we were in the Upper Circle, not the Royal Circle. Thusly, we trudged in the grimy side door, again. Sigh. But HARRYTIME! Ohh, he is so wonderful. Because I'd read the play, I knew that he opened it coming out of the sea and yelling and bedraggled and so forth, so I was hoping for some wet!shirt!porn, if I'm honest. However, crashing waves were projected onto this screen at the front of the stage, and Harry was 'splashing' about behind it all sexy and shouting and sexy, and alas! there was no wet shirt. There was, however, a lovely shirt 'n' braces combo, which got me all in a tizzy. Not for the last time during the performance, let me tell you...
Seriously, astempla_otmena and I say every time we watch him, Harry is just so GOOD for someone so young. His voice in this was much deeper than anything we'd heard him do before, and during our post-match analysis we said that this was the first time we'vereally seen him play a man. Will Scarlett is eighteen, and lovely, and a little unsure of himself, whereas Willy Carson knows who he is completely. It shows in everything he does, from the way he carries himself to the inflections in his speech. Somewhere under all the lusting, there is AWE. Also, there were SUITS! And crouching down! And sitting with his legs quite far apart (BECAUSE HE IS, AS WE ALL KNOW, A DIRTY FLIRT)! And HANDPORN! in which his (VERY LARGE) hand was splayed on top of a piano! And, most importantly, A REALLY LONG COAT THAT MADE HIM LOOK EVEN TALLER AND MORE DELICIOUS THAN USUAL! Oh my. I pity the poor, poor middle-aged man sitting next to me. I may have squeaked.
He didn't have a great deal to do in the first act; it was mainly sitting in the back of scenes or looking distressed. There was crying! Ohh, it hurt. But mainly, he was the straight man of the piece, and his reactions were just spot on. There were scenes where he'd just be sitting, almost completely still, and I could not take my eyes off him. GAH. The second half of the play was wher he got the really juicy stuff; lots of one-on-one scenes where he oculd relaly shine. YOU GUYS, I LOVE HIM SO HARDCORE, IT IS RIDICULOUS.
There were other people in the play, too! RUSSELL TOVEY! One of The Boys! I've been so excited to see him in this since the Doctor Who Christmas Special, and he did not disappoint. He was so luffly, all adorable and funny and sad and pitiful and luffly. I want to hug him and touch his ears, true fact. And he had a big stick! *stick is phallic* Eileen Atkins was splendiferous, very funny and sharp and tragic and poignant and matriarchal, woop woop. I'd been looking forward to seeing David Haig again after he was so awesome in The Country Wife, and he was also terrific. His breakdown was great, it was just the right balance of funny and unnerving, and the guy just has so much *energy*. I hope he keeps himself hydrated :) Also, I am worried fortempla_otmena, as she seems to be cultivating something of a crush on the man. She posted two pictures of him in her review, and not a one of Harry, THE REASON WE WENT TO THE PLAY IN THE FIRST PLACE! Her mind is a wondrous place sometimes.
And then I went to Waterstone's and bought too many books. Dorothy Parker FTW! And we all got the correct and proper train home. Also, EWAN IN THREE WEEKS!!!!!!! See you on the other side, chicas.
ANYWAY, *pointed look at LiveJournal* yesterday was HARRYTIME, AKA Another Theatre Pigrimage Of Doom... Harry Lloyd in The Sea, people. Good times.
Myself,
templa_otmena and thedreamygirl had a relatively early train to catch. It did take us a while to get past the end of our street, because Louise managed to forget a) her glasses and b) the tickets. But, once we'd got past some mild ticket-based kerfuffle at the station, we still had a good quarter of an hour before our train was due. Thusly, I stopped at a kiosk for a bottle of water. Meanwhile, in the grip of what they would later term HARRY FEVER, Louise and Hana were dashing for the platform and boarding a train which was not ours, with the goal of securing a table. Having purchased my refreshing beverage, I walked briskly to the train, only for the doors to close in my face while a hostess person made sympathetic gestures. I rang Hana to tell her that they were on the wrong train; she stood up and exclaimed "No!"; we looked at each other through the window as the train pulled out of the station... Louise's contribution was a feeble "Well, at least you'll get some work done..." FOR THE LOSE, YOU TWO. But, I still got to London before them, the fools! And I had a tasty bagel while I waited.We had some time to kill, so we headed to Convent Garden, as per. We ended up in HMV, where there was a sale, and you can guess where this is heading. There's a reason I have a disregard for my finances tag, you know. Anyhoo, I got Band of Brothers for A THIRD OF THE RRP, the new S&S, and Lady Jane. I mgiht also have purchased S2 of Hex, having never seen S1, just because Sam Troughton was in it. Ohh, Hood!Boys, you will be he death of me! We also managed to locate the theatre where the new Charlie Cox/Richard Coyle play, Pinter's The Lover/The Collection has just opened, and WE ARE TOTALLY GOING TO SEE IT, BITCHES.
We'd managed to flog our spare ticket to the lovely
alkalinegabi, so we had to go and meet her, and then we all went for lunch at Pizza Express. Mmm, goat's cheese. Anyway, something magical happened. RICHARD COYLE WALKED PAST THE WINDOW. It was so erotic. And now, HARRYTIME!To the theatre! I do so love the Theatre Royal Haymarket, it is so big and gold. Anyway, we were reet excited because we were going in the posh entrance for once. We made our triumphant entrance, only to be informed that we were in the Upper Circle, not the Royal Circle. Thusly, we trudged in the grimy side door, again. Sigh. But HARRYTIME! Ohh, he is so wonderful. Because I'd read the play, I knew that he opened it coming out of the sea and yelling and bedraggled and so forth, so I was hoping for some wet!shirt!porn, if I'm honest. However, crashing waves were projected onto this screen at the front of the stage, and Harry was 'splashing' about behind it all sexy and shouting and sexy, and alas! there was no wet shirt. There was, however, a lovely shirt 'n' braces combo, which got me all in a tizzy. Not for the last time during the performance, let me tell you...
Seriously, as
templa_otmena and I say every time we watch him, Harry is just so GOOD for someone so young. His voice in this was much deeper than anything we'd heard him do before, and during our post-match analysis we said that this was the first time we'vereally seen him play a man. Will Scarlett is eighteen, and lovely, and a little unsure of himself, whereas Willy Carson knows who he is completely. It shows in everything he does, from the way he carries himself to the inflections in his speech. Somewhere under all the lusting, there is AWE. Also, there were SUITS! And crouching down! And sitting with his legs quite far apart (BECAUSE HE IS, AS WE ALL KNOW, A DIRTY FLIRT)! And HANDPORN! in which his (VERY LARGE) hand was splayed on top of a piano! And, most importantly, A REALLY LONG COAT THAT MADE HIM LOOK EVEN TALLER AND MORE DELICIOUS THAN USUAL! Oh my. I pity the poor, poor middle-aged man sitting next to me. I may have squeaked.He didn't have a great deal to do in the first act; it was mainly sitting in the back of scenes or looking distressed. There was crying! Ohh, it hurt. But mainly, he was the straight man of the piece, and his reactions were just spot on. There were scenes where he'd just be sitting, almost completely still, and I could not take my eyes off him. GAH. The second half of the play was wher he got the really juicy stuff; lots of one-on-one scenes where he oculd relaly shine. YOU GUYS, I LOVE HIM SO HARDCORE, IT IS RIDICULOUS.
There were other people in the play, too! RUSSELL TOVEY! One of The Boys! I've been so excited to see him in this since the Doctor Who Christmas Special, and he did not disappoint. He was so luffly, all adorable and funny and sad and pitiful and luffly. I want to hug him and touch his ears, true fact. And he had a big stick! *stick is phallic* Eileen Atkins was splendiferous, very funny and sharp and tragic and poignant and matriarchal, woop woop. I'd been looking forward to seeing David Haig again after he was so awesome in The Country Wife, and he was also terrific. His breakdown was great, it was just the right balance of funny and unnerving, and the guy just has so much *energy*. I hope he keeps himself hydrated :) Also, I am worried for
templa_otmena, as she seems to be cultivating something of a crush on the man. She posted two pictures of him in her review, and not a one of Harry, THE REASON WE WENT TO THE PLAY IN THE FIRST PLACE! Her mind is a wondrous place sometimes.And then I went to Waterstone's and bought too many books. Dorothy Parker FTW! And we all got the correct and proper train home. Also, EWAN IN THREE WEEKS!!!!!!! See you on the other side, chicas.
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Date: 2008-01-28 12:18 am (UTC)I love that amongst the Harry love there is concern for David Haig's water table. What a smiley, round-headed Kipling convert he is.
I have been given good news this day. The play is running for so long that I may yet be able to scrape together enough cash to go and see it!!
Q: Is the upper circle a decent place from which to see the action? It's hard to tell from the seating plan if it's miles away or not - though I guess if you can see his hands, it can't be too bad!
p.s. by your book emporium choices, you may be assisting me in my cunning Lloyd observation plans... Cheers!
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Date: 2008-01-30 10:24 pm (UTC)David Haig is an utter legend. Although I do wish I hadn't had to see his 'sex face' in Four Weddings...
We had a pretty decent view from the circle, and we've been firther back than that in the past and still had a great time. From what I've been reading, though, you get even more out of it if you're close enough to see Harry's nuances etc.
Whoo, Waterstones! I like that my fangirling enables yours :)
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Date: 2008-01-28 01:38 am (UTC)ahem, anyway...SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE for the Harryness! :D That dirty flirt! And deep voice! And big hands! (I almost reversed the two and said 'deep hands' and 'big voice' there for a moment!;)) Ah, I imagine it would be absolutely something to see his perform live....&hearts HARRY I LOVE THEE. I am ever so glad you enjoyed it:D
And did you NOT take pictures again?!?! UGH, HOW YOU DEPRIVE ME :/
And then I went to Waterstone's and bought too many books. ------HA, true fact whenever I go into a bookstore as well (as you know). It's a chronic condition I fear.
YOU ARE SEEING EWAN AS WELL? Blood and piss, woman. BLOOD. AND. PISS :P
Oh, also, you should most definitely see Season 1 of Hex, because I love it so (because of Michael Fassbender oh my lord &hearts)
MUAH &hearts
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Date: 2008-01-30 10:34 pm (UTC)HOMG, he has buckets for hands! Grrrrrr. DEAREST, PHOTOGRAPHY IS FROWNED UPON DURING THE PERFORMANCE. And that is *not* the
way in which I plan to flash Harry...
Ewan in two and a half weeks! CODPIECE!!! And I am so in love with Chiwetel.
Grrr, Stelios! I can't stand Cassie, though. Does he ever take his shirt off?
*SEXES YOU ALL OVER*
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Date: 2008-01-30 11:51 pm (UTC)alright alright, if it must be like that....oh, and I forgot to ask the most centrifugal question of all!:: WAS THERE NECKPORN?!?!? *is hopeful*
Hm, I don't think so :'( But he is soooooo lovely indeed, I really don't care:P And grrrr to Cassie indeed (although she was Blanche Ingram in the-miniseries-of-doom-by-which-i-mean-the-miniseries-that-is-Jane-Eyre-with-that-smirking-devil-Toby-Stephens)
RAVISH ME PLS
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:36 am (UTC)Poo to Blanche and her mildly irritating nose. And poo to Cassie, that Azazeal sexer, grrr.
NAO?
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:42 am (UTC)urgh, indeed. But she does get some eye-sexing from Rochester, which gave me a mild stroke.
This is the face of a man who needs to be ravished asap.
YES YES YES TAKE ME NAO
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Date: 2008-01-28 02:30 am (UTC)Lady Jane is such a sweet movie, I loved it. And there's a Robin Hood connection there, since Men in Tights actor Cary Elwes is in it.
Apologies for lowering the tone, but what's with him playing suggestively named characters? First Will, now Willy. Not quite as bad as Sean Biggerstaff playing Oliver Wood, but still...
I may have squeaked.
Dude. If it was as enjoyable (and pretty) as you say, squeaking is understandable. And Charlie Cox is in a play at the moment too? It's just as well I don't live in London, I'd bankrupt myself!
Glad you had such an awesome time. :D And I'm glad he's proving himself so skilled as an actor, as well.
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Date: 2008-01-30 10:40 pm (UTC)I haven't watched it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I've had a crush on Cary Elwes since I saw The Princess Bride, so woop for that! DUDE, I LOVE CHARLIE COX. Stardust was on at our student cinema the other week and I fell in love with him all over again. ♥ We weren't friends then, but I made a picspam of The Merchant of Venice a while back, and he is SO FREAKING LOVELY in that. Sigh (http://sophieisgod.livejournal.com/33342.html).
Also, I love your Tosh icon! She was awesome this week :)
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Date: 2008-01-30 11:02 pm (UTC)If I could track it down cutprice I'd probably buy it. Although Trevor Nunn as director betrays his RSC origins from time to time.
He just swashbuckles out at you suddenly after his makeover and you cannot help but SWOON.
I think we've got the DVD of MoV floating 'round somewhere, maybe I'll find it and do some Cox-ogling...and Shakespeare appreciating. Um. I have no substance at the moment, apparently. ALACK.
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Date: 2008-01-28 03:10 am (UTC)OMG RICHARD COYLE WALKED PAST?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aw, I wish I was *home* so I could see the play. I'm glad you had a B L A S T.
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Date: 2008-01-28 06:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-28 01:59 pm (UTC)Also, I'm working on my
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Date: 2008-01-28 02:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-28 04:39 pm (UTC)And that's pretty much all I have to say.
Well, not really. With a lingering chance that I shall be going to see this fair show (!!), this review makes me more excited than an excited thing on excitement pills. Srsly, manly!Harry + swishy trenchcoat x BRACES = much anticipation on my part ^____^ Am very glad you had suchfun (and also share my deisre to fondle Russell Tovey's ears).
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:26 am (UTC)YAY FOR SEEING THE SHOW! DO IT. IT MUST BE DONE. AS MUST HARRY *is workiing on it* - *is a perv* - *uses SKANDAR!ICON*
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Date: 2008-01-28 07:24 pm (UTC)May be back later but right now I have to dash. Lack of my own computer and all that etc. Byyyye! Harry!!
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:29 am (UTC)I WISH YOU COULD HAVE COME, BB :(
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Date: 2008-01-29 01:48 am (UTC)Seriously, I just. I don't know what to say. I love reading these posts so hard, cause I can channel you and squee. XD I FEEL THE LOVE. THE CRAZY MAD HARRY LOVE. WHY MUST HE BE SO PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. (I know I ask this all the time but it always vexes me... in a good way)
DID YOU DO THE
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:30 am (UTC)He is the pinnacle of all that is good and proper in a man.
Alas, no AEROplane, but I did mention your name while I was whispering sweet nothings in his ear... And yes, he blushed ;)
...
*is perhaps creepy*
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Date: 2008-02-01 12:17 am (UTC)...
*loves you for being perhaps creepy*
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Date: 2008-01-29 09:25 am (UTC)Thank you for ANOTHER amazing day. We fangirls really do rock.
Essay nearly over- nearly free. Love you xXx
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Date: 2008-01-31 12:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-31 01:04 pm (UTC)