'The National Theatres Take on the Financial Crisis–The Power of Yes' blog discussion

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This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it.

Read Martin's "The National Theatre's Take on the Financial Crisis – The Power of Yes" Blog.

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annie-c

I am looking forward to seeing this in a couple of weeks - thanks for the review.

I love to see Hare's work although I always find him complex and end up buying the script straight after the performance....

It sounds very typical of him to satirise the behaviour of a group such as the 'LSE graduates' - I will look forward to this.

Now I just have to resist looking up other reviews so that I haven't formed an opinion before I get there!

annie-c

And on a moneysaving note, it is worth mentioning that tickets are available from just £10 for many plays at The National, including this one. Although it takes place in the relatively large Lyttleton Theatre, the seating is good and you don't really get a bad view from anywhere in the theatre.

Also 15-25 year olds can see the performance free, using the 'entrypass' scheme: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/entrypass (though I am not sure that Hare's work would be compelling entertainment for the average 15 year old...)

thursday

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annie-c, thank you very much for this :j.

makeup

I saw this play last year and I did enjoy it but I'm not sure I really remembered much of it.

I'm a complete ignoramus when it comes to the workings of the City and I'm not sure I really understood what happened and why?? Or maybe that is the point?!

I joked with my friends that watching this made up for only reading the life & style sections of the newspapers for the past 18 months!

It was entertaining and I enjoyed the way it was staged and written.