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THE REAL THING Reviews#1
Posted: 10/30/14 at 3:28pm
Post 'em here! :)
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THE REAL THING Reviews#2
Posted: 10/30/14 at 10:38pm
Brantley with the New York Times is negative

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/theater/the-real-thing-with-ewan-mcgregor-and-maggie-gyllenhaal-opens-on-broadway.html?_r=0

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THE REAL THING Reviews#3
Posted: 10/31/14 at 12:11am
With the reviews it got, does anyone see this getting any nominations at all come award season, or is it going to be forgotten completely?
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THE REAL THING Reviews#4
Posted: 10/31/14 at 12:19am
THE REAL THING Reviews

...no production can completely ruin all that is delightful, dense and dazzling in Stoppard’s work...
The Real Thing Review: Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal Make Their Broadway Debuts

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THE REAL THING Reviews#5
Posted: 10/31/14 at 1:31am
Those two reviews are so different. NY Times said he liked Nixon, but the am NY said he hated her. Hm. Either way, not good.
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THE REAL THING Reviews#7
Posted: 10/31/14 at 7:38am
Jeremy Gerard review on Deadline. I guess I would call it a negative review.

http://deadline.com/2014/10/maggie-gyllenhaal-ewan-mcgregor-broadway-debuts-the-real-thing-1201268456/
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THE REAL THING Reviews#8
Posted: 10/31/14 at 9:04am
I'm in the minority, but ... while I appreciated aspects of both of the prior New York productions, I've never understood the widespread embrace of this play in the US, in terms of revisiting it frequently. Or more directly, why anyone thought we needed another edition in 2014, so soon after the last one. As always, a middling production of any play can make the original text seem less enthralling. (Remember the NIGHT MOTHER revival, which managed to dilute the power almost entirely, with two actors whose acting styles weren't remotely in sync.)
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THE REAL THING Reviews#9
Posted: 10/31/14 at 9:24am
Well, for once, Brantley and I saw the same play. His reaction was pretty much mine.
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THE REAL THING Reviews#10
Posted: 10/31/14 at 10:54am
Liked the production I saw in 2000.Am a subscriber so I'll be seeing it and I guess I will stop loking at the reviews..
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THE REAL THING Reviews#11
Posted: 10/31/14 at 12:33pm
Loved the reviewer who said the set reminded her/him of IKEA

The set makes it harder to understand those seeing it for the first time.The set stays the same so you have no idea what is part of the play in a play & what is not.
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THE REAL THING Reviews#12
Posted: 10/31/14 at 3:58pm
I'm with you, Auggie. I've never liked it, not the original or the revival in 2000.
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THE REAL THING Reviews#13
Posted: 10/31/14 at 4:51pm
I loved the original. I've been a Stoppard admirer since plays like Rosenkrantz, The Real Inspector Hound, and Jumpers.

I thought the original Real Thing was step more emotional than his other plays. Maybe it was just the chemistry of that cast.

I'm sorry--sad, actually--that this one seems to be a disappointment.


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