Pointy | September 21, 11:09 CET

Yay Alexis! :-)

billz | September 21, 11:13 CET

Nice reviews. I'm really happy to hear of AD's success. Of course, we all know what a superb actor he is. But it is wonderful to hear that he is getting praise from people outside the Whedon fandom.

palehorse | September 21, 12:23 CET

Somebody, give this man his own show! I wish I could see this play.

electricspacegirl | September 21, 12:37 CET

I'm going to see this tonight. Can't wait.

Cider | September 21, 14:34 CET

Ah, was just gonna ask if anyone here had seen it yet. Let us know what you think Cider.

EDIT: Damn typo's!

[ edited by Paul_Rocks on 2006-09-21 12:53 ]

Paul_Rocks | September 21, 14:52 CET

There's a load of Browncoats going on the 5th of October. Link: http://forum.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1561

gossi | September 21, 15:16 CET

Wow I'd love to see this production. Not just for AD, but Michael Byrne. He is such a compelling actor and not afraid to be a really loathsome bad guy. I'd love to see him work with the power and subtley of Miller.

We expect a review from the Browncoats going to see this.

Znachki | September 21, 19:20 CET

Lucky Liverpudlians!

Pointy | September 21, 20:11 CET

I'm curious. When someone sees it, could they mention to us (me) what kind of accents were used? Do they stick with the original American setting/accents, use British accents or go for something mid-Atlantic like Americans do for a lot of British plays?

newcj | September 22, 07:27 CET

Just got back from Liverpool. Spotted Alexis heading to the Playhouse before the performance while we were waiting for food but didn't speak with him.

I've never seen the play before and found the story quite predictable, but the acting from all was exceptional. Alexis was brilliant to watch, especially in the second act in which his character goes through a range of emotions.

I thought I would find it hard not to think of him as Wesley or as Alexis but, with exception of one Cordy-Wesley-like kiss - I only thought of him as Chris.

As far as I could tell Alexis was the only actual American actor, the others were British and they did play it with American accents. I'm not an expert on American accents so I couldn't tell you how convincing they were, I think it is set in New England. Alexis uses an accent also.

The only thing that spoiled it were the couple sitting behind us who are headed straight to the special hell.

For those who can get to Liverpool it's definately worth the trip if only to see Alexis perform on stage.

We hung around by the stage door afterwards in the hope of saying hi, but the crafty sod sneaked out the front in plain view, we just saw him heading off down the road!

Cider | September 22, 19:47 CET

Thank you for the detailed report, Cider, and sorry you found the play predictable, but it's good to know Mr. Denisof was brill!

Pointy | September 23, 09:30 CET