#victoria yeats

[misscissyturner]

So lovely to see them together !!

[holisticdirkmuppet]

posting SB content like my life depends on it

[ofbooksandteacups]

"Ben and Imo" - or: one of the most beautiful plays of 2024 - is coming back on stage, and closer to London! The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond will present the show's Off West End première next year, starting previews on April 19th. The show's only staying for a month, closing on May 17th.

But what's this show about? I'm glad you asked!

Ben and Imo is a two-hander, telling the story of the not so easy collaboration between composer Benjamin Britten and musical assistant (and composer herself) Imogen Holst. The show is set in a composition room in Aldeburgh, a charming little coastal town in Suffolk. Music composition is - at times - just a background topic to the play's true centre: polar opposites Imo and Ben, whose relationship is just like the waves of the sea, with its highs and lows. The themes developed in the play can be touching to anyone who's worked in the music and theatre field: facing a writer's block, fearing no one might like your art, ultimately accepting rejection and an unsatisfactory result. Ben and Imo are incredibly different - one is led by rage and unfiltered emotion, the other is calm and loving - but they work beautifully on stage. I won't spoil the end of the play - but can you really spoil something that actually happened? - just, be warned: bring a handkerchief. Or a thousand of them. You'll need it.

Erica Whyman and Mark Ravenhill are theatre rockstars, managing to condense everything that happened during the creation of Gloriana in a show that's a little over two hours without losing its pace and its emotional value. The score is effective, a leitmotiv that accompanies the audience throughout the play. The piano was remote played live by Connor Fogel while the actors mimicked it on the silent piano on stage. The cast - aka Victoria Yeates and Samuel Barnett - is possibly one of the best I've ever seen on stage, one of those cases in which I could never be able to choose who I liked best, because they balanced each other to perfection. Five stars overall - and almost one year later my opinion hasn't changed.

Trust me - you don't want to miss this.

You can buy your tickets on orangetreetheatre.co.uk and if you're under 30 they are only 15 pounds!

[waistcoat35]

everyone's awake post ben & imo edit

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[everydayblog]

Victoria Yeates

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[willstafford]

Facing the Music

BEN & IMO The Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Tuesday 2nd April 2024 Mark Ravenhill’s new play couldn’t be further from his first one (Sh*pping and Fucking), dealing with a rather rarefied moment in British musical history.  Composer Benjamin Britten has just nine months to come up with a grand opera in time for the coronation of Elizabeth II.  Along comes Imogen, daughter of Gustav ‘The…

[rosncrntz]

Imogen never stays late.

She stays too late only once.

[misscissyturner]

Always love a supportive cast

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[holisticdirkmuppet]

more stills!

[ofbooksandteacups]

I had the chance to see Ben and Imo yesterday (and I'm going tonight as well) and I think words will never suffice to describe how wonderful this play is. It's moving and tender, yet you can't stop laughing at every little joke and remark. It's both comedy and drama, with two acting powerhouses who've never done better than this. I am completely in awe of their portrayal of Britten and Holst. The writing and directing are sublime. And kudos to the pianist! A 10/10 experience. If you can, go see it. You won't be disappointed (and you'll want to see it all over again just to feel something).

[scamanderishredmayniac]

Would have loved to seen this scene, maybe a whole scene at the book signing.

Newt’s book signing. 

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[everydayblog]

Victoria Yeates

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