I saw the cursed Tom Holland Romeo and Juliet play so that you don't have to
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- I paid £300 and saw Tom Holland in the terrible Jamie Lloyd Romeo and Juliet production so that you don't have to.
If you listen carefully, Shakespeare is turning in his grave.
I did like the part where Romeo gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gets powers, but couldn't save Juliet after she falls off a building.
the question now is if this production of Romeo and Juliet is better than Twilight or not
Poor Tom Holland. He’s trying so hard to expand his career and it just never works out.
I keep having this exact thought 😭😭
@@ConnieGlynn30 I fear a retirement is coming, or at least a hiatus
@@m.i.action8148he’s supposed to be playing Fred Astaire in the biopic! I feel like he could have just taken a big break until it came out and it would have been an amazing come back
@@ConnieGlynn30 I think when actors do stage productions it’s to go back to their roots and thrive in acting outside of what they’ve been boxed into. Maybe is was the direction and the way the play went but, this did not happen for him
I think the Fred Astaire biopic is going to do Wonder. After all, he's a great dancer.
I mainly feel bad for the actress who plays Julliet. Imagine suffering through all that bullying in order to take part in such total bs.
Seriously she deserved an apology and some compensation 👁️👁️
There's this terrible myth that mental abuse leads to great art (the Whiplash strategy)
Horrible, terrible racist bullying. People should be ashamed 😢
@@matthewsawczyn6592it more often leads to breaking people down permanently
This sounds like a student led production where the director was trying to be deep and edgy. 😂
It kinda is and he has had success in the past with this acting led approach. The problem is that you kinda need really good actors to pull it off. 😬
I watched the Cyrano production and that was pretty much my conclusion. I feel like Jamie Lloyd tries to be very modern and bold without much cohesion or rationale behind his artistic choices, and this sounds like par for the course.
It always surprises me when Shakespeare adaptations are bad. Like they're working off of great material, and yet they still fucked it up!
Its because they want to do it differently
it’s not an adaptation, it’s a revival
Its trash.@audramcdonaldapologist3676
I'm 55, a former professional actor who did mostly Shakespeare. I've seen A LOT of bad Shakespearean productions, and was in a number of them. 😄
Well Shakespeare is quite challenging, so I would imagine it’s very easy to mess up, especially when you’re attempting to appeal to a modern audience.
I've seen this like 4 days ago and probably this will be the most suitable rewiev...
Some boy next to me literally fell asleep. And we were sitting IN THE FRONT ROW.
this is terrible and absolutely hilarious.
Omg that’s fucking brutal 😂
😮
Shakespeare adaptations are either life-changing or torture fests, there's no in between
My boyfriend summed it up perfectly as being very gcse drama. It's like jamie lloyd read the wikipedia page on brecht and just did all of it without any rhyme or reason or intention. The moment they took off their mics to represent their death i wanted to melt into my seat and die. After watching picture of dorian grey where the cameras fitted the themes of image and perception so perfectly the cameras here were just so jarring
agree 100%. the camera use in Dorian Gray was incredible!!!!
glad to hear an actual review of this production! most of what i have seen is just people bullying francesca :(
Yeah I was actually hesitant to watch this video at first because of that
The one review I had read about it said she was the one good thing in the show
That's so insane that you weren't allowed to leave your seat! There are so many reasons why that is not okay! I also have ulcerative colitis, and when I have a flare up, I NEED TO GO THERE AND THEN!
Like.. that can't be legal, right?
Ulcerative Colitis gang 🫶
I work in different theaters in a theme park - yes we'll ask people to stay seated during the performance... But if there is an emergency (small or big!), then there's an emergency! Health and safety of people comes before every else, if we have to stop the show to help someone, then we'll stop!
i wonder what zendaya thought given that her mom is/was a theatre teacher and she basically grew up in the theatre.
Yes Jamie Lloyd does accessible tickets, and it's great that he does, but as someome who tried to get one, i wouldnt characterise it as him making sure everyone can get a ticket. There was 5,000 accessible tickets and I logged in as soon as the sale opened and had over 20,000 people in front of me in the queue.
Edit: Jesus 'YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR SEATS FOR ANY REASON' is so incredibly ableist. Also, during an asthma attack you're meant to use your inhaler a max of 10 times and if that doesn't relieve it, call an ambulance. So if she actually used her inhaler like 10 times that definitely sounds like an attack or very close to one.
This is suchhhh a perfect comment!!!!! God just everything here adds so much thank you
@@ConnieGlynn30you’re very pretty even more as a brunette
It makes me so mad when people attribute the failings of a production just to minimalism.
A good director can make a brilliant production out of just a chair, some good light design, and by making the actors act the hell out of their characters, and I've seen it done!
Imo more often than not when a star director does a horrible job it's because they were surrounded by yes-men who never challenged their decisions lol.
It sounds like the director was focused on showing off his own brand instead of supporting the actors or the story.
reciting lines in front of mics?? for £300??? that’s acc crazy 😭😭
I recently saw a minimalist production of the wizard of Oz.. you can imagine what that was like 😐
Bestie, tell me more I want to know
I was in a minimalist production of wizard of Oz! Except we were just too broke to afford any set
You put it into words so well!! The play was so boring and I left the theater thinking "well guess I'm just not really into Shakespeare?" since I didn't really have any comparison, but it being unfinished would just make so much more sense ahah. My friend and I were in London only for a few days (mainly to see Hadestown, which was incredible) and went through the hell of getting these tickets for Tom Holland. But the whole play I was just kinda sad we actually managed to get them, cause otherwise we'd be seeing Les Mis and that would be just an infinitely better experience. But I did like the screens..at least it was somewhat original, altho only now I learned that people weren't allowed to leave their seats (we sat in the circle, they didn't tell us that) and yeah that could've gone wrong, it wasn't really a cool enough stunt to be worth that restriction.
This is terrible I’m so sorry to hear that!!! We need to be compensated for our time and money lmfao
That’s what they do when they adapt things poorly: make people assume this or that isn’t for them 😖
Good stories are universal and everyone can relate if shown right
If you want to check out some good Romeo and Juliet adaptations, I'd reccomend the 1968 film (very close to the original play) and the 1996 film by Baz Luhurman. Then you can get a better sense if you like the story or not!
“Oooh im doing impressions again” having been here since noodlerella back in 2014 i felt abit nostalgic hearing that
Asthma attacks are NO JOKE! thats crazy
This is so sad to hear this :( Shakespeare was originally minimalist performed so it's sad to hear how someone did it so poorly. I would hope they at least kept the stage directions in the text.
I saw (and LOVED) Jamie Lloyd's production of Sunset Boulevard last year - his use of minimalism and moving cameras with live close-ups worked really well as a metaphor for the emptiness of Norma's life - constantly referencing her wealth and grandeur while she's surrounded by nothing, live feed cameras backstage and even outside the theatre on the street showing how showbiz is so invasive, close-up live feeds on the faces of the actors to emphasise misogynistic attitudes to women's appearances as they age. It all really, really worked - because the camera work and live feeds and minimalism FIT the story they were telling. This review sounds like he tried to copy-paste all of those directoral choices into a story which has completely different themes, which obviously wouldn't work at all.
So the venue was ableist basically
Connie uploading as soon as the anxiety hits and making me go "no everything is fine actually". We're winning
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK
Wow, being told with that level of severity that you can't leave is too much. I get that Lloyd has to try and outdo himself from previous productions, especially with the critical success of Sunset Boulevard last year, but you do have to treat your audiences properly.
I went to watch Starlight Express this weekend, and the Usher did say that if anyone needed to leave the auditorium that they should get his attention to get him to take you out, and that you wouldn't be readmitted until after the interval. But he did explain the reasoning being that the entrance to our seating area was a major entrance for the actors and since the skating track went around the whole theatre, that is was a health risk for audience members just to get up and leave willy nilly when the actors are zooming around on roller skates. The fact he explained the logistics of it so that we all understood did make a difference.
First of all!!! SO JEALOUS YOU SAW STARLIGHT EXPRESS!!!!
Secondly, that makes infinitely more sense. I don’t know why they didn’t say ‘if you need to leave please get our attention so we can assist you’ it was such an odd way to go about it.
I had a similar experience with seeing cabaret on Broadway recently. They made it clear they don’t do late seating besides a few exceptions. I didn’t mind because at least they had a good reason similar to starlight express and everyone got their act together to be on time for once lol.
it was so dull: there is only so long i can watch actors all dressed the same whisper shakespeare at each other into mics
i can't really say they whether the performances were good or bad, because they were clearly just doing what they were told, and what they were told to do was baffling
jamie lloyd's sunset blvd was incredible, my standing ovation was primarily for the direction, but this... my criticism is 100% for the direction/production design. just why. what was the point of any of it (other than to make money)
edit: got to you praising freema and YES, she was the saving grace
I feel bad for Tom his carrer path is honestly going down hill at this point hes in the same boat as Henry Cavill.
I managed to get a £50 ticket and saw it last Tuesday and I fully agree, act one was fine but act two was truly just dull. I kept thinking I was missing something I’m glad it wasn’t just me…
Also for anyone who didn’t see it that impression was pretty accurate and Freema stole the whole show for me whenever she came on I think I sat up a little straighter 😅
Re the leaving your seat: I was never told that in the venue, but it mentioned it in the pre show email I got. I actually thought it was weird once my ticket was checked at the entrance I was pretty much left to by own devices to find my seat? So maybe (hopefully) they realised how bad of an idea that was
It makes me so sad bc he's such a fantastic actor but the projects are constantly failing him
The complete disregard for accessibility and safety actually pisses me off so bad. I've seen a number of plays that utilized live camera work and none have necessitated keeping the audience chained to their seats and unable to leave. What bs.
omg that cyarin art is so cute!! i love her art! so beautiful!
loved this video- i'm really really loving these deep dives!
It’s just the most wonderful gift!! And thank you so much
This sounds lile the Dashcon of theatre
Or the Galactic Starcruiser of theatre
I watched this video randomly and then checked out your channel and girl?!?! You're Noodlerella!?
I remember watching you in my childhood ❤ did not recognize you at all
Good to see youre still posting
Ah yes hi that’s me! I love getting messages like these 💕💕 I just started posting again recently after a longggg hiatus but I’m loving making videos again 🙏
Omg same! When you mentioned this I immediately went to check out her channel and it is! I used to watch her Disney impressions 😂 her and Brizzy Voices were my ogs
I was meant to see this yesterday but it got cancelled due to illness, I saw two strangers carry a cake across new york instead which was fantastic! Maybe I was better off😂
Oh you absolutely won
I’ve seen both and you definitely won
Happy to see a new vid of yours! But regarding the production thats sounds awful, I really hope it doesn't put people off theatre because it can be so so good, I don't understand how they spent their rehearsals and everything and did absolutely nothing for Act 2. The whole thing sounds awful and is unacceptable.
Tom should’ve taken his own advice and just take a big hiatus until spiderman 4 begin shooting 🤷♂️
Im just stopping by to send some love to you connie! Its always so good to see you back on the internet. Thanks for letting some of your old videos still be visible, they are so nostalgic
That’s so kind thank you!! Hope you’re having a wonderful day xo
I get there are minimal styles to stage productions but for me the point of theatre is to be theatrical, big, bold. But that's just me, no one could prize monet out my hands to watch a cast stage on stage with mics for 2 hours as I'm a very visual person even if they are Hollywood A-listers.. I'll stick with my campy musicals and proper productions with actual people moving around with set pieces changing etc!
Why is it so expensive??? 300 quid???? I hope u got some champagne during intermission at least!!! 😂 😂
good thing i decided to buy tickets to spirited away instead lmfao it's just right across the street
I can’t believe it sold out in 2 hours in the presale and it was still bad😭 also I LOVE YOU CONNIE💗💗
genuinely diabolical!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO LOVE YOU!!!
@@ConnieGlynn30AAAA YOU ACTUALLY RESPOND!!!! TY!!
Been a big fan of you since ur uni days so happy to see you healthy and thriving! You look beautiful! ❤
That is WILD that they just STOOD at mics I couldn't have made up something that bland
I saw a bunch of pictures on Twitter and the costume design (if you could even call it that) looked terrible. So the idea that it’s unfinished wouldn’t surprise me
No stage direction and celebrate stunt casting, this guy sounds like a con artist
i hate modernized Shakespearean plays.
Connie! I used to watch you when I was like 15/16 years old- glad to see you back!
Just want to say you’re very entertaining!! Ur personality is just making me giggle ☝️
Hehe thank you so much!! 🫶
Stressing out makes an asthma attack so much worse!
I'm imagining everyone in the audience squirming and thinking "Just DIE already!". 😂😂😂
Loved this!!!!!! I love your media and pop culture analysis/review videos
Lmao! I love this review especially when the lights came on and then there is a groan hahaha!
Connie, I have to know what blush you've been using lately, it always looks so so nice!
Thank you !!! I’m actually obsessed with it, it’s the creme blush from Makeup Revolutions ‘Simpsons summer of love’ collection. Also it lasts FOREVER, you barely need to use any!!
A wild Noodlerella has appeared in my feed! Glad to see you have left that League of Legends black whole Harry introduced you too, when was is like 2013/14 hahah, also welcome back to RUclips :D !! nearly at that 1M Plaque!
I don't know if you'll read this, but i've been a fan of yours since 2014. I'm so happy you're making more videos again!
ah thank you so so much, that's so kind! 2014 is a whole decade ago I can't believe it!!
£300 …..clearly not aimed at everyone 🤷♀️
sorry but the tiny Tom Hollands popping up is killing me
II feel so sad by the choices Tom has made for movies, shows, and theater roles. He's such an amazing and versatile actor, but he never seems to pick the right projects. I believe he should consider a cozy romcom for a refreshing comeback. To break free from being typecast as the Spidey character, he often chooses darker roles, but I think that's where the problem lies. He needs a more relaxed character with a strong story to truly showcase his potential.
I love your lovely black hair, And glad see you back. I enjoy your story also story. Keep up awesome and amazing job Connie 👍 ❤⚘️🌹
Good this isn't a racist video😮💨
Okay, the blackout \ lights on thing in Romeo and Juliet stage play did happen before...and it was in Hot Fuzz. If you know, you know.
Your makeup is gorg!! Love your vids
Thank you kindly xx
I completely forgot about this ngl 🗿
oh my god!!! I haven’t seen your face in so long!! RUclips algorithm helping me find my nostalgic RUclipsrs
Devil all the Time was quite good, and he’s a VERY good actor. But everything else he’s been in has been so bad it’s sad.
Cherry was pretty good. I love him in the film. Same with Ciara Bravo
@@Jocelyn_Herrick I’ve been meaning to see Cherry!
This sounds horrible and pretentious.
As a disabled person his decision to refuse people to leave is just SO fucking ableist and that’s not okay
the day before you posted this i was re-watching your last video hoping you would post again soon, thank u for hearing my prayers 🙏🙏🙏
I could hear your voice through the ether and it summoned me
I was like why are you so familiar (both voice and face)… I USED TO WATCH YOU WHEN I WAS LIKE 13. IM TWENTY ONE. It’s good to see you again!
Haaaa that’s amazing!! 13!!! Time literally flies! I actually just started making videos again a few months back but it’s been so fun, and getting little messages and comments like this is so sweet 😭💕
@@ConnieGlynn30 Belated Welcome back then!! It’s nice to hear you’re having fun with making videos. My RUclips absolutely failed to notify me of your return but better late than never. It’s really nice to see you again. Looking forward to seeing your future videos! 💗💕
Hahaha, love your coinky-dink, minimal set design! 😉😋😂😂 6:45 😂😂😂 Bahahah!
YAY IT"S CONNIE! i just love how your personality shines through when storytelling
Watched both Cyrano and the Seagull via livestream (Seagull was okay but loved Cyrano). I haven’t watched Lloyd’s Romeo and Juliet and I’m glad I didn’t 😂
i had tickets but my show was cancelled and instead of giving us the option to go on another day we were told to buy new tickets for 4 times the price i paid before which i didn't do because WTF
Congrats on the move! Thanks for another top tier deliverance 💗
Also despite not seeing the play; after reading some painful reviews , I had to rewatch Zendaya's Malcom and Marie (yes I know not at all related) to remind myself that usually dull scenes can be fantastic. It's all about the presence especially in stage!
Out of curiousity did you read any of the reviews before you bought tickets? because the majority said it was bad. THEN someone leaked some clips of it online. And yeah...I couldn't sit through that for 2 hours. Which is such a shame cause I saw Jamie Lloyd's sunset boulevard with Nicole Scherzinger. IT WAS PHENOMENAL. And the cameras actually made sense cause it' a story about Hollywood and movies, Norma is an actress, Joe is a screenwriter. It added to it.
I bought the tickets at pre-sale so there weren't any reviews yet. I assumed it would be good based on my previous experience of Lloyd and was, of course, very disappointed.
@@ConnieGlynn30 do you know there’s been rumblings that it might transfer to Broadway. If it’s true that would be the most shortsighted thing ever because it would be purely based on sales.
@@odilejones9129 goodness me... no I had not heard this... an absolutely terrible idea!
This has made feel better about not being able to get tickets !!😭🤣
I haven’t seen any comments agreeing, but I actually saw this and enjoyed it. I haven’t seen another jamie lloyd production to compare it to, but had a good time in the theatre! and when buying tickets I bought one of the more expensive ones at presale for £95
I didn't see this- but the excessive use of cameras sounds like he's trying to emulate sarah snook's dorian gray SOOOOO bad. and that would be fine if there was a reason behind it, but honestly it sounds pretty gimmicky. Hope that poor girl next to you was okay in the end!!!
I think it is easy to mistake Tom Holland for a gifted actor where you only consume mainstream stuff.
This just proves that he’s a Movie Star not a Stage Actor
Would have made more sense to pre film those segments rather than make them live.
Show a picture of the director.
10/10 video... but my brother in UC how are you doing? I honestly don't know what they were thinking with the bathroom ban. That's crazy!!!!
Does the truth hurt? This interview was 1000 times more engaging than the Jamie Lloyd R&J!
I am reading your book while watching this 😂
Omg amazing! Enjoy ~ I’m currently working on a new series 💕💕
@@ConnieGlynn30 can't wait to read it!
I haven't watched this yet...but, I am curious as to why the actress who plays Juliet isn't in the thumbnail, but all the others are...?
Thank you, I'd never watch it anyways. The only iteration of Romeo Juliet I loved was Ramleela by bollywood. I'm quite tired of tragedies 💀
When Jamie Lloyd done sunset boulevard with Nicole Scherzinger as Norma the cameras worked so much more cause of the story it makes sense from what I’ve heard of the reviews the cameras served no purpose to me and every review i see I’m kinda glad I didn’t consider getting tickets
i absolutely loved cyrano, i saw it live-streamed at the cinema & again irl in london. it was so clever, energetic, and captured everything i love about theatre and poetry!! it’s so disappointing that r&j was so boring and didn’t have the same dynamism as cyrano :/
I absolutely felt the same way! SUCH a shame.
i am so insanely picky about romeo and juliet productions and your review of this is making me look forward to reviews of the rnj that kit connor and rachel zegler will be in this fall. because that looks. also bad.
Sold out in 2 Hours
I suppose that even if it's a flop, it certainly made it's money 🤷♀
I honestly want Tom back on the big screen. He actually made me mad. Like seriously Tom. You’re a movie star. Not a stage actor.
he literally started his career as a theatre kid
The whole camera but I first saw 5 years ago in local belrin Alternative performance theaters. And it alwys made it soso cool. Because for example they had a whole house build on stage and when tejy got in you just say some shadows in the window. But with the cameras you see them inside etc. makes it 4D or sownthing. But this seems like a cheap copy or just a bad use of it
Sounds like Lloyd took the production way too seriously, but put zero actual effort in. A lot of hype little substance. Particularly since Romeo is definitely supposed to be a lighthearted character.
Me just now realizing that you’re nooderella🥹🫶🏻
I heard Jamie Lloyd's Sunset Boulevard was good & this wasn't good. I just don't understand the stripped down & video not all shows need it. So now it's been announced he's directing so many more shows in the coming year or so
Also not a fan of if you go to the bathroom or something you can't get back in probably until after the act.
Slightly unrelated, but it's a major slay that you use your music for the in between cards
Haaa yay I’m glad someone noticed that 💜💜
did romeo die by snusnu?
I've never heard of Jamie Lloyd before this play, but I did learn that extreme minimalism was his thing and that it's definitely hit or miss with theater fans. I was initially disappointed to learn that because I love a flashy play (and lol I don't like minimalism). But some people loved it (and of course people will just wave those positives off as "fangirls" who are biased). I have seen very positive professional critic reviews alongside the negative ones. I saw the major publication critics listed out and there were more positive reviews than negative. I love how you only focused on the negative tiktoks and negative reviews because you yourself hated the play.
does connie still have her cats ?
Yup, my best friends 🥹
Are you still friends with emma??