Looks as if the Chekhov play is happening.
This poster/picture accompanies an article on the London Theatre Direct site. No new info on that, only a lot of subjunctive and conjecture…
The cast of the 2020 London production of Uncle Vanya is said to be a star-studded affair. The show is rumoured to be lead by Toby Jones and Richard Armitage. The show has also allegedly been adapted by Conor McPherson and will be directed by Ian Rickson.
*eyerolls*
Looks like Richard sat for the poster image while working on The Stranger. Just judging by the floppy fringe that has otherwise already been replaced by the regular quiff. I like the handporn even though I can’t help but think of Frau Merkel…
Over on Twitter, Richard is now giving tax advice 😂
Anybody know what brought this on? The directive has been public knowledge since 2016, even if only implemented in January 2019… 😳
Edit: In the comments, nokisuu just pointed out that one of the London ticket sites mentions dates. Here’s a screenshot:
Thanks to nokisuu for finding!
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In other news: We’ve arrived in the “kingdom”, and the weather is shite.
Guylty Pleasure 
Well, now we can just wait for the ticket sales to open…
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The fact that there is a poster seems to indicate that there will definitely be a play…
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Found this on Harold Pinter Theatres site (at the very end of the page): https://seatplan.com/london/uncle-vanya/
Dates and times
Running time: TBC
Opening: 01 Jan 2020
Booking from: 01 Jan 2020
Booking until: 04 Apr 2020
Location and map
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Very interesting, S!!!!
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It sure is!!
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The opening date has to be wrong because Ian McKellen is still on until the 5th .
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They probably just conjectured and then made it sound like a fact…
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It’s aprox i recon won’t open until mid Jan v earliest
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It probably is approx, but I find it rather annoying that the sites make it sound as if it is fact…
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You in the Uk? And the tax issue is what key Brexit money grabbers have been trying to avoid
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Nope, in the other kingdom 😀.
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Ah, another thing Richard will be in that I can’t afford to see. Not grumping, just jealous.
As for the whole EU thing….
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At this rate we still don’t know whether we will see it, either… It all sounds awfully vague…
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it’s a fab poster
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I like the pose on him – -sitting on a chair, contemplating life. Suits him.
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Yep, the whole play suits him. Think he’ll be stunning with Toby Jones
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I can‘t judge that – I haven’t read the play and don‘t know the character. Have only heard that Astrov is mean and sourly?
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started reading last night, he doesn’t seem mean as yet-mostly unhappy with whats he’s done with his life
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Ah, ok! Like he said in the interview.
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Love the poster ! Thanks for sharing……..
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Welcome 🙂
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Reblogged this on One Last time? Never and commented:
Sharing a post from Guylty’s blog…..Great poster…
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To me the poster indicates the casting is more than “rumoured”! For those who will be able to make the trip to see the play, I really hope that dates and ticketing will be finalised soon and you can get your travel plans underway!! 😊
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Until The Harold Pinter theatre confirm I am taking all this with a pinch of salt.
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Hope you have got your tickets already, Yve.
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That went far too quickly. I‘m not amused.
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Just bought my tricket!
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Good for you.
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Just bought my TICKET! Spelling can be a problem!
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Congratulations.
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They say “at the Harold Pinter Theatre, opening on January 14.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/richard-armitage-toby-jones-uncle-vanya-west-end-a4245946.html
(but they also say “Tickets for the play will go on sale on Monday September 30; unclevanyaplay.com” while another article says tickets on sale from Friday 27…and Ingela already bought one…?)
Wie auch immer…!
I really like the Poster! 😀
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Tickets are already on sale. People on Twitter are already posting that they have bought multiple tickets.
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Release of tickets should be better organised than that. If they were unaware of The Armitage Factor before, I imagine they no longer are now.
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Armitage or not, the whole thing was badly organized, period. But apparently they make enough ticket sales to not have to worry about that. Very frustrating. I‘ve decided that it is not worth my money in this case. Have to somehow justify to myself why I am not going 😂
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