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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 22, 2020, 06:48:07 PM

Title: Play for Today - 50th Anniversary
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 22, 2020, 06:48:07 PM

Lots of good stuff on BBC4 including next Tuesday Just A Boy's Game showing my home town in all its glory

Title: Re: Play for Today - 50th Anniversary
Post by: Aruntraveller on October 22, 2020, 06:50:56 PM

I watched Abigail's Party last week, I had completely forgotten the ending. Alison Steadman was magnificent.

Title: Re: Play for Today - 50th Anniversary
Post by: Udayana on October 23, 2020, 02:38:22 PM

Used to watch the Wednesday Play then Play For Today in the late 60s / early 70s, so was interested in watching Abigail's Party, however gave up halfway through as the characters were so banal, tedious and stupid!
 

Title: Re: Play for Today - 50th Anniversary
Post by: Aruntraveller on October 23, 2020, 03:32:52 PM

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the characters were so banal, tedious and stupid!

I rather thought that was the point of the play!

Title: Re: Play for Today - 50th Anniversary
Post by: Udayana on October 23, 2020, 06:53:49 PM

Quote from: Trentvoyager on October 23, 2020, 03:32:52 PM

I rather thought that was the point of the play!

Yeah, I got that but couldn't put up with it - or bother seeing where it ended up.