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Post by quoll on Jan 6, 2007 1:04:07 GMT
Whoa! I think this bloke smokedbuckeye.blogspot.com/ missed a bit of the plot - one wonders if he actually saw it or whether the plot changed when the cast changed |
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Post by rai on Jan 6, 2007 2:38:17 GMT
You mean this part, Quoll? "Jan (Dominic West replacing Rufus Sewell) was his Czech philosophy student, drawn to the gentility of Cambridge and England, and unwittingly leaving behind there a child impulsively conceived with Max’s daughter, the girl in the garden." Although I must admit that was my thought after Viewing Number One (of Six  ) - that night I asked Rufus and he assured me no, Jan was not Alice's father. After subsequent viewings and reading of the play, I realized the time frame didn't match anyway. Rai |
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Post by quoll on Jan 6, 2007 5:36:22 GMT
Yes, that was the bit I meant - it was obvious because Eleanor told Max that Esme had asked Jan to **um** before he left but he said no and just took one of her records instead.
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Post by ukelelehip on Jan 8, 2007 20:00:56 GMT
After now having seen the play with both casts, I thought the following review was interesting: Telegraph re-review. Excerpt: In the key role of Jan, an intellectual who is both imprisoned and forced to work in a bakery for 12 years because he declines to kowtow to the regime, Dominic West can't quite equal Rufus Sewell's charismatic mix of intellect and charm, but he powerfully captures the guilt of a reluctant collaborator and is wonderfully touching in the play's beautiful and redemptive love scenes. |
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Post by ukelelehip on Jan 17, 2007 19:31:15 GMT
Plastic People Rock ‘n’ Roll in London??12th January 2007 - Whatsonstage.comCzech band Plastic People of the Universe, whose music is featured in Tom Stoppard’s award-winning play Rock 'n' Roll, is coming to the UK for the first time ever with a concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the human rights petition Charter 77, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, on 24 January 2007. The group, which was formed in 1968 during the Prague Spring, are talked about extensively by leading character, Jan (now played by Dominic West), in Rock 'n' Roll. The Plastics are billed as “the only rock group to have altered the course of European history” as they were intimidated and imprisoned by the Communist authorities in Czechoslovakia and became a symbol of dissident resistance. Trevor Nunn’s premiere production of Stoppard’s play opened at the West End’s Duke of York’s Theatre on 22 July following its world premiere at the Royal Court from 14 June 2006 (previews from 3 June) to 15 July as part of the Sloane Square theatre’s year-long 50th anniversary celebrations. It will finish its twice-extended West End season on 25 February 2007, ahead of a planned transfer to Broadway in the autumn (See News, 6 Oct 2006). Rock 'n' Roll spans the recent history of Czechoslovakia between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution - but from the double perspective of Prague, where a rock 'n' roll band, and its fan, Jan, came to symbolise resistance to the regime, and the British left, represented by British Communist philosopher, Max, at Cambridge. Among its accolades to date are Evening Standard awards for Best Play and Best Actor for Rufus Sewell (the original Jan) and five nominations in this year’s Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, including nods for Best New Play, Best Actor for Sewell and Best Director for Nunn.
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Post by maxx02 on Jan 23, 2007 15:57:10 GMT
I was driving through the wiles of the canyons of LA this morning after listening to the nominees for the Oscars and got to thinking about Rock 'n' Roll as a film and what it might do for Rufus' career if he were to play Jan in it.
It seems tailor made for an independent picture about Czechoslovakia and the Prague Spring. But I have a lot of trouble with the name for a film. I'd hate to see it changed but it doesn't exactly evoke a mental image of what you're about it see.
Still I find the idea of Rufus creating the role for the cinema very exciting.
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Post by mcr5137 on Jan 23, 2007 17:09:45 GMT
I would love to see this play become a film! And, of course, Rufus must reprise his role as Jan. I know nothing of British directors, has Trevor Nunn done films as well as plays? It would take someone very talented to put this together, and someone very familiar with film, as opposed to stage work. Brilliant idea, Maxx!
Michelle
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Post by ukelelehip on Jan 23, 2007 17:12:26 GMT
Still I find the idea of Rufus creating the role for the cinema very exciting. So do I. I can't fanthom how the play can be adapted to film but then again, I don't have much creative vision. However, I would happily settle for a filmed performance of the play! ETA: OMG, it already exists!!   National Video Archive of Performance Recordings, Victoria & Albert Museum ROCK ‘N’ ROLL by Tom Stoppard dir: Trevor Nunn Royal Court July 2006 162 mins 3 cameras Thank God... |
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Post by maxx02 on Jan 23, 2007 17:24:15 GMT
They always exist. These days they always make archival tapes for everything. They aren't always the best quality but they exist. Depending on the country they can be difficult to get access too. The Australians are very generous at sharing theirs. I can very easily fathom how it could be turned into a screenplay. Told from Jan's point of view it could be very exciting contrasted with the pastoral beauty of England... and cuts to the music of the era...  , , , I love this idea. The trouble, sadly would be trying to convince them to cast Rufus... However if he makes a splash on B'way that might change. hmmmmmm |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 24, 2007 5:05:24 GMT
However if he makes a splash on B'way that might change. "If"? If? When, girl, when! ;D So, Maxx, you're getting the finance sorted for the film, yeah?  (and who's for a petition to get that V&A video released to all those who can prove they're true Rufus fans...?) |
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Post by Tinkerdog on Jan 24, 2007 12:23:30 GMT
I recall reading that Mick Jagger ws considering buying the rights (or some such thing) to make it into a movie. With Jagger having seen Rufus perform, I cannot believe he would cast anyone but Rufus. The attention Rock n Roll received during its run and with award nominations afterwards, the original cast, especially if they have film experience, would be the natural selection. Would they not?
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Post by sevensisters on Jan 24, 2007 13:23:20 GMT
The attention Rock n Roll received during its run and with award nominations afterwards, the original cast, especially if they have film experience, would be the natural selection. Would they not? You would certainly think so, but I have noticed over the years several plays made into films with an entirely different cast. I don't understand it....maybe it's done with an eye to the box office? But, surely, with the awards already won by R n R, the cast wouldn't be changed. |
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Post by maxx02 on Jan 24, 2007 15:45:41 GMT
However if he makes a splash on B'way that might change. "If"? If? When, girl, when! ;D "When" if Rock 'n' Roll goes to B'way and if Rufus ultimately plays Jan. Things happen so until it's locked into place you never know. Oh you wouldn't want Hollyweird to make this picture. They'd destroy it by casting Leonardo di Craprio or Tom Curse as Jan and turning the focus from the politics of the era and Jan's love of music and freedom into sex romp with Esme who would be played by Angelina Jolie. good luck with that, but I doubt it will ever happen. They aren't made to be released as films. Still fans can work miracles if they find the correct leverage. These days fans can move mountains if there are enough of them and they can demonstrate their buying power... |
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Post by mcr5137 on Jan 25, 2007 3:38:46 GMT
Maxx wrote:
good luck with that, but I doubt it will ever happen. They aren't made to be released as films. Still fans can work miracles if they find the correct leverage. These days fans can move mountains if there are enough of them and they can demonstrate their buying power...
So where do we start? How do we show our buying power and who do we let know (and how do we do it) that we are very willing to pay for a copy of that film of the play??? I'm willing to write, email, or whatever needs to happen to get the word out to TPTB that, as a consumer and Rufus fan, I want this released!!!!!
Michelle
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Post by Terri Mac on Jan 29, 2007 2:57:48 GMT
I read that when Rufus was in New York recently he mentioned about Rock 'N Roll coming to New York. Does anyone know if this is definite yet? and is Rufus willing to leave London to come to Broadway. I sure hope this will materialize.
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) - that night I asked Rufus and he assured me no, Jan was not Alice's father. After subsequent viewings and reading of the play, I realized the time frame didn't match anyway. 
