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Post by dillan on Apr 19, 2024 14:48:20 GMT
There's an offer on Todaytix where front row is £35 for some performances. I sat front row right at the side when I went and missed quite a bit, has anyone sat more central? Thanks for letting us know - I assumed these seats were saved for the lottery! Having sat in the middle of the front row through the lottery tickets - this is a great price for the front row. The stage is a little high but definitely worth it.
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Post by rosscoe on Apr 22, 2024 14:14:38 GMT
Sorry I know it’s been asked and most likely answered , what are the Shadow Seats that today tix offer in the lottery please? Might be lucky to have a two show day in London after a cruise, before heading home to Australia. While I’ve only ever seen season one of Stranger Things this does interest me.
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Post by Arcana on Apr 22, 2024 15:46:16 GMT
Sorry I know it’s been asked and most likely answered , what are the Shadow Seats that today tix offer in the lottery please? Might be lucky to have a two show day in London after a cruise, before heading home to Australia. While I’ve only ever seen season one of Stranger Things this does interest me. I have never won shadow seats but AFAIK they are front row seats that you win in the lottery. But you don't know which seats til you pick them up, which is not ideal.
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Post by rosscoe on Apr 27, 2024 1:30:37 GMT
Thank you for the answer about the shadow seats. I’m in London for a single Wednesday coming up and trying to work out what to see.
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Post by Arcana on Apr 27, 2024 8:54:30 GMT
Thank you for the answer about the shadow seats. I’m in London for a single Wednesday coming up and trying to work out what to see. If you're looking for tickets around that price, your best bet is probably Rush tickets via TodayTix. But you can't buy them until the actual day.
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Post by ceebee on Apr 27, 2024 9:03:21 GMT
I saw this on Friday evening - wow, what a great experience! I've never seen the TV series so went in with no expectations, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are clearly lots of things for superfans but it stands up as a play in its own right. Some of the effects were off the scale. Highly recommended. It was so unpredictable that there were lots of toing and froing in the row in front (Stalls D) which I thought might be plants for a short while as people kept getting up and leaving for longish periods of time before returning. However, after one particularly vibrant scene involving flashing lights, one poor lady seemed to faint / go unconscious. She came around quickly and theatre staff helped her leave the auditorium. I do hope she is okay - it was quite alarming.
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Post by mrekko on Apr 28, 2024 11:27:59 GMT
Saw this last week and was quite impressed too - 4/5 from me.
The staging, directing and special effects are amazing, the performances and pace of the story are pretty good too.
I have not seen the TV series and although this stands well as a stand alone show, I’d say that people who have seen it would be able to appreciate it more and make lots of connections between the two.
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Post by dillan on Apr 29, 2024 19:00:52 GMT
Thank you for the answer about the shadow seats. I’m in London for a single Wednesday coming up and trying to work out what to see. There’s a pretty decent seat for this on Wednesday in the Dress Circle (F3) for only £33 if you have a look on TodayTix! The view will be good from there.
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Post by stuart on Apr 30, 2024 7:13:31 GMT
Am I right in thinking a 1pm matinee would finish at 4pm?
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Apr 30, 2024 8:18:30 GMT
Am I right in thinking a 1pm matinee would finish at 4pm? When I saw the show a few weeks ago it was more like 4.10/4.15pm.
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Post by stuart on May 1, 2024 21:21:26 GMT
Dynamic pricing is truly in action here. Managed to pick up a central Row C ticket which TheatreMonkey has down for £155 usually for £65 for next weekend.
Niche question here - when does the Stranger Things logo appear on the stage curtain? Before the show or after?
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Post by ceebee on May 1, 2024 21:49:41 GMT
Dynamic pricing is truly in action here. Managed to pick up a central Row C ticket which TheatreMonkey has down for £155 usually for £65 for next weekend. Niche question here - when does the Stranger Things logo appear on the stage curtain? Before the show or after? After the opening sequence around 5 minutes in, then at the end. Where did you pick up the dynamic priced ticket stuart ? Direct or via a site?
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Post by stuart on May 1, 2024 22:09:50 GMT
Dynamic pricing is truly in action here. Managed to pick up a central Row C ticket which TheatreMonkey has down for £155 usually for £65 for next weekend. Niche question here - when does the Stranger Things logo appear on the stage curtain? Before the show or after? After the opening sequence around 5 minutes in, then at the end. Where did you pick up the dynamic priced ticket stuart ? Direct or via a site? Direct! Been keeping an eye on them for a few days as got a spare day in London and it’s one of the few shows with a Friday matinee. Currently trying to binge Stranger Things. Done 2 seasons since Monday. On track to finish season 3 by Friday. And that gives me a week for season 4 - and the mammoth 2.5hr final episode!
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Post by Distant Dreamer... on May 9, 2024 17:21:48 GMT
Out of interest, possibly with spoilers being used, what has changed from when this show was in previews to what is performed now?
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Post by craigbowker on May 10, 2024 11:47:02 GMT
Out of interest, possibly with spoilers being used, what has changed from when this show was in previews to what is performed now? Quite a bit! I'll put it all behind spoilers just in case. {Spoiler - click to view}
- It's been cut overall but probably 45-50 minutes since the first preview. Some of this is simple pacing, some is tightening up scene transitions, etc. There were some needlessly long transitions.
- There was a scene (it was their first teaser production photo) where Henry was in Dimension X in front of a scrim with REALLY cool projections and he was controlling a demigorgon on stage. It was very cool. Not sure if it was cut for time or canon reasons. That entire costume of his (more casual, shorts) is no longer used anywhere.
- The dance sequence was a LOT more rough. Initially Patty is in an entirely different costume. There was tap dancing at one preview. It's been cleaned up quite a lot.
- Act 2 was very very long. The scene where Patty visits Henry in the void / while he is being operated/monitored was completely different. There was no giant mind flayer initially. It had some cool effects.
- I can't remember exactly, but I do think a lot of Act 2 has been shuffled / scenes placed in different order.
- The final scene / sequence was different. It was said that the transfusions were given to the mothers and Henry saw a pregnant woman. He then met 11 as an actual baby and carried the baby way. I'm told this is because the show was ending after 11pm and laws around children actors etc.
- I honestly can't remember when it was but there was another scene where Henry sheds a lot of his clothes as he goes sort of cray.
- The cop fight scene originally had coffee pots with actual liquid. After one preview they spilled it into the workings of the revolve and had a 10 minute show stop. No more actual liquid after that.
That's all I can remember for now, I'll add more if it comes to me.
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Post by ceebee on May 12, 2024 8:04:37 GMT
Just to echo an earlier post, there's some nice dynamic pricing going on with this play at the moment for anybody who fancies paying slightly less.
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Post by stuart on May 12, 2024 17:44:51 GMT
I saw this on Friday from a reduced premium seat in Row C. It was fair value but I’d like to see it again from further back as it did feel like some moments were lost by being so close to the stage.
I loved it. I binged the entirety of the series in the run up to going to see it - and I would recommend others do the same. I fear I would’ve been totally lost without knowledge of Season 4.
I thought it all tied together really nicely and obviously both answers questions but leaves a lot open for Season 5 to wrap up.
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Post by craigbowker on May 13, 2024 8:17:23 GMT
Anyone else get a feeling this is underperforming at the moment? Seeing a LOT of ticket offers on social that would be unexpected from something expected to be as big as I think they hoped.
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Post by stuart on May 13, 2024 9:51:28 GMT
I think they’re in need of some national promotion to be honest. Most people when I was telling I was going to see it last week had no idea that a play even existed. I’m getting a lot more social media adverts than ever before too.
I’m surprised Netflix haven’t thrown together a 30min “behind the scenes” documentary yet. Put it up there and it can act as both a bridge for content between seasons 4-5 and promotion for the play.
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Post by david on May 17, 2024 21:43:33 GMT
During my planning of my London trip this one wasn’t on my list of shows to see as I haven’t seen the tv series, but with some recent posts from members in the same boat and still giving this one really positive reviews, thought I would take a punt on this one and I ended up getting a great seat from TKTS in the Dress Circle (G21) for £33 for today’s matinee. A great view that provided a nice cinematic feel to the show whilst still being close enough to the stage to see faces clearly. Despite a great view, those seats for a 3 hr run time really are not most comfortable to sit in and I certainly was happy to stretch my legs at the interval.
As for the show itself, I was really impressed with it and despite not having any prior knowledge going into it, I still had a great afternoon watching it (I certainly felt I got full value out if my ticket walking out after the show) and the story was still enjoyable, engaging and made sense though I probably would of got more out if it having seen the series before hand. I thought it was well paced over the 3 hours with a terrific cast on stage.
Where this one was a big win for me was in the technical aspects of the show. Right from that stunning opening scene with boat, the SFX really were top class stuff and along with a fantastic sound, lighting and video design that really gave me that wow factor this afternoon.
A great start to my birthday weekend. Rating 4⭐️
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