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Post by Jonnyboy on Jul 15, 2017 9:45:09 GMT
Can you select your own seats for this online? Or is it just type in a number and see what you're offered?
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Post by boybooshka on Jul 15, 2017 10:09:16 GMT
Can you select your own seats for this online? Or is it just type in a number and see what you're offered? You can on Amazon tickets, and a few performances have got tickets for about £36 in upper circle. Glad i bought £20 tickets for this when it first went on sale, though I wish I was closer for the shower scene
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 15, 2017 10:15:44 GMT
TodayTix is doing a £20 lottery for this
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Post by Lemansky on Jul 18, 2017 9:01:04 GMT
I'm off to see this tonight, does anyone have an idea of a running time yet? It's still tbc on the Nimax website.
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Post by Baemax on Jul 18, 2017 9:11:32 GMT
I saw somewhere that the first act is 50 mins and the second is 1 hour 40. Which sounds ridiculous and also like you're not going to be out before 10:20pm at the earliest, assuming 20 minute interval.
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Post by Lemansky on Jul 18, 2017 10:14:39 GMT
That does sound ridiculous, but thanks for the heads-up!
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Post by Boob on Jul 18, 2017 10:55:26 GMT
Well, it's a big, unwieldy play in three acts. And you have to put the interval somewhere. I seem to remember the Anthony Page production on Shaftesbury Avenue had the interval after the second, though?
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 18, 2017 12:37:49 GMT
Well, it's a big, unwieldy play in three acts. And you have to put the interval somewhere. Don't confuse them with facts!
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Post by Baemax on Jul 18, 2017 12:42:06 GMT
Well, it's a big, unwieldy play in three acts. And you have to put the interval somewhere. Don't confuse them with facts! Calm down dear, it's not unheard of for people to comment on an unusually short first half/unusually long second half combo when previously-seen productions of the play have done it the other way round or at least acknowledged the three-act structure with a short break between acts 2 and 3.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 18, 2017 12:43:42 GMT
There aren't any halves. There are three acts.
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Post by Boob on Jul 18, 2017 18:04:48 GMT
And Big Daddy's got a spastic colon.
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Post by tal on Jul 18, 2017 22:40:02 GMT
Got a lottery ticket from TodayTix and went to see this tonight.
The second act is indeed considerably longer than the first one, but neither felt long. It was my first time seeing the show, and I loved it.
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Post by RedRose on Jul 19, 2017 7:12:48 GMT
Congrats. Where was your seat.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 8:14:03 GMT
And where would one get the best view of the shower scene? Asking for a friend . . .
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Post by Rory on Jul 19, 2017 8:23:34 GMT
Hilarious!
Has anyone seen this yet? Not much comment about it online from what I can see.
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Post by Lemansky on Jul 19, 2017 8:37:54 GMT
I saw this last night and thought it was ok, didn't love it though - not sure whether this was more down to directorial choices than the acting/play itself. I was more concerned about the shower and what it was doing to the carpet than the play oddly. It did get a standing ovation from quite a few people though.
The lady next to me had seen numerous versions and declared the nudity unnecessary and Jack O'Connell neither charismatic nor handsome enough to be Brick, although i thought he did really well in the role. Sienna Miller grew on me throughout - she's got an awful lot to do in the first act.
I was out of the theatre by 10.40, but it did start late, so I assume a 10.20/10/30 finish is more likely.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 8:46:52 GMT
The lady next to me had seen numerous versions and declared the nudity unnecessary Oh I'm sorry but people like that just shouldn't be allowed to go to the theatre. Ever. "Unnecessary" indeed.
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Post by tal on Jul 19, 2017 9:52:01 GMT
Congrats. Where was your seat. Seat was F5, great view. The shower is on stage left, so people sitting on that side of the audience and close to the stage (as I was) would possibly get a better view. However, he takes his clothes off on more than one occasion, so I think everybody gets a chance to see whatever they want.
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Post by emicardiff on Jul 19, 2017 10:09:34 GMT
The lady next to me had seen numerous versions and declared the nudity unnecessary Oh I'm sorry but people like that just shouldn't be allowed to go to the theatre. Ever. "Unnecessary" indeed. Nudity like dogs, is very very rarely unnecessary.
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Post by Baemax on Jul 19, 2017 10:13:03 GMT
Next you'll be saying there's no cat in the play...
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Post by emicardiff on Jul 19, 2017 10:16:23 GMT
WHAT THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING.
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Post by stefy69 on Jul 19, 2017 10:21:38 GMT
I'm resisting the inevitable Pussy puns....
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Post by emicardiff on Jul 19, 2017 10:40:42 GMT
I'm resisting the inevitable Pussy puns.... It was REALLY HARD not to make one.
See what I did there.
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Post by stefy69 on Jul 19, 2017 10:44:25 GMT
I'm resisting the inevitable Pussy puns.... It was REALLY HARD not to make one.
See what I did there.
Naughty naughty emi x
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 12:04:52 GMT
I'm resisting the inevitable Pussy puns....
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Post by theatre-turtle on Jul 19, 2017 12:44:18 GMT
Wouldn't it be more cost effective just to go around the corner and see a live sex show? You also wouldn't have to sit through a 1 hour 40 second Act
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 12:51:05 GMT
Wouldn't it be more cost effective just to go around the corner and see a live sex show? You also wouldn't have to sit through a 2+ hour second Act To Wasabi?? Gosh. And here was me thinking a bento box was like a Japanese picnic. I never knew . . .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 13:03:33 GMT
Wouldn't it be more cost effective just to go around the corner and see a live sex show? You also wouldn't have to sit through a 1 hour 40 second Act But would the participants look like Jack O'Connell?
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jul 19, 2017 20:16:40 GMT
Congrats. Where was your seat. Seat was F5, great view. The shower is on stage left, so people sitting on that side of the audience and close to the stage (as I was) would possibly get a better view. However, he takes his clothes off on more than one occasion, so I think everybody gets a chance to see whatever they want. Is the stage really high? I could only book front row to sit in stalls.
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Post by tal on Jul 19, 2017 20:33:13 GMT
Seat was F5, great view. The shower is on stage left, so people sitting on that side of the audience and close to the stage (as I was) would possibly get a better view. However, he takes his clothes off on more than one occasion, so I think everybody gets a chance to see whatever they want. Is the stage really high? I could only book front row to sit in stalls. The stage is not particularly high, and it is very raked. You will have a great view, and if you are sitting close to where the ice is kept, Sienna Miller might come disturbingly close to you while putting liquor away during a particular scene.
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