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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 8:56:11 GMT
Hmm, I see the lowest price they're selling anything for is £13. Think I'll wait until Friday when I'll be able to get most of it for a tenner.
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 17, 2017 9:43:34 GMT
Yes, they bung a £3 booking fee on everything. So (depending how much you're booking) cheaper than £50 for membership for advance booking but I'm doing the same as you and waiting for Friday
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Post by zahidf on Jul 17, 2017 11:40:23 GMT
I'll wait for public booking as well. Not getting an instant sell out vibe from any of them!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 12:44:10 GMT
Even Fun Home won't sell that quickly. It's wonderful and will probably sell out in due course, but it's not even opening until next June, and we're only just halfway through July! I'll eat humble pie if I'm wrong, but I'm confident there'll be no real problem waiting until Friday.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 17, 2017 14:26:40 GMT
I'll wait for public booking as well. Not getting an instant sell out vibe from any of them! The Jungle is selling strongly, it will likely sell out well before it opens. I get the impression the staging is going to reduce audience size so be quick for that one.
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Post by Latecomer on Jul 17, 2017 15:04:36 GMT
May have got slightly hysterical with daughter "what a PRESALE with todaytix? But I have it all pencilled in for Friday, how dare they confuse me, do they expect me to think on my feet? Arrrrgh" Have now calmed down a little and booked a £23 seat for each of the parts on a Wed (bit nerve racking as bought one part and then very quickly went back in to buy the other on the same day!) Decided could use my £10 credit from referral to offset the £3 a ticket booking fee! If anyone wants my code for £10 off first purchase feel free too! SBOXQ
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 18, 2017 20:50:52 GMT
Bought my inheritance tickets, it's about AIDS and is a 2 parter could be the next Angels in America. Also directed by Stephen Daltry, so what not to like?
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 21, 2017 9:08:53 GMT
Well that was fairly painless! Got on the site at 9:30, was then 17th in the queue when booking opened.
Booked for Fun Home, Inheritance (2 play day)and Brothers Size. Of the three Inheritance looks to be selling fastest as it said "only 3 tickets left" in band C when I selected the date. £16 each, bargain! Even if it does mean I've booked for Fun Home 51 weeks in advance.
Got an error when adding the second and third shows to my basket ("can't create duplicate key") but when I checked my basket the tickets were there.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jul 21, 2017 9:26:56 GMT
Same for me. I managed to book everything, even for some friends. Now I hope I won't be run over by a bus tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2017 9:35:09 GMT
Took me about twenty minutes to get onto the site, but I got everything I wanted for the price I wanted, with the little warm glow of vindication for all the times I've told people I'm sure there'll be plenty of Fun Home tickets left come today.
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Post by jgblunners on Jul 21, 2017 9:37:05 GMT
After half an hour in the queue, I got U25 tickets for the dates I wanted for both The Inheritance and Fun Home without trouble. Much less stressful than Entry Pass booking!
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Post by jamb0r on Jul 21, 2017 9:42:38 GMT
Got through the queue by about 10:30, I got a lucky dip ticket for both parts of The Inheritance on a weeknight - there weren't any lucky dip tickets left for the Saturday 2 play day that I looked at. First time booking with the Young Vic, an all round pleasant experience!
And thanks Baemax for your reassurance - I decided to get the Fun Home tickets through TodayTix to be sure to get them, but waited for general sale for The Inheritance to avoid paying £6 booking fee on £20 worth of tickets!
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Post by ctas on Jul 21, 2017 9:52:30 GMT
Urgh. Got in at 10:02, booked two lucky dip tickets assuming it was the Young Vic equivalent of ENO's secret seat. Googled to find the info on lucky dip and it includes standing... fine for me but not my elderly mother. Going to call and ask to switch to seats, ugh.
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Post by demonbarber on Jul 21, 2017 9:53:18 GMT
To let you all know, I got through on the phone line in less than 30 seconds which was way more convenient than going through the website
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 21, 2017 9:54:48 GMT
How does one acquire the U25 tickets, specifically for Fun Home? Or all they all sold out now?
EDIT: Worked it out - not available during previews which is what I was checking! Got my U25 tickets for the end of June 2018, madness!
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Post by MrBunbury on Jul 21, 2017 13:48:10 GMT
What is the general experience with the Lucky Dip option? I have chosen that for The Brothers size, The Inheritance, and Fun Home. Maybe I should have asked the question before :-)
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Sept 26, 2017 11:30:59 GMT
His programming in Baltimore has been pretty conservative (as might be expected from the American theatre culture and its funding, I suppose). The Young Vic, however, has been thriving with its director led approach and has a niche which isn't particularly satisfied elsewhere, so I imagine that approach will be retained.
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 26, 2017 11:42:20 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 26, 2017 12:27:39 GMT
I'm that old, I can remember him in Casualty.
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Post by wiggymess on Sept 26, 2017 13:17:52 GMT
Excellent news.
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 26, 2017 14:24:31 GMT
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Post by jek on Sept 26, 2017 15:03:52 GMT
I remember him coming over very well in Comic Relief does Fame Academy which Wikipedia tells me was in 2003!
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Post by lynette on Sept 27, 2017 9:51:43 GMT
Great - an actor, writer and director. Exciting
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 10:28:03 GMT
Thanks for the link! When I finally saw A Raisin in the Sun, my response was basically abject horror that Bruce Norris looked at such an incredible play with such vivid characters and apparently thought "okay, but I want to know more about that white guy". Fingers crossed we get to see Kwei-Armah's Beneatha's Place as part of an upcoming YV season!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 10:58:10 GMT
As we're playing a bit of 'what I remember him from' originally saw his name on the Elegies for Angels Punks and Aging Queens original cast list...and promptly also realised he was 'that fella from Casualty'. Sadly I've missed all his directing to date but this means I will have much more of a chance, hurrah, and well done YV.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 11:00:03 GMT
I recognise him but don't recall seeing anything he's been in or directed. I'm sure he'll be marvellous.
I am rather pleased that the last part of his surname is Armah though. That's a set of initials one step away from danger. Phew.
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Post by Jan on Oct 14, 2017 16:50:38 GMT
His programming in Baltimore has been pretty conservative (as might be expected from the American theatre culture and its funding, I suppose). The Young Vic, however, has been thriving with its director led approach and has a niche which isn't particularly satisfied elsewhere, so I imagine that approach will be retained. Why do you imagine that ? On the NT thread you were telling us that each new AD has his own ideas and if you don't like it then wait for the next one - you think the Young Vic will dictate to him what approach he has to take ? And he would accept it ? Not quite sure why this appointment has been quite so enthusiastically welcomed as none of us really know how he's done in Baltimore. Let's see.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Oct 14, 2017 17:05:03 GMT
His programming in Baltimore has been pretty conservative (as might be expected from the American theatre culture and its funding, I suppose). The Young Vic, however, has been thriving with its director led approach and has a niche which isn't particularly satisfied elsewhere, so I imagine that approach will be retained. Why do you imagine that ? On the NT thread you were telling us that each new AD has his own ideas and if you don't like it then wait for the next one - you think the Young Vic will dictate to him what approach he has to take ? And he would accept it ? Not quite sure why this appointment has been quite so enthusiastically welcomed as none of us really know how he's done in Baltimore. Let's see. There are AD approaches and then there's a theatre's culture. Nobody would take over the Court and move away from new writing or make the National only for new plays and, similarly, the director led approach is now an organic part of the Young Vic, with the structure there to support and develop them.
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Post by Jan on Oct 14, 2017 17:48:40 GMT
Why do you imagine that ? On the NT thread you were telling us that each new AD has his own ideas and if you don't like it then wait for the next one - you think the Young Vic will dictate to him what approach he has to take ? And he would accept it ? Not quite sure why this appointment has been quite so enthusiastically welcomed as none of us really know how he's done in Baltimore. Let's see. There are AD approaches and then there's a theatre's culture. Nobody would take over the Court and move away from new writing or make the National only for new plays and, similarly, the director led approach is now an organic part of the Young Vic, with the structure there to support and develop them. Don’t agree - director-led is a style rather than a fixed policy like new plays only - it is also hard to define clearly so there’s plenty of scope for an AD to do whatever they want.
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Post by martin1965 on Oct 14, 2017 18:23:05 GMT
I saw the One night in Miami at the Donmar, it was ok, he had directed it in Baltimore. His first season announcement will be interesting.
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