Xanderl
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Jan 24, 2018 7:20:35 GMT
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Post by n1david on Jan 24, 2018 7:37:06 GMT
Are there enough Laura Linney fans in London to fill the Bridge for three weeks with a monologue?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2018 8:04:53 GMT
I really admire the Bridge - they're not playing it safe even though they presumably have a deadline by which they need to give investors some sort of return. I really hope it's successful.
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Post by jek on Jan 24, 2018 8:14:18 GMT
I suspect n1david that the theatre is relying on the fact that there are plenty of people (especially in my demographic - women in their 50s) who are fans of both Elizabeth Strout and Laura Linney. Both the book and the TV serialisation of Strout's Olive Kitteridge did very well and Lucy Barton was serialised on Radio 4 as well as making the shortlist of many book awards. And, of course, those of us who are in middle age most likely have been following Laura Linney's career since Tales of The City in the early 90s. Given that so many theatre goers are middle aged it might not be such a hard sell. |
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Post by nash16 on Jan 24, 2018 8:48:01 GMT
Stunning actress with a director she's worked well with before. It might not have the Mulligan-effect pre-opening, but hopefully it will once up and running. Big venue to fill with a monologue though. I'm excited.
(If you've never seen her, watch the Kenneth Lonergan film You Can Count On Me. Herself and Mark Ruffalo are just brilliant.)
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Post by Jon on Jan 24, 2018 11:37:09 GMT
I really admire the Bridge - they're not playing it safe even though they presumably have a deadline by which they need to give investors some sort of return. I really hope it's successful. I expect the investors of The Bridge aren’t expecting a ROI anytime soon. |
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Post by RedRose on Jan 24, 2018 15:19:26 GMT
I was happy to find the two seats in the front row I put into the basket were 15 £ each instead of 25 £,
even looking forward more to this now.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 24, 2018 15:19:34 GMT
I've just noticed an email from The Bridge about this. I'm not a huge fan of hers, I find her a bit "samey", and I'm not good with monologues, but I'd be interested for a cheap ticket.
Priority booking for members (£50 per year) from today, Advance booking (£15 per year) from Monday 29th Jan and Joe Bloggs booking from next Tuesday 30 Jan.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 24, 2018 17:21:50 GMT
I was happy to find the two seats in the front row I put into the basket were 15 £ each instead of 25 £, even looking forward more to this now. For which date? The front row seats for each performance are showing up as £25 for me ;( |
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Post by RedRose on Jan 24, 2018 19:03:37 GMT
I was happy to find the two seats in the front row I put into the basket were 15 £ each instead of 25 £, even looking forward more to this now. For which date? The front row seats for each performance are showing up as £25 for me ;( 22nd June, yes they are 25, but after I put two tickets in my basket it said 15£ each and "you saved 20£ today" |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 24, 2018 19:43:10 GMT
For which date? The front row seats for each performance are showing up as £25 for me ;( 22nd June, yes they are 25, but after I put two tickets in my basket it said 15£ each and "you saved 20£ today" Very lucky. I have tried that several times with different performances but no luck for me  |
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Post by RedRose on Jan 25, 2018 12:24:11 GMT
Interesting. Us souls who were "inconvenienced" by the moving of "Nightfall" can log in now and buy tickets for this - and get £10 off as well. I just snapped up a second row seat for £25. Not complaining at all. Ah, that's why! The Young Vic could learn from this! Very well done! |
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Post by sf on Jan 30, 2018 16:50:55 GMT
Are there enough Laura Linney fans in London to fill the Bridge for three weeks with a monologue? Some people - well (ahem), me anyway - are travelling from a fair distance away to see this. Judging by the number of seats already sold on the first day of public booking, I'd guess they shouldn't have a problem shifting enough tickets to make it worthwhile. |
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Post by sf on Jan 30, 2018 19:23:58 GMT
^Bet Ms Linney is already wishing she'd added an extra foot to that restraining order, eh, sf? Clever of you to spot that gallery 3 row C is 6 inches outside it, though  . I'm, um, going to be sitting much closer to the stage than that, although in terms of how much I paid you're in the ballpark. |
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Post by nash16 on Jun 4, 2018 8:32:40 GMT
Today Tix doing £20 Lottery for this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2018 9:59:16 GMT
A colleague saw this at the weekend and is reporting good things about it.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jun 4, 2018 10:23:16 GMT
I will see it tonight and I have to review it for work...
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Post by talkingheads on Jun 4, 2018 12:54:52 GMT
£15 day seats also available. How would I go about getting one of these £15 day tickets? In London on Saturday and hoping to catch the matinee. Otherwise might go for the £20 lottery on the day. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 4, 2018 13:05:11 GMT
^ From the box office on the day, usually.
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Post by talkingheads on Jun 4, 2018 13:08:51 GMT
From the box office on the day, usually. Right, should've worked that out really shouldn't I! Incidentally can anybody confirm what the view is like from Gallery 3 in the Bridge Theatre? I see a few £15 seats are still left so might nab one of them instead of taking the risk, but is it a waste of money for the view you get? |
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 4, 2018 13:15:36 GMT
For the avoidance of doubt, I wasn't being sarcastic. (It's sometimes hard to tell online!)
For that sort of query, we need @theatremonkey.
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Post by Peach on Jun 4, 2018 21:35:59 GMT
Saw this tonight. Laura Linney was, quite frankly, amazing. Sat in A10 - the best £25 I've spent in a long time.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jun 4, 2018 22:59:28 GMT
Totally agree. She's really excellent. Enjoyed this a lot and would like to read the novel now. The girl next to me became quite emotionally involved and ended up in tears. Some bits are so sad and I guess, one way or another, we can all relate to the family issues this play focuses on.
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Post by david on Jun 4, 2018 23:07:25 GMT
From the box office on the day, usually. Right, should've worked that out really shouldn't I! Incidentally can anybody confirm what the view is like from Gallery 3 in the Bridge Theatre? I see a few £15 seats are still left so might nab one of them instead of taking the risk, but is it a waste of money for the view you get? Having sat in Gallery 3 row B for the Julius Cesar production, I can highly recommend it like @theatremonkey . You get a great view and sound at a bargain price. I have booked for future productions here without hesitation. |
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Post by frankubelik on Jun 5, 2018 8:13:24 GMT
She is warm and charismatic. It's a real feat to hold the stage for 90 minutes and she seemed genuinely overwhelmed by the audience reaction. Just not sure about the dramatic narrative of the piece.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jun 5, 2018 8:46:23 GMT
I agree with the comments above. Laura Linney holds the attention for 90 minutes and she is warm and engaging. It definitely made me interested in the book.
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 5, 2018 10:51:27 GMT
It looks like they might be releasing unsold day seats online. Just picked up a ticket in front row gallery 1 for £15, they appeared at about 11:15 (I’d been refreshing the page all morning because I noticed they did the same thing yesterday).
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Post by vegas on Jun 5, 2018 17:07:06 GMT
So glad people are finding good deals on seats. I'm traveling from the U.S., planning an intensive 2-week play-a-thon, and I've already booked one week's worth of shows. I would love to see Laura Linney, but I'm torn between paying for an expensive ticket now or rolling the dice for a good day seat. I hope to hear more reports from you lucky day-seaters.
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Post by drmaplewood on Jun 5, 2018 21:09:06 GMT
A sprinkling of £15 Gallery 1 tickets are on sale for the next few days too, just got one for saturdays matinee l
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 5, 2018 22:07:19 GMT
Well this was wonderful tonight. I didn’t know anything about the play, and only went because I love Laura Linney and she did not disappoint! She made great use of the space playing to all corners of the theatre. It didn’t feel like a preview at all and felt like she’d been doing it for months. A well deserved standing o at the end.
I was in gallery 1 J5 tonight (£15) and the view was perfect - i was worried it was going to be an extreme side view and maybe looking at her back most of the time, but didn’t feel like that at all. You’re pretty much in her eye line and half way down the performance space, and most of the performing is towards the back. If anyone’s going for the cheap seats that appear in gallery 1 I’d recommend the low numbers side first (as far away from the end of the row as possible), as she sits in a chair for quite a while which is angled a bit towards that side.
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