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Post by partytentdown on Sept 9, 2019 7:11:00 GMT
Piccadilly, 'strictly limited run' from Feb 2020
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Post by danb on Sept 9, 2019 7:19:48 GMT
Piccadilly, 'strictly limited run' from Feb 2020 ...no confidence in their product or ‘Moulin Rouge’ has a get-in date scheduled?
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 9, 2019 7:20:16 GMT
Presale is open (at least to Theatrecard members).
Having seen the prices, I will risk waiting for the offers.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Sept 9, 2019 7:27:01 GMT
Presale is open (at least to Theatrecard members). Having seen the prices, I will risk waiting for the offers. Just looked at prices for this too. How can they justify those freaking prices? That's laughable. Weirdly the dates on sale are 14th Feb (so they can open on Valentine's Day) and 15th Feb and then it jumps to 11th March and it's then on sale until 2 Jan 2021. So they must have lots of confidence in it. Will see it at vastly reduced prices sometime in that period, I'm sure
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Post by viserys on Sept 9, 2019 7:30:15 GMT
Piccadilly, 'strictly limited run' from Feb 2020 ...no confidence in their product or ‘Moulin Rouge’ has a get-in date scheduled? Probably both. Declaring it a limited run will help them save face if it flops. If it becomes a big hit after all, they could still consider a move. The three bits of pasteboard that comprise the "stage set" should be easy to transport. Perhaps Moulin Rouge is also biding its time for another theatre to become available. It's one of the few shows I can see selling out a bigger theatre, so I still hope it will go to the Adelphi or the Dominion (if Prince of Egypt doesn't take off).
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Post by Mark on Sept 9, 2019 7:35:55 GMT
Presale is open (at least to Theatrecard members). Having seen the prices, I will risk waiting for the offers. Just looked at prices for this too. How can they justify those freaking prices? That's laughable. Weirdly the dates on sale are 14th Feb (so they can open on Valentine's Day) and 15th Feb and then it jumps to 11th March and it's then on sale until 2 Jan 2021. So they must have lots of confidence in it. Will see it at vastly reduced prices sometime in that period, I'm sure Hmm, I’m seeing all the dates when I go on, no gap
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 9, 2019 7:44:15 GMT
In case anyone is interested, there is little at under £100 in the Stalls and Dress Circle. A few outer edge seats at £85, then the very back row (or back two rows at some performances) at £65.
The Upper Circle has tickets at £55, £35 and £15 (at the very back). I suppose the £15 might be worth a punt for someone.
The site is advertising the tickets as being "from £10", but I can't see any at that price and every date I've checked has Band F as sold out. They might be reserved for standing.
Now, dynamic pricing applies, but hopefully that's enough to give an idea.
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Post by Steve on Sept 9, 2019 8:04:00 GMT
My "exclusive priority link" shows Thursday 13th February as the first preview. They must have just added it, as none of the seats are sold yet.
For the first preview, the rear stalls and rear dress are £49.50, and the top non-premium price is £72.50.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 9, 2019 8:09:34 GMT
My "exclusive priority link" shows Thursday 13th February as the first preview. They must have just added it, as none of the seats are sold yet. For the first preview, the rear stalls and rear dress are £49.50, and the top non-premium price is £72.50. I'm still only seeing Friday 14th as the first preview on the ATG site. I know I wouldn't be happy if I'd just got overpriced seats thinking it would be the first preview, then they added another the day before.
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Post by Dr Tom on Sept 9, 2019 8:11:22 GMT
Additional info, I can find Thursday 13th through the search screen you use when you log on to ATG, but not linked from the main booking page.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 9, 2019 8:15:14 GMT
Additional info, I can find Thursday 13th through the search screen you use when you log on to ATG, but not linked from the main booking page. Yes, on the Piccadilly Theatre page at atgtickets.com, via the alphabetical list, the first night is 13 February. On the actual booking page, the first date is (currently) 14 February.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 9, 2019 9:51:41 GMT
I mean can they class 46 weeks as a “strictly limited engagement”? It’s basically a year!
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Post by ABr on Sept 9, 2019 10:16:58 GMT
I mean can they class 46 weeks as a “strictly limited engagement”? It’s basically a year! I thought the same thing when I saw the Prince of Egypt booking... 32 weeks? ... anything longer then 2 months in my opinion is not a 'Limited' engagement haha!
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Post by jampot on Sept 9, 2019 10:29:11 GMT
My "exclusive priority link" shows Thursday 13th February as the first preview. They must have just added it, as none of the seats are sold yet. For the first preview, the rear stalls and rear dress are £49.50, and the top non-premium price is £72.50. Atg card holder and not rec a thing...
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 9, 2019 10:50:20 GMT
No show is a strictly a limited run, if it is selling well, only if it has a star in the cast, with good ticket sales they just extend or move to a different venue. Saying it is ‘just a strictly limited run’ is a way to manage expectations.
Naff musicals can run a long time in the West End, such as Fame, Grease and Dirty Dancing.
At least this one has an original score by Bryan Adams.
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Post by Mark on Sept 9, 2019 10:57:52 GMT
I wouldn't call this one "Naff", sure it's no Legally Blonde or Hairspray but its fun enough. The material for Edward though is just so boring that not even Andy Karl could elevate it. Samantha Barks was very good and I'd be very happy to see her in it over here. Likewise, Orfeh was wonderful.
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Post by musicalmarge on Sept 9, 2019 11:28:00 GMT
Guys guys..... I saw this on Broadway. Don’t worry about prices. It’s NOT worth seeing at all.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Sept 9, 2019 11:31:40 GMT
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Post by partytentdown on Sept 9, 2019 12:10:25 GMT
Interesting that the "exclusive pre sale" is currently exclusive to ATG, Time Out and Wh*tsOnStage and possibly others I haven't seen.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Sept 9, 2019 12:11:14 GMT
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Post by Mark on Sept 9, 2019 12:18:19 GMT
And ticketmaster.... All a marketing ploy
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Post by CG on the loose on Sept 9, 2019 12:41:52 GMT
ATG card holder and didn't get an email either, but got a heads-up from a friend. Most sites say from 14 Feb, but as others have mentioned, searching for the event shows first preview on 13 Feb - with just one seat in the Grand Circle remaining! Is that availability genuine? Or have they not put everything on sale yet for that preview?
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 9, 2019 12:44:57 GMT
I had a look at the WoS site, out of interest. Being a bit slow, I thought it strange that all these odd seats had already been booked, until it twigged that they have a cunning way of avoiding the single seat problem. If you want to book just one ticket, seats 1 and 3 are widely available, but 2 is automatically taken off sale and shows as unavailable. Same on the far end of the row. I've never seen it done like that before. And I think I've worked out what's happening on 13 February. In anticipation of it being announced that Samantha Barks will reprise her role, our @theatremonkey has obviously booked the entire theatre just for himself, so he can get it out...of his system!
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 9, 2019 13:19:06 GMT
Lowest prices are on the ATG Tickets site. Only available for Theatre Card members at the moment. Site says tickets from £10 but like Dr.Tom I can only find £15 +.
Front stalls tickets £72.50 for the February dates I checked. Row B seems to be the furthest forward available so I booked a central seat there. Happy with that price.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 9, 2019 13:31:17 GMT
I see the stalls end seats with legroom are all off sale. So I’ll not be going 😑
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Post by Jon on Sept 9, 2019 14:17:49 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if ATG are expecting it to only run a year to 18 months before taking it out on tour.
In regards to Moulin Rouge, I imagine they've pencilled the Piccadilly for sometime in 2021 but have the option for a get out clause if another theatre became available or Pretty Woman ends up extending.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 9, 2019 14:34:53 GMT
That's true but WOS only have a limited allocation of seats whereas ATG themselves have almost every seat to choose from. I had notifications of a pre-sale from three different agencies but nothing from ATG.
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Post by danb on Sept 9, 2019 17:41:27 GMT
The ones in B are being taken out to make room for the security guard on either side of the stage. Looks like you made it Monkey! 😂
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Post by AddisonMizner on Sept 9, 2019 18:22:52 GMT
Is Sam Barks definitely in this? If so, be still my beating heart!
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Post by poster J on Sept 9, 2019 20:10:39 GMT
Is Sam Barks definitely in this? If so, be still my beating heart! I'm holding off booking until we find out, as she is the only reason I'll see this again!
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