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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 4, 2019 19:12:52 GMT
You’ve booked and chosen your fave seat in the house, the show has sold terribly, and FOH want to relocate you to some unknown perch down in the stalls.
What happens if you say “no ta”?
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Post by fiyero on Apr 4, 2019 20:09:58 GMT
I've usually done OK when moved but have pushed back twice, to no avail.
One was Stephen Ward at the Aldwych, moved from Upper Circle slips which I was excited about to rear Dress circle - I wanted to be closer but was assured my new seat was better.
The other was The Commitments at the Palace. There were 4 of us and I decided this show would be our deadline for a challenge of getting to all the monopoly squares in real life. So we arrived with less than 10 minutes until curtain! We were bumped up a circle (not sure if it was balcony to grand or grand to dress) but at the side rather than central. I argued my point for a bit but basically got the answer that they could move us so they were.
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Post by Mark on Apr 4, 2019 20:37:42 GMT
I’ve had some great upgrades before. Only ever had one which I didn’t want:
Crazy For You when it had transferred to the Novello. I’d booked a cheap £10 balcony ticket off last minute.com. When I arrived I’d been moved to front row stalls. However when I sat down the stage was obscenely high and I’d not have seen any dancing from the waist down. I went back to the box office and asked for something further back. They’d only do it if I paid an upgrade fee as “the seats further back were better” or something along those lines. Eventually they moved me up to the upper circle.
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Post by shady23 on Apr 4, 2019 20:47:50 GMT
I realise it's the exact opposite of the thread title but the best upgrade I ever had was when I was booked for one of the cancelled Hamilton previews. I was moved from the highest row of the entire theatre to front row centre stalls.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 20:56:40 GMT
Also annoy me. Three keep calling me about them and they won’t take the hint.
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Post by tysilio2 on Apr 4, 2019 21:28:45 GMT
ETA: Was quite pleased that the title of this thread wasn't to do with the extra leg BurlyBeaR had surgically added last weekend after a particularly heavy night out... Err....that wasn't an extra leg........ |
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Post by mistressjojo on Apr 4, 2019 23:32:36 GMT
Just remember, Cybermen are superior. You will be upgraded!
Delete! Delete! Delete!
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Post by Deal J on Apr 5, 2019 9:45:16 GMT
My worst one was being 'upgraded' at Top Hat from centre-front of Upper Circle to first row of Stalls. It's hard to appreciate the tap dancing when you can't see the dancers' feet...
My best one was Liza Minnelli at the Albert Hall, we were bumped up to front of the rear stalls, so had great fun spotting all the celebrities in attendance!
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Apr 5, 2019 14:02:08 GMT
Spamalot at the Playhouse. I got upgraded from front row Upper Circle to back row Stalls due to low ticket sales that evening. I had Les Dennis as Arthur, and Michael Palin was the guest God for that week.
View ranged from adequate to atrocious because of the overhang of the circle above (I'm small) and tall people sat in front that kept getting in the way, so I had to almost kneal on my seat to get a good view of the action. Show was great overall, but there's a feeling I could've enjoyed it way more from up in the circle than down below?
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Post by christya on Apr 5, 2019 14:53:08 GMT
I don't sit in the stalls unless I can get front row, since in most theatres it means I end up looking at the back of a head (and even a slight obstruction of my view drives me absolutely nuts). So if they want to move me from my carefully chosen front row circle seat, I'd rather not be there at all - refund (or if refused, written complaint) time.
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Apr 6, 2019 12:56:06 GMT
I'd wish I'd known about that then, however I would've been way too shy to ask for any of those things anyway. Stupid British mentality of not wanting to cause a fuss, ha!
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Post by nick on Apr 6, 2019 14:25:35 GMT
My wife, who is disabled and with a short body, always takes a cushion to sit on.
However I’ve know people who gave sewn a cushion in their coat so they can sit without people noticing.
I’ve been tempted to sew a shooting stick in one as a groundling at the Globe.
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