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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 15:28:40 GMT
yo
thinking of getting a ticket to th homo socialist play but ain't been to the HT before. What's the main space like? Is it ok to sit in the cheap seats or shud I pay more? Not on theatre monkey or seatplan init thou blud
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Aug 19, 2016 15:59:19 GMT
Small theatre so cheap seats are fine for the view. Not much legroom in the circle. Back of the stalls is high barstool type seats with a legrest.
Back row of circle is only significantly cheaper option - if you can grab a seat there with a gap next to it (which is shown on the seating plan) you avoid the legroom problem. Gap is due to pillars in front but these don't affect the view
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 16:02:18 GMT
The cheap seats at the back of the circle are the worst seats in the house, but they're also basically fine. There's only a small number of rows up there and with no one behind, you've got scope to sit up like a meerkat. The visibility gets stickier when they do a weird configuration, but it looks like they're going standard proscenium for IHo (as we appear to be calling it). There are some cheap seats at the sides of the circle; even leaning over the sides, you still lose about a third of the stage, but what they lack in visibility they make up for in sheer legroom, and I've never missed anything important by being sat in one. If you're okay to splash out though, it's not a bad theatre to splash out for, as the seats are comfortable and the rake is highly respectable. The front row can be a little low depending on the set (there were a couple of seats that must have been really aggravating for Wild, as they were right behind the luggage rack that sat downstage for the entire duration), but going back a little is more than okay. I've never sat in the arcade at the back of the stalls, so can't comment on them, but I'm sure they're fine too.  |
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Post by rumbledoll on Aug 19, 2016 17:03:20 GMT
I've sat in the arcade (Row L) which overheads the Stalls nicely and curves which will get you a closer view than from the back of the Stalls. Also single seats on both sides of stairs coming down to the stage (sometimes not sold though) are good but I don't remember whether they are sold for the top price or lower.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 19:17:46 GMT
I was fine in row L but uncomfortable both times I sat in row M. This was probably because I was on the aisle and as such, there was only a half to three quarters of the footrest bar in front, meaning I either had one painful leg swinging unsupported or two feet scrabbling for purchase in minimum footrest space.
That said, it was marginally easier second time round (I know, why did I do it; well it was the only cheapish seat left and I was on a budget). There was a more lithe person next to me than on my first trip, so between us we were able to negotiate more swivel room!
View is totally fine from there though as it's a relatively small space.
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Post by Phantom of London on Aug 20, 2016 22:21:09 GMT
One of the finest playhouse in the country.
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 19, 2019 17:48:55 GMT
Just looking at booking for "King of Hell's Palace" and in addition to adding new seats they have also tweaked ticket prices so there's a better range of prices.
Looks like the 40 or so extra seats are a row in the stalls and a row in the circle. In the stalls it looks like they've added an extra row between the back row of the stalls (row K) and the "stalls arcade" (row L) so it's now just a single block of seating. This is probably fine as there was a reasonable gap between row K and the old row L.
In the circle they have also squeezed in an extra row - which would worry me as the legroom was incredibly tight in the circle already so no idea how they've done that, unless they've brought the front of the circle forward.
Good news is they have repriced some of the seats downwards. Band C used to be (I think) only the back row of the circle - it is now Row M of the stalls (ie the old row L), and the back two rows of the circle. Weirdly row N of the stalls is band B so more expensive than the row in front - this and wow L are both band B.
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