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Post by Rory on Jun 14, 2023 9:05:39 GMT
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Post by Mark on Jun 14, 2023 9:07:12 GMT
Was ready with my credit card this morning to book....
Will pass. Not inspired by this casting, a "new concert" version... No, not if you're charging £70/£90 for seats you can actually see anything.
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Post by distantcousin on Jun 14, 2023 9:10:31 GMT
The casting choice for Young Diana makes it even more ridiculous. I can't wait! Loved the sheer audacity of the Broadway version.
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Post by JustJ on Jun 14, 2023 9:10:48 GMT
Was ready with my credit card this morning to book.... Will pass. Not inspired by this casting, a "new concert" version... No, not if you're charging £70/£90 for seats you can actually see anything. Agreed! £90 for a decent view- hard pass from me. These prices are getting slightly out of control. |
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Post by Mark on Jun 14, 2023 9:14:04 GMT
Was ready with my credit card this morning to book.... Will pass. Not inspired by this casting, a "new concert" version... No, not if you're charging £70/£90 for seats you can actually see anything. Agreed! £90 for a decent view- hard pass from me. These prices are getting slightly out of control. Give me a £25 version at Southwark playhouse with an unknown cast and then we're talking! I sat halfway back in the circle at Hammersmith for Nativity and everything was just a blur - you're too far away. Not good for musicals. And at the heart of it, Diana is an intimate show. |
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Post by mattnyc on Jun 14, 2023 9:24:22 GMT
Way too expensive but I still booked.  HOWEVER - can we talk about Booking Fee - 8.75 Venue Levy 2.00 Processing Fee 1.50 Delivery/Transaction Costs 2.50 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 14, 2023 9:25:51 GMT
Way too expensive but I still booked. HOWEVER - can we talk about Booking Fee - 8.75 Venue Levy 2.00 Processing Fee 1.50 Delivery/Transaction Costs 2.50 Disgusting ripoff isn’t it? They really do have some nerve. |
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Post by mattnyc on Jun 14, 2023 9:28:06 GMT
Seriously. That’s just offensive.
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Post by distantcousin on Jun 14, 2023 9:48:35 GMT
Way too expensive but I still booked. HOWEVER - can we talk about Booking Fee - 8.75 Venue Levy 2.00 Processing Fee 1.50 Delivery/Transaction Costs 2.50 Simply a licence to print money, as the old expression goes. |
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Post by westendcub on Jun 14, 2023 9:48:55 GMT
Big fan of the musical, saw it on Broadway but this is a big pass for me!
Casting is such a letdown for this and that venue with those prices, just no!
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Post by fiyero on Jun 14, 2023 9:49:03 GMT
And youv'e got to fight your way through the security staff. It’s all the extra things like this that put me off this venue too. I can deal with distance, back row at the Apollo Victoria feels similar, but they are too geared up for rowdy gig audiences. |
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Post by distantcousin on Jun 14, 2023 9:50:21 GMT
Agreed! £90 for a decent view- hard pass from me. These prices are getting slightly out of control. Give me a £25 version at Southwark playhouse with an unknown cast and then we're talking! I sat halfway back in the circle at Hammersmith for Nativity and everything was just a blur - you're too far away. Not good for musicals. And at the heart of it, Diana is an intimate show. True. I would never but a ticket in the Apollo balcony again. I think the only vaguely theatrical thing I've seen there is Little Britain Live and various League of Gentleman live shows. |
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Post by LaLuPone on Jun 14, 2023 9:54:31 GMT
Bet this will end up on TodayTix for 20-30 quid a couple of weeks before anyway!
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jun 14, 2023 9:56:15 GMT
I am very interested in how they justify charging a delivery fee for digital tickets...
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Post by christya on Jun 14, 2023 9:58:17 GMT
Hah, I'm not paying those prices to see Denise Welch, and certainly not at the Apollo. And honestly, I know it's a concert version, but the casting for the younger Diana is just silly. A pass, even with Kerry Ellis.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jun 14, 2023 10:01:47 GMT
If emails cost £2 each to send, we would get a lot less spam
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Post by mattnyc on Jun 14, 2023 10:04:35 GMT
The splitting of the role is pretty odd. It’s not like the first part of it is Diana as a child and then as an adult. Weird.
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Post by mattnyc on Jun 14, 2023 10:34:04 GMT
Just saw this description of the show which I suppose explains the double casting -
“ This radical new version of Diana: The Musical, directed by Owen Horsley, hands the microphone to Diana as she reflects on her past. In a theatrical twist, this is a tale in two parts, narrated by Diana (Kerry Ellis) as she looks back on herself as the 19 year old Diana (Maiya Quansah-Breed) that captured the nation.
On this stage she is in control of her narrative and her story is brought to life with humour and satire and in turn reveals a woman who, having just signed her divorce papers, sees a future filled with opportunity.”
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 14, 2023 10:38:32 GMT
I will go but not until theres a ticket offer...
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Post by alece10 on Jun 14, 2023 10:55:27 GMT
Can Denise Welsh do other accents apart from her natural geordie?
If not its going to be interesting.
Not a fan of the venue as its far to big for this type of thing. Even if it's discounted I'm not going to bother with this.
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Post by WireHangers on Jun 14, 2023 12:24:28 GMT
Rumour has it Denise Welsh is sharing the role with Suzy Izzard. I’d prefer to see Suzy Izzard in this than Denise Welsh, at least you’ll get a half decent performance from a seasoned performer. |
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Post by margoc on Jun 14, 2023 12:27:32 GMT
Ugh not Denise Welsh 😒 😑 🙄
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Post by christya on Jun 14, 2023 12:32:26 GMT
Can Denise Welsh do other accents apart from her natural geordie? If not its going to be interesting. Not a fan of the venue as its far to big for this type of thing. Even if it's discounted I'm not going to bother with this. From what I've seen, the Geordie accent (or at least the strong one) has been fake for years. I was involved in a show she was in a while back, and there was a distinct difference between how she spoke when just being herself and how she spoke when on stage. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2023 13:01:04 GMT
£14.75 in fees is ridiculous that is more than the London Living Wage I think. Len Goodman as Prince Philip made me smile and Eddie Izzard would have been original casting too.
If they are getting MQB to play young Diana they might as well have got Brenda Edwards in place of Denise as at least Brenda can belt out a tune but I think Brenda has panto commitments
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Post by actorsinger on Jun 14, 2023 13:54:13 GMT
The casting is all a bit Butlins isn’t it?! I’ll pass. Especially with those ridiculous prices and fees. I’ll stick to the joyously awful Netflix version thanks very much…
Also, so boooooooored of concerts… thought it was a lockdown thing but they keep on comin.
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