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Post by Rory on Nov 5, 2023 15:41:00 GMT
Apologies, I know this has been spoken about somewhere but I can't find it.
What are the views from these like and can you lean against anything?!
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Post by Dave B on Nov 5, 2023 16:09:16 GMT
Views are fine and yes, there is a place to lean (and a pretty decent one as they go). I've not stood there in a few years but last time for Europe was just fine. I can't remember what but I was offered a seat from FoH when there were some available for something else in the pre-covid times.
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Post by Rory on Nov 5, 2023 18:12:12 GMT
Many thanks, Dave.
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 5, 2023 19:39:11 GMT
Yes, it's perfectly fine. There are no allocated standing spaces so if you want to stand in the middle get there in good time. Perfectly comfortable - I stood for When Winston Went to War. Excellent value. It would be great for Clyde's, for example.
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Post by jm25 on Nov 7, 2023 19:05:02 GMT
I’m going against the grain slightly here but I found the standing experience at the Donmar absolutely awful. I have sat through some truly dreadful shows in my time and stayed to the bitter end - but standing at the Donmar was the first and only time I have ever chosen to leave a show early. I just couldn’t see a thing. There is no distance at all between the seats in front and no added height either. So if you’ve got fidgety people in front of you or people who are even slightly taller than average, it’s a severely, severely restricted view. (I wouldn’t say I’m particularly short either!)
I appreciate that people only ever really go for standing tickets when a production has sold out so I suppose in some cases any view is worth it if you really want to see the show. But my problem was that I could only hear the show - and that wasn’t enough for me!
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Post by caa on Nov 7, 2023 22:20:04 GMT
I’m going against the grain slightly here but I found the standing experience at the Donmar absolutely awful. I have sat through some truly dreadful shows in my time and stayed to the bitter end - but standing at the Donmar was the first and only time I have ever chosen to leave a show early. I just couldn’t see a thing. There is no distance at all between the seats in front and no added height either. So if you’ve got fidgety people in front of you or people who are even slightly taller than average, it’s a severely, severely restricted view. (I wouldn’t say I’m particularly short either!) I appreciate that people only ever really go for standing tickets when a production has sold out so I suppose in some cases any view is worth it if you really want to see the show. But my problem was that I could only hear the show - and that wasn’t enough for me! I have stood a couple of times and the my most recent experience matches this, I ended up wishing I had brought something to stand on, as the people's heads in front of me leaned forward leaving me with nothing to see. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 8, 2023 8:07:38 GMT
Standing at the Donmar is also awful for the people in the back row of seats with the standers fidgeting and leaning forward a few inches behind them. They are very uncomfortable seats too.
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Post by Ade on Nov 8, 2023 8:22:50 GMT
Standing at the Donmar is also awful for the people in the back row of seats with the standers fidgeting and leaning forward a few inches behind them. They are very uncomfortable seats too. This was going to be my point. Sat in that row a few weeks back and had someone so close to my ear in the standing section behind me that I could hear her chewing gum. I could basically smell her lunch. But my annoyance aside I was very conscious I was in someone’s view - it put me off those seats as well as any prospect of standing. I’ve also never heard people get so territorial, disappearing to the bar and toilet for 10/15 mins and being annoyed that someone that arrived while they weren’t in place had taken their spot. I’ve never stood anywhere but I’m assuming that’s probably common everywhere. |
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Post by lou105 on Nov 8, 2023 13:22:58 GMT
I sat there for Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston and had to deal with people squealing with excitement and hyperventilating right behind me when he appeared.
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Post by David J on Nov 8, 2023 13:37:14 GMT
In years gone by I always went for the standing tickets and got in to stand by the door, because unless its a popular show there was always a seat available that the ushers would move you to
Didn't happen when I saw Next to Normal, though I saw an empty seat right in front in the first row of the dress circle and took it in the interval. Whether the booker didn't turn up or the theatre is not allowing staff to move standees to seats nowadays (last I was at the Donmar was before Covid) I don't know
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Nov 9, 2023 9:42:47 GMT
I sat there for Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston and had to deal with people squealing with excitement and hyperventilating right behind me when he appeared. Sorry |
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