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Post by osdtdg on Apr 11, 2024 10:15:09 GMT
I do suppose the post selling my ticket should be taken down then.
Edit to add: the metro add also mentioned "forget the haters this show is an absolute triumph" which is very unfortunate to post shortly before closing announcements
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 11, 2024 10:15:10 GMT
From the WoS article
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 11, 2024 10:16:46 GMT
I do suppose the post selling my ticket should be taken down then. Yes just did that. At least you’ll get your money back now! |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Apr 11, 2024 10:17:29 GMT
I do suppose the post selling my ticket should be taken down then. Edit to add: the metro add also mentioned "forget the haters this show is an absolute triumph" which is very unfortunate to post shortly before closing announcements More unfortunate that the shows social media posted it minutes ago http://instagram.com/p/C5ne-MuqNKA |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 11, 2024 10:21:31 GMT
They've got swathes of tickets to sell before it closes,I suppose “ignore the haters” is a strategy that’s not been tried before so what do they have to lose?
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Post by greatauntedna on Apr 11, 2024 10:24:56 GMT
I do suppose the post selling my ticket should be taken down then. Edit to add: the metro add also mentioned "forget the haters this show is an absolute triumph" which is very unfortunate to post shortly before closing announcements More unfortunate that the shows social media posted it minutes ago http://instagram.com/p/C5ne-MuqNKA I don’t think it’s a coincidence! |
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Post by fiyero on Apr 11, 2024 10:25:23 GMT
They've got swathes of tickets to sell before it closes,I suppose “ignore the haters” is a strategy that’s not been tried before so what do they have to lose? I guess I won't be seeing it in June then. Should I make an effort to see it? Is there a show I might have seen before and either liked or hated that would be a good barometer? |
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Post by Jon on Apr 11, 2024 10:25:57 GMT
Five weeks notice for closure is reasonable.
Wessex Grove will have lost money on it but I imagine they'll still be keen to work with Ivo Van Hove again.
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Post by Joseph Buquet on Apr 11, 2024 10:26:50 GMT
“The role of a lifetime” may be pushing it somewhat! |
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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 11, 2024 10:28:58 GMT
Not quite as bad as Just for One Day but I did truly despise that like nothing else. Bet I have tempted fate and this will be next, now. |
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Post by max on Apr 11, 2024 10:44:01 GMT
Not quite as bad as Just for One Day but I did truly despise that like nothing else. Bet I have tempted fate and this will be next, now. Could 'Opening Night' extend, for a mash up with 'Just For One Day': 'Just For One Night - a tribute to Mike Reid's Oscar Wilde musical' |
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Post by westendcub on Apr 11, 2024 11:10:59 GMT
Personally I’m gutted, was great to have something so bold and different in the West-End.
Sad a cast recording is very unlikely.
On the day they annouce another London run of ‘Heathers’ grrr
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Post by Rory on Apr 11, 2024 11:25:12 GMT
Saddened by this news. Hopefully I can make it before it closes.
I wonder what they have chosen to replace it.
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Post by A.Ham on Apr 11, 2024 11:27:15 GMT
Personally I’m gutted, was great to have something so bold and different in the West-End. Sad a cast recording is very unlikely. On the day they annouce another London run of ‘Heathers’ grrr Yes, whilst I didn’t particularly like it, I do applaud the fact it offered something different from jukebox musicals or shows based on mainstream movies. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 11, 2024 11:41:50 GMT
If this had been in a venue known for artistic innovation, it might have stood a better chance.
It was never a project that held any appeal for me.
But if it had been programmed as part of a season at the Almeida or a Vic, it might have received internal company support to help with artistic development which may have delivered a better piece.
None of us like it when theatre folk lose their jobs. But the writing was on the wall long before today.
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Post by ceebee on Apr 11, 2024 11:45:27 GMT
Saddened by this news. Hopefully I can make it before it closes. I wonder what they have chosen to replace it. Choose your 'Day'... Groundhog or Just For One... |
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Post by ix on Apr 11, 2024 11:58:00 GMT
I do suppose the post selling my ticket should be taken down then. Edit to add: the metro add also mentioned "forget the haters this show is an absolute triumph" which is very unfortunate to post shortly before closing announcements More unfortunate that the shows social media posted it minutes ago That wording is despicable. 'Ignore the haters' is trying to imply an army of bigots getting pleasure from writing furtive fanfiction about kicking Sheridan in the neck. Rather than real audiences judging the cold mess of a show for what it is and voting with their feet. I don't want anything to have to close early. But I do want things to be good. |
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Post by ix on Apr 11, 2024 12:01:58 GMT
Riiiight. It's the 'challenging financial landscape' we're blaming, is it? What nonsense. |
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Post by Jon on Apr 11, 2024 12:04:40 GMT
Saddened by this news. Hopefully I can make it before it closes. I wonder what they have chosen to replace it. Choose your 'Day'... Groundhog or Just For One... It will be neither since it'll only run for 8-9 weeks. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Apr 11, 2024 12:06:29 GMT
Saddened by this news. Hopefully I can make it before it closes. I wonder what they have chosen to replace it. Starter for ten from Bath? Or more likely a touring show that has a gap or has recently ended its tour. |
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Post by sph on Apr 11, 2024 12:47:13 GMT
Using "Ignore the haters" in your marketing about your show is an odd choice. It has an air of bitterness about it, whilst also acknowledging that people hated the show. Weird.
Sad that it will close and people will lose their jobs though. I thought it would cling on with Sheridan's name to sell it.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 11, 2024 12:49:20 GMT
I mean they have to defend and support the show- but that statement is pushing artistic license somewhat!
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Post by max on Apr 11, 2024 13:36:38 GMT
Could one of the recent Windrush stories have a short run? The Big Life from Stratford East (probably too big for a short run), or 'The Lonely Londoners' by Roy Williams which had sensation reviews at the Jeremyn Street Theatre.
I want to see 'Opening Night' still, so better get a move on. I'd be surprised if its a worse schemed out show than Jamie Lloyd's 'Sunset Boulevard'.
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Post by ladidah on Apr 11, 2024 13:39:42 GMT
'Ignore the haters' is a bad take. Reducing critics of a show they paid good money for as 'haters' is wrong.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Apr 11, 2024 13:50:49 GMT
The problem is that's standard these days, whenever anyone gets any criticism or is questioned over actions they just say people are 'haters'. Couldn't possibly be in the wrong or do any self reflection
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