Slave Play – Noel Coward Theatre

I’ve not seen this on seat filling sites, but day seats are very easy to get. I didn’t have success with the lottery, but others have had. There are plenty of reasonably priced routes to get in.

It’s a short run with a small cast and simple staging, no doubt other incentives to bring it to London as well. I’m sure the finances have been considered. I don’t think this is the best play for a London audience, but that’s a separate discussion.

Managed to get a pay what you can ticket and didn't pay very much. Had there been an interval I don't think I would have stayed. I really don't understand how it got 4 star reviews!  As others have said the middle section drags I have seen similar group therapy sessions in the theatre done better.

There are people in this thread who clearly have an ideological objection to this show (which is fine) but I can’t understand the seemingly active desire to want to see it do badly — especially when I really don’t think it is.

Out of curiosity I subscribed to the pay-what-you-want list. I logged in on Tuesday about 10-mintues after it opened. The queue was in the high 700s.

I just got a £15 ticket offer through a papering mailing list

So there are deals out there

I just got the same but if you click through it's the back rows of the balcony at £15 Stalls seats have a price reduction to £65 which is by no means anywhere near papering prices

I went to see the performance last night, and I felt like the play was just not what it claimed to be. Rather than being offensive and poignant, it is rather mild in my perspective. Quite predictable through and through. Maybe because I am not black or white, so I can't relate to it.

Oh I LOVED this.

It's messy and far from perfect (while I understand why they're doing it, and goodness knows I *LVE* the cantaloupe poster but the marketing of this play as some bold, American Masterpeice is annoying as hell)
but I think after purchasing the text and reading it after seeing it I feel like some of the things that didn't work for me, mainly the therapy scene dragging came down to direction because on the page at least that scene SNAPS. It's definitely a "let's sit in the discomfort" choice which I didn't think worked.
And for as meandering as the plays sometimes gets it really does occasionally stumble on some hard, uncomfortable truths and those moments I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up and left me pretty riveted, don't remember the last time I had tears in my eyes while also belly laughing at the same time and I don't think I've bolted quicker from my seat at the end to go buy a playtext. I thought the acting was stellar and the design transfixing (to be fair I was in the second row, B9,B10 for those curious I felt like were the best seats in the house!) but I LOVED the mirrors and thought it was just one of the most unique ways to watch a play. And pacing issues aside I really loved everything else about the direction and staging. Like a few others here, I can't wait to see it again to take it all in and better..."process" what I just saw ;-)

Well, curiosity got the better of me. A London Theatre Week (?) offer of the Stalls for £15. Available on, at least, TodayTix and CT.

Later this week, then ..

Hmm, todays matinee is cancelled due to unforseen, though they are managing to soldier on tonight, which has sold much better.

No more £15 in the Stalls, though.

Just got an email from Delfont/mac for a free programme and drink if I book by September 7th.
Check your emails if interested and your signed up for info from them.