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Post by westendcub on Mar 14, 2023 12:31:12 GMT
Don’t think my luck is in with PWC £10 like last time!
3290 ahead & line is paused & well the site as crashed! Grr
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Post by tal on Mar 14, 2023 12:32:14 GMT
It seems my seats are still in the basked, which is great. But the payment page keeps loading. So nerve wrecking! What was availability like at time of selection? There was availability for all pwc dates, but very few tickets for the Saturday performance. |
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Post by tal on Mar 14, 2023 12:32:47 GMT
What was availability like at time of selection? There was availability for all pwc dates, but very few tickets for the Saturday performance. Also, I'm still stuck on the payment page. |
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 14, 2023 12:56:41 GMT
Can't believe the OV have managed to screw up another ticket sale for the same show.
Maybe they just wanted to be able to say that Groundhog Day was an immersive experience from start to finish?
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Post by ceebee on Mar 14, 2023 13:09:17 GMT
Three devices - am queuing in the 4000s for each one despite entering the virtual queue at staggered intervals (1.5 hours before, 1 hour before, 30 mins before). Guess it's totally random, though am envious of the folk who were number 22, 300 and odd etc. Fortunatey I booked for the Saturday performance and fancied the Thursday on a PwC ticket - doubt it will happen. At least we know the show is popular...!
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Post by mjh on Mar 14, 2023 13:19:19 GMT
Landed 400ish as best queue position and just go through after the pause.
Still ok availability for Mon 22nd - didn't check the others in detail but Saturday and Wednesday appearing as limited.
As a heads up, I got kicked from card processing page back to the queue with no confirmation page and didn't think it had gone through but have just received email confirmation.
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Post by tal on Mar 14, 2023 13:19:32 GMT
The payment system is still failing, but I did manage to purchase my tickets by using an old voucher code I had!
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 14, 2023 13:30:41 GMT
I managed to get a couple for the Saturday - row P in the stalls.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 14, 2023 13:35:52 GMT
Mine has dropped out twice with over 2,000 people in front of me and over an hours wait.
I'm busy. I don't have time to be phaffing about!
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Post by ceebee on Mar 14, 2023 13:48:23 GMT
Mine has dropped out twice with over 2,000 people in front of me and over an hours wait. I'm busy. I don't have time to be phaffing about! You should re-enter the queue at the same point if your connection drops. I'm still at 3,500 ahead of me in the queue. This is going to sound ultra churlish, but I question the sense of Old Vic blanket emailing people with reminders for the PwC tickets. If it really matters, surely people should set themselves a reminder of the date/time. Of course, if I was number 27 in the queue I probably wouldn't care! :-) |
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Post by foxa on Mar 14, 2023 13:52:30 GMT
I walked my friend's dog and am now 706 - estimated 33 minute wait.
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Post by Figaro on Mar 14, 2023 14:18:36 GMT
12,000 in front of me!
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Post by MrBunbury on Mar 14, 2023 14:20:11 GMT
Patience got rewarded. I was 4500th in the queue and I managed to get three tickets for Saturday 20th as I wanted.
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Post by foxa on Mar 14, 2023 14:23:04 GMT
Well blow me down - I got the last two stalls seats (rear stalls one behind the other) for the Wednesday evening. While still managing to walk the dog, etc. Think I'll make chocolate chip cookies to celebrate!
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 14, 2023 14:25:27 GMT
Finally got in, selected two tickets and now it won't connect to the Box Office!
Grr!
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 14, 2023 14:39:40 GMT
I got lucky with my queue number and was through the queue within a couple of minutes but the website was instantly broken. Wouldn't let me pay, and then after trying for a while eventually my account got flagged for 'suspicious activity' I guess because I was just repeatedly trying to book over and over again. I messaged the old vic on facebook with a screenshot of the error, they then passed my details to the box office team who secured a couple of seats for me (premium central seats for the first performance) and then they called me and allowed me to pay over the phone. VERY happy with the service from the old vic box office team!
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Post by ceebee on Mar 14, 2023 14:41:57 GMT
I'm still number 974 in the queue. Wish me luck. :-)
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Post by Mark on Mar 14, 2023 14:46:59 GMT
Mine has dropped out twice with over 2,000 people in front of me and over an hours wait. I'm busy. I don't have time to be phaffing about! You should re-enter the queue at the same point if your connection drops. I'm still at 3,500 ahead of me in the queue. This is going to sound ultra churlish, but I question the sense of Old Vic blanket emailing people with reminders for the PwC tickets. If it really matters, surely people should set themselves a reminder of the date/time. Of course, if I was number 27 in the queue I probably wouldn't care! :-) I had a reminder on my calendar which was actually two weeks in the future (28th) and that was taken directly from the website quite a while back. Obviously they brought this forward so I’m very glad for the email. |
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Post by sophie92 on Mar 14, 2023 14:54:57 GMT
You should re-enter the queue at the same point if your connection drops. I'm still at 3,500 ahead of me in the queue. This is going to sound ultra churlish, but I question the sense of Old Vic blanket emailing people with reminders for the PwC tickets. If it really matters, surely people should set themselves a reminder of the date/time. Of course, if I was number 27 in the queue I probably wouldn't care! :-) I had a reminder on my calendar which was actually two weeks in the future (28th) and that was taken directly from the website quite a while back. Obviously they brought this forward so I’m very glad for the email. Yes, I had it in my calendar for the 28th as well. I was busy earlier and so didn’t see the email until nearly 1pm. |
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Post by westendcub on Mar 14, 2023 15:02:43 GMT
I too was taken by surprise that it was today for the PWC preview tickets!
3 hours later & have 2 tickets booked, didn’t quite get a premium seat like last time in the stalls but row B in Baylis it is!
So looking forward to returning to this show!!
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Post by mrnutz on Mar 14, 2023 15:22:56 GMT
You should re-enter the queue at the same point if your connection drops. I'm still at 3,500 ahead of me in the queue. This is going to sound ultra churlish, but I question the sense of Old Vic blanket emailing people with reminders for the PwC tickets. If it really matters, surely people should set themselves a reminder of the date/time. Of course, if I was number 27 in the queue I probably wouldn't care! :-) I had a reminder on my calendar which was actually two weeks in the future (28th) and that was taken directly from the website quite a while back. Obviously they brought this forward so I’m very glad for the email. I had this in for the 28th too! The email was a big surprise! |
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Post by ceebee on Mar 14, 2023 15:34:31 GMT
I stand corrected about the dates - I think I had a reminder for 28th which is why i was surprised. Anybody wonder if they're messing with us a little? A bit of Groundhog Day minxing going on? In fairness to the Old Vic, whilst I have been flitting around, stalls seats at £10 have been getting added - mostly singles though a row of 5 and some pairs also appeared.
Edit: I've a hunch there might be a second wave of PwC tickets for the remaining previews (like there were for A Christmas Carol). Keep your eyes peeled for any emails/texts over the next week or so.
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Post by longinthetooth on Mar 14, 2023 16:15:48 GMT
I've just had a look and there are still over 10,000 ahead of me, allegedly, even at this time of day!
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Post by londonmzfitz on Mar 14, 2023 16:19:44 GMT
Didn't see the email until 12.11, and (at 16.20) am 948 in the queue, with over 30 mins to go. However, I bloody loved this show last time (was it 5 or 6 visits?) and had already booked, booked, booked etc ...
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Post by danb on Mar 14, 2023 18:27:22 GMT
I realise there’ll be nothing left when I get there but thix is an absolute farce. I’ve gone from 58 minutes to 2 minutes back to 45 minutes over and over again. Shambles.
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