|
|
Post by Jan on Apr 26, 2017 7:27:00 GMT
Hey Marty, just while we're in here and because there isn't a suitable thread, have you read the book "The Rise and Fall of the Royal Shakespeare Company" by Simon Trowbridge ? Any good ? So why not start a new thread? Why start a conversation with another member about the RSC on a thread about the Bridge Theatre? Same reason as you have posted something which is not about The Bridge in the thread too I suppose. Here's an interesting link about The Bridge and various other new theatres that are planned and opening - one wonders how many of these will succeed. www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/simon-jenkins-never-underestimate-the-power-of-live-on-the-london-stage-a3523341.html |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 9:21:14 GMT
I have never heard of a "strapitan seat." Is it cheap because it's uncomfortable, in which case I'll buy it, or because it's for some particular constituency (eg the less abled or young people), in which case I won't? Anyone know? I've also never heard of them but I guess, from their position on the end of the rows, part-projecting into the aisles, that they are the same as the seats in the Dorfman that look like glorified armrests for the adjacent normal seat until the ticket-holder turns up and folds this "arm rest" down through 90%, to open up a seat and back. I've sat beside one in the Dorfman and the person in it seemed perfectly comfortable and content. In retrospect, he was probably silently chortling over how much less he'd paid than I had. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 9:54:48 GMT
Yes, interesting article, and I think the key paragraph is this, which explains why the Bridge has been built and why it doesn't actually matter if it fails - the developers will have made such a huge profit on the flats that paying for a (potential) white elephant theatre is no big deal. .. and the next step is for the owners of these expensive new flats to complain about the noise or other disturbance caused by visitors to the "cultural amenity". See for instance People who bought flats next door to art gallery sue art gallery for being next door to their flats |
|
|
|
Post by purple12 on Apr 26, 2017 10:26:02 GMT
I have never heard of a "strapitan seat." Is it cheap because it's uncomfortable, in which case I'll buy it, or because it's for some particular constituency (eg the less abled or young people), in which case I won't? Anyone know? I've also never heard of them but I guess, from their position on the end of the rows, part-projecting into the aisles, that they are the same as the seats in the Dorfman that look like glorified armrests for the adjacent normal seat until the ticket-holder turns up and folds this "arm rest" down through 90%, to open up a seat and back. I've sat beside one in the Dorfman and the person in it seemed perfectly comfortable and content. In retrospect, he was probably silently chortling over how much less he'd paid than I had. That helps! I had no idea what they were but I booked one on the basis of price.. |
|
754 posts
|
Post by Latecomer on Apr 26, 2017 10:46:33 GMT
I sat on one of those Dorfman ones and it was fine....but I quite like the front seats at Olivier and Lyttleton and I know people sometimes find them uncomfortable!I have booked one for last production at Bridge as only cheaper but close option! ☺
|
|
1,499 posts
|
Post by Steve on Apr 26, 2017 11:08:52 GMT
I sat on one of those Dorfman ones and it was fine....but I quite like the front seats at Olivier and Lyttleton and I know people sometimes find them uncomfortable!I have booked one for last production at Bridge as only cheaper but close option! ☺ Thanks Latecomer, you are right. I just got an email back from the Bridge Theatre confirming this: "A strapitan seat is narrower and folds away. It may be slightly less comfortable than the other seats around it but it is great value." |
|
|
|
Post by Jan on Apr 26, 2017 16:07:49 GMT
I sat on one of those Dorfman ones and it was fine....but I quite like the front seats at Olivier and Lyttleton and I know people sometimes find them uncomfortable!I have booked one for last production at Bridge as only cheaper but close option! ☺ Thanks Latecomer, you are right. I just got an email back from the Bridge Theatre confirming this: "A strapitan seat is narrower and folds away. It may be slightly less comfortable than the other seats around it but it is great value." There is no excuse at all for ANY seat in a brand new theatre to be uncomfortable. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2017 16:27:18 GMT
Tell that to the designers of the St James Theatre who made ALL their seats uncomfortable
|
|
3,578 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Apr 26, 2017 16:59:32 GMT
Tell that to the designers of the St James Theatre who made ALL their seats uncomfortable Exactly my thought before I had even seen this response! |
|
3,578 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Apr 26, 2017 18:02:22 GMT
Ah, but are they in the loos or the auditorium?
|
|
3,578 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Apr 26, 2017 18:06:06 GMT
Actually, Theatremonkey.com- though admittedly off-topic (apologies), your Best Seat Guide doesn't currently cover that vital area, does it? Though if you decided to expand it, it seems we could all contribute plenty of views.
|
|
297 posts
|
Post by fossil on Apr 27, 2017 7:40:12 GMT
Painless booking when the general booking opened at 8.00am. Same queuing system as NT. 25 or so in the queue which went down in a few minutes. If you are after cheaper seats, pricing and configuration varies with each play. I booked third row gallery 1 for Julius Caesar at £35. For the other productions these are £25 but flagged as ‘high seats’ but were not flagged as such for JC. Front row stalls for Nightfall is £40 and only £25 for Marx. All have £15 seats in the back row of gallery 3, there are only three rows on the galleries.
|
|
|
|
Post by Jan on Apr 27, 2017 8:40:11 GMT
Painless booking when the general booking opened at 8.00am. Same queuing system as NT. 25 or so in the queue which went down in a few minutes. If you are after cheaper seats, pricing and configuration varies with each play. I booked third row gallery 1 for Julius Caesar at £35. For the other productions these are £25 but flagged as ‘high seats’ but were not flagged as such for JC. Front row stalls for Nightfall is £40 and only £25 for Marx. All have £15 seats in the back row of gallery 3, there are only three rows on the galleries. Yes, public booking for 9 months of programming opened to a wave of apathy, 40th in the queue at 8:00 all concluded by 8:10, seats at all prices for all dates for Julius Caesar except some Mondays which they seem to be holding back - I decided to appear in it in a promenade role. |
|
117 posts
|
Post by edmundokeano on Apr 27, 2017 9:12:32 GMT
Painless booking when the general booking opened at 8.00am. Same queuing system as NT. 25 or so in the queue which went down in a few minutes. If you are after cheaper seats, pricing and configuration varies with each play. I booked third row gallery 1 for Julius Caesar at £35. For the other productions these are £25 but flagged as ‘high seats’ but were not flagged as such for JC. Front row stalls for Nightfall is £40 and only £25 for Marx. All have £15 seats in the back row of gallery 3, there are only three rows on the galleries. Booked both Young Marx and Julius Caser on the days I wanted with no queue...
Happy, of course, but for a new theatre and 2 productions with high-profile castings not a good sign.
|
|
2,058 posts
|
Post by Marwood on Apr 27, 2017 9:29:11 GMT
Booked a front row seat for Young Marx approximately half way through its run, £25 (thankfully no other charges) - I'll wait until I've been in there before deciding if I want to spend more on other productions.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 10:56:43 GMT
except some Mondays which they seem to be holding back After the previewing and opening weeks, the Bridge has Sunday matinee performances instead of Monday evenings. A programme of Monday night events, to include talks, music and other one-offs, will be announced in a couple of months. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 10:58:20 GMT
I booked a few Sunday mats - not a fan in summer when I want some daylight, but on a cold winter weekend they are so cosy!
|
|
4,156 posts
|
Post by kathryn on Apr 27, 2017 11:27:29 GMT
Painless for me too. I went for £25 front row for Young Marx and £35 high seat back row of Gallery 1 for Caesar - on the corner, since I wasn't sure End-on would be best for a Promenade production.
I wonder if a lot of people thought booking would open at 10am? I didn't realise it would be 8am and didn't look until 8:30 ish.
|
|
4,988 posts
|
Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 27, 2017 12:24:41 GMT
We'll demand for the season is really high! I managed to resist the swathes of 60 odd squid seats and chose £15 ones for multiple dates ...
|
|
117 posts
|
Post by edmundokeano on Apr 27, 2017 13:07:48 GMT
New theatre or not, this is a theatre in the middle of London which has high-profile casting for it's first two productions... It should not be struggling to sell tickets.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 13:17:13 GMT
I think it's crazily early for this stuff to be on sale - particularly for the Barney Norris one, why on earth would anyone buy tickets for a new play, no casting announced, over a year in advance?
|
|
297 posts
|
Post by fossil on Apr 27, 2017 13:24:34 GMT
Painless booking when the general booking opened at 8.00am. Same queuing system as NT. 25 or so in the queue which went down in a few minutes. If you are after cheaper seats, pricing and configuration varies with each play. I booked third row gallery 1 for Julius Caesar at £35. For the other productions these are £25 but flagged as ‘high seats’ but were not flagged as such for JC. Front row stalls for Nightfall is £40 and only £25 for Marx. All have £15 seats in the back row of gallery 3, there are only three rows on the galleries. Correction - 3rd row gallery 1 now showing as 'high seats'. I was sure they were not flagged as such at 8.00 this morning. Quite a differential in pricing across three rows for gallery 1. Front £90, 2nd row £65 and 3rd row £35. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 15:13:39 GMT
I think it's crazily early for this stuff to be on sale - particularly for the Barney Norris one, why on earth would anyone buy tickets for a new play, no casting announced, over a year in advance? It is early, but people who are very fussy about where they like to sit may book now, e.g. the front-row brigade and the strap-on bargain-hunters and the ideal-seat-erati. I'm sure the Bridge wanted to get some cash flowing in from ticket sales. It must have been just investment and loans up to now. And they wanted to include all three principal auditorium and staging configurations in the first booking season. Incidentally, this season may generate wider interest in other shows. For example, it has piqued my interest in Barney Norris's new play now at the Bush Studio and on tour with Up in Arms. And I've re-considered seeing Nina Raine's current new play, Consent, although it's officially already sold-out. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 15:15:27 GMT
I think it's crazily early for this stuff to be on sale - particularly for the Barney Norris one, why on earth would anyone buy tickets for a new play, no casting announced, over a year in advance? It is early, but people who are very fussy about where they like to sit may book now, e.g. the front-row brigade and the strap-on bargain-hunters and the ideal-seaterati. I'm sure the Bridge wanted to get some cash flowing in from ticket sales. It must have been just investment and loans up to now. And they wanted to include all three principal auditorium and staging configurations in the first booking season. Love this phrase - fear it's a very good description of me! |
|
|
|
Post by Jan on Apr 27, 2017 15:20:07 GMT
except some Mondays which they seem to be holding back After the previewing and opening weeks, the Bridge has Sunday matinee performances instead of Monday evenings. A programme of Monday night events, to include talks, music and other one-offs, will be announced in a couple of months. Oh I see. Sunday opening failed for the NT, not as popular as they expected, hard to see it will be different here. |
|
