The Frogs - Sondheim - Jermyn Street

It's not great but it's not terrible. I see it's the Nathan Lane version which I saw and which was not to everyone's taste but it is a viable version of the show with its extra songs and its Shaw versus Shakespeare battle in Hades. And, of course, the music is wonderful.

Just had funny conversation with lovely box office lady, apparently i was first one to ring through!! Got early bird tkt for 1 April. Another step closer to completing the Sondheim canon😄

I think this one will quickly sell out by the completists alone

Best news I've had all day. It's the only Sondheim show I have not seen. Are they going to flood the theatre? 😃
Only problem is I hate the venue. Has awful cinema seats and nil legroom. Unless they have changed it around since I was last there. Which was also Sondheim. Anyone can whistle.

Actually they have renovated since Anyone Can Whistle - my first exposure to Rosalie Craig!  The seating generally makes sense now, some of the awful sightlines have been realigned, and it's generally a more comfortable place to be.

I'm there! Guarenteed

Hope I get X69!

I am also A1. Hopefully on a different date :-)

Also A1, haha!

I've not been to this theatre before. Stupid question, but does that mean we are all literally in A1, or is it unallocated seating and A1 just means you've bought the first ticket for that performance?!

It's allocated seating. Here's the normal seating plan - www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/seating-plan.pdf - although the layout on this photo (which I think is what it is now like) is different - www.stjameslondon.co.uk/correspondent/jermyn-street-theatre/

It is a flexible space. Stage is in front of Row A. I think rows F and G are a bit further down than they look on this plan, facing the side of the stage.  So if they stick to the normal configuration they are selling the front row first, working back, then selling the side-on seats last. 

It's a tiny theatre so unlikely to be a big problem wherever you sit. Rake of the seating is reaonable, and the stage is at floor level. Used to be a problem before they refurbished as in one row your feet didn't touch the ground.

Other oddities about the place - the "bar" is a little hatch at the side of the auditorium, and the loos are literally at the back of the stage - you have to walk across the set and go through one of the doors the actors use! They take the loos out of use a few minutes before the show starts. I have sometimes seen the last person to emerge from the loos get a round of applause as they walk on stage

There is no need to go with the on-line seating allocation. If you phone the box office (020 7287 2875) you can choose your seat. On-line offered me A6 but I prefer the second row so phoned up and got B6.