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Post by bordeaux on Nov 22, 2019 11:42:03 GMT
Having managed to actually get on the NT booking this morning almost on time (not an easy call in my job), I managed to pick up a cheapo for Manor, but nothing at all for Jack Absolute. Infact I can't actually remember when I last had one of those at the Olivier; it was the way I managed to take a punt on a lot of things at the National but now it's dead certs only (and that's not so obvious anymore!) The priority membership seems less and less worth it these days. Yes, it feels like ages since I got front row cheapies for anything in the Olivier or the Lyttelton whereas I always used to in the 90s and 2000s, though often on the second booking period of a show. And I'm a priority member these days rather than the next level down. |
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Post by cartoonman on Nov 22, 2019 12:26:15 GMT
I'm sure the NT hold seats back. I booked seats for My Fair Lady for an office outing. The first shows were cancelled, so we were given new seats. The NT must have had empty seats to be able to accommodate a large group.
Lots of booking problems this morning, got timed out in the end. Phoned the box office and a really helpful real person was able to offer cheap seats for Jack Absolute and Manor. Were these seats held back? before I was timed out cheap seats for Jack Absolute were really thin on the ground.
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Post by tmesis on Nov 22, 2019 12:48:00 GMT
I also agree that it gets harder every time to get the cheap front seats in the Lyttleton and, especially, the Olivier. I do begin to wonder if it's worth the £80 a year. However, struck lucky and got a Saturday matinee ticket for £15 for both Manor and Jack Absolute, both in row B.
I think the trick is to use multiple devices - I used Windows laptop, iPad and MacBook. The latter won, only 500 in the queue, whereas with Windows I was 2000.
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Nov 22, 2019 19:17:10 GMT
Someone I know of who's absolutely obsessed with Mr B Daniels of Manor (that I'm keen to get down and see but not being a member is very unfortunate so here's hoping for day seats or something?) has actually gone so far as to fork out £100 for a membership (that they will never ever use) to get a ticket and even then only managed to get row S.
FYI they live in the US and have never been to London before so... Yeah.
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Post by david on Nov 22, 2019 19:33:32 GMT
Managed to secure a £15 stalls front row preview ticket for Manor after battling the NT IT system this morning. Seems the NT IT system had a few gremlins lurking around during the purchase of the ticket. Thankfully managed to get it sorted after a couple of attempts.
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Post by andrew on Nov 22, 2019 21:14:30 GMT
Managed to secure a £15 stalls front row preview ticket for Manor after battling the NT IT system this morning. Seems the NT IT system had a few gremlins lurking around during the purchase of the ticket. Thankfully managed to get it sorted after a couple of attempts. I was stuck in a course this morning but managed to sneak in a run at getting £15 seats for the 4 main shows. Drew somewhere in double digits and was in after 2 minutes. Navigated around the site no problem, good seats for cheap in my basket for everything I wanted to see (tactically choosing later dates in the runs generally because they get snapped up last). Got to the checkout, put in my card details and got a big error message. Tried again, payment declined. Tried a different card, error. Tried again, payment declined. I noticed my credit card was showing a hold for the amount so I thought maybe it had worked and I just had to wait for the system to figure itself out. After a few hours I figured that hadn't happened and I had lost the seats. I sent an email to the box office because I couldn't leave this course to phone them, but they ended up phoning me after an hour or two so I made my excuses and took the call. The lady said that the booking had "failed" and asked what it was I was looking to get. I said to be honest I was after the cheap front row seats for all the shows, and I'm guessing they've all gone now so I'm a bit stuck. She obviously (very kindly) allowed me to dip into the 'not for sale' section over the phone and gave me the seat brackets I wanted for all the dates I wanted. I paid over the phone and got a confirmation email straight away. So I ended up fairly happy with the whole experience. Being one of the first few onto the site today I can confirm that for things like Jack Absolute, there was probably about a dozen front £15 seats for each performance, a significant amount therefore already sold or being held back. It confirms for me that they are putting very few of them on sale for (lower tier at least) members, but they are putting some on. Bearing in mind it's those seats that make the membership worth having for budget-conscious characters like me it only ends up working if you're lucky in the queue draw. |
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Post by tmesis on Nov 23, 2019 13:15:44 GMT
Am I right in thinking that during his tenure Norris has directed far fewer plays than Hytner did over a similar period of time? Some might say that's a good thing, and I might agree with them but for his last effort, Small Island, which was outstanding. However, that's the only decent thing he's done since running the gaff.
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Post by David J on Nov 28, 2019 22:33:55 GMT
Jack Absolute Flies Again will be broadcast on NT Live. It was announced at the Present Laughter screening
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Post by londonpostie on Nov 29, 2019 6:18:47 GMT
As a £15-£20 customer, I'm barely in the room again. Like The Visit, it's the back most seats (Advance membership). I saw about 3-4 months ago the NT were advertising for a data analyst and wonder if that has impacted recently.
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Post by meister on Dec 1, 2019 18:00:06 GMT
Anyone know when the AMEX presale for the new season starts? Have emailed BO to answer my own question - “AMEX booking for the new season will open on Tuesday 3rd December at 9:30am via our website.” |
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Post by Jan on Dec 1, 2019 20:02:59 GMT
Am I right in thinking that during his tenure Norris has directed far fewer plays than Hytner did over a similar period of time? Some might say that's a good thing, and I might agree with them but for his last effort, Small Island, which was outstanding. However, that's the only decent thing he's done since running the gaff. It was easier for Hytner though because he has a much bigger range as a director than Norris, he can direct comedies and Shakespeare for example, and classic revivals, and musicals, and Norris can’t direct any of those genres, he can only direct new plays where he has the author in rehearsals with him - Hytner can do that too of course. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 3, 2019 10:08:57 GMT
Anyone know when the AMEX presale for the new season starts? Have emailed BO to answer my own question - “AMEX booking for the new season will open on Tuesday 3rd December at 9:30am via our website.” It's not working for me... Never wanted to see anything,anyway |
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Post by meister on Dec 3, 2019 13:12:05 GMT
Have emailed BO to answer my own question - “AMEX booking for the new season will open on Tuesday 3rd December at 9:30am via our website.” It's not working for me... Never wanted to see anything,anyway Only worked on one of three devices for me too!! Got in quickly and didn’t seem busy. Managed to get preview tickets for JAFA, as no one is calling it - wonder if there will be an orangey bit in the interval? |
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Post by zahidf on Dec 3, 2019 14:50:11 GMT
anyone know when entry pass booking is please?
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Post by wannabedirector on Dec 3, 2019 15:06:28 GMT
anyone know when entry pass booking is please? Tomorrow at 9:30 I think, at least that’s what I remember it saying on the email. |
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Post by zahidf on Dec 3, 2019 16:45:50 GMT
anyone know when entry pass booking is please? Tomorrow at 9:30 I think, at least that’s what I remember it saying on the email. Thanks! |
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Dec 6, 2019 13:15:13 GMT
Snagged one of the last preview £15 seats in the stalls for Manor, I got bleeding lucky there. I do miss my Entry Pass though  |
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Post by Polly1 on Dec 6, 2019 13:19:52 GMT
Snagged one of the last preview £15 seats in the stalls for Manor, I got bleeding lucky there. I do miss my Entry Pass though Yes, managed to get the last one for Press Night! Also a nice stalls seat for The Visit, all with my birthday theatre tokens. Rather pleased. |
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Post by Mark on Dec 6, 2019 14:31:33 GMT
Snagged one of the last preview £15 seats in the stalls for Manor, I got bleeding lucky there. I do miss my Entry Pass though Growing out of Entry Pass is certainly very upsetting. Majority of the times now I use Friday rush or keep an eye on the website for £15 returns at the front. |
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 6, 2019 15:04:55 GMT
Excellent £15 front of Stalls availability for The Welkin. A number of dates in early to mid-May.
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Post by showgirl on Dec 7, 2019 5:11:24 GMT
So ironic: I was dreading the ordeal of online booking yesterday, having had so many dire experiences and needing to leave 40 mins after it opened to catch a train.
In the event it was my best experience ever: number 30 in the queue (I have had a number in excess of 1,000 and don't understand how others use multiple browsers to obtain different queue numbers as the system always knows it's me so I'm in the same position) and had to wait less than 5 minutes for my turn.
That said, NO £15 tix left in the front stalls for any date for Jack Absolute, which was what I really wanted to book for. There were some at the back of the circle but I'd rather wait for a return or Friday Rush.
All I actually booked was the other play for which I wanted a ticket: Manor, for which as others have said, there were £15 front stalls tix left. Shame it's in the blasted Lyttelton as I loathe that space and love the Olivier, which rarely houses the productions I wish to see.
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Post by lichtie on Dec 7, 2019 11:32:01 GMT
Was 1000 or so in the queue yesterday, expecting to not get in before i had to leave for work, and it cleared in 5 minutes. Got a cheap centre front row for the Manor, and a more pricey slips for Jack Absolute, so reasonably happy overall.
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Post by showgirl on Dec 8, 2019 5:24:21 GMT
have had a number in excess of 1,000 and don't understand how others use multiple browsers to obtain different queue numbers as the system always knows it's me so I'm in the same position If you open Chrome and Firefox and Internet Explorer on the same machine, each has a different cookie, so each gets a different number in line. If you just open say, chrome, and several windows, then it's more likely to detect you as one person. Thank you, @theatremonkey. I don't know what I'm doing wrongly, then, as what I've tried is using different browsers on the same device, eg Chrome, Edge and Firefox, but the NT system still recognises me and leaves me in the same position. It didn't matter this time anyway and if I wait for the reviews, I will at least know whether Jack Absolute is worth seeing and whether I need to book for a matinee only due to the running time. |
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Post by raiseitup on Dec 8, 2019 15:43:51 GMT
If you open Chrome and Firefox and Internet Explorer on the same machine, each has a different cookie, so each gets a different number in line. If you just open say, chrome, and several windows, then it's more likely to detect you as one person. Thank you, @theatremonkey . I don't know what I'm doing wrongly, then, as what I've tried is using different browsers on the same device, eg Chrome, Edge and Firefox, but the NT system still recognises me and leaves me in the same position. It didn't matter this time anyway and if I wait for the reviews, I will at least know whether Jack Absolute is worth seeing and whether I need to book for a matinee only due to the running time. Perhaps try going into incognito/private mode on each browser next time? |
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 22, 2019 8:35:36 GMT
A few of those £15 gems available early doors this morning for The Visit  |
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