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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2017 23:29:33 GMT
Also announced by Baz...
Not to be confused with the actor, Larry Lamb. Or that probably could've been just me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2017 9:48:00 GMT
You were not alone.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2017 10:04:42 GMT
They could cast Larry Lamb as Larry Lamb.
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 20, 2017 10:13:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2017 10:15:37 GMT
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Post by MrBunbury on Jan 20, 2017 10:22:18 GMT
Haha, I had just checked! They put on the Almeida website on purpose to discredit me :-) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 11:16:36 GMT
Feeling very odd... Almeida Priority opened this morning... I got in for both this and "The Treatment" WITHOUT ANY HASSLE AT ALL!!!!!! Hit the site about 10 minutes before booking opened, went to log in - and Q-it kicked in. Not only giving me a queue number, but telling me how many were in front and an estimated wait time. Number 4005, but actually only 85 ahead of me, and predicted entry at 10.02am. Sure enough, got in at that time, logged into my account. Then, miracle on miracle: was able to shop at my ease, for two plays, tickets to basket and checkout smooth as silk. First time that has EVER happened to me with the Almeida system, wonders will never cease. Next thing you know, we'll be leaving the EU and a Reality TV show presenter will be the US President. It really is as incredible as that, I predict. In fairness they haven't cast anyone who would cause a booking frenzy for these plays nor announced casting for Ink I suspect booking for Ben Wishaw might be a bit busier |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 11:24:49 GMT
This is true, parsley, but the system used to throw a wobbler if more than 2 people were on it at a time. The new software is a huge improvement, I think. I agree- booked on Tuesday and was easy and quicker than the old site which used to open multiple browser windows for no reason |
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Post by profquatermass on Jan 26, 2017 11:37:44 GMT
You'll be relieved to hear normal service has been resumed - "Your queue number: 4943
Number of users in queue ahead of you: 519
Expected arrival time on the website: more than an hour
Your estimated wait time is: more than an hour"
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Post by schuttep on Jan 26, 2017 11:39:17 GMT
Queuing system seems to be the same as the National but with slightly different branding.
I agree it was a breeze. But as the day wears on, it's inevitable it will get busier.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 11:44:02 GMT
Sounds good. Even a long queue is better than the previous website which would totally crash so nobody could get in
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2017 12:22:12 GMT
The Almeida's I.T. boffins have advised the new theatre policy of having short titles of plays (Oil, Hamlet, Ink) so as to free up memory space in their servers and speed up the system for all users.
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Post by Snciole on Jan 26, 2017 16:11:31 GMT
I don't want to sound ungrateful because I have a ticket for the day and time I wanted but to me it hasn't dealt with the problems adequately. The system to limit the number of people coming in so it doesn't fall over, doesn't deal with the fact that it is still at risk from falling over.
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Post by foxa on Jan 26, 2017 16:23:49 GMT
I forgot about priority booking, went on at about 1-ish, had a ten minute wait and got the price and date of tickets I wanted, if not the location (we're split on one date and further back than I would like on the other.) They do a weird numbering thing so when I logged in it said something like you are customer number 1443, there are 48 people in the queue before you, your wait will be about 10 minutes. It was about ten minutes but I'm not sure what the first huge number meant. I didn't think there would be the scrum for these tickets as for Hamlet, Richard III or even Mary Stuart and I don't think there will be. But I'm really interested in 'Ink.'
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 9:47:57 GMT
Heads up folks, booking is open.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 9:48:51 GMT
Is it? I've got my preferred dates open in tabs in front of me, and when I refresh them I don't get a seating plan, just a message that priority booking is already open and public booking opens today.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 9:52:16 GMT
Definitely. Maybe it's because I decided to login ready at just the right time.
EDIT: Hmm, that's weird, now I can't. Maybe someone pressed the wrong button or something!
EDIT 2: And back available again at 10am! |
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Post by herculesmulligan on Feb 2, 2017 10:05:14 GMT
Well that was super easy. Got everything I wanted super quickly
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Post by MrBunbury on Feb 2, 2017 10:12:02 GMT
Wow, wonderful experience. Two minutes and the tickets are in my metaphorical pocket. Much better than last time when I lost five years of my life to get tickets for Mary Stuart...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 10:19:26 GMT
Well, once 10am actually came around, that was delightfully easy. I got put in a queue in Internet Explorer, but Chrome let me through to the seating plan straight away. Hope this is a good omen for May!
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Post by peggs on Feb 2, 2017 10:21:02 GMT
Have been in queue since about half nine and quite some way from the front, so did you lot get lucky or am I just unlucky?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 10:26:42 GMT
Maybe they're actually doing it as a an actual queue rather than a holding pen with a randomised queue, so arriving early does matter? I've been logged in pretty much since I arrived at the office this morning with frequent refreshing to make sure it doesn't forget I'm there. Or maybe we just are all lucky, in which case, sorry.  |
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Post by peggs on Feb 2, 2017 10:32:35 GMT
Maybe they're actually doing it as a an actual queue rather than a holding pen with a randomised queue, so arriving early does matter? I've been logged in pretty much since I arrived at the office this morning with frequent refreshing to make sure it doesn't forget I'm there. Or maybe we just are all lucky, in which case, sorry. Theatres need to spread out their booking to reduce my stress levels, am watching queue and clock as work meeting gets closer, it's going to be a close call  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 10:36:09 GMT
Or normalise the sneaky midnight release of the Chocolate Factory, so those who are super-aware or super-keen can get it sorted in the dead of night, then watch calmly as the rest of the world catches on when the sun comes up.
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Post by peggs on Feb 2, 2017 10:38:20 GMT
Or normalise the sneaky midnight release of the Chocolate Factory, so those who are super-aware or super-keen can get it sorted in the dead of night, then watch calmly as the rest of the world catches on when the sun comes up. I could deal with that. My queue wait is getting longer, people either dithering or getting stuck on site. |
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