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Post by anthony40 on Jul 7, 2017 19:32:12 GMT
Ah, thank you.
I get paid that day so that's perfect.
I will go down to The National after work.
Thank you again!
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Post by jamb0r on Jul 12, 2017 9:00:44 GMT
Got 6 decent seats for the last performance before Christmas in the Amex presale today - looks like there's loads of availability across the run still! The Amex presale would not work at all in Safari on my Mac, just continually came up with the message 'something went wrong' whenever I put in the first 4 digits of my card to unlock the presale. It worked fine in Chrome though.
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Post by horton on Jul 12, 2017 10:12:00 GMT
Martin Lowe is an incredibly talented musician and shaper of musical theatre material. I would expect him to do a fantastic job.
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 14, 2017 17:59:43 GMT
Booked! Went Down to The National today after work.
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Post by showtoones on Jul 14, 2017 18:01:55 GMT
Booked! Went Down to The National today after work. Seems like this show is selling well...there are seats for most if not all perfs but the theater is small and Im sure this will sell out quickly. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 14, 2017 21:43:35 GMT
The 'theater' is small? Are you serious? Booked! Went Down to The National today after work. Seems like this show is selling well...there are seats for most if not all perfs but the theater is small and Im sure this will sell out quickly. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 23:59:13 GMT
The 'theater' is small? Are you serious? I suppose that the Lyttelton is a little smaller than the Biggerwun at the National Theatre. |
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Post by showtoones on Jul 15, 2017 0:45:40 GMT
Compared to the Olivier, it is smaller. Olivier 1150...Lytelton 890. And Barnaby...no need to be nasty and rude
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Post by horton on Jul 28, 2017 12:50:26 GMT
I've seen the designs and heard the music. Honestly, buy your tickets- this is going to be incredible. Can't say any more in public.
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Post by herculesmulligan on Jul 28, 2017 12:55:04 GMT
I've also heard the music. In fact. Now we all can.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2017 14:02:08 GMT
I've seen the designs and heard the music. Honestly, buy your tickets- this is going to be incredible. Can't say any more in public. Safe to say I'm extremely looking forward to this. Just how Disneyfied will it be? Is it a play with the songs or a musical? |
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Post by horton on Jul 28, 2017 18:48:42 GMT
Is it a musical? "Tomato-tomayto" people play semantics over such things but personally I think it's a musical- the music is so central to the production.
"Disney-fied"- again for some this is a compliment, for some it is an insult. If you mean is it simplified, then no. If you mean, has a huge amount of attention to detail been given to creating a magical experience, then yes.
To be clear, I'm not working on this particular show. People will be able to follow my frank assessment of some recent NT productions. But from what I've heard, this is going to be a massive hit. I certainly hope so. Of course a lot can get lost in a rehearsal room, but it certainly has the potential to be amazing.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 28, 2017 18:52:26 GMT
I'll say what I like thankyou dearest one Compared to the Olivier, it is smaller. Olivier 1150...Lytelton 890. And Barnaby...no need to be nasty and rude |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jul 28, 2017 18:56:32 GMT
I second that. Lots of wonderful puppets and old fashioned theatre magic. Wait till you see the whale ! I've seen the designs and heard the music. Honestly, buy your tickets- this is going to be incredible. Can't say any more in public. |
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Post by horton on Jul 28, 2017 19:01:47 GMT
Indeed!
Or as they say at the moment- "don't talk about the whale!"
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Post by viserys on Jul 28, 2017 19:32:53 GMT
Well, based on what you said, I've bagged one of the £15 front row seats for this. You better be right!!
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Post by mikey on Jul 28, 2017 19:57:24 GMT
This all sounds very promising, very excited now! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by showbizkid on Jul 28, 2017 21:24:52 GMT
Front row 15? How?
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 28, 2017 22:47:04 GMT
The front 4 rows at the Lyttelton are usually cheap (£15)/held back for entry pass tickets due to their more uncomfortable nature: no armrests and low backs. There is also no rake in these first 4 rows and seats at the far corners have the possibility of missing some action as they are outside of the proscenium! Most of the time it's fine, though, but varies production to production. Having a sore bum after almost 8 hours of Angels in America was negated by the fact that I was 3 rows from the front I only paid £10 for the whole thing (thanks to entry pass!), so they're worth checking out if you can stand a touch of discomfort. There seems to be plenty of availability for them over the whole run. |
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Post by crabtree on Jul 29, 2017 9:22:08 GMT
and yes as it happens, I had a chat yesterday with a puppeteer heavily involved with the show, and yes it does sounds gorgeous and epic, with a lovely central conceit. For those who love Pinocchio do try to find on DVD Opera North's brilliant production of Jonathan Dove's score - that too had a breathtaking whale. A book could be written about whales on stage, as they probably represent the hardest thing to realise. The Royal Exchange's appearance of Moby Dick is still one of the most heart stopping illusions I have ever seen in theatre.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 29, 2017 9:44:45 GMT
Do you think they'll NT Live this?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2017 11:57:58 GMT
I once saw a fringe show loosely based on Moby Dick. The show itself was absolutely dire, but the five seconds in which we actually saw the whale were transcendant.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 13:21:38 GMT
I simply can't wait for this one. I'm probably even more excited about it than 'Follies'. God help the people sat around me when the songs start.
IIIIIIIIIII've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret or make me frown, I had strings but now I'm free, there are no strings on me . . .
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Post by westendwendy on Aug 1, 2017 14:33:36 GMT
I heard they want a War Horse route for this - West End, Broadway, tours and world domination?!!!
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Post by sf on Aug 1, 2017 20:41:47 GMT
Well, based on what you said, I've bagged one of the £15 front row seats for this. You better be right!! Me too. Looking forward to it - the last time I sat in the front row in the Lyttelton was for 'Carousel'. |
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