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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 15:59:08 GMT
New season announced Monday And booking
From weds onwards
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 17, 2017 5:56:14 GMT
"Albion" - new play by Mike Bartlett "The Twilight Zone" - new play by Anne Washburn ("Mr Burns") "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams
According to the Guardian this morning
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Post by Latecomer on Jul 17, 2017 6:46:33 GMT
Thank heavens for those cheap pillar seats, I fancy all these! I like MB, I really enjoyed Mr Burns (and The Twilight Zone) and I have a great weakness for anything Tennessee Williams!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 7:08:11 GMT
Isn't that funny
I was just sorting old programmes yesterday
And came across one for
Summer and smoke
From 2006/7 when it was last revived
At the Apollo
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Post by Polly1 on Jul 17, 2017 9:26:10 GMT
Victoria Hamilton! VICTORIA HAMILTON!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 9:35:40 GMT
And Patsy Ferran for the Tennessee Williams!
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 17, 2017 9:45:44 GMT
Summer and smoke From 2006/7 when it was last revived At the Apollo Rebecca Frecknall, who is to direct Summer and Smoke at the Almeida, has directed it previously at Southwark Playhouse in 2012. But 2018's is a completely new production with designer Tom Scutt and an ensesmble cast including Patsy Ferran.
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Post by Rory on Jul 17, 2017 10:01:07 GMT
Love the sound of Albion.
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Post by charliec on Jul 17, 2017 10:05:32 GMT
And Patsy Ferran for the Tennessee Williams! LOVE HER!!!
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jul 17, 2017 10:10:29 GMT
It makes me very happy that Richard Jones is directing The Twilight Zone. Not because i like his work - but because he is seemingly obsessed with doors. Every show he does is just an abundance of people running through doors... and (if i'm not mistaken?) The Twilight Zone opening sequence was a door spiraling away into space
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Post by MrBunbury on Jul 17, 2017 10:11:25 GMT
Victoria Hamilton! VICTORIA HAMILTON!!!! I am so excited! She is one of my favourite actresses :-)
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Post by n1david on Jul 17, 2017 11:07:25 GMT
Priority Booking Opens Designers', Actors', Directors' Circle Members 10am Wednesday 19 July Friends 10am Friday 21 July
Public Booking opens 10am Thursday 27 July
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Post by peggs on Jul 17, 2017 11:20:12 GMT
Right so have been told I need to 'envelope stuff' just as public booking opens, ideas for why I'm going to have to be a few hours late?! And sadly no, these are not people who will understand the importance of booking opening.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 17, 2017 11:29:22 GMT
Looking at the schedule I'm piecing together that will make a double bill of St George and the Dragon and Albion, should be some interesting confluence of themes there! All of them sound good, instant booking for each.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 17, 2017 11:33:50 GMT
Priority Booking Opens Designers', Actors', Directors' Circle Members 10am Wednesday 19 July Friends 10am Friday 21 July Public Booking opens 10am Thursday 27 July Save your money. Cannot see any of these selling that well, I would even stick my neck out and say there will be availability for this on the day.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 17, 2017 11:39:35 GMT
Priority Booking Opens Designers', Actors', Directors' Circle Members 10am Wednesday 19 July Friends 10am Friday 21 July Public Booking opens 10am Thursday 27 July Save your money. Cannot see any of these selling that well, I would even stick my neck out and say there will be availability for this on the day. I can see albion being popular. Id want the good 10 pound pillar seats anyway!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 12:41:23 GMT
Right so have been told I need to 'envelope stuff' just as public booking opens, ideas for why I'm going to have to be a few hours late?! And sadly no, these are not people who will understand the importance of booking opening. Tell them you've got an appointment and you'll be there just as soon as you possibly can. If they ask what the appointment is for, just shuffle your feet and mumble something about it being a "woman thing".
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Post by peggs on Jul 17, 2017 18:15:23 GMT
Right so have been told I need to 'envelope stuff' just as public booking opens, ideas for why I'm going to have to be a few hours late?! And sadly no, these are not people who will understand the importance of booking opening. Tell them you've got an appointment and you'll be there just as soon as you possibly can. If they ask what the appointment is for, just shuffle your feet and mumble something about it being a "woman thing". Better hope i'd near the top of the queue then!
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Post by popcultureboy on Jul 18, 2017 6:52:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2017 7:18:49 GMT
It's not the first time two artistic works have had the same name and it won't be the last, and from what little is available about Bartlett's play, it sounds about as far removed from Thompson's play as you can get while still having the idea of "Albion" as a linchpin.
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Post by popcultureboy on Jul 19, 2017 7:53:57 GMT
It's not the first time I've said something tongue in cheek on here and you've missed the tone, and it won't be the last.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2017 8:02:34 GMT
Thanks for the forewarning that the way you communicate will continue to be ambiguous. There's a lot to be said for clarity but hey, you do you.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 19, 2017 8:24:48 GMT
while still having the idea of "Albion" as a linchpin There's a lot to be said for clarity but hey, you do you. What's a "linchpin"?
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Post by harlow on Jul 19, 2017 9:21:36 GMT
If anyone is having trouble booking for Albion when you get through and try and choose a seat - (every time I clicked on stalls it would throw me back out saying it wasn't available) if you click below on "select best available" and then choose the price you want tickets in the stalls will miraculously appear.
Odd thing - but hopefully that will help someone.
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Post by peggs on Jul 21, 2017 11:23:47 GMT
No problem with priority booking this morning. 129 in line, in within 10 minutes. Loads of seats for Albion and Summer and Smoke, and it looks like they fixed the problem harlow noticed. Albion is being done on the thrust stage, two rows down the sides of the stalls, with a normal centre block too. Am trying and failing to visualize what that will look like, what does that mean for the normally pillar cheap seats please, are there still some?
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Post by n1david on Jul 21, 2017 12:56:02 GMT
Rows G to L are re-numbered but unchanged, so loads of cheap lowest price pillar seats, yes. In front of those is a gap, then B and C - which have a space in the middle of the rows. Then A and AA, both far shorter than usual. Basically, they've taken away E and F to use the flat floor space where AA to F usually are.
Down the sides are 5 long rows, going from where the side blocks usually start, down towards the back of the stage.
Upstairs, only three long rows, with a short row A (third price) at the edges, too.
ETA: Every date seems to have all the cheapest restricted seats unsold, so there will be plenty to go around, I'm thinking. Top price is also £39.50 for a change. I was told by the Box Office that the layout is the same as it was for 'Our Town', and that the best views would be from the narrow central section.
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Post by peggs on Jul 21, 2017 23:19:54 GMT
okay too tired to currently process all that but thanks, will ponder.
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Post by paulr on Jul 22, 2017 21:17:45 GMT
An all north London day. 'Albion' followed by 'What Shadows' at the Park.
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Post by peggs on Jul 23, 2017 19:38:37 GMT
Theatremonkey any idea which number is the best pillar seats now they've renumbered, inside most or outside most?
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Post by peggs on Jul 24, 2017 17:07:53 GMT
I clearly need to nip in quick when the house opens and shoot round a few seats working out the view and counting the seats instead of just diligently writing my seat number on my spreadsheet and then not looking at it before the sudden panic of booking each time. Thanks though, advice always very helpful.
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