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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 31, 2017 20:45:16 GMT
I had a semi restricted view seat for tonight. Was feeling knackered and just wanting my sofa tonight. Called this afternoon and they changed my ticket for a clear view £32 seat for next week. As it's nearly sold out there now doesn't seem to be any qualms about swapping or reselling tickets. I would say life is too short to be miserable in a theatre (however long it is) when you're not in the mind and it wouod compromise your overall enjoyment. Plus you might not be thanked for spreading your germs to fellow theatregoers. I would say that if you can make any other dates, keep an eye on the site and call them with a selection of dates and I reckon you could swap fairly easily.
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Post by joem on Nov 4, 2017 9:18:44 GMT
Anyone know if this might get a transfer? Despite the mostly negative comments here tickets seem to have flown.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2017 12:07:59 GMT
Anyone know if this might get a transfer? Despite the mostly negative comments here tickets seem to have flown. Look at the wider response, a few people on a chat board aren’t going to be representative of theatregoers as a whole! My own view chimed in with that of reviewers (excellent), for example, and a transfer is likely to sell very well also. Theatre and cast availability might nix that though, so don’t rely on it happening. The reason I prefer chat boards like this rather than blogs is that you get a truly varied response rather than likeminded groups congregating together (99% of the time that’ll happen). Take the first post on this thread saying that they were ‘expecting the critics to tear it apart’ - result being five and four star reviews across the board! There’s perspective for you.... |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 7, 2017 4:15:52 GMT
Anyone know if this might get a transfer? Despite the mostly negative comments here tickets seem to have flown. You do know that the Almeida is now doing "Tuesday Rush" for this? Though those Rush/day seat options rarely work for me, regardless of day or venue, as they're always either at the start or in the middle of the working/volunteering day. However, when I looked last night, some availability had appeared, so there must have been some returns - worth checking again? Also, before I do this and if anyone is interested, I'm going to have to return a cheap (£10, so probably evil view) seat for the evening of Saturday 18 November, as I booked it before the running time was known and just can't cope with so late a finish when I have the same the next evening. (I rarely do Sat and Sun now but it was the only way I could accommodate Quaint Honour, which has very limited performances.) |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 12, 2017 0:10:52 GMT
I enjoyed this today and though it seemed long (I had expected nearly 3 hours but it was actually 3 hours 15, so quite a marathon), it barely outstayed its welcome despite seeming to flounder a little towards the end of the second act. Full house by the look of it and lots of people standing at the end. Given the running time I was even more glad that I'd managed to exchange my evening ticket for a matinee, although it cost a lot more, and I had a better view than my £10 seat would have offered - though frustratingly, for the second time in a week, I was seated directly behind an unusually tall man who also had a very big head - he towered above everyone else in the row, such that at first I thought he wasn't actually sitting down properly.
Lots to ponder and enjoy, even if the plot was rather over-egged and the treatment melodramatic at times. It's always good to see new writing, even if it doesn't succeed 100%, and as the young man behind me remarked at the interval, a play which has received mixed reviews can be more rewarding to watch than those everyone agrees on.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 0:37:04 GMT
I enjoyed this today and though it seemed long (I had expected nearly 3 hours but it was actually 3 hours 15, so quite a marathon), it barely outstayed its welcome despite seeming to flounder a little towards the end of the second act. Full house by the look of it and lots of people standing at the end. Given the running time I was even more glad that I'd managed to exchange my evening ticket for a matinee, although it cost a lot more, and I had a better view than my £10 seat would have offered - though frustratingly, for the second time in a week, I was seated directly behind an unusually tall man who also had a very big head - he towered above everyone else in the row, such that at first I thought he wasn't actually sitting down properly. Lots to ponder and enjoy, even if the plot was rather over-egged and the treatment melodramatic at times. It's always good to see new writing, even if it doesn't succeed 100%, and as the young man behind me remarked at the interval, a play which has received mixed reviews can be more rewarding to watch than those everyone agrees on. Where has this fallacy that it got mixed reviews come from? These are facts, not opinions, for once, there isn’t any argument to be had! 4* Guardian 4* The Stage 4* Time Out 4* Evening Standard 4* What's On Stage 4* Shenton – londontheatre.co.uk 4* Radio Times 4* Times 4* Observer 4* Financial Times 4* Mail 4* Arts Desk 4* Sunday Express 5* Telegraph 5* Independent 5* City AM |
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Post by showgirl on Nov 12, 2017 6:28:41 GMT
I'm not suggesting that the ratings, opinion-based as they are, aren't facts - as if! I had however definitely seen far more mixed views on blogs - which obviously I tend to see before press reviews - than the broad agreement you list above, Cardinal Pirelli, and as I mentioned, the audience members with whom I discussed this briefly (more than one, actually) had had the same impression.
Furthermore, you have only to look back in this thread to see some here predicting disaster. So on balance I was expecting to see something other than the sure-fire hit which the ratings suggest, and indeed I think I did, but as I've said, it was all the meatier for its flaws.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 9:57:02 GMT
I happened to be walking past the theatre yesterday and went in to enquire about returns. I was able to purchase a fairly inexpensive ticket for tomorrow evening, which I am really looking forward to. I often do this with shows that sell out - just turn up at an odd time and it's amazing how my enquiry often coincides with a ticket that's just been returned.
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 14, 2017 13:46:17 GMT
Looking forward to this on saturday. The supposedly long running time doesnt faze me given the amount of shakey ive seen.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 14:20:18 GMT
I would have been more fazed by the run time had they not replaced the benches with significantly more comfortable seats. Frankly they deserve prizes for having the consideration to fix the seating situation before Hamlet started.
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Post by theatreliker on Nov 14, 2017 16:15:39 GMT
I'm also seeing this on Saturday. Sort of looking forward to it. Worth it?
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Post by n1david on Nov 14, 2017 16:44:22 GMT
I was there last night and I thought there was a lot to enjoy in it. It's not perfect, parts of it feel a bit saggy and I agree with the comments here that some judicious pruning could have been useful.
But there are some great characters and superb lines, and the way the set is used is quite remarkable (there was an article about an aspect of the set in Saturday's Telegraph but recommend you don't read it until after you've seen the show). Not quite the definitive state-of-the-nation play that it might have wanted to be, but more than enough good stuff to get you through the three hours (and a bit).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 12:21:08 GMT
I was there last night and I thought there was a lot to enjoy in it. It's not perfect, parts of it feel a bit saggy and I agree with the comments here that some judicious pruning could have been useful. But there are some great characters and superb lines, and the way the set is used is quite remarkable (there was an article about an aspect of the set in Saturday's Telegraph but recommend you don't read it until after you've seen the show). Not quite the definitive state-of-the-nation play that it might have wanted to be, but more than enough good stuff to get you through the three hours (and a bit). [b Thanks for this n1david. I agree with your comments on the play and have just read the Telegraph’s piece on the set. For me the set, lightingand sound design were the stars of the show. The play also contained some of the best acting I have seen all year, so good that they concealed the play’s flaws. I agree with others that this play has the potential to be a great play With some judicious cuts. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 12:22:28 GMT
Oh, and I forgot to mention that the play offers meaty parts for women which was very refreshing.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 16, 2017 18:48:26 GMT
Meaty parts for women perhaps, but none very likeable?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 22:56:58 GMT
Men are allowed to play unlikeable characters all the time, let women play grotesque monsters with no real redeeming features too.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 16, 2017 23:09:25 GMT
Oh indeed, but I did wonder in this case if there was an imbalance, as all the women seemed unsympathetic, whereas most of the men were pleasant if ineffectual or had redeeming features - and the writer is male.
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 19, 2017 7:39:35 GMT
Saw this at yesterdays mat. Amusing to see Almeida regulars flummoxed by nee seating plan, the busy ushers were running and pointing everywhere.
I liked the play, Bartlett clearly loves this middle england radio four telegraph reading world.
Lots of big female roles. Hamilton is amazing and revels in a stonkingly big star part. As mentioned above lots of Chekhov echoes, Shaw as well for me.
With the set not sure if this could transfer but who knows?
Luke Thallon has already been cast in Misalliance at the Orange Tree which i am seeing on 16 Dec, clearly a star of the future.
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Post by theatreliker on Nov 20, 2017 18:12:17 GMT
Loved this on Saturday, really surprised that I enjoyed it so much. The ending is a bit over-egged but mostly the play, performances and direction are superb. Is there a playlist anywhere?
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Post by martin1965 on Nov 20, 2017 18:44:29 GMT
Loved this on Saturday, really surprised that I enjoyed it so much. The ending is a bit over-egged but mostly the play, performances and direction are superb. Is there a playlist anywhere? I was surprised there wasnt one in the programme! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 19:18:18 GMT
Saw this at yesterdays mat. Amusing to see Almeida regulars flummoxed by nee seating plan, the busy ushers were running and pointing everywhere. I liked the play, Bartlett clearly loves this middle england radio four telegraph reading world. Lots of big female roles. Hamilton is amazing and revels in a stonkingly big star part. As mentioned above lots of Chekhov echoes, Shaw as well for me. With the set not sure if this could transfer but who knows? Luke Thallon has already been cast in Misalliance at the Orange Tree which i am seeing on 16 Dec, clearly a star of the future. It’s a really pathetic middle England he portrays Same as dr foster Hardly chanel and champagne |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 19:24:04 GMT
Loved this on Saturday, really surprised that I enjoyed it so much. The ending is a bit over-egged but mostly the play, performances and direction are superb. Is there a playlist anywhere? I was surprised there wasnt one in the programme! There's A playlist on the Almeida website...I assume you’re referring to the music. I googled something like “Albion Almeida music” and it came up. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 16:22:40 GMT
Can’t say I liked this
It’s apparent Bartlett
Only writes about (lower)
Middle class white people
And that’s who his plays are designed to entertain
I am finding them increasingly irrelevant
And boring
Casting a token BAME here
Just as they did in Doctor Foster
Is just lame as they are given token weird parts
Lastly he doesn’t present anything positive about anyone
We have people constantly f***ing up
And being emotionally stunted
MOST people manage without the sorts of pathetic domestic dramas
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 16:31:30 GMT
Yes, he should write a play in celebration of the confident and successful manner in which our glorious Chanel and champagne set go about upgrading their bathrooms.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 17:52:10 GMT
Yes, he should write a play in celebration of the confident and successful manner in which our glorious Chanel and champagne set go about upgrading their bathrooms. That would probably be an HBO Miniseries A play would be a bit beneath it I feel |
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