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Post by Michael on Jan 20, 2016 19:15:17 GMT
Everything must come to an end. After almost 11 years, Billy Elliot must leave London and plays its final performance on Saturday, 9th April at the Victoria Palace Theatre. However, a UK and Ireland tour will commence in Plymouth on Wednesday, 24th February.
This thread is to discuss the last few weeks of the show in London, but also its UK tour.
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Post by partytentdown on Jan 25, 2016 12:35:08 GMT
What's the best offer for decent seats out there at the moment for this?
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Post by westendcub on Jan 25, 2016 13:21:09 GMT
What's the best offer for decent seats out there at the moment for this? Check out Love Theatre - it's on their musical of the month deal £35 top price seats) |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Feb 7, 2016 12:38:29 GMT
Does anyone have any idea when they may sell (if at all) tickets to the final show? I see they are selling the final matinee. I don't expect to be able to get anything decent, but on the off chance they sell them and I manage to bag a couple of good seats I wouldn't mind being at the final Billy.
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Post by danielwhit on Feb 10, 2016 10:57:25 GMT
Does anyone have any idea when they may sell (if at all) tickets to the final show? I see they are selling the final matinee. I don't expect to be able to get anything decent, but on the off chance they sell them and I manage to bag a couple of good seats I wouldn't mind being at the final Billy. Considering they kicked out pre-bookers from good seats up to the upper circle or a refund, I doubt they'll put many seats for it on public sale. |
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Post by samsam1985 on Feb 19, 2016 18:47:29 GMT
Latest in this sorry saga below. Seats changed from stalls to upper circle and now to dress circle. Anyone else had this ?! The charity angle is so not going to work.
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The producers of this event have now been in touch with the following statement:
"We are contacting you in regard to the final performance of ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’ which will take place on Saturday April 9th at 7.30pm. This performance is being held in aid of East Durham Trust, a charity that works to counteract the effects of social and economic deprivation in the Easington area, the setting for ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’.
Tickets for this performance will be made available to the general public soon. Before they go on sale, however, we would like to offer you the opportunity to upgrade your existing ticket(s) for ticket(s) in the Dress Circle. Tickets in the Dress Circle are at a higher price, so in order to upgrade, you would need to pay the difference in value between your existing tickets and the Dress Circle tickets. If you would like to do this, please can you contact us before 6pm on Wednesday February 24th . Please be advised that the value of all tickets purchased for this performance will be donated to East Durham Trust"
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Post by Seriously on Feb 19, 2016 20:18:38 GMT
Blimey, it's a right mess. You'd think that after 10 years in the west end with so many children in the many casts (Billys, Michaels, Debbies, Ballet Girls, Tall Boys, Small Boys) each with parents and family who might want to come along.... they could sell this show many times over. Saying that the final performance is now in aid of charity is a lame excuse for screwing the fans who'd already bought tickets.
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Post by Jon on Feb 19, 2016 21:12:34 GMT
Blimey, it's a right mess. You'd think that after 10 years in the west end with so many children in the many casts (Billys, Michaels, Debbies, Ballet Girls, Tall Boys, Small Boys) each with parents and family who might want to come along.... they could sell this show many times over. Saying that the final performance is now in aid of charity is a lame excuse for screwing the fans who'd already bought tickets. The cynical side of me think they will raising prices for that final performance much like WWRY did, the producers of Billy are really incompetent |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 21:23:44 GMT
Where did you read this Sam?
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Post by The Hoff on Feb 19, 2016 22:02:13 GMT
Does anyone have any idea when they may sell (if at all) tickets to the final show? I see they are selling the final matinee. I don't expect to be able to get anything decent, but on the off chance they sell them and I manage to bag a couple of good seats I wouldn't mind being at the final Billy. I'd love to go to the final show so lethat me know please  I'll probably book for a different night just so I can see it one last time  |
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Post by samsam1985 on Feb 20, 2016 23:55:44 GMT
it was in an email from ticketmaster - quite a reliable source. The question is... when are these tickets "going on sale to the public?!"
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Post by danielwhit on Feb 21, 2016 0:51:34 GMT
Blimey, it's a right mess. You'd think that after 10 years in the west end with so many children in the many casts (Billys, Michaels, Debbies, Ballet Girls, Tall Boys, Small Boys) each with parents and family who might want to come along.... they could sell this show many times over. Saying that the final performance is now in aid of charity is a lame excuse for screwing the fans who'd already bought tickets. The cynical side of me think they will raising prices for that final performance much like WWRY did, the producers of Billy are really incompetent It makes no sense at the moment. It's not as if they haven't had years to work out what they'd do on the final performance (whenever that was going to be!). |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 23:30:27 GMT
Amazing opening night tonight.
On a par with the London production.
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Post by crunchemhall on Feb 26, 2016 21:47:13 GMT
Billy Elliot the Musical facebook page
#Announcement: We are thrilled to announce that the final performance of Billy Elliot the Musical in London (Saturday, April 9th at 7.30pm) will be held in aid of East Durham Trust, a charity that works to counteract the effect of social and economic decline in the former mining communities in the Easington area, the setting for Billy Elliot. Tickets for this performance will go on sale on Tuesday, March 1st at 2pm and will be available to purchase only via the Victoria Palace Theatre box office either online, by phone or in person. All proceeds from tickets sold will be donated to East Durham Trust.
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Post by DebbieDoesDouglas(Hodge) on Feb 26, 2016 23:48:18 GMT
Amazing opening night tonight. On a par with the London production. Any major differences? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 20:27:46 GMT
Amazing opening night tonight. On a par with the London production. Any major differences? To be honest, I haven't seen it in years so I couldn't say. I'm going to watch the DVD soon so will see from there. |
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Post by Nelly on Mar 1, 2016 12:20:46 GMT
Tickets for the final performance on sale today @ 2pm. Proceeds going to a charity in Easington. Details here: t.co/EYn0getRgr |
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Mar 1, 2016 14:48:11 GMT
Tickets never went online so it was by phone (or person only).
Sadly being a single ticket hunter I was restricted to what I would be sold, but I got myself a seat at the front of the upper. I couldn't justify premium for the dress or top price for the back side of the dress.
Still, I love Billy so am happy to see it a final time in London.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 17:39:24 GMT
Tickets available online now. Happy to see they haven't upped the ticket prices for the final night! Plenty left!
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Post by Mr Wallacio on Mar 1, 2016 20:03:34 GMT
Tickets never went online so it was by phone (or person only). Yes they did, 15 heart-stopping minutes late. A friend asked me to grab one, and I did, but DM's system isn't a patch on how others cope with "crash booking" days. I shall be blogging about the experience once I've seen a trauma councillor. The phone was no help, BTW, as that just announced "too busy" and cut call off. The choice was side / rear top price dress or loads of upper circle - everything except a few centre seats in rows A to E, really. Surprised it was all at normal prices, too, which was good. Yes I noticed the online tickets after I'd posted on here, and was told by the lady on the phone she didn't expect there would be any left within a few minutes due to how busy it was. I'm preparing myself for a leg ache, but Billy is special so I'll deal with it. |
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Post by dan on Mar 6, 2016 22:32:24 GMT
It may have something to do with the fact the show is closing next month, but when I saw Billy yesterday it was the most I've ever enjoyed it and had the biggest impact on me it ever has. It somehow jumped into my top bunch of shows yesterday despite me having seen it a number of times already. The boy playing Billy was INCREDIBLE, as was Michael. It got me tearful quite a number of times.
Can anybody answer how different the touring set is or how they do the house/bedroom etc? I'm guessing that and the miners descending might be the only things that would need to be done differently?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 18:28:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 21:14:13 GMT
Wow, that sounds like an absolute nightmare for the people in attendance that night! Getting a Billy mid-show swap, not just one, but three technical stops and missing an entire scene! A disaster really. I have never seen the show live as of yet, so can someone inform me as to why the "dream ballet" scene would for any reason be skipped? Was it due to cast shortages?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 21:44:37 GMT
The theatre have tweeted this.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2016 5:38:56 GMT
To me that reads as rather dismissive. Most things are live, in the sense that they're happening at the time: catching a train, eating a meal, and so on. Things can always go wrong, but you kind of assume that when they do you'll get some sort of acknowledgement that the service you've received is not the one you wanted. Not "Well, what do you expect? It's live. Duh."
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