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Post by CG on the loose on Mar 12, 2016 10:38:07 GMT
Was in a meeting in Madrid all day and knew nothing of this until I got to the airport in the evening and caught up on my emails - popped on to DMT website and booked a Wyndhams Stalls ticket no problem. Sounds like, for once, being behind the curve helped!
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 12, 2016 11:07:30 GMT
I saw this (with McKellen/Stewart) when it was staged in New York. I was about to say "recently" but it will be 2 or 3 years ago, so it's taken a while to transfer.
I wouldn't rush to see it a second time, but it was well-staged and performed and thought provoking. Definitely worth seeing once and I can understand why people would go back for a second viewing.
There's a lot of reasonably priced tickets there as well (if they've not sold out yet), which are worth grabbing.
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Post by canadianturtle on Mar 12, 2016 12:21:28 GMT
I've booked a nest for the end of October, which I reckon is pretty bargainous at £10. I booked a nest too thanks to the tips on TheatreMonkey and for press night too! Annoyingly I was trying to book 3 tickets (to go with friends) and only one booking ended up going through with all the payment shambles. I tried calling a few times to get the other tickets but was hung up on after a few minutes each time. Poor form, but luckily my friend was able to go to the box office later in the day to get the other two tickets. The one good thing I'll say about the Delfont site is that there was no additional booking fee, which is a rarity for online theatre purchases these days! |
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Post by Marwood on Mar 14, 2016 10:25:26 GMT
Got second row stalls for the Friday at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, £65 (the seats behind were five pound cheaper but this includes a variety box (Chocolates?), a drink and an 'ATG gift') Anyone have any idea what the gift is - a beermat,an ATG pen or the like?
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Post by maggiem on Mar 14, 2016 12:25:32 GMT
I only saw this earlier this morning (quiet at work... ahem)! I booked for 24th November evening at Wyndhams, as it will be part of my London trip to see the Harry Potter plays.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 14, 2016 22:07:29 GMT
It will just be a whole load of hammy acting.
What are these 'nests' people speak of?
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Post by Marwood on Mar 14, 2016 22:18:58 GMT
They're double seats at the end of each side of the front row of the balcony, not particularly comfortable (not much leg room) but you've got them to yourself, you can sort of stretch out at an angle if you so feel like it(I had one for American Buffalo, a bargain compared to the prices they were charging for the stalls seats but you are very high up so what you gain in money you lose in sight line)
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Post by mrbarnaby on Mar 14, 2016 22:25:59 GMT
Oh right!
You couldn't pay me to watch this.. But I was intrigued by these nests!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2016 8:21:55 GMT
They're double seats at the end of each side of the front row of the balcony, not particularly comfortable (not much leg room) but you've got them to yourself, you can sort of stretch out at an angle if you so feel like it(I had one for American Buffalo, a bargain compared to the prices they were charging for the stalls seats but you are very high up so what you gain in money you lose in sight line) "Very high up" at the Wyndham's isn't very high at all though, and I've never had any visibility issues from a nest. For a tenner, unbeatable. I pay twice the price regularly and am yet to be dissatisfied. |
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Post by Marzipan on Mar 15, 2016 17:00:09 GMT
What I like about the nests (for my knowledge of which I am indebted to the monkey) is that you can shift about in them a bit without bothering anyone - I am an inveterate wriggler. Also. there's a handy ledge sort of behind/to one side of you, where you can put a drink so it's nearby but not in the way. They are at rather an odd angle, but since I spend most of my time at home sat cross-legged sideways on the sofa that doesn't bother me! Visibility-wise I'd say they're pretty good - high(ish), yes, but it's a clear view.
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Post by Marwood on Mar 15, 2016 17:26:34 GMT
Thought it was handy to bring some shopping in with you and a drink, but not particularly comfortable to be sat in - but at least you can wriggle about to your hearts content without worrying about pissing off someone sat next to you/right behind you.
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 19, 2016 12:20:03 GMT
Booked for the first matinee in Sheffield. Back row of the balcony for £19. Not visited the Lyceum before so I'm not sure about the view, but the seats directly in front were £33, so the back row seemed a relatively good deal.
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Post by djdan14 on Mar 19, 2016 14:45:05 GMT
Got a £5 ticket for this in Sheffield in the circle. I have a lot of love for their Live for Five scheme. 1 of 6 booked this morning from them.
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Post by wickedgrin on Mar 21, 2016 13:22:04 GMT
Well there is LOTS of availability for my local ATG theatre - The Theatre Royal Brighton for this! Why? The staggering prices!
Most of the stalls at Premium prices £69.50 - FOR A PLAY at a regional theatre!!!
The Gallery ( dreadful seats very high and far away ) front prices at £35.00 and the rear at £25.00
No booking fees though - LOL!
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Post by Being Alive on Mar 21, 2016 14:55:46 GMT
Well there is LOTS of availability for my local ATG theatre - The Theatre Royal Brighton for this! Why? The staggering prices! Most of the stalls at Premium prices £69.50 - FOR A PLAY at a regional theatre!!! The Gallery ( dreadful seats very high and far away ) front prices at £35.00 and the rear at £25.00 No booking fees though - LOL! It is starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart though so I'd say you're getting your money's worth... |
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Post by Laineee on Mar 21, 2016 22:04:44 GMT
I was quite happy with my £43 stalls row E ticket for Newcastle, especially after having waited in an online queue for over an hour this morning.
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Post by Marwood on Apr 9, 2016 20:56:10 GMT
Owen Teale announced in the cast (I wasn't expecting Billy Crudup to come over but this seems to be a bit of reasonable casting): Whatsonstage |
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jun 23, 2016 18:57:55 GMT
What is the seating like at Sheffield Lyceum for anyone who has been there? Tempted to book for this out on tour.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 4, 2016 16:37:08 GMT
Anyone seen this yet? We're going on Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 18:10:40 GMT
Keep The Secrets
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Post by grannyjx6 on Aug 4, 2016 19:55:03 GMT
Well I saw it last night with my son and found it very hard to follow. I have to say though, it was worth going just to see Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart who were incredible (especially McKellen who never leaves the stage). No standing ovation at the end, except for half a dozen or so folks. I think most people were still trying to work the story out and I heard a young man saying to his friend 'well that was bizzare' which was a perfect description in my opinion. As you can probably guess, I've never seen a Harold Pinter play before so didn't know this was his style.
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Post by mallardo on Aug 4, 2016 21:46:06 GMT
Yeah, No Man's Land is a dense and difficult play. I saw the Rupert Goold production at the Duke of York's in 08 with Michael Gambon as Hirst and David Bradley as a scene-stealing Spooner. I loved it despite being mystified by it. The big moment was Hirst's sudden collapse in act one - Gambon really crashed hard to the floor. I still wonder how he managed not to hurt himself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2016 8:26:40 GMT
Presenting No Man's Land on the centenary of the Battles of the Somme will have misled many commercial theatregoers.
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Post by Marwood on Aug 5, 2016 10:35:42 GMT
ATG website is saying 2 hours including an interval - is that correct? I read an interview online where McKellen said there is a lot of drinking involved for his character, and he wished that Pinter had written a toilet break into the play - I'm assuming that any interval in this is partly made for his benefit?
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 5, 2016 10:53:27 GMT
And bar takings?
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