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Post by katykate on Jan 22, 2019 12:11:36 GMT
Ok a queue of over 1000....
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jan 22, 2019 12:30:33 GMT
I don't suppose @theatremonkey has any bargain tips this far in advance?  |
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Post by shady23 on Jan 22, 2019 12:41:51 GMT
We've got ours for November. Row E stalls.
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Post by QueerTheatre on Jan 22, 2019 12:54:17 GMT
I went for november too - though a bit further back in W to save some £. Impressed with the pricing though, wasn't have as extortionate as i expected.
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Post by sagiirl on Jan 22, 2019 12:56:23 GMT
Row A isn't on sale, and there are restricted view seats at band B prices ends of B back (I scooped an unlimited legroom seat on B for £45 for a preview). Price bands are kept the same the whole week, discounted on Wednesday, and extra £5 on upper circle plus more premiums at high prices Friday to Sunday. Pretty fair all round. Hoping this is a good seat 😁 I have B6 with unlimited legroom for Friday 08 November at £45. I started off at no 866 in the queue but it went quite quickly. |
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Post by stevej678 on Jan 22, 2019 13:26:05 GMT
Row A isn't on sale, and there are restricted view seats at band B prices ends of B back (I scooped an unlimited legroom seat on B for £45 for a preview). Price bands are kept the same the whole week, discounted on Wednesday, and extra £5 on upper circle plus more premiums at high prices Friday to Sunday. Pretty fair all round. Same here, high numbers end of Row B for first weekend in January 2020, £52.50 for unlimited legroom. Happy with that. Joined queue with 2,950 ahead of me but it only took 10-15 mins and I was in. |
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Post by musicalmarge on Jan 22, 2019 14:00:03 GMT
I just booked 20 seats (it’s how I get discount - group bookings) cheeky to say the prices are 55 quid (raising to 65 after it opens) for group rates. Normally 35/40. Not much discount! Grrrr
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 22, 2019 17:36:50 GMT
Went for the £50 stalls tickets- very surprised at how reasonable most o the ticket prices seem to be.
Booked E33- does anyone know of those are decent seats?? Obviously quite to the side but hoping I won’t miss much!
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Post by Jon on Jan 22, 2019 19:03:58 GMT
I'll be curious to see how long Poppins runs for given that the original production did 3 years.
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Post by fiyero on Jan 22, 2019 20:05:37 GMT
I wasn’t going to book for this but got home to a presage link and long story short I’ll be in the upper circle slips on 2nd November!
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Post by Dr Tom on Jan 22, 2019 20:48:31 GMT
I'll be curious to see how long Poppins runs for given that the original production did 3 years. 2 hours 30 minutes isn’t it? |
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Post by danb on Jan 23, 2019 6:37:21 GMT
I'll be curious to see how long Poppins runs for given that the original production did 3 years. 2 hours 30 minutes isn’t it? I can totally see why people prefer the tour version then. Even I can’t stretch my Kiora out for that long... |
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Post by danb on Jan 23, 2019 11:45:44 GMT
I’d never get it through that hole they give you for your straw 😂
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 23, 2019 11:54:31 GMT
Presumably once this finishes they'll make another billion dollars by doing Poppins Returns on the stage?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 12:59:33 GMT
Presumably once this finishes they'll make another billion dollars by doing Poppins Returns on the stage? Not necessarily. Everyone assumed there would be immediate stage adaptions of La La Land and Greatest Showman within minutes of the cinema screenings tailing off but that hasn't happened, yet. |
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Post by danb on Jan 23, 2019 13:39:03 GMT
Presumably once this finishes they'll make another billion dollars by doing Poppins Returns on the stage? Not necessarily. Everyone assumed there would be immediate stage adaptions of La La Land and Greatest Showman within minutes of the cinema screenings tailing off but that hasn't happened, yet. I was wholly unispired by the musical elements of MPR, apart from maybe that one slow sad one and the big production number whose name escapes me. The Greatest Showman is a big shallow ‘SHOW’ of a show and could work really well on a huge deep stage and with low expectations. I think Jackmans tour will do the trick to meet demands of TGS onstage. And LaLaLand is a big old downer in the end, so nobody will leave that walking on air will they? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 13:48:40 GMT
Not necessarily. Everyone assumed there would be immediate stage adaptions of La La Land and Greatest Showman within minutes of the cinema screenings tailing off but that hasn't happened, yet. ... And LaLaLand is a big old downer in the end, so nobody will leave that walking on air will they? You could say the same for Moulin Rouge, where they guy gets the girl and then they kill her off. In fact the ending of MR is substantially more heartbreaking than La La Land which has a bit of an humorously ironic twist where the leads don't end up together but still end up happy. You don't necessarily have to have a happy ending to have a successful show. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 13:57:03 GMT
La La Land was completely anaemic though, I've never seen a musical movie behave so much as though it was ashamed to be a musical. I'm sure the right creatives could make it work on stage, but I don't think it *wants* to be on stage.
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Post by danb on Jan 23, 2019 14:47:50 GMT
La La Land was completely anaemic though, I've never seen a musical movie behave so much as though it was ashamed to be a musical. I'm sure the right creatives could make it work on stage, but I don't think it *wants* to be on stage. Yes, this. “Moulin Rouge” has romance and high drama propelling it. LLL was a bit ditzy and dry for me with very little propelling it at all. |
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Post by maggiem on Jan 23, 2019 14:57:34 GMT
I wasn’t going to book for this but got home to a presage link and long story short I’ll be in the upper circle slips on 2nd November! I had a presale email too, and will be in upper circle row B, but later in the month. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 15:11:37 GMT
Maybe I was being hyperbolic when I said "everyone" then but still, my point was that there was talk and prediction of a stage adaption of La La land; irregardless of its appeal or ability to translate into a successful show.
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Post by danb on Jan 23, 2019 15:54:00 GMT
Maybe I was being hyperbolic when I said "everyone" then but still, my point was that there was talk and prediction of a stage adaption of La La land; irregardless of its appeal or ability to translate into a successful show. There’s talk of me taking over as Alfie Moon whenever Shane Ritchie throws his ‘bored of this’ toys out of the pram, but that has not happened either 🧂 pinch of... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 17:05:10 GMT
Maybe I was being hyperbolic when I said "everyone" then but still, my point was that there was talk and prediction of a stage adaption of La La land; irregardless of its appeal or ability to translate into a successful show. There’s talk of me taking over as Alfie Moon whenever Shane Ritchie throws his ‘bored of this’ toys out of the pram, but that has not happened either 🧂 pinch of...  |
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Post by ptwest on Jan 24, 2019 20:53:21 GMT
Booked to go at Christmas. Love this show - makes me happy every time!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2019 20:59:40 GMT
I don't think we will see Mary Poppins returns for a long while. Whilst it's a great film and could easily transfer to stage and well, it hasn't exactly set the box office alive like everyone expected. Which sounds weird to say when a film grosses over $300 million but everyone expected it to do alot more. So I imagine there will be some thought into what to do differently etc. Also, half of the roles are designed as cameos for the performers who protray them, so casting can be both a blessing and a curse.
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