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Post by zahidf on Jun 3, 2019 23:11:29 GMT
What's the running time for it please? Will try and squeeze it in soon!
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Post by ctas on Jun 3, 2019 23:11:51 GMT
I was also in the pit (got a £15 ticket from todaytix rush at about 11am) and thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspired, brilliant casting and a really fun take on the play. I can’t wait to go again!
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Post by happytobehere on Jun 4, 2019 2:11:12 GMT
I was also in the pit (got a £15 ticket from todaytix rush at about 11am) and thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspired, brilliant casting and a really fun take on the play. I can’t wait to go again! Were you in the pit? Or were you seated? I’m curious how the views are from the seats because I have chronic pain which means I probably should avoid standing/walking about much. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 4, 2019 7:01:12 GMT
Running time about 3 hours with an interval.
The views from the seats should be fine as the action primarily takes place in the centre of the space and cannot imagine there being a bad seat in the house.
Not sure if actors know when something is good as their enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment last night was infectious and added to the feel good atmosphere in the Pit and were comfortable interacting with the groundlings and someone got a very special memento of the evening on their phone.
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Post by bob2010 on Jun 4, 2019 8:36:20 GMT
Any tips on which side is base myself?
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Post by ctas on Jun 4, 2019 13:24:59 GMT
Any tips on which side is base myself? For standing just switch halfway through! Best of both! |
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Post by peggs on Jun 4, 2019 14:20:09 GMT
Without wanting you necessarily wanting to give away spoilers is it similar to JC experience? I'm taking my neice who will be smaller than average person I guess so if things move around probably easier to see things. Had assumed they'd cut and do without an interval, will def have to rest legs in advance.
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Post by littlesally on Jun 4, 2019 14:45:29 GMT
Sounds great. Is it still as relaxed as JC was, with beers, T-shirts and badges sold in the pit? And people coming and going to the loo during the performance?
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 4, 2019 14:56:14 GMT
peggs The Pit experience is similar to JC, platforms rise from the floor and you move around as the platforms come and go. Not sure if sold out in the Pit last night but appeared quite full, nevertheless found plenty of space around the periphery which allowed you to easily move around and get a good view of proceedings. Very few if any cuts, a long time standing, being constantly on the move along with the exuberance of the production the time zooms past, was quite surprised how late it was when I left and could have quite happily spent more time enjoying the exuberant ending and it’s ‘frolicking lunacy’ which some of the seated audience tried in vain to participate.
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Post by Fleance on Jun 4, 2019 18:21:21 GMT
If I get to London this summer, I will certainly see this. At first, the photo of the bed on the Bridge website triggered a negative memory: it reminded me of the one production of Dream that I truly hated: Robert Lepage's at the NT in 1992. Despite a great cast (Rupert Graves, Sally Dexter, Lolita Chakrabarti, Adrian Scarborough, et. al.), I could not bear that wet and muddy production. But Nick Hytner is no Robert Lepage, thank goodness.
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Post by peggs on Jun 4, 2019 20:59:49 GMT
Thanks for info, sounds at very least that might be good young person experience if they engage.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jun 4, 2019 23:24:16 GMT
Can anyone confirm that Beyoncé's Love on Top is played at the very end with inflatable balls being lobbed around?!?! As per Arlene Phillips Instagram story?
If so I'm sold!
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Post by adventurer on Jun 5, 2019 5:12:01 GMT
I can confirm both things. Arlene don’t lie! I was sitting right next to her last night. She seemed happy with most aspects of the production but was busy scribbling some notes about others. It was overall a very good 2nd preview (2nd I think!) although some of the staging distracted from the storytelling, IMO.
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Post by jessw on Jun 5, 2019 10:24:36 GMT
I went on Monday and absolutely loved it! I think that it was almost better than JC which I saw the last performance of last year. More treating the audience as active viewers rather than just "the crowd", amazing acrobatics which enhanced the experience, wonderful costumes and enough laughs to leave you feeling bouyed up. Can anyone confirm that Beyoncé's Love on Top is played at the very end with inflatable balls being lobbed around?!?! As per Arlene Phillips Instagram story? If so I'm sold! I am in the shot that Arlene put up and at that particular moment was jumping up and down to try and bat the balls whilst the cast were dancing in the middle loving it. |
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Post by jessw on Jun 5, 2019 10:25:42 GMT
She's fabulous. I hope they give her a better frock for the actual show though. Her first Titania frock is amazing! |
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Post by jessw on Jun 5, 2019 10:29:13 GMT
Sounds great. Is it still as relaxed as JC was, with beers, T-shirts and badges sold in the pit? And people coming and going to the loo during the performance? The auditorium doors were kept closed at the beginning so that the first look would be impactful and there was no selling of anything in the auditorium. At the interval they were selling purple flower crowns. I did not see anyone going to the loo and the they are not doing a specialised pin for this show  |
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Post by latefortheoverture on Jun 5, 2019 12:13:01 GMT
Think I might have to add this to the got to catch list...
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Post by daniella on Jun 5, 2019 12:40:58 GMT
Heya, are the £15 rush tickets from TodayTix for seats or standing in the pit does anyone know?
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jun 5, 2019 12:57:44 GMT
Heya, are the £15 rush tickets from TodayTix for seats or standing in the pit does anyone know? Standing |
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Post by peggs on Jun 5, 2019 13:35:05 GMT
jessw does that mean they're not letting people in, in advance if the doors are shut for impact? Are pit people just in a waiting crowd before please? I assume they're doing the cloakroom thing so no one standing has bags or coats again?
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Post by jessw on Jun 5, 2019 13:40:51 GMT
jessw does that mean they're not letting people in, in advance if the doors are shut for impact? Are pit people just in a waiting crowd before please? I assume they're doing the cloakroom thing so no one standing has bags or coats again? Hi peggs That is what happened to me. Just the one big makeshift cloakroom in the main foyer (where you have to put your bags and coats if you are in the pit) then everyone congested in the lower foyer (where there is also a mini temporary bar) until they let us in (scanning our tickets, whether paper or on phone, and giving us hand stamps so we would be let back into the pit after the interval). This may have just been for the previews/first night but as Gwendoline Christie is already "on stage" when you enter... |
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Post by amybenson on Jun 5, 2019 14:33:02 GMT
I went on Monday and absolutely loved it! I think that it was almost better than JC which I saw the last performance of last year. More treating the audience as active viewers rather than just "the crowd", amazing acrobatics which enhanced the experience, wonderful costumes and enough laughs to leave you feeling bouyed up. Gosh, is it much more interactive than JC? |
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Post by jessw on Jun 5, 2019 14:53:12 GMT
amybenson From what I remember from JC you were part of "the crowd" or "citizens" or "soldiers" and you were moved with everyone else, listened in on the conspirators and had the fight go on around you with stuff falling from the ceiling. AMND has the Rude Mechanicals who break the mould in the play anyway and in this production talk directly to the audience as they are rehearsing, somehow make you clap, laugh and boo for them, and 1-2 people have direct interactions which are voluntary with no lines and no going up on stage. The fairies do cater to the audience and shouting/clapping/cheering near the end is encouraged but this is more being vocal as collective rather than individual. In conclusion, you do not have to interact and can just observe but you get more out of it by engaging which as a pit member, is what you want isn't it?
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Post by amybenson on Jun 5, 2019 16:05:08 GMT
amybenson From what I remember from JC you were part of "the crowd" or "citizens" or "soldiers" and you were moved with everyone else, listened in on the conspirators and had the fight go on around you with stuff falling from the ceiling. AMND has the Rude Mechanicals who break the mould in the play anyway and in this production talk directly to the audience as they are rehearsing, somehow make you clap, laugh and boo for them, and 1-2 people have direct interactions which are voluntary with no lines and no going up on stage. The fairies do cater to the audience and shouting/clapping/cheering near the end is encouraged but this is more being vocal as collective rather than individual. In conclusion, you do not have to interact and can just observe but you get more out of it by engaging which as a pit member, is what you want isn't it? Thanks for the clarification! My sister and I are anxious and excited about this aspect in equal measure. But I'm sure it's worth it. I'm determined not to regret it anyway  |
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Post by peggs on Jun 5, 2019 17:24:35 GMT
Thanks for all the info.
Think I need to lower expectations now in case I get too excited but thanks feeling like probably a good pick for a visit Shakespeare visit for a young person.
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