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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 11:55:09 GMT
I especially love the idea of “glutton free” cake! :-)
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Post by David J on Aug 21, 2019 12:58:22 GMT
He says Trunchball is the only role he wishes he had played and he would be awesome.
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Post by daisy24601 on Aug 21, 2019 17:01:39 GMT
Some slip seats in the Upper Circle are available, is the view really terrible, even from the front one? I've been checking all day and the availability seems to keep changing!
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Post by justafan on Aug 21, 2019 17:47:30 GMT
Just spotted this on Delfont Mackintosh Theatres FB page
Looking for Les Misérables: The Staged Concert tickets?
From tomorrow, there will be 12 standing tickets available for £15 from the Gielgud Theatre box office from 10AM. They’ll be limited to 2 per person and available for that days performances.
See you there!👋
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Post by miz on Aug 21, 2019 18:43:29 GMT
Thank you so much, David J. His rendition is absolutely lovely. Just look at his facial expressions! The clip is from the Three Phantoms, isn't it? I remember him singing this song,in Richmond, I think. I used to follow the Three Phantoms show wherever it went.
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Post by Rory on Aug 21, 2019 18:46:37 GMT
Could someone going to see this at the Gielgud please tell me if they are selling posters or whether they even have flyers for this concert production? Thanks a mill!
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Post by jaymanc on Aug 21, 2019 19:25:21 GMT
Could someone going to see this at the Gielgud please tell me if they are selling posters or whether they even have flyers for this concert production? Thanks a mill!
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Post by jaymanc on Aug 21, 2019 19:26:47 GMT
There are posters for sale. £6. Oddly they are the same size as American windowcards and not standard London size. But yep they sell them.
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Post by Rory on Aug 21, 2019 19:50:08 GMT
Thanks!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 21, 2019 19:56:38 GMT
You will lose up to a third or more of the stage, and the legroom is nil. Also, people will lean forward into your view. It's cheap for a reason - a way to be in the theatre and hear the show more than anything. I'm there for my second visit (seeing John Owen Jones first and I knew my friend wanted to see Alfie so thought it would be rude not to). I'm OK with the view but is the legroom truly awful?
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 21, 2019 20:36:28 GMT
The bun... I cannot deal... Hahaha!!!
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Post by shady23 on Aug 22, 2019 0:08:18 GMT
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Post by daisy24601 on Aug 22, 2019 8:15:35 GMT
You will lose up to a third or more of the stage, and the legroom is nil. Also, people will lean forward into your view. It's cheap for a reason - a way to be in the theatre and hear the show more than anything. I'm really just going to hear JOJ so I can live with that. There is definitely something dodgy going on with the availability though. I've seen loads of slip seats available on different days, then they ALL disappear, then come back if I search again later. One of the dates is Sept 30th, does anyone else see them?
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Post by poster J on Aug 22, 2019 9:17:17 GMT
You will lose up to a third or more of the stage, and the legroom is nil. Also, people will lean forward into your view. It's cheap for a reason - a way to be in the theatre and hear the show more than anything. I'm really just going to hear JOJ so I can live with that. There is definitely something dodgy going on with the availability though. I've seen loads of slip seats available on different days, then they ALL disappear, then come back if I search again later. One of the dates is Sept 30th, does anyone else see them? I bought one last night for November but the booking wouldn't complete - it said payment was taken and the seat secured but I have to call DMT if I don't get a confirmation email (I haven't). Really rubbish.
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Post by daisy24601 on Aug 22, 2019 10:38:29 GMT
I'm really just going to hear JOJ so I can live with that. There is definitely something dodgy going on with the availability though. I've seen loads of slip seats available on different days, then they ALL disappear, then come back if I search again later. One of the dates is Sept 30th, does anyone else see them? I bought one last night for November but the booking wouldn't complete - it said payment was taken and the seat secured but I have to call DMT if I don't get a confirmation email (I haven't). Really rubbish. Worrying, and very odd.
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Post by AddisonMizner on Aug 22, 2019 10:51:46 GMT
Any rumours of a cinema screening for this? I would love to see it, but begrudge paying in access of £150 for a decent seat. Don’t get me wrong, I have paid this for other shows (such as the incoming SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE), but find it a bit silly for LES MIS, when I have seen it numerous times and it has been running for 30+ years. Even the “new production” going into the Sondheim have these prices. Another version of the show I would have liked to see, as I have not seen it out on tour, but again, utterly ridiculous pricing.
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Post by LaLuPone on Aug 22, 2019 11:59:39 GMT
Are there any reviews from last night from The Stage, The Guardian etc? I can’t seem to find any.
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Post by raiseitup on Aug 22, 2019 12:48:20 GMT
Just spotted this on Delfont Mackintosh Theatres FB page Looking for Les Misérables: The Staged Concert tickets? From tomorrow, there will be 12 standing tickets available for £15 from the Gielgud Theatre box office from 10AM. They’ll be limited to 2 per person and available for that days performances. See you there!👋 They've added the leftover standing tickets to the website for tonight's performance – £17.50 though
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Post by fiyero on Aug 22, 2019 18:06:02 GMT
I'm OK with the view but is the legroom truly awful? Yes. There isn't any. uh oh. I'm in the upper circle for my first visit anyway so might have to go check it out and work out a plan!
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Post by justafan on Aug 22, 2019 20:47:06 GMT
You will lose up to a third or more of the stage, and the legroom is nil. Also, people will lean forward into your view. It's cheap for a reason - a way to be in the theatre and hear the show more than anything. I'm really just going to hear JOJ so I can live with that. There is definitely something dodgy going on with the availability though. I've seen loads of slip seats available on different days, then they ALL disappear, then come back if I search again later. One of the dates is Sept 30th, does anyone else see them? O I’ve just checked slip seat availability for 30th September and there are 2 each side of the upper circle so if want them I suggest you get in quick 😀
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Post by ABr on Aug 23, 2019 7:20:16 GMT
uh oh. I'm in the upper circle for my first visit anyway so might have to go check it out and work out a plan! I sat in the Upper Circle when I went to go see Company, and had no issue with regards to leg room. I'm over 6 foot, and yes it was a little cramped, like all older theatres are, but I didn't come away thinking that it was awful! Though we were centre row, just my thoughts x
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Post by ABr on Aug 23, 2019 11:10:05 GMT
We are talking about the slips, at the sides of the circle. The main block is cramped but tolerable in the front section at least. Thats what I get for not reading through before replying haha!
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Post by fiyero on Aug 23, 2019 19:12:39 GMT
We are talking about the slips, at the sides of the circle. The main block is cramped but tolerable in the front section at least. Thats what I get for not reading through before replying haha! Yes, seems I have crampt but tolerable for 2/11 with JOJ, no legroom for 23/11 with Boe!
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Post by daisy24601 on Aug 23, 2019 20:22:40 GMT
I'm really just going to hear JOJ so I can live with that. There is definitely something dodgy going on with the availability though. I've seen loads of slip seats available on different days, then they ALL disappear, then come back if I search again later. One of the dates is Sept 30th, does anyone else see them? O I’ve just checked slip seat availability for 30th September and there are 2 each side of the upper circle so if want them I suggest you get in quick 😀 I've got one for another night thanks, I was just having a look at availability and then they all disappeared.
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Post by Stephen on Aug 24, 2019 0:00:55 GMT
How are Javert's suicide and the barricade scenes staged?
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Post by kimbahorel on Aug 24, 2019 10:54:11 GMT
How are Javert's suicide and the barricade scenes staged? Barricades {Spoiler - click to view} The barricade is the set (if you have seen the pictures.) Where all the ensemble sit for like most of the show and come on stage when they have a line. Except on the barricades they are all standing. The people who have lines literally just stand in front of microphones and sing them. Then they all stand there as music plays and lights flash for the "dying scene".
Javert suicide {Spoiler - click to view} Just stands singing at the front and then leaves down the stairs.
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 24, 2019 11:37:28 GMT
Having looked at the curtain call pictures from the gala night, the wigging seems to be rather inconsistent. It looks like Michael Ball, Matt Lucas and Katy Secombe are wigged as usual for their characters but Alfie Boe and Carrie Hope Fletcher don't appear to be. Does that mean Valjean's usually visible ageing & Fantine having her hair cut off aren't done in this production? I can't say that Bradley Jaden's bun or or Shan Ako's multiple braids are very suitable for something set in the 19th century either, but as their characters tend not to be wigged I can sort of understand that they're not.
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Post by andrew on Aug 24, 2019 12:29:28 GMT
Having looked at the curtain call pictures from the gala night, the wigging seems to be rather inconsistent. It looks like Michael Ball, Matt Lucas and Katy Secombe are wigged as usual for their characters but Alfie Boe and Carrie Hope Fletcher don't appear to be. Does that mean Valjean's usually visible ageing & Fantine having her hair cut off aren't done in this production? I can't say that Bradley Jaden's bun or or Shan Ako's multiple braids are very suitable for something set in the 19th century either, but as their characters tend not to be wigged I can sort of understand that they're not. CHF has an extra piece of hair attached to her real hair and then she stays with her real one when she cuts it. You can watch her last video on Youtube if you want more details.
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Post by tysilio2 on Aug 24, 2019 14:22:10 GMT
Managed to bag myself an upper circle slip seat for the 2nd November matinee, which JOJ is doing fortunately. My bank holiday weekend is unlikely to get better frankly (unless someone decides to swap me a £200 stalls seat that was also available).
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 24, 2019 16:45:02 GMT
CHF has an extra piece of hair attached to her real hair and then she stays with her real one when she cuts it. You can watch her last video on Youtube if you want more details. Thanks for the information. I am too old to venture into the world of Carrie Hope Fletcher Youtube videos!
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