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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 9, 2019 21:16:41 GMT
I was surprised to see a fair number of empty seats in the stalls last night - I would guesstimate around 20 - 30. Well, much of the Bridge Theatre's core audience is of an age where booking too far in advance is a bit of a leap of faith. Or maybe 20/30 of them popped their clogs since booking? |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 9, 2019 21:18:19 GMT
Is she wearing an ear piece? Yes she is. She’s also so enjoying it (against the odds - she was very anxious about remembering it all) that she is in talks to bring it back later in the year. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 21:39:15 GMT
Well, much of the Bridge Theatre's core audience is of an age where booking too far in advance is a bit of a leap of faith. Or maybe 20/30 of them popped their clogs since booking? Pretty sure that's exactly what @xanderl was intimating... |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Apr 9, 2019 21:53:44 GMT
Haha yes.... bit slow there..
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Post by callum on Apr 10, 2019 19:55:59 GMT
Before tonight's posters jump in, I was there last night and she was a complete triumph. The last 15 mins or so are truly electrifying. What she is doing on that stage is so complex and layered - a real tour de force and up there in one of the best performances I've ever seen on stage. If this is the last time she's on stage, then she is going out on a total high (a part of me is thinking that Dench should see this and craft her own balls-to-the-wall stage swan song performance too).
Seats wise, the performance is definitely skewed to stage right/house left/high numbers. I was in low Row B stalls and the only restriction was the table she was sitting it.
Had a bit of a strange encounter with the Bridge box office where I bought one too many of those side stalls £15.00 seats and tried to return it. They said they wouldn't put it back online, and only sell at the box office at 6:30 on the night of the performance once all of the 20 or so £80.00 premium seats had been sold (obviously this didn't happen). Surely if it had gone back on the website it would have snapped up fairly quickly? It just seems to me like everyone loses out; me for not getting my money back, the theatre for having empty seats, and the potential buyer who isn't seeing the performance for £15? I was in the same situation with Betrayal last week, and ATG snapped my hand off for my spare ticket and gave me the refund on the spot!
Anyway, I enjoyed the play so much that I'm going back on Monday! She is too good just to see the once!
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Post by theatrefan77 on Apr 11, 2019 6:50:15 GMT
I was there on Monday and loved this. Really engaging from the very beginning.
Truly a wonderful night. Maggie Smith was excellent. Look forward to seeing again in a couple of weeks.
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Post by nash16 on Apr 11, 2019 17:05:36 GMT
Is she wearing an ear piece? Yes she is. She’s also so enjoying it (against the odds - she was very anxious about remembering it all) that she is in talks to bring it back later in the year. MrB, do you know how visible the earpiece is that she's wearing? Is it distracting/external? We will be sat stage-left. Am hoping they've put her hair around her ears or wigged her up like they did with La Lansbury in Blithe. |
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Post by tmesis on Apr 11, 2019 22:25:58 GMT
Her hair is straight, no nonsense and totally covering both lugholes. Frankly she could have a chocolate eclair stuffed in her ear and you wouldn't notice.
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Post by lonlad on Apr 12, 2019 13:54:12 GMT
Quite useful if she gets peckish -- she can just reach around and start chomping LOL
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Post by tysilio2 on Apr 12, 2019 14:46:47 GMT
Frankly she could have a chocolate eclair stuffed in her ear and you wouldn't notice If she had a strawberry stuffed in her ear, the doctor could give her some cream for it. I'll get me coat. Add a bit of custard and she'd be a trifle deaf........... |
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Post by tmesis on Apr 12, 2019 15:10:10 GMT
If she had a strawberry stuffed in her ear, the doctor could give her some cream for it. I'll get me coat. Add a bit of custard and she'd be a trifle deaf........... ...and I'm sure she'll be a choux-in for the awards. |
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Post by londonpostie on Apr 12, 2019 16:38:01 GMT
I'm going to say this to get it out of the way: after an hour and a half's work, let's hope she isn't left with a soggy bottom ..
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Post by Tibidabo on Apr 13, 2019 9:20:38 GMT
Mods, could we change the thread title to Tell Me On a Sundae please?
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Post by Tibidabo on Apr 13, 2019 9:49:56 GMT
I suspect someone will soon have a go about us waffling on outside the paramelters of this thread.
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 13, 2019 9:59:43 GMT
It's a shame there isn't an interval. Sometimes, especially if it's cold, I like to treat myself to a rum from the bar. Very occasionally I'll really push the boat out and order a double rum from the bar bar. 😂
(What's that noise? It's the sound of a barrel being scraped!)
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Post by Tibidabo on Apr 13, 2019 16:11:01 GMT
they even have a space coned off for it... Hundreds and thousands of spaces more like. |
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Post by david on Apr 13, 2019 21:47:59 GMT
Watched this tonight. An absolutely fantastic performance by DMS. For the first time in a very long time, you could hear a pin drop in a theatre auditorium. No sweet rustling or mobile phones going off, just complete silence as you watched her on stage. For the 100 mins or so, you could tell she was on top of the material tonight (she didn’t take a break to have a sip of water) and brought a lot of energy to the role. For me, it was the subtle things like a hand gesture to help convey a point during the performance that really helped.
It was a privilege to see Dame Maggie Smith on stage, and she is looking great at 84 years old.
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Post by lonlad on Apr 13, 2019 23:41:46 GMT
Agree 1000% percent with the post above and interesting that he, too, noted the absence of water to chivvy the Dame along. And she is by the way in magnificent voice, even miked: they had voices then, that generation of actor, they really did !
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Post by kathryn on Apr 14, 2019 9:09:25 GMT
Was there last night too. Captivating.
I have decided to call her Marvellous Dame Maggie Smith (MDMS) from now on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2019 16:38:29 GMT
they even have a space coned off for it... Hundreds and thousands of spaces more like. I’m glad I didn’t wafer for too long and booked for this. ETA punctuation and this apology. I am sorry. Barrel now scraped. |
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Post by RedRose on Apr 15, 2019 9:57:09 GMT
Me three there on Saturday night. I have asked the theatre to mail my socks back once they have got them down off the lighting rig. Also noted that "high numbers" side is the place to be - and considering I didn't pay premium prices, I ended up closer to the stage than anyone in the centre block did, which was rather nice, LOL. Glad to hear this. I have a seat with a high number in Gallery 1. |
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Post by RedRose on Apr 15, 2019 9:59:34 GMT
Has anyone dayseated for it yet?
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Post by jampot on Apr 15, 2019 10:25:32 GMT
Me three there on Saturday night. I have asked the theatre to mail my socks back once they have got them down off the lighting rig. Also noted that "high numbers" side is the place to be - and considering I didn't pay premium prices, I ended up closer to the stage than anyone in the centre block did, which was rather nice, LOL. I am a53 ...any good? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 10:30:54 GMT
Also noted that "high numbers" side is the place to be - and considering I didn't pay premium prices, I ended up closer to the stage than anyone in the centre block did, which was rather nice, LOL. Oh excellent thank you, I have a high numbers gallery 2 seat next month! |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 15, 2019 12:28:48 GMT
Well, in the last few day we have learnt that @theatremonkey wears both socks and shoes.  At this very moment, somewhere in New York, Cyndi Lauper is writing a musical about a Leicester hosiery factory that diversifies into the animal market to secure its future.  |
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