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Post by kyvai on Feb 2, 2024 12:26:40 GMT
I’ve always been very impressed with the behaviour of the children in the audience at Frozen, I’ve only ever had issues with performative parenting being intrusive, kids themselves are generally well behaved and spellbound/awestruck!
I love this show, and the spectacle is worth it IMO.
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Post by fiyero on Feb 2, 2024 12:27:28 GMT
Use the Disney Magic Mondays offer. £29.50 tickets on sale every Monday at 12 for the week ahead. Behaviour is mixed. Depends on the quality of the parent. I think you find the link initially on Disney tickets but it takes you through to lw theatres for the booking. This. So much this. It is understandable to have excited and excitable little princesses (and princes) in the audience but continual talking is an issue the parent should deal with. I have been a few times and one first act was ruined by "is it time to go home now?" .... "can I have sweets" .... etc... from a princess too small to be there but right in the middle of a row so FoH couldn't do much. I believe she was executed during the interval though so all was well. But overall, if you can excuse excitability, my visits have been fine.
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Post by danb on Feb 2, 2024 12:57:48 GMT
The parent show has been irritating on several visits. Groups of yummy mummies trying to peak young Emily’s interest in a sodding reindeer when all she is bothered about is a snowman and singing along, all the while caning the Prosecco to make it actually bearable. All she’s really after is a photo of her deigning to parent her child for her socials.
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Post by itsemily on Feb 2, 2024 13:17:50 GMT
When I went the children sat near me were all very well behaved and quiet, however someone kept rustling continuously behind me ,in the end I turned round and there was a fully grown women eating slices of bread straight out the packet... 🤣
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Post by danb on Feb 2, 2024 14:30:54 GMT
When I went the children sat near me were all very well behaved and quiet, however someone kept rustling continuously behind me ,in the end I turned round and there was a fully grown women eating slices of bread straight out the packet... 🤣 Sounds like my kinda gal!
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Post by kyvai on Feb 5, 2024 1:19:40 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 5, 2024 8:19:27 GMT
Yes they have been filming all week, live capture to go onto Disney+
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 5, 2024 8:30:02 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol
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Post by Sean on Feb 5, 2024 8:46:41 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol The Aladdin pro shot has issues with it, notably casting issues. I don’t think that will ever see the light of day. Frozen is a different ball game and we will almost certainly see this on Disney+ in the future.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 9:13:43 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 5, 2024 9:37:06 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely. Shame they didn’t realise that when they cast him. Jeez.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 5, 2024 9:48:49 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely. That's a bit odd considering jafar of all the characters could more easily be white. Nothing to say he didn't come from another land. Plus he was the original voice artist for the movie so there is that spin
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 5, 2024 10:36:18 GMT
I ask this with the full understanding that this is a Disney show with a lot of appeal for family's with children, but in your experience how has it been crowd behaviour wise when you've gone? I'm thinking about catching this before it leaves, but don't want to pay out fairly big bucks for an experience of lots of chatty kids and rustling sweets. I know that you can't generalise, but just looking for a general vibe check I guess! It was horrific when I went I’m afraid. There were children who were clearly too young to be in an theatre and understand what was going on. In many cases no attempt by the parents to quell the noise. Constant stream of people leaving seats for toilets etc etc. I paid a high ticket price for mid stalls but the behaviour was everywhere. The only tip I’d give would be to as far forward as you can so at least much of the visual distraction is behind you.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 5, 2024 10:39:27 GMT
Where as I'd say the opposite. I went to a Saturday matinee so loads of kids and no real issues. I mean you can't go to a family show and not expect the occasional disturbance but nothing that really impacted my time in theatre.
They were saints compared to adult behaviour at more grown up shows to be honest.
That said I wonder if where you sat matters. We were stalls and fairly central and close to stage. I wonder if the further back you are kids get less involved so are more restless 🤷♂️
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Post by ceebee on Feb 5, 2024 10:54:35 GMT
I ask this with the full understanding that this is a Disney show with a lot of appeal for family's with children, but in your experience how has it been crowd behaviour wise when you've gone? I'm thinking about catching this before it leaves, but don't want to pay out fairly big bucks for an experience of lots of chatty kids and rustling sweets. I know that you can't generalise, but just looking for a general vibe check I guess! It was horrific when I went I’m afraid. There were children who were clearly too young to be in an theatre and understand what was going on. In many cases no attempt by the parents to quell the noise. Constant stream of people leaving seats for toilets etc etc. I paid a high ticket price for mid stalls but the behaviour was everywhere. The only tip I’d give would be to as far forward as you can so at least much of the visual distraction is behind you. Me too. I think the behaviour of some of the kids when I went actually put me off the show itself. I will forever associate it with badly behaved entitled brats with parents oblivious to their little darlings' behaviour. Apparently they grow up to preload before shows, quaff prosecco through the show and then start fights either with each other or anybody who dares to call them out for it.
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 5, 2024 13:56:06 GMT
I saw a parent take out a child’s dummy and hand them a bottle of coke at Frozen 🙀
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Post by ceebee on Feb 5, 2024 14:03:50 GMT
I saw a parent take out a child’s dummy and hand them a bottle of coke at Frozen 🙀 That just made me laugh out loud. It's like something out of "Little Britain"...
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Post by danb on Feb 5, 2024 14:35:20 GMT
By contrast, I have sat next to some delightfully well behaved children with decent parents too. They aren’t all monsters. Just some of them.
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Post by capybara on Feb 5, 2024 15:19:10 GMT
My fear of unruly children encouraged me to book a two person box for the first time ever when seeing this show. It was a somewhat restricted side view but proved to be a great decision.
I’ve done the same thing for closing night.
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Post by danb on Feb 5, 2024 16:02:45 GMT
My fear of unruly children encouraged me to book a two person box for the first time ever when seeing this show. It was a somewhat restricted side view but proved to be a great decision. I’ve done the same thing for closing night. I saw it first time from a box. I felt a bit detached so just always go for the closest that DDS throws up.
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Post by longinthetooth on Feb 5, 2024 16:09:28 GMT
I sat behind a parent who, for the entire show, persisted in stroking her child's hair as if she was a pet dog. I don't know how the little girl put up with it!
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Post by Nelly on Feb 5, 2024 17:11:55 GMT
I sat behind a parent who, for the entire show, persisted in stroking her child's hair as if she was a pet dog. I don't know how the little girl put up with it! It might have been a calming technique for the child?
When I saw Frozen recently, I too had worries about how distracting an audience that had a lot of children in it. Pleased to report that on the occasion I went, I was very impressed, there was even a school group in one of the circles and I only realised this after the show as everyone was leaving.
I am sorry to hear some have had bad audience experiences with this show but I've had way worse with adult majority audiences (most recently two people scrolling through their phones the whole way through both acts of Hamilton).
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Post by fiyero on Feb 6, 2024 8:46:51 GMT
I sat behind a parent who, for the entire show, persisted in stroking her child's hair as if she was a pet dog. I don't know how the little girl put up with it! Flower, gleam and glow Let your power shine Make the clock reverse Bring back what once was mine
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Post by andypandy on Feb 6, 2024 14:22:30 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely. The original story of Aladdin, which is part of the collection of stories in "One Thousand and One Nights," did not specify the ethnicity or skin color of the main characters, including Aladdin or Jafar. The story is supposedly set in China, and some versions of the tale have depicted Aladdin as Chinese or with Asian features, while others have portrayed him as Arab or Middle Eastern. As for Disney's version of Aladdin (and Jafar), the decision to portray Jafar as white has been a subject of controversy and criticism. The 1992 animated film has been criticized for its cultural insensitivity and for perpetuating stereotypes about Middle Eastern and Arab cultures. While the film was set in a fictional city called Agrabah, it drew on visual and cultural elements from a variety of Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures. In recent years, Disney has been criticized for its lack of diversity and representation in its films, including the casting of white actors in non-white roles but then they are obsessed with casting the Genie as a black role and genies don’t exist. Jafar In theory could have been from any ancient country - plus we all need to stop this woke obsession with authenticity and identity politics. If that’s the case Sven in Frozen (coming from the Sami tribe) should be a white Scandinavian actor only. It must work both ways. It doesn’t. Release Aladdin. Now back to Frozen.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 24, 2024 11:57:26 GMT
I have just booked for a special Pride performance of Pride on Friday 28th June @ 8pm. Not sure what the "surprises" will be but it sounds great fun and will make a camp, sparkly show even camper.
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Post by bigredapple on Feb 24, 2024 13:01:13 GMT
When is the best time to visit to avoid screaming crying kids?
Was considering a midweek matinee since they’d all be at school?
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Post by fiyero on Feb 24, 2024 17:25:27 GMT
When is the best time to visit to avoid screaming crying kids? Was considering a midweek matinee since they’d all be at school? Then the ones who are too small for school (but are definitely 4, wink, will be there). I’ve booked for the pride performance. Starts later which will hopefully put off parents and I’m sure the queens will be easier to deal with than little princesses.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 24, 2024 18:12:06 GMT
There was no attempt to maintain the minimum age rule when I saw it. There were what I would call actual babies.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 24, 2024 18:37:29 GMT
When is the best time to visit to avoid screaming crying kids? Was considering a midweek matinee since they’d all be at school? Then the ones who are too small for school (but are definitely 4, wink, will be there). I’ve booked for the pride performance. Starts later which will hopefully put off parents and I’m sure the queens will be easier to deal with than little princesses. I'm also going to the Pride performance too but I bet the queens will be worse behaved than small children.
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Post by fiyero on Feb 24, 2024 19:06:33 GMT
Then the ones who are too small for school (but are definitely 4, wink, will be there). I’ve booked for the pride performance. Starts later which will hopefully put off parents and I’m sure the queens will be easier to deal with than little princesses. I'm also going to the Pride performance too but I bet the queens will be worse behaved than small children. As long as they aren’t as high pitched!
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