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Post by Dr Tom on Apr 15, 2024 19:51:07 GMT
There’s already advertising out on the sides of buses with the Olivier results. Considering how well this is selling, I’m surprised that’s needed, but maybe it’s the end of the cheap ticket prices.
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Post by Dave B on Apr 15, 2024 19:59:03 GMT
By any chance is there a way I can discover who performed in which roles at the April 9th matinee? I didn’t buy a programme or snap a cast list pic in the foyer! Try West End Covers on Twitter. More than once I've gone back a few days to find names I missed out on. |
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Post by Jon on Apr 15, 2024 20:37:22 GMT
There’s already advertising out on the sides of buses with the Olivier results. Considering how well this is selling, I’m surprised that’s needed, but maybe it’s the end of the cheap ticket prices. I still think they'll keep their current pricing but I wouldn't be surprised if they make Thursday the same price as Fridays and Saturdays, I'm surprised they managed to get the Best New Musical on buses so quickly, I'd understand digital ads but not bus ads. |
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Post by amyja89 on Apr 15, 2024 21:09:53 GMT
By any chance is there a way I can discover who performed in which roles at the April 9th matinee? I didn’t buy a programme or snap a cast list pic in the foyer! Try West End Covers on Twitter. More than once I've gone back a few days to find names I missed out on. Thanks! Took a look and there doesn't appear to be any announcements for my day, so I'll assume I had the advertised cast! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 15, 2024 22:54:56 GMT
Assuming a cast change is on the horizon, I'd love to see the current cast one last time. I was hoping they'd announce the change quite far in advance but it's not looking like that now if that mid-May date is anything to go by! Not sure how likely a return visit will be at short notice with the ticket prices being what they are and the lottery so difficult to win these days. Last night's triumphs at the Oliviers will probably up the demand for tickets too - no bad thing.
Seconding this but having received yet another "Sorry not this time" email today it's not looking likely. I won the lottery at my very first time of trying last May & no luck since. I don't know how some people have managed to see it so many times without bankrupting themselves, unless they manage to go every Monday.
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Post by properjob on Apr 16, 2024 7:31:12 GMT
I wonder how much of a boost the Olivier win will be to sales and whether they might consider a move to a slightly bigger (and hopefully more comfortable!) theatre?
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Post by ladidah on Apr 16, 2024 8:15:17 GMT
Although it's not comfy and the toilets are HORRENDOUS - the theatre stage really suits the story I think.
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Post by amyja89 on Apr 16, 2024 8:26:04 GMT
Although it's not comfy and the toilets are HORRENDOUS - the theatre stage really suits the story I think. The toilet I went in (think it was a unisex loo up from the dress circle bar) was truly like spending a penny in an old Victorian house rather than a theatre. Charming in its own way but very much unfit for purpose if a queue were to form! |
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Post by ladidah on Apr 16, 2024 8:41:48 GMT
When I went we had 300 people queuing for two tiny stalls. It was madness.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Apr 16, 2024 9:16:35 GMT
Try West End Covers on Twitter. More than once I've gone back a few days to find names I missed out on. Thanks! Took a look and there doesn't appear to be any announcements for my day, so I'll assume I had the advertised cast! Their understudies occasionally end up on the West End Covers account but often don't, so I wouldn't take the absence of a mention as a guarantee |
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Post by amyja89 on Apr 16, 2024 9:29:41 GMT
Thanks! Took a look and there doesn't appear to be any announcements for my day, so I'll assume I had the advertised cast! Their understudies occasionally end up on the West End Covers account but often don't, so I wouldn't take the absence of a mention as a guarantee After a little detective work and trying to recognise faces on the show website, I think I had all of the principal cast with the exception of Holly Sumpton who I'm pretty sure was my Ewan Montagu (and excellent!). Definitely don't recognise Natasha Hodgson from my performance. |
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Post by capybara on Apr 16, 2024 10:51:31 GMT
What a privilege to be at the first Mincemeat show since the Olivier award win. The Fortune was full of the musical’s most loyal fans - Mincefluencers, if you will - and most of them came in cosplay (not me, reader; I’m saving my Spilsbury get-up for Halloween…).
An electric atmosphere throughout, buoyed by the addition of not one, not two but THREE covers performing (there were understandably a fair few hangovers among the principal cast, by all accounts!). The beauty of this show is how every single understudy brings something different and fresh to the roles. You literally never feel like you’re being short-changed, such is the immense talent and comedic ability among this special, special company.
I think we all knew it was coming but a highlight was Holly delivering the line “at least it’s not an *Olivier award* winning musical!”. But if I’m honest, the line is could not be heard after “Oliv-“ such was the boisterous ovation filling the auditorium.
It was also my first time seeing Geri on as Bevan/Haselden. Not only was she incredible but that means I have now seen every first cover on for every track. So I can speak with authority when I say they are ALL phenomenal performers. Mincemeat bingo, (sort of) completed.
My next trip is likely to be cast change night, which I’m sure will be emotional for everyone. I don’t know if the understudies will stay or leave too, but this is your warning to see this Olivier award winning show’s OG cast if you possibly can before they go. What a night.
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Post by khiar on Apr 16, 2024 11:12:26 GMT
Assuming a cast change is on the horizon, I'd love to see the current cast one last time. I was hoping they'd announce the change quite far in advance but it's not looking like that now if that mid-May date is anything to go by! Not sure how likely a return visit will be at short notice with the ticket prices being what they are and the lottery so difficult to win these days. Last night's triumphs at the Oliviers will probably up the demand for tickets too - no bad thing.
Seconding this but having received yet another "Sorry not this time" email today it's not looking likely. I won the lottery at my very first time of trying last May & no luck since. I don't know how some people have managed to see it so many times without bankrupting themselves, unless they manage to go every Monday.
They also tend to release standing tickets at midday for sold-out shows, if that happens to be an option for you (though I appreciate that going on short notice and standing for a whole show definitely isn't for everybody!). |
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Post by max on Apr 16, 2024 11:22:16 GMT
What a privilege to be at the first Mincemeat show since the Olivier award win. The Fortune was full of the musical’s most loyal fans - Mincefluencers, if you will - and most of them came in cosplay (not me, reader; I’m saving my Spilsbury get-up for Halloween…). An electric atmosphere throughout, buoyed by the addition of not one, not two but THREE covers performing (there were understandably a fair few hangovers among the principal cast, by all accounts!). The beauty of this show is how every single understudy brings something different and fresh to the roles. You literally never feel like you’re being short-changed, such is the immense talent and comedic ability among this special, special company. I think we all knew it was coming but a highlight was Holly delivering the line “at least it’s not an *Olivier award* winning musical!”. But if I’m honest, the line is could not be heard after “Oliv-“ such was the boisterous ovation filling the auditorium. It was also my first time seeing Geri on as Bevan/Haselden. Not only was she incredible but that means I have now seen every first cover on for every track. So I can speak with authority when I say they are ALL phenomenal performers. Mincemeat bingo, (sort of) completed. My next trip is likely to be cast change night, which I’m sure will be emotional for everyone. I don’t know if the understudies will stay or leave too, but this is your warning to see this Olivier award winning show’s OG cast if you possibly can before they go. What a night. That's great to hear the covers are all so good they're worth collecting (Got to get 'em all). When I went back a second time I was pleased to get the original SpitLip three again having seen them 10 years ago in Fringe Theatre and spotted that they were a brilliant team deserving of great success ('The Boy Who Kicked Pigs' at Jackson's Lane London). My seat the first time wasn't the best, so I wanted to catch them again rather than covers. However, for Hester I saw Jak the first time (Great), and Christian the second time (Brilliant), so I can see that proved your point. |
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Post by ladidah on Apr 16, 2024 13:11:36 GMT
I will have to see this again before the cast change, I came away before with such a crush on Natasha Hodgson
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Post by Jon on Apr 16, 2024 13:42:05 GMT
I wonder how much of a boost the Olivier win will be to sales and whether they might consider a move to a slightly bigger (and hopefully more comfortable!) theatre? The chances of a move are zero. |
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Post by fiyero on Apr 16, 2024 14:54:14 GMT
By any chance is there a way I can discover who performed in which roles at the April 9th matinee? I didn’t buy a programme or snap a cast list pic in the foyer! Holly Monty, rest full cast (according to the Mincefluencer's discord) |
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Post by amyja89 on Apr 16, 2024 15:18:38 GMT
By any chance is there a way I can discover who performed in which roles at the April 9th matinee? I didn’t buy a programme or snap a cast list pic in the foyer! Holly Monty, rest full cast (according to the Mincefluencer's discord) Thanks for the confirmation, good to know my detective work was correct lol! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 16, 2024 22:21:28 GMT
They also tend to release standing tickets at midday for sold-out shows, if that happens to be an option for you (though I appreciate that going on short notice and standing for a whole show definitely isn't for everybody!). No, I wouldn't fancy standing. (I once tried standing at the Globe & keeled over. Admittedly it was 30 degrees but it's put me off standing.) Also as I don't live in London while I could get down at a few hours' notice I'd prefer not to have to do so. |
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Post by ladidah on Apr 19, 2024 7:21:05 GMT
It's taken me months, but I've finally realised - 'Born to Lead' sounds just like 'When You're a Pirate!' from Muppets Treasure Island.
'We were made to give the orders...for some were made to followwww' sounds just like, 'when you're a professional piratttteeeeeeee'
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Post by hoopoe on Apr 19, 2024 9:26:33 GMT
It's taken me months, but I've finally realised - 'Born to Lead' sounds just like 'When You're a Pirate!' from Muppets Treasure Island. 'We were made to give the orders...for some were made to followwww' sounds just like, 'when you're a professional piratttteeeeeeee' As a big fan of both, this is a delightful realisation. There are more similarities beyond just how they sound too; both songs about careers with lines about fortunes - 'We're gentlemen of fortune and that's what we're proud to be' / 'For fortune favours bravery and a fortune's what I've got', with a similar sense of humour, e.g. in the delivery of the lines 'When you're a professional pirate... you don't have to wear a suit' / 'For some were born to follow... but I was born to find trout.' The cherry on the cake for me was Googling the Mincemeat song to check the lyrics and discovering the top result incorrectly has the opening line as 'So you dreamt of being a pirate,' instead of pilot! Editing to also add the similarity between, 'I could have been a lawyer but I just had too much heart' / 'You dreamt of being a pilot but never got to fly.' |
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Post by ladidah on Apr 19, 2024 10:37:19 GMT
Yes! So glad to not be alone!
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Post by evilmat360 on Apr 20, 2024 19:14:50 GMT
Posters now up on the show's website for £10 - they're signed by the full company including alternates too, nice little touch! Appears they're back in stock again if anyone missed out last time. |
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Post by darreno on Apr 23, 2024 15:09:03 GMT
Show stopped towards the end of the first half. No explanation given yet but it's going on 15 minutes now. Not looking positive.
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Post by darreno on Apr 23, 2024 17:56:34 GMT
Show stopped towards the end of the first half. No explanation given yet but it's going on 15 minutes now. Not looking positive. Whatever it was resolved itself and the show continued, as always it was absolutely wonderful. |
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