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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 15, 2022 11:17:56 GMT
Finished at exactly 10pm last night, so 2h30! |
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Jan 15, 2022 11:38:00 GMT
Am thinking of booking for this as the reviews on here are great. Do all seats have a good view? And are they selling programmes?
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 15, 2022 15:42:44 GMT
Booked!
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 15, 2022 23:47:03 GMT
Am thinking of booking for this as the reviews on here are great. Do all seats have a good view? And are they selling programmes? Didn't see any programmes, but they might have had them. The best seats are towards the centre, but not of them are bad. I would avoid the seats towards the front of house left, as the band is over there and can be quite loud. |
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Post by tmesis on Jan 16, 2022 13:00:55 GMT
This was rapturously received last night (instant and complete standing ovation) and quite right too - it's an excellent musical; brilliantly executed by a talented, hard working, cast of five. The verbal dexterity reminded me of Gilbert or Coward and it was musically distinguished too with a 20s/30s feel to many songs but also some more contemporary elements. You could just tell the cast were really enjoying themselves.
Oh and the band is great too.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 16, 2022 14:00:38 GMT
I've booked to see it again and I can't wait.
Re the band I was disappointed when I noticed it was keys, bass and drums. Although I was wrong, the score is so strong and the arrangements so interesting that its a hive of excitement.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 16, 2022 20:37:59 GMT
I'm reviewing this on Tuesday (18th) at the matinee performance, 3pm start. They've allocated me an extra ticket, if anyone wants to come along on a freebie, drop me a message. I won't know where the seats are until I get there but they should be decent.
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 16, 2022 22:38:13 GMT
My spare ticket has now been snatched up. 😁
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Post by Mark on Jan 16, 2022 23:07:23 GMT
My spare ticket has now been snatched up. 😁  |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 17, 2022 16:10:04 GMT
Cancelled tonight, they'll update about the coming days tomorrow ☹
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 17, 2022 16:24:04 GMT
Oh no! The perils of not having understudies :/
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Post by Mark on Jan 17, 2022 17:18:10 GMT
If any venue could have learned something from the past two months, it's Southwark Playhouse and the need for understudies! They have had more cancelled performances than anywhere else.
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Post by firefingers on Jan 17, 2022 17:47:01 GMT
If any venue could have learned something from the past two months, it's Southwark Playhouse and the need for understudies! They have had more cancelled performances than anywhere else. Shows at Southwark simply can't afford them. The logistics of staging a full musical in a small auditorium, for an extremely limited rub, with a low ticket price has always meant those shows pretty much never had understudies. The pandemic has meant it is even more finical challenging to run a show. So they either take the gamble or the show doesn't happen at all. |
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Post by Mark on Jan 17, 2022 17:51:11 GMT
If any venue could have learned something from the past two months, it's Southwark Playhouse and the need for understudies! They have had more cancelled performances than anywhere else. Shows at Southwark simply can't afford them. The logistics of staging a full musical in a small auditorium, for an extremely limited rub, with a low ticket price has always meant those shows pretty much never had understudies. The pandemic has meant it is even more finical challenging to run a show. So they either take the gamble or the show doesn't happen at all. For some shows maybe, but this has a cast of 5, is returning for its third run, and has sold extremely well. Surely it costs more to have to keep cancelling performances. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jan 18, 2022 0:40:57 GMT
Cancelled tonight, they'll update about the coming days tomorrow ☹ I was SO close to booking a Tuesday matinee tomorrow but still was so undecided.... Doesn't look good. |
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Post by amp09 on Jan 18, 2022 1:29:52 GMT
Could anyone advise how bad the restricted view seats are for this? Seem to be at the extreme ends of the first few rows. Hoping to catch it next week and undecided between £14/£27.50 seats.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Jan 18, 2022 9:27:11 GMT
Could anyone advise how bad the restricted view seats are for this? Seem to be at the extreme ends of the first few rows. Hoping to catch it next week and undecided between £14/£27.50 seats. I haven't sat in them myself, but I believe they're the ones that are technically in front of the wings. I would imagine you will be able to see almost everything (possibly missing a few little things in the back corner nearest you), but you'd have a very side on view. |
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Post by n1david on Jan 18, 2022 9:28:16 GMT
Could anyone advise how bad the restricted view seats are for this? Seem to be at the extreme ends of the first few rows. Hoping to catch it next week and undecided between £14/£27.50 seats. When I saw it last year I was at the extreme left of the front row. Not recommended. The performance area was stage left, so we were looking at the stage sideways and the actors often stepped out of view. Also the band were directly in front of us drowning out the lyrics. I don't know if it is staged identically this time, but my seats weren't sold as Restricted View when I bought them but they were for later in the run. Having said that I still liked the show enough to rebook for this run. Maybe it would be better a few rows back or further in but I would recommend avoiding A2 and A3. |
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Post by amp09 on Jan 18, 2022 11:43:27 GMT
Thanks both. I’m going to dig deeper and get a full price ticket for this.
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Post by Mark on Jan 18, 2022 11:47:32 GMT
Thanks both. I’m going to dig deeper and get a full price ticket for this. Definitely worth looking at the PAYG scheme also, £60 for 5 tickets which never expire. Southwark Playhouse has consistently good programming especially for musicals. |
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 18, 2022 22:06:57 GMT
So Mark made use of my +1 ticket and we caught the matinee today. It's still brilliantly timed and performed, all 5 cast members work so hard and deliver throughout. The bits I remembered being great were still there, and the actors are so comfortable in these roles now that the characterisation in multiple roles is just superb. It did feel it started to dip midway through the second act, like the extra bits have added a bit too much padding to it and it runs out of steam, but it's an undeniably fun tonic of a show and it's so great to see a 'little' show doing so well. And 'Dear Bill' is still heartbreaking. |
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Post by Mark on Jan 19, 2022 13:35:29 GMT
So Mark made use of my +1 ticket and we caught the matinee today I must again thank you for the ticket! It made for a great Stagey day seeing this and Bonnie and Clyde. This was my second viewing and I enjoyed it moreso than the first time. It’s a very fast paced show and so knowing the plot and also some of the music helps you follow along very nicely. Dear Bill was just brilliant. A really great piece of musical theatre. I don’t think they need to make this production any bigger in future, it’s part of the charm that they have a small cast playing all the roles. The audience reaction was brilliant, including from a very well behaved school group. Maybe this could be the perfect show to open the new flagship Southwark venue later this year. |
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Post by happytobehere on Jan 20, 2022 16:04:42 GMT
This thread is the first I’ve heard of their PAYG scheme and it almost sounds like a deal too good to be true! You can see 5 shows for only £60! That’s such great value for money.
How does it work when it comes to booking tickets, do you get emailed a certain code or something that you need to submit at the checkout? Or does it only work over the phone?
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 20, 2022 16:17:12 GMT
This thread is the first I’ve heard of their PAYG scheme and it almost sounds like a deal too good to be true! You can see 5 shows for only £60! That’s such great value for money. How does it work when it comes to booking tickets, do you get emailed a certain code or something that you need to submit at the checkout? Or does it only work over the phone? It really is brilliant. Just pay for the package and it allocates it to your account. Then when you book a seat for a show, when you get to the payment page it asks you if you want to use one of your credits, and if so you just pay nothing and it reduces your credit balance. Nice and easy 😁 |
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Post by fiyero on Jan 20, 2022 16:20:06 GMT
This thread is the first I’ve heard of their PAYG scheme and it almost sounds like a deal too good to be true! You can see 5 shows for only £60! That’s such great value for money. How does it work when it comes to booking tickets, do you get emailed a certain code or something that you need to submit at the checkout? Or does it only work over the phone? It really is brilliant. Just pay for the package and it allocates it to your account. Then when you book a seat for a show, when you get to the payment page it asks you if you want to use one of your credits, and if so you just pay nothing and it reduces your credit balance. Nice and easy 😁 I hadn't heard of it either until mentioned on the Anyone can Whistle Thread. It does seem too good to be true but I've used it for that and this and still have 3 credits to use! |
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