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Post by peggs on Jun 25, 2019 14:22:52 GMT
Thanks for e ticket info. Darn it. So have till November to somehow get onto email on phone. Was banking on printing it before leave current job where have access to printer.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 25, 2019 15:33:36 GMT
Bottled it and took the TodayTix early booking offer.
Looks as if would have been OK for the price range and position I was looking for but just didn’t want the hassle of sitting in front of a few computer screens for an hour, reduced hassle just about offset by the additional booking fee.
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 25, 2019 15:36:49 GMT
Interesting observations that Q35 is £1 cheaper than it used to be. Also that by my reckoning, it will be occupied by theatreboard members for almost 25% of the entire run. Don't know what to think about the seat. I sat there for For All My Sons and the pillar was bang in the middle of the stage.
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Post by rockinrobin on Jun 25, 2019 16:20:44 GMT
Just booked my tickets to one of the November shows. No queue, plenty of cheap seats left. Not bad at all!
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Post by peggs on Jun 25, 2019 17:40:36 GMT
Interesting observations that Q35 is £1 cheaper than it used to be. Also that by my reckoning, it will be occupied by theatreboard members for almost 25% of the entire run. They really ought to name it in our honour.
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Post by peggs on Jun 25, 2019 20:26:24 GMT
Sat there for Present laughter and it works quite well, it seemed maybe a third across from the right but as monkey says you can move about a bit and happily no one stands directly behind it so to speak on stage. Who knows with a rearranged stage what the view will be like but I bought it without thinking, was so surprised it was there.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 22:37:18 GMT
Went for the £20 row E dress circle seat in the end. I’ve sat there a couple of times in the past and don’t remember the pillar being a huge issue, so taking a chance it’ll be the same in the configuration they’re using for this...
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 26, 2019 21:38:54 GMT
In the end I swallowed my pique at being rebuffed by a webserver, and booked a slim pillar. I'm taking an oxyacetylene kit and goggles in case anything else goes wrong with this booking.
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Post by andrew on Jun 27, 2019 8:51:31 GMT
going to risk it for the PwC preview seats... living life on the edge...
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jun 27, 2019 9:39:44 GMT
I decided to go for one of the £20 in Dress Circle row Y. Sat there for The American Clock and A Christmas Carol and the view was good. Since Lungs seems to be staged in a similar way to those I hope the view won't be too restricted
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Post by jess173 on Jul 16, 2019 5:56:30 GMT
I just booked this for the 9th of November. I’ve never been to the Old Vic so I don’t know what to expect but my tickets are marked green on Theatremonkeys site so they should be fine. Can anybody tell me the running time of this? And does it have an interval? I can’t seem to find anything about that on the website. But maybe I’m just blind... ^^
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 16, 2019 6:09:54 GMT
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Post by jess173 on Jul 16, 2019 6:16:24 GMT
Great, thank you!
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Post by theoracle on Jul 21, 2019 15:37:52 GMT
Hey this will be my first time visiting the Old Vic. Really want to see this and shamelessly going to admit its because of casting. Just wanted to ask whether anyone has sat in stage stalls before for previous productions here at what the view is like? Is there much of a rake at all back here and will the actors be facing you much since the rest of the audience will be on the other side? Thanks.
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Post by theoracle on Jul 22, 2019 21:05:13 GMT
Yes, theoracle , every row is raked, and the view is good. Restricted views mean a rail in view, not much of a worry. The back row does have much less legroom than the others. All productions in that format are designed to be viewed from both sides, so the action plays equally. Thanks. Booked for November 2nd evening
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Post by fossil on Jul 23, 2019 19:01:46 GMT
Yes, theoracle , every row is raked, and the view is good. Restricted views mean a rail in view, not much of a worry. The back row does have much less legroom than the others. All productions in that format are designed to be viewed from both sides, so the action plays equally. Thanks. Booked for November 2nd evening I would recommend the stage seats for shorter people (I am 5ft2in) I was very pleased with the rake when I had a stage seat for The American Clock and had an excellent view. I would book a stage seat again in preference to the regular stalls when these are available.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 24, 2019 11:54:24 GMT
I too had a stage seat for TAC. The rake was very good indeed - more like in the circle or balcony of a traditional theatre. I had the seat nearest the 'vom', and because the rows were staggered, I had more legroom for my left leg than right. Not so good for the chap sitting in front of me!
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Post by theoracle on Jul 26, 2019 21:47:44 GMT
VIP tickets are now all £140 by the way. How much does a programme and drink usually cost at the Old Vic?
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Post by fossil on Jul 27, 2019 12:19:31 GMT
But you do get free sweets.
Although as the ushers are standing by the loos with the sweets I do feel they should ask "Have you washed your hands?" before allowing people to dip into the bowls of sweets.
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Post by theoracle on Jul 27, 2019 12:30:45 GMT
Top price is £90, I wanted to know where the extra £50 comes from for VIP. I suppose it’s not too big a jump then. Does the drink just cover soft drinks or tea/coffee and alcohol too?
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 27, 2019 12:34:08 GMT
At least with the Old Vic the money is retained within the theatre, and funds future productions and projects.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 27, 2019 17:17:49 GMT
I saw this about five or six years ago from Paines Plough, it seems a strange play for people to be paying so much for, both in terms of style and content. Without giving anything away it questions the overuse of the earth's resources and how we live with the consequences. Katie Mitchell directed the German premiere at the Schaubuhne and had the two actors using bikes to power their own lighting, which was a neat metaphor for the central conceit.
Again, not giving anything away, there are sudden shifts in time throughout. Keeps you on your toes watching it.
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Post by theoracle on Jul 28, 2019 17:49:03 GMT
I saw this about five or six years ago from Paines Plough, it seems a strange play for people to be paying so much for, both in terms of style and content. Without giving anything away it questions the overuse of the earth's resources and how we live with the consequences. Katie Mitchell directed the German premiere at the Schaubuhne and had the two actors using bikes to power their own lighting, which was a neat metaphor for the central conceit. Again, not giving anything away, there are sudden shifts in time throughout. Keeps you on your toes watching it. Thanks for not spoiling anything. I’m excited to explore more work by Duncan Macmillan; I was really impressed by his adaptation of Rosmersholm. I must say it’s pretty impressive for a play which is less than a decade old to have been seen in so many theatres around the world and now being performed by two huge actors. Do actors tend to alternate who plays M and who plays W over the course of the run or do they just stick to the one part?
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 28, 2019 19:53:15 GMT
I saw this about five or six years ago from Paines Plough, it seems a strange play for people to be paying so much for, both in terms of style and content. Without giving anything away it questions the overuse of the earth's resources and how we live with the consequences. Katie Mitchell directed the German premiere at the Schaubuhne and had the two actors using bikes to power their own lighting, which was a neat metaphor for the central conceit. Again, not giving anything away, there are sudden shifts in time throughout. Keeps you on your toes watching it. Thanks for not spoiling anything. I’m excited to explore more work by Duncan Macmillan; I was really impressed by his adaptation of Rosmersholm. I must say it’s pretty impressive for a play which is less than a decade old to have been seen in so many theatres around the world and now being performed by two huge actors. Do actors tend to alternate who plays M and who plays W over the course of the run or do they just stick to the one part? Given that M and W are gender indicators I don’t think so, the specificity of the dialogue pretty much makes it unswitchable I think.
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Post by gingerB on Aug 15, 2019 21:04:07 GMT
I booked tickets back in June, e-ticket, the email said tickets would be sent on another email.. but when? nearer the time? because I haven't received anything yet . I had totally forgotten I had booked
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Post by theoracle on Aug 15, 2019 22:05:20 GMT
I booked tickets back in June, e-ticket, the email said tickets would be sent on another email.. but when? nearer the time? because I haven't received anything yet . I had totally forgotten I had booked Have you received a confirmation at least? I booked mine in person and got one straight away. The tickets generally are emailed out as soon as payment has gone through.
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Post by popcultureboy on Aug 16, 2019 8:07:29 GMT
Generally, but for Lungs they aren't. My confirmation said e-tickets would be sent the week before the date of the performance.
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Post by lichtie on Aug 16, 2019 9:54:27 GMT
I only saw that message about the tickets coming out nearer the time on the booking page. My email confirmation doesn't actually say that - it's the generic Old Vic confirmation email.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Aug 16, 2019 12:20:15 GMT
This is from the email they sent me:
We are looking forward to seeing you soon.
If you have purchased tickets for a show and have opted for an e-ticket*, you will receive this in a separate email and you just need to show your confirmation on your phone. If you booked an e-ticket for Lungs it will be sent a week before your visit to The Old Vic. You just need to show your confirmation on your phone from which a QR code can be scanned by front of house staff.
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Post by lichtie on Aug 16, 2019 12:32:24 GMT
Whereas mine just said
If you have purchased tickets for a show and have opted for an e-ticket*, you will receive this in a separate email and you just need to show your confirmation on your phone from which a QR code can be scanned by front of house staff.
with no mention of Lungs...
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