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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 Deleted 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 Deleted 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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Post by gingerB on Aug 16, 2019 20:33:48 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... yep, that's exactly what mine says just at the bottom order details and that's it |
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Post by drmaplewood on Sept 3, 2019 10:05:57 GMT
Two PwC performances on sale next Monday for first two previews. I predict a scrum.
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Post by Dave B on Sept 3, 2019 11:34:50 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.The Box Office can resend e-tickets instantly if needed. I hadn't got my email for something recently and only realised on the way that we had no tickets. Staff checked either my name or reference number, can't remember which, and re-sent tickets. I'm sure they can do it long beforehand if you call them up to avoid queues etc. |
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Post by justinj on Sept 9, 2019 11:23:38 GMT
Managed a couple of seats in the PWC £10 preview for the Monday
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Post by fishstain on Oct 14, 2019 20:27:58 GMT
Saw this at the first preview tonight. Matt Smith is excellent and Claire Foy amazingly good. To be honest I felt the play lost its way a bit towards the end but it’s well worth seeing for Claire Foy’s performance.
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 14, 2019 20:43:24 GMT
Can only really echo the above. I very much enjoyed the play even though it did dip a bit towards the end, and Claire Foy is just astonishingly good.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Oct 15, 2019 6:46:20 GMT
Anybody know a rough running time? And any reports on what the infamous Stalls Q35 is like for this one?  |
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Post by zahidf on Oct 15, 2019 7:21:05 GMT
Anybody know a rough running time? And any reports on what the infamous Stalls Q35 is like for this one? Says 80 minutes no interval on the website |
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Post by fishstain on Oct 15, 2019 8:19:30 GMT
Anybody know a rough running time? And any reports on what the infamous Stalls Q35 is like for this one? Actually sat in Q33 and 34 where the view was fine. They have moved the stage forward for this production so I would imagine Q35 would be ok. The main distraction was the sound of Matthew Warchus sitting behind us making (copious) notes! Tim Minchin was also there last night. Oh and if you’ve got stage stalls tickets make sure you’re not late because you have to walk across the stage to get there. As for time it says 83 minutes but was maybe 5-10 minutes over that and also started a bit late as it took a while to get everyone in. |
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 15, 2019 9:23:18 GMT
Last night it came in at around 1 hour 30 minutes. Started about 10 minutes late and finished just shy of 9.10pm.
I received an email saying 1 hour 20, the FOH who scanned my ticket said 1 hour 30 and I saw a notice saying 1 hour 23 - the FOH got it right!
For anyone who has booked Dress Circle C27, the pillar is rarely a problem. A couple of moments where one of the two actors were slightly behind the pillar but a slight angle of the head solved that.
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