The Boys in the Band - London and tour

Saw this yesterday and really enjoyed it. The play is definitely of it's time but apart from a bit of gasp inducing racist language it still stands up really well with some fantastic one-liners. The first three quarters is hilariously funny. It has an exceptionally strong cast with no weak links. Brilliantly tight ensemble playing and very tight direction, particularly for a preview.

I honestly thought, couldileaveyou, that the Park did do deals for younger people and though I'm glad of any reduction for pensioners, they have gradually (and without any announcement) been whittling away at the latter by raising the concession price but not the others; limiting the choice of seats and performances, etc; however, they definitely do discounts for locals so maybe look into that if you really live that nearby?

Michelle Visage was there on Saturday night and George Takei yesterday afternoon. Seems to be attracting a starry audience according to their twitter! 

Yes, we too can be ugly and gay.

I thought this was pretty generic and cliched, with some inconsistent acting.

I might be biased because Park has hands down the rudest, most unhelpful staff I've ever encountered.

I couldn't disagree with you more.

I was there on 24 September to see the Roundabout and the staff were great. The playtext (programme) seller brought one to me instead of me having to go to him. And the young lady behind the bar was serving me the minute I reached the counter.

Seeing The Boys on 22 October and, having seen it before I know it's dated, but it's a seminal gay play that's still very funny.

Oh, come on!

I have honestly never heard of non-ticket-holders being unable to use any of the facilities and in fact the theatre appears positively to encourage non-patrons to come for the cafe, meetings, etc - presumably to make better use of the resources throughout the day and to raise income.

I suppose it's conceivable that they might limit access at very busy times but I have never been challenged or asked for my ticket - though not being remotely local, I do only go there if actually attending a play.

So far as the Box Office is concerned, I do find it difficult now to get an answer but I only ring to ask for running times because they will not put them on their website despite being asked often enough. They don't even answer questions on Twitter, which is crazy, as you can see they are not too busy to tweet themselves, and providing info such as running times would probably result in more bookings.

So all in all, could do better but they probably simply don't have the resources to cover everything properly, and great as it would be if they did, if something does have to take priority, I'm glad it seems to be the productions themselves.

That's illegal anyway. If you're providing food and drink you have to have toilet and hand washing facilities which must be "readily accessible" to customers. 

Mostly 4 star reviews which seem fair. Odd how they've all mentioned how dated they feel it is; I was surprised at how relevant I thought it was!

Video for this has been uploaded: 

Looks fun.