Be More Chill - The Other Palace

Hey there it’s an exclusive pin and a certificate of authenticity: it has month/year (so it will change monthly I think) and the name of the pin type.

^On the merch front,you can get the £3 plastic cup with the BMC/TOP logos all over it and if you need a sugar rush then they will fill it with a glowing radioactive-looking red or blue slush for another £2.

Thanks Centaured, can you tell me what pin you got, I’ll probably get the same as I’m going next Thursday, presuming they will change them once a month like on Broadway. xx

Made a return visit and ended up in the Squip Zone!

Not totally planned. I was deciding what to see, looked at rush tickets at 10am, couldn't get one and they were sold out within minutes. Checked back about midday and they'd added more tickets. I was offered one towards the edge of the front row, which I took.

I didn't get a pin or certificate, but I did get a £65 seat for £25, so I guess that's fair. It's not a seat I'd recommend for a first viewing, being at the side and with the view sometimes blocked by the staging, but for a return visit it's an interesting angle to see things from.

The show was showing as sold out on the Other Palace website and was full.

A loud and responsive crowd. All the cast are well into their stride now. And, I believe, a full standing ovation with the exception of two men in their 50s sat next to me (which I only know as they exchanged ages with one another, they may have been on a date).

I heard one girl on the way out saying she wanted to marry Michael (not sure if she meant the character or the actor, Blake Patrick Anderson). Somehow, I don't think she has much chance with either! And, there's a queue.

Glad I have more visits booked from when this first went on sale. I don't think rush will be easy for this one.

Looks like the show is extending as TodayTix have tickets on sale until 31st May with their London Theatre Week sale.

Tickets are available through The Other Palace website. London Theatre Direct has tweeted that they have an exclusive, but that isn't the case (and the tickets are more expensive through them than booking directly with The Other Palace). Now have a ticket for the new closing performance (assuming this doesn't extend again).

extending is a safer option for the show than risking a transfer which they'd wait a while due to the lack of available theatres.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to! Some of it was a bit too ‘random’ and made me feel a million years old, but there’s lots of solid performances and it’s an all round assault on the senses and I couldn’t help but smile. Quite a few ear worms I haven’t been able to get out of head since too.

The audience were going CRAZY and there were a couple of girls in the premium seats practically standing on heir chairs whenever Renee Lamb was in any close vicinity to the stage which was a bit annoying. I imagine word of mouth is going to spread through the teenage theatre going community like wildfire.

I'm probably not the target audience, but I felt most of the songs were at least 1 or 2 verses too long and I wasn't particularly impressed with any of the cast with the notable exception of the actor playing Michael whose voice shone for me. That said, it seemed to have a fanatical following and therefore not surprised it has extended if it has been selling well to them.

What’s the run time on this please? Trying to plan transport. Thanks 😀

Tonight’s performance cancelled due to a cast member losing their voice and all the understudies due to go on. Cancelled at 19:37 which is galling, a bit earlier and I could have got to Hamilton or Wicked. Now at the BFI waiting for a French film and finishing my slushie!

Will refunds automatically be issued or do we need to do anything? I had a ticket for last night but couldn’t travel at the last minute so didn’t have a chance to exchange my ticket for another date.