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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 27, 2020 13:17:36 GMT
About to book for a show there but the only seats left are in the back half of the dress which warn about limited leg room and the very back of the stalls. Is the leg room really that poor there? Which would be the better option?
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 27, 2020 13:26:42 GMT
About to book for a show there but the only seats left are in the back half of the dress which warn about limited leg room and the very back of the stalls. Is the leg room really that poor there? Which would be the better option? Yes, the legroom really is poor, though I'm over 6' tall. But the back of the stalls looses the top of the proscenium, so it's a trade off. By coincidence, I already had the Sheffield Theatres website open, so I'm happy to have a look, if you're happy to share your plans. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 27, 2020 13:32:03 GMT
About to book for a show there but the only seats left are in the back half of the dress which warn about limited leg room and the very back of the stalls. Is the leg room really that poor there? Which would be the better option? Yes, the legroom really is poor, though I'm over 6' tall. But the back of the stalls looses the top of the proscenium, so it's a trade off. By coincidence, I already had the Sheffield Theatres website open, so I'm happy to have a look, if you're happy to share your plans. Yeh it's for Peter Pan Goes wrong this week. Either Wednesday or Thursday matinee. I just has a quick look again and some of the seats that were there have gone now so it's even more of a slim pickings! |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 27, 2020 13:43:18 GMT
The pressure is on!
If you definitely want stalls, it now looks like Thursday. Row T will obviously be better than V, but is this a £35 show, and does anything happen 'up top'?
Row M in the circle is on a ledge above row L. Mid row is going to be very tight.
The aisle seats in the balcony actually aren't too bad, though not at £35. Centre aisle seats are better than ends, which is why they're more expensive.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 27, 2020 13:49:19 GMT
If you definitely want stalls, it now looks like Thursday. Row T will obviously be better than V, but is this a £35 show, and does anything happen 'up top'? Yes: flying! Which is rather to be expected even in a Goes Wrong version of Peter Pan. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 27, 2020 13:52:38 GMT
The pressure is on! If you definitely want stalls, it now looks like Thursday. Row T will obviously be better than V, but is this a £35 show, and does anything happen 'up top'? Row M in the circle is on a ledge above row L. Mid row is going to be very tight. The aisle seats in the balcony actually aren't too bad, though not at £35. Centre aisle seats are better than ends, which is why they're more expensive. I might wait until the morning of the performances and see if anything is added last minute that's a bit more suitable. Sometimes it happens. I'm not that fussed if it doesn't work out, i was just at a loose end this week and it's the only thing kinda local that I've not seen and interested in. Thanks for your help. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 27, 2020 13:56:47 GMT
If you definitely want stalls, it now looks like Thursday. Row T will obviously be better than V, but is this a £35 show, and does anything happen 'up top'? Yes: flying! Which is rather to be expected even in a Goes Wrong version of Peter Pan. Good point!  (Can you tell I've never seen it? It woz the TV version wot put me off!) The choice then is probably missing some of the flying from the rear stalls, from the rear circle, or the balcony. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Jan 27, 2020 15:12:58 GMT
Good point! (Can you tell I've never seen it? It woz the TV version wot put me off!) The choice then is probably missing some of the flying from the rear stalls, from the rear circle, or the balcony. The TV version would quite possibly have put me off, had I not already seen the stage version a number of times. The logo on the tour's website says "As half seen on BBC One"! Since I've only ever seen PPGW from the first dozen rows of the stalls & have never been to the Sheffield Lyceum I'm not sure how much of the flying would actually be missed. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 27, 2020 16:38:07 GMT
Okay, let me summarise:
Rear stalls - possibility of missing some of the flying, but only if it's really high.
Rear circle - possibility of missing some of the flying, but only if it's towards the rear of the stage. It's legroom that is the real issue.
Balcony- again, a possibility of missing some of the flying, from mid to rear stage. Don't pay too much, but many of the aisle seats are good value.
The Lyceum only has circa 1,000 seats, so it's not a great barn of a theatre where the actors are dots!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2020 20:39:22 GMT
The Lyceum is one of my locals and I hate the limited leg room seat in the circle and balcony. I'm 5 foot 2 and they're uncomfortable. And the temperature at the back of the circle is far too hot (but that might be me having hot flushes). If I had the choice I'd go for most stalls seats over anything further back than maybe the first 5 or 6 rows of the circle. My favourite seats are the side bench slip things in the dress circle.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 28, 2020 10:35:49 GMT
The Lyceum knackered my back.
Not long after it reopened I went to a concert there and was sat in the circle. I’m 6’3” 😣. I’ve never been the same since and I’ve never been back to the Lyceum either.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 28, 2020 13:32:54 GMT
That's *odd* BurlyBeaR. The Lyceum reopened 30 years ago this December, but I thought you are only in your 20s? 😉 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 28, 2020 13:43:47 GMT
Erm... it closed again in the noughties. Just for a weekend to put some new curtains up.You probably didn’t know about it 😑
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 28, 2020 14:32:16 GMT
Some more tickets have just become available for the 3rd to last row of the stalls. I might go for that then, hopefully i don't miss much of the flying from there.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 28, 2020 14:58:26 GMT
Some more tickets have just become available for the 3rd to last row of the stalls. It very much looks, doesn't it, that a whole block was held back until the tech requirements were known? Anyone would think this was the first stop of the tour! If you're travelling by train, on an 'open' ticket, you may like to consider splitting your ticket at Derby. Leicester to Sheffield is £30.10 return; Leicester to Derby is £12.10, and Derby to Sheffield is £12.60, making a total of *only* £24.70. You must try the bakewell traybake next door at the world-famous Crucible Theatre. It comes highly recommended by a certain bear! |
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Post by ptwest on Jan 28, 2020 19:23:40 GMT
Legroom tight in all seats as far as I'm concerned, ranging from knees pressing up against the back of the next seat through to having to sit sideways. I find the stalls better overall, although the front half of the circle wasn't as bad as expected. But then again I expected no room whatsoever so anything was a bonus. Its a lovely theatre though.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 29, 2020 16:24:36 GMT
Just out and happy to say the seats were fine. No problem with missing the top of the stage or any of the flying and the leg room in the stalls was fine for me. Good show BTW. Very funny. I had a great time.
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Post by ptwest on Jan 29, 2020 17:09:32 GMT
Pleased it worked out for you and that you had a great time.
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(Can you tell I've never seen it? It woz the TV version wot put me off!)
