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Post by theatreliker on May 5, 2016 11:38:48 GMT
Have mixed thoughts on the new season. I also think they £10 previews is not as good as the £12 young people's tickets under Spacey. If they started to put a matinee or two into the preview period, brilliant, but it limits people at the moment to a handful or two of evening shows.
'Art', Woyzeck, R&G sound great. The casting for King Lear is making it start to sound like a bit of a circus. But at the moment other than the Beckett play I'm not sure how different it sounds to a Spacey season: big plays and big names.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 11:51:55 GMT
Have mixed thoughts on the new season. I also think they £10 previews is not as good as the £12 young people's tickets under Spacey. If they started to put a matinee or two into the preview period, brilliant, but it limits people at the moment to a handful or two of evening shows. It appears that the Old Vic may have already responded to this feedback as King Lear has a Saturday matinee preview instead of the usual evening show. And Jekyll & Hyde has a Tuesday matinee preview, so rejoice! |
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Post by theatreliker on May 5, 2016 11:59:15 GMT
Have mixed thoughts on the new season. I also think they £10 previews is not as good as the £12 young people's tickets under Spacey. If they started to put a matinee or two into the preview period, brilliant, but it limits people at the moment to a handful or two of evening shows. It appears that the Old Vic may have already responded to this feedback as King Lear has a Saturday matinee preview instead of the usual evening show. And Jekyll & Hyde has a Tuesday matinee preview, so rejoice! Ah, thank you for that. |
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Post by David J on May 5, 2016 16:08:27 GMT
Are there day seats for the new season?
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Post by partytentdown on May 5, 2016 16:15:30 GMT
Didn't they only just change the logo and website?
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Post by duncan on May 5, 2016 18:04:36 GMT
Didn't they only just change the logo and website? I thought they changed the logo recently as I seem to recall them saying the crown was going as crowns were seen as elitist. Joe Punter was apparently put off going to the Old Vic by a logo. They can change the frippery all they like, its whats on stage that counts in the long run |
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Post by peggs on May 5, 2016 19:49:29 GMT
Have mixed thoughts on the new season. I also think they £10 previews is not as good as the £12 young people's tickets under Spacey. If they started to put a matinee or two into the preview period, brilliant, but it limits people at the moment to a handful or two of evening shows. It appears that the Old Vic may have already responded to this feedback as King Lear has a Saturday matinee preview instead of the usual evening show. And Jekyll & Hyde has a Tuesday matinee preview, so rejoice! It may just be me failing to work the site properly but where can you tell the preview dates please? I see if you go to book it lists the dates but i can't see where it says which count as previews. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 20:55:55 GMT
MENU / PWC £10 PREVIEWS
This page explains all! The gist is that the first five previews of every show (except the community production and one-off variety nights) have at least half the seats at £10 released at noon on the Monday five weeks before the first preview. And you can even sign up for e-mail reminders of each show.
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Post by peggs on May 5, 2016 21:21:16 GMT
MENU / PWC £10 PREVIEWS This page explains all! The gist is that the first five previews of every show (except the community production and one-off variety nights) have at least half the seats at £10 released at noon on the Monday five weeks before the first preview. And you can even sign up for e-mail reminders of each show. Thanks I had seen this before but was confused as when I looked at the dates I didn't think a saturday matinee was in the five first dates for Lear but I might have been mistaken. Thanks |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 21:27:13 GMT
Thanks I had seen this before but was confused as when I looked at the dates I didn't think a saturday matinee was in the five first dates for Lear but I might have been mistaken. Thanks Peggs, after reading your post, I've just re-checked the Old Vic website and you are quite right that they have now changed the Sat 29 preview back to the usual evening only, instead of the matinee only which it was earlier today and yesterday. |
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Post by peggs on May 5, 2016 21:33:50 GMT
Thanks I had seen this before but was confused as when I looked at the dates I didn't think a saturday matinee was in the five first dates for Lear but I might have been mistaken. Thanks Peggs, after reading your post, I've just re-checked the Old Vic website and you are quite right that they have now changed the Sat 29 preview back to the usual evening only, instead of the matinee only which it was earlier today and yesterday. Thanks for the clarification, pity that as evenings aren't for everyone. |
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Post by MrBunbury on May 16, 2016 13:42:13 GMT
Does anyone know how long Jekyll & Hyde will be?
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Post by Squire Sullen on May 16, 2016 14:43:25 GMT
Does anyone know how long Jekyll & Hyde will be? The Old Vic has said Twitter that running time is TBC, but is currently thought to be about two hours including an interval. |
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Post by Steffi on May 16, 2016 16:39:59 GMT
Does anyone know how long Jekyll & Hyde will be? I've been told 2-2.5 hours including interval. |
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Post by youngoffender on May 17, 2016 14:09:23 GMT
No explicit casting yet for Art, but here's the website blurb: 'Art premiered in London twenty years ago ... Matthew Warchus reunites the ENTIRE ORIGINAL TEAM to revisit Yasmina Reza's classic study...' (my caps). Taken at face value, that means Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott. Do they really mean this? The first two are around 80 now - but then Judi has just done a West End stint at the same age.
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Post by RedRose on May 17, 2016 14:22:18 GMT
Surely team not including actors.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 14:34:34 GMT
How hot a ticket that would be!
I think it must just imply production team. Given, that its just been announced that Ken Stott is appearing in The Dresser around Autumn at Duke of Yorks.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2016 14:44:19 GMT
Yep, I'd say "team" refers to creatives, otherwise they'd make mention of the cast.
By the by, I'm a little concerned at how comparatively few performances of King Lear there are. Is anyone here a friend of the Old Vic? Do you think it's worth investing £35 for a year?
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Post by loureviews on May 18, 2016 6:24:04 GMT
I'm not sure about seeing Art again. I saw the tour with Nigel Havers, Roger Lloyd Pack and Barry Foster and it was an excellent play, but once seen not sure a revisit would have the same power.
I wonder who they will get this time?
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Post by viserys on May 19, 2016 11:36:32 GMT
So there's good availability for Woyzeck too?
Good this wasn't announced during the height of the Star Wars hype.
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Post by viserys on May 19, 2016 13:13:08 GMT
Thanks! Maybe it's because it's half a century away? I know I'll probably have to book when public booking opens but right now I'm really reluctant to tie myself up for a London trip in spring 2017 already. That said, Woyzeck was one of my worst theatrical experiences in Germany ever, so I need to exorcise that ghost.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 14:04:56 GMT
I'm going to take my chances with public booking then. Thanks, TM.  |
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Post by Snciole on May 19, 2016 14:33:36 GMT
Maybe because I really fancy John Boyega but I am amazed this hasn't been a bigger deal.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 8:22:53 GMT
Oooh, Celia Imrie as Gonorrhoea and Morfydd Clark as Cordelia joining Miss Horrocks and La Jackson in 'King Lear' apparently.
How thrilling.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 8:38:35 GMT
Lovetheatre has a pre-sale starting at 10AM
link removed due to rip-off booking fees!
As Baemax says below, crazy booking fees - £10.90 on top price stalls or £14.90 on premium seats.
So stuff them! If you're booking more than 2 tickets it would be cheaper to buy Old Vic membership to get priority booking.
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