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Post by grove on May 28, 2016 21:12:14 GMT
I want to go to London some time this fall, but the event I thought I had to go to has been cancelled, so now I don't have that to determine when, so now I trying to figure that (and how long) out, and the best I can think of is to try optimising after the plays/shows (I'm mostly into musicals but am becoming more interested in plays) I can get to see, but to do that I could really use a good overview of what plays at any time. Like a set of timelines for each theatre.
Does such an overview exist somewhere?
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Post by Phantom of London on May 28, 2016 22:08:15 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'.
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Post by joem on May 28, 2016 22:11:48 GMT
I want to go to London some time this fall, but the event I thought I had to go to has been cancelled, so now I don't have that to determine when, so now I trying to figure that (and how long) out, and the best I can think of is to try optimising after the plays/shows (I'm mostly into musicals but am becoming more interested in plays) I can get to see, but to do that I could really use a good overview of what plays at any time. Like a set of timelines for each theatre. Does such an overview exist somewhere? The best I can suggest is a calendar search on londontheatre.co.uk which should give you a good idea on what is playing in the West End on the nights you are here. Productions on the fringe may not be listed till nearer the event so you may want to leave yourself some slots free for late additions. |
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Post by firefingers on May 28, 2016 22:14:34 GMT
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Post by littlesally on May 30, 2016 7:50:50 GMT
Also consider avoiding the school half term holidays (usually the last full week in October) as there are usually more people around and less offers on tickets.
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Post by partytentdown on May 30, 2016 8:18:30 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'. Patronising. Most of us are more welcoming than this. |
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Post by bellboard27 on May 30, 2016 8:41:28 GMT
If you are interested, the Globe Theatre is something different London has to offer - its season ends in mid-October, but by then it might be a bit chilly!
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 9:26:00 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'. What a lovely welcome to our International friends! |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 11:25:16 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'. Where's the "dislike" button, please? |
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Post by Michael on May 30, 2016 11:52:23 GMT
I want to go to London some time this fall, but the event I thought I had to go to has been cancelled, so now I don't have that to determine when, so now I trying to figure that (and how long) out, and the best I can think of is to try optimising after the plays/shows (I'm mostly into musicals but am becoming more interested in plays) I can get to see, but to do that I could really use a good overview of what plays at any time. Like a set of timelines for each theatre. Does such an overview exist somewhere? Firstly, let me welcome you to our board, and please don't let some members drive you away. Most of us are actually quite nice. If you want to get a general overview over which show is running at which theatre and which shows are about to open, you could simply go to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_theatre#List_of_West_End_theatresIf you are interested in the different show schedules to squeeze in as much theatre as possible (that's what I always do when I'm in London), Theatremonkey has a schedule overview on his website: www.theatremonkey.com/daybydayindex.htm |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 30, 2016 17:41:42 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'. What a lovely welcome to our International friends! I thought it was funny. Don't be so precious |
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Post by DuchessConstance on May 30, 2016 17:51:46 GMT
London doesn't have a 'fall'. Only if you go to the St James. |
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Post by Michael on May 30, 2016 17:58:15 GMT
What a lovely welcome to our International friends! I thought it was funny. Don't be so precious It fairly is if you actually know there's a difference - and what the difference is about. Don't know about the OP's schools, but here in Germany, BE is taught at schools. However, with all the American TV series, movies, books, younameit, it gets mixed up more and more so our English easily ends up being a mixture of both AE and BE as you automatically adopt AE words/phrases - mostly without even noticing. Furthermore, as a non-native speaker, you sometimes don't even know whether it's AE vs. BE - or just a different meaning and/or usage. Take heaven and sky as an example. I originally thought one was AE and the other BE (never knew witch which is which) until I accidentally found out it's neither and that heaven is used in a spiritual way ("heavenly father") and sky in a meteorological way ("the sky is blue") (in German, we only know one word, "Himmel"). |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2016 18:10:17 GMT
What a lovely welcome to our International friends! I thought it was funny. Don't be so precious Not precious. Just simple manners. |
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Post by Steve on May 30, 2016 18:14:12 GMT
I want to go to London some time this fall, but the event I thought I had to go to has been cancelled, so now I don't have that to determine when, so now I trying to figure that (and how long) out, and the best I can think of is to try optimising after the plays/shows (I'm mostly into musicals but am becoming more interested in plays) I can get to see If I was coming here, and I liked musicals, I'd want to visit the Southwark Playhouse, which has an excellent track record for brilliant musicals, in an intimate space, playing short runs. In the Fall (aka the Autumn), "Sideshow" is playing with a very promising cast from 21 October - 3 December 2016. If I was coming here, and I wanted to see a special play, I'd want to see John Hurt return to the stage in "The Entertainer," which also offers the opportunity to see Kenneth Branagh take on yet another role Laurence Olivier was famous for. The production runs at the Garrick Theatre from 20 August 2016 - 12 November 2016. Thus, I'd want to come to London between 21 October and 12 November, and I would look at the price of flights between those dates.  |
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Post by foxa on May 30, 2016 18:36:49 GMT
Also consider avoiding the school half term holidays (usually the last full week in October) as there are usually more people around and less offers on tickets. I was thinking like littlesally - avoid late October if possible - half-term for most schools in 2016 starts 22nd October this year and it can get crowded. But early/mid-October should be lovely. Check out the art galleries - the Tate will have a big Georgia O'Keefe exhibition then and there's bound to be something interesting at the V&A. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 30, 2016 18:45:28 GMT
I thought it was funny. Don't be so precious Not precious. Just simple manners. Yeah it should have had a smiley. Culturally educational for me. Rude, not for me |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 30, 2016 18:47:20 GMT
Also consider avoiding the school half term holidays (usually the last full week in October) as there are usually more people around and less offers on tickets. I was thinking like littlesally - avoid late October if possible - half-term for most schools in 2016 starts 22nd October this year and it can get crowded. But early/mid-October should be lovely. Check out the art galleries - the Tate will have a big Georgia O'Keefe exhibition then and there's bound to be something interesting at the V&A. I'm adding a theatre tour to the suggestions. National, Old Vic and Globe had good reviews when this was last discussed. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 31, 2016 10:04:54 GMT
Best theatre to tour is the Royal Opera House. Even if you hate ballet and opera it's stunning and the back stage facilities are so impressive
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2016 18:49:50 GMT
I was thinking like littlesally - avoid late October if possible - half-term for most schools in 2016 starts 22nd October this year and it can get crowded. But early/mid-October should be lovely. Check out the art galleries - the Tate will have a big Georgia O'Keefe exhibition then and there's bound to be something interesting at the V&A. I'm adding a theatre tour to the suggestions. National, Old Vic and Globe had good reviews when this was last discussed. Also the Palladium tour was very good I thought! Very interesting and got to see all aspects of the theatre |
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Post by grove on Jun 5, 2016 22:29:46 GMT
I thought it was funny. Don't be so precious It fairly is if you actually know there's a difference - and what the difference is about. Don't know about the OP's schools, but here in Germany, BE is taught at schools. However, with all the American TV series, movies, books, younameit, it gets mixed up more and more so our English easily ends up being a mixture of both AE and BE as you automatically adopt AE words/phrases - mostly without even noticing. Furthermore, as a non-native speaker, you sometimes don't even know whether it's AE vs. BE - or just a different meaning and/or usage. Take heaven and sky as an example. I originally thought one was AE and the other BE (never knew witch which is which) until I accidentally found out it's neither and that heaven is used in a spiritual way ("heavenly father") and sky in a meteorological way ("the sky is blue") (in German, we only know one word, "Himmel"). I live in Denmark (and have done so all my life), and the status here is much the same as what you describe. When I'm aware of the difference I try to use BE. I knew the word autumn, but have just used fall without any consideration. - And if there's a difference beyond fall being AE and autumn being BE I'd like to know, else I'll just avoid using "fall" from now on. And in danish we also have "himmel" which means both "sky" and "heaven" (we have the form "himmerige" (~= "the kingdom in heaven") that can only mean "heaven", but that's rarely used). - And completely off topic: Michael: I'm glad to see another Big Bang Theory fan! |
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Post by grove on Jun 5, 2016 22:43:44 GMT
Thanks for all the links. I'll try to check them out, but the thread firefingers pointed at, was close to what I imagined (I had just hoped for a more fancy layout)
And thanks to Steve for giving a specific suggestion, I hadn't hoped for that (I had decided that I didn't have the time - lack of time is also why I'm only getting back to this now - to provide you with enough details to make it worthwhile for you to guess what might interest me), but now that I got it I'll look at it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2016 22:52:54 GMT
This is the benefit of having a mix of indigenous and immigrant languages. Heaven is from the same root as the German himmel but became a more religious reference so the Norse word sky became the non religious term for it within a couple of hundred years. Without the Romans, Vikings, Normans, Anglo-saxons, Huguenots, Commonwealth and so on our language wouldn't be the all conquering supremely flexible instrument of communication that it is today.
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