A Christmas Carol - The Old Vic

Unlike Whatsonstage and the Daily Telegraph I wholeheartedly agree with the forum (and wickedgrin) with this production

An adaptation of A Christmas Carol that could be simplistic yet wildly imaginative with a cast driving the heart of the story along. Faithful to the book yet captured the spirit in ways I haven’t seen in previous adaptations

Like wickedgrin I thought a good deal of action was facing towards the majority of the audience at the front. In fact its only really in the second act when the in-the-round staging comes into its own.

The onstage seats aren't bad but only try them at a low/discounted price

Guess so if you value more what the critics think.

There have been a couple of mentions, but could someone please let me know which seats are available on Get Into London Theatre for the reduced prices?
I'm only able to buy in the public sale for it, so would be appreciated.

And if you're feeling ultra generous, the same info for The Birthday Party

Critics are writing to sell newspapers not theatre seats. Give yourself a treat my friend. Go see it and then make your own mind up. 

Thank you for all the positive posts, members; as a result I bit the bullet and saw this last night. I was already in London with a free evening and knew that as my route would be without trains for about 10 days soon, it might be my best chance.The best I could do was a stage stalls seat via Todaytix but at least the price came down slightly during the day as I baulked at the initial amount.

I did struggle to stay awake (not because the show - which is what it was in this version - wasn't engaging; quite the opposite) but enjoyed what I did see, and the free mince pie was a nice touch. I've never been able to read any Dickens, possibly both scarred by seeing tv adaptations as a child, when I hated the misery and cruelty depicted, and not liking his style. And I've never warmed to Rhys Ifans either. But this was accessible Dickens, albeit with huge liberties taken with the language and story.

Good thing I wasn't dozing off during the audience participation (minor for those who are concerned about this type of thing and some may not even consider it such), though the fact that the running time was under 2-and-a-half hours was certainly welcome. As with the Dylan/McPherson play/musical, the music really made this for me.

Really looking forward to this tomorrow afternoon...

Just come across this rather beautifully put together piece on the very first drawings of Ebenezer Scrooge, as described by Dickens himself, on BBC news online. (I like the scroll down feature which enlarges each illustration!) 

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_first_scrooge

Short notice but you can get £10 tickets for today's matinee with promo code MERRY

Loads of good seats in the stalls and stage stalls available.

Totally agree with all the positive comments on this one...absolutely loved it, I was up and teary eyed with the rest of them.

Never been to the Old Vic before and one thing I did notice is that this place smells nasty! Like pubs used to just after the smoking ban. I wonder if it is a result of the 'effect' they use which ends up getting the carpets a bit damp. If that's the case, the place is going to absolutely honk come January, they should stock up on febreeze now...

Really wanted to love this, and I did to start with but was very fed up with the way the story was mucked about with in the second half - only a good idea if you can improve on the original. But I did think Rhys was great!

Has anybody sat in row X (the front side rows) up in the Lilian Baylis circle for this production? I'm just trying to figure out how restricted the view is for this particular staging before buying tickets as a surprise for a family member. Thanks in advance!

Yes, it was charming.

Thank you for this... A chance to hear some of the lines and music again from this marvellous production, and a beautiful insight into these little actors’ minds. Out of the mouths of babes...