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Post by showtoones on Aug 2, 2017 21:02:47 GMT
Well it all depends really. Does it involve plying me with gin before the show and during the interval for a start? Does it perhaps involve an inappropriate handsy manoeuvre on my behind in the queue for a program and a box of Maltesers? If the answers to those questions are 'no' and 'no' then I don't think I'd consider it. It would be too much of a risk. See Ryan, I was with you until you expected me to shell out for Maltesers you can get them for £1 in Sainsburys....But the rest of it...isn't that what we all do at the the-ate-re dahing? See I never got into Malteasers..give me a chunky Kit Kat and I'd do ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING you want in the cure for a 500 pound program (with free magnet).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 7:32:54 GMT
Can you do a return for 'half' a booking? If you bought 2 tickets, and can only use one? The wording on Ticketmaster isn't specific, but it seems to refer to the booking, as a whole, rather than the individual tickets, that could be returned. Yes you can, I did so for two friends who couldn't make the dates I panic bought. Bought 4 returned two. Yes- I thought about it and remembered actually returning 1 of 4 tickets bought a few years back when a friend of a friend let me down. Both were sold out/close to sold out shows so box office didn't have an issue taking it back as they knew they'd resell. Same with Hamilton I'd imagine as it'll be a long while before they're worried about not selling tickets. Sometimes it does take a bit of sweet talking Box Office but as long as you ring up and ask nicely it's surprising what 'rules' box office can bend (when in doubt ring again later and hope you get someone in a better mood haha)
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Post by pauln on Aug 3, 2017 17:44:54 GMT
I saw the show on Broadway but would love to see it in London as well. Is there any chance of canceled tickets popping up again? Ticketmaster doesn't tell...
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Post by daniel on Aug 4, 2017 11:12:48 GMT
I saw the show on Broadway but would love to see it in London as well. Is there any chance of canceled tickets popping up again? Ticketmaster doesn't tell... short answer - yes. Long answer - when someone returns tickets that they can no longer use, they get added to the website for resale. If you happen to be online at that specific moment, happy days! Also, when the initial batch of tickets went on sale, the final plans for the auditorium refurbishment were seemingly not finalised, so there may be additional seats released at some point. As to when, is anybody's guess!
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Post by dizzieblonde on Aug 4, 2017 13:08:44 GMT
I can't imagine it will be more than a month until they release the next lot of tickets - I'm certain that they were holding onto some tickets, when the original allocation was released. A lot of those tickets were probably prime ones, priced accordingly, but I think they'll release them in the next month or so, and they'll still sell out (of course)!
Opening night is only 4 months away, with previews even sooner. The theatre refurbishment must be at the stage where they know exactly what seating is going to be there. I know there's occasionally a few changes, especially with regards to disabled access seating, when these interior changes take place - so it may well be that certain accessible seats could change (more likely, some seats that weren't originally designated as accessible become such when the layout is tested, and they are placed on sale for that express purpose).
Anyone planning on taking their chances on the next allocation will have to be damn quick though - I expect the second wave release to have far fewer tickets available, and any there to be snapped up very, very quickly. The better chance will be to look for seats released for the post May 2018 period - advance booking for that period will surely be coming up very soon, but it'll be interesting to see the price structure for the new batch of seats.
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Post by Mark on Aug 4, 2017 13:23:22 GMT
We are a while off yet, but surely tickets will be available at the venue in the same sort of way cancellation tickets are available on Broadway? Probably the best way to see the show in previews without already having tickets
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Post by welsh_tenor on Aug 4, 2017 13:29:21 GMT
Do you mean like dayseats or a lottery? I didn't get any in the initial scrum... keep checking back online every few days but always says fully sold out!
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Post by Mark on Aug 4, 2017 13:31:34 GMT
Do you mean like dayseats or a lottery? I didn't get any in the initial scrum... keep checking back online every few days but always says fully sold out! No, I mean full price cancellations/returns/unused house seats. Like my one I got in New York for $469 😂😂 (hopefully a bit cheaper here)
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Post by singularsensation10 on Aug 4, 2017 17:08:29 GMT
I read there will be two lotteries - love this idea. Makes tickets much more accessible IMO. People prefer to do things last minute these days, and feel like they're getting a bargain. Thus lotteries are perfect.
Not sure about returns, I'm not sure how much of a thing that is here compared with NYC?
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Post by pauln on Aug 4, 2017 18:38:48 GMT
I saw the show on Broadway but would love to see it in London as well. Is there any chance of canceled tickets popping up again? Ticketmaster doesn't tell... short answer - yes. Long answer - when someone returns tickets that they can no longer use, they get added to the website for resale. If you happen to be online at that specific moment, happy days! Also, when the initial batch of tickets went on sale, the final plans for the auditorium refurbishment were seemingly not finalised, so there may be additional seats released at some point. As to when, is anybody's guess! Thank you for your answer! Is there any way to see ticket availability without having to click on every single performance? That'd save a lot of time.
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Post by daniel on Aug 4, 2017 21:26:35 GMT
short answer - yes. Long answer - when someone returns tickets that they can no longer use, they get added to the website for resale. If you happen to be online at that specific moment, happy days! Also, when the initial batch of tickets went on sale, the final plans for the auditorium refurbishment were seemingly not finalised, so there may be additional seats released at some point. As to when, is anybody's guess! Thank you for your answer! Is there any way to see ticket availability without having to click on every single performance? That'd save a lot of time. Sadly I don't think there is, it's a right pain in the Arsenal...however it might be worth giving Ticketmaster's call centre a call, they might have a faster way of seeing general availability across multiple dates?
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 8, 2017 21:20:54 GMT
Let the guessing begin!!
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Post by charliec on Aug 8, 2017 21:23:06 GMT
Sensible brain says Lin-Manuel Miranda will be performing in the LA production but fantasy brain is shouting MIXTAPE VOL2, the filmed recording of the OBC at the cinemas, Lin in London Ham!
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Post by lynette on Aug 9, 2017 13:15:44 GMT
Advice please. When I booked I paid with cc of course but this will be out of date by the end of this year. How do I update the cc? I can't even remember the website I booked through, didn't make a note of it. Anyone direct me, ta?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 13:17:43 GMT
All bookings for this show went through TicketMaster, so all queries should go through them here: help.ticketmaster.co.uk/ (they handily have a little Hamilton box right there on the front page!).
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Post by lynette on Aug 9, 2017 14:07:22 GMT
Ta my dearie
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Post by lynette on Aug 9, 2017 14:16:48 GMT
All done thanks. Avoided possible panic when arriving with new cc not one used to order with!
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Post by dizzieblonde on Aug 9, 2017 17:16:13 GMT
Why are they stating the date in the US format, if this is about the UK show? Surely, for a UK audience (and if the tweet was being written by the UK production team), they would use 11/08/2017? That's the thing that's throwing me - a UK specific announcement, made by the UK crew, wouldn't have the date listed that way. Very odd!
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Post by daniel on Aug 9, 2017 17:17:33 GMT
Why are they stating the date in the US format, if this is about the UK show? Surely, for a UK audience (and if the tweet was being written by the UK production team), they would use 11/08/2017? That's the thing that's throwing me - a UK specific announcement, made by the UK crew, wouldn't have the date listed that way. Very odd! I think it's a US announcement if I'm not mistaken?
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Post by dizzieblonde on Aug 9, 2017 17:19:57 GMT
Why are they stating the date in the US format, if this is about the UK show? Surely, for a UK audience (and if the tweet was being written by the UK production team), they would use 11/08/2017? That's the thing that's throwing me - a UK specific announcement, made by the UK crew, wouldn't have the date listed that way. Very odd! I think it's a US announcement if I'm not mistaken? That would make sense - I highly doubt it's related to the UK production. And yes, the LA show is the likeliest possibility - that date is the first day of previews there, isn't it?
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 9, 2017 17:21:57 GMT
Ah yes, apologies, it's definitely a U.S announcement, or at least an announcement being made by the U.S team - the UK twitter handle is @hamiltonwestend, but seeing as this is the only thread for Hamilton that began before the London production was formally announced and it seems to encompass discussion about both, I figured this was the best place to put it!
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Post by stuartmcd on Aug 9, 2017 17:22:58 GMT
Yeah this is an American announcement and coincides with the first night of the show in L.A
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Post by dizzieblonde on Aug 9, 2017 17:34:37 GMT
Ah yes, apologies, it's definitely a U.S announcement, or at least an announcement being made by the U.S team - the UK twitter handle is @hamiltonwestend, but seeing as this is the only thread for Hamilton that began before the London production was formally announced and it seems to encompass discussion about both, I figured this was the best place to put it! Thanks, I hadn't noticed it wasn't the London specific twitter handle, and posting it on here seemed to indicate it was about the UK production. Never mind, so I guess, no new info for the London show recently?
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 11, 2017 13:08:47 GMT
Oh...the news is an app...maybe more news to come?
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Post by ali973 on Aug 11, 2017 13:36:11 GMT
meh..so what is it? I'd rather someone young and not as sleepy as I am figure it out and tell us what it's about rather than download it and find out myself.
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