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Post by martello736 on Nov 11, 2018 7:54:21 GMT
Has anyone come up with a way to get your card not to work on their machines so you have to go to the box office and get a paper ticket yet?
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2018 8:28:56 GMT
No, but a plan is hatching ready for my December visit 😂
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 8:36:42 GMT
My seat wasn’t transported back in time to the appropriate historical period. I heard premium ticket holders get time travel. This is discrimination.
In other news I was at Porters on Friday (The bar in Cardiff LMM was hanging out at the musical sing alongs for) and heard the WORST Hamilton cover to date. There’s a life lesson in that somewhere...
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2018 10:25:39 GMT
Given that my entire family freaked out when I couldn’t find my driving licence in the queue last time (I’d put it in my phone case for supposed safekeeping!) I don’t think that their nerves would cope with staged printed ticket wheezes!
But If for instance I ordered a new credit card, and forgot about it on the day, do I get frog-marched aggressively to the box office (after being waterboarded), or is it quite common?
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Post by shady23 on Nov 11, 2018 10:35:38 GMT
If you get a new credit card, just bring the old one with you (that you booked with) and swipe the old card. I had no problems.
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2018 13:53:35 GMT
But I want problems Shady23...so that we get proper tickets. Do keep up 😂
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 16:35:17 GMT
Given that my entire family freaked out when I couldn’t find my driving licence in the queue last time (I’d put it in my phone case for supposed safekeeping!) I don’t think that their nerves would cope with staged printed ticket wheezes! But If for instance I ordered a new credit card, and forgot about it on the day, do I get frog-marched aggressively to the box office (after being waterboarded), or is it quite common? If you are a premium ticket holder they will roll out the red carpet for you. If you are a regular plebeian... you don't want to know.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 16:54:54 GMT
In my next life I hope to come back reincarnated as a paper Hamilton ticket in order to be the envy of all.
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2018 18:12:10 GMT
Given that my entire family freaked out when I couldn’t find my driving licence in the queue last time (I’d put it in my phone case for supposed safekeeping!) I don’t think that their nerves would cope with staged printed ticket wheezes! But If for instance I ordered a new credit card, and forgot about it on the day, do I get frog-marched aggressively to the box office (after being waterboarded), or is it quite common? If you are a premium ticket holder they will roll out the red carpet for you. If you are a regular plebeian... you don't want to know. Unfortunately we are scrubbers of the highest order, spread out over two end of rows in the front stalls. I don’t care about missing bits of stage as long as I get a cardboard ticket to misplace and not care about two days later. I considered Premium Seats, but don’t have space for the free Rolls Royce that you get, so made do with ‘just’ £75 tickets 😂
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Post by fiyero on Nov 12, 2018 11:01:04 GMT
Has anyone come up with a way to get your card not to work on their machines so you have to go to the box office and get a paper ticket yet? Bring the wrong card.
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Post by abitoftap on Nov 21, 2018 9:23:57 GMT
Absolutely gorgeous:
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Post by ellie1981 on Nov 21, 2018 11:12:00 GMT
Oh God, I’m already going for the new cast day but I couldnt resist when I saw a bunch of Row B stalls open up for 27th November. I just wanted to see the original cast one last time (no pun intended).
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Post by stuart on Nov 21, 2018 19:00:26 GMT
Do we know what the cast performed at the Royal Variety? I was hoping they’d do Yorktown to try and sell the show a little bit more but it looks like Jamael and Rachel were in their opening costumes when they met Harry and Meghan so presume it will be Alexander Hamilton again.
I also thought they might have had a King George appearance given the occasion.
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Post by carmella1 on Nov 21, 2018 20:29:10 GMT
The show needs to be "sold" more?? Looks full all the time.
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Post by ellie1981 on Nov 21, 2018 20:42:06 GMT
They need to announce the extension first if they want to “sell” it to more people who haven’t yet heard much about it.
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Post by carmella1 on Nov 21, 2018 22:05:04 GMT
Not being sarcastic, well only a little, but I think its pretty well known.
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Post by stuart on Nov 21, 2018 22:50:09 GMT
The show needs to be "sold" more?? Looks full all the time. They need to announce the extension first if they want to “sell” it to more people who haven’t yet heard much about it. To clarify, I meant “sell” as in “showcase” the show a little bit more as Alexander Hamilton is the song that they did at the Oliviers and appears on all of the Spotify/Apple Music Musical playlists when it’s not actually the best representation of the show. I’m still obsessed with the show but when I mention Hamilton to people there’s still quite a lack of knowledge around what it actually is. Apart from the Oliviers, it hasn’t really had a showcase for the British public.
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Post by ellie1981 on Nov 22, 2018 6:16:19 GMT
I agree too. My Shot, Helpless and Yorktown would have been far better to perform to give a representation of the show without giving away any plot, and still using all of the cast. It makes no sense to do the same song as they did at the Oliviers.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2018 0:49:10 GMT
I beat the jetlag to make my final visit before cast change tonight (unless I win the lottery or am crazy enough to try the returns queue next week), and as a result finally saw practically the full cast for the first time since my first visit in previews! Only a couple of ensemble were off, all the main cast were on.
It was interesting how my view on Giles' performance has changed after seeing Sifiso multiple times since - the latter's version of Burr has grown on me and I think I now prefer Sifiso to Giles. Giles seemed to be rushing quite a bit tonight, though I did appreciate a lot of the subtleties in his performance, especially when he is in the background.
I still struggle to understand Jason sometimes as Jefferson and most of the time as Lafayette. The rest of the leads are still as good as always - Rachelle in particular continues to add further layers to Eliza.
But for me the best people on stage were the ones who are leaving - Mike Jibson has added a few more eccentricities as the King since last I saw him; Obioma continues to utterly command the stage and bring the house down with One Last Time; and every time I think Rachel can't get any better, she does. There were more layers to Angelica tonight, and a bit more sass. The latter two especially will be sorely missed in my opinion and I can't wait to see what they do next.
I tried deliberately to watch the ensemble as much as possible as well - all were wonderful and from a central grand circle seat (C19 - utter bargain at £37.50 as the safety rail doesn't cause any issues whatsoever - best seat I've had in 5 visits!) I was able to fully appreciate the spectacle and intricacies of the choreography.
The incoming cast have a lot to live up to!
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Post by drmaplewood on Nov 26, 2018 9:16:19 GMT
Pretty sure I know the answer to this but I'm going for the 2nd time this evening and I forgot to bring my passport. I can go home after work and dash back but just in case, has anyone ever had luck getting in without official ID? I have an NUS card with my photo but assume this won't be enough. Any help appreciated.
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Post by theatrefan77 on Nov 26, 2018 10:27:19 GMT
I've seen it 5 times and they never asked for my ID. They just checked the email and credit card. Once I even forgot it at home, but they didn't even asked for it. But even if they do ask you I don't think you'll have any problems if you have the email and credit card. They have lots of people to get into the theatre and they want to do it quickly and smoothly.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 11:01:43 GMT
I didn't even have the card at the weekend as I changed banks ages ago and completely forgot about the booking! They just checked my ID and email confirmation, so it does seem as if two of the three is sufficient.
As a bonus I also got a proper ticket as I had to go to the box office!
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Post by drmaplewood on Nov 26, 2018 11:33:53 GMT
Thanks guys, I'll take a risk!
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Post by jamb0r on Nov 26, 2018 13:24:31 GMT
On the flip side, out of the 4 times I’ve been they asked to see all 3 items every time. I guess it just depends who you interact with on the door.
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Post by sophie92 on Nov 26, 2018 14:08:11 GMT
On the flip side, out of the 4 times I’ve been they asked to see all 3 items every time. I guess it just depends who you interact with on the door. Yeah, I’ve been 7 times and the most recent visit was the only time I wasn’t asked for ID - I don’t know if it’s because I went in a bit later than all the other times, or if they’d just always been more vigilant door staff before.
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