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Post by Being Alive on Mar 21, 2024 13:54:17 GMT
Considering Oz is getting out of most venues on a Saturday night and up for a show on Tuesday 3 days later, it's more than enough time.
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 21, 2024 18:18:11 GMT
It's not the get-in that will be the problem, but the get-out. You can't just take a wrecking ball to all that Grade II* listed concrete. 🙂
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 22, 2024 15:56:17 GMT
I just looked at the website. All tickets to all performances from £20.00!
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 22, 2024 16:59:46 GMT
I just looked at the website. All tickets to all performances from £20.00! I read that as all ticket (all seats) are £20! 😂
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 22, 2024 17:26:23 GMT
I just looked at the website. All tickets to all performances from £20.00! I read that as all ticket (all seats) are £20! 😂 Lol same
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 23, 2024 14:03:02 GMT
I just looked at the website. All tickets to all performances from £20.00! I read that as all ticket (all seats) are £20! 😂 But I managed to get a great seat in this morning’s Rush so I’ll be seeing this tonight following The Human Body this afternoon. Hope it’s a good as most of this thread suggests!
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Post by greatauntedna on Mar 23, 2024 14:20:03 GMT
I just looked at the website. All tickets to all performances from £20.00! I read that as all ticket (all seats) are £20! 😂 What else could it mean? They’ve always started at £20 though.
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 24, 2024 8:56:47 GMT
I read that as all ticket (all seats) are £20! 😂 What else could it mean? They’ve always started at £20 though. My over-optimistic bargain-loving brain simply omitted the ‘from’ when I first read the post that’s all.
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Post by BVM on Mar 24, 2024 10:14:41 GMT
What else could it mean? They’ve always started at £20 though. My over-optimistic bargain loving brain simply omitted the ‘from’ when I first read the post that’s all. I thought the same thing!
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Post by BVM on Mar 24, 2024 10:18:34 GMT
So was this planned to be open ended or planned to be limited run?
Semi rhetorical question as I guess nobody other than the producers know. Wonder how long cast were initially contracted for.
Anyway, I don't think this is selling nearly as badly as some online prophets of doom are decreeing. Advance seating plans for next few weeks look much healthier than Crazy For You ever did at same theatre! There are also no decent advance offers yet....
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Post by theatrefan62 on Mar 24, 2024 10:18:52 GMT
What else could it mean? They’ve always started at £20 though. My over-optimistic bargain loving brain simply omitted the ‘from’ when I first read the post that’s all. Same, plus I think as it was a new post I also assumed something had changed
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Post by punxsutawney on Mar 24, 2024 10:38:35 GMT
So was this planned to be open ended or planned to be limited run? Semi rhetorical question as I guess nobody other than the producers know. Wonder how long cast were initially contracted for. Anyway, I don't think this is selling nearly as badly as some online prophets of doom are decreeing. Advance seating plans for next few weeks look much healthier than Crazy For You ever did at same theatre! There are also no decent advance offers yet.... I think it was probably booked with the option to be open ended if advance sales looked strong, but guessing they weren't enough and it was quickly confirmed to be six months. Agreed that this will comfortably make the six months though, there will be empty seats but don't think it's going to be losing money hand over fist every performance like CFY seemed to be near the end of its run.
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Post by greatauntedna on Mar 24, 2024 10:38:47 GMT
My over-optimistic bargain loving brain simply omitted the ‘from’ when I first read the post that’s all. Same, plus I think as it was a new post I also assumed something had changed Yeah, it was the initial post I thought was peculiar!
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Post by BVM on Mar 24, 2024 11:29:13 GMT
So was this planned to be open ended or planned to be limited run? Semi rhetorical question as I guess nobody other than the producers know. Wonder how long cast were initially contracted for. Anyway, I don't think this is selling nearly as badly as some online prophets of doom are decreeing. Advance seating plans for next few weeks look much healthier than Crazy For You ever did at same theatre! There are also no decent advance offers yet.... I think it was probably booked with the option to be open ended if advance sales looked strong, but guessing they weren't enough and it was quickly confirmed to be six months. Agreed that this will comfortably make the six months though, there will be empty seats but don't think it's going to be losing money hand over fist every performance like CFY seemed to be near the end of its run. Totally agree! Been watching the seating plans as quite fancy an LWT decent seat dynamic pricing down on the day, but hasn't really kicked in yet (assume as no need....). Front central stalls pretty solidly priced currently!
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 24, 2024 11:53:53 GMT
As I mentioned above I got a Rush ticket for this yesterday - great seat in centre front block of the stalls. So pleased to finally see it after seeing so much positivity about it on here and elsewhere. I’ll avoid repetition by reading back through the thread ahead of posting in detail, but wow, I absolutely loved it. Will certainly be listening to the cast recording later (and probably needing to make a return visit at some point!).
The cast were uniformly outstanding, all so relatable and the casting team have done a brilliant job finding those who are both great singers AND actors. The set, the way they wove the three stories together, and the songs - just beautiful!
And in terms of ticket sales - granted last night was a Sat evening performance, but it was pretty full. The almost full house gave them a much-deserved standing ovation at the end. The actress playing Joy had even more tears in her eyes than I did.
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Post by Mark on Mar 24, 2024 12:30:20 GMT
So was this planned to be open ended or planned to be limited run? Semi rhetorical question as I guess nobody other than the producers know. Wonder how long cast were initially contracted for. Anyway, I don't think this is selling nearly as badly as some online prophets of doom are decreeing. Advance seating plans for next few weeks look much healthier than Crazy For You ever did at same theatre! There are also no decent advance offers yet.... It was announced as an “initial 6 month run”. Vague, yes, but it’s not a doomsday early closure. deadline.com/2023/04/olivier-award-standing-at-the-sky-edge-west-end-transfer-1235316107/
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 24, 2024 13:02:14 GMT
I think it was probably booked with the option to be open ended if advance sales looked strong, but guessing they weren't enough and it was quickly confirmed to be six months. Agreed that this will comfortably make the six months though, there will be empty seats but don't think it's going to be losing money hand over fist every performance like CFY seemed to be near the end of its run. Totally agree! Been watching the seating plans as quite fancy an LWT decent seat dynamic pricing down on the day, but hasn't really kicked in yet (assume as no need....). Front central stalls pretty solidly priced currently! You may do better via TodayTix - I got row G of the centre section on Rush yesterday, and having had a few practice runs in recent weeks, seats in that section have appeared fairly regularly.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Mar 24, 2024 16:02:48 GMT
So was this planned to be open ended or planned to be limited run? Semi rhetorical question as I guess nobody other than the producers know. Wonder how long cast were initially contracted for. Anyway, I don't think this is selling nearly as badly as some online prophets of doom are decreeing. Advance seating plans for next few weeks look much healthier than Crazy For You ever did at same theatre! There are also no decent advance offers yet.... The intention and hope was for a lengthy run. Gillian Lynne was/is aggressively looking for a hit with potential to be a long runner. They want the new Guys and Dolls. Sky's Edge is a great show but it underperformed compared to expectations. One of the Totoro leads told me yesterday that they're transferring to GL (not a scoop, that transfer has been mentioned here before) and GL wants it to run for six months minimum. Though personally I hope Totoro does well in the West End but not so well it runs for years, because I still have hopes that GL will take Tammy Faye back after the Broadway run.
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 24, 2024 18:28:11 GMT
Yes, I was a bit disappointed when I read about the Tammy Faye Broadway transfer as assumed that’d delay it opening in the West End. Hopefully in 2025?
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Post by theatregoer22 on Mar 29, 2024 1:07:22 GMT
Thought I'd dip my toes back into offering my thoughts on a show.
I've just got out of this evenings performance, my first time seeing this and I'm not sure if it was trying to be a concert or a play. The handheld mikes/mikes on a stand really took me out of the narrative elements each time they popped up. I also thought the songs were hit and miss - personally I loved the rock songs but wasn't so keen on some of the quieter ballads.
In terms of the narrative, I struggled to connect with it in the first half, then finally got into it in the second half until the problematic conclusion of one of the storylines (that I can see others have already picked up on). Also, having heard some of the rousing numbers earlier in the show, I was disappointed with the final number, which seemed very flat and left me thinking 'is that it.'
I was in the side stalls for £10 thanks to the NT's Friday Rush, which offered a great view 97%v of the time, with just a few moments where characters had their backs to me.
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Post by theatregoer22 on Mar 29, 2024 17:11:46 GMT
One observation I forgot to add to my previous post is that the theatre was so much busier than when I went to see Crazy for You.
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Post by showtoones on Mar 30, 2024 20:51:23 GMT
Who would you say are the main leads in this? Is it Joy, Rachel and Laura?
Just going on the West End covers Twitter, there seems to be a lot of people out today.
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Post by greeny11 on Mar 30, 2024 22:46:22 GMT
I was at the show this afternoon - understudy Poppy was the only noticeable one, all the other covers were in minor roles.
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Post by 141920grm on Mar 31, 2024 1:12:58 GMT
Who would you say are the main leads in this? Is it Joy, Rachel and Laura? Just going on the West End covers Twitter, there seems to be a lot of people out today. Jimmy, Joy, Harry, Rose, Poppy, Nikki, Connie
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Post by mrmushnik on Apr 5, 2024 0:39:37 GMT
Saw this tonight. Absolutely loved it. Doesn’t deserve to end in August. Thought all the cast were outstanding and Rob Hastie’s direction was impeccable. I’d say it was 90% full and received a spontaneous standing ovation.
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Post by showtoones on Apr 5, 2024 5:08:33 GMT
Does the box office do day seats day of for this production?
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Post by drmaplewood on Apr 5, 2024 8:22:12 GMT
Does the box office do day seats day of for this production? Don't think so but the NT Friday Rush is £10 and I got tickets 2 hours after they were made available the other week so think you'd be fine that route.
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Post by A.Ham on Apr 5, 2024 9:51:23 GMT
And there’s never any harm in politely asking and seeing what they say.
I’m sure I’ve seen and heard reports of bargain prices being offered, depending on availability and how busy / slow things are looking that day of course.
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Post by Marwood on Apr 6, 2024 21:55:19 GMT
Saw this tonight from row D of the stalls for £50 that I had booked a few weeks ago(no £20 seats on offer anywhere near where I was sitting when I looked yesterday, the seats next to mine were £90 so if anything was on offer at £20 it was possibly the seats upstairs and round the back where I doubt you could see which years the action was taking place in).
I’ve appreciated the work of Richard Hawley that he has done with the likes of Pulp and the Manic Street Preachers over the years rather than his own work (I saw him supporting Pulp in Dublin last year), I liked the first act but the second went on for far too long, and thought there was no need for a show like this to go on for three hours : refreshing to see a musical that isn’t just a jukebox for a couple of hours but I didn’t think it was that great.
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