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Post by spathzthecat on Jul 3, 2022 12:54:26 GMT
Cats in Vienna closed as well I see
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Post by danb on Jul 3, 2022 13:39:42 GMT
I'm just going off day seats and how easy it is to get excellent stall seats at £25. It's how pretty much every I know has seen it. You maybe right of course but compared to other shows top seats seem easy to come by, possibly the easiest of all west end shows Apologies. I meant pre-booking rather than day seats. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2022 14:26:44 GMT
Cats in Vienna closed as well I see I'm not sure it was ever planned to be a long-runner. It's not uncommon in Europe for musicals to play seasons, running from September to July, and this has had three seasons now since September 2019 (albeit not all full seasons due to lockdowns), which is a good run. (Incidentally, it was the same set as the Paris revival, which only ran for one season, from Oct 2015 to July 2016.) Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame opens in the same theatre in September. |
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Post by viserys on Jul 3, 2022 14:27:11 GMT
Cats in Vienna closed as well I see That was always a limited run. The theatres play from autumn to next spring, then close for the summer break. It's extremely rare for a show to be extended for a second year. And of course Vienna was also blighted by the very long Covid closures which much stricter rules and longer closures in winter than in London. |
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Post by Jon on Jul 3, 2022 21:21:32 GMT
A show doesn't need to sell out every performance to make a profit.
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Post by sph on Jul 3, 2022 21:45:24 GMT
A show doesn't need to sell out every performance to make a profit. No but it needs to sell a large number of seats at full price. If a show is busy, but with heavily discounted tickets, it will still be struggling to break even. |
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Post by anthony on Jul 3, 2022 22:09:53 GMT
Cats in Vienna closed as well I see Ronacher (and Raimund) doesn't have shows in indefinite runs. Hunchback was announced a while ago, so I don't think Cats closing means anything. iirc, its initial run was extended due to Covid, after opening in 2019. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 4, 2022 23:49:48 GMT
I would think The Drifters Girl wouldn’t play that long as well and I be surprised if it see 2023.
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Post by venoose on Jul 5, 2022 8:41:19 GMT
I would think The Drifters Girl wouldn’t play that long as well and I be surprised if it see 2023. It’ll be interesting to see how the show fares without Beverley, although she has strongly hinted that she’ll be returning to the Drifters Girl at some point, but I guess that doesn’t necessarily mean in the west end. |
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Post by A.Ham on Jul 5, 2022 13:37:08 GMT
I really hope Drifters Girl can keep going without Beverley. Yes she’s amazing in it and I’d assume her name helps sell tickets, but the four male leads are all incredible and deserving of a continued run - even if only to reach the 1 year point when I assume contracts end/renew.
Having said that I’ve been seeing pretty hefty discounted offers for it for July dates, but they were doing offers when Beverley was still in it, and of course as this thread points out, pretty much every show is discounting at the moment.
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Post by fiyero on Jul 6, 2022 11:02:03 GMT
I really hope Drifters Girl can keep going without Beverley. Yes she’s amazing in it and I’d assume her name helps sell tickets, but the four male leads are all incredible and deserving of a continued run - even if only to reach the 1 year point when I assume contracts end/renew. Having said that I’ve been seeing pretty hefty discounted offers for it for July dates, but they were doing offers when Beverley was still in it, and of course as this thread points out, pretty much every show is discounting at the moment. I know there are plenty of covers too but a cast of 6 and small band must keep running costs down. Not the most desirable theatre either (not like Adelphi which always seems to have vultures circling). |
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