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Post by fossil on Oct 20, 2021 13:41:23 GMT
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Post by fossil on Oct 19, 2021 13:09:10 GMT
If anyone booked via Rush tickets already. Could you share where in the auditorium are these seats placed and how hard was to get them? Thanks! If you have not managed to get a decent Rush ticket yet - TodayTix and SeatPlan have the front three rows of the stalls on sale for £35 for some performances over the next couple of weeks. I have just bagged a central row C seat at this price.
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Post by fossil on Oct 4, 2021 15:13:47 GMT
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Post by fossil on Sept 17, 2021 15:40:39 GMT
I can second Paul26 in thoroughly recommending this production. Sadly there were only about 24 of us in the audience on Wednesday but this did not seem to put that cast off at all and they gave hugely enjoyable enthusiastic performance.
It is a 15 minute walk from Highgate tube but I would recommend using the TFL Journey planner to plan the route if you are going on a Sunday in case of engineering works.
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Post by fossil on Sept 14, 2021 15:54:33 GMT
Several new productions added to NT At Home including Under Milk Wood.
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Post by fossil on Sept 9, 2021 10:35:38 GMT
Just received this email. More PwC tickets today:
TICKETS RELEASED FROM 12PM To celebrate the first week of the world premiere of Bess Wohl's Camp Siegfried, we're releasing a limited number* of PwC £10 Tickets and £20 tickets at 12 noon today for performances from 13–21 Sep (excluding 17 Sep).
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Post by fossil on Sept 8, 2021 13:23:27 GMT
Shame there doesn't seem to be any scope for NT Live to pick up the broadcast of this they had planned for last year. Unless I've missed something. If you access the bookings for 28th September on the Leopoldstadt web site there is a caption "This performance will be filmed for future broadcast"
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Post by fossil on Sept 4, 2021 12:57:09 GMT
Let me know if they reply you and also the email address you sent it to. There are many! I had the same problem, back of stage, great view but zero understanding of the dialoge. Six weeks on and I have not received a reply. I finally had a reply from the NT with an apology for the delay in responding. I had sent the email before I had managed to rebook but the person who had replied to me had taken the trouble to check my ticket record and seen that I had rebooked and has refunded the cost of the (more expensive) rebooked seat so I am now a much appeased customer. He did say that the sound team had worked on a system to amplify the sound in the new on stage seating. I hope they have managed to improve it since as the two following productions also have back stage seating.
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Post by fossil on Aug 25, 2021 9:39:29 GMT
I was in row F of the stalls in front the the stage on Tuesday (having been lucky enough to pick up a £36 return that morning) and suspect david is correct about this production needing you to be close to the action as from my vantage point closer to the stage I thought this was a very good production. This was the second time I had seen this production. I went to the matinee last Saturday and was seated in the second row of the stalls seats at the back of the stage. This was sold as a "restricted view" ticket. The only good thing about the seat was actually the excellent unrestricted view. Unfortunately for too much of the time this was an excellent view of the actors backs. The production was very much directed for the benefit of the audience to the front of the stage with only the occasional nugget directed to us poor folks at the back. Ok I thought, at least I can enjoy Dylan Thomas's dialogue. Not so. Although I could hear the actors, much of the dialogue was rendered unintelligible by the acoustics of the theatre at the back of the stage. My suspicion is that sound came back from the sound reinforcement speakers in the auditorium with a slight delay by the time it reached us, which had a muffling effect on the actors speech. I am only guessing - I am no sound engineer! On my second visit, sitting to the front of the stage, I could hear every word so it was definitely a problem with the theatre acoustics. It was a captioned performance so I had a go at following the words. Unfortunately the caption screen was positioned at too obtuse an angle to allow me to read it properly! I left the theatre feeling I had simultaneously attended and missed a really good production. I was so annoyed that, for the first time in 50 years of going to the National Theatre, I emailed a complaint to the National Theatre. I am so glad I was subsequently able to see (and hear) this production a few days later. I have been to a number of productions over the years where a director has not been sensitive to where all members of the audience were sitting, but last Saturday at the National was one of the worst examples I have encountered. Let me know if they reply you and also the email address you sent it to. There are many! I had the same problem, back of stage, great view but zero understanding of the dialoge. Six weeks on and I have not received a reply.
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Post by fossil on Aug 21, 2021 12:26:45 GMT
Just found an email from the Charing Cross Theatre that had gone into my spam folder:
Pippin special event next week: Talk Back with Mark Shenton and Stephen Schwartz! Plus - watch Magic To Do in full!
With Pippin continuing to wow audiences this summer, we are thrilled to announce a special event next week! Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz is travelling to London to see the production, and we will be hosting a special post-show Talk Back session with Mark Shenton on Tuesday 24 August. You won't want to miss this fascinating evening - so we're giving you a special discount!
Get best available tickets for only £25* including programme and a glass of bubbly with discount code PIPPINTALK25 via our website, phone or in person!
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Post by fossil on Aug 10, 2021 16:18:13 GMT
Just had a look at the official Leopoldstadt web site and it is showing excellent stall seats for tonight all at £29.50. For tomorrow the best stalls are £40 with the front row and row H and beyond at £29.50.
I cannot go this week but will certainly go next week if the deals are still available.
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Post by fossil on Jul 30, 2021 13:57:43 GMT
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Post by fossil on Jul 27, 2021 16:32:22 GMT
Did the tickets used to be that expensive during previous seasons?!? So well over half the auditorium is now sold at top price (£65) Yeah it was pretty expensive all over if I remember correctly. I got Q86/87 for £25 each if you want to compare prices for the same area now to see if anything's changed. For comparison I checked my Into The Woods tickets for 2009. Centre row F tickets, which I presume was top price for a Monday, were £40. According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £40 in 2009 would cost £54.87 in 2020 (it does not go up to 2021) so it would seem tickets have become a little more expensive over the years. Incidentally, it says that £65 would also equate to 28p or 5 shillings and 7 old pence (5s 7d) in 1599. As a balcony seat in the Globe theatre is reported to have cost 2d (less than 1p) then it was certainly cheaper to go to the theatre in Shakespeare's time. The toilets are better nowadays though.
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Post by fossil on Jul 22, 2021 11:27:24 GMT
Relatively painless priority booking today. about 50th in the queue which went down very rapidly. Olivier configuration is still "in the round" with seats at the back of the stage (which I would avoid if you want to hear the dialogue). None of the front (£20) seats were on sale.
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Post by fossil on Jul 22, 2021 8:58:16 GMT
Just looked at the Comedy of Errors on the Barbican website. Either the front row is all sold out or they are saving it for a lottery. No cheapies so I'll pass on this one. Day seats? The press release on the RSC web site says for this production that day seats will be available for £10.
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Post by fossil on Jul 16, 2021 13:23:59 GMT
Let me know if they reply you and also the email address you sent it to. There are many! I had the same problem, back of stage, great view but zero understanding of the dialoge. I sent my complaint to feedback@nationaltheatre.org.uk. I have had an auto-acknowledgement but no actual reply yet.
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Post by fossil on Jul 15, 2021 19:24:33 GMT
I did wonder if being closer to the stage or staged in a more intimate auditorium I would have been more engaged as a result? I was in row F of the stalls in front the the stage on Tuesday (having been lucky enough to pick up a £36 return that morning) and suspect david is correct about this production needing you to be close to the action as from my vantage point closer to the stage I thought this was a very good production. This was the second time I had seen this production. I went to the matinee last Saturday and was seated in the second row of the stalls seats at the back of the stage. This was sold as a "restricted view" ticket. The only good thing about the seat was actually the excellent unrestricted view. Unfortunately for too much of the time this was an excellent view of the actors backs. The production was very much directed for the benefit of the audience to the front of the stage with only the occasional nugget directed to us poor folks at the back. Ok I thought, at least I can enjoy Dylan Thomas's dialogue. Not so. Although I could hear the actors, much of the dialogue was rendered unintelligible by the acoustics of the theatre at the back of the stage. My suspicion is that sound came back from the sound reinforcement speakers in the auditorium with a slight delay by the time it reached us, which had a muffling effect on the actors speech. I am only guessing - I am no sound engineer! On my second visit, sitting to the front of the stage, I could hear every word so it was definitely a problem with the theatre acoustics. It was a captioned performance so I had a go at following the words. Unfortunately the caption screen was positioned at too obtuse an angle to allow me to read it properly! I left the theatre feeling I had simultaneously attended and missed a really good production. I was so annoyed that, for the first time in 50 years of going to the National Theatre, I emailed a complaint to the National Theatre. I am so glad I was subsequently able to see (and hear) this production a few days later. I have been to a number of productions over the years where a director has not been sensitive to where all members of the audience were sitting, but last Saturday at the National was one of the worst examples I have encountered.
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Post by fossil on Jul 13, 2021 13:14:04 GMT
When I saw it at the cinema there was no behind the scenes, it went straight into the show. The behind the scenes interviews were included at the end of the "Great Performances" TV screening of the show on PBS in the USA.
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Post by fossil on Jun 23, 2021 16:27:17 GMT
Cambridge Arts Theatre have just added several extra performances. These are all matinees. Good news for me as previously only evening performances were available which I was reluctant to book.
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Post by fossil on Jun 19, 2021 15:29:46 GMT
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Post by fossil on May 21, 2021 16:09:33 GMT
Priority booking registration is open: kitkat.clubLast time I saw Cabaret was in 2014 with Alan Cumming at Studio 54 on Broadway and it's going to be very hard to beat that! Try the Donmar 1993 Sam Mendes production... also with Alan Cumming. The full show can currently be viewed on YouTube.
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Post by fossil on Apr 21, 2021 8:56:20 GMT
Just received my replacement tickets. My three tickets were moved from centre row F to row J which is the front row of the left of centre rear block. A little disappointing but could have been worse. The seats show as a block of two on the plan but I guess that this was sensible allocation as the third seat is by an aisle so we will still be socially distanced and it means they can sell an extra ticket.
I note that our £25 over 60s tickets are priced at £35 this year.
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Post by fossil on Apr 18, 2021 16:52:17 GMT
Tickets for a limited number of dates are showing as for sale on the Open Air Theatre web site now. You can see from that what the seat groupings will be.
I was booked for Carousel last year. The last email I received was in May last year saying "You do not need to do anything. We have already transferred your original booking to the corresponding performance in 2021". My original three seats (F25,26,27) show on the new seating plan as in a group of four so I have to just hope we are reallocated to reasonable seats.
My sister had a booking for R&J seats F23-26 and has just had an email and been reallocated to C5-8.
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Post by fossil on Apr 13, 2021 8:41:40 GMT
The National Theatre will open in June. No details as to COVID precautions were listed. As part of remodelling the Olivier theatre as an in-the-round performance space, the front rows of the Stalls have been built as socially distanced bench seating. While these seats do not have arm rests, they have allocated seats, back-rests and are cushioned. The socially distanced capacity of the Olivier Theatre is just under 584 seats, consisting of socially-distanced seating for group sizes of 1-4 people. The socially distanced capacity of the Dorfman Theatre is 129 seats, consisting of socially-distanced seating for group sizes of 1-4 people. More information here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/help-centre/your-visit
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Post by fossil on Feb 24, 2021 10:32:12 GMT
Philip is just incredible - the best. He's also a lovely and genuine man. Forgive me for being nostalgic, but I do miss the 'glory days' - Quast, McCarthy, Corry, Janssens... even the likes of Secomb and Carpenter (both incredible, but a bit more recent). I have nothing against these talented youngsters coming in, but they're all so... young! I rarely go to see a show for its cast, but I can't remember the last time I was completely blown away or moved by a performer playing Javert. I feel they're always so shouty and angry - and young! Don't get me started on Michael Ball. I love him, but what on earth was that?! Do you think we'll ever see an 'older' performer take on the role again in the future? Even one of the aforementioned performers -- now wouldn't that be something special. Who is YOUR ultimate Javert? Looking forward to your replies. Hope everyone is well. WM76 Hi WM76 In case you missed it. I pasted a link to a really interesting long interview with PQ in the Performers thread.
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