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Post by fiyero on Apr 10, 2024 8:54:14 GMT
And it clarifies that both ticketholders must qualify in their own right, so 2 Blue Light Cards, 1 under 30 and one blue light card etc... Huh. Wonder how they're verifying this. I have no intention of seeing this trash, but was going to use my blue light card to book for a friend. Asking to see the blue light card on arrival (or proof of age, teacher-ness etc...)
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Post by fiyero on Apr 10, 2024 8:23:15 GMT
And it clarifies that both ticketholders must qualify in their own right, so 2 Blue Light Cards, 1 under 30 and one blue light card etc...
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Post by fiyero on Apr 9, 2024 20:16:12 GMT
First 4 letters were correct. Tell us more?! As posted above, it's going to CHICago instead of CHICester
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Post by fiyero on Apr 9, 2024 18:54:15 GMT
No Chichester transfer either then First 4 letters were correct.
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Post by fiyero on Apr 2, 2024 16:36:08 GMT
As long as it is bright, loud and about trains I think I'll be happy. Starlight Express is definitely not a museum piece that should be performed unchanged! I've only seen touring versions so know others will have an opinion but after seeing how Newsies used the space I am hoping for great spectacle. I'm also excited for young talent on stage, this isn't the same as seeing a 20 year old playing Jean Valjean!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 28, 2024 15:52:06 GMT
Criteria has changed for the £25 tix it seems. Both ticket holders need to fit the criteria (previously your +1 could be anyone if you weren't going based on age), and Key Workers now defined as those eligible for a Blue Light Card (no mention of teachers/shop workers anymore). That sucks. Not that I had much chance of getting tickets, presale was hard enough
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Post by fiyero on Mar 28, 2024 10:54:13 GMT
Just announced to be opening at the Gillian Lynne for 4 weeks from 15 August with Aston Merrygold and the Vivienne. Presale 27 March 10am On sale 28 March 10am Thanks for the heads up. I booked some tickets for the family. Pretty good seats in the stalls for £20. I realise it's probably not going to be the level of Lion king/Wicked/Frozen etc. but it's getting harder and harder to find shows for the kids once you've seen the usual suspects. I've gone for a pair of £20 ones. Hope they don't mess up the sightlines too much, I can see a lot off sale too!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 27, 2024 14:10:30 GMT
Hopefully it's a bad photo, but they all look way too old. I say this with love but seeing the shot of Cady I'd assume she was playing the teacher not the student.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 27, 2024 14:07:47 GMT
Very oddly there is one Kenwright-show which is very cagey about letting the public know when covers are on - even when it is an alternate on fixed days. Whereas many of the fans would travel specifically to see the sudden cover performing if it was announced beforehand. It's also a show which is not fully hinged on a huge star or anything, so the not being upfront about it seems odd. Tell me it's not true?! It is odd, as posted above I travelled to Eastbourne (about 3 hours on 2 trains) just to see the alternate in another show! Not sure why they keep such secrets
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Post by fiyero on Mar 24, 2024 21:25:28 GMT
On my way home from this. It’s seat filling again which made for an interesting audience. This was a lot more powerful than I expected. The premise interested me and I knew it wouldn’t be a fun romp but the trigger warnings are very much deserved! (And possibly don’t go far enough). Only 80 minutes but Charithra never leaves the stage. This ‘one girl’ play packs a punch
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Post by fiyero on Mar 23, 2024 20:06:10 GMT
Do we think theatres should do more to ensure audience members (who wish to know) are better informed of which cast they see? That's why I started the thread! It wasn't about refunds if actor X isn't on, but making sure I can praise actor Y if they are covering!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 22, 2024 12:07:28 GMT
The secrets are like my experience at Woking, the sign was on a clipboard under the counter in the cloakroom. Not exactly a notification if it took 3 staff to find it for me! I was sat in the upper circle and with the costumes and hair being the same I probably wouldn't have identified that we had a different Nadeem from sight alone. I could tell we had a different Hassan as they have quite different builds! I would have hated if I'd gone on X and said how Matthew had played the role a bit different tonight then found out it wasn't actually him! I know there were signs in the evening when even more covers were on (and I'm sure smashing their parts too!) I wonder who it actually is that puts them up, I went Tuesday night (19th) at Woking and there was a free standing A4 sign next to the door for the rear and front stalls (next to where the runtime was listed) but didn’t go to the upper levels. It was also the cover for Nadeem then so I’m surprised they didn’t just leave it up! Is it the responsibility of FOH or Stage Management? I’m not sure The sheets seemed to be in a pre-show briefing type pile with what looked like timesheets etc... so not sure who prints them but definitely with FoH to display. I didn't look on the way out to see if they were up or not but saw a tweet showing the 4 cover one was up in the evening.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 22, 2024 10:05:56 GMT
but.. but… we’ve only covered understudies, alts, and covers in this thread, where are the secrets?? i came here for the secrets! The secrets are like my experience at Woking, the sign was on a clipboard under the counter in the cloakroom. Not exactly a notification if it took 3 staff to find it for me! I was sat in the upper circle and with the costumes and hair being the same I probably wouldn't have identified that we had a different Nadeem from sight alone. I could tell we had a different Hassan as they have quite different builds! I would have hated if I'd gone on X and said how Matthew had played the role a bit different tonight then found out it wasn't actually him! I know there were signs in the evening when even more covers were on (and I'm sure smashing their parts too!)
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 22:03:01 GMT
The workshop was about 1:40 Bloody hell they really have butchered it then. What was taken out to reduce the running time so much? At the time I put it down to no set, scenery, costumes etc... my knowledge isn't good enough to compare song for song. But I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. A great fun 1:40 plus interval would be better than longer but not getting anything more if that makes sense. I have only seen tours and the workshop, never the London version to compare to.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 20:51:45 GMT
LW Theatres website states: Est 2 hours (including 20 mins interval). I agree that seems very short. How long was it at the Victoria Apollo?!? The workshop was about 1:40
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 18:47:52 GMT
Woking again for I Should Be So Lucky matinee. I'd seen on Twitter that covers were on so asked if there was a cast board, then specifically if any covers on. Was told they didn't think any were as there would be a sign by the door. A supervisor said 2 were on when pushed and found the signs on a clipboard. They obviously hadn't bothered to put them up. There was an announcement though so people would at least have had some notification if they cared!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 18:29:38 GMT
I got a cheap circle pillar seat, sat there for groundhog Day so know what I'm getting E34? if so, I sat there last night. Nothing restricted about that view is there? Pillar intrudes on about 5% of the action. C26 but I'll remember your recommendation.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 10:05:14 GMT
good the cheap stalls ticket with the pillar so happy with that I got a cheap circle pillar seat, sat there for groundhog Day so know what I'm getting
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Post by fiyero on Mar 20, 2024 8:33:50 GMT
Not sure what I've booked but I've booked. Love Anna and don't hate James.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 18, 2024 12:39:43 GMT
This is slightly off topic but show that signs and announcements wouldn't have a big impact on behavior! I was at Marwell zoo yesterday. They have a lovely big tropical house that you walk through in a zig-zag. It is one-way. This was strictly enforced during covid but yesterday I noticed so many going the 'wrong' way inside. It irked me, I wondered if it had changed. It hadn't. By the exit door was a massive no entry sign on a fence you had to awkwardly walk around to get in that way and on the way to that a massive EXIT sign and smaller writing directing you to the entrance. So many people were ignoring it!! One family even commented on the people coming out going the wrong way when they were the ones going the wrong way!
Whatever you do people will think it doesn't apply to them!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 15, 2024 20:57:23 GMT
I really don't get running out of programmes. Surely the markup is big enough to risk over-ordering?
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Post by fiyero on Mar 15, 2024 9:42:59 GMT
This post: We had some very upset performers in another thread recently due to them being misidentified on stage. Can discussion about who is/isn’t on include your source of information please. If theatres are not displaying correct information that’s down to them. If you guess and get it wrong that’s down to you so please don’t. Thank you. Reminded me of a big bug bear of mine, not knowing who is on. This was in the MJ thread where what you think is the cast-board is really just the normal cast list like you'd see in the programme. It is is right by an entrance door and you feel in the way waiting for it to rotate. I only noticed it wasn't a cast board when I studied my photo of it. Same at Moulin Rouge (unless its changed recently) where there is the normal cast list then a rotation to covers on today. Not defending it but you can see why a performer would be misidentified when management (at some level) seem to be keeping it a secret that they are on! I am someone who sees shows multiple times and am always keen to see covers and alternates. I have seen a few smashing their cover debuts too, just by chance. But I hate how hard it is to find out. I saw School of Rock at Woking, no cast board and I asked if there were any covers, nobody knew. Alternate Dewey was on. I saw Jersey Boys in Eastbourne (quite a trek!) Went specifically to see the alternate Frankie and saw a sign saying the 1st cover was on. Oh well, always a gamble. The alternate I wanted to see was actually on, just an old sign hadn't been taken down. Les Miserables (before the original run closed), I asked if any covers were on - was told none were. Heard an announcement but the audience were so LOUD I couldn't hear who for so spent act 1 guessing until Gavroche came on and was clearly an adult female rather than a child boy (She was brilliant too!) So what rights do we have? In the good old days there would have been a slip in the programme. Now it seems some shows have no slip, no sign and no announcement! It isn't always easy to identify who you are seeing visually!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 13, 2024 14:07:44 GMT
...I was told that the Company Manager doesn't listen, doesn't wait for clearance and starts the show regardless. ... What an awful person he/she sounds if true. As you can see from my post above, Saturday's show started just 1 minute after the advertised time, not even the usual 3 or 4 minutes to allow for the majority of latecomers. It's really not fair on women stuck in the queue -- it's hardly their fault if facilities are inadequate -- and people already seated who have to stand up to let people in when they're trying to watch the show. Even the men's are inadequate. The one I usually use is tiny with no cubicles, my friend needed a cubicle and gave up before the show! I also noticed the 5 minute call went at 10 minutes to curtain so they were obviously trying to get everyone to sit down!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 13, 2024 9:27:29 GMT
I booked when it went on sale for June. I almost can't wait to see it now if it's still on! I did the same! I have to say, I'm watching eagerly to see if my date actually goes forward. Judging by reviews, though, I won't be too disappointed if it doesn't (though I recognise it will hurt for the cast and crew!) as I can see a different show in that time. I'm also wondering if I need a plan B. This followed by Mean Girls in the evening was going to be a weird enough day already!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 12, 2024 12:36:30 GMT
Is there a pause in between the 2nd/3rd act? Yes. You can’t do much more than stand up in it though. I think it came with about 1hr to go. I didn't notice a pause on Saturday, not like ones I have seen in the opera anyway. Was it so short it passed me by or had I nodded off in the nice warm theatre by then?
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Post by fiyero on Mar 10, 2024 18:09:51 GMT
I’m helping my friend book. How is AA for legroom and sight lines? Legroom is more important for him. Legroom is fantastic in AA - I'm 6'0 and could stretch my legs out in front of me with room to spare. Sightlines are good - depending how tall they are they might need to do a bum clench and lift themself a couple of inches to see MJ's shoes (particularly for the first moonwalk). Having sat there, I don't think I would sit anywhere else. A warning though, it is VERY loud in those seats. In built speakers flank the edge of the stage at head height and hidden subwoofers sit beneath these. The seats shake with the force of it. The scene and set changes are seamless and this is particularly wonderful to witness in the second half. Thank you so much! He has booked. I’m hoping he loves it and we’ll both go later in the year!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 10, 2024 10:26:03 GMT
Saw MJ Saturday night. Absolutely sensational. A fantastic show. Really slick and the sound was out of this world. Possibly the easiest five stars I've ever given. I'm not a huge MJ fan but came away feeling like I had learnt a little more about his influences and creative process. I was sat in row AA so whilst it was a lively audience, I was so immersed in the show that I didn't really notice the odd shout out. The subwoofers actually shake the floor - Thriller was off-the-scale brilliant. So many highlights. I’m helping my friend book. How is AA for legroom and sight lines? Legroom is more important for him.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 9, 2024 8:41:05 GMT
How are the £20 side stalls tickets? Is the view really restricted? If you have time to spare on a Friday, you can buy a £10 ticket on the National Theatre website, under their Friday Rush process. The link goes up between 12.30pm and 1pm, so it's worth getting online at 12.30pm and joining the queue as soon as you see the link to click. Then from 1pm you'll be let in when it's your turn and you may get a better seat than the side seats. Friday Rush is for the upcoming Monday to Saturday. However it's good to hear reports that the side seats are decent at the ordinary price of £20 - I've just looked at the 'seat view' on the LWTheatres sound and it looks more than fine. I got row H in the central block through this. Queue took quite a while and a warning popped up saying all the seats at the main NT shows were sold out so I guess more go for those or more are offered for this? I only looked at the performance I wanted but a few seats to pick from too.
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Post by fiyero on Mar 8, 2024 12:40:49 GMT
I hate that I am in Paris in September and January and this is on in the middle!
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Post by fiyero on Mar 8, 2024 12:13:34 GMT
More tickets released across all (or lots at least) performances including £29.50 at the sides. I've gone for one in the front of the rear block, near £77 seats so hopefully not too bad (I didn't want to sit right at the back when this went on sale!)
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