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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 10, 2016 13:19:30 GMT
Personally I take their advertising at face value and so expect to get in for a threepenny bit.
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 8, 2016 11:32:10 GMT
I quite enjoyed this. Wouldn't mind seeing it again.
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 7, 2016 9:14:11 GMT
I also liked it. So obviously some diverse views!
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 5, 2016 11:13:34 GMT
Hey, don't diss King Lear With Sheep! That was highly entertaining :-P I heard it wasn't baaaaaddddd. And that the baaaard would have liked it. I'll get me (sheepskin) coat. Was the acting a bit woollen?
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 4, 2016 21:53:14 GMT
Oooh - see what I did? Posted my first spoiler!!! #theatreboardgeek
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 4, 2016 16:27:20 GMT
Saw this and while I largely agree with mallardo, it felt too short to me, well played though it is. In a way that is a good sign that I wanted more! My only criticism is on direction. I was not convinced the director had thought well enough about how the audience would view the space. A large pillar and the space heading round a corner raised sight line issues and the start of the play has the Joe McGann character sit on a TV in front of the audience for several minutes blocking their view of the action (there was some switching seats and shuffling to try to get round this!).
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 4, 2016 16:16:44 GMT
I feel so sorry for this production. The advance sales are so bad they have take the balcony off sale until Saturday next week. The issue is with their pricing, it's bonkers. They need to look at Show Boat, Bend It, I Can't Sing and many others which closed early...not enough people are prepared to pay top whack for brand new shoes they know nothing about. If they'd done early bookers discounted pricing (this was enough to get me to book Aladdin), or cheaper tickets for the first few weeks to get people in, or even kept the top price around the £65 rather than £75, they may have found themselves a little busier. Totally agree. Except the top price is even higher! Currently it is 25p less than £100 and it will go up to £127.25 next week! An earlier post mentioned the balcony is not for sale for the next week, but it is now back on sale again (for a couple of performances I checked at least). I've already seen this and had a great time. It would be a shame if pricing caused this production to fail.
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 4, 2016 13:20:10 GMT
There does seem to be genuine puzzlement on those FB reviews as to why anyone would go to a musical and not sing along. I suppose until someone explains it, you don't know. Let's see what happens if/when Frozen opens at the Palladium!
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 4, 2016 12:50:11 GMT
Well tonight is press night (early start at 6.30), so it will be interesting to see those reviews roll in. I'm heading there tomorrow.
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 3, 2016 16:13:44 GMT
It's about maximising revenue. Would they rather have £20 in the box office now than risk an empty seat that night? We forget just how sharp box office teams are. They are actually very bright business people and good salesfolk too. They have to be as their jobs depend on it. I think you're being generous. I've met several idiot box office people who'd rather have an empty seat. Yes. I once just missed out on a dayseat allocation in a theatre far from full, but the box office would not be flexible, even when I said that I was heading down the road to another production I was also interested in which I knew would still have dayseats (which it did).
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 2, 2016 18:41:10 GMT
Q34 for me also. I'm either easily led or recognise wisdom when I see it!
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 2, 2016 14:44:55 GMT
Back to the nest again for me.
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Post by bellboard27 on Oct 8, 2016 22:04:41 GMT
My November-December theatre binge is actually unbelievable and has been a year in the making. I'm basically cramming twenty-something shows in three continents, in four cities, between late November to Christmas time. Know how you feel. Oct & Nov for me is about 25 shows in 7 countries & 11 cities (so far!)
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Post by bellboard27 on Oct 6, 2016 16:36:29 GMT
Is that the magic of theatre or the magic of people? Ooooo that sounds a lot deeper than I was expecting this time of the day. I apologise. I just ate a rich tea biscuit and it went to my head.
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Post by bellboard27 on Oct 6, 2016 16:27:24 GMT
A name change is not an exciting announcement... what a let-down haha. It would be exciting if we found it was changing to "The Parsley"
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Post by bellboard27 on Oct 6, 2016 16:19:26 GMT
There you go, magic of theatre. I loved it, someone else hated it, its like choose your own adventure. Is that the magic of theatre or the magic of people?
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Post by bellboard27 on Oct 6, 2016 11:14:34 GMT
Lowest friends level on 25th October. Wonder if Radcliffe will find a way to keep his clothes on throughout, this time. Put that wand away!
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 30, 2016 8:00:34 GMT
Clearly some theatre management have not progressed beyond Noah's Ark - expecting all of us to come in two by two.
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 26, 2016 21:11:24 GMT
If you are missing Phantom you could take a tour of Opera Garnier and see the Phantom's box. It is a stunning theatre. You can do self guided audio tours and no need to book. But check opening times esp if there might be a matinee perf getting in the way.
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 24, 2016 6:26:48 GMT
Yes, many congratulations to the team!
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 22, 2016 12:51:12 GMT
[ Great! I must remember to polish my crown jewels before occupying that seat in a couple of weeks Just make sure you don't get caught polishing your crown jewels in the theatre Not after last time
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 22, 2016 11:46:28 GMT
I was in A5 last night. I felt like the Queen sat in my own little private box. THE. THE Queen. Not A. Filthy lot! . [ Great! I must remember to polish my crown jewels before occupying that seat in a couple of weeks
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 21, 2016 17:01:52 GMT
And another 5 star review in the Standard.
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 21, 2016 15:20:00 GMT
On the running time, showgirl, we started just about on time at 7.30 and we starting to leave at 10.00 on the dot! Thank you for this, bellboard27. Going to have to be an annoying 2.30 pm matinee, then, as at least I can then go into London to see something else. Can't face 3 trains home from Kingston after a 10 pm finish! Yes, Kingston is not local for me either - got home just before midnight!
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Post by bellboard27 on Sept 21, 2016 12:15:20 GMT
No one's singing compares to George Clooney's. I rest my case.
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