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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 5, 2023 9:05:55 GMT
Priority booking is open.
Number of users in the queue ahead of you: 20398 Your estimated wait time is: more than an hour
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Post by MrBunbury on Sept 5, 2023 9:10:14 GMT
Priority booking is open. Number of users in the queue ahead of you: 20398 Your estimated wait time is: more than an hour Ah, I feel better. I have only 11576 people ahead of me :-)
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Post by viserys on Sept 5, 2023 9:10:34 GMT
I'm at 10722 people now ...
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Post by yokollama on Sept 5, 2023 9:11:13 GMT
I'm in the 6000s. What is up with events in general deciding 10am is the opportune time to open bookings.
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Post by Dave B on Sept 5, 2023 9:20:50 GMT
So... the link that was emailed got was unique and would only let you into the queue once. However... if you joined the queue early it would let you through to the landing page at which point you could manually join a new and unique queue for that on as many devices as you like.
So multiple numbers in the 20,000... and number 34.
Through and booked by 10.09 at a price and seat I'm happy with.
Prices start at £24.75 and top out at £184. Preview prices seem only around £5 less. There are A LOT of seats available, only press night (07 May from the looks of it) showing low tickets.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Sept 5, 2023 9:21:04 GMT
Lots of people tweeting about the fact that anyone could join the queue prior to 10am. But that's the point of a wait room right? Wish there was a performance sch and ticket prices previously. Hate not knowing! EDIT : thanks dave B!!!!!!
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Post by Dave B on Sept 5, 2023 9:23:02 GMT
Lots of people tweeting about the fact that anyone could join the queue prior to 10am. But that's the point of a wait room right? Wish there was a performance sch and ticket prices previously. Hate not knowing! EDIT : thanks dave B!!!!!! Schedule appears to be Tue - Sat at 19.30 with a 14.30 Wednesday matinee and a 15.00 Sunday matinee
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Post by viserys on Sept 5, 2023 9:23:34 GMT
I think it was their confusing wording in the mail that the booking link would not work before 10am. I stumbled about that too and clicked early almost accidentally, then came to the waiting room.
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Post by punxsutawney on Sept 5, 2023 9:32:25 GMT
Can't say I'm surprised by the pricing on this one, considering the venue, but I'm afraid I can't justify the sorts of prices they're charging for a halfway decent seat. Going to give it a miss for now, and see how it is selling in a week or two and reconsider then.
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Post by viserys on Sept 5, 2023 9:55:58 GMT
Well that was fairly easy.
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Post by bubblesmcgee on Sept 5, 2023 10:18:22 GMT
Well that was fairly easy. Yes, the most painless of any presales I’ve done recently!
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Post by alessia on Sept 5, 2023 10:51:54 GMT
Can't say I'm surprised by the pricing on this one, considering the venue, but I'm afraid I can't justify the sorts of prices they're charging for a halfway decent seat. Going to give it a miss for now, and see how it is selling in a week or two and reconsider then. Same! Prices are way too high even for the bad seats in the balcony.
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Post by sam22 on Sept 5, 2023 10:54:50 GMT
Took ages to get through to book but got seats. Agree about prices. Gone for Upper circle which is still £77 each but hopefully view not too bad.
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Post by drmaplewood on Sept 5, 2023 11:04:06 GMT
Fairly painless once through, only weekends seem to have low availability unsurprisingly.
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Post by mrnutz on Sept 7, 2023 11:37:57 GMT
The pricing 😂
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2023 20:18:37 GMT
Wow the pricing for this is absolutely insane. Pass.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Sept 7, 2023 21:50:16 GMT
Wow the pricing for this is absolutely insane. Pass. What is it ?
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 7, 2023 22:04:50 GMT
Wow the pricing for this is absolutely insane. Pass. What is it ? Top price (and most of the decent seats) £210. I genuinely don’t understand who is paying this!
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Post by Rory on Sept 7, 2023 22:07:01 GMT
Top price (and most of the decent seats) £210. I genuinely don’t understand who is paying this! No thanks.
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Sept 7, 2023 22:50:52 GMT
Top price (and most of the decent seats) £210. I genuinely don’t understand who is paying this! No thanks. what is the lowest?
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Post by Steve on Sept 7, 2023 23:37:23 GMT
The website is live, and there is no wait time at the moment, so I just had a look:
If I look for a date with good availability, the cheapest seats are £24.75 in the Balcony.
But the problem with this theatre is that the Dress and Upper Circle and Balcony do not overhang the Stalls, and the Stalls are immense. So the Dress here is so far from the stage that the actors look like pin pricks. Paying £210 for that view in the Dress is bonkers, since you can absolutely forget about seeing expressions if you're not sitting in the Stalls.
So what are the Stalls prices?
You can get Row B, extreme side, for £95.25 on a date with good availability.
But then you worry, is it going to be easy to read surtitles from Row B?
So maybe you look at Row N, dead centre, for £95.25.
But forget the complaining. This thing is selling. For a show that doesn't even start for 7 months, the early date availability is already looking scanty, even at these prices lol.
On the plus side, at least the fact that everyone will be reading surtitles means audiences will be too busy reading to have time to engage in bad behaviour lol.
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Post by viserys on Sept 8, 2023 7:25:35 GMT
Top price (and most of the decent seats) £210. It's worth noting that it's cheaper midweek than weekends and gets cheaper towards the end of the run (I guess dynamic pricing hasn't kicked in here yet). You can get those prime seats in the stalls for £166 then and fairly decent seats for £120. There are even still a few £90 seats in the front row of the Dress Circle available giving you a great overview of the stage. Naturally these went quickly on Wednesday already, but they are still there. And yes, that's still expensive, but for most people this is a one-off event like seeing a famous pop star live in concert (at similar prices) and you get a massive spectacle for it (I've seen the pro-shot from Tokyo, it's gorgeous) - I feel I'd get a lot more here for £150 or so than a premium priced Jamie Lloyd play at £95 where everyone loiters on plastic chairs in street clothes for the entire length of the play.
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Post by punxsutawney on Sept 8, 2023 8:16:45 GMT
I do wonder whether they will have an issue when the shows comes around, considering they have been very careful to not place too much emphasis on the fact this is a Japanese show with subtitles... I can imagine a lot of complaints and the box office from people who didn't do their research.
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Post by mrnutz on Sept 8, 2023 8:57:55 GMT
I do wonder whether they will have an issue when the shows comes around, considering they have been very careful to not place too much emphasis on the fact this is a Japanese show with subtitles... I can imagine a lot of complaints and the box office from people who didn't do their research. I was thinking this too! Gonna be a lot of restless / confused kids in that place...
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Post by toomasj on Nov 22, 2023 10:30:18 GMT
Already extended ahead of opening in April.
5 more weeks added to the original 12 week run and some fantastic seats from £20ish. Already booked a great seat for opening night and one for the original closing night for about £80 total. If it’s half as good as Totoro we’re in for a treat.
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Post by yokollama on Nov 22, 2023 11:08:04 GMT
I had also booked the original closing night, but glad there's enough demand to warrant an extension.
I'm of the camp that prefers subs over dubs when watching foreign media, but I am still feeling a bit jittery for those who are oblivious and booked on the back of the success of Totoro. Studio Ghibli has a sizeable following around the world, but I sat by enough families at Totoro who went into it completely blind.
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Post by alessia on Nov 22, 2023 13:13:43 GMT
I bit the bullet as really want to see this and got a side front row for July...I hope it will be worth the hefty price!
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Post by andthelight on Apr 26, 2024 11:42:05 GMT
Wondering if the likelihood of a rush tickets system for this show is pretty low? Missed the boat with the original ticket release and can't justify stumping up over £100 for a seat...
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 26, 2024 14:21:39 GMT
Would imagine there'll be something.
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Post by Arcana on Apr 28, 2024 11:15:14 GMT
They'll probably have one of those lotteries that's near impossible to win. Can't imagine we'll see rush tickets, as it's virtually sold out for 2 months.
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