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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 24, 2017 8:51:41 GMT
£52 is the top price, Friday and Saturday. £47 during the week, £37 / £32 during previews. Monkey to the rescue! Thank you
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Post by crowblack on Jun 24, 2017 10:13:53 GMT
Slightly more info in this synopsis ( it's not particularly spoilery, more like a longer intro, but I've bracketed it anyway) - The premise of Mosquitoes focuses on two sisters, Alice and Jenny. Alice is a scientist living and working in Geneva, consumed by and defined by her work as a particle physicist at CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) to the detriment of her troubled teenage son, Luke. Jenny is visiting from the UK. She defines herself by her failure as a parent - she is mourning her daughter, who died of measles as a result of her mother’s refusal to give her the MMR vaccine for fear that it was linked to autism. However the play is far from a conventional family drama. Whilst it is a story of sibling love, it also explores subjects which are closely linked to the practice of science, such as faith and reason, certainty and uncertainty, the pursuit of excellence and scientists’ constant struggle to balance their research ambitions with family life.
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 24, 2017 10:56:14 GMT
^I ordered the play on Amazon the other day and I'm planning to read it before seeing it (if I find a ticket for the date that interests me, that is).
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Post by crowblack on Jun 24, 2017 11:24:18 GMT
It might be cheaper if they do they playtext as the programme, as NHB often do!
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 24, 2017 13:59:21 GMT
The NT is the only theatre which always produces its own programme and sells the playtext separately, never discounted below £8.
Anyone know why?
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Post by bordeaux on Jun 24, 2017 14:26:39 GMT
The NT is the only theatre which always produces its own programme and sells the playtext separately, never discounted below £8. Anyone know why? Really? Whenever I've seen new plays at the RSC, Almeida, Donmar, Hampstead they produce their own programmes and have separate playtexts.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 24, 2017 14:38:38 GMT
^ Okay.
Actually, the RSC sells the playtext at a much-discounted price as a programme for their Mischief shows in The Other Place.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 24, 2017 15:55:51 GMT
Royal Exchange, Royal Court, Liverpool Everyman, Bluecoat, Printroom all had discounted playtext-programmes (NHB or Faber) for new plays I've seen there. At the Royal Court they seem to go back to full price after the run though the RX and RC both have sales/offers, too. Not sure why the NT should be more expensive, when I imagine it's richer than the others - or does it also assume a much richer clientele who can afford higher prices?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2017 16:17:43 GMT
The NT can't discount the playtexts, they need to be able to pay the security staff.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 24, 2017 19:12:50 GMT
^Ho ho.
I always assumed the discount was also borne in part by the publishers (Nick Hern/ Oberon/ Faber/ Methuen/ etc.) who must sell very many more copies when it's available at the performances, probably tipping the balance to make the publication commercially viable.
The playtexts are discounted at very many theatres, including smaller ones such as the Gate, the Bush, the Yard, The Other Room, Chapter, the Sherman Studio.
But not (or not by much) at the NT, or at West End theatres (including Donmar Warehouse), Almeida and Hampstead (according to other posters above). It seems a shame because I automatically always buy a copy for £3 at the Royal Court and often for £5 at other theatres, but almost never for £8 or more at the NT, Almeida, etc., although I do sometimes later pay list price of £12 or whatever for texts of plays I've seen previously and want to read.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 24, 2017 19:18:21 GMT
They sometimes turn up cheap-ish on ebay, too.
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 13:31:06 GMT
Does anyone else is having issue with viewing ticket availability for Mosquitoes?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 13:40:51 GMT
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 13:44:47 GMT
Thanks Baemax. I am checking this quite a lot (every couple of minutes actually) but sometimes I'm getting this error message:
"Sorry! We're having technical difficulties.
We cannot complete your request due to a temporary error. Please try again in a few moments."
Does this happen to anyone else, or am I just special?
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Post by crowblack on Jun 26, 2017 13:58:06 GMT
Does this happen to anyone else, or am I just special? I had it last week for a few hours (it wasn't letting me open pages), but it was ok again by the evening. When I booked my ticket a few weeks ago I had trouble checking out once I'd added the ticket to my basket and ended up doing it by phone. I didn't have any problems buying a ticket for another production later that week though.
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 14:02:59 GMT
Thanks! I will just e-mail NT to let them know I have this issue.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 14:14:35 GMT
^Ho ho. I always assumed the discount was also borne in part by the publishers (Nick Hern/ Oberon/ Faber/ Methuen/ etc.) who must sell very many more copies when it's available at the performances, probably tipping the balance to make the publication commercially viable. The playtexts are discounted at very many theatres, including smaller ones such as the Gate, the Bush, the Yard, The Other Room, Chapter, the Sherman Studio. But not (or not by much) at the NT, or at West End theatres (including Donmar Warehouse), Almeida and Hampstead (according to other posters above). It seems a shame because I automatically always buy a copy for £3 at the Royal Court and often for £5 at other theatres, but almost never for £8 or more at the NT, Almeida, etc., although I do sometimes later pay list price of £12 or whatever for texts of plays I've seen previously and want to read. A playwright friend explained this to me when his play was being published last year- it's something like a deal done between the theatre/publisher and author that they sell most of the intital print run at just above cost (so the £3-£5 programme ones you get) with the rest of the 'batch' getting returned to the publisher for sale at 'full price' after the event.
Or something approximating that, it was nearly a year ago I had that conversation. But also obviously relies on your venues being cooperative.
On the note of the NT bookshop/discounts, FYI teachers get a discount in there should that apply to anyone on here
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Post by Marwood on Jun 26, 2017 15:00:51 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest.
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 15:04:31 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. Probably because of Olivia Colman. This is the only reason I'm planning to see it...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 17:16:21 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. Two words. National. Treasure.
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Post by crowblack on Jun 26, 2017 17:27:44 GMT
I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. National Treasure Olivia Colman (wonderful in almost everything and rarely does theatre these days), fab screen actress Olivia Williams, award-winning writer Lucy Kirkwood, relatively small venue...all reasons I tried to book back in May. And now with added Joseph Quinn too (new-ish, excellent and really nice as well! Got something of the young John Hurt and that generation, I think - I appreciate that's quite niche but it's another making-the-effort-box ticked for me)
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jun 27, 2017 2:13:58 GMT
and it's RUFUS
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Post by Marwood on Jun 27, 2017 12:06:20 GMT
I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. National Treasure Olivia Colman (wonderful in almost everything and rarely does theatre these days), fab screen actress Olivia Williams, award-winning writer Lucy Kirkwood, relatively small venue...all reasons I tried to book back in May. And now with added Joseph Quinn too (new-ish, excellent and really nice as well! Got something of the young John Hurt and that generation, I think - I appreciate that's quite niche but it's another making-the-effort-box ticked for me) Hmm, Peep Show and er, Rushmore - still mystified 😝
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 12:21:50 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... Chimerica, The Children etc...
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 27, 2017 12:37:46 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 27, 2017 12:46:07 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Cool! I can only do end of September
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 13:22:21 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... And Twenty Twelve, W1A, Tyrannosaur, Hyde Park on Hudson, Cuban Fury, London Road, The Lobster and the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express etc . . . I'll wait for someone to be the first to post to say "I have absolutely no idea who Olivia Colman is" . .
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jun 27, 2017 13:30:34 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Damn it looks like the offer has been taken down. i was in with the code, loads of seats available, had to come out and refresh and now it's not showing ;(
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Post by Marwood on Jun 27, 2017 13:33:31 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... Chimerica, The Children etc... Double hmm- an awful lot of made for tv stuff there. Not exactly Judi and Maggie are they?
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 27, 2017 13:39:20 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Damn it looks like the offer has been taken down. i was in with the code, loads of seats available, had to come out and refresh and now it's not showing ;( Still seems to be working for me. Try internet explorer, it's still taking the code.
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