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Post by djp on May 17, 2020 0:19:40 GMT
Given a theatre isn't going to have more than 15% of its seats with social distancing , They can't offer the same seats when they won't have the same seats available. And no one has any solution to what to do about small toilets in cellars and lofts, with no air , or how to get people in or out without crowds forming, And how do you cope with the normal winter coughs and sneezes - you can't throw people out with a cough,or let them rebook for free, or expect people to sit next to someone with one. Basically, there's not going to be any theatre till either infection numbers per week fall dramatically lower, or the vaccine turns up Thats going be next year if we are lucky. And if you want to fill the theatres in London, you probably need to reduce prices, as those tourists won't be back for years . Must we have this same conversation on every thread? Some valid comments, but for theatre in general and not specifically the Les Mis UK tour. I think you can find multiple threads in the general section already discussing this same thing in great detail. The question asked in the thread was why they are not just rolling over seats to a new date . the answer i suspect is exactly what i said. You can't roll over seats when you don't know when you might put the show on - you can only assume that a long way out you might be able to use most seats. In the short to medium term you don't know how many seats you will have ,if any ,or how to share them between more people with existing tickets. And as the last thing you want to do is to have to keep on sending out new tickets as things change , and you don't want to tell most of the audience hard luck yet , and you don't want the hastle, or expense of refunding everything, what you do is do as little as possible before you know whats happening, and can't put action off any longer.Les Mis has a bigger problem than most. Multiple big theatres all with their own unique likely limitations, and a long tour, all mean there's much more uncertainty about what can happen or when.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 19, 2020 9:02:53 GMT
Lowry run postponed to 2022. No transfers to be done as it’s so far ahead. Vouchers to be issued, or email them if a refund is preferred.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 12:54:43 GMT
Afternoon Guys.
Just wondered if anyone that had tickets for the Lowry run had actually had vouchers issued yet? Am still waiting...
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 12, 2020 19:21:13 GMT
Afternoon Guys. Just wondered if anyone that had tickets for the Lowry run had actually had vouchers issued yet? Am still waiting... Not vouchers but I asked for a refund on 18th May and it was credited to my card 28th May.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2020 7:54:55 GMT
Afternoon Guys. Just wondered if anyone that had tickets for the Lowry run had actually had vouchers issued yet? Am still waiting... Not vouchers but I asked for a refund on 18th May and it was credited to my card 28th May. Thanks Burly. Might change my mind and go for a refund. My reasoning for vouchers was for the promised priority booking when Les Mis comes back in 2022. My belief of that actually happening though (Les Mis returning and, if it does, them managing to remember to organise priority booking) is waning sadly. And tickets for this were pretty expensive so be very helpful back on my credit card. Do wonder what will happen with the tour. I'd love to see it up and running again but Cam Mac seems one of the lesser hopeful producers at the mo.
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Post by Steffi on Jun 17, 2020 13:22:19 GMT
Just heard from a friend in the show: All remaining tour dates this year have been cancelled.
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Post by djp on Jun 17, 2020 18:26:51 GMT
Not vouchers but I asked for a refund on 18th May and it was credited to my card 28th May. Thanks Burly. Might change my mind and go for a refund. My reasoning for vouchers was for the promised priority booking when Les Mis comes back in 2022. My belief of that actually happening though (Les Mis returning and, if it does, them managing to remember to organise priority booking) is waning sadly. And tickets for this were pretty expensive so be very helpful back on my credit card. Do wonder what will happen with the tour. I'd love to see it up and running again but Cam Mac seems one of the lesser hopeful producers at the mo. Its an impossible decision. if its back with distancing, as its sold out, a priority booking can't be successful for most people if the seat count is down. If its back with less distancing without the prority booking you won't get a seat. I have 4 for Canterbury and 1 for Birmingham and neither theatre can afford to refund, so I am just going to wait.
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Post by digne on Jul 22, 2020 12:16:46 GMT
I got an email this morning with my voucher and access to priority booking for Bristol. There are less dates than in the original run - it runs from May 17 to June 5 now next year. There weren't a lot of seats available - I wonder if they only released a small number of seats, or if everyone else was that much faster at booking this morning? But I got front row seats again, which was really all I wanted.
Edit: In fact, checking a few more dates, only the right half of the auditorium is on sale, and only about half the seats there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 15:46:23 GMT
I got an email this morning with my voucher and access to priority booking for Bristol. There are less dates than in the original run - it runs from May 17 to June 5 now next year. There weren't a lot of seats available - I wonder if they only released a small number of seats, or if everyone else was that much faster at booking this morning? But I got front row seats again, which was really all I wanted.
Edit: In fact, checking a few more dates, only the right half of the auditorium is on sale, and only about half the seats there.
Hi. Don’t suppose it said when general or ATG priority booking would be?!
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Post by digne on Jul 22, 2020 16:15:05 GMT
All the email said was "You will now have one week of exclusive priority access to the rescheduled dates before the show goes on sale again."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 16:43:30 GMT
All the email said was "You will now have one week of exclusive priority access to the rescheduled dates before the show goes on sale again." Thanks!
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Post by ruby on Jul 22, 2020 17:15:04 GMT
I have 2 bookings for Bristol, the one originally for 10 April 2020 was transferred to the same seats on 21 May 2021 but I have to rebook the one originally for 1 May 2020 apparently.
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Post by 10642 on Aug 14, 2020 14:20:04 GMT
Dublin rescheduled to February 2022
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Post by iamamazing on Dec 16, 2020 13:00:17 GMT
Tours coming back to Cardiff in June 2021 WMC just announced it
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 13, 2021 11:54:40 GMT
With a number of gaps early on, it seems that many of the rescheduled tour dates have now been fixed www.lesmis.com/uk-ireland-tour/tour-datesNot sure about elsewhere, but Leeds drops from four weeks to three. You'll be overjoyed with the schedule for Christmas 2022, iamamazing! 😉
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Post by wardrobemistress76 on Oct 4, 2021 11:39:04 GMT
Does anyone know why they have cancelled the final day of performances in Glasgow on Saturday 1st January 2022? I had fantastic seats, it had sold very well, and it’s the only day I could go. Shame. The production is now running up to, and including, Friday 31st December 2021.
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Post by cheesy116 on Oct 4, 2021 12:47:37 GMT
Does anyone know why they have cancelled the final day of performances in Glasgow on Saturday 1st January 2022? I had fantastic seats, it had sold very well, and it’s the only day I could go. Shame. The production is now running up to, and including, Friday 31st December 2021. Because they have to pay FOH and BOH staff double time and public transport is off on New Year’s Day so the house agreement is that taxis have to be provided if there’s no public transport. They couldn’t come to an agreement with the show to cover these costs so they’ve cancelled them. The matinee has been moved to another date but they haven’t found a suitable replacement for the evening yet. For once, working in Glasgow theatres has helped me answer a question on here lol
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Post by 141920grm on Oct 11, 2021 17:05:10 GMT
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Post by 141920grm on Oct 11, 2021 17:05:31 GMT
... with Earl Carpenter in the ensemble?
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Post by inthenose on Oct 11, 2021 17:26:54 GMT
Sigh. Will Callan as Marius, professional theatre debut, lists his playing age range as 14-18.
Nathania Ong as Eponine, Mountview Graduate 2021. Does at least have a credit in Be More Chill. I guess that makes her experienced enough for Les Mis.
Paige Blankson as Cosette, Arts Ed Graduate, making her, sigh, professional debut.
Imagine the ensemble will be packed full of kids again. Well, that's the tour out for me.
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Post by matilda1 on Oct 11, 2021 18:33:28 GMT
Will Callan. Has he been trained?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 11, 2021 18:43:06 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 11, 2021 19:00:47 GMT
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Post by matilda1 on Oct 11, 2021 19:04:12 GMT
His previous theatre roles have been in amateur productions.
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Post by shady23 on Oct 11, 2021 19:11:29 GMT
Harry Apps had no professional experience or training and I think he did a really good job.
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 11, 2021 19:14:49 GMT
Marius, Cosette and Eponine should be fresh-faced youngsters, to be fair. At least they haven't gone down the Heathers route and cast 30-year-olds. As long as they can sing it, surely it's fine.
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Post by matilda1 on Oct 11, 2021 22:42:50 GMT
Time will tell regarding the new Marius’ ability to perform 8+ performances per week without formal training.
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Post by jamie2c on Oct 16, 2021 12:22:27 GMT
... with Earl Carpenter in the ensemble? It is a tough business. I hope they all have a strong union to make sure they get a fair share of the millions these shows make.
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Post by danb on Oct 16, 2021 18:14:21 GMT
... with Earl Carpenter in the ensemble? It is a tough business. I hope they all have a strong union to make sure they get a fair share of the millions these shows make. I suspect that he is covering a JVJ or Javert show each week, so is a standby for those roles if required.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 16, 2021 18:26:50 GMT
Earl could never sing JVJ, he's not a vocally appropriate at all (or even a tenor) for that - but you're almost definitely right about being Javert cover though.
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