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Post by lolasangel on Apr 23, 2022 15:16:46 GMT
Do you think it’s safe to say that Hiran is going to be on either Saturday night or Friday night? (Barring holiday or Illness?) Currently the show is booking till September but I do think it will probably extend. They should probably ride the wave as long as they can after their huge Olivier wins. According to a post from whatsonstage a female understudy is currently covering his part. No reason given I keep up to date with West End covers twitter page. Hiran is off this week which is why the understudies Nuwan and Payal have got some scheduled shows. The alternate days could change in the future but are currently Monday and Wednesdays
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Post by robertb213 on May 15, 2022 15:31:46 GMT
Second viewing at yesterday's matinee, enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Nuwan was on and he's excellent, just as good as Hiran. Sat in row B of the Circle this time, a much more impressive view than the front of the stalls to fully appreciate the projections, but the angle of the seating up there does leave you with some numb legs!
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Post by Dave B on May 17, 2022 9:55:45 GMT
After one Covid cancellation (them) and then a second (us), we finally saw this last night. Our original tickets were on an offer and fourth row stalls. When we had to exchange there were no options and so we ended up in row B of the Grand Circle which kind of soured the evening in advance for me.
However a bunch of empty seats around last night including a chunk of row A in Grand Circle so we just moved forward and the view was great. I enjoyed it a lot, my partner loves the book and found a lot missing but still enjoyed it a lot. Nuwan was on and he was great, whole cast were great and really impressive puppetry. More of a spectacle than a fully satisfying play but quite a spectacle.
I suspect I'm among the last here to see it but just in case with all those empty seats, it has been included in a bunch of new offers this week, check out TodayTix etc.
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Post by theatrebee on May 21, 2022 17:06:18 GMT
So which version of Pi’s story do you all believe?
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Post by ceebee on May 21, 2022 22:41:37 GMT
So which version of Pi’s story do you all believe? I prefer the one with the animals.
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Post by theatrebee on May 22, 2022 12:11:02 GMT
I prefer the one with the animals. Interesting, is the version you 'prefer' the same as the version you believe is most likely to be true?
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Post by ceebee on May 22, 2022 22:10:42 GMT
I prefer the one with the animals. Interesting, is the version you 'prefer' the same as the version you believe is most likely to be true? I believe the version with Pi's family and the chef is the true version.
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Post by pianowithsam on Jun 26, 2022 20:28:12 GMT
Where is the best place to sit for the show? I know there’s been lots of discussion about stalls vs circle for seeing the stage projections but hoped someone could provide an answer as to best seats for buck. Thanks!
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Post by Mark on Jun 26, 2022 20:33:39 GMT
Where is the best place to sit for the show? I know there’s been lots of discussion about stalls vs circle for seeing the stage projections but hoped someone could provide an answer as to best seats for buck. Thanks! I sat row D dress and it was pretty perfect I thought. Got it through Todaytix Rush
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Post by robertb213 on Jun 26, 2022 21:45:31 GMT
I'd say circle for a more cinematic view, front stalls to really see the detail and skill of the puppetry.
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Post by Mark on Jul 13, 2022 9:21:24 GMT
Extended to and closing on 15th January 2023.
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Post by catw on Jul 13, 2022 9:44:27 GMT
Such a shame. Make it into a tour!
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Post by Jon on Jul 13, 2022 10:54:05 GMT
It's had a great run, I would imagine they'll reimagine the show so it can a further life on tour.
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Post by gmoneyoutlaw on Jul 14, 2022 1:48:47 GMT
It's moving to Broadway after a Boston tryout. I think it will do much better on Broadway.
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Post by scarpia on Jul 21, 2022 23:49:08 GMT
Well I loved this. A couple of dodgy performances but certainly not from the lead, who was superb, and the effects were inventive and theatrical and simultaneously cinematic. Got a standing O as well (took a while for it to materialise but it did).
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 23, 2022 10:38:03 GMT
I'm just catching up on emails. I don't think an entire city has ever been so offended! Imagine the scene in the SOLT office on Rose Street.
Molly: I've got to write this mailshot about Life of Pi. Didn't it have an out of town tryout? Tilly: Somewhere in the north, wasn't it? Molly: Gerrards Cross!? Tilly: No, silly. Not the north, the north. Molly: Leeds? Tilly: Yah, that will be it. Molly: What's the theatre in Leeds called? Tilly: I'm not sure...Leeds Theatre?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 25, 2022 6:16:25 GMT
😡😡😡
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Post by showtoones on Sept 16, 2022 5:34:59 GMT
Which performance does the alternate Pi do each week?
Many thanks!
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Post by ntherooh on Oct 28, 2022 16:30:03 GMT
Does anyone have a discount code for this show or a way to get cheaper tickets? My odds probably aren’t the best, because the only day I’ll be in London to see this will be dec 30th. But any help would be appreciated!
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Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 28, 2022 16:42:40 GMT
Does anyone have a discount code for this show or a way to get cheaper tickets? My odds probably aren’t the best, because the only day I’ll be in London to see this will be dec 30th. But any help would be appreciated! Rush tickets rarely sell out and are available well into the morning. Similarly every day TKTS sells highly discounted tickets (eg today there's a 65% discount).
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Post by theatrenerd on Nov 25, 2022 0:28:42 GMT
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Post by ceebee on Nov 25, 2022 11:49:43 GMT
Also in Canterbury Marlowe Autumn 2023.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 25, 2022 12:46:58 GMT
You’d think there would be a tour announcement on the show website about a tour before venues start including it in their schedules?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 25, 2022 19:01:15 GMT
I recall a producer messaging me on here some time ago (pre covid) asking where we’d got info about their show going on sale at a regional theatre. They were nonplussed when I replied that it had been seen advertised on a “next season” leaflet at the theatre in question. I suppose sometimes a muddle can result these things happening out of sync.
Re the tour there will be limits to where this can go because of the design presumably, unless they change it significantly which would be a shame.
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Post by Jon on Nov 25, 2022 21:21:06 GMT
I assume theatres put shows on sale to entice their members.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 25, 2022 22:29:33 GMT
I assume theatres put shows on sale to entice their members. I’m sure if you’re printing your promo material for the next season and you know you’re getting a show it would be a shame to leave it off just because the pesky producers haven’t got around to announcing it!
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Dec 1, 2022 9:58:03 GMT
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Post by barrowside on Dec 1, 2022 12:33:29 GMT
I may have a chance to catch this in London next week but it's also coming to Dublin on tour next year. Do you think it will lose a lot in the translation to a conventional proscenium staging?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 1, 2022 13:16:23 GMT
I cant really see how they’re going to do it. They had to reconfigure the Wyndham’s to accommodate the Crucible design so there will have to be compromises surely. I remember a trapdoor being used, possibly more than one, and the way the lifeboat materialises out of the stage suggested that a trap room is needed. Do all of the theatres in that list have this? Also in a traditional theatre this is one where I’d probably choose the circle over the stalls because of the huge amount of projection onto the stage floor .
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Post by hadeswasking on Dec 1, 2022 13:44:11 GMT
Off to see the very empty matinee today. Can't wait to finally see this and selfishly I do hope they change some stuff for the tour!
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