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Post by rumbledoll on May 17, 2016 18:28:52 GMT
It's a shame but as I got tired of waiting I booked two other things for this day (the only I had spare). Not much interested in the play itself to be honest (not a fan of HP, not even close) - Jamie Parker is easily the only thing that makes me wanna go. If he stays until late Autumn I'd consider another visit
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Post by Honoured Guest on May 17, 2016 20:58:36 GMT
I noticed that they are now featuring the wishlist more prominently on the website. Good! My lovely August ticket has allegedly been on the wishlist for three months now, with no resale.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 13:16:36 GMT
Has anyone noticed how brutal the performance schedule is? 8 shows in 5 days. And 2 full length plays to alternate between every day.
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Post by Someone in a tree on May 18, 2016 13:46:42 GMT
I did. I wonder if each play is going to be very short. 2hrs including interval
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 14:08:15 GMT
I did. I wonder if each play is going to be very short. 2hrs including interval That might be the case. But when they first announced the play I remember them saying it was in two parts because of "the epic greatness" of the story. So I wouldn't be surprised if both parts run 2h30 or more.
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Post by viserys on May 18, 2016 14:24:15 GMT
Well considering that this play attracts MANY children, it may be a wise decision to split what would have been a 4 hour play into two 2 hour plays since it's easier for them to sit still for 4 x 1 hour than 2 x 2 hours with a big break in-between to run around outside and burn off some energy.
That said, I don't find the schedule that brutal - at least they get two full days off to recover which is more than most people get on the usual schedule. We also don't know just how big the adult parts will be and the children will be alternating.
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Post by Honoured Guest on May 18, 2016 14:35:09 GMT
Has anyone noticed how brutal the performance schedule is? 8 shows in 5 days. And 2 full length plays to alternate between every day. That said, I don't find the schedule that brutal I can't think of any previous occasion of eight shows in five days - not even of a single show, let alone of two. Out of interest, what would Viserys consider to be brutal? Three shows a day, every day, with water torture during the breaks?
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 14:38:57 GMT
Pantomime schedules get EXTREMELY brutal. Didn't the Lyric Hammersmith have three-show days one year?
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 14:48:08 GMT
Pantomime schedules get EXTREMELY brutal. Didn't the Lyric Hammersmith have three-show days one year? But did they do it for weeks and months on end? This will not be just 1 hard week, this will be this casts weekly routine for probably at least a year.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 14:52:46 GMT
Well considering that this play attracts MANY children, it may be a wise decision to split what would have been a 4 hour play into two 2 hour plays since it's easier for them to sit still for 4 x 1 hour than 2 x 2 hours with a big break in-between to run around outside and burn off some energy. That said, I don't find the schedule that brutal - at least they get two full days off to recover which is more than most people get on the usual schedule. We also don't know just how big the adult parts will be and the children will be alternating. It's good thing that they get 2 days off. It wouldn't be feasible otherwise. 8 shows in 6 days, which is the standard, is already pretty tough. Imagine what it must be like if you have do as many shows in just 5 days. And the adult parts will probably be very big, because after all the play is called Harry Potter, not Albus Severus Potter.
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Post by viserys on May 18, 2016 15:31:04 GMT
Has anyone noticed how brutal the performance schedule is? 8 shows in 5 days. And 2 full length plays to alternate between every day. That said, I don't find the schedule that brutal I can't think of any previous occasion of eight shows in five days - not even of a single show, let alone of two. Out of interest, what would Viserys consider to be brutal? Three shows a day, every day, with water torture during the breaks? Yes, I'd find that brutal Seriously, I'd classify it as "demanding" but not brutal. I'm not a performer, but I'd think doing a musical with heavy dancing and/or singing eight times six days a week with just one day of rest is more brutal than doing a play eight times on five days with two days to rest, but I reserve judgement until I've seen how long the plays are and how physically demanding.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 17:52:29 GMT
Yep. I mean, looking at the creatives, it's clearly going to be a movement-heavy show, but looking at the size of the cast, if the bulk of the physically demanding stuff is shared out rather than dumped on one or two sets of shoulders, then it would probably fall more on the demanding side of the spectrum than brutal. And two consecutive days of rest is nothing to be sneezed at in the arts, plus I'm pretty sure the rehearsal period is more intense than the average playing week (once previews are out of the the way and everything is set in stone), so even though this is a slightly more squished than average playing week, it's hopefully not going to kill anyone.
As ever, we'll just have to wait and see.
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Post by theatremadness on May 18, 2016 20:42:25 GMT
I've a friend on the current Kenwright Joseph tour who sent me his schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday x2, Thursday x2, Friday, Saturday x3. So 10 shows a week from January - July, and touring at the same time. I'd say that would be pretty gruelling!
I was in a tour over Christmas and our usual was 8 shows a week though a couple of exceptions meant 8 shows in lesser amount of days (Cardiff was Tuesday, Wednesday x2, Thursday x2, Friday, Saturday x2) though one week was a 10-show week in 2 different cities: Monday, Tuesday x2, Wednesday x2 in Manchester, then travel to Chesterfield on Thursday and do Thursday, Friday x2, Saturday x2.
Currently in rehearsals for rep (which is what this Harry Potter run is essentially!) which is rehearsing for a play, perform it for one week, but rehearse a second play during the days of the week you're performing that first play and perform that second play the week after. So I get what the HP guys are going through and must be dreading, but somehow you do it, something gets you through it week after week and you come out of the other end relatively unscathed!! Good luck to them all!!
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Post by theatregoss on May 19, 2016 1:15:36 GMT
Gatz at Noel Coward did 8 shows in five days and that was an 8 hour play split into 2 shows so it can be done.
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Post by rosscoe on May 19, 2016 23:36:47 GMT
So I have listed my self for the wait list, but how really does it work? Do I need to wait for someone to offer tickets back for resale, or can I see dates that already have resale tickets, it really didn't give you much info!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 7:58:04 GMT
They send an email when something comes along, and you have to be ready to reply 'cos it's first-come-first-served.
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Post by Honoured Guest on May 20, 2016 11:44:56 GMT
They send an email when something comes along, and you have to be ready to reply 'cos it's first-come-first-served. I find it very hard to believe that it works as simply as that because it's over three months since I granted my tickets to the wishlist and they're still unsold.
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Post by charliec on May 20, 2016 13:44:08 GMT
Just had an email about the "Friday Forty" www.harrypottertheplay.com/ticket-information/Every Friday at 1pm we will release 40 tickets for every performance the following week, for some of the very best seats in the theatre, at an amazingly low price. These tickets will be known as ‘The Friday Forty’. To purchase these tickets, you need to visit THIS webpage just as the countdown clock turns to zero. At 1pm every Friday, the countdown will change into a ‘book tickets’ button. Click the button and you will be taken through to an online virtual queue. Customers will then be selected at random for the opportunity to buy tickets online. The first release of The Friday Forty will be on Friday 3 June for reduced price preview performances commencing 7 June. Subsequent ticket releases will take place each Friday for performances taking place the following week. Tickets will be located in great seats throughout the theatre and will be priced at £30 during previews (£15 per part from 7 June until 30 July) and £40 (£20 per part from 3 August after the Official Opening) and will secure a seat for both Part One and Part Two in consecutive performances. You will be able to purchase a maximum of two tickets for both Part One and Part Two in one transaction. To ensure that as many people as possible have the chance to access these great value tickets, they will only be available to buy online. It will not be possible to purchase these tickets in person at the Palace Theatre or anywhere else. Returned and other late-release tickets may also become available at short notice. These are not guaranteed, but any tickets that do become available will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, online or in person at the Palace Theatre box office at full price.
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Post by fhaps on May 20, 2016 16:03:00 GMT
I noticed that they updated the FAQ section to add a "Planning Your Visit" section. Under 'What To Do Between Parts' it says that "the break between both Parts is expected to be approximately two hours."
Part 1 is performed at 2PM and Part 2 at 7:30PM. That would leave Part 1 with an approximate duration of 3.5 hours... I think that's the first indication of running time we've had.
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Post by infofreako on May 20, 2016 16:22:09 GMT
Here's hoping part 2 runs significantly shorter if that's the case
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Post by Honoured Guest on May 20, 2016 20:28:48 GMT
You young uns are lightweights. The legendary RSC Nicholas Nickleby ran for four hours (Part 1) plus four and a half hours (Part 2).
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Post by infofreako on May 20, 2016 22:27:51 GMT
You young uns are lightweights. The legendary RSC Nicholas Nickleby ran for four hours (Part 1) plus four and a half hours (Part 2). Far from a youngun. I can cope. Not sure the market for this will
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Post by Jon on May 20, 2016 23:25:31 GMT
I doubt it'll be as long as three and a half hours for part 1 or 2. Keep in mind, they'll try and cut it down to a manageable length during previews.
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Post by rosscoe on May 21, 2016 14:45:22 GMT
Just had an email about the "Friday Forty" www.harrypottertheplay.com/ticket-information/Every Friday at 1pm we will release 40 tickets for every performance the following week, for some of the very best seats in the theatre, at an amazingly low price. These tickets will be known as ‘The Friday Forty’. To purchase these tickets, you need to visit THIS webpage just as the countdown clock turns to zero. At 1pm every Friday, the countdown will change into a ‘book tickets’ button. Click the button and you will be taken through to an online virtual queue. Customers will then be selected at random for the opportunity to buy tickets online. The first release of The Friday Forty will be on Friday 3 June for reduced price preview performances commencing 7 June. Subsequent ticket releases will take place each Friday for performances taking place the following week. Tickets will be located in great seats throughout the theatre and will be priced at £30 during previews (£15 per part from 7 June until 30 July) and £40 (£20 per part from 3 August after the Official Opening) and will secure a seat for both Part One and Part Two in consecutive performances. You will be able to purchase a maximum of two tickets for both Part One and Part Two in one transaction. To ensure that as many people as possible have the chance to access these great value tickets, they will only be available to buy online. It will not be possible to purchase these tickets in person at the Palace Theatre or anywhere else. Returned and other late-release tickets may also become available at short notice. These are not guaranteed, but any tickets that do become available will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, online or in person at the Palace Theatre box office at full price. Thanks for the info!
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Post by n1david on May 25, 2016 17:09:01 GMT
From The Stage: I'm hoping that this is just education that theatre is not like cinema so you don't show up at the time on your ticket so that you try to skip the trailers - maybe it's because they are expecting so many little theatre-goers.. but seriously, an hour before the show? (Also info about the Palace's plans for the facade in the article: www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/palace-theatre-plans-hogwarts-themed-harry-potter-facade/ )
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Post by duncan on May 25, 2016 17:45:50 GMT
Maybe they'll have extra security checks.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 25, 2016 20:09:23 GMT
I'm jolly glad I'm not going. The thought of spending nearly an hour jammed into the Palace's not particularly large foyers along with one and a half thousand other people does not appeal in the slightest.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 7:27:24 GMT
Pretty sure the recommendation for an hour is just aimed at the large numbers of people who don't go to the theatre regularly and/or people from other countries where things may be different at the theatre. Pretty sure those of us who know where we're going could manage with half an hour (or a 10 minute dash!!)
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Post by mrbarnaby on May 26, 2016 7:50:20 GMT
An hour? That's ridiculous. Unless they are doing Airport security and strip searches.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 8:30:10 GMT
I assume it means they're going to be strict on not allowing latecomers in, so they're painting a worse-case-scenario stern-face picture now to ensure smoother running when the time actually arrives, much like the Bendybus Oswaldtwistle Hamlet ID kerfuffle. Scare people into arriving early, no need to worry about latecomers, but obviously you won't penalise the people who dare to turn up a mere 20 minutes in advance.
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