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Post by peggs on Jun 11, 2020 19:44:13 GMT
All the cancelled credit vouchers have had expiry dates, originally a year from the date of cancelled performance, I queried what happened if theatres hadn't reopened for my first back in March, got a response few days ago with extension as noted now till December 2021. At the time I had other bookings so tried cancelling myself as at that point these productions hadn't been cancelled as thought I'd rather take £2 hit and have no expiry but heard nothing until month or so later then that too came through as cancelled with expiry date year later. I assumed at the time expiry dates were just for this situation but if we ever get back to theatre going guess everything changes and what went before will all be reviewed.
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Post by n1david on Jun 11, 2020 21:51:46 GMT
All the cancelled credit vouchers have had expiry dates, originally a year from the date of cancelled performance, I queried what happened if theatres hadn't reopened for my first back in March, got a response few days ago with extension as noted now till December 2021. Which is annoying, because having booked with a credit voucher which had no expiry date, given that the NT cancelled the performance, I would expect to be no worse off so I'd have expected to get a refunded credit voucher with no expiry date (which I did for the earlier cancellations). I won't get too worked up about it now given it's so far away but having accepted credit vouchers for earlier cancellations when I could have taken cash, I'm now sitting on over £600 of NT credit vouchers, which is a level of exposure that makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Well, we'll have to see how things pan out.
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Post by jek on Jun 12, 2020 12:12:19 GMT
I also have a lot of credit vouchers. I am hoping that, at the very least, it will be possible to use them in the bookshop should there not be things I want to/am able to see in the period during which the vouchers are valid.
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 12, 2020 13:38:48 GMT
I have 10 cancelled performances. May have lost track of the vouchers but I'm sure it's all tied to the account/membership.
When you think of everything that's been *lost* or pushed back it's quite a thing ..
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Post by n1david on Jun 21, 2020 10:12:21 GMT
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Post by crowblack on Jun 21, 2020 10:57:30 GMT
She was on Andrew Marr this morning as well. Nicholas Hytner was also on and said theatres' Christmas season wouldn't be happening.
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Post by Rory on Jun 21, 2020 11:35:32 GMT
Hytner on Marr gave the hint that there may be some positivity from the Chancellor. Fingers crossed.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 16, 2020 14:34:10 GMT
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Post by crowblack on Jul 18, 2020 8:43:35 GMT
Is that a 'hierarchy' concern? It seems more like common sense: FOH are the ones who have close, face to face interactions with hundreds of members of the public from all over Britain/the world every day. They are therefore in the front line, the most at risk of picking up the infection. It takes a few days to become apparent, during which time they could be unwittingly transmitting it, so it seems wise for them to avoid sharing facilities with actors who can otherwise remain in a safer bubble (though surely actors etc. were also told not to visit the bar too?).
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Post by talkingheads on Jul 18, 2020 10:20:57 GMT
Is that a 'hierarchy' concern? It seems more like common sense: FOH are the ones who have close, face to face interactions with hundreds of members of the public from all over Britain/the world every day. They are therefore in the front line, the most at risk of picking up the infection. It takes a few days to become apparent, during which time they could be unwittingly transmitting it, so it seems wise for them to avoid sharing facilities with actors who can otherwise remain in a safer bubble (though surely actors etc. were also told not to visit the bar too?). But why would the actors be mixing in a bar? That's surely the worst place for germs to spread.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 18, 2020 11:26:52 GMT
But why would the actors be mixing in a bar? That's surely the worst place for germs to spread. I'm going by what it said in the Tweet - you do sometimes see them meeting friends before and after shows.
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Post by Jan on Jul 20, 2020 7:36:02 GMT
Just got my bookings for July processed. Got a credit voucher for part of the transaction because I'd purchased the ticket with a credit voucher. However, in the email alongside the voucher code and value, it has an expiry date of 31/12/2021. I didn't think NT credit vouchers previously had expiry dates... I'm not desperately concerned given it's the end of next year, but given the uncertainties of when theatres will be operating again and the health implications of visiting them, it's a disappointing change of policy. That is interesting, NT never used to put expiry dates on credit vouchers. I wonder what their total value of credit vouchers outstanding is ? Years ago several airlines didn't put expiry dates on air miles credits - they ended up with massive amounts outstanding which would have been literally impossible for them to fulfil if they had ever been cashed in, my guess is that the NT are in a similar situation, when they re-open they don't want too high a proportion of "non paying" customers. There used to be a bit of a secondary market in NT credit & gift vouchers, you could buy them at quite a nice discount on eBay from people who had cancelled big one-off theatre trips or who had received them as unwanted gifts. An expiry date would depress that market too, which I assume the NT disapprove of anyway and is possibly contrary to the T&C of the vouchers.
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Post by zahidf on Aug 1, 2020 15:51:49 GMT
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Post by Mark on Aug 1, 2020 19:49:22 GMT
Good for them!
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Post by ellisael on Aug 4, 2020 9:44:04 GMT
National theatre has saved me this quaratine season
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 10:02:48 GMT
What do they expect the NT/South Bank to do though? I don't imagine they are particularly relishing making so many staff redundant - it's hardly a situation that they've chosen.
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Post by Jan on Aug 25, 2020 10:15:51 GMT
What do they expect the NT/South Bank to do though? I don't imagine they are particularly relishing making so many staff redundant - it's hardly a situation that they've chosen. Why put “bailout” in inverted commas as if it wasn’t a bailout ?
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Post by n1david on Aug 25, 2020 11:25:10 GMT
What do they expect the NT/South Bank to do though? I don't imagine they are particularly relishing making so many staff redundant - it's hardly a situation that they've chosen. Why put “bailout” in inverted commas as if it wasn’t a bailout ? Well, they haven’t actually got any money yet from it, and the distribution hasn’t been settled, so I suppose it’s possible that the NT doesn’t get any government money (although I accept that is less likely than Rufus Norris directing The Mousetrap)
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Post by zahidf on Oct 27, 2020 0:03:11 GMT
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Post by peggs on Oct 27, 2020 0:44:25 GMT
Well I guess I was never going to be able to get a ticket for this in old times so the fact that as I don't have sky so still won't not a lot's changed. Interesting Benvolio choice.
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Post by vdcni on Oct 27, 2020 6:59:14 GMT
Sky Arts is now free to air through Freeview so everyone should have access to it.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 27, 2020 8:48:56 GMT
I don't have sky so still won't not a lot's changed. Retune your Freeview - it was added very recently and you should find it on Ch11.
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Post by justfran on Oct 27, 2020 10:53:18 GMT
I’m really pleased about this announcement and should be an interesting screening.
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Post by peggs on Oct 27, 2020 12:49:38 GMT
I don't have sky so still won't not a lot's changed. Retune your Freeview - it was added very recently and you should find it on Ch11. You're kidding? I did try that recently and checked but definitely wasn't seeing what it said, will try again thanks.
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Post by londonpostie on Oct 27, 2020 13:00:01 GMT
In a way this just makes me sadder. This is obv. much better than losing the production altogether but I was so looking forward to this.
In related news; I had an email exchange with the box office: credits in my account now for **ten** cancelled productions.
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Post by peggs on Oct 27, 2020 20:07:18 GMT
I don't have sky so still won't not a lot's changed. Retune your Freeview - it was added very recently and you should find it on Ch11. Well it didn't work after the recent announcement of this being a thing but it did now so thanks crowblack
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 16, 2021 16:17:07 GMT
Paradise (the Philoctetes/Lesley Sharp/Ian Rickson show) is scheduled to (re-)start from October.
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Post by theoracle on May 16, 2021 16:24:18 GMT
Paradise (the Philoctetes/Lesley Sharp/Ian Rickson show) is scheduled to (re-)start from October. HURRAH! With/without social distancing?
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Post by theatrelover123 on May 16, 2021 16:29:17 GMT
Paradise (the Philoctetes/Lesley Sharp/Ian Rickson show) is scheduled to (re-)start from October. HURRAH! With/without social distancing? Dunno. Just know a friend who confirmed its return.
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Post by Jan on May 16, 2021 19:57:50 GMT
I was interested in this initially. I wonder if top price tickets will still be £89. Post-Covid pricing will be interesting to see, my feeling is they’ll have to be cheaper to rebuild an audience but I might be wrong.
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