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Post by fossil on Apr 30, 2024 11:23:21 GMT
I queued for less than two minutes. After the shock subsided I was able to book a centre row H stalls ticket for the last preview. They don't seem to be booking seats much further forward. I've noticed a few times stalls nearer the front coming on sale nearer the opening. Note there are stage stalls seats available for this production also... That might be the reason... Did not notice that. Thanks
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Post by fossil on Apr 30, 2024 11:20:57 GMT
I queued for less than two minutes. After the shock subsided I was able to book a centre row H stalls ticket for the last preview. They don't seem to be booking seats much further forward. I've noticed a few times stalls nearer the front coming on sale nearer the opening.
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Post by fossil on Apr 6, 2024 12:42:38 GMT
After watching the local news last night I kept the TV on and chanced upon this wonderful moving programme: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xyj5/the-assembly"The Assembly The Assembly sees a cast of 35 interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent or learning disabled, question an A-list celebrity for one extraordinary TV interview. In this half-hour special, it’s multi-award-winning actor and director Michael Sheen who is to face the grilling of a lifetime from the unique collective. No subject is out of bounds, no question is off the table. On subjects as diverse as ex-girlfriends and on-screen kisses to the OBE he gave back or his favourite motorway, how will the Good Omens star fare as The Assembly bring their unique approach to the celebrity interview? This special celebrates Autism Acceptance Week. Expect profound revelation, glorious chaos and a lot of laughs."
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Post by fossil on Apr 1, 2024 8:07:01 GMT
If you want a cheap ticket and don't mind the high stage, the Lovetheatre web site has a few Monday evening tickets in April for the front row stalls at £17.50 with no booking fee.
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Post by fossil on Mar 23, 2024 18:57:30 GMT
Rodgers and Hart’s The Boys From Syracuse
Upstairs At The Gatehouse
5 Sep 2024 until 29 Sep 2024
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Post by fossil on Feb 26, 2024 17:15:47 GMT
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Post by fossil on Feb 22, 2024 10:49:58 GMT
Got through to the booking page but their website couldn’t process my payment, either on mobile or PC. Not sure if it was them or me. Helpfully they’ve automatically reserved the ticket I was trying to buy until tomorrow, so will have to try again later. Pricey! I had the same problem with payment. Phoned the box office. Had a five minute wait but the box office was able to process may payment ok.
I like the way their system reserves the ticket for 24 hours. Much better and less stressful than the usual way the ticket is held and you have 20 minutes or whatever to complete your purchase.
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Post by fossil on Feb 16, 2024 16:36:31 GMT
The Great Outdoors with the BBC Concert Orchestra and West End Stars Louise Dearman and Graham Bickley. 13th March 2024. Live from Alexandra Palace – the spectacular venue on the roof of London, where dreams have been made for over a century – the BBC Concert Orchestra joins two sensational West End singers for a night of melodies that were born to soar free. From The Big Country to Jurassic Park, whether we’re flying you to the moon or whirling you Over the Rainbow, tonight it’s all about boundless horizons and impossible wishes: the wonders of nature, the power of the imagination and – above all – about great, great tunes. Expect classic film scores, light music classics and some of the best-loved songs of all time. And expect them sung with style and delivered with a swing by Louise Dearman (Wicked, Evita, Guys and Dolls), Graham Bickley (Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Bread) and the full BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Richard Balcombe. Free Tickets for this show are being allocated on a first-come first-served basis. www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/bbcco-great-outdoors-13march24Looking forward to this (assuming I get a ticket). Now that Friday Night Is Music Night is no more I hope that this is the start of a series of occasional concerts.
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Post by fossil on Feb 13, 2024 15:53:21 GMT
The Show Warnings for the Young Vic's A Face In The Crowd says......
"Content warnings: • Sexism and sexual harassment • Violence • Discussion of racist themes • Guns and gunshots • References to animal hunting • References to war and death Production warnings: • Live music "
All those shows I have been to over the years and never once been warned that they contained "Live music"! Having said that I have witnessed the very unpleasant spectacle of songs being murdered on several occasions.
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Post by fossil on Feb 12, 2024 19:01:10 GMT
Reading accounts of the behaviour of the rest of the audience during this incident, the expression "Nuremberg fodder" comes to mind.
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Post by fossil on Feb 12, 2024 16:08:39 GMT
If you would like a taste of the original production:
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Post by fossil on Jan 31, 2024 17:15:36 GMT
At 4.30pm I can see that the RSC web site now has a queueing system in place so I suspect general booking will be a lot better. Perhaps this did not kick in this morning. I feel quite sorry for box office staff on days like this.
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Post by fossil on Jan 31, 2024 12:24:39 GMT
Finally managed to book for Buddha and Pericles. Only took two and a half hours. Long waits and numerous errors on loading seating plans and then errors after payment details entered at the checkout.
Booking opens for the National and the Open Air tomorrow, both at noon. Hopefully that should be more straightforward.
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Post by fossil on Jan 31, 2024 10:43:59 GMT
Members booking is a mess. Pages taking forever to load. Errors. Payment hanging. I can't take this stress!
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Post by fossil on Jan 28, 2024 16:37:59 GMT
A simple concept. A reader, a cellist and a screen on which peopleless scenes occasionally changed to augment the narrative and a few dead leaves. Yet for 80 minutes I, and the rest of the Saturday matinee audience at the Marylebone theatre were captivated by a story that starts "Once upon a time...."
Samantha Spiro, replacing the original reader Allan Corduner who contracted pneumonia shortly before the production opened, gives us an example of just how good a storyteller can be, helped by a beautifully written piece.
"Winter 1943, a forest in war-torn Eastern Europe: a poor woodcutter’s wife finds a little bundle thrown into the snow from a moving goods train. It contains something for which she has always yearned, but…The Most Precious of Goods is translated from the original best-selling French novella by Nicolas Kent who also directs this British premiere production."
I cannot recommend this highly enough.
I have only recently discovered the Marylebone theatre. It is rapidly becoming one of my favourite theatres. Nicely sized at 200 seats with excellent sightlines it seems to be picking some excellent productions. This being my third visit in as many months (and I will be going again soon to see Greg Hicks do his one man Dostoyevsky "The Dream of A Ridiculous Man").
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Post by fossil on Jan 26, 2024 17:48:04 GMT
I agree with the previous reviews of the The Drowsy Chaperone. A wonderful faultless production. I was in the second row and I did cringe somewhat when the lady in front of me started waving to presumably her son when he came on stage! Fortunately she stopped after about 15 seconds.
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Post by fossil on Jan 24, 2024 13:41:37 GMT
I am curious as to the pricing of Yard standing tickets. Looking at the currently available production, if I try to buy a Yard ticket it offers two options for me to buy at £5 and £10 (with £2.50 and £5 for under 16s).
Last time I went, the Yard was a single open space. Can anybody enlighten me as to why two price options?
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Post by fossil on Jan 17, 2024 17:46:29 GMT
I have found travelling from London to Stratford by rail can be ok but for matinees only. I always go changing at Leamington Spa.
On Saturday by train from Marylebone there are nicely timed trains: dep 9.02 - arr 11.13 outward and 17.31 - 19.45 return with a change at Leamington Spa.
For weekdays the train timings are useless but I have travelled to Leamington Spa in the past and then taken the half hourly X18 bus to Stratford from opposite the station which takes about 40 minutes. The bus is also useful on a Saturday if the connection at Leamington is missed.
There was one time our train from London broke down at Gerrards Cross and the station staff were exceptional. After discovering that about 20 of us were going to miss our Stratford connection they arranged for the next fast train to make an extra stop for us. When we got to Leamington Spa there were several taxis waiting (at no charge to us). We had the added bonus of being dropped very near the theatre.
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Post by fossil on Dec 21, 2023 18:40:43 GMT
It’s on tv NOW! It’s so glorious. And Clare Halse- what a star. It’s shameful she wasn’t up for an Olivier Award. Brilliant performance. I saw the show six times live and probably the same with the video recording. Truly outstanding triple-threat performance. What is she up to now? Should leading a show on Broadway or in town, but seems to have gone off my radar. The closest we have to a Sutton Foster that I’ve seen in the last decade. Several web sites say Clare is playing Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly at the Palladium
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Post by fossil on Dec 18, 2023 14:28:11 GMT
Last week The Times had an interview with Emma Rice that included this teasing snippet for 2024.
" Later in the year she is working on something big — she can’t say what yet — for the RSC"
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Post by fossil on Dec 13, 2023 16:26:57 GMT
Arts Ed:
The Drowsy Chaperone 23 - 27 January 2024 Booking Opens 8th Jan 2024, 1pm
Rent 6 - 10 February 2024 Booking Opens 15 Jan 2024, 1pm
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Post by fossil on Dec 9, 2023 15:22:05 GMT
Radio Times listing for December 20th at 9.00pm has Sky Arts showing 42nd Street. Flagged as "New" but does not say which production.
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Post by fossil on Nov 19, 2023 13:06:17 GMT
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Post by fossil on Oct 18, 2023 19:09:47 GMT
Just booked my tickets for the BAC and noticed the E-tickets say "This performance is relaxed...".
After initially cursing myself for not noticing this when I booked the ticket I checked again and found towards the bottom of the show page it says:
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.
Turns out that this applies to all performances of everything they put on at the BAC.
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Post by fossil on Oct 12, 2023 16:49:11 GMT
I'll be seeing this at HOME. After Wise Children and Wuthering Heights I am devoted to seeing anything Emma Rice directs. If you haven't seen it yet, her Shakespeare's Globe production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is still available in iPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001npy4
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