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Post by dan on Nov 10, 2023 14:21:43 GMT
It absolutely blows my mind that somebody wouldn’t like Rufus’ voice, but completely get how subjective this is. It’s just he’s pretty much my favourite voice on the planet, and I adore his songwriting so much, and how lush and orchestral his music can be. So I’m thrilled to be seeing this, and can’t wait even if just to hear the music… I think he’s extraordinary. And whenever I’ve seen Sheridan in anything I’ve been super impressed, especially her acting through song. Super pumped for this.
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Post by mrnutz on Nov 10, 2023 14:51:28 GMT
This all sounds great to me. BOOKED.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 10, 2023 16:20:03 GMT
I don't know the film but the plot (washed up alcoholic actress haunted by ghost of a dead fan while attempting a comeback) sounds like Sunset Boulevard meets All About Eve. Could be a triumph or a complete disaster. It'll be interesting to see who else gets cast in the supporting roles.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Nov 10, 2023 17:08:53 GMT
I thought about booking this but I've booked a lot of theatre recently so would only go for the cheapest seats which are all restricted view. Given Ivo van Hove's penchant for live video - this being an adaptation of a film practically guarantees he'll be up to his old tricks - and little regard for sightlines, I'm just going to hope there's rush/lottery once performances actually start (or it'll be bad and I won't have missed out at all but for those who've booked's sake hopefully not).
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Post by Rory on Nov 10, 2023 17:31:08 GMT
As others have said, very pleasantly surprised by the ticket prices. I got a mid Row F stalls ticket for £85.
If this was at an ATG venue, most of the stalls would probably be off sale at this early stage and the prices would be around £125.
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Post by mkb on Nov 11, 2023 2:32:37 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale. |
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Post by n1david on Nov 11, 2023 9:14:28 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale. I did, I got an email at 8.02am yesterday offering me members booking. Although when I clicked into it, I was able to view availability and add seats without signing in, so I suspect I'd have been able to checkout as a nonmember. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 11, 2023 13:04:48 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale. Email about 8am, which I didn’t see until around 9:30am. No advance warning, or indication when the presale would end. Then I saw the public sale would start at 10am, so I did check the link at 9:50am, but was in the middle of work things so didn’t book. I suspect this will sell well, but I’ll wait. To be frank, a secret two hour pre-sale just when people are starting work is like paying lip service to the DMT+ membership. Most people won’t have had time to see the email, check when they can attend, or (if they’re those strange people who arrange theatre attendance with others) check if people can attend with them. |
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Post by mkb on Nov 11, 2023 13:14:45 GMT
Thanks Dr Tom and n1david - I've emailed asking DMT+ why I wasn't on their presale mailing list. |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 11, 2023 16:49:29 GMT
Agreed. I suspect Sheridan Smith's involvement will ensure this is another Educating Rita and not one to wait for discounts. DMT makes it very quick and easy to scroll through dates and choose seats compared to the likes of ATG. Do you mean Shirley Valentine? Indeed, sorry. A bit of of Willie confusion on my part there. I decided not to book Shirley Valentine when it first went on sale and ended up not seeing it at all. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 11, 2023 17:05:30 GMT
Do you mean Shirley Valentine? Indeed, sorry. A bit of of Willie confusion on my part there. I decided not to book Shirley Valentine when it first went on sale and ended up not seeing it at all. Actually she would make a very good Rita. Who knows, one day maybe. |
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2023 17:07:15 GMT
Indeed, sorry. A bit of of Willie confusion on my part there. I decided not to book Shirley Valentine when it first went on sale and ended up not seeing it at all. Actually she would make a very good Rita. Who knows, one day maybe. Definitely much more of a Rita than a Shirley, and a much better play all round. |
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Post by Rory on Nov 11, 2023 17:07:22 GMT
I imagine this will sell very well indeed, though it's a little more niche and avant-garde than Shirley Valentine so is unlikely to have quite the same commercial appeal.
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Post by Steve on Nov 11, 2023 23:41:51 GMT
I imagine this will sell very well indeed, though it's a little more niche and avant-garde than Shirley Valentine so is unlikely to have quite the same commercial appeal. Yes, it's MUCH more niche source material, with a plot that I highly doubt will fully utilise Sheridan Smith's superlative comedy skills. Still, I thought she was wonderful dramatically in "Flare Path," in particular, and she's so good at being vulnerable and evoking identification and empathy, and I, for one, thought she sang the heck out of "Funny Girl." The niche plot is very Ivo Van Hove, bearing some similarities to "Persona," which he's already done, where one woman's personality blurs with another's, in this case, a character in a play that she's doing. With Rufus Wainwright in the mix, this feels like particularly complex cerebral adult material, with only Smith providing a mainstream emotional connection to audiences. But I'm betting she can do just that. I'm really intrigued, but I'd hold off predicting a mainstream hit till I saw it lol. |
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 13, 2023 13:41:30 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 14, 2023 1:47:06 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd. What? Most seats are £90 and £150- struggling to see where these cheap seats are you talk about? They certainly aren’t the decent seats. |
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 14, 2023 2:32:27 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd. What? Most seats are £90 and £150- struggling to see where these cheap seats are you talk about? They certainly aren’t the decent seats. Paid £75 for 4th row DC. That seemed pretty cheap to me, comparably to most other things. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 15, 2023 16:59:29 GMT
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Post by asps2017 on Nov 16, 2023 14:25:23 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 16, 2023 15:28:14 GMT
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Post by asps2017 on Nov 16, 2023 16:57:18 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 16, 2023 18:49:46 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced Only via an IG link I think? I always think it’s nice to have the poster embedded in the thread. |
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Post by Rory on Nov 16, 2023 19:06:25 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced Only via an IG link I think? I always think it’s nice to have the poster embedded in the thread. I agree. Seeing the artwork is always one of the most exciting bits of a new show announcement! |
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 19, 2023 17:21:33 GMT
I've just received news of this, an adaptation of the John Cassavetes film, Rufus Wainwright providing the lyrics and music. 6th March to 27th July at the Gielgud. Ad on YouTube: .
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Post by n1david on Nov 19, 2023 17:44:37 GMT
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