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Post by ntherooh on Apr 10, 2024 9:06:52 GMT
Anyone know what days the matinees are?
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Post by asfound on Apr 10, 2024 9:08:21 GMT
Well that was easy. Two front row tickets. Might just leave them empty for the hell of it.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 10, 2024 9:09:43 GMT
Anyone know what days the matinees are? Thursday & Saturday |
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Post by dillan on Apr 10, 2024 9:17:51 GMT
Got through very easily and managed to book quite quickly!
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Post by ntherooh on Apr 10, 2024 9:20:33 GMT
Don’t forget that many people have multiple devices open, so the number you see doesn’t necessarily mean that many people in line.
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Post by Being Alive on Apr 10, 2024 9:25:11 GMT
Painless actually.
Front row for a date in July.
Lovely.
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Post by andrew on Apr 10, 2024 9:25:33 GMT
Got my tickets which I'm happy with, but yeah competition was fierce. I hesitated and looked at circle tickets for a second, then came back to stalls and it was suddenly the last 2. As far as I could see it was front row stalls and the back row of both circles. So if you got a good seat for this, the key worker sorts are either going to be looking up over a high stage or at the back of the section.
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Post by A.Ham on Apr 10, 2024 9:29:48 GMT
All booked - front row stalls for late June. Happy to spend £25 to see what JL’s take on R&J comes out like (having loved his ‘reimagining’ of Sunset) and well worth it to avoid having major FOMO when the show opens and everyone’s raving about it!
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Post by asfound on Apr 10, 2024 9:35:37 GMT
when the show opens and everyone’s raving about it! Not sure anyone with a passing interest in Shakespeare is going to be raving about this. Enjoy though, there is bound to be Spiderman merch in abundance. |
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Post by ntherooh on Apr 10, 2024 9:37:36 GMT
Ticket availability now very low and still 4500 people in front of me. I think thats it for me.
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Post by bigredapple on Apr 10, 2024 9:38:50 GMT
6,000 in the queue so was hopeful
All gone as soon as I got in
Plenty of scalpers on twitter offering these ticket types for sale already. Ffs
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Post by mac on Apr 10, 2024 9:39:07 GMT
Never got past 15,000 in the queue, so I expect I won't remotely get a chance to see this. Disappointed after having bad placement in the queue during the presale too. The sale started at 3am my time, so I suppose it's time to quit and rest before 7am classes.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 10, 2024 9:46:40 GMT
Queue closed, tickets sold out
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Apr 10, 2024 9:48:54 GMT
Got in the queue 15mins after it went live and it was like 23000 in the queue lmao. Yeah I bailed shortly after.
Well done to all who grabbed some.
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Post by theatre10 on Apr 10, 2024 9:49:13 GMT
It wasn't meant to be for me today D:
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Post by A.Ham on Apr 10, 2024 10:03:06 GMT
when the show opens and everyone’s raving about it! Not sure anyone with a passing interest in Shakespeare is going to be raving about this. Enjoy though, there is bound to be Spiderman merch in abundance. You’re probably right! I studied it for my English Lit GCSE but remember seeing it in the West End on a school trip - does anyone remember what production was performing circa 1993/4? |
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Post by marob on Apr 10, 2024 10:07:43 GMT
Been on the mailing list for years. No link though. 🤬
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Post by andrew on Apr 10, 2024 11:02:32 GMT
Got my tickets which I'm happy with, but yeah competition was fierce. I hesitated and looked at circle tickets for a second, then came back to stalls and it was suddenly the last 2. As far as I could see it was front row stalls and the back row of both circles. So if you got a good seat for this, the key worker sorts are either going to be looking up over a high stage or at the back of the section. Sorry it's front stalls, back of dress (royal in this theatre) and front of upper circle. |
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Post by ceebee on Apr 10, 2024 12:15:22 GMT
Although I am not eligible for these kinds of opportunities, I find it galling that people are buying them and then selling them on as scalpers. I don't know what the solution is though other than to hold back a proportion as day seats and insist that ID is presented upon collection so that the seats actually get filled. If they enforce ID checks and turn people away, it means an empty seat. People who scalp on tickets should check their consciences and leave these offers for people with a genuine interest in the show/theatre who meet the eligibility criteria.
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Post by parsley1 on Apr 10, 2024 14:11:05 GMT
Although I am not eligible for these kinds of opportunities, I find it galling that people are buying them and then selling them on as scalpers. I don't know what the solution is though other than to hold back a proportion as day seats and insist that ID is presented upon collection so that the seats actually get filled. If they enforce ID checks and turn people away, it means an empty seat. People who scalp on tickets should check their consciences and leave these offers for people with a genuine interest in the show/theatre who meet the eligibility criteria. Whilst I can empathise about sold out productions Market forces will prevail and you should really blame the people who are willing to pay inflated prices to see shows Not the people selling the tickets Usually this is going to be shows or concerts where fans are frenzied to the point of hysteria I know people who are seeing Taylor Swift 6 times in London I bet some are seeing this R&J more than once |
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Post by Steve on Apr 10, 2024 14:42:39 GMT
Market forces will prevail and you should really blame the people who are willing to pay inflated prices to see shows Not the people selling the tickets This is the exception to the market forces rule, though. These specific tickets have been subsidised by the producers for a specific class to attend, not so they can resell the tickets. Its outrageous to resell these tickets. It should be stopped. |
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Post by wick3 on Apr 10, 2024 18:48:38 GMT
Market forces will prevail and you should really blame the people who are willing to pay inflated prices to see shows Not the people selling the tickets This is the exception to the market forces rule, though. These specific tickets have been subsidised by the producers for a specific class to attend, not so they can resell the tickets. Its outrageous to resell these tickets. It should be stopped. Yup exactly. These tickets were meant for people who want to see the play but could not afford regular priced tickets sold earlier. If they really will check for ID, I imagine there will be a returns queue where the production can resell this discounted ticket at full price. |
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Post by theatrefan77 on Apr 10, 2024 23:44:13 GMT
Don't think the £25 front row tickets are such a great deal. The stage is really high at the Duke of York theatre and for An Enemy of the People you only get to see about 50% of the stage. For Backstairs Billy the same tickets were priced at £10 and that's about the right price.
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Post by kyvai on Apr 25, 2024 22:17:24 GMT
I was just browsing listings on different sites planning my theatre visits for later in the year, and was surprised there was a “buy tickets” button for R&J on the WOS site..….so I clicked and there are quite a few tickets available for EVERY performance it seems……for TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE QUID!!!!!
£275!!!!!!!!
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“Sold out” my bottom.
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Post by maggiem on Apr 26, 2024 11:57:15 GMT
I'm waiting to see if an NT Live broadcast (or recording for later broadcast) is announced. With all the interest, it would benefit many fans who couldn't book for the live performances.
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