The Seagull w/ Cate Blanchett - Barbican

[Rory]

I wish they would announce the ticket prices in advance of sale.

[Being Alive]

Oct 4, 2024 12:12:49 GMT mjh said:

Does anyone know if there’s a ticket limit for this?

4 I believe.

[zahidf]

Oct 4, 2024 12:28:04 GMT Rory said:

I wish they would announce the ticket prices in advance of sale.

They said 100 tickets for £20.00 each performance

As a barbican member, ill let everyone know the prices after the presale

[Rory]

Oct 4, 2024 12:37:29 GMT zahidf said:

Oct 4, 2024 12:28:04 GMT Rory said:

I wish they would announce the ticket prices in advance of sale.

They said 100 tickets for £20.00 each performance

As a barbican member, ill let everyone know the prices after the presale

Thanks, I'd really appreciate that!

[nash16]

Oct 4, 2024 10:26:15 GMT Rory said:

I wish I knew in advance of the inevitable ticket bunfight whether there will be any midweek matinées.

Only 4 midweek matinees in March only, all at 2:15pm on:

Weds 5th
Thurs 13th
Tues 18th
Thurs 20th

[Rory]

Oct 4, 2024 13:04:32 GMT nash16 said:

Oct 4, 2024 10:26:15 GMT Rory said:

I wish I knew in advance of the inevitable ticket bunfight whether there will be any midweek matinées.

Only 4 midweek matinees in March only, all at 2:15pm on:

Weds 5th
Thurs 13th
Tues 18th
Thurs 20th

Super, thanks, makes potential planning a lot easier.

[parsley1]

I do wonder if the Barbican

Are over egging and inflating the expected demand for this

Warnings and caveat galore

That even members are not guaranteed tickets

I am sure it will do well of course

But it’s a large venue hardly Donmar or Almeida

And although no one denies CB is a hugely talented actress

She really lacks current relevance and in many ways has isolated herself from true mainstream interest due to her often weird and pretentious choices of material

She is often more lauded and respected by critics and industry observers than hoards of fans

Add to this ANOTHER revival of a play which is done to death

In a “version”

[mrbarnaby]

She is an A List Hollywood star

And one of the most respected actresses working today

And a fashion icon

And a supporting cast

Of very respected

Actors too

And a very short run

.

I think it will

Be a quick

Sell out.

[parsley1]

Oct 4, 2024 20:20:27 GMT mrbarnaby said:

She is an A List Hollywood star

And one of the most respected actresses working today

And a fashion icon

And a supporting cast

Of very respected

Actors too

And a very short run

.

I think it will

Be a quick

Sell out.

Her last appearance here

Was readily available until near the run

With a run less than 1/3

Let’s not forget

Recent Oscar winners and those forthcoming

Have failed to cause “sell outs”

It’s interesting comparing her to Nicole Kidman

Who I think wrongly or rightly

Would cause more box office waves

[happysooz2]

This is far more accessible play

Than the last one

I suspect that it’s the sort of thing that scalpers would take a chance on

Thus increasing the bunfight for tickets

[moviebuffff1n]

Personally as a member of Gen Z, Cate Blanchett excites me but not enough to buy tickets. The more appealing actor for me is Emma Corin (sorry if I butchered the spelling). I’ll watch anything they are in. I think it will be a sell out, so get ready to queue!

[parsley1]

And although I love her acting

Neither of her last London theatre outings

Were particularly well received or lauded by anyone really

Her last Oscar win was 10 years ago

Her last film was a massive flop

And her last few films have hardly set the box office alight
She isn’t the most bankable actor by a long chalk

[zahidf]

Judging by the membership emails from the Barbican they are expecting it to be massively popular

Blanchett is very well respected as an actor and most of my friendship group are desperate to get tickets

I imagine it'll be a sell out on public booking and I expect the Barbican are getting a nice membership boost

Also, Tom Burke is a big draw with my lady friends for some reason...

[aspieandy]

oh boy ... the dreaded DP: in small print near the bottom of the info page:

Ticket prices for this performance may be adjusted over time in response to demand

* they don't take funding from ACE now

It also says tickets "from £20" (at least to begin with ... ). tbf, there isn't really a bad seat in the theatre.

Lets say 8 performances a week for 6 and  bit weeks, with a capacity of 1,150 .. so a shade under 60,000 seats in total.

www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/the-seagull

[andbingowashisname]

The play. Cate Blanchett. Thomas Ostermeier. Duncan Macmillan. Emma Corrin. Tom Burke. Jason Watkins. Kodi Smit-McPhee. A six-week run.

Plenty of reasons to suspect that this production will attract a lot of attention when it goes on sale. If everyone is at the top of their game then it could be very good indeed.

[theatrelover123]

Are mrbarnaby and parsley1 THE SAME PERSON?! Has anybody ever seen them in the same room together.

[happysooz2]

Oct 4, 2024 11:19:58 GMT aspieandy said:

Ouf. Can't recall seeing a stronger cast ..

I’m with you on this. Don’t get the grumpiness at all. Maybe Uncle Vanya had a stronger cast?

[amyja89]

Anybody in the ticket mix this morning?

[zahidf]

£195.00*
£155.00*
£99.50*
£79.50*
£69.50*
£40.00*
£20.00*
£20.00*

Price ranges

[Rory]

Oct 7, 2024 9:27:35 GMT zahidf said:

£195.00*
£155.00*
£99.50*
£79.50*
£69.50*
£40.00*
£20.00*
£20.00*

Price ranges

Lordy, pricey enough. I wonder if the £99.50 ones are decent enough seats.

[zahidf]

Oct 7, 2024 10:00:00 GMT Rory said:

Oct 7, 2024 9:27:35 GMT zahidf said:

£195.00*
£155.00*
£99.50*
£79.50*
£69.50*
£40.00*
£20.00*
£20.00*

Price ranges

Lordy, pricey enough. I wonder if the £99.50 ones are decent enough seats.

yeah, those are decent stalls/circle seats

[Rory]

Oct 7, 2024 10:01:43 GMT zahidf said:

Oct 7, 2024 10:00:00 GMT Rory said:

Lordy, pricey enough. I wonder if the £99.50 ones are decent enough seats.

yeah, those are decent stalls/circle seats

Thanks zahidf.

[nash16]

Oct 7, 2024 10:00:00 GMT Rory said:

Oct 7, 2024 9:27:35 GMT zahidf said:

£195.00*
£155.00*
£99.50*
£79.50*
£69.50*
£40.00*
£20.00*
£20.00*

Price ranges

Lordy, pricey enough. I wonder if the £99.50 ones are decent enough seats.

They’ll be fine.

The usual Oligarchs Only seating at any theatre now (£195/£155) will just be the very centre of the stalls and front row of the Dress.

£100 minimum to be on any of the first two levels though…

[amyja89]

I'll definitely take a decent stalls seat for £99.50, on par with what I paid for Mary Said What She Said and that was just a one woman monologue. Hopefully something good is left for me tomorrow. I'm very flexible on dates!

[parsley1]

Outermost 2 seats in stalls are £79.50

The rest of stalls is £99.50 or £155 or £195