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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 10:03:52 GMT
Reading the board this morning, I realised that I was supposed to go and see this last night. Clearly I must have been very much looking forward to it!
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Post by lynette on May 13, 2019 10:17:52 GMT
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Post by jadnoop on May 13, 2019 12:14:19 GMT
Had tickets for this on Saturday but had to drop out at the last minute as I was unwell. I'm definitely going to try for tickets again, but haven't seen anything about day seats on TheatreMonkey, and nothing on TodayTix (where I bought my tickets originally). Am I right in thinking that the only way for tickets is via returns on the phone, or on the Thursday Rush tickets? Cheers,
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 12:41:41 GMT
Had tickets for this on Saturday but had to drop out at the last minute as I was unwell. I'm definitely going to try for tickets again, but haven't seen anything about day seats on TheatreMonkey, and nothing on TodayTix (where I bought my tickets originally). Am I right in thinking that the only way for tickets is via returns on the phone, or on the Thursday Rush tickets? Cheers, This tweet might help. Returns are put up on the website so you don't need to phone to check. I think the only rush tickets TodayTix normally does for the Young Vic does is the first preview one. |
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Post by showgirl on May 13, 2019 18:26:55 GMT
Yes, but the Young Vic itself is doing a weekly rush (Thursdays at noon) for tix the following week, for the entire run.
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Post by partytentdown on May 13, 2019 18:34:44 GMT
Slightly random but I have one ticket for Thursday I'd love to swap for another night. It was from TodayTix so I can't change it. I'll keep it if there's no other option, but if I can swap it I'd be happy. Please send me a message if anyone wants to swap!
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Post by jadnoop on May 17, 2019 9:45:43 GMT
Tickets seemed to disappear very quickly at yesterday's rush ticket release, but lots of £10 tickets online now.
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Post by firstwetakemanhattan on May 17, 2019 10:03:02 GMT
A bunch of lucky dip tickets have just been released this morning, i managed to get one for week Saturday
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Post by Rory on May 17, 2019 12:52:48 GMT
Baz reports that a transfer is (unsurprisingly) definitely being discussed and that the cast could re-group in November. It's very early days obviously but my money would be on the Gielgud after the Les Mis concert.
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Post by wannabedirector on May 17, 2019 23:28:34 GMT
Saw this tonight, thought it was absolutely excellent. It doesn’t feel like a mere “black version of” the play, the reinterpretation has clearly been thought about very deeply and it works really well. Some great performances, especially from Sharon D Clarke and Arinze Kene, both of whom were sensational. One of the best things I’ve seen in a long time, and deserves all the plaudits it’s got, and likely will continue to get.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 8:13:06 GMT
I’ll probably have my membership revoked for admitting this, but I had never seen nor read Death of a Salesman before last night. Mention of the play always made Dustin Hoffman pop into my mind, so it was on my cultural periphery, but I went in cold.
I came out hardly able to believe that this was written 70 years ago. The exploration of male relationships and the societal pressure on men couldn’t have have been more finely written today. And then the wonderful Sharon D Clarke, the mother, in the middle of it all, doing all the emotional labour. (Am I wrong to be desperate to see her in something happy?)
I knew when I missed Misty that I was going to kick myself. Arinze Kene finds all the layers in this. Yes to whoever said ‘Biff the man, Biff the child, Biff the man in the child.’ It’s all there. He’s a victim of the patriarchy no matter how buff, handsome and well-liked he is.
It is a slow-burner, took a while to hook me. The audience was a little frustrating at times, laughing at a lot of things, I think to break the tension. Because this is deliberately tight and coiled, to build to that devastating ending.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 8:15:46 GMT
Saw this tonight, thought it was absolutely excellent. It doesn’t feel like a mere “black version of” the play, the reinterpretation has clearly been thought about very deeply and it works really well. Some great performances, especially from Sharon D Clarke and Arinze Kene, both of whom were sensational. One of the best things I’ve seen in a long time, and deserves all the plaudits it’s got, and likely will continue to get. Yes to the comment about ‘more than a black version of the play.’ I can see how that adds layers, but for me it deepens the theme of what does it mean to be a man. |
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Post by londonpostie on May 22, 2019 18:01:11 GMT
Matinee today. Bloody hell.
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Post by happytobehere on May 23, 2019 21:05:30 GMT
I’m seeing this tomorrow (very very excited!) but I’ve never been to the Young Vic before & remember that when I booked, my ticket didn’t have any seat number on it. Is that normal? How will I know where to sit?
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Post by londonpostie on May 23, 2019 22:06:38 GMT
yep, the 'x' prefix or 'zone' thing was a placement holder (before they settled on the seating configuration). They'll have your name on a ticket tomorrow  |
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Post by foxa on May 24, 2019 10:25:17 GMT
I thought I'd posted a review of this, but think checking, I think I put if off, probably because I was too busy gulping back sobs.
This was superb.
That's it.
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Post by happytobehere on May 24, 2019 22:30:38 GMT
Just saw this: sensational.
I went in completely blind, unfamiliar with the story & not having encountered any of the cast before (though I obviously had heard of them), and it was all so fantastic. I can’t even single any of the cast members out specifically because they’re all incredible.
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Post by foxa on May 24, 2019 23:00:14 GMT
I envy you such a fantastic introduction to the play!
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Post by NeilVHughes on May 25, 2019 22:14:49 GMT
Devastatingly Sublime.
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Post by jadnoop on May 26, 2019 1:06:59 GMT
There’s not much I can say, except to add to the chorus of praise by others on this board. This was moving, thought-provoking, and timely. I had not seen this play before, but it more than met my high expectations. Fantastic production, with wonderful acting across the board. And I really loved the design, especially the clever & poignant visual trick with the bench outside the family home at the end. Lots of audience members wiping away tears by the end, and pretty much a full standing ovation.
I hope I can see it again. This has surely got to transfer to the West End, right?
For anyone with Lucky Dip tickets, the seats are given out on a first-come-first-served basis, from any latecomers or unsold seats. Therefore, its worth joining the queue as soon as you arrive to get the best seats, especially if you’re in a group. We arrived ~45 mins before the performance started and were first in line. We ended up with fantastic seats next to each other.
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Post by londonpostie on May 26, 2019 10:15:46 GMT
For anyone with Lucky Dip tickets, the seats are given out on a first-come-first-served basis, from any latecomers or unsold seats. Therefore, its worth joining the queue as soon as you arrive to get the best seats, especially if you’re in a group. We arrived ~45 mins before the performance started and were first in line. We ended up with fantastic seats next to each other. ah, this is interesting. I have LD1, I presume from what you say that doesn't mean very much in terms of other lucky dippers (seat allocation is based on who is there earliest)? |
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Post by jadnoop on May 26, 2019 10:43:53 GMT
For anyone with Lucky Dip tickets, the seats are given out on a first-come-first-served basis, from any latecomers or unsold seats. Therefore, its worth joining the queue as soon as you arrive to get the best seats, especially if you’re in a group. We arrived ~45 mins before the performance started and were first in line. We ended up with fantastic seats next to each other. ah, this is interesting. I have LD1, I presume from what you say that doesn't mean very much in terms of other lucky dippers (seat allocation is based on who is there earliest)? Yes, seat allocation goes in order of the queue at the stalls doors when they open (30 mins before play starts when we went). The LD number on the tickets didn't matter. When the doors open, you walk through to the auditorium itself, and at the last minute the ushers check for any empty seats and then assigns them to people with lucky dip tickets in queue order. Once all the empty stalls seats are taken you move up floors, and then end with standing if necessary. The usher said that the number of seats available varies a lot from performance to performance, but is typically at least 5 (this was about what we saw in the stalls). For our performance, there were 5 people in the queue for lucky dips seats about 5 minutes before the doors opened (i.e. 35 mins before the performance). One note: Because some of the lucky dip seats will be from latecomers, you will be asked to move after the interval if those people arrive for the second act. |
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on May 26, 2019 10:45:12 GMT
For anyone with Lucky Dip tickets, the seats are given out on a first-come-first-served basis, from any latecomers or unsold seats. Therefore, its worth joining the queue as soon as you arrive to get the best seats, especially if you’re in a group. We arrived ~45 mins before the performance started and were first in line. We ended up with fantastic seats next to each other. ah, this is interesting. I have LD1, I presume from what you say that doesn't mean very much in terms of other lucky dippers (seat allocation is based on who is there earliest)? I've done the lucky dip once before for Jesus Hopped the A Train and the way it works is once they open the doors, you tell them you've got lucky dip tickets and they'll direct you to a place to stand. You stand in a line in the order that you arrived and wait for everyone else to be seated and then once they are you are allocated seats in the order that you are standing. I think they offer to explain what will happen when you collect your tickets if you've never had lucky dip tickets before anyway. |
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Post by londonpostie on May 26, 2019 10:51:25 GMT
I have seen the LD group and usher at a matinee, helpful to understand their methodology. Thanks.
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Post by latefortheoverture on May 28, 2019 23:42:23 GMT
Is there much more to say? My first encounter with Death of a Salesman was beautifully piercing and I don't really know how it could be beaten. Rang at 3:30 and on the off chance, I managed to get a lucky dip seat. I drove in and managed to park pretty much facing the theatre which was ideal! I was first in the LD queue and managed to get seated in row N upstairs just off centre, a perfect seat to absorb everything properly. I haven't read, nor seen anything to do with DOAS prior so I went in blind and was well and truly blown away. It starts slow but by the start of act 2 the pace was unstoppable and the last shattering 20 minutes had me in tears. Many things struck a chord with me in this; a son trying to make his father proud, whilst the father still trying to uphold and keep the family together. The set worked well- but can see how this could be done with a few chairs and a table. Any more objects floating it would've been too much, I think, there was just enough. The lighting also struck me, very fitting and served it's purpose well. The whole cast was superb, all hit the mark. Arinzé Kene knocked it out the park in the final kitchen confrontation, he did take a while to grow on me, but once he hit that mark I was onboard. The obvious standouts in this were, of course, Wendell and Sharon. Both are highly deserving of their praise as they both give shattering performances. I hope they win all the awards as they both work hard in this play. Wendell Pierce carried this through and through. I haven't watched loads of his TV work, but my god he shone in this. Sharon D Clarke yet again proved why she is getting booked in every role. A stunning actress, she had real nuance and I felt every word she said. She stole the show for me in that final monologue. I'm glad they added some music, it definitely worked. They could've easily got carried away and made this seem like a musical, but thankfully, it was done graciously and really hit home. Does anyone know the song they sing at the end of each act? No surprise that Marianne Elliot has done it again. Proved that she knows what to do, and how to execute it beautifully and gracefully. Just wish she'd announce what she's doing next. 100% this will go into the west end. It's a perfect production, of a very popular play. Added bonus that it seems it's currently on the A-Level syllabus so I imagine schools will flock to see this. One of the best things I've seen this year so far, but I'm yet to see Small Island so it could change! {Spoiler - click to view}
The final monologue finally cracked me, I was crying. But when Sharon started singing the gospel song; oh my word. The 'house' was coming down and finally, we see the 'roof'. The 'roof' that Willy had worked so hard to get, and one week before it was all his, it became too much. The pressure of 'The American dream' so to speak, pushed him over the edge. He couldn't take it. That was the scene that cracked me, it was genius in my opinion.
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