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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 11:34:16 GMT
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 2, 2016 11:37:02 GMT
Hurrah! I've waited so long to this
It may be terrible but soon I will have seen all Sondheim's musicals that are available to stage
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Post by mallardo on Dec 2, 2016 11:45:59 GMT
It's not great but it's not terrible. I see it's the Nathan Lane version which I saw and which was not to everyone's taste but it is a viable version of the show with its extra songs and its Shaw versus Shakespeare battle in Hades. And, of course, the music is wonderful.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 12:34:37 GMT
HELL YEAH
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Post by martin1965 on Dec 2, 2016 13:20:12 GMT
Just had funny conversation with lovely box office lady, apparently i was first one to ring through!! Got early bird tkt for 1 April. Another step closer to completing the Sondheim canon😄
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 2, 2016 13:41:45 GMT
What have you left to see?
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 2, 2016 13:42:36 GMT
I think this one will quickly sell out by the completists alone
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Post by AddisonMizner on Dec 2, 2016 15:53:47 GMT
Oooo, a venue I've never been to, and a Sondheim show I've never seen. Consider me booked!
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Post by alece10 on Dec 2, 2016 17:26:28 GMT
Best news I've had all day. It's the only Sondheim show I have not seen. Are they going to flood the theatre? 😃
Only problem is I hate the venue. Has awful cinema seats and nil legroom. Unless they have changed it around since I was last there. Which was also Sondheim. Anyone can whistle.
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Post by bellboard27 on Dec 2, 2016 17:32:44 GMT
My herpetological interlude is booked.
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Post by mallardo on Dec 2, 2016 17:40:29 GMT
Best news I've had all day. It's the only Sondheim show I have not seen. Are they going to flood the theatre? 😃 Only problem is I hate the venue. Has awful cinema seats and nil legroom. Unless they have changed it around since I was last there. Which was also Sondheim. Anyone can whistle. Actually they have renovated since Anyone Can Whistle - my first exposure to Rosalie Craig! The seating generally makes sense now, some of the awful sightlines have been realigned, and it's generally a more comfortable place to be. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 17:45:07 GMT
Actually they have renovated since Anyone Can Whistle - my first exposure to Rosalie Craig! The seating generally makes sense now, some of the awful sightlines have been realigned, and it's generally a more comfortable place to be. Blimey! An event that no doubt she vividly remembers as well. One for the Bad Behaviour thread I think . . . |
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 2, 2016 17:46:40 GMT
I'm there! Guarenteed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 17:48:48 GMT
Best news I've had all day. It's the only Sondheim show I have not seen. Are they going to flood the theatre? 😃 Only problem is I hate the venue. Has awful cinema seats and nil legroom. Unless they have changed it around since I was last there. Which was also Sondheim. Anyone can whistle. Actually they have renovated since Anyone Can Whistle - my first exposure to Rosalie Craig! The seating generally makes sense now, some of the awful sightlines have been realigned, and it's generally a more comfortable place to be. Yes, new seating and there are no longer seats where your feet don't touch the ground  Still the same odd ticketing arrangement - you can't select a seat and they just sell them in order starting from A1. I guess if you call they can do something different. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 19:01:30 GMT
Hope I get X69!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 3, 2016 8:37:29 GMT
I'm also A1 #sondheimnerd
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Post by MrBunbury on Dec 3, 2016 8:55:46 GMT
I am also A1. Hopefully on a different date :-)
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Post by anthony40 on Dec 3, 2016 8:55:48 GMT
I'm also A1 #sondheimnerd Same here. I too am a Sondheim nerd! |
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Post by synchrony on Dec 3, 2016 21:57:35 GMT
Also A1, haha!
I've not been to this theatre before. Stupid question, but does that mean we are all literally in A1, or is it unallocated seating and A1 just means you've bought the first ticket for that performance?!
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Post by macksennett on Dec 3, 2016 22:20:42 GMT
When I went you had to sit where you were put. It was very random. Friends who booked the same performance after I did ended up in much better seats. I haven't been back! Between that and the abrupt staff, it was not a great theatre going experience. Maybe it's improved as that was a few years ago now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2016 6:35:15 GMT
Also A1, haha! I've not been to this theatre before. Stupid question, but does that mean we are all literally in A1, or is it unallocated seating and A1 just means you've bought the first ticket for that performance?! It's allocated seating. Here's the normal seating plan - www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/seating-plan.pdf - although the layout on this photo (which I think is what it is now like) is different - www.stjameslondon.co.uk/correspondent/jermyn-street-theatre/It is a flexible space. Stage is in front of Row A. I think rows F and G are a bit further down than they look on this plan, facing the side of the stage. So if they stick to the normal configuration they are selling the front row first, working back, then selling the side-on seats last. It's a tiny theatre so unlikely to be a big problem wherever you sit. Rake of the seating is reaonable, and the stage is at floor level. Used to be a problem before they refurbished as in one row your feet didn't touch the ground. Other oddities about the place - the "bar" is a little hatch at the side of the auditorium, and the loos are literally at the back of the stage - you have to walk across the set and go through one of the doors the actors use! They take the loos out of use a few minutes before the show starts. I have sometimes seen the last person to emerge from the loos get a round of applause as they walk on stage |
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Post by Deal J on Dec 4, 2016 9:53:25 GMT
...and the loos are literally at the back of the stage - you have to walk across the set and go through one of the doors the actors use! They take the loos out of use a few minutes before the show starts. I have sometimes seen the last person to emerge from the loos get a round of applause as they walk on stage So perhaps the stage will be flooded after all...! |
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Post by fossil on Dec 5, 2016 14:35:29 GMT
There is no need to go with the on-line seating allocation. If you phone the box office (020 7287 2875) you can choose your seat. On-line offered me A6 but I prefer the second row so phoned up and got B6.
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Post by Mr Snow on Mar 11, 2017 11:05:37 GMT
Sadly we can only find time to book in the last week and it appears to be sold out?
Will try box office.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Mar 11, 2017 12:22:13 GMT
Sadly we can only find time to book in the last week and it appears to be sold out? Will try box office. I got returns for Whistle |
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