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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 14:02:59 GMT
Thanks! I will just e-mail NT to let them know I have this issue.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 14:14:35 GMT
^Ho ho. I always assumed the discount was also borne in part by the publishers (Nick Hern/ Oberon/ Faber/ Methuen/ etc.) who must sell very many more copies when it's available at the performances, probably tipping the balance to make the publication commercially viable. The playtexts are discounted at very many theatres, including smaller ones such as the Gate, the Bush, the Yard, The Other Room, Chapter, the Sherman Studio. But not (or not by much) at the NT, or at West End theatres (including Donmar Warehouse), Almeida and Hampstead (according to other posters above). It seems a shame because I automatically always buy a copy for £3 at the Royal Court and often for £5 at other theatres, but almost never for £8 or more at the NT, Almeida, etc., although I do sometimes later pay list price of £12 or whatever for texts of plays I've seen previously and want to read. A playwright friend explained this to me when his play was being published last year- it's something like a deal done between the theatre/publisher and author that they sell most of the intital print run at just above cost (so the £3-£5 programme ones you get) with the rest of the 'batch' getting returned to the publisher for sale at 'full price' after the event.
Or something approximating that, it was nearly a year ago I had that conversation. But also obviously relies on your venues being cooperative.
On the note of the NT bookshop/discounts, FYI teachers get a discount in there should that apply to anyone on here 
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Post by Marwood on Jun 26, 2017 15:00:51 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest.
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 26, 2017 15:04:31 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. Probably because of Olivia Colman. This is the only reason I'm planning to see it... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 17:16:21 GMT
There was a ticket available when I looked on Saturday, but I didn't want to pay £51 to see this, I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. Two words. National. Treasure.  |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 26, 2017 17:27:44 GMT
I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. National Treasure Olivia Colman (wonderful in almost everything and rarely does theatre these days), fab screen actress Olivia Williams, award-winning writer Lucy Kirkwood, relatively small venue...all reasons I tried to book back in May. And now with added Joseph Quinn too (new-ish, excellent and really nice as well! Got something of the young John Hurt and that generation, I think - I appreciate that's quite niche but it's another making-the-effort-box ticked for me) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 2:13:58 GMT
and it's RUFUS
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Post by Marwood on Jun 27, 2017 12:06:20 GMT
I'm a bit mystified as to how it's sold its run to be honest. National Treasure Olivia Colman (wonderful in almost everything and rarely does theatre these days), fab screen actress Olivia Williams, award-winning writer Lucy Kirkwood, relatively small venue...all reasons I tried to book back in May. And now with added Joseph Quinn too (new-ish, excellent and really nice as well! Got something of the young John Hurt and that generation, I think - I appreciate that's quite niche but it's another making-the-effort-box ticked for me) Hmm, Peep Show and er, Rushmore - still mystified 😝 |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 12:21:50 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... Chimerica, The Children etc... |
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 27, 2017 12:37:46 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two |
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Post by michalnowicki on Jun 27, 2017 12:46:07 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Cool! I can only do end of September  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 13:22:21 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... And Twenty Twelve, W1A, Tyrannosaur, Hyde Park on Hudson, Cuban Fury, London Road, The Lobster and the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express etc . . . I'll wait for someone to be the first to post to say "I have absolutely no idea who Olivia Colman is" . . |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jun 27, 2017 13:30:34 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Damn it looks like the offer has been taken down. i was in with the code, loads of seats available, had to come out and refresh and now it's not showing ;( |
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Post by Marwood on Jun 27, 2017 13:33:31 GMT
Peep Show and er, Rushmore And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... Chimerica, The Children etc... Double hmm- an awful lot of made for tv stuff there. Not exactly Judi and Maggie are they? |
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 27, 2017 13:39:20 GMT
BE QUICK - Enter the code CERN30 and it'll bring up sits for the previews @ £30/£32 ish Just nabbed two Damn it looks like the offer has been taken down. i was in with the code, loads of seats available, had to come out and refresh and now it's not showing ;( Still seems to be working for me. Try internet explorer, it's still taking the code. |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 13:50:34 GMT
Btw, on the 'limited to 2 tickets' thing, is that for the whole run?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 13:55:30 GMT
And Rev, Hot Fuzz, Broadchurch, Flowers, Fleabag, The Night Manager (I didn't like it, but watched it for her and Tom Hollander), Green Wing etc etc; Peter Pan, The 6th Sense etc... Chimerica, The Children etc... Double hmm- an awful lot of made for tv stuff there. Not exactly Judi and Maggie are they? That's true. It's a shame her resume doesn't have more of the likes of Downton Abbey, All The King's Men, Capturing Mary, David Copperfield, Talking Heads, A Fine Romance, As Time Goes By and Cranford on it . .  |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 13:55:57 GMT
an awful lot of made for tv stuff there With cinema now dominated by Marvel and DC cgi-heavy comic book franchise movies, I think the consensus is that TV (especially the non-advert, Netflix type on your big HD TV screen) is where it's now at - it gives writers and actors more time to develop characters and so forth. |
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Post by wiggymess on Jun 27, 2017 14:04:20 GMT
Btw, on the 'limited to 2 tickets' thing, is that for the whole run? *EDIT* Scrap that, completely wrong. Yes it is, got this error message: Tickets are limited to 2 per customer for this production. You will not be able to check out until you remove these tickets from your basket. |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 14:23:53 GMT
Tickets are limited to 2 per customer Thanks - I already have a ticket for the Saturday but was thinking of getting some for friends, but I think I'll be selfish because I may want to see it again myself later in the run and it probably isn't their sort of thing (the long rehearsal period suggests a long play, too). |
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Post by showgirl on Jun 27, 2017 18:40:03 GMT
Damn, completely missed this chance and I've been checking the website multiple times daily for weeks. Once again showing sold out for the entire run - and no, it wasn't OC which made me want to book.
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Post by peggs on Jun 27, 2017 18:56:18 GMT
have you tried the code shown above, it's showing up preview offer tickets for me on explorer
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Post by showgirl on Jun 27, 2017 19:10:19 GMT
have you tried the code shown above, it's showing up preview offer tickets for me on explorer Yes, that's exactly what I tried, peggs - first with Chrome, then Edge. Don't think you can use IE with Windows 10 as its default browser is Edge. |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 27, 2017 19:30:43 GMT
Yes, that's exactly what I tried, peggs - first with Chrome, then Edge A friend's just managed after several failed attempts - he was using an ipad with no luck, so switched to a PC. I got through on a Mac desktop. |
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Post by peggs on Jun 27, 2017 20:17:44 GMT
oh dear, I got on with edge on a laptop, there were seats for I think it's 5/6 preview dates, can you get onto another machine maybe tomorrow?
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