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Post by showgirl on Jan 1, 2018 12:10:50 GMT
I'd've expected the Box Office to know about that - but maybe it is/was for Olivier tix only?
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jan 1, 2018 15:52:46 GMT
The Olivier box office machine is issuing tickets for the Littleton too. I got my tickets for both Pinocchio and Macbeth there a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 15:59:06 GMT
The Olivier box office machine is issuing tickets for the Littleton too. I got my tickets for both Pinocchio and Macbeth there a couple of weeks ago. But what about for the Dorfman? |
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Post by theatrefan77 on Jan 2, 2018 10:17:51 GMT
I assume the Dorfman too but I haven't tried it yet. When I booked Barber Shop Chronicles they still had the machines by the main box office and I got them there.
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Post by amybenson on Jan 3, 2018 16:44:28 GMT
Has anyone dayseated this?
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Post by rumbledoll on Jan 3, 2018 16:52:21 GMT
amybenson, if that helps - you can always ask BO, they usually are happy to tell you the approx times when Day Seat queue starts in the morning.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 10:17:01 GMT
Well. It's all very flashy isn't it. I think I might be a little bit in love with Bryan Cranston though. He's strangely hot, no?
I do think Michelle Dockery should have stayed in the restaurant a little bit more though, she's so thin. And I think I may have spotted a third facial expression in her repertoire but I can't be entirely sure. I did love the bit where the camera follows Lady Mary and the other fella around Wahaca and into the theatre and then they suddenly appear on the stage to have a bit of under the shirt action. She did look fabulous btw although the wardrobe mistress clearly went a bit crazy in 'World of Satin'.
I got a bit bored in the middle but there's lots to look at while it's all going on so it wasn't a problem.
Barack Obama got lots of cheers at the end. The Donald got lots of boos. Natch.
And to the hot maitre'd running the restaurant onstage with the velvet jacket, curly floppy fringe and Errol Flynn moustache. Hel-lo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 20:34:18 GMT
Absolutely electrifying. And very close to the bone. That's really shaken me up some. Loved, loved, loved it.
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Post by theatrelover123 on Jan 5, 2018 0:34:59 GMT
Well. It's all very flashy isn't it. I think I might be a little bit in love with Bryan Cranston though. He's strangely hot, no? I do think Michelle Dockery should have stayed in the restaurant a little bit more though, she's so thin. And I think I may have spotted a third facial expression in her repertoire but I can't be entirely sure. I did love the bit where the camera follows Lady Mary and the other fella around Wahaca and into the theatre and then they suddenly appear on the stage to have a bit of under the shirt action. She did look fabulous btw although the wardrobe mistress clearly went a bit crazy in 'World of Satin'. I got a bit bored in the middle but there's lots to look at while it's all going on so it wasn't a problem. Barack Obama got lots of cheers at the end. The Donald got lots of boos. Natch. And to the hot maitre'd running the restaurant onstage with the velvet jacket, curly floppy fringe and Errol Flynn moustache. Hel- lo.The hot maitre’d was VERY distracting. His name is Wesley Griffith. I did NOT stalk him on social media. Hubba hubba  |
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Post by sf on Jan 5, 2018 2:45:33 GMT
I do think Michelle Dockery should have stayed in the restaurant a little bit more though, she's so thin. And I think I may have spotted a third facial expression in her repertoire but I can't be entirely sure. So she's added one since I saw it in November, then. |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 5, 2018 5:39:51 GMT
I'm going to be fascinated to be able to see this Michelle Dockery for myself at last, as though I've heard of her, I don't think I've ever seen her - I was going to say "acting", but in view of comments above, I'll say "on stage" - though again given the above, it will now be hard to approach her performance with an open mind.
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Post by sprampster on Jan 5, 2018 11:26:37 GMT
Has anyone dayseated this? Yep indeed I did today waking up at six am and made my way to London and arrived at 725am at which time there were 24 people in front and by the time 930 came another 30 Behind me ! I eventually got to third in line when they announced all day seats had sold out and they had some standing left So I headed off empty handed ! If it’s network your after set your alarm !! |
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Post by amybenson on Jan 5, 2018 13:07:54 GMT
amybenson, if that helps - you can always ask BO, they usually are happy to tell you the approx times when Day Seat queue starts in the morning. I'll try, thanks! |
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Post by amybenson on Jan 5, 2018 13:09:17 GMT
Has anyone dayseated this? Yep indeed I did today waking up at six am and made my way to London and arrived at 725am at which time there were 24 people in front and by the time 930 came another 30 Behind me ! I eventually got to third in line when they announced all day seats had sold out and they had some standing left So I headed off empty handed ! If it’s network your after set your alarm !! Ouch. Thanks for the warning! |
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Post by sprampster on Jan 5, 2018 13:41:58 GMT
Yep indeed I did today waking up at six am and made my way to London and arrived at 725am at which time there were 24 people in front and by the time 930 came another 30 Behind me ! I eventually got to third in line when they announced all day seats had sold out and they had some standing left So I headed off empty handed ! If it’s network your after set your alarm !! Ouch. Thanks for the warning! Hey Amy FYI so arrived back home just in time to jump onto Friday Rush and just grabbed two great seats for Monday night ! YAY ! |
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Post by amybenson on Jan 5, 2018 14:31:39 GMT
Ouch. Thanks for the warning! Hey Amy FYI so arrived back home just in time to jump onto Friday Rush and just grabbed two great seats for Monday night ! YAY ! Congrats! No luck for me today, but I'll keep checking, last year I managed to get Angels in America tickets a couple days before the show. |
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Post by sf on Jan 5, 2018 14:49:21 GMT
I'm going to be fascinated to be able to see this Michelle Dockery for myself at last, as though I've heard of her, I don't think I've ever seen her - I was going to say "acting", but in view of comments above, I'll say "on stage" - though again given the above, it will now be hard to approach her performance with an open mind. To be fair to her, I do think the - what's a nice way to say this? - blankness she brings to the character works for the role. She's basically playing a psychopath, so it makes sense that she's somewhat impassive. |
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Post by loureviews on Jan 6, 2018 16:35:15 GMT
I liked Dockery in this but Max and Hackett didn't work for me, and Cranston was very good indeed.
I still prefer the film which is note perfect in casting and execution (forgive the pun) but I did like the bag of tricks pulled out for this.
Has anyone done the foodie experience yet?
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Post by loureviews on Jan 6, 2018 16:45:21 GMT
Good heavens, are people still employing Tunji Kasim? I have to assume he's an absolute delight to have in the rehearsal room, because they cannot be casting him on the grounds of acting ability. He's no Robert Duvall, that's for sure, but he's a tough act to follow. |
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Post by Sotongal on Jan 6, 2018 17:30:01 GMT
I liked Dockery in this but Max and Hackett didn't work for me, and Cranston was very good indeed. I still prefer the film which is note perfect in casting and execution (forgive the pun) but I did like the bag of tricks pulled out for this. Has anyone done the foodie experience yet? Doing the foodie experience in a couple of weeks time. |
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Post by jorahmormont on Jan 6, 2018 20:35:34 GMT
Well. It's all very flashy isn't it. I think I might be a little bit in love with Bryan Cranston though. He's strangely hot, no? I do think Michelle Dockery should have stayed in the restaurant a little bit more though, she's so thin. And I think I may have spotted a third facial expression in her repertoire but I can't be entirely sure. I did love the bit where the camera follows Lady Mary and the other fella around Wahaca and into the theatre and then they suddenly appear on the stage to have a bit of under the shirt action. She did look fabulous btw although the wardrobe mistress clearly went a bit crazy in 'World of Satin'. I got a bit bored in the middle but there's lots to look at while it's all going on so it wasn't a problem. Barack Obama got lots of cheers at the end. The Donald got lots of boos. Natch. And to the hot maitre'd running the restaurant onstage with the velvet jacket, curly floppy fringe and Errol Flynn moustache. Hel- lo.I found that rather ironic. I've just got back from the matinee performance this afternoon and it was the same at the end. When the clips of various presidents came up Trump got booed. The whole idea was to demonstrate the irony of the political corruption rife throughout the various presidential administrations and their lack of complicity ie. Bill Clinton impeachment, George W. Bush the Iraq war, yet Donald Trump who battled crooked Hilary Clinton, and who's manefesto is to 'drain the swamp' and the fake news that accompanies it was the one who got the boos! As a Trump supporter I clapped and cheered for Trump at this stage just as the ladies next to me did for Obama, but I couldn't help thinking they'd missed the whole point of the show. All the way through the show I kept thinking about the bearing it had on the Trump campaign today and how the establishment corporates are closing rank on him in every way to try and prevent being cleaned up, or worse still exposed for their profligacy. A damn good show though. The name George Soros also kept coming to mind. |
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Post by amybenson on Jan 6, 2018 20:36:51 GMT
Has anyone dayseated this? I was picking up some tickets at the NT today, and the box office were advising the people in front that the day seat line for this is busy, particularly at weekends. Today, the first person arrived at 4.55am, and the last person to get a ticket arrived by 7.30am - and that has been typical since the run started. Week days, they begin at around 6am, but will probably match weekends as the run continues. Understood. Thanks! |
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Post by jorahmormont on Jan 6, 2018 20:55:11 GMT
Welcome to the board jorahmormont and thanks for a good debut post. Thanks theatremonkey, I was so enthused I posted straight away instead of searching for an introduction thread to post a hello message first. I was about to do that just now but I got distracted again going back through this thread to make sure I wasn't repeating an already discussed point. It seems I wasn't. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 21:02:30 GMT
Well. It's all very flashy isn't it. I think I might be a little bit in love with Bryan Cranston though. He's strangely hot, no? I do think Michelle Dockery should have stayed in the restaurant a little bit more though, she's so thin. And I think I may have spotted a third facial expression in her repertoire but I can't be entirely sure. I did love the bit where the camera follows Lady Mary and the other fella around Wahaca and into the theatre and then they suddenly appear on the stage to have a bit of under the shirt action. She did look fabulous btw although the wardrobe mistress clearly went a bit crazy in 'World of Satin'. I got a bit bored in the middle but there's lots to look at while it's all going on so it wasn't a problem. Barack Obama got lots of cheers at the end. The Donald got lots of boos. Natch. And to the hot maitre'd running the restaurant onstage with the velvet jacket, curly floppy fringe and Errol Flynn moustache. Hel- lo.I found that rather ironic. I've just got back from the matinee performance this afternoon and it was the same at the end. When the clips of various presidents came up Trump got booed. The whole idea was to demonstrate the irony of the political corruption rife throughout the various presidential administrations and their lack of complicity ie. Bill Clinton impeachment, George W. Bush the Iraq war, yet Donald Trump who battled crooked Hilary Clinton, and who's manefesto is to 'drain the swamp' and the fake news that accompanies it was the one who got the boos! As a Trump supporter I clapped and cheered for Trump at this stage just as the ladies next to me did for Obama, but I couldn't help thinking they'd missed the whole point of the show. All the way through the show I kept thinking about the bearing it had on the Trump campaign today and how the establishment corporates are closing rank on him in every way to try and prevent being cleaned up, or worse still exposed for their profligacy. A damn good show though. The name George Soros also kept coming to mind. Treason is far worse than anything that either Clinton have ever done, they are Vauxhall Conference in comparison to his Champion's League! The laughable idea that Trump is somehow not the biggest insider ever is also the biggest con perpetrated on an electorate, add to that the con that he is anti a supposed 'deep state' that is somehow screwing the little people, when it is he that has been instrumental in the actual screwing of the little people (from not paying his debts to now being connected to money laundering) is just bizarre. The sooner he is gone the better for the world, we need a US that is part of it, not one that is laughed at and ignored. I hope it's via the law in a very public way but, then again, it's America and they have other ways of getting rid (see Sondheim). Maybe you could take this to General Chat so the debate can be had? |
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Post by showgirl on Jan 7, 2018 16:03:48 GMT
I saw this yesterday and my views probably chime fairly closely with @ryan's, at least in some respects. I wasn't that bothered about seeing it but thought I might as well see what all the fuss was about, and though I wouldn't claim it lacked substance, it was hard to penetrate the relentless and insistent layer of style.
My attention did wander about half-way; I sneaked a look at my watch and it certainly felt like the full 2 hours but I'd probably have struggled at any production of that length without a break.
Not only did it seem to be saying throughout "Look at me", which was distracting; it was also far too busy for my taste, with endless striding about and declaiming. Possibly, as with all the other physical elements, this was to disguise the fact that the narrative wasn't that compelling, but I'd have to see a simpler version to be sure - except that after this one, I can't imagine wanting to sit through any iteration of the play again.
OH is using my other ticket later this week so I shall be interested to hear his view; he may find all the corporate machinations more appealing than I did whereas I'd have preferred a greater focus on the characters and their motivations.
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