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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 18:30:45 GMT
I appreciate it's commercial theatre and that costs for everything have gone up but I consider that sheer greed on the part of producers will ultimately damage the thing we all love, and I don't think I'm alone in that view. We'll have to disagree on this one Jon! |
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Post by harrietcraig on Dec 1, 2017 22:05:05 GMT
Is it necessary to have some background knowledge of this story in order to appreciate the play? I ask as an American who had never heard of Ingram before reading the reviews of the play.
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Post by plaskett on Dec 1, 2017 22:27:02 GMT
Celador´s Major Fraud documentary aired globally shortly after the convictions of 2003, achieving record viewing figures in many countries. May I suggest that Googling ´ Major Fraud´ or a follow-up documentary, " Final Answer", might throw more light upon the matter. This latter doc features snippets of Diane Sawyer questioning the convicted ´cougher´, Tecwen Whittock, even. Or. harrietcraig may consult www.amazon.co.uk re our book, Bad Show, where you may even read the first six chapters gratis. re n1 David´s comments about Quiz to be rendered even better when it hits the West End, I had the temerity, in response to his request, to e mail James Graham some proposed amendments. One, which I am sure will not meet with the disapproval of theatre aficianados, was that since one of Ingrams´daughters is Portia and a child of theirs makes the briefest of appearances in Quiz, it would be better to have the almost preternaturally apposite ´Portia´ replace her younger sister, Hester, in that role. |
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Post by showgirl on Dec 2, 2017 5:53:58 GMT
Is it necessary to have some background knowledge of this story in order to appreciate the play? I ask as an American who had never heard of Ingram before reading the reviews of the play. I'd say not, as I don't watch tv and loathe quizzes and anything similar, but I enjoyed the play. I had heard the news at the time (when the winner of a tv show was accused of cheating) but again, paid no attention to it and it made no difference to my understanding of the play; indeed, it might even be better to approach it without any foreknowledge or views re whether the alleged cheating happened or not. In any case, what you get in the play is firstly an account of what appeared to happen, then the same events re-examined from a different perspective, so those who think they know what happened and/or have a particular view, might change their minds afterwards and some have done. |
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Post by stefy69 on Dec 2, 2017 7:58:46 GMT
Transferring to the Noel Coward from March 31. Excellent news !!! |
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Post by emsworthian on Dec 2, 2017 9:54:01 GMT
There is an interview in this week's Chichester Observer with Sarah Woodward who plays Charles Ingram's defence counsel and she says the play has changed every day for three weeks and it is a challenge having to relearn lines. She also says that they have not been allowed the court transcripts; apparently they are not in the public domain.
Congratulations Allicechallice on winning the quiz. I did wonder at one time about trying to get a TheatreBoard team together.
Anyway, I've now realised that I've booked for next Saturday, not this Saturday as I originally thought, so I'll be giving feedback from the final matinee.
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Post by frosty on Dec 2, 2017 11:40:39 GMT
Saw it last night and loved it, fascinating stuff
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Post by callum on Dec 2, 2017 13:38:06 GMT
I agree with you to an extent Rory - I'm in my 20s but if you look in the right places and are flexible you can usually get a good deal. Saw Labour of Love in Noel Coward for £10 because of dynamic pricing, same with A Christmas Carol for £5 last week and Follies, Network and Pinocchio tonight all for £7.50 as a result of entry pass. Only for things like Hamilton do I pay full price. True I am always in London so can be flexible for last minute deals - there would be no way I could plan a trip with train fares, hotel etc and still see things for that low a price. I guess what I'm trying to say that if the desire is there and that you know where to look, young people can generally make it work for a low price. But that won't be the case for everyone. At the Follies matinee this week, I reduced the average audience age from 72 to 71 and a half lol! And I hope to get those £10 Labour seats again for Quiz! |
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Post by Rory on Dec 2, 2017 15:24:03 GMT
Thanks callum and you make loads of very good points. Good to hear that. I don't live near London at all so I'm one of those people who has to plan ahead with flights, hotels and tickets well in advance so day seats and the like are no go for me. I am very limited with what I can see and so tend to go for decent seats for that reason. |
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Post by Mark on Dec 2, 2017 15:54:46 GMT
£27.50 is pretty reasonable for the upper circle though if you have to book in advance?
Can always book flights/hotels and see what you can get when you arrive too - I do this in NYC and with planning got to see everything I wanted.
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Post by plaskett on Dec 7, 2017 21:43:54 GMT
Interesting to hear that already Graham is amending the script every night...
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Post by emsworthian on Dec 10, 2017 17:31:44 GMT
I loved "Quiz". The snippets from former Game Shows were hilarious and Keir Charles was brilliant impersonating Des O'Connor, Jim Bowen and Leslie Crowther, quite apart from his uncanny aping of Chris Tarrant's mannerisms. As people have said on this board, the audience participation was voluntary and there was no humiliation of the participants; everyone was joining in the fun and that was the first time that I have experience a Chichester audience whooping. The second half was more serious as it put the Ingrams' defence case and showed what they had been through. As we left virtually everyone was discussing how they had voted at the end on whether they thought the Ingrams were guilty. The audience at the Saturday matinee had a majority Not Guilty and a results board projected onto the of stage backdrop revealed that out of 39 performances, at all but at two performances the majority voted Not Guilty |
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Post by n1david on Dec 11, 2017 12:22:55 GMT
The following spoiler relates to the spoiler posted by emsworthianThe show I was at was the first one to find the Ingrams guilty in the run (interesting to hear it was one of only two). The cast were genuinely taken aback and while they obviously had a script to prepared them for this, it was very unexpected. On the way out, theatre staff were asking people if they’d voted guilty at the end and if so, why. I wonder if this has been part of Graham’s recalibration if the show to weigh things one way or the other. |
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Post by RedRose on Jan 25, 2018 13:14:47 GMT
Does anybody know when the on stage seats will go on sale?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 15:16:31 GMT
Does anybody know when the on stage seats will go on sale? Oooh, I want one of those. What happens if you accidentally have a cough while sat on the stage though? And why has no-one told me that James Graham was such a little cutie-pie? |
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 26, 2018 13:54:29 GMT
And why has no-one told me that James Graham was such a little cutie-pie? @ryan has spent all morning wondering if he can justify a trip to Hull for opening night of The Culture. |
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2018 14:33:31 GMT
Does anybody know when the on stage seats will go on sale? Oooh, I want one of those. What happens if you accidentally have a cough while sat on the stage though? And why has no-one told me that James Graham was such a little cutie-pie? We thought you already knew, dear!
Go to a National press night, he's always there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 14:46:22 GMT
And why has no-one told me that James Graham was such a little cutie-pie? @ryan has spent all morning wondering if he can justify a trip to Hull for opening night of The Culture. If I knew where Hell was, I'd do just that. |
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Post by n1david on Jan 26, 2018 16:11:23 GMT
@ryan has spent all morning wondering if he can justify a trip to Hull for opening night of The Culture. If I knew where Hell was, I'd do just that. Come on, this can’t be the first time someone has suggested you go to Hull. |
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Post by n1david on Jan 29, 2018 17:54:44 GMT
Onstage seating now on sale.
People who are (understandably) unhappy about the trials of buying a single seat at some theatres should take some ironic pleasure from the fact that the front row of stage seating is a row of three seats, so you can’t buy for a couple, only one or three...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 17:59:32 GMT
Stage seats now on sale, a bargain at £15 during previews, £27.50 for the rest of the run
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Post by Jonnyboy on Jan 29, 2018 18:49:19 GMT
Onstage seating now on sale. People who are (understandably) unhappy about the trials of buying a single seat at some theatres should take some ironic pleasure from the fact that the front row of stage seating is a row of three seats, so you can’t buy for a couple, only one or three... A three and a four on each side. I just snagged four front row stage seats together. |
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Post by Latecomer on Jan 29, 2018 19:23:58 GMT
Onstage seating now on sale. People who are (understandably) unhappy about the trials of buying a single seat at some theatres should take some ironic pleasure from the fact that the front row of stage seating is a row of three seats, so you can’t buy for a couple, only one or three... Thanks to whoever booked a single seat for Wed 4th April matinee so that I could book the two left over!  |
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Post by peggs on Jan 29, 2018 20:12:55 GMT
Am I being very dense, I could see more than just a three and four for on stage seats?
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Post by n1david on Jan 29, 2018 20:15:00 GMT
Am I being very dense, I could see more than just a three and four for on stage seats? The front row is in a group of three and four, but there are more rows behind. I was just amused that booking for two I experienced the problem of not being allowed to leave a single seat... |
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