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Post by Lemansky on Feb 25, 2020 10:25:23 GMT
It hasn't changed up there, except they have filled the centre aisle in and added a row at the back plus slips at the sides. You need to go back to J if you want a fair view from the cheapest seats. Brilliant, thank you very much, that's a great help. I'm supposed to be taking my Mum for her birthday but can't afford the Dress Circle any more. |
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Post by 141920grm on Feb 26, 2020 1:29:52 GMT
Can you afford the band B seats behind the conductor in the front row of the stalls? If so, they are the absolute best bargain in the house. How much earlier does one have have to book to actually get those?! Got lucky and exchanged my original ticket for it once when someone returned it a few days before the show, best view and experience ever, but I've clicked on random dates all through October and haven't been able to find a single one! Genuine question. |
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Post by Lemansky on Feb 26, 2020 10:07:39 GMT
Can you afford the band B seats behind the conductor in the front row of the stalls? If so, they are the absolute best bargain in the house. Hmm that might be an option, it's a bit more than I was looking to spend, but if the view is good it would be interesting to see it so close up! Thanks for the tip. |
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Feb 26, 2020 12:22:57 GMT
Can you afford the band B seats behind the conductor in the front row of the stalls? If so, they are the absolute best bargain in the house. How much earlier does one have have to book to actually get those?! Got lucky and exchanged my original ticket for it once when someone returned it a few days before the show, best view and experience ever, but I've clicked on random dates all through October and haven't been able to find a single one! Genuine question. The two seats behind the conductor have an even better view now than under the old configuration, A16 is currently available on Thursday 11 June, 7.30pm, both A15 and A16 on Tuesday 30 June 7.30pm , Tuesday 7 July 7.30pm. Wednesday 8 July 7.30pm. Tuesday 14 July 7.30pm and Wednesday 15 July 2.30pm. A15 is there on Saturday 18 July 7.30pm and A15 and A16 on Monday 3 August 7.30pm and also Wednesday 3 August 2.30pm. Haven't looked beyond then. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 26, 2020 19:59:47 GMT
It's horribly depressing when seats that are priced between £52.50 and £60, depending on the day of the week, are being recommended as a cheaper way to see the show! When I first saw Les Mis in 2009 the 6 seats in the then front row BB were £20. I saw the show a dozen times from there. Since they were removed & the pit reconfigured I've only seen the show once, on a quiet mid-week matinee in 2014 when I was able to get a stalls seat for around £40 at TKTS. With prices what they are now I doubt I'll be seeing the show again.
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Post by ceebee on Feb 28, 2020 14:33:38 GMT
In the good old days of Martin Guerre, you could get £10 student tickets for both shows (Les Mis/MG) and alternate between Glyn Kerslake and Hal Fowler who were both sharing roles in the two shows. Topped off with a £3.50 brunch at Debenhams, I felt like student royalty!
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Post by Dawnstar on Feb 28, 2020 18:38:31 GMT
I love the idea of being able to see the same actors in 2 shows alternately, wish they still did that nowadays. Actually my dream musicals scenario is a rep company that did 1 performance per week of each of 8 of my favourite shows, with the same cast members appearing in if not all then at least several different shows apiece each week. I suspect it would probably be most actors' worst nightmare though!
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Post by shady23 on Feb 28, 2020 21:09:29 GMT
There are some £25 tickets available on today tix as part of their new offer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2020 13:21:20 GMT
Anyone know if there is a souvenir brochure for this yet?
(There wasn't last month!)
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Post by djp on Mar 4, 2020 22:48:43 GMT
It's horribly depressing when seats that are priced between £52.50 and £60, depending on the day of the week, are being recommended as a cheaper way to see the show! When I first saw Les Mis in 2009 the 6 seats in the then front row BB were £20. I saw the show a dozen times from there. Since they were removed & the pit reconfigured I've only seen the show once, on a quiet mid-week matinee in 2014 when I was able to get a stalls seat for around £40 at TKTS. With prices what they are now I doubt I'll be seeing the show again. Blatant profiteering since they discovered the part of economics 101 that explains the concept of pricing a discriminating monopoly . My favourite seat from 2008- about 2015 now costs more than £100 more . The equivalent seat on the tour - which arguably has the better cast - is still in the £70 bracket. I doubt the actors are being paid that much more , or that Cameron has decided to charge himself more rent?
But its about to test the economic theory to destruction as Corona cuts back the tourist market and the domestic one at the same time.
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Post by djp on Mar 4, 2020 22:51:38 GMT
Anyone know if there is a souvenir brochure for this yet? (There wasn't last month!) Still amazed , if pleasantly surprised, to see the EPK running on the street facing screen at the theatre is the touring cast still. They don't seem to have bothered - perhaps because the London cast is still changing.... |
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Post by shady23 on Mar 5, 2020 7:18:28 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Apr 27, 2020 17:35:57 GMT
Many of you have probably seen it already, but Christine Pedi going through Lez Miz songs with a series of spot on impressions is one of my favourite videos. If you always wondered how Julie Andrews would have sung Lovely Ladies this is your chance.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 12:31:11 GMT
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Post by daisy24601 on Jun 17, 2020 13:19:46 GMT
😭😭
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Post by mrbarnaby on Jun 17, 2020 13:46:36 GMT
This will open the floodgates now to everyone else being finally honest and cancelling all shows this year. Devastating.
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Post by anthony40 on Jun 17, 2020 14:04:07 GMT
It is such a shame.
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Post by westendboy on Jun 21, 2020 18:44:10 GMT
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Post by Tommie on Jun 21, 2020 20:36:36 GMT
That’s Edinburgh-born Jeff Leyton, considered to be one of the best! |
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Post by westendboy on Jun 21, 2020 22:04:01 GMT
That’s Edinburgh-born Jeff Leyton, considered to be one of the best! That's Jeff Layton?! I didn't recognise him. |
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Post by Tommie on Jun 21, 2020 22:11:57 GMT
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Post by westendboy on Jun 25, 2020 20:20:12 GMT
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jun 25, 2020 20:36:01 GMT
Either Shaun Escoffery or Edward Baruwa, it's hard to say, they both had their head shaved when they played Enjolras. Shaun was in the 2005/2006 cast, Edward in the 2007/2008 one, so it's actually more likely to be the latter. |
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Post by westendboy on Jun 25, 2020 20:47:24 GMT
Either Shaun Escoffery or Edward Baruwa, it's hard to say, they both had their head shaved when they played Enjolras. Shaun was in the 2005/2006 cast, Edward in the 2007/2008 one, so it's actually more likely to be the latter. Yeah it probably is Edward. There aren't that many photos of either of them in the production. |
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