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Post by critchyboy on Dec 24, 2019 10:56:36 GMT
Has anyone got a picture of the view from the dress circle slips everyone is raving about? SeatPlan don't seem to list them!! This is from my seat in the Dress Circle slips from my twitter feed - don’t know how to do photos otherwise...! |
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Post by ABr on Dec 24, 2019 11:51:16 GMT
Has anyone got a picture of the view from the dress circle slips everyone is raving about? SeatPlan don't seem to list them!! I looked the other week and it really annoyed me that they didn't have it configured for the side slips! As I was curious what the actually view was like! |
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Post by xanady on Dec 24, 2019 13:04:14 GMT
^I was in DC SB2.1 which was perfect.There is a padded rail to lean on with very minor restrictions by a few lighting bars to the left eyeline.Only scene where I thought I missed anything was the kite flying scene but only a little bit.
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Post by latefortheoverture on Dec 25, 2019 1:12:03 GMT
Thanks for all your help- lovely view. Will deffo look into these for the future.
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Post by marob on Dec 27, 2019 23:54:31 GMT
Can anyone tell me are the leads doing all performances? Or would understudies be on for some?
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Post by david on Dec 29, 2019 18:50:11 GMT
As my final show for 2019, what a way to end the year. I attended today’s matinee performance and spent a magical afternoon soaking it all in. It was really nice to actually have a ticket with some nice artwork on it rather than the bland generic theatre tickets that get printed. As someone who retains the tickets, this one will certainly brighten up my collection.
This really is a stellar cast with some truly wonderful pieces of magic on display (“A Spoonful of Sugar” in the kitchen) and the stunning choreography of “Step in Time” and Mary’s flying (even if she didn’t go to the top of the auditorium as in the original production).
Petula Clark, whilst only being on stage for a brief period was spot on and was a joy to listen to her sing “Feed the Birds”.
I enjoyed the set design of the house even if it wasn’t as impressive as the original version and the lighting design was just lush, particularly at the end. Sound mixing was spot on this afternoon.
I’ll admit I did shed a tear (or several) at the end when Mr Banks finally realised what was important in life. This is definitely a show for both the little ones and us big kids. Certainly walking out onto Old Compton St this evening I was humming the songs.
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Post by anita on Dec 30, 2019 10:21:46 GMT
Any news on the CD?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Dec 30, 2019 10:43:01 GMT
Are lottery tickets for this just random seats or is it a specific area/row?
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Post by stageyninja83 on Dec 30, 2019 22:49:45 GMT
Are lottery tickets for this just random seats or is it a specific area/row? It's random, I got row A stalls but was also offered back of stalls and back of the dress first. Kept going in and out of the page until I got closer. |
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Post by greeny11 on Jan 1, 2020 20:28:41 GMT
At the show this evening - Claire Moore is on as the Bird Woman and Rachel Spurrell appears to be in the Miss Andrew track - neither of which are listed in the programme understudy list, so am not quite sure what’s going on - I think Claire is much more suited to the Bird Woman, she gave a beautiful version of Feed The Birds.
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Post by stevej678 on Jan 3, 2020 14:12:21 GMT
Extension announced until 26 July.
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Post by sophizoey on Jan 10, 2020 23:28:13 GMT
Saw this tonight on a whim, and there is a tradition to see a Disney show for my birthday if one is available. I was sat in Grand Circle box 2 and I'm not ashamed to admit I completely cried when Mary flew past me at the end. I cannot fault this show and wish it's predecessor Aladdin had been of the same calibre. In no rush to see Mary Poppins again but what a brilliant show, this is the quality Disney should be at. (Also brilliant to see so many well behaved children at the theatre!)
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Post by showoff on Jan 11, 2020 22:03:00 GMT
Saw this tonight on a whim, and there is a tradition to see a Disney show for my birthday if one is available. I was sat in Grand Circle box 2 and I'm not ashamed to admit I completely cried when Mary flew past me at the end. I cannot fault this show and wish it's predecessor Aladdin had been of the same calibre. In no rush to see Mary Poppins again but what a brilliant show, this is the quality Disney should be at. (Also brilliant to see so many well behaved children at the theatre!) I'm looking to go in this box when I go. Which seats did you have? Do you think the ones towards the front of the box are better, or the back? So glad you enjoyed it, and happy Birthday! |
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Post by sophizoey on Jan 11, 2020 22:44:43 GMT
Saw this tonight on a whim, and there is a tradition to see a Disney show for my birthday if one is available. I was sat in Grand Circle box 2 and I'm not ashamed to admit I completely cried when Mary flew past me at the end. I cannot fault this show and wish it's predecessor Aladdin had been of the same calibre. In no rush to see Mary Poppins again but what a brilliant show, this is the quality Disney should be at. (Also brilliant to see so many well behaved children at the theatre!) I'm looking to go in this box when I go. Which seats did you have? Do you think the ones towards the front of the box are better, or the back? So glad you enjoyed it, and happy Birthday! The seating was unassigned in the box, as I was the first one in there I tested each seat and preferred the view at the back of the box. The chairs can be moved. I also liked the back because I meant I could lean over as much as I wanted without disturbing anyone. Thank you! |
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Post by MusicalTalk on Jan 11, 2020 23:09:50 GMT
Saw this tonight on a whim, and there is a tradition to see a Disney show for my birthday if one is available. I was sat in Grand Circle box 2 and I'm not ashamed to admit I completely cried when Mary flew past me at the end. I cannot fault this show and wish it's predecessor Aladdin had been of the same calibre. In no rush to see Mary Poppins again but what a brilliant show, this is the quality Disney should be at. (Also brilliant to see so many well behaved children at the theatre!) This is because Disney had, creatively, very little to do with the production. They merely financed it and gave permission for the songs and the brand. The wonderful show is all down to Cameron, Julian, George and Anthony. |
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Post by horton on Jan 12, 2020 10:16:41 GMT
You've forgotten Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne. I think the director and choreographer had a little to do with it!
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Jan 12, 2020 10:39:43 GMT
You've forgotten Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne. I think the director and choreographer had a little to do with it! And the Sherman Brothers. The best music in the show BY FAR is still the original songs from the film & it’s shocking how often Styles & Drew seem to have be granted primary credit for the Mary Poppins’ score. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 12, 2020 11:37:44 GMT
I saw this on Thursday. I originally saw the tour when it started out at Curve a few years ago. I was excited to see Charlie Stemp for the first time and i thought he was great but i got the impression he wasn't giving it 100% at the matinee.
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Post by showoff on Jan 14, 2020 12:30:11 GMT
I'm looking to go in this box when I go. Which seats did you have? Do you think the ones towards the front of the box are better, or the back? So glad you enjoyed it, and happy Birthday! The seating was unassigned in the box, as I was the first one in there I tested each seat and preferred the view at the back of the box. The chairs can be moved. I also liked the back because I meant I could lean over as much as I wanted without disturbing anyone. Thank you! Thanks for this. I guess the same must be true of the dress circle box 2 as well? This is what I'm looking at for later in the month. I want to see the flying up close! |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jan 21, 2020 12:17:41 GMT
At 11.55 this morning I was reading on the Forum about the seat lottery for Dear Evan Hansen. It made me think about the lottery for Mary Poppins and at 11.58 I entered. At 12.01 the screen changed - no email as I expected - with next week's schedule. I clicked on next Monday and was offered two row B stalls seats @ £25 which I've booked. Confirmation received at 12.04.
I had no idea it was so easy to enter, win and book. Very happy.
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Post by kathryn on Jan 21, 2020 21:30:29 GMT
I think perhaps it’s at a weird enough day and time that people forget to enter it! I know I have - been meaning to enter since I heard about it over Christmas, but keep forgetting!
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Post by RedRose on Jan 22, 2020 0:38:50 GMT
I think perhaps it’s at a weird enough day and time that people forget to enter it! I know I have - been meaning to enter since I heard about it over Christmas, but keep forgeteting! I have put it in my notebook and was reminded this time. Got straight through and got me and my friend tickets in row C in the stalls next Monday. |
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Post by theoracle on Jan 22, 2020 22:06:59 GMT
Well I managed to see this too at short notice and managed to secure Royal Circle B9 at £45 on the day from the Box Office. I tried to exchange it for a stalls ticket nearer the start time but staff insisted I stay in the Circle as the view is preferred up here even though I personally prefer the stalls. That being said, yes this was certainly a bargain as the whole stage was visible although Mary Poppins flies the other direction.
It definitely plods away the evening and will please fans of both the film and books. I thought Charlie Stemp was fantastic as Bert and the kids were great although I would've preferred the kids to be written as less bratty and more like they were in the film but that might just be me.
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Post by theatremadness on Jan 28, 2020 12:54:29 GMT
Entered the lottery today and won! Had a little search around the dates to see what seats I could get, was offered front row for a thurs matinee but thought it would be a touch too close so opted for row d stalls for a wed eve, which I only found out after is family night so a little trepidatious haha but on the other hand a 7pm start time for an almost 3hr show is quite nice!
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Post by kathryn on Jan 28, 2020 13:35:33 GMT
I also entered the lotto today and managed to get a ticket. Didn’t get straight through - had to wait about 5 minutes to be filtered in, so obviously had far less choice. Got Y8 in the stalls for the Sunday matinee though.
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