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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 21:17:40 GMT
Is there a day seat situation with this?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 9:07:43 GMT
There is! Found mention of it on their twitter. A limited number are available each day from 10am, available on website, phone and in person. Preference is given to in-person but I just called and got two side stalls row dd, £10 each. Rah! |
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 20, 2018 9:10:19 GMT
They are also releasing unsold/returned day seats online. Yesterday afternoon there was pretty much an entire row rear stalls available for £10. Regretting my behind a pillar £15 seat for tonight somewhat now that they’re doing this. There’s also discounts on TodayTix.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 11:15:46 GMT
I stand corrected. Was told no. They don’t mention it on the website either. Unless it’s hidden behind a leopard. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 18:56:43 GMT
Fuuuuuuuuuuuck. Five stars.
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Post by jamb0r on Jun 20, 2018 21:16:14 GMT
If anyone's booked restricted view seats in the stalls, the chances are you've picked up a bargain. I had Q34 which is behind a pillar which usually blocks a part of the stage, but because they've brought the stage right out to half way down the stalls my view was completely clear and the pillar was absolutely nowhere near my sight line.
You could have heard a pin drop in there tonight. Really glad I got to see that incredible performance.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 21:53:46 GMT
Our tickets (DD 17 and 18) said partial view on them, which is think is probably because we were side on and he plays a lot of it to the front. The stage is a thrust, so (I think) they have taken out the stalls seats up to row H and added rows halfway down down the side of the stage.
Either way, if you can get a day seat for this, do. I didn’t know Andrew Scott before I watched Hamlet on iPlayer. I was slayed by that, I was slayed by this.
It’s beautifully circular, all about the big why questions. It weaves back in and on itself. Scott is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
I didn’t read too much about the play beforehand. I worked out in the first three minutes what it was going to “be about” and then I was held in suspense for the rest of the piece. It’s beautiful storytelling and acting.
Best thing I have seen since Yerma.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 0:46:59 GMT
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Post by jamesxxx on Jun 23, 2018 17:49:17 GMT
Just back from Andrew Scotts brilliant performance at the Old Vic. I am still fizzing with anger. FIZZING! One arrogant pigheaded morons phone went off at a really key moment. He got up out of his seat phone still ringing and left auditorium prosumsbly to take the call. Outrageous OUTRAGROS bejzviour. He ruined it. He needs to banned from Old Vic forever and should be made to pay for everyones tickets to sse the show again and apologise to Andrew Scott. No respect. OUTRAGEOUS.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jun 23, 2018 18:08:30 GMT
Amazing how so many have become slaves to their phones, nowadays in the interval always intrigued by how quick the phones come out and how a group of friends will interact with their phones rather than each other.
Saw this earlier in the week, thankfully without disruption and the intensity of the silence was off the scale and Andrew as expected was mesmerising.
Came away thinking what it would look like from the Wife’s perspective, thought Patsy Ferran would be perfect as she has the same knack as Andrew in that she can inhabit a character completely.
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Post by altamont on Jun 23, 2018 21:55:46 GMT
Just back from Andrew Scotts brilliant performance at the Old Vic. I am still fizzing with anger. FIZZING! One arrogant pigheaded morons phone went off at a really key moment. He got up out of his seat phone still ringing and left auditorium prosumsbly to take the call. Outrageous OUTRAGROS bejzviour. He ruined it. He needs to banned from Old Vic forever and should be made to pay for everyones tickets to sse the show again and apologise to Andrew Scott. No respect. OUTRAGEOUS. Yes, we heard that too - luckily far enough away to only be a slight distraction. There are words for people like that - I might get banned from the forum if I used them |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 23, 2018 23:04:07 GMT
Was underwhelmed by this at nt I thought Scott was fantastic but the piece itself was disappointing, given its reputation. |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 24, 2018 8:57:04 GMT
I think seeing it a couple of hours after the blistering Notes From the Field probably didn't help.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 12:31:35 GMT
I am not as keen on Stephens’ work as others seem to be.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 13:15:04 GMT
Stephens is a bit hit and miss for me. The thing that keeps me coming back is that when he hits, he HITS. I'll forgive any number of Wastwaters if that's the price I have to pay for the occasional Carmen Disruption or Sea Wall.
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Post by sf on Jun 25, 2018 14:46:33 GMT
I am not as keen on Stephens’ work as others seem to be.
When he's good, I think he's very good indeed - but I hated his 'Fatherland' at the Manchester International Festival last year with a purple passion.
On the other hand, that didn't stop me booking for 'Sea Wall'.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 16:10:15 GMT
I am not as keen on Stephens’ work as others seem to be.
When he's good, I think he's very good indeed - but I hated his 'Fatherland' at the Manchester International Festival last year with a purple passion.
On the other hand, that didn't stop me booking for 'Sea Wall'.
I haven’t seen much of his work but i’ve Seen enough: Motortown, Carmen, Nuclear War, Birdland - all these plays are incredibly well written but Stephensland is not a place I wish to spend any more time in. I would see Sea Wall if I could because I rate Andrew Scott quite highly both as an actor and a person. |
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Post by sf on Jun 25, 2018 16:32:03 GMT
When he's good, I think he's very good indeed - but I hated his 'Fatherland' at the Manchester International Festival last year with a purple passion.
On the other hand, that didn't stop me booking for 'Sea Wall'.
I haven’t seen much of his work but i’ve Seen enough: Motortown, Carmen, Nuclear War, Birdland - all these plays are incredibly well written but Stephensland is not a place I wish to spend any more time in. I would see Sea Wall if I could because I rate Andrew Scott quite highly both as an actor and a person.
Me too, and I booked for 'Sea Wall' largely because of Andrew Scott. I wouldn't have made the trek to London just to see such a short play, but it so happens that I'll be there later this week anyway and I found I could squeeze it in around my other commitments.
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Post by popcultureboy on Jun 26, 2018 6:51:10 GMT
I saw it last night and it was every bit as beautiful, funny, sweet and totally shattering as it was when I saw it at the NT five years ago. Was relieved, having seen posts on here and heard from other friends who had seen it, that the audience was VERY well behaved. Two phones went off, both earning a pointed look from Andrew Scott, but other than that you could have heard a pin drop. And rightly so.
Given that it was written for Andrew Scott, it'll be interesting to see what NY makes of it when Tom Sturridge performs it at the Public next year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 7:41:26 GMT
Just back from Andrew Scotts brilliant performance at the Old Vic. I am still fizzing with anger. FIZZING! One arrogant pigheaded morons phone went off at a really key moment. He got up out of his seat phone still ringing and left auditorium prosumsbly to take the call. Outrageous OUTRAGROS bejzviour. He ruined it. He needs to banned from Old Vic forever and should be made to pay for everyones tickets to sse the show again and apologise to Andrew Scott. No respect. OUTRAGEOUS. I bet I know the exact moment you are talking about. I am staggered that this happened, and I feel really sorry for the audience (and Andrew.) |
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Post by crowblack on Jun 26, 2018 9:55:07 GMT
the audience was VERY well behaved. Two phones went off I think I must have been very lucky in my audience experiences so far because two mobiles ringing in a 40 mins piece sounds rather badly behaved to me! |
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Post by lynette on Jun 26, 2018 11:26:11 GMT
I suppose the bloke got up and went out to make it look like he is an important person who has to take the call. No excuse. If you are a surgeon on call for an organ donor you can still have your phone on vibrate and leave quietly. Mustn’t judge, mustn't judge.
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Post by dlevi on Jun 26, 2018 17:12:48 GMT
I saw it last night and while I admired Andrew Scott's performance the play itself was so bent on being elusive and elliptical that it left me cold. On the other hand I stayed for the 4 NHS monologues at 8:30 and they were superb. Beautifully performed and written. They packed quite a powerful punch. Everything that I was looking for from the Steophens/Scott collaboration.
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Post by foxa on Jun 26, 2018 18:17:10 GMT
I wanted to see the NHS monologues, dievi - what stood out for you? I'm cursing my disorganisation...
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Post by Steve on Jun 27, 2018 8:31:16 GMT
I loved this. So compellingly well written and acted, I entered a hypnotic state, whereby I couldn't move my arms and legs for a few seconds. Simon Stephens is rarely as warm as this, and it's refreshing to see him write a normal decent human being that you can identify with, rather than his usual alienated so and sos. I loved the way his storytelling mirrored the flight of birds, swooping at you from different angles. Andrew Scott is in another world. Simply mesmerising, the way he tells this story. Everything he does is calculated to put you at ease, from his open palms to his thoughtful nostalgic smiling. Ordinarily the lights being kept on would have disturbed me, as I like to be in the dark, unseen, but Scott's acting was like a warm affectionate hug, drawing you in ever closer. Glad I spent £40 for the front row. A bargain, given how wonderful this was. We're lucky to have both this and "Fun Home" in town at once: Peak London Theatre lol. 5 stars.  |
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