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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 18:34:28 GMT
Matinees seem to be selling OK (ATG website) - they are dropping Monday nights and doing an extra matinee weekly from the last week of April. Lots of availability for evening performances during the week. I suppose it depends on the running costs of this show as to how long it survives. Cannot see it surviving a cast change. If they do a cast change (and they need to) they could easier have some names play some of 'The Girls'. Not huge celebrities but household names |
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Post by daniel on Apr 4, 2017 21:32:06 GMT
This is Mousetrap Theatre Projects' June event - anyone aged 19-23 can get tickets for a tenner. Think it was 20th June, deets on their site.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 22:41:38 GMT
I'm not gonna lie, I dom't see it lasting lomg enough for a cast change. I can see it dping a year comtract, possibly a little bit longer.
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Post by infofreako on Apr 4, 2017 22:49:14 GMT
I'm not gonna lie, I dom't see it lasting lomg enough for a cast change. I can see it dping a year comtract, possibly a little bit longer. Sad but true. I'd like it to do well for all the cast who make it what it is. The signs aren't looking great though |
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Post by lewis on Apr 4, 2017 22:55:42 GMT
I'm not gonna lie, I dom't see it lasting lomg enough for a cast change. I can see it dping a year comtract, possibly a little bit longer. A little longer than a year means there will be a cast change. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 22:56:20 GMT
This was another 5 star show
Even 4 from Biddy Billington
"Classy" was used
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 23:44:30 GMT
I'm not gonna lie, I dom't see it lasting lomg enough for a cast change. I can see it dping a year comtract, possibly a little bit longer. Sad but true. I'd like it to do well for all the cast who make it what it is. The signs aren't looking great though It is sad. Its a good show, with a great cast! |
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Post by mallardo on Apr 5, 2017 0:37:06 GMT
I wonder how it's doing as compared to Half a Sixpence? Both shows, it would seem, cater to a similar audience but, perhaps, there's only room for one in the West End in this very competitive time for musicals?
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Post by martin1965 on Apr 5, 2017 6:02:53 GMT
The producers must be praying it wins the big one on Sunday at the Oliviers! This much discounting sovearly in the run doesnt bode well. It will do well to get to xmas at this rate. Curse of this theatre again?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 8:08:26 GMT
[quote author=" martin1965" source="Curse of this theatre again? There are never cursed theatres, just poor or average shows that for whatever reason fail to find an audience. Three theatres used to have terrible reputations but then along came the hits; New London- Cats/War Horse, Shaftesbury- Hairspray/Motown and Cambridge- Matilda. Put a decent show in any theatre and people will find it. |
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Post by lewis on Apr 5, 2017 9:42:32 GMT
atg now booking till 30 september
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Post by zak97 on Apr 5, 2017 9:49:47 GMT
Just had a look at the September extension and the prices are quite frankly disgusting! No wonder this show will fail at the box office if something doesn't change. All of the dress is top price, and all bar the back row of the Grand Circle, which is £29.50, is £49.50. Do they seriously think people are going to pay £50 a ticket to sit in the Grand Circle when a little bit more will get a better view and experience closure to the stage?
Quite frankly, their line of 'we aren't doing dayseats because we offer good seats with good sightlines' cannot apply anymore, and it's good they are offering dayseats on 'some days'.
Realistically, who are they targeting? Are they hoping to sell fewer tickets per week to make their money? To be frank, if tickets are priced like this through the earlier months of the extension, I predict we will see bigger offers and this show not even make it to September.
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Post by wickedgrin on Apr 5, 2017 10:01:19 GMT
It's dynamic pricing though. The producers try their luck with high prices in the future and then if they are not sold discount them nearer the performance. I find it is almost a full time job finding the ticket deals. Sometimes it pays to buy long in advance and at other times right at the last minute and everything in between, as well as comparing the official theatre box office sites and offers such as Today Tix. lotteries and day seats. A casual theatre goer would never do this and buy (or not) the ticket at the price offered when they originally look to book. I agree this must put off a huge amount of people when they see a Upper Circle ticket for £50 (with restricted view due to handrail!)
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Post by zak97 on Apr 5, 2017 10:14:34 GMT
But you would've thought that, even with dynamic pricing, they would realise that the current pricing strategy isn't working. Surely they should make the Grand Circle much cheaper to thereby guarantee selling more seats at a lower price to a large extent in the long term, rather than hoping a last minute ditch in price to a lower level will boost already bleak sales? Or add some bargain seats in the stalls. Realistically I don't see why anyone would want to book at those prices. Even if the casual theatregoer or someone who has never been before was to google "The Girls musical tickets", chances are they were see one of the websites that are doing offers, check in there and if there are no offers for the dates they want maybe wait to see if something that is better value comes up that what ATG are offering.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 10:15:58 GMT
But you would've thought that, even with dynamic pricing, they would realise that the current pricing strategy isn't working. Surely they should make the Grand Circle much cheaper to thereby guarantee selling more seats at a lower price to a large extent in the long term, rather than hoping a last minute ditch in price to a lower level will boost already bleak sales? Or add some bargain seats in the stalls. Realistically I don't see why anyone would want to book at those prices. Even if the casual theatregoer or someone who has never been before was to google "The Girls musical tickets", chances are they were see one of the websites that are doing offers, check in there and if there are no offers for the dates they want maybe wait to see if something that is better value comes up that what ATG are offering. Agreed Why pay to see it in 6 months When it is papering now? |
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Post by Mark on Apr 5, 2017 11:01:50 GMT
Atleast they are doing some £20 tickets now. Tbh if we weren't offered them the other week we would have gone to see something else.
It seems online they offer them at £29.50 in the front row and at the sides also for the remaining performances this week. TKTS also has some good deals (59.50 tickets down to £35
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Post by zak97 on Apr 9, 2017 15:58:40 GMT
Is their twitter run by a Barlow/Take That fangirl, who should a said "fan middle aged woman", because they just seem so desperate and unprofessional.
It's not even like their running out of characters in this tweet. I wish they would do one of those cast takeover things because, you never know, they may produce some tweets that consist of coherent grammar and punctuation.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 9, 2017 16:13:16 GMT
It's obviously being operated by a halfwit.
I mean, if someone can't spell or doesn't know grammar thats ok. It might not be their fault. But just don't put that person in charge of your twitter maybe?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 17:05:05 GMT
How do you console unhappy grammar police?
There, they're, their.
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Post by zak97 on Apr 9, 2017 17:06:14 GMT
How do you console unhappy grammar police? There, they're, their. Oh, and the irony - a grammar error in my own post |
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Post by zak97 on Apr 9, 2017 17:21:14 GMT
What is this, The Girls are giving a public performance and it actually features the cast?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 17:25:45 GMT
What is this, The Girls are giving a public performance and it actually features the cast?! Barlow still on the piano though of course. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 7:12:49 GMT
I wonder how it's doing as compared to Half a Sixpence? Both shows, it would seem, cater to a similar audience but, perhaps, there's only room for one in the West End in this very competitive time for musicals? Id disagree. People want choice. Especially the target audience with disposable income. Once they've seen one, then what do they do in a few weeks/months when they're looking for another evening out, just go see the same show again? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 18:30:21 GMT
£10 best seats for NHS staff all shows mon to Thursday including matinees
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Post by shady23 on Apr 10, 2017 18:40:49 GMT
Wow. This used to be just for nurses and on one day of the week.
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