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Post by amuseical on Sept 1, 2021 3:39:37 GMT
I don’t suppose anyone knows how the view is from the Grand Circle Slips? The view is pretty great, provided you’re comfortable with leaning forward. Sitting back in your chair you see only the top half of the stage, but leaning forward (there’s a plush banquette in front) you only miss the very back corner of whichever side you’re on. If possible I’d recommend the left (King’s) side over the right side (Prince’s), and the closer to the stage as possible (1 or 52) but all eight seats have unobstructed views. Just a warning about leg room, it’s a little tight! If you’re above six feet tall, it may be a concern, especially with leaning forward. But for the cheapest seats in the theatre, I was very happy. |
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Post by mjh on Sept 1, 2021 8:24:01 GMT
I don’t suppose anyone knows how the view is from the Grand Circle Slips? The view is pretty great, provided you’re comfortable with leaning forward. Sitting back in your chair you see only the top half of the stage, but leaning forward (there’s a plush banquette in front) you only miss the very back corner of whichever side you’re on. If possible I’d recommend the left (King’s) side over the right side (Prince’s), and the closer to the stage as possible (1 or 52) but all eight seats have unobstructed views. Just a warning about leg room, it’s a little tight! If you’re above six feet tall, it may be a concern, especially with leaning forward. But for the cheapest seats in the theatre, I was very happy. Excellent - thank you! I'm on the King's side in 52 so very pleased. |
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Post by Sam on Sept 1, 2021 8:42:36 GMT
I also forgot to mention that there have been two references (that I noticed) to Frozen 2 added in. {Spoiler - click to view}
When calling on the Hidden Folk, the Queen states she is part of the Northuldra tribe which is why she knows how to call them.
And my favourite, Olaf does his "Samantha" line to one of the seagulls in "In Summer". So I was very happy he said my name again XD |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 1, 2021 10:21:36 GMT
Still not received my e-ticket for 7.30 Frozen performance tomorrow evening. My son had a booking for yesterday (Tuesday) evening and his ticket was only emailed to him at 16.35 on Monday. In my opinion just 27 hours in advance is too late and there must be people who leave home to stay in or near London without their tickets. Not everyone uses a smartphone for tickets. I don't.
I'm about to leave for Wales and will travel from there to London tomorrow. I haven't received my e-ticket yet so have printed the confirmation email to collect it from the box office. Son tells me there was a huge queue for tickets when he arrived yesterday and show started about 8 minutes late suggesting plenty of people were in a similar position to me.
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Post by Sam on Sept 1, 2021 10:50:07 GMT
Still not received my e-ticket for 7.30 Frozen performance tomorrow evening. My son had a booking for yesterday (Tuesday) evening and his ticket was only emailed to him at 16.35 on Monday. In my opinion just 27 hours in advance is too late and there must be people who leave home to stay in or near London without their tickets. Not everyone uses a smartphone for tickets. I don't. I'm about to leave for Wales and will travel from there to London tomorrow. I haven't received my e-ticket yet so have printed the confirmation email to collect it from the box office. Son tells me there was a huge queue for tickets when he arrived yesterday and show started about 8 minutes late suggesting plenty of people were in a similar position to me. My tickets arrived at 16:44 the day prior to my performance. I'm sure the box office will be open during the day for you to collect tickets so you don't need to join the throng as the theatre opens for the show. |
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Post by ellesbelles on Sept 1, 2021 10:59:54 GMT
Hello all,
Does anyone have any experience of the boxes at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
There are some seats upper circle on the prince’s side in a box for one of the dates I’m looking at, but wondering if the view is too obstructive… any advice welcomed!
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 1, 2021 11:04:35 GMT
Still not received my e-ticket for 7.30 Frozen performance tomorrow evening. My son had a booking for yesterday (Tuesday) evening and his ticket was only emailed to him at 16.35 on Monday. In my opinion just 27 hours in advance is too late and there must be people who leave home to stay in or near London without their tickets. Not everyone uses a smartphone for tickets. I don't. I'm about to leave for Wales and will travel from there to London tomorrow. I haven't received my e-ticket yet so have printed the confirmation email to collect it from the box office. Son tells me there was a huge queue for tickets when he arrived yesterday and show started about 8 minutes late suggesting plenty of people were in a similar position to me. My tickets arrived at 16:44 the day prior to my performance. I'm sure the box office will be open during the day for you to collect tickets so you don't need to join the throng as the theatre opens for the show. Yes, I'm also seeing a matinee - Be More Chill - so I will have plenty of time to collect my ticket before it becomes very busy. However I still maintain that tickets should be sent out at least 48 hours in advance. Son tells me he thought the queue he saw last night approaching the theatre was to get in but it was for the Box Office and that was at 19.15. |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 1, 2021 11:25:20 GMT
My tickets arrived at 16:44 the day prior to my performance. I'm sure the box office will be open during the day for you to collect tickets so you don't need to join the throng as the theatre opens for the show. Yes, I'm also seeing a matinee - Be More Chill - so I will have plenty of time to collect my ticket before it becomes very busy. However I still maintain that tickets should be sent out at least 48 hours in advance. Son tells me he thought the queue he saw last night approaching the theatre was to get in but it was for the Box Office and that was at 19.15. Now that the theatre has various places to eat and drink throughout the day there are always staff wondering around with tablets so they should be able to sort you out when it's quieter during the day. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Sept 1, 2021 11:44:36 GMT
Hello all, Does anyone have any experience of the boxes at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. There are some seats upper circle on the prince’s side in a box for one of the dates I’m looking at, but wondering if the view is too obstructive… any advice welcomed! I haven't. The website www.theatremonkey.com has lots of useful information on tons on Wendys End theatres |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2021 23:28:00 GMT
I heard a rumour one of the songs in this musical is 'let it go'
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Post by danb on Sept 2, 2021 5:17:46 GMT
Hello all, Does anyone have any experience of the boxes at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. There are some seats upper circle on the prince’s side in a box for one of the dates I’m looking at, but wondering if the view is too obstructive… any advice welcomed! I haven't. The website www.theatremonkey.com has lots of useful information on tons on Wendys End theatres We’re in box L which I ‘upgraded’ to in the hope of extra legroom. No info yet on TM as far as I could see apart from pricing. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2021 16:41:03 GMT
FrontroverPaul i have just received my ticket for Frozen tomorrow evening. Mine is a mobile ticket, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 2, 2021 16:49:35 GMT
I just tried to collect my ticket for tonight at 5.30 and was advised to return after 6.30....
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 2, 2021 18:08:06 GMT
This is obviously anti-tout measures.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Sept 2, 2021 19:49:22 GMT
Yes I had hoped to get a couple of hundred quid for my prime seat. Foiled again. One advantage of having to collect the ticket is that I have a proper printed souvenir one. Interval now and show is just awesome. Let it Go almost took the roof off.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Sept 2, 2021 19:52:39 GMT
Seems to be getting a much better reception here than it did in America. Have there been a lot of changes?
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Post by Ade on Sept 2, 2021 21:55:44 GMT
Saw this this evening and thoughts below - some for the positive and some for the negative. I feel like overall it was a 3 star show and that’s the same view I had back on Broadway too.
- Samantha Barks absolutely smashed it vocally. I often find her voice a bit thin and was worried she had been cast for name recognition but she belted the [insert expletive of choice] out of those songs and absolutely did not disappoint.
- Stephanie McKeon gave a spot on performance of Anna. There were times the vocals didn’t quite hit the mark but she is easily the most comfortable in her character.
- Overall, as well as the above two it really is a strong cast. It genuinely looks like everyone up there is having an amazing time and while it’s very early days they all give a performance that screams Disney musical in the best senses of the words.
- I don’t know if it’s just because I had a rubbish view on Broadway but the projections seemed far more impressive here. It’s definitely the only show I’ve seen where the projections have had their own round of applause.
- The new staging of Let it Go far surpasses the original. The extra set pieces really do add a lot to it and just stop it feeling too bare up there. Definitely a change for the good.
- I didn’t have too much of an issue with the pacing on Broadway but agree with others that this feels like it whips along. I actually hit the end of act one surprised how quickly it had passed.
- Musically it feels like act two is the weaker half. They used a lot of the good material from the movie in act one and while Monster is a great addition and there are some lovely reprises in the second half, it feels a bit like the music is put to the side to allow them to push the story along - though you could argue the movie suffers from the same thing.
- The bridge everyone has been talking about…meh. The way they interact with it as they go along is all very cool and yes it’s quite long but I didn’t come away bowled over with it and felt like actually most of the audience in there wouldn’t have noticed if it was the shorter original.
- While the projections are as mentioned very cool, I’d forgotten just how heavily it relies on them. Aside from the two scenes mentioned above there’s a really really heavy reliance on projected walls, the big screen at the rear and the ensemble filling the space. It made me realise how sparse the Broadway staging actually was without the additions they have made here. Overall you come away feeling like you have seen your money on stage but I’m not sure you’d have that same feeling if it wasn’t for such a strong lighting and projection design.
- About Hygge - so there were very evidently some parents around a bit uncomfortable during it and I audibly heard one kid say the words ‘I don’t like it’ and it’s absolutely harmless fun for the first 80% of it but the dancing line at the end definitely feels so unnecessarily…nude. I feel like the problem with it is that they just look too convincingly naked. From my front stalls seat in New York I already had to look twice, and from the grand circle today I genuinely wouldn’t have known they weren’t in their birthday suits if I hadn’t spotted the Action Man style smoothing over of down below. I mean you can literally see some impressive side cheek on the male cast and while I’m sure there are plenty in there who don’t mind the view, i can imagine plenty more come away questioning if there had actually been some stripping.
- As for the audience, wow I’ve not been to one with so much noise as that in a while. I genuinely don’t mind kids making a bit of noise in the theatre and, you know what, they are there to enjoy it and experience theatre as much as I am. But it’s when parents just sit there and let them cry and moan about being bored etc. You all can sing along to your hearts content if you’re 5 and want to grow up to be Elsa, because frankly in my head I’m right there with you, but if the kid doesn’t want to be there please don’t let them ruin it for everyone else.
- One last thing on the staging - I will never fail to be confused by the lift and revolve in the closing song. While on Broadway the revolve was used very effectively earlier in the production, it’s only use here is at the end and so it sort of feels a bit redundant. And I found the lift baffling before and just as much here, raising up for literally a matter of seconds before lowering again. It’s one of those cases where you wonder why, when they could have used the money to add an extra couple of icicles or bought the hygge clan a few pairs of paper pants to cover their modesty, they chose to install something which feels so pointless.
All in all, very pleased I saw it again with a good view of proceedings but I can’t imagine I’ll have cravings to return to it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2021 14:38:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2021 19:20:09 GMT
Has anybody received their tickets in the post? My email says that my tickets will be dispatched via the method chosen on the original booking (we were originally going last year before the dates moved) which was in the mail. I’m hoping so, because the paper tickets I’ve seen on social media look beautiful.
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Post by ensembleswings on Sept 3, 2021 21:10:45 GMT
Has anybody received their tickets in the post? My email says that my tickets will be dispatched via the method chosen on the original booking (we were originally going last year before the dates moved) which was in the mail. I’m hoping so, because the paper tickets I’ve seen on social media look beautiful. Mine arrived by post. Thought they would just email them over but no, they still sent them out thankfully (they are indeed a beautiful design) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2021 21:49:33 GMT
Has anybody received their tickets in the post? My email says that my tickets will be dispatched via the method chosen on the original booking (we were originally going last year before the dates moved) which was in the mail. I’m hoping so, because the paper tickets I’ve seen on social media look beautiful. Mine arrived by post. Thought they would just email them over but no, they still sent them out thankfully (they are indeed a beautiful design) Ahh thank you! |
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 3, 2021 22:59:05 GMT
Well, going in in Tuesday I was there to see a dress change at the end of Act 1, and a woman belt a song called Monster in Act 2 - otherwise I wasn't expecting much... I HAD A GREAT TIME!
It's actually a really good show! I really enjoyed how pacy it was (I audibly said 'are we at Let It Go ALREADY' when it started - was convinced there was another scene to go!) 2 hours and 15 minutes including an interval is okay with me!
Overall really liked the cast:
Sam Barks sings her face off, and Let It Go really IS a showstopper. I did wish in Monster that they'd turn the volume up a bit because she was belting, but the song never felt like it climaxed properly...too quiet! She did well with what she was given acting wise but I wish Elsa (and all of the characters really) were more fleshed out.
Steph McKeon is the star - it's literally like they picked Anna up out of the film and put her on the Drury Lane stage - absolutely brilliant.
Good supporting cast - I thought Oliver Ormson was fine, but really liked Craig Gallivan as Olaf and Obi as Kristoff!
Now. The design for this show is frankly some of the best I've ever seen in a show. What they have achieved with video is unlike anything I've ever seen before and it's THRILLING. I sort of don't begrudge the fact you can't get in the stalls for under £100 after press night because your money is well and truly on display in front of you! It's mind-blowing some of the stuff they did, and I was open mouthed at it multiple times.
Really loved the extended Ice palace from Broadway too - it really fills the stage and works really well!
Side note - the Drury lane refurb is absolutely phenomenal and incredibly well done. Get there early to wander round - it's beautiful.
A solid 4 stars from me, and I can see me being a repeat visitor for this, which I wasn't expecting!
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Post by marob on Sept 3, 2021 23:47:58 GMT
I’ve not seen the film, so this was one of those shows I was on the fence about seeing, and probably wouldn’t book for. Then I read the reactions on here and decided to go for it. Very glad I did as I loved it last night. Walking back to the hotel I kept realising I was smiling to myself. It was the perfect show to end my London theatre binge on. Though it does look like Love Is an Open Door is not going to leave my head anytime soon…
Incidentally, they were filming again last night.
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Post by mhumphries on Sept 4, 2021 7:41:02 GMT
Kinda feel this show needs a disclaimer…
Warning! May be in close proximity to stereotypical over excited asian fan girls!
Jesus, I thought they were a myth, I seemed to be sat in-between three groups of at least 5 of them and they would not shut up, laughing, crying, screaming, never ending hush whispering, bouncing up and down in their seats.
One joy though, hearing a very up there own ass couple complaining to an usher ‘we don’t pay over a £120 each for seats to be near those kind of people’.
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Post by marob on Sept 4, 2021 10:06:43 GMT
The fangirling is definitely not restricted to Asians - two women on one side of me were constantly whispering (and singing 😠) to each other and one on the other side just sobbed for most of the show.
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