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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 9:17:32 GMT
Prices not as awful as I thought - did wonder if was gonna set a new ATG regional high, but fortunately came in cheaper than Wicked, Lion King and Back to the Future etc.
Also only a fiver difference from top price to premium (£70 vs £75 for the weekend) so broke my usual principle and actually went for the latter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 9:18:21 GMT
Quite surprised at the pricing on this in Manchester. Saturday Nights, Pink seats, best premium £75, £70 majority, outer stalls £40. Even with ATG add on nonsense, nothing seems to go over £100. Much more reasonable than Mormon and Les Mis. Agree! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 24, 2019 9:33:10 GMT
No discounts for opening night or early booking though. Bit stingy!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 9:45:53 GMT
No discounts for opening night or early booking though. Bit stingy! But still, £5 off most seats except premium with the TheatreCard March - Mon 30th/Tues 31st/ Thurs 2nd Mat. April - Mon 20th / Tues 21st / Thurs 23rd Mat. April - Mon 27th / Tues 28th / Thurs 30th Mat. etc. Seniors get a good discount with the card too, £42 front row mid week (£47 otherwise!) |
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Post by david on Jun 24, 2019 9:53:44 GMT
I’m definitely happy at the ticket prices. Booked front row stalls for £56 for a Saturday matinee. I’ve combined this with the opening night of WSS at the REX for a nice Manchester theatre weekend. Just waiting now for something decent at the Hope Mill for a Sunday matinee.
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Post by TheatreTwittic on Jun 25, 2019 20:53:15 GMT
I think the pricing is odd. Yes the premium tickets may not be bad but they have subsidised with higher cheaper bands.
E.G ATG start prices at £13 for nearly all shows nowadays - even for Mormon. Whereas for this it's £30 for right at the back of the grand tier.
Great for attracting the middle earners but this won't do anything in the way of attracting a new audience.
With this and Les Mis touring next year, alongside Lion king it wouldn't surprise me if we saw sales drop across the board. All similar pricing strategies, all appealing to similar markets, they don't have unlimited money to spend and so something will have to give.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2019 6:29:14 GMT
I think the pricing is odd. Yes the premium tickets may not be bad but they have subsidised with higher cheaper bands.
E.G ATG start prices at £13 for nearly all shows nowadays - even for Mormon. Whereas for this it's £30 for right at the back of the grand tier. Great for attracting the middle earners but this won't do anything in the way of attracting a new audience. With this and Les Mis touring next year, alongside Lion king it wouldn't surprise me if we saw sales drop across the board. All similar pricing strategies, all appealing to similar markets, they don't have unlimited money to spend and so something will have to give. The £13 tickets only came into effect half-way into Mormon's booking period, same for Back to the Future and &Juliet. I dare say the same will happen to Phantom. By-and-large pretty much every seat in the house is cheaper than Mormon when booking opened. I think the pricing is a savvy move. Theres a hype about this I hadn't expected, non-theatre goers in work talking about this and wanting tickets having not mentioning a word about Mormon, Les Mis, Matilda or Wicked. |
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 4, 2019 17:40:43 GMT
Love that there’s so much buzz and excitement for this already!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2019 18:16:47 GMT
Love that there’s so much buzz and excitement for this already! Walking around Manchester CC this afternoon seeing the mask on ad screens made me very happy. |
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Jul 5, 2019 23:55:06 GMT
Booked a Thursday matinee at the Curve, Leicester. £62.50, perhaps a little more than I expected but acceptable. It's one of my favourite provincial theatres. Huge stage, great acoustics, comfy seats.
I booked a central seat in stalls D which is currently the front row. There's a warning that row C may be added later. The last time that happened at Curve they contacted everyone with an offer to exchange for the "new" front row which I thought was excellent customer service. Hopefully that will happen again if necessary.
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Post by thenightowl on Jul 6, 2019 10:24:38 GMT
Curve is my nearest 'big' theatre (25min drive) and I feel really lucky to have such a great theatre so local to me. Since we had the recent Mary Poppins tour it really feels like we don't miss out on any of the big shows now (we've since had Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and now Phantom). Financially I'm not sure how Curve are managing to get the shows because although the stage is certainly more than big enough (15.3m W x 8.0m H x 15.9m D), the auditorium currently only seats 902 (depending on seat configuration), although this will increase to 969 this Autumn after more seats are added. When you compare this with a venue like the Birmingham Hippodrome that seats 1,850 the numbers speak for themselves, interestingly though their stage isn't as high but is a bit deeper (12.79m H x 7.92m W x 17.5m D). Perhaps they're using Curve as the preview run in a live theatre getting everything set up and finalised for the tour ahead anf have come to an arrangement with Curve as this will now be the fourth (fifth if we include Barnum) Cameron Mackintosh production to originate in Leicester. Regarding the pricing, I always knew Phantom was going to be expensive. I'm a Curve member so have been fortunate to save 15% on the top price tiers and I've also gone for the front row (D at the moment), FrontroverPaul for your reference I've been advised that we'll get first refusal of row C if/when they put them on sale. Really looking forward to seeing this production. I hope they keep enough of the original London production that gives it the lavish look and feel but update the magic/special effects as they're really starting to look dated in the West End production. The lightning effect in the overture and the sparks from his stick look so cheesy now - I'm sure back in 1986 they were pretty special, but we expect a bit more nowadays. |
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Post by xanady on Jul 6, 2019 11:14:57 GMT
The Curve is now a try-out theatre where they iron out problems before London or a full tour,eg On Your Feet before it hit the London Col.Always a very welcoming theatre.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2019 12:10:33 GMT
Indeed, the Curve is now very much a place for launching and fine tuning big tours. It may not seat that many, but has a very large stage, good wing space, fly facilities, rigs etc etc, is new and technically advanced - makes it an ideal place to tech a big show.
I am REALLY disappointed at their reconfiguration through. I always sit on an aisle seat, a) as I am very tall and b) as I have anxiety and really don't like the feeling of being 'stuck' in the middle of a row. As such I MUCH prefer theatres with one or two central aisles as I can have an aisle seat that also has a good view. Theatres with long rows and only side aisles, I always sit at the side. Front Stalls at Curve going from two central aisles to none is therefore a shame!
That aside is a fantastic comfortable modern theatre.
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Post by ampersand on Jul 6, 2019 16:46:16 GMT
Will this come to Newcastle or Sunderland, do people think?
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Post by justfran on Jul 6, 2019 19:23:22 GMT
I hope it does come to the North East. Personally I’d prefer to see it at the Sunderland Empire, as feel that the show would fit in better with their lovely auditorium and the stage is bigger.
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Post by shady23 on Jul 7, 2019 2:40:31 GMT
Will this come to Newcastle or Sunderland, do people think? I'd be very surprised if not but in the meantime we have booked a little road trip trip to see it in Manchester. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 11:54:16 GMT
Word of this tour finally motivated me to do something I've been "getting round to" for nearly 20 years. Framing this wonderful piece of theatrical memorabilia... Poster from the Liverpool Empire exterior, for the touring production 1999! (My first time). Back when Liverpool Empire was under the jurisdiction of Apollo Leisure Theatres. It's in rough shape in places having not been loved for a while and pinned and then blutak-ed to wall for a decade, abused by sunlight, but still a good keepsake.  |
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 8, 2019 12:57:03 GMT
Word of this tour finally motivated me to do something I've been "getting round to" for nearly 20 years. Framing this wonderful piece of theatrical memorabilia... Poster from the Liverpool Empire exterior, for the touring production 1999! (My first time). Back when Liverpool Empire was under the jurisdiction of Apollo Leisure Theatres. It's in rough shape in places having not been loved for a while and pinned and then blutak-ed to wall for a decade, abused by sunlight, but still a good keepsake. Wonderful poster, thank you for sharing! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 8, 2019 13:49:13 GMT
Does that full face mask ever get used on promo nowadays?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 8, 2019 14:51:14 GMT
Hmm. I wonder why they do that when the full mask isn’t in the actual show. I have it in my head somewhere that the full mask was in Bjornson’s original designs but that it was restrictive forthe Phantom to sing, so it got dropped. So why still use the image?
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Post by Mark on Jul 8, 2019 16:16:35 GMT
Hmm. I wonder why they do that when the full mask isn’t in the actual show. I have it in my head somewhere that the full mask was in Bjornson’s original designs but that it was restrictive forthe Phantom to sing, so it got dropped. So why still use the image? That sounds right, can’t remember where I read it though. |
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 8, 2019 17:11:53 GMT
Hmm. I wonder why they do that when the full mask isn’t in the actual show. I have it in my head somewhere that the full mask was in Bjornson’s original designs but that it was restrictive forthe Phantom to sing, so it got dropped. So why still use the image? That’s correct. It’s become synonymous with the show though, so it stays. |
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Post by Oleanna on Jul 8, 2019 18:44:07 GMT
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Opened up handbill, picked up in the Her Majesty's foyer months before the first preview. Glove holding rose.
Wish the Phantom poster with the Cambridge Theatre name on it had survived the Great Fire of Dress Circle, too. Cambridge Theatre? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2019 18:44:52 GMT
Opened up handbill, picked up in the Her Majesty's foyer months before the first preview. Glove holding rose.
Wish the Phantom poster with the Cambridge Theatre name on it had survived the Great Fire of Dress Circle, too. Love that |
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