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Post by southstreet on Feb 9, 2022 9:22:10 GMT
Yeah, I think the issue was on the 29th only. Something must have glitchy in their system or with their bank, unless all of us still missing their refund are with HSBC like me, in which case it might have been our bank?
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Post by marob on Feb 9, 2022 13:29:37 GMT
southstreet I’m with HSBC too, but I never had any trouble with my refund.
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Post by southstreet on Feb 9, 2022 13:43:13 GMT
southstreet I’m with HSBC too, but I never had any trouble with my refund. Oooh, probably their system then. Though I saw you only called for the refund last week, I think the issue was only happening for refunds they put through the system on the 29th. :-) At least it seems to be in hand, which is good. Was worried I was the only person with the issue and that it would be a lot of faff of having to prove that it never got into my account, etc. Fingers crossed it'll come through soon. |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Feb 9, 2022 13:45:09 GMT
Incredibly annoying to have to call up for the refund. Everywhere else I've had a cancelled performance refunded, they've been done via email or form.
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Post by fiyero on Feb 9, 2022 13:54:57 GMT
Incredibly annoying to have to call up for the refund. Everywhere else I've had a cancelled performance refunded, they've been done via email or form. They said in reply to my email that they don't store bank details! |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Feb 10, 2022 16:56:09 GMT
Just got an email from the box office saying they've fixed the refund issue and refunds should be coming through within the next 5 days  |
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Post by YemceeA on Feb 13, 2022 20:15:49 GMT
Spring Awakening @ Almeida. (20 Jan 2022)
How totally f*cking awesome was this production? I was lucky enough to catch it in the week before its premature closing, and think it might be my favourite experience in a theatre since the before-times! I know this show inside and out (have even been in it a few times), and have a deep love for the material. Goold’s production stood out to me for the clarity and depth with which he was able to portray the social dynamics of this community. With strong ensemble building and a few moments of theatrical wizardry, he found great momentum in this narrative of building social pressure, isolation, and despair, culminating in a gut-punch final 30 minutes. Miriam Beuther’s treasure box set provided a potent visual metaphor for the piece, the characters always on the edge, sometimes treading carefully to maintain control of their lives, and other times daring to plunge into the unknown. A few ingenious directorial moments made me gasp, including the surprise transition into “The Bitch of Living”, a hilarious piano scene in “My Junk”, and the heart-wrenching final moment of “Left Behind”. However, for me the core strength of this staging was the detailed relationship building between characters. Throughout the evening, I gathered so much information from how cast members observed and judged each other, if at all. The most obvious example being Ilse’s constant presence on the outside of the group, trying to participate, but unable to do so in the same manner as her peers. It made Carly-Sophia Davies’s gorgeous second-act work all the more affecting. I found the cast to be uniformly fantastic, anchored by a star-making trio of central performances.
The score was handled really well, beautifully sung with some great changes made throughout. A few added interludes and harmony lines in songs such as “Touch Me” gave the lesser characters a bit more to do, and the inclusion of “There Once Was a Pirate” helped set up a really strong reworking of the second act. I really didn’t care for the heavy trap beat under “I Believe”, and found some of the choral numbers a bit lacking in energy, that is until we arrived at one of my favourite musical theatre numbers of all time: “Totally F*cked”. What to say? It was insane. The smoke, the wind, the fire, the added choruses, and even the flashes of contemporary political statements elevated this song in ways I didn’t think possible. I was hyperventilating under my mask, and didn’t stop all the way through “The Song of Purple Summer”, tears streaming down my face. The depth of emotion found in this production totally astonished me, and I desperately hope to see it have a future beyond an early closing.
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Post by southstreet on Feb 16, 2022 10:27:34 GMT
Just got an email from the box office saying they've fixed the refund issue and refunds should be coming through within the next 5 days  Has anyone who had their refunds delayed due to the issue got theirs yet? Will give them til tomorrow until I chase again. |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Feb 16, 2022 11:09:36 GMT
Has anyone who had their refunds delayed due to the issue got theirs yet? Will give them til tomorrow until I chase again. Still nothing for me! Please let me know what they say if you chase them tomorrow |
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Post by djdan14 on Feb 16, 2022 11:46:22 GMT
Same here! Still waiting.
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Post by southstreet on Feb 17, 2022 12:28:25 GMT
I just spoke to the box office again and they said that they themselves chased up the payment processing company again yesterday, as people were getting in touch again saying their refund had still not shown. So apparently it's taking the payment processing company a lot longer than they anticipated to get through that backlog of cases that were impacted by their system glitch as they have to do each one manually and obviously the Almeida had a fair few cancellations to process that day with three cancelled shows. But they were told that it should all be done by early next week.
The lady on the phone was super apologetic but there is nothing they can do from their end, it's all with the payment processing company. So we'll see how it goes I guess. Will update on here once my refund has come through. :-)
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Post by danb on Feb 17, 2022 16:54:38 GMT
When will this thread be about Spring Awakening again? Asking for a friend.
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Post by jamb0r on Feb 17, 2022 23:11:05 GMT
When will this thread be about Spring Awakening again? Asking for a friend. Every time I see a new post has been added to this tread I get excited thinking a transfer has been announced! |
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Post by stevej678 on Feb 17, 2022 23:32:02 GMT
When will this thread be about Spring Awakening again? Asking for a friend. Every time I see a new post has been added to this tread I get excited thinking a transfer has been announced! Same! Especially when that new post is on a Thursday night. 😉 |
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Post by southstreet on Feb 18, 2022 10:24:25 GMT
Sorry, I shall refrain from talking refunds then. LOL
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Post by austink on Feb 20, 2022 13:25:37 GMT
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Post by Dan213 on Feb 27, 2022 22:55:28 GMT
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Post by mrnutz on Apr 2, 2022 8:32:06 GMT
Has anyone heard any rumours about a transfer?
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Post by austink on Apr 2, 2022 20:12:56 GMT
I heard from people on the production that it’s not happening this year as a producer pulled out (it was about to announce). Might happen in the future but sense is not with the current cast and not this year. Has anyone heard any rumours about a transfer? |
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Post by frankubelik on Jun 15, 2022 17:01:27 GMT
There is an HBO documentary "hidden" on Sky Documentaries airing 21:00 tonight. It features members of the OBC and is probably a must for fans and could be interesting for others like me who enjoy this sort of thing!
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Post by AddisonMizner on Jun 15, 2022 20:10:07 GMT
There is an HBO documentary "hidden" on Sky Documentaries airing 21:00 tonight. It features members of the OBC and is probably a must for fans and could be interesting for others like me who enjoy this sort of thing! Thanks for this. I would have missed it otherwise. I've put it on record, so looking forward to watching this later. |
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Post by Matt on Jun 15, 2022 21:19:48 GMT
There is an HBO documentary "hidden" on Sky Documentaries airing 21:00 tonight. It features members of the OBC and is probably a must for fans and could be interesting for others like me who enjoy this sort of thing! The first showing was actually on at about 2:30am this morning and I watched it today! It was really good, but I was hoping for more concert footage. They blended it with rehearsal and Broadway footage. |
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Post by danb on Jun 17, 2022 15:13:16 GMT
This was fab and cringey and warm and sentimental. It reminded me of all the things I loved about SA, and gave space for people other than Lea & Groff to recount their memories too. Far too little from Krysta Rodriguez for my liking but what can you do?
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Post by Jay on Sept 20, 2023 9:26:59 GMT
It’s just been announced that the performance which was filmed is getting a cinema release in November.
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Post by Rory on Sept 20, 2023 9:28:38 GMT
Fantastic news!
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