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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 28, 2020 15:54:56 GMT
£28.50 for midweek.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Oct 28, 2020 16:20:00 GMT
Had an email from Hope Mill this morning saying 20 tickets for the 5th November would be released at 4pm. Was refreshing the page since about 15:50 unti just now and literally not once did it not say "sold out". Tried ringing the box office but it just made me leave a voice mail and I couldn't speak to anyone?
Then a few minutes ago another email saying they'd all been sold! Gutted I never even had the chance
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Post by danb on Oct 28, 2020 17:24:03 GMT
I am teetering on the edge of returning our 4 tickets as we would be two households mixing, and switching to live stream. I will let you know if I do.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Oct 28, 2020 17:46:51 GMT
I am teetering on the edge of returning our 4 tickets as we would be two households mixing, and switching to live stream. I will let you know if I do.
Randomly clicked on the website again ten minutes ago and got a ticket anyway, but thank you!
Wonder what the exact running time will be.
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Post by richey on Oct 28, 2020 18:37:01 GMT
How much was s standard ticket for this? I can't remember how much preview prices were but I paid around £30 for my ticket. preview were £22. I've got tickets for Saturday night but still not sure how I feel about going. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 28, 2020 20:33:35 GMT
I can't remember how much preview prices were but I paid around £30 for my ticket. preview were £22. I've got tickets for Saturday night but still not sure how I feel about going. Don’t say that. I’m trying to talk myself into it. what are your concerns? |
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Post by richey on Oct 28, 2020 21:01:25 GMT
preview were £22. I've got tickets for Saturday night but still not sure how I feel about going. Don’t say that. I’m trying to talk myself into it. what are your concerns? I think it's the fact it's such a small space, and being sat in between the plastic screens. |
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Post by undeuxtrois on Oct 29, 2020 17:42:34 GMT
First preview tomorrow! Anyone here going?
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Post by danb on Oct 31, 2020 10:05:07 GMT
I am teetering on the edge of returning our 4 tickets as we would be two households mixing, and switching to live stream. I will let you know if I do.
Randomly clicked on the website again ten minutes ago and got a ticket anyway, but thank you!
Wonder what the exact running time will be.
Normally runs about 2hrs 40 depending on any changes or cuts they might’ve made. Please God this has already been recorded before they lock us down again. If anything can get me through it again, it’s a savagely high energy re-staging of one of my very favourite shows. NB: It hasn’t been recorded yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2020 10:07:09 GMT
Randomly clicked on the website again ten minutes ago and got a ticket anyway, but thank you!
Wonder what the exact running time will be.
Normally runs about 2hrs 40 depending on any changes or cuts they might’ve made. Please God this has already been recorded before they lock us down again. If anything can get me through it again, it’s a savagely high energy re-staging of one of my very favourite shows. Yes Dan! Increasingly thick skinned with the cancellations but if this ends up a gonner, I'll be seriously distraught. And would be so awful for the team who have against the odds made it this far. |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 31, 2020 11:42:07 GMT
Normally runs about 2hrs 40 depending on any changes or cuts they might’ve made. Please God this has already been recorded before they lock us down again. If anything can get me through it again, it’s a savagely high energy re-staging of one of my very favourite shows. Yes Dan! Increasingly thick skinned with the cancellations but if this ends up a gonner, I'll be seriously distraught. And would be so awful for the team who have against the odds made it this far. Let's hope they have managed to record a dress rehearsal at least, would be such a shame. |
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Post by viserys on Oct 31, 2020 12:08:16 GMT
Maybe even if they aren't allowed to perform in front of an audience, they would still at least be able to perform the show for filming purposes? The cast has been isolating in a bubble...
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Post by richey on Oct 31, 2020 19:25:17 GMT
Well I'm here for tonight's show. They're certainly taking lots of precautions on the way in, though am a bit surprised that the only separation between groups is a sheet of plexiglass, no seats left empty. The new seating is also rather cosy! Not much room to spread.
Set looks awesome. Can see the band behind a sheer curtain at the rear of the set.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 31, 2020 21:07:20 GMT
Well I'm here for tonight's show. They're certainly taking lots of precautions on the way in, though am a bit surprised that the only separation between groups is a sheet of plexiglass, no seats left empty. The new seating is also rather cosy! Not much room to spread. Set looks awesome. Can see the band behind a sheer curtain at the rear of the set. Havent they removed rows? |
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Post by richey on Oct 31, 2020 22:53:37 GMT
Well I'm here for tonight's show. They're certainly taking lots of precautions on the way in, though am a bit surprised that the only separation between groups is a sheet of plexiglass, no seats left empty. The new seating is also rather cosy! Not much room to spread. Set looks awesome. Can see the band behind a sheer curtain at the rear of the set. Havent they removed rows? Yes I think so. There were 6 rows I think. We were in the front one. Boy the new seats are uncomfortable, maybe it's because we were squeezed between the sheets of plastic but there is no room to move on them at all. Anyway, really enjoyed the show itself. The cast are really enthusiastic, they are present all the time. When they aren't performing on the central podium where the action takes place then they sit around the edge and join in. Some clever choices in the staging. Even though the cast have isolated together, they obviously aren't allowed to touch and it's interesting to see how they get round it. Highlights for me were Tango Maureen (which may owe more than a little to a certain part of the recent JCS staging) and Contact where a giant plastic sheet is utilised. Was lovely to see a cast giving so much and when they all came togethet for the "no day but today" at the end I may have had a tear or two. Not sure how this will fare after next week- the artistic director gave a little speech at the beginning about how they had had to overcome obstacles to get where they were and that they were now facing more. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2020 9:47:53 GMT
The only positive thing about the old seats was that you could re-space them at the end of the row, encroach onto the aisle by a few inches and give everybody a bit more width. I assume the new ones are attached to each other so that won’t be possible now. Glad you enjoyed it anyway. I suspect my decision whether to go or not will be taken out of my hands.
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Post by westendcub on Nov 1, 2020 11:27:56 GMT
A bit of hope....they have confirmed that the filming for Rent Online is booked in for the last shows they will perform this week so that’s some hope but my heart breaks for them all
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Post by stevej678 on Nov 1, 2020 11:58:17 GMT
Seems that it genuinely is strictly limited numbers for Rent Online.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2020 14:33:13 GMT
Live performances cancelled after 5th November. Ticket holders will be contacted. Streamed performance will go ahead.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2020 14:57:07 GMT
And if that wasn’t enough for them to deal with, some criminal is selling fake tickets.
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Post by theatreian on Nov 1, 2020 17:03:53 GMT
And if that wasn’t enough for them to deal with, some criminal is selling fake tickets. How low will some people go to make a few quid. It's disgusting. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2020 17:07:28 GMT
Live performances cancelled after 5th November. Ticket holders will be contacted. Streamed performance will go ahead. Have they mentioned the final few performances which might (in an I admit highly optimistic world) be after lockdown? |
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Post by richey on Nov 1, 2020 17:17:05 GMT
No more live performances after Tuesday / |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2020 17:18:57 GMT
Live performances cancelled after 5th November. Ticket holders will be contacted. Streamed performance will go ahead. Have they mentioned the final few performances which might (in an I admit highly optimistic world) be after lockdown? Not from what I could see. Can’t see that being viable. You’d have to pay the cast a retainer presumably? if everybody who was due to see it agreed to convert their ticket to streaming then HM could come out of this ok financially. Better off even. I assume they’ll be offering that. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2020 17:23:14 GMT
Have they mentioned the final few performances which might (in an I admit highly optimistic world) be after lockdown? Not from what I could see. Can’t see that being viable. You’d have to pay the cast a retainer presumably? if everybody who was due to see it agreed to convert their ticket to streaming then HM could come out of this ok financially. Better off even. I assume they’ll be offering that. Sad times. Yes I certainly won't be asking for any refunds from HM. |
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