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Post by jamb0r on Sept 6, 2022 21:17:43 GMT
Shhhhh stop telling everyone the secrets! If they find out that's what we're all doing they'll work out a way to stop it like when TodayTix fixed the loophole of being able to access rush tickets before everyone else! Was a sad day when that ended!  |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 6, 2022 22:00:53 GMT
I didn’t know that one!
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Post by mkb on Sept 6, 2022 22:10:47 GMT
Are the Almeida wise to the Googlebot bypass, or does that work with them?
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Post by kyvai on Sept 7, 2022 5:48:32 GMT
Just to be super annoying I’ve waltzed in 18 hours late after the rush and got a good seat for a Saturday in November I wanted, which is all I could do anyway due to work rotas/already got tickets for other things. I’m never able to do queuing for things in the middle of a weekday, it’s just not possible in my job. I can see it’s sold out for many dates early on and limited availability for most of the run now, so I guess it will probably be sold out overall. How exciting.
Will be interesting to hear what the stalls restricted views are like - they don’t even exist on Seatplan at the moment, they must have reconfigured the theatre and added them. I decided to go central circle row C and not risk it. I have very little patience these days for any annoyances!
On that note - I’ve had some very annoying experiences lately at the theatre due to the poor etiquette of fellow audience members, can we expect better for a production/venue like this?
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Post by Dave B on Sept 7, 2022 8:24:17 GMT
Will be interesting to hear what the stalls restricted views are like - they don’t even exist on Seatplan at the moment, They do! They just aren't really restricted compared to what most people think are restricted reviews  If you checkout almost any popular Almedia show thread here you will almost certainly find a number of us who regularly sing the praises of these seats at these prices. seatplan.com/london/almeida-theatre/seating-plan/Take a look at F18 as a good example, the few pictures are pretty accurate and basically you can lean around the pillar. Those seats there are our go-to for Almeida and sometimes these are such good value that we sit at opposite sides of the row for a tenner each with the seats next to us being £40 (or higher). The only restricted seats I've ever felt were restricted at Almeida were the end of the C rows at the very side upstairs and this can change hugely depending on how the stage is setup. They were still fine seats. And just for some money where my mouth is, I booked F18 and F19 yesterday for our Streetcar tickets  |
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Post by andrew on Sept 7, 2022 8:47:03 GMT
I wonder how many in the queue had more than one device joining? That was the old trick - set 2 or 3 devices to join in the hope that one will get a lucky low queue place, and then close the others out. I would guess that many people savvy enough to be getting in the queue for public on-sale are experienced queuers who know the tricks. Old Vic on sale I tried two devices and got in much quicker using the second device which joined the queue later. The Almeida did at least seem to assign places in chronological order. Queue-it, the system most of these theatres use, randomises visitors that are on the page when the sale starts (they call them 'Pre-Queue' users). Anyone joining after the sale start (after every pre-queue user has been allocated a queue number) is added to the queue in chronological order. So it's just a coincidence if you end up getting in first with your first device. I tend to find it's the device I least want to get through that gets the best spot, I believe that's referred to as 'Sod's law'. |
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Post by viserys on Sept 7, 2022 9:17:58 GMT
Take a look at F18 as a good example, Wonderful, that's the seat I bought  |
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Post by singingbird on Sept 7, 2022 9:44:11 GMT
Very happy that I picked up a seat easily late last night. Can't wait!
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Post by david on Sept 7, 2022 11:57:15 GMT
I’ll admit that up to Sunday night I was determined to hold out on purchasing Membership for this seasons shows but finally broke and coughed up the £70 that night as the FOMO took hold. Got the £25 stalls F19 and G17 for TF and Streetcar respectively.Having sat in these seats before, I think they are great value and the slim pillars really aren’t that bad in the Almeida stalls to have a bad view from these seats.
A Tammy Faye and Newies double show day in November should be a great day.
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Post by kyvai on Sept 7, 2022 12:32:43 GMT
I’m sure when I was looking back and forth between the booking page and seatplan I found seats in rows F/G and back that were r on seatplan, as in the rows on the Almeida site seemed to have extra seats at the end of rows compared to seatplan. Can’t find it now though :-) Maybe it was morning brain!
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 8, 2022 6:38:03 GMT
I’m a little surprised this hasn’t sold out by now
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 8, 2022 6:56:31 GMT
Don’t be mean - if you have useful info to share, share it. Some of us are holding our nerve against shelling out an additional £70 for a membership. I’m not being mean. I’m being realistic. It’s mostly sold out already and it’s a tiny theatre. There won’t be tickets for everyone who logs on to get them. I’m a little surprised this hasn’t sold out by now Yep, you were pretty adamant that people were going to be disappointed. What went wrong do you think? |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 8, 2022 7:44:29 GMT
There’s still tickets available on Wednesday matinees, as far as I can see the other dates are sold out.
There’s a distinction to be made between a show that will almost sell out to theatre aficionados soon after on-sale, and a show that will almost sell out to members before public booking opens.
There’s actually very few of the latter and they usually involve a big celeb - the difference is fans willing to buy the membership just to make sure they can access the seats they want (and often go more than once). It’s not the size of the venue per se (CumberHamlet was almost sold out to members before public on-sale, even though the Barbican is huge), but the size and motivation of the fanbase.
It’s quite easy to get Donmar tickets these days, without the big name celeb casting.
The commonality is that you definitely can’t wait for the reviews before you book!
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Post by austink on Sept 8, 2022 8:48:54 GMT
Exactly. Have been an Almeida member for a couple years and the general issue is sometimes I forget to book early and end up needing to be creative around booking as things generally sell out when in previews or right after opening night. This has sold faster than almost anything since American Psycho and that was a super short run and you had Matt Smith which brings it own dynamic. For a show that people know nothing about or have any songs, it’s sold quickly and for the benefit of a west end transfer they will have a sold out run at the Almeida to work from plus some good songs to use. Right now we only have a stock image. There’s still tickets available on Wednesday matinees, as far as I can see the other dates are sold out. There’s a distinction to be made between a show that will almost sell out to theatre aficionados soon after on-sale, and a show that will almost sell out to members before public booking opens. There’s actually very few of the latter and they usually involve a big celeb - the difference is fans willing to buy the membership just to make sure they can access the seats they want (and often go more than once). It’s not the size of the venue per se (CumberHamlet was almost sold out to members before public on-sale, even though the Barbican is huge), but the size and motivation of the fanbase. It’s quite easy to get Donmar tickets these days, without the big name celeb casting. The commonality is that you definitely can’t wait for the reviews before you book! |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 8, 2022 8:51:50 GMT
Heard Elton on the R2 breakfast show earlier, and they talked a little about the show. So I expect those last available tickets will go soon.
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Post by Jon on Sept 8, 2022 10:11:04 GMT
I'm not too surprised it hasn't sold as quickly as Streetcar, it's a new musical about someone who isn't that familiar to UK audiences.
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Post by hadeswasking on Sept 8, 2022 10:28:21 GMT
Only 3 dates left!
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Post by jm25 on Sept 8, 2022 11:01:42 GMT
I'm not too surprised it hasn't sold as quickly as Streetcar, it's a new musical about someone who isn't that familiar to UK audiences. Jessica Chastain also played her (and won an Oscar!) in the recent film about her life. I absolutely hated it and if I were basing my decision to attend purely on what the film was like, I’d be avoiding it like the plague! But as Elton’s involved I’m interested to see how it turns out. |
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Post by hadeswasking on Sept 8, 2022 11:25:52 GMT
I'm not too surprised it hasn't sold as quickly as Streetcar, it's a new musical about someone who isn't that familiar to UK audiences. Jessica Chastain also played her (and won an Oscar!) in the recent film about her life. I absolutely hated it and if I were basing my decision to attend purely on what the film was like, I’d be avoiding it like the plague! But as Elton’s involved I’m interested to see how it turns out. I loved hating every single character and their choices in that film minus 1 or 2. |
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Post by austink on Sept 8, 2022 11:58:03 GMT
Jessica Chastain also played her (and won an Oscar!) in the recent film about her life. I absolutely hated it and if I were basing my decision to attend purely on what the film was like, I’d be avoiding it like the plague! But as Elton’s involved I’m interested to see how it turns out. I loved hating every single character and their choices in that film minus 1 or 2. But James Graham is incredibly good at making unlikable characters redeeming (ie Rupert Murdoch) so think there is potential for a much better book here. |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 8, 2022 14:12:14 GMT
Yes, the fact that James Graham is involved really suggests that it’ll be a bit deeper and more interesting than the average musical, and Elton is rather good at ‘religious’ musical styles (he draws a lot on hymns and gospel) and ‘Americana’.
Maybe it’ll fall flat on its face like ‘Prada’ has - but this just seems more like a passion project than a money-making venture.
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Post by FJ on Sept 11, 2022 20:14:29 GMT
All dates now showing as sold out on the Almeida site. Also looks like there's a new marketing image rather than just the Almeida style 'Tammy Faye' logo. Link to Tammy Faye booking page(Having tech issues trying to get the actual image pasted here) |
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Post by Jon on Sept 11, 2022 21:38:27 GMT
I had a feeling the eyes be feature although they need to be more OTT.
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Post by kyvai on Sept 12, 2022 7:06:59 GMT
I don’t particularly like or dislike the eyes but with all the gold I do find them very reminiscent of the Cher Show logo at the moment.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Sept 12, 2022 21:09:56 GMT
They don’t even look like Tammys eyes. I don’t know why it’s so hard for these marketing departments to get this kind of thing wrong. They literally have one job.
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