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Post by MoreLife on May 13, 2022 10:13:08 GMT
I believe what they mean is that even day seats available online will work primarily for those living in London or close enough to London that they can buy a ticket in the morning, in the certainty that they will be able to go about their day (including work) and still make it into central London in time for the show. So it's an issue with the entire concept of London based show day seats? I don't think that's quite what they were getting at. The actual problem they have is specifically with this production, which releases cheap tickets every Monday for the coming week, online, so everyone can access them. I'd like to see shows up in Manchester - the fact it's expensive for me to get up there, even if I managed to get an affordable ticket, isn't the same as me complaining that the certain show is only "for the rich". I can certainly relate to the Manchester thing - I looked into going to see the local production of Passion, then I saw that a return train ticket on a Saturday (the one day I could reasonably take the trip) would cost me more than a return flight to, say, Barcelona and more than a Eurostar return ticket to Paris. And so, regrettably, I had to say "no, thank you". In fact, the tickets to see the show are priced rather fairly, it's the way trains work in this country that's a bit of a mess! |
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Post by wiggymess on May 13, 2022 11:05:10 GMT
So it's an issue with the entire concept of London based show day seats? I don't think that's quite what they were getting at. The actual problem they have is specifically with this production, which releases cheap tickets every Monday for the coming week, online, so everyone can access them. I'd like to see shows up in Manchester - the fact it's expensive for me to get up there, even if I managed to get an affordable ticket, isn't the same as me complaining that the certain show is only "for the rich". I can certainly relate to the Manchester thing - I looked into going to see the local production of Passion, then I saw that a return train ticket on a Saturday (the one day I could reasonably take the trip) would cost me more than a return flight to, say, Barcelona and more than a Eurostar return ticket to Paris. And so, regrettably, I had to say "no, thank you". In fact, the tickets to see the show are priced rather fairly, it's the way trains work in this country that's a bit of a mess! Absolutely - a complete mess. I really want to see Electric Rosary at the Exchange but the travel makes it way too expensive. Hope it gets a life outside the theatre - a tour or maybe a run at a small London theatre. At least living down south I can get a railcard for discounted travel to London. |
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Post by minion on May 14, 2022 17:45:43 GMT
I do hope Rylance will have the opportunity to return to it. Feels like he'll definitely find more to mine from this character, and I'd love to see what he does at 70.
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Post by wiggymess on May 15, 2022 9:32:51 GMT
Am I missing something here? When did front row day tickets become £75? Is that the case from now on?
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Post by Dr Tom on May 15, 2022 10:32:12 GMT
Am I missing something here? When did front row day tickets become £75? Is that the case from now on? It must be a recent change. £65 front row right now for today on the Nimax site. Well, they were a bargain before, even the wet seats. |
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Post by tal on May 15, 2022 11:09:26 GMT
They were actually £99 each at around 10:15am. Then down to £75 shortly after and eventually £65. I wonder if producers were testing the waters for how much they could charge and still sell in a couple of hours?
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Post by matty on May 15, 2022 17:57:23 GMT
They were actually £99 each at around 10:15am. Then down to £75 shortly after and eventually £65. I wonder if producers were testing the waters for how much they could charge and still sell in a couple of hours? Having spent a day watching tickets recently to see if mine was being resold, I noticed that Nimax put tickets on sale quite high and then discounted them throughout the day as it got closer to the peformance |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 15, 2022 19:26:39 GMT
This was one of the first plays I ever saw.
First time round it left me stunned especially Mark Rylance’s mesmerising performance, second time round and seen many plays since, but has this diminished my interest in Jerusalem after seeing this again? Not at all it left me stunned especially Mark Rylance mesmerising performance. It is one of the finest plays ever written. This is what makes theatre special, as this wouldn’t work on the cinema, Netflix or a book, it is a special one of a kind theatrical experience and will only work on stage. I am still reeling from walking out of the Apollo as I was 12 years ago with Mark Rylance……………….. at the end.
What did have me stunned was that it didn’t win the Olivier Awards 12 years ago, but was nominated with Enron, Red and The Mountaintop, the later one winning, it was by far the worst of the four plays. It also lost the Tony Award against War Horse, that one I do understand though.
5 stars but I could easily revise that upwards.
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Post by david on May 18, 2022 22:54:51 GMT
Having never seen Jerusalem performed on stage before but knowing that if it ever came around again to get a ticket based on the rave reviews I’ve read about the show. I bagged the £15 X6 stalls ticket for tonight’s performance in the presale having sat here previously for ETAJ and what an absolute bargain it was watch Sir Mark Rylance perform what I can only describe as an acting master class for 3 hours. Jez Butterworth has written an absolutely fantastic play with real laugh out loud moments (the Morris dancing scene for example) counterbalanced with more hard hitting emotional depth, especially in Act 3. The time just flew by and for anybody who has got the X6 seat I had no issues with it watching the show with only the top of the trees out of sight.
You sometimes go to the theatre and have a good night out, then every now and again a piece of theatre just blows you away and tonight for me falls into this category. Jerusalem is the type of show and performance that is just top tier theatre viewing and one that was an absolute honour and privilege to have been in that audience. The entire cast was just amazing. I was surprised to read in the programme that Ed Kear who plays Davey is making his WE debut in the show and what a show and cast to be part of for your debut. I’m sure working alongside MR and the rest of the cast will be a career highlight for him.
I’m giving this a 5⭐️ show rating and a had a thoroughly deserved SO at the end.
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Post by theatremiss on May 19, 2022 20:03:22 GMT
I saw this yesterday matinee. I never saw this the first time around but this has to be one of the best modern plays I have seen. I was in row D of the stalls and I was sat there in awe of Rylance from start to finish. The 3 hours just flew by, so incredibly glad I took a punt and booked to see it twice and therefore going back in Aug. What I didn’t realise is this play is set very close to where I live, lots of places mentioned I know. My friend’s father knew the real Rooster Byron which sparked an interesting conversation.
An added bonus was having Aiden Turner sat right behind me 🥵😍
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Post by wiggymess on May 26, 2022 10:50:35 GMT
Does anyone know the situation as it stands with day seats? I see they're popping up a lot less online so wondering what sort of time I'd need to get there to snap up a front row seat? And I guess still £15?
Any insight would be very helpful! Trying to arrange to go with some fairly broke, non-regular theatregoers and would be great if they could experience from the front rather than a tricky view up in the balcony.
Thanks in advance!
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Post by pauln on May 26, 2022 11:03:58 GMT
Does anyone know the situation as it stands with day seats? I see they're popping up a lot less online so wondering what sort of time I'd need to get there to snap up a front row seat? And I guess still £15? Any insight would be very helpful! Trying to arrange to go with some fairly broke, non-regular theatregoers and would be great if they could experience from the front rather than a tricky view up in the balcony. Thanks in advance! I got a day seat on the first Saturday of May. I joined the queue around nine in the morning and was fifth in line. By the time the box office opened, twelve more people were behind me. I paid £15 for a front row seat, which was a great deal! Hope this helps. |
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Post by wiggymess on May 26, 2022 11:06:45 GMT
Does anyone know the situation as it stands with day seats? I see they're popping up a lot less online so wondering what sort of time I'd need to get there to snap up a front row seat? And I guess still £15? Any insight would be very helpful! Trying to arrange to go with some fairly broke, non-regular theatregoers and would be great if they could experience from the front rather than a tricky view up in the balcony. Thanks in advance! I got a day seat on the first Saturday of May. I joined the queue around nine in the morning and was fifth in line. By the time the box office opened, twelve more people were behind me. I paid £15 for a front row seat, which was a great deal! Hope this helps. Great, thank you! |
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Post by lonlad on Jun 4, 2022 17:08:05 GMT
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Post by Being Alive on Jun 4, 2022 19:11:14 GMT
Put me in the camp of 'loved it but probably didn't understand a good third of it'
Rylance is, as everyone has said, sensational. It's one of those roles that in theory he'd never age out of, so could do this again in another ten years (he's actually younger than I thought!)
Each act flies by, and at the end of it I couldn't believe I'd been in there for three + hours.
I sat right up in the back corner of the balcony and (provided you lean forward) had a terrific view of the entire stage unobstructed for £15 - only thing to bear in mind is its very high up (I'm not scared of heights but even I at one point was like...ah!)
I don't think I need to see it again, but did think it was really great.
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Post by jaqs on Jun 9, 2022 11:30:10 GMT
Cancelled this weekend due to the funeral of Mark Rylance’s brother. Rearranged for 9th and 10th of August.
So nice to put on the extra matinees.
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Post by Jon on Jun 9, 2022 11:38:32 GMT
Cancelled this weekend due to the funeral of Mark Rylance’s brother. Rearranged for 9th and 10th of August. So nice to put on the extra matinees. I am surprised they only cancelled three performances given the funeral is likely taking place in the US and SF is a fair distance from London. |
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Post by sfsusan on Jun 9, 2022 23:38:15 GMT
Saw it tonight and agree that it flew past (in a good, totally-absorbed way). The first act (50 min.) seemed like 10 minutes... I was shocked when the lights went up for the interval. The timings were posted near the doors, presumably so everyone understood that the pause between Acts 2 and 3 was only 5 minutes. When I saw the third act was an additional 50 minutes after the pause, I was apprehensive that it would drag, going so late. It didn't. Two women behind me (they would have been in Row G, Seats 10-11-ish) separately got their tickets today. One booked online at about 5 pm, one booked in person at the box office at about 4 pm. I’m giving this a 5⭐️ show rating and a had a thoroughly deserved SO at the end. I don't know if they always do this, but one of the avian cast was brought on stage for the standing ovation. Mr. Rylance seemed quite taken with him. |
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Post by Rory on Jun 10, 2022 7:31:56 GMT
I was there too last night, sfsusan, and spotted Bruno Tonioli (I saw him at Gypsy also a few years ago!). I saw Jerusalem when it was first at the Apollo and whilst I had remembered it was phenomenal, I had forgotten some of the sheer energy of the writing. The dialogue has some absolute zingers. I was in awe of Mark Rylance, all the more so because of his sad personal circumstances this week. Truly a tour de force. I agree with what someone has said earlier in the thread, in that I thought the very last few moments of the play, whilst still stunning, were toned down a little from the first run. |
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Post by jm25 on Jun 10, 2022 16:05:32 GMT
I was there too last night, sfsusan, and spotted Bruno Tonioli (I saw him at Gypsy also a few years ago!). I saw Jerusalem when it was first at the Apollo and whilst I had remembered it was phenomenal, I had forgotten some of the sheer energy of the writing. The dialogue has some absolute zingers. I was in awe of Mark Rylance, all the more so because of his sad personal circumstances this week. Truly a tour de force. I agree with what someone has said earlier in the thread, in that I thought the very last few moments of the play, whilst still stunning, were toned down a little from the first run. I’ve been fortunate enough to see it twice recently - once at the end of April and once at the end of May. Was really quite stunned by the final moments the first time round and was sitting there in total awe of Rylance. Second time round I noticed that he played the final scene considerably more understatedly. I think I preferred the way he played it the first time. Not sure if it’s a ‘permanent’ change or if he shakes it up performance to performance. Either way, undoubtedly one of the best performances I’ll ever see. Incidentally, paid £55 for a ground-level box seat the first time round. The view was considerably restricted but I’d say it was still worth it for the proximity to the actors. The second time round, I totally lucked out and booked a centre(ish) front row seat for £15 via the website on the morning of the Saturday matinee. Right in Rylance’s firing line for his messy entrance and I loved every second! |
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Post by sfsusan on Jun 11, 2022 23:27:54 GMT
I was there too last night, sfsusan, and spotted Bruno Tonioli When I read this I had to look up who that is and realized I walked right past him while exiting. I noticed him because of his really, really dark tan and white hair. I have never seen anyone that tan in real life. |
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Post by holdyourbatboy on Jul 1, 2022 10:58:07 GMT
Was wondering if anyone has sat in the Restricted View seats in row A of the side Dress Circle (seats 27 and 28)… how “restricted” is the view? Thanks!
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Post by wiggymess on Jul 1, 2022 15:08:39 GMT
Was wondering if anyone has sat in the Restricted View seats in row A of the side Dress Circle (seats 27 and 28)… how “restricted” is the view? Thanks! This is your best bet - reviews/photos of the seats. seatplan.com/london/apollo-theatre/seating-plan/ |
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Post by l0islane on Jul 1, 2022 21:46:54 GMT
Was wondering if anyone has sat in the Restricted View seats in row A of the side Dress Circle (seats 27 and 28)… how “restricted” is the view? Thanks! I sat in the restricted view seats at the opposite end of the circle - A2 & 3 and they were brilliant, barely restricted at all. |
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Post by ncbears on Jul 1, 2022 22:42:20 GMT
We sat balcony C13-14. Nominally a clear view except when person in B leaned forward, my view was partially blocked and Rylance was often right in that line. But a little shift solved issue. I font know how my bobbing affected person behind me in D. But for 39.50£, quite a deal for those performances.
Note, balcony access is by 92 steps on stairwell. Then the steep aisles where handrails are helpful. But good legroom!
Also no preorder at bar for interval
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