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Post by n1david on Jul 20, 2020 8:23:35 GMT
Five streamed performances of a new play by Stephen Beresford, Three Kings. Jul 29-Aug 1
Same set up as Lungs, tickets from £10 to £40. Q&A with Dermot O’Leary on Saturday night after the play
Public booking Wednesday at 10am.
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Post by Forrest on Jul 20, 2020 9:07:33 GMT
Such good news from the Vic on a Monday! Andrew Scott is brilliant on stage, so definitely hoping to get tickets for this.
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Post by justfran on Jul 20, 2020 12:39:35 GMT
Such good news from the Vic on a Monday! Andrew Scott is brilliant on stage, so definitely hoping to get tickets for this. Ditto! I loved watching Sea Wall earlier during lockdown so hoping to get a ticket for this via the general on-sale. |
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Post by peggs on Jul 20, 2020 18:13:40 GMT
Should I know of the author please? Would I have seen any of his stuff, his name sounds vaguely familar.
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Post by n1david on Jul 20, 2020 18:16:55 GMT
Should I know of the author please? Would I have seen any of his stuff, his name sounds vaguely familar. Last of the Haussmanns, NT 2012, which I enjoyed but got mixed reviews. Julie Walters, Helen McCrory and Rory Kinnear, but another one of the “wealthy parents, dissolute children, inheritance issues” genre. The film Pride, 2014, about Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, which had Andrew Scott in it. |
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Post by peggs on Jul 20, 2020 20:33:33 GMT
Ahh thanks @n1david have seen both, thought the former could have done with another couple of versions, the latter is brilliant.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 20, 2020 21:37:42 GMT
Why do they have to limit the ticket numbers though? Is it for some sort of legal reason, not being allowed to sell more than the venue's physical capacity, is there a limit on streaming capacity, or is it to make it seem "exclusive"? With the obvious crisis in theatre, why not sell as many tickets as possible to raise funds and allow more people to have access?
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Post by n1david on Jul 20, 2020 22:48:53 GMT
If they offered unlimited capacity, everyone would only pay £10. They have to suggest some limited capacity to get people to pay more. It’s an interesting economic question whether offering unlimited access at £10 or £5 would actually generate more revenue, but I guess limited capacity creates a bit more buzz about ticket sales.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 20, 2020 23:55:47 GMT
It’s an interesting economic question whether offering unlimited access at £10 or £5 would actually generate more revenue, but I guess limited capacity creates a bit more buzz about ticket sales. Sea Wall had 130,000 views in its first week on Youtube at the start of lockdown. I don't know the total figure by the end of the second week, but Scott has a big global fanbase and I've seen people tweet they watched it several times. And that's without the media muscle of the Old Vic's publicity behind it, and for a play many will have already seen, either live or online (pirate copies etc.). This is a new piece, with that added draw. If the Old Vic online audience had to pay a tenner or more every time, the repeat view figures would obviously be less, but still, there's a big audience out there and theoretically anyone, anywhere in the world could tune in - you're not limited by having to have the money and time and physical ability to travel to London and sit in an uncomfy Victorian theatre. And you won't leave those who fail to get a ticket feeling shut out and resentful, as some people felt about the 'Tortured' lottery last year (I missed out several times but luckily the reviews were bad and I got a return for that!). |
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Post by bordeaux on Jul 21, 2020 7:04:05 GMT
Ahh thanks @n1david have seen both, thought the former could have done with another couple of versions, the latter is brilliant. And his new play The Southbury Child was due to follow the Philip Pullman at the Bridge theatre, directed by Hytner and starring Alex Jennings. |
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Post by MrBraithwaite on Jul 21, 2020 7:45:27 GMT
It's the Lungs thing all over again. They want it to be theatre-like, so you have to get frustrated by the ticket selling process, have to sit at home in front of your computer the evening you booked (instead of whenever you want in a certain time-window) and watch a live-performance (though no one will actually know, if this is indeed live, unless Andrew Scott holds up that days paper every 5 minutes). I said before: this is more like a German artistic Stadttheater-thing than a London venue desperate for money. But if they want it that way and call it a success...please do.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 21, 2020 8:23:16 GMT
They want it to be theatre-like, so you have to get frustrated by the ticket selling process I got the impression many theatremakers were taken aback by the hostility from the general public when they were asking for a financial bail-out a few weeks ago: exclusive, expensive pastime for white middle-class poshos was the general tone. When I see that I try to post a defence: at your local studio theatre, you can see plays for less than the price of a film, but it's generally the case that if you want to see a 'big name' you have to be able to travel and stay in central London, be able-bodied and have very deep pockets. Here was a great chance to show theatre is not exclusive and raise money and goodwill in the process, but instead they've doubled-down on the exclusiveness. The only plus here is that at least everyone who gets through the scrum for tickets gets a decent view, rather than some distant figures viewed from behind a pillar which is my usual Old Vic experience. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 21, 2020 9:23:05 GMT
Ahh thanks @n1david have seen both, thought the former could have done with another couple of versions, the latter is brilliant. And his new play The Southbury Child was due to follow the Philip Pullman at the Bridge theatre, directed by Hytner and starring Alex Jennings. The Old Vic's Fanny & Alexander was also one if his (in collaboration with Ingmar Bergman, obvs). |
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Post by peggs on Jul 21, 2020 11:11:59 GMT
Well all £10 seem to have gone already hoovered up by members higher levels I guess which in fairness is what I would have done if there were any left.
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Post by Forrest on Jul 21, 2020 14:44:17 GMT
Here was a great chance to show theatre is not exclusive and raise money and goodwill in the process, but instead they've doubled-down on the exclusiveness. The only plus here is that at least everyone who gets through the scrum for tickets gets a decent view, rather than some distant figures viewed from behind a pillar which is my usual Old Vic experience. I am so sad that I have to agree with this: £10-15 for everyone (to the extent the Zoom capacity allows for of course, as it must have a limit too) rather than different, increasing prices for a limited number of people would have been much more accessible. I am not quite in agreement with myself about how much I would be willing to pay for an online performance, tbh: £10-20 seems OK, but everything above is more than I normally give for a theatre ticket (unless I have a really, really good reason to give more) for a performance happening live, right in front of me. (To be fair to the Vic, though, at least this time there are no £65 tickets, as was the case for Lungs, which I thought was insane.) |
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Post by n1david on Jul 22, 2020 9:23:25 GMT
Well all £10 seem to have gone already hoovered up by members higher levels I guess which in fairness is what I would have done if there were any left. £10 tickets available for this today, so they must have released more for public booking. |
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Post by greenswan on Jul 22, 2020 9:32:22 GMT
Managed to get a £10 ticket for the Wednesday. 218 in the queue at 10am. I’ve abstained from all virtual theatre so far (not the same, rest of my life is already too screen-centric) but making an exception for Andrew Scott.
Skipping the conversation though at £20 that’s a bit pricy.
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Post by CG on the loose on Jul 22, 2020 9:34:12 GMT
Scratching my head slightly at this... (EDIT: the second tweet, not the first!)
Still queuing...
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Post by RedRose on Jul 22, 2020 10:16:49 GMT
Was number 579. Booked 15 minutes ago, £ 10 tickets were available for all days.
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Post by Steffi on Jul 22, 2020 10:26:55 GMT
Number 799 in the queue at 10am. Booked 10 Minutes ago. £10 tickets were available for Friday and Saturday eve (didn’t check the other dates).
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Post by crowblack on Jul 22, 2020 10:45:57 GMT
Joined the queue at 9.30, got number 1668! Still queuing, but if there's nothing cheap I'm just going to hope it'll pop up on youtube or TV or something.
Btw, is there any advantage to joining the queue early, or are places really assigned randomly at 10am?
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Post by ronnette on Jul 22, 2020 11:01:09 GMT
Joined the queue at 11am and am 4826 in the queue....
It's now saying all the £10 tickets are sold out.....
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Post by n1david on Jul 22, 2020 11:08:42 GMT
Btw, is there any advantage to joining the queue early, or are places really assigned randomly at 10am? I joined on three devices at 9.50am, got 222, 1870ish and 1950ish. (Immediately logged off the higher two so that others can move up the queue faster) - was able to book at about 10.20am. |
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Post by crowblack on Jul 22, 2020 11:18:59 GMT
I joined on three devices at 9.50am, got 222, 1870ish and 1950ish. (Immediately logged off the higher two so that others can move up the queue faster) - was able to book at about 10.20am. Thanks for the info - I should have done that! I didn't realise it was actually random because on other booking occasions I've got a low number by (it seemed) logging on early. Anyway, the £10 were all sold out but I got a £20 for the Saturday matinee which is OK I suppose - the £10 sold out just before I got through. |
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Post by justfran on Jul 22, 2020 11:43:54 GMT
I was allocated number 1680 (waiting on website from 9.30am) and after just over 2 hours I managed to book a £20 ticket.
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