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Post by danb on Jul 12, 2022 3:57:08 GMT
Thinking of getting tickets for this at Sadler’s Wells, but never been to this venue before and it’s not on Theatre Monkey so after so after some seat advice! Would front row of the second circle be good if I’m tall enough to see over the rail? Not much else at a decent price that I could find but wondering if there’ll be offers if I hold out a bit longer?! I remember sitting in the front row up there on a student trip to see Pina Bausch and don’t remember any issue seeing (I’m 6’4”). If I remember rightly we all thought it was a load of old tosh, got hammered in the interval and spent the 2nd half taking turns getting up for the loo; disruptive to the extent of getting mentioned in the Evening Standard review the next day! 😕 |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 12, 2022 8:46:49 GMT
Front of the second circle will give you a good view. I often sit there for ballet and dance and love it.
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Post by richey on Jul 16, 2022 22:30:22 GMT
Absolutely loved the opening night performance in Manchester tonight. One of the best productions of South Pacific I've seen. Visually stunning, gorgeous arrangements of all the familiar songs and a brilliant cast. Julian Ovenden as Emilie was mesmerising, he looked gorgeous and his singing sounded beautiful. His rendition of "This Nearly Was Mine" had me in tears and brought the house down. I loved the changes to the Bloody Mary character, where she almost has two personalities.
One or two minor teething problems, mainly missed cues on the mics but also the set of Emilie's terrace moved a bit jerkily during the Twin Soliloquies and Gina and Julian both had to hold on tight.
Definitely 5 stars for me. I need to see it again before it moves on.
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Post by crabtree on Jul 19, 2022 19:54:51 GMT
Poor South Pacific seems to be having a bit of a technically bumpy visit to Manchester......
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Post by richey on Jul 19, 2022 20:11:25 GMT
Poor South Pacific seems to be having a bit of a technically bumpy visit to Manchester...... what's happened? |
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Post by inthenose on Jul 20, 2022 1:49:04 GMT
Crumbs, isn’t Gina Beck lovely?
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 20, 2022 10:08:29 GMT
Crumbs, isn’t Gina Beck lovely? She really is...if the Sadlers Wells run is eligible for Oliviers...she has to get a nomination! |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jul 20, 2022 10:55:26 GMT
the Sadlers Wells run is eligible for Oliviers it is! |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 20, 2022 10:57:06 GMT
Oh that's GREAT news! I know its early to predict this kind of stuff, but Julian, Gina and Joanna should all be nominated for their performances
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Post by anniel on Jul 20, 2022 13:12:15 GMT
Poor South Pacific seems to be having a bit of a technically bumpy visit to Manchester...... what's happened? We were there on Monday night and the revolve was sticking in the heat. There was about a 15 minute delay at the start of the second act but we even had a slight pop up from Daniel Evans, the director, who explained that the heat had affected the revolve. But they got it going again and thank goodness they did! It was just a brilliant show. I would have been heartbroken to have missed the second half. Julian Ovenden singing 'This nearly was mine' was just amazing. Indeed, the quality of the singing across all of the leads and chorus was exceptional. Rob Houchen, Gina Beck and Joanna Amphill were just phenomenal. They are all actors who sing beautifully too - so you really felt the emotion of the songs rather than just a performance. It felt really pacy for such a long show too. Bloody Mary usually gets on my nerves but here she was just excellent and sympathetic. Nothing dragged and the set and lighting were just stunning. This is the best production of South Pacific that I have ever seen - and I have seen a few. |
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2022 13:16:28 GMT
We were there on Monday night and the revolve was sticking in the heat. There was about a 15 minute delay at the start of the second act but we even had a slight pop up from Daniel Evans, the director, who explained that the heat had affected the revolve. But they got it going again and thank goodness they did! It was just a brilliant show. I would have been heartbroken to have missed the second half. Julian Ovenden singing 'This nearly was mine' was just amazing. Indeed, the quality of the singing across all of the leads and chorus was exceptional. Rob Houchen, Gina Beck and Joanna Amphill were just phenomenal. They are all actors who sing beautifully too - so you really felt the emotion of the songs rather than just a performance. It felt really pacy for such a long show too. Bloody Mary usually gets on my nerves but here she was just excellent and sympathetic. Nothing dragged and the set and lighting were just stunning. This is the best production of South Pacific that I have ever seen - and I have seen a few. Totally agree. I love what they've done with Bloody Mary. Totally smitten with Julian, I've booked to go back again tonight I hope he's not off! |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 20, 2022 13:21:59 GMT
It's just such a delightful production - I thought the Lincoln Centre production was terrific but it's even better than that. I think Houchen, Ampil, Beck and Ovenden all give superb performances - thrilled to hear the amount of people highlighting This Nearly Was Mine...it's sensational.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Jul 20, 2022 13:25:31 GMT
Looking at prices for Friday night and i can see why it hasn’t sold well! Does anyone know of any discounts?
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Post by alessia on Jul 20, 2022 13:51:06 GMT
I've got a cheap second circle ticket (for Sadler's Wells), won't have a great view but I wanted to go and it was quite expensive. Still, looking forward to this after reading the glowing reviews!
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 20, 2022 13:56:23 GMT
I've got a cheap second circle ticket (for Sadler's Wells), won't have a great view but I wanted to go and it was quite expensive. Still, looking forward to this after reading the glowing reviews! Me too - sat exactly where I did for Singin in the Rain and it's a great view |
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2022 14:29:28 GMT
Looking at prices for Friday night and i can see why it hasn’t sold well! Does anyone know of any discounts? I got a second row stalls for tonight for £20 but I only wanted a single seat. ATG seem to be reducing the prices of single seats as it gets closer to performance date. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 20, 2022 14:43:17 GMT
Looking at prices for Friday night and i can see why it hasn’t sold well! Does anyone know of any discounts? There are a fair few discounts for ATG cardholders, I’ve got “summer saver” mid stalls (not weekend)for £25. Normal price £55. Same offer for Friday is £28.50 instead of £57. No discounts for the Saturday shows though. That’s a £30 saving with an ATG card that costs £34 for a year. I said in another thread that despite not being an ATG fan now is a good time to get an ATG card. They’re doing some good offers in order to get bums on seats. Might not be the case when the economy is on a better footing (whoever that might be) but if anyone thinks they’re going to a few ATG shows over the next year it will pay for itself. |
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2022 14:47:21 GMT
Looking at prices for Friday night and i can see why it hasn’t sold well! Does anyone know of any discounts? There are a fair few discounts for ATG cardholders, I’ve got “summer saver” mid stalls (not weekend)for £25. Normal price £55. Same offer for Friday is £28.50 instead of £57. No discounts for the Saturday shows though. That’s a £30 saving with an ATG card that costs £34 for a year. I said in another thread that despite not being an ATG fan now is a good time to get an ATG card. They’re doing some good offers in order to get bums on seats. Might not be the case when the economy is on a better footing (whoever that might be) but if anyone thinks they’re going to a few ATG shows over the next year it will pay for itself. I'd totally agree with this. I've seen around 15 shows this year via my ATG card and not paid more than about £25for any of them. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 20, 2022 15:02:10 GMT
There are a fair few discounts for ATG cardholders, I’ve got “summer saver” mid stalls (not weekend)for £25. Normal price £55. Same offer for Friday is £28.50 instead of £57. No discounts for the Saturday shows though. That’s a £30 saving with an ATG card that costs £34 for a year. I said in another thread that despite not being an ATG fan now is a good time to get an ATG card. They’re doing some good offers in order to get bums on seats. Might not be the case when the economy is on a better footing (whoever that might be) but if anyone thinks they’re going to a few ATG shows over the next year it will pay for itself. I'd totally agree with this. I've seen around 15 shows this year via my ATG card and not paid more than about £25for any of them. And with the way some of the “big” shows later in the summer are selling I think you’ll continue to do so! For example Dreamgirls and Doubtfire only are showing the usual ATG £10 or £5 off for now, but they’ve barely sold any seats and I think the discounts will start rolling in nearer the time. |
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Post by richey on Jul 20, 2022 22:26:15 GMT
Second viewing tonight and just as incredible.
Every part of this production is perfect. Stunning lighting, brilliant choreography and the whole cast give their all. Julian deservedly brought the house down again with This Nearly Was Mine- it really is one of the highlights of this production. Even the irritations from the people around me couldn't spoil it (women next to me drinking from bottle of wine throughout, one of them started to film 'Honey Bun' with the flash on full- as we were in the 2nd row of stalls it shone right on the stage)
Not sure what was going on with Billis' role as it was played by Dougie Mcmeekin tonight ( not in the programme) yet Pierce Rogan who is usually in the role had speaking parts in the ensemble and as Buzz.
I would really love a cast recording of this,I love the new arrangements.
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Post by benny20 on Jul 21, 2022 8:01:44 GMT
I Wwas speaking to Dougie last week and said he was taken on to cover the role in London but they said he could do a few shows in Manchester before the London run
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Post by richey on Jul 21, 2022 8:50:42 GMT
I Wwas speaking to Dougie last week and said he was taken on to cover the role in London but they said he could do a few shows in Manchester before the London run Ah thanks. I did wonder if that was the case. He was very good! |
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Post by og on Jul 21, 2022 11:24:46 GMT
Looking at prices for Friday night and i can see why it hasn’t sold well! Does anyone know of any discounts? DM'd |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 21, 2022 21:39:07 GMT
All wot you lot said.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
And Julian Ovenden is 😍😍😍😍😍
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