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Post by cavocado on Aug 24, 2021 11:42:35 GMT
Completely sold out by the time I got to the front of the queue.
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Post by l0islane on Aug 24, 2021 11:43:26 GMT
I started at 710 in the queue, when I got through there were only weekday matinées left and a few £10 seats for the Friday I wanted which I grabbed. Everything changed to sold out about 5 mins later.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2021 11:43:54 GMT
sold out for the entire slot Absolutely ridiculous - I've been in the queue since 12pm on the dot! Might have to fork out for membership at this rate, which I'm very reluctant to do. There is no reason why they couldn't have put all the performances on sale today so that people could only book one set of tickets each. Saying they're doing it in batches so more people have a chance to get tickets just isn't true, it doesn't work. |
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Post by peggs on Aug 24, 2021 11:45:24 GMT
Yep I ended up about 1800 and just sold out before I got there. Luck of the draw clearly since others here more successful.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Aug 24, 2021 11:57:54 GMT
tickets keep popping up actually, so if you keep refreshing you might be lucky
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Post by peggs on Aug 24, 2021 12:21:18 GMT
Thanks, am trying, can see limited availability options but then always showing as sold out when I click. Will keep an eye on.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 24, 2021 12:48:12 GMT
I assume the software keeps them as available until they move from basket to processed cc.IIrc, the Almeida is generous with basket time.
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Post by peggs on Aug 24, 2021 15:16:37 GMT
That would sense.
Someone on another board seems to think bookings are limited to 4 tickets and that might be all in one booking so hopefully a different set of people will get a go next time round.
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Post by Forrest on Aug 24, 2021 16:10:00 GMT
I'm reading all your entries with both a bit of joy (for everyone who managed to get tickets!) and a bit of envy: I'm currently travelling and am without my laptop, so there was no queuing and no tickets for me. :(
Hopefully I'll be lucky with the next "tranche", as I really want to see this.
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Post by Jan on Aug 24, 2021 16:14:30 GMT
I half-heartedly participated in the bun fight. I could have got a couple of tickets on a couple of dates but they were in bad locations so I will wait till the next booking period. I’d also prefer to see reviews first because their tickets look expensive to me.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Aug 24, 2021 21:54:21 GMT
I half-heartedly participated in the bun fight. I could have got a couple of tickets on a couple of dates but they were in bad locations so I will wait till the next booking period. I’d also prefer to see reviews first because their tickets look expensive to me. Yes good luck with waiting to see what the reviews are like before trying to book 😂 |
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Post by Jan on Aug 25, 2021 4:09:00 GMT
I half-heartedly participated in the bun fight. I could have got a couple of tickets on a couple of dates but they were in bad locations so I will wait till the next booking period. I’d also prefer to see reviews first because their tickets look expensive to me. Yes good luck with waiting to see what the reviews are like before trying to book 😂 What are you on about ? The third booking period for this play (for both members and the public) is long after reviews for the play will have appeared. Didn’t you know that ? 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 9:05:09 GMT
Yes good luck with waiting to see what the reviews are like before trying to book 😂 What are you on about ? The third booking period for this play (for both members and the public) is long after reviews for the play will have appeared. Didn’t you know that ? 😂 Presumably what was meant was that it is highly unlikely this won't get raves (it's Saiorse Ronan for goodness' sake!) and/or in any event the reviews won't make a modicum of difference in terms of the scrum for tickets. Does the Almeida ever do day seats? I wouldn't be averse to queuing up from the early hours for this one... |
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Post by Jan on Aug 25, 2021 10:02:27 GMT
What are you on about ? The third booking period for this play (for both members and the public) is long after reviews for the play will have appeared. Didn’t you know that ? 😂 Presumably what was meant was that it is highly unlikely this won't get raves (it's Saiorse Ronan for goodness' sake!) and/or in any event the reviews won't make a modicum of difference in terms of the scrum for tickets. I didn't say it would make any difference in the scrum for tickets, I said I wanted to see reviews before spending that amount of money. What's so funny about that ? There have been plenty of productions with very famous stars that have had bad reviews. Why would Saiorse Ronan be somehow an exception to that ? |
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Post by theoracle on Aug 25, 2021 12:11:06 GMT
What do we reckon the running time is for this? The show starts at 7pm which usually hints that it will go on into 3hr mark but this is also one of Shakespeare’s shorter plays. Will need to catch a train from Paddington leaving at 10:45 too.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 25, 2021 12:24:12 GMT
They've got a month of rehearsals yet!  |
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Post by theatrelover123 on Aug 25, 2021 13:17:12 GMT
What do we reckon the running time is for this? The show starts at 7pm which usually hints that it will go on into 3hr mark but this is also one of Shakespeare’s shorter plays. Will need to catch a train from Paddington leaving at 10:45 too. Surely if you're an oracle, you should know all that info already???  I predict the show will be 2 hours 38 mins. |
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Post by zahidf on Aug 25, 2021 13:28:11 GMT
Theyll be adding loads of stuff for Lady Macbeth to do, so i reckon 3 hours!
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Post by NeilVHughes on Aug 25, 2021 13:46:45 GMT
I was also surprised by the 7:00 start, cannot remember a Macbeth lasting more than 2½ hrs including an interval and is a play that works well without an interval and can be performed easily in 2hrs straight through.
The only exception was the Ninagwa Macbeth at the Barbican which lasted about 3hrs but that was more of a spectacle than a performance and cannot see this being on that scale as no Macbeth before or after has come close.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 25, 2021 14:28:42 GMT
If you're heading to a mainline station and the home counties, the Almeida is positioned a little inconveniently. Got to add 15-20 mins for exiting and reaching a tube station. Potential tight call for many, inc. theoracle. |
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Post by theoracle on Aug 25, 2021 14:47:58 GMT
I’ve taken a Google and as long as I leave by 10:15 I should be fine. I just don’t know what they’ll do to extend this to 3hrs considering the Almeida is a fairly small space and it’ll probably be quite physically and emotionally tiring for the cast to do 8 shows a week like this.
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Post by Jan on Aug 25, 2021 14:59:13 GMT
The 7:00pm start is indeed ominous as occasionally they’ve started at 8:00pm for a short play. It raises the grim prospect that they’ve interpolated dance sequences.
From what I recall the Rupert Goold production was around the 3hr mark ? But that was at a leisurely pace and famously included the Banquo’s ghost scene twice, immediately before and after the interval.
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Post by princeton on Aug 25, 2021 16:11:55 GMT
Yael Farber is the director. Her production of The Crucible at the Old Vic ran over 3 and a half hours. It was very good - but there was an awful lot of unnecessary business. Her Salome at the National was equally slow moving (literally at times). Maybe the Almeida is just being cautious with the 7pm start as I suspect a lot of the 'development' happens in the rehearsal room - but it may end up being a very long evening.
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Post by NeilVHughes on Aug 25, 2021 16:21:40 GMT
I personally do not consider Macbeth an introspective play but an impetuous one where a fast pace aids the flow, as the stars align for the Macbeth’s they are caught in the witches prophecy and the events that transpire.
A 3hr ponderous Macbeth could really be tedious, with Hamlet you are drawn into his introspection and a slow pace involves you in the anguish of Hamlet as he decides what to do, in Macbeth the choices are predestined and just need to be traversed, Hamlet is Jazz, Macbeth is Metal.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 25, 2021 16:33:34 GMT
If it's Woke, I swear I'm leaving from the Stalls loud and proud before the interval.
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