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Post by maggiem on Aug 5, 2016 15:45:46 GMT
Just went past the box office, already people outside lining up for returns. For 2017? Hang on.... I thought it started at 19:30 ( I know, it's the best I can do for Friday afternoon  ) |
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Post by danielwhit on Aug 5, 2016 17:02:47 GMT
Yesterday I walked past the theatre around 1pm and there was a queue of around 10 people.
Some particular highlights of my five minutes of hovering:
one person rejected a ticket
another person had to think about it but then took it
one bloke couldn't understand why he needed to see two shows
another bloke carefully explained this to him
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2016 18:24:26 GMT
Yesterday I walked past the theatre around 1pm and there was a queue of around 10 people. Some particular highlights of my five minutes of hovering: one person rejected a ticket another person had to think about it but then took it one bloke couldn't understand why he needed to see two shows another bloke carefully explained this to him Jeez. So people were spending hours in a queue then deciding they might not want a ticket after all? Bizarre. |
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Post by profquatermass on Aug 5, 2016 18:26:34 GMT
Yesterday I walked past the theatre around 1pm and there was a queue of around 10 people. Some particular highlights of my five minutes of hovering: one person rejected a ticket another person had to think about it but then took it one bloke couldn't understand why he needed to see two shows another bloke carefully explained this to him it always amazes me when people reject tickets for completely sold-out shows. Or don't follow the rules by eg, not having cash. I once returned a ticket for something hot (Donmar maybe?) and the person at the front of the queue offered me her credit card. Obviously I told him I wanted cash and she seemed to think i was mad. When I actually came back for the show acouple of hours later , she was having exactly the same conversation with someone else and couldn't seem to understand why her card wasn't very useful in circumstances |
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Post by andrew on Aug 5, 2016 20:20:49 GMT
I guess if you've waited for hours in the queue and you're offered the far side of the back row of the balcony, with the knowledge that a fourth row of the stalls may well come along in two minutes, you might think twice. I've never done it though so maybe I'm wrong.
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Post by zak97 on Aug 5, 2016 20:40:24 GMT
I guess if you've waited for hours in the queue and you're offered the far side of the back row of the balcony, with the knowledge that a fourth row of the stalls may well come along in two minutes, you might think twice. I've never done it though so maybe I'm wrong. But surely, judging by tweets, if people are THAT desperate to see the play they will just take the seats, if not then they are really in no position to moan if the online queue doesn't go there way as they will have had a chance to see the play - and I wouldn't be at all surprised if this scenario has played out in reality. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2016 22:07:50 GMT
Aren't return tickets usually unused house seats?
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Post by viserys on Aug 6, 2016 5:47:56 GMT
Aren't return tickets usually unused house seats? It could be anything? I did once return my mediocre £50 stalls seat for a play on the day of the performance after queuing for a day seat in the morning and thus getting a much better seat in the front row for only £10. If they hadn't sold it, I would have been OK with paying £10 more to be in the front. If they sold it (and they did), I "earned" £40 which wasn't a bad bargain. Also, I guess if you're in London from out of town for a weekend or as a tourist, you'd be happy to bag ANYTHING they'll offer you as a return, but if you live in London and have time to try several times... why not reject an awful balcony seat if indeed you might be lucky and get a great stalls seat? |
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Post by lou105 on Aug 6, 2016 7:50:41 GMT
They're sometimes odds and ends that groups don't need as well. Friend of mine got two at opposite ends of a row for a sold out show, returned by a group, because she and her partner were the only ones willing not to sit together. Definitely worth agreeing ahead with your companion that you don't have to sit next to each other in those circumstances.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2016 12:04:34 GMT
That makes sense but what I mean is, there's usually not many people returning their tickets for a show like this per day so aren't people lining up more so for the equivalent of cancellation lines on Broadway which are unused house seats? I feel like if they were just getting seats that had been returned they wouldn't bother queuing because there would be hardly any. Am I wrong?
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Post by wavingthroughawindow on Aug 6, 2016 12:54:44 GMT
Since I'm insanely desperate to see the show before being spoiled from beginning to end, I plan to do the return queue tomorrow morning at 7 or 8. Do you guys think the odds of getting a ticket is good?
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Post by danielwhit on Aug 6, 2016 17:54:46 GMT
Since I'm insanely desperate to see the show before being spoiled from beginning to end, I plan to do the return queue tomorrow morning at 7 or 8. Do you guys think the odds of getting a ticket is good? 100% no idea, however see my comment earlier for what I saw for the one time I said hello to the queue. Let us know as I'm very curious about success rate too (I've got a friend who wants to see it this summer, and I'm pondering trying to go back again). |
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Post by zak97 on Aug 6, 2016 18:10:39 GMT
I fancy giving the return line a go too - I presume you line up outside the box office door. I'll probably try it after November when it is colder so hopefully the line won't be too busy.
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Post by andrew on Aug 6, 2016 22:13:14 GMT
Fair enough. It's hard enough for me tolerating more than an hour in a day seat line where you can estimate based on numbers if you'll get a ticket or not. Joining the returns line for potentially several hours with no guarantee is a tall order! Good luck with it
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Post by wavingthroughawindow on Aug 7, 2016 5:54:31 GMT
Okay. It's 6:52 in the morning, and 14 people have already lined up there... Good luck guys.
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Post by charliec on Aug 7, 2016 8:29:07 GMT
Wow. Might be time to start considering setting up a line sitting business!
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Post by wavingthroughawindow on Aug 7, 2016 8:42:42 GMT
Wow. Might be time to start considering setting up a line sitting business! It's like Hamilton all over again literally. But someone in the line said 30-40 people got in yesterday, if I heard it correctly. So maybe better odds? |
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Post by charliec on Aug 7, 2016 8:55:50 GMT
Wow. Might be time to start considering setting up a line sitting business! It's like Hamilton all over again literally. But someone in the line said 30-40 people got in yesterday, if I heard it correctly. So maybe better odds? Wow that's impressive! |
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Post by wavingthroughawindow on Aug 7, 2016 9:03:02 GMT
The representative from the box office just explained the rule. One ticket per person, so hiring a linesitter or linesitters can be quite costly, and the chance is much better for fans.
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Post by andrew on Aug 7, 2016 10:22:32 GMT
Now I wouldn't mind standing in a line for several hours if you're going to pay me handsomely to do it...
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Post by firefingers on Aug 7, 2016 12:38:51 GMT
Someone over on BroadwayWorld is doing the cancellation line today. They were first there at 3:15AM, 3 more joined at 3:45, 2 more at 4:45. 18 people in line 7:45 and 63 at 10am!
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Post by daniel on Aug 7, 2016 13:00:04 GMT
There's absolutely no way I'd queue up overnight for a 2-part play. It's not so bad if you can be done at the box office by 10, find somewhere to nap for a few hours, to come back out refreshed for a 7.30 show, but for me personally, if I'd been in a queue since 3am, I'd be falling asleep by lunchtime! But I guess needs must!
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Post by RedRose on Aug 7, 2016 20:13:22 GMT
I guess if you've waited for hours in the queue and you're offered the far side of the back row of the balcony, with the knowledge that a fourth row of the stalls may well come along in two minutes, you might think twice. I've never done it though so maybe I'm wrong. That. Only done a return queue once and had exactly that struggle. |
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Post by wavingthroughawindow on Aug 8, 2016 8:54:04 GMT
So I was 13th in row yesterday and got in about 1 hour before the show. The seat is J12, and three people in front of me got J13, 14, and 15, the row right under the dress circle overhang . Fantastic view, needless to say. Four people in front of us were offered dress circle seats around 1 hour after the box office opened. I believe more people got in after me. So, my suggestion would be arrive at 6 or 7, take a book or bring a friend to kill time, and very likely you'll be able to snatch a last-minute ticket.
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Post by zak97 on Aug 8, 2016 18:49:56 GMT
Oh wow amazing how did you find that? This looks like a scam Honestly, it's legitimate. I have the queue link in my web history from when I bought tickets and use it to see if any online returns come up. Normally the link comes up with the 'this event has ended...sold out' line and offers the Nimax link which goes to the HP website. It was just by chance that I tried the link and it offered me the chance to enter a queue to buy tickets. |
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