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Post by hadeswasking on Oct 15, 2022 22:21:33 GMT
P.P.S
The barbican has really great pizza!
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Post by inthenose on Oct 16, 2022 10:14:20 GMT
The first time I've also caved to merch that isn't a programme. That takes A LOT! I’ve got my eye on that green t-shirt… |
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Post by squidward on Oct 16, 2022 17:10:04 GMT
The first time I've also caved to merch that isn't a programme. That takes A LOT! I did the same with a soft toy for my daughter and then whilst googling I came across another UK based store selling all the soft toys from the film/ show ( authentic merchandise) at about half the price that I’d paid. I think Studio Ghibli are setting the prices for some of the merchandise sold at the souvenir stand, rather than The Barbican and I did feel a bit miffed at the massive mark-up. For anyone tempted to buy the soft toys in particular at the show, I’d strongly advise doing a Google for authentic Ghibli merchandise selling in the UK ( this obviously doesn’t apply to the merchandise that relates to the Barbican production - mugs,keyring, posters, etc). |
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Post by drmaplewood on Oct 18, 2022 21:58:25 GMT
Logged on at 17:45 today (press night) and there was a £25 stalls seat there so I nabbed it and jumped on my bike. Very glad I did, this was wonderful. Agree some of the pacing is a bit slow at points but the whole spectacle of it really won out for me.
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Post by lonlad on Oct 18, 2022 23:11:31 GMT
Wonderful first half and then it sort of goes to pieces in the second. The ending makes NO sense at all on any level except the most crassly manipulative and is rushed and hasty with it; I wasn't alone in not even realising it was the ending. But the first half, I must say, is bliss.
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Post by jamb0r on Oct 19, 2022 9:13:01 GMT
For anyone trying for day seats a couple of tips after my successful purchase this morning: If a date is sold out it doesn't allow you to click on the link for that date to see the actual seat map (the link will just say 'sold out'). This means that by the time the day seats become available by the time you've waited for the link to work the seats might all be gone. To get around this check regularly a few days in advance for the date that you are after, as sometimes single returned seats pop up which then enable the seat map to be seen, and you can save the URL/address of that page. Then on the actual day you can just go straight to the URL of the page even if the button for that date is showing as 'sold out' I kept clicking the 'refresh' button on the page (not using my browser's refresh button) every second since 9:55am, and the front row became available for purchase for £25 at 9:57 (Thank you Mark for your tip that they became available early when you were trying!). So definitely don't wait until 10am to try! EDIT: To go along with my first point, on the calendar tonight is showing as 'sold out' so you can't click on the link to see the seat plan, however if you go directly to the link to to today's performance you can see there are still some day seats left for tonight which I am presuming haven't been sold because most people can't access the actual page while the link on the calendar is showing as 'sold out' |
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Post by inthenose on Oct 19, 2022 12:21:35 GMT
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Post by inthenose on Oct 19, 2022 12:24:16 GMT
@burlybear - could we have a poll please?
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Post by Jon on Oct 19, 2022 12:30:19 GMT
The RSC are keeping mum about a further life for Totoro but I think it'll happen whether it be a transfer or a return to the Barbican.
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Post by jadnoop on Oct 19, 2022 12:58:22 GMT
How are the accents in this? As someone who's part-Japanese, this film is a v fond part of my childhood, so I'm in two minds about going. On the one hand, I've got no doubt that the visuals will be great (Improbable's work in a couple of ENO operas was fantastic), and I think my daughter would enjoy the puppetry. On the other hand, I'm conscious that sitting through such a quintessentially Japanese story in English might be v weird, especially if they're doing American accents (from clips I've seen online they use American actors for the film's English dub) or if the story has been tweaked too much to fit a more Western or modern context. If they are using any of the original songs, are they still sung in Japanese?
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Post by pomegranate on Oct 19, 2022 13:40:09 GMT
How are the accents in this? As someone who's part-Japanese, this film is a v fond part of my childhood, so I'm in two minds about going. On the one hand, I've got no doubt that the visuals will be great (Improbable's work in a couple of ENO operas was fantastic), and I think my daughter would enjoy the puppetry. On the other hand, I'm conscious that sitting through such a quintessentially Japanese story in English might be v weird, especially if they're doing American accents (from clips I've seen online they use American actors for the film's English dub) or if the story has been tweaked too much to fit a more Western or modern context. If they are using any of the original songs, are they still sung in Japanese? I think the actors use their native accents - so some Japanese, mostly English and I think I noticed only one American! There are songs in both English and Japanese. Not sure how faithful it is to the film because I’ve never seen it - but I thought this was utterly charming! |
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 19, 2022 14:36:12 GMT
@burlybear - could we have a poll please? @burlybear is busy having his fur shampooed and set, or summat. Will @tallpaul do? 🙂 |
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Post by inthenose on Oct 19, 2022 14:37:05 GMT
@burlybear - could we have a poll please? @burlybear is busy having his fur shampooed and set, or summat. Will @tallpaul do? 🙂 Thanks very much |
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Post by andypandy on Oct 20, 2022 14:22:35 GMT
Had a peek this morning and seems the online rush through Barbican is front row for £25. If anyone is going and can assess the stage height would be appreciated! Barbican online? Today Tix? I can't find rush info. Please advise. |
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Post by hadeswasking on Oct 20, 2022 14:28:04 GMT
Had a peek this morning and seems the online rush through Barbican is front row for £25. If anyone is going and can assess the stage height would be appreciated! Barbican online? Today Tix? I can't find rush info. Please advise. On the barbican website. They appear before 10am and they just show as normal seats on the seatplan but at the reduced price. |
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Post by crowblack on Oct 21, 2022 21:03:04 GMT
BBC news at 10 are doing a feature on it tonight
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Post by inthenose on Oct 21, 2022 22:16:28 GMT
BBC news at 10 are doing a feature on it tonight Available on BBC iPlayer - feature starts at 26:12. Just over three minutes, quite a nice little fluff piece including brief interviews with the two lead actresses, Joe Hisaishi and Basil Twist. Some nice clips from the show including the dust sprites! |
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Post by crowblack on Oct 22, 2022 11:54:00 GMT
BBC news at 10 are doing a feature on it tonight Available on BBC iPlayer - feature starts at 26:12. Just over three minutes, quite a nice little fluff piece including brief interviews with the two lead actresses, Joe Hisaishi and Basil Twist. Some nice clips from the show including the dust sprites! Yes, though they're keeping Totoro under wraps for now (fwiw, I am making a topiary Totoro at the mo, but need a bigger ladder for the top!) |
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 22, 2022 13:08:20 GMT
They still had rush available at 1pm today (for a 2pm start). Nearly went for it but was cutting things a bit too fine. Will definitely see this soon though, all the reviews are very positive.
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Post by jlnyc on Oct 22, 2022 18:44:12 GMT
I'll be in town from the US November 9-14. I'm planning on day seats, but in case that fails, can anyone confirm whether the Barbican runs a returns queue?
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Post by theatrenerd on Oct 22, 2022 22:35:01 GMT
Here is the BBC News report
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Post by jek on Oct 23, 2022 9:07:35 GMT
Just loved this. Went last night having booked tickets when booking first opened back in the summer. Hadn't expected my daughter to be in London so had only booked three tickets but thanks to jamb0r she was able to get a day ticket by having copied the URL at a time when the odd ticket was becoming available. Day tickets became available about a minute before 10 am. We so loved the central performance of Mei Mac who not only physically became a four year old but had the sort of mobile facial features which enabled her to do the full Ghibli tantrum etc. The puppeteers were wonderful and I love the way that they showed their workings. The music was terrific too. We must have watched the film dozens of times when my now adult children were small and this certainly had the feel. Lovely to see small children overwhelmed by excitement at the magic of the whole thing - good luck to those parents getting those kids to sleep! |
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Oct 23, 2022 16:53:26 GMT
I caved and bought myself a ticket! There was a spike in sales following the BBC segment and there was a waiting room on The Barbican website. I'm looking forward to this one; don't know anything about Totoro but the puppetry looks incredible. Glad to hear positive reports.
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Post by margoc on Oct 23, 2022 21:40:19 GMT
I do hope that they extend this.
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Post by inthenose on Oct 23, 2022 22:30:30 GMT
I do hope that they extend this. It’s going very, very well at the box office. I check every few days and more and more shows are sold out. |
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