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Post by damaskanddark on Dec 22, 2023 15:13:57 GMT
Last minute booking tonight. Can’t anybody advise what the view is like from CC29 - CC31? it's really bad |
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Post by wanderingranger on Dec 22, 2023 16:46:04 GMT
Last minute booking tonight. Can’t anybody advise what the view is like from CC29 - CC31? it's really bad How so? I expected a good view since these seats aren’t marked restricted view and they are almost top price. |
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Post by bimse on Dec 22, 2023 17:11:27 GMT
How so? I expected a good view since these seats aren’t marked restricted view and they are almost top price. I sat in row D 37 and 38, there’s a bridge which is permanently across the centre of the stage and it’s quite high , I could see the underneath of the bridge but also people on the bridge , but not too much happens up there, so I don’t feel I missed anything. From where you’re sitting I’d say you won’t miss anything at all, the whole performance is in the round , I’d say you’ll see everything , everything I saw anyway , and I loved it . Your tickets are a good price too. I hope you enjoy ! |
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Post by kz on Dec 23, 2023 14:36:10 GMT
We've booked to see this between Christmas and New Year based on reviews here. Really looking forward to it, but could anyone share (in spoilers or by DM) if there are any sudden loud noises/bangs in this production please? Thanks in advance! Edit: thanks wanderingranger. I appreciate the message. |
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Post by wanderingranger on Dec 23, 2023 16:28:03 GMT
We've booked to see this between Christmas and New Year based on reviews here. Really looking forward to it, but could anyone share (in spoilers or by DM) if there are any sudden loud noises/bangs in this production please? Thanks in advance! Edit: thanks wanderingranger. I appreciate the message. I’m going to assume damaskanddark hasn’t a clue what they’re talking about. Our view was great, even what little action there was on London Bridge was perfectly visible! |
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Post by bimse on Dec 23, 2023 16:55:39 GMT
We've booked to see this between Christmas and New Year based on reviews here. Really looking forward to it, but could anyone share (in spoilers or by DM) if there are any sudden loud noises/bangs in this production please? Thanks in advance! Edit: thanks wanderingranger. I appreciate the message. I’m going to assume damaskanddark hasn’t a clue what they’re talking about. Our view was great, even what little action there was on London Bridge was perfectly visible! I messaged above, but probably was too late to allay your fears , I couldn’t imagine the view would be bad , I could see your seats from where I sat, and I’m glad you enjoyed . |
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Post by kz on Dec 31, 2023 16:13:52 GMT
I saw this on Friday and thoroughly enjoyed it. The young cast were extremely talented and seemed to be having the time of their lives. I love Oliver! as a show, with one big song after another. The group numbers had so much energy and joy, while the darker moments captured the menace and threat needed. The staging in the round was brilliant in some places, with the audience feeling part of the action, and less so in others with the inevitable backs of heads while trying to perform to each side of the theatre. Overall, a really brilliant production and well worth the travel from Scotland!
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Post by lichtie on Jan 3, 2024 17:43:49 GMT
Shame this one won't have a second life as it's brilliant (and that's from someone who is generally skeptical about musicals). The basic staging works really well. Cast are uniformly top notch. If you haven't seen it then well worth a trip to West Yorkshire in the 3 weeks left.
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 20, 2024 10:43:04 GMT
This is a very good production...the problem is it's a very good production of Oliver, which now joins the list of 'classic' musicals I don't need to see ever again. There isn't a single likeable character, even Nancy if we're being honest.
Jenny Fitzpatrick can certainly hold a note. I was a little concerned the roof was going to fall in by the end of 'As Long As He Needs Me'.
This is how Fagin should be played from now on.
The in the round staging really works.
Excellent sound design and mixing. I was central, but almost at the back, and everything was crystal clear.
Leeds Playhouse must have filled its coffers over the last two months. Extra seats, full houses and a small adult cast.
Credit where it's due. The Box Office happily printed me out a paper ticket, and there are still ushers to show you to your seat. They even have torches for latecomers. With a child-friendly 7pm start, there were quite a few, including the mother and son next to me. Shame they didn't arrive closer to the end. I might have enjoyed the show more!!!
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jan 20, 2024 11:20:05 GMT
Why do characters have to be likeable?
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 20, 2024 12:41:56 GMT
Why do characters have to be likeable? Because we spend 2 hours 40 minutes in their company. Just my opinion, of course. |
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Post by danb on Jan 20, 2024 13:33:37 GMT
I agree. There has to be at least one likeable or at least identifiable character or you have nobody to relate/empathise/root for. This was the problem with ‘Saltburn’ for me. Everyone was really quite unpleasant.
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Post by ceebee on Jan 20, 2024 13:37:14 GMT
Because "Who will buy?" isn't a completely joyous uplifting number led by an equally joyous cast...
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Post by danb on Jan 20, 2024 13:39:20 GMT
Because "Who will buy?" isn't a completely joyous uplifting number led by an equally joyous cast... No, it turns out that the flower seller had done a stretch for GBH. 🤣 |
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Post by dippy on Jan 20, 2024 14:26:44 GMT
What's wrong with Oliver? What's he done to make you not like him, aren't we meant to be rooting for him to have a better life? Also what's wrong with Mr Brownlow? To me the are some likeable characters.
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Post by danb on Jan 20, 2024 14:39:43 GMT
Perhaps they meant that the characterisations weren’t likeable?
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 20, 2024 15:08:46 GMT
No, I definitely meant the characters aren't likeable.
I'm pleased Oliver gets his better life, but he's the only one, and at what cost.
Mr Brownlow is one of those people who thinks he can buy everything and everybody, waving his bedsheet sized £5 notes about.
Sorry to be so controversial. It is just a musical, and this is a very good production of it.
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Post by dippy on Jan 20, 2024 15:13:24 GMT
That's true that Mr Brownlow thinks he can get what he wants and just has to pay.
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Post by danb on Jan 20, 2024 15:22:28 GMT
No, I definitely meant the characters aren't likeable. I'm pleased Oliver gets his better life, but he's the only one, and at what cost. Mr Brownlow is one of those people who thinks he can buy everything and everybody, waving his bedsheet sized £5 notes about. Sorry to be so controversial. It is just a musical, and this is a very good production of it. ARE YOU SAYING THAT JODIE PRENGER ISN’T LIKEABLE? I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO PLAY NANCY. |
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Post by lizzymac on Jan 28, 2024 17:49:58 GMT
Fantastic show- wonderful and talented cast and brilliant staging in the round. Thoroughly enjoyed it. However we sat on the back row of section GG at one side of the large bridge structure and it really impacted on our view. We couldn’t see about a third of the stage at all our view then got even worse during the scenes set in Fagin’s den. Some props descended from the ceiling and completely masked our view of most of the rest of the stage. I would imagine that this affected the back few rows in my section. The people sitting next to us were closer to the bridge structure and had an even worse view. They were angry and said that they had not been informed about the restricted view when booking- and paying full price. love in the round productions, enjoying seeing how creatively the team can present the performances but it really felt like our little bit of the auditorium had been forgotten! It felt like lots of the action was focused focused to the audience at the other side of the theatre. I might sound like a bit of a moaner but I saw another post about restricted views and the poster was shot down. I just wanted to redress the balance and say there were some problems with some parts of the theatre. I loved the production- it absolutely deserves all the plaudits- but my enjoyment was spoiled by the view!
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Post by crabtree on Jan 30, 2024 17:16:15 GMT
Oliver's 'arrival' was a suggestion of the imaginative joys, both grim and light, that lay ahead. A magnificent, intelligent production.
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