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Post by daniel on Nov 22, 2016 1:53:31 GMT
Hello, My girlfriend has surprised me with a weekend in London this coming weekend. I would very much like to return the favor and get up early and wait in line for tickets for her. What is a realistic time I should arrive? Also are Saturday returned tickets for both parts? I have decided to risk this rather than purchase Curious Incident tickets that are guaranteed. Right move? Massive gamble. If you get there early enough (I'd say 7am latest) you will get tickets, but you can expect to pay top whack (I believe £95 per part) and you may be queuing until just before the show starts, so may not get much time to enjoy London with your girlfriend! Good luck though, if you decide to give it a go
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Post by ctas on Nov 22, 2016 11:51:06 GMT
Someone I know was there from 6am on Sunday but didn't get tickets. Maybe a lack of returns that day?
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Post by potterhead5 on Nov 22, 2016 14:31:25 GMT
Hi,
Does the returns sue open at 10am? I'm looking at going on a Sunday or Wednesday, can anyone tell me what time they got there and if they got tickets? I was thinking of going at like 6 am as I really don't want to miss out.
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Post by Flim Flam on Nov 28, 2016 10:56:13 GMT
Hi folks,
Need some advice please. Not a Potterhead so haven't been following all the chat in this thread.
Sister and niece coming up to London next Sunday (4th December), leaving Monday. Teenage niece would die and think she had gone to heaven if we could get tickets (2) for Sunday.
I know its like hens teeth, but trying to work out the best strategy to try at least. Have been searching the Nimax/ATG sites of course. And will drop into the box office during the week, just in case anything is coming up for Sunday.
But, if that fails, what is the situation with queueing on Sunday? Don't mind getting up early (family huh?)but no desire to spend an entire day sitting on the pavement in London (been there, done that...) How does it work? Do you queue early and then the box office opens at 10am and you get given tickets? Or do you have to queue all day?I know they do not hand out the tickets early because of the touting situation, but not sure how it works.
Sorry if this has all been explained elsewhere, haven't got time at the moment to read it all. Thanks!
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Post by sondheimhats on Nov 28, 2016 11:17:45 GMT
They sell return tickets as they come in. So if you get there at 6/7am, you're more likely to get tickets earlier in the day (possibly even right when the box office opens). When I went, I got there right at 10. I was about 20th in line, and I was lucky enough to be offered tickets 10 minutes before the 2pm Part 1. It was a really close call, though.
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Post by maggiem on Nov 28, 2016 16:42:58 GMT
I went along to the Box Office last Friday morning on the off chance, to see if there was anything for April 8th (closest to my birthday next year).
I got very lucky and secured £20 stalls tickets for that day!
It is possible if you are prepared to check. Please keep trying... you never know!
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Post by Flim Flam on Dec 1, 2016 15:41:03 GMT
Update: I am now in the official running for the 'Aunty of the Year' Award. Dropped into the Box Office today and got 2 £20 tickets for both performances this Sunday. Now that's what I call a result!
Oh, and best of all. Now I don't have to get up ridiculously early on Sunday morning and queue in the cold for returns. Thank goodness for that!
Thanks for all your advice folks.
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Post by jbg on Dec 15, 2016 3:37:11 GMT
Hello all!
I am fortunate to see some availability on the dates i would like to attend, however my budget would only allow me to see one show (they are priced at 199 for both shows).
Is it possible to watch the first show and have the second show returned? Are the tickets separable?
Thank You
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Post by viserys on Dec 15, 2016 7:07:00 GMT
But would you really want to see only one half? Would you walk out of a movie at half time?
I cannot really answer your question whether you can return the ticket for the second show, however I would recommend to try for other tickets at some point that match your budget and would enable you to see the full thing. It's not like the two shows are separate stories, it's basically one long story you'd miss half of by only seeing the first show.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2016 8:13:25 GMT
I assume it is possible, I'm sure there's a returns queue on nights when only Part 2 is running, but I've not heard of anyone doing this so it's an assumption rather than an informed idea. It's not like Henry IV though where you can happily see one at a time and still get a decent story, it really is one super-long play hacked in the middle. I don't think it's significantly spoilery either to say that the cut off point at the end of Part 1 really does have the power to frustrate if you're not coming back right away for Part 2, and I imagine it would be even worse if you weren't coming back at all! It's your standard interval hook, but ramped up A LOT.
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Post by potternutter on Jan 10, 2017 22:13:02 GMT
Hello,
I was in an online queue for 10 hours last August, but managed to get 2 tickets to Cursed child in July (eek!). Since then however, I have found out I am pregnant and due in May- and as I live in Manchester it's not going to be possible to leave a newborn and travel to London to see two shows 😭 I have contacted the theatre and there is no chance of a swap, they said I could sell them to my friend and let them know her name and my booking reference and they will change the booking to ensure she gets in fine- but I can't bare to do it just yet if there's a chance of a swap! We are thinking of coming to London for a babymoon on Fri 24th Feb to Sun 26th- any suggestions on how we can secure tickets before we spend a fortune booking a train and hotel?
Thanks for any advice!
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Post by andrew on Jan 11, 2017 8:07:44 GMT
We are thinking of coming to London for a babymoon A... A what?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 9:05:25 GMT
We are thinking of coming to London for a babymoon A... A what? I believe that's what's more commonly known as a holiday...except one of you is pregnant.
I'm a bit confused by the original question though, as the theatre have said there's no way to swap (as it's sold out) the only way you'll get tickets is if you stand in the returns queue, which might not be ideal for a pregnant lady. If I were you I'd buy new tickets in the next allocation going on sale soon, for when the baby is older and can be left for a weekend. And perhaps see something else on the 'Babymoon'
(ok now I'm thinking of the scary baby in the sun in Teletubbies for the word 'babymoon')
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 10:39:42 GMT
except one of you is pregnant. Which one? Does it affect the name of the break, depending? Maybe, also does it change depending on if there are existing children? I'm too confused by all of this now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 10:40:19 GMT
See, I get the joke, the answer is obviously "the woman", but potternutter hasn't actually specified if her other half is a man or a lady, so just... "one of you". That'll do. (In some couples it could be "both of you" but that's going to be a much less frequent occurrence.)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 10:58:19 GMT
See, I get the joke, the answer is obviously "the woman", but potternutter hasn't actually specified if her other half is a man or a lady, so just... "one of you". That'll do. (In some couples it could be "both of you" but that's going to be a much less frequent occurrence.) I mean honestly I really hope you aren't throwing accusations about casual homophobia here because come on... I made a light hearted remark based on Andrew's initial comment, and because if pushed yes I do think 'BabyMoon' is a silly phrase. And Monkey followed it up. I also gave genuine advice to the actual question.
Also FFS the phrase I used was 'one of you is pregnant' which makes ZERO assumptions about the original poster. I think it's safe to assume that both of them aren't at once otherwise OP would say so.
Honestly I'm all for inclusive language, but there's inclusive language and then there's getting on a soapbox just for the sake of making everyone else look stupid or prove how 'enlightened' you are. 'Enough' yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 11:13:37 GMT
Nope, I was just trying to get involved in the banter, but clearly I missed your particular joking tone so will just leave it there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 11:22:22 GMT
Well apologies then, clearly Monkey and I both read it as something else and got it wrong as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 12:28:48 GMT
Oh, I read Baemax as joking too. I thought all 3 of us were going for the same "it may not necessarily be a m/f couple, so let's be inclusive" theme. Oh well it was just me then... clearly I'm still a bit paranoid after the whole 'racism and theatre' thread debacle. Apologies all.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 12:32:30 GMT
Paranoid, as opposed to fully noid? I'm not quite noid. Partial noidity.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2017 13:02:13 GMT
Paranoid, as opposed to fully noid? Oh god is that code for pregnant as well?! I'm so befuddled. (if it IS then most certainly no intention of noid adding)
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Post by The Matthew on Jan 11, 2017 13:05:03 GMT
This conversation would make me get a noid, but they appear to have been discontinued.
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Post by potternutter on Jan 11, 2017 21:35:49 GMT
😂😂😂 these comments have had me laughing. I think babymoon is probably an American phrase, but our family put to for Christmas to send us on a relaxing weekend before our new baby comes and we forget what relaxation is like, and called it a babymoon. Whatever you call it, we jumped at the chance!
I thought the same, being heavily pregnant I don't fancy standing in the returns queue to then be let down and probably bawl my eyes out in disappointment. I was just checking on here in case anyone knew a secret toilet flushing ministry of magic type entrance to the theatre, but alas, no joy. Thanks anyway!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2017 9:02:00 GMT
😂😂😂 these comments have had me laughing. I think babymoon is probably an American phrase, but our family put to for Christmas to send us on a relaxing weekend before our new baby comes and we forget what relaxation is like, and called it a babymoon. Whatever you call it, we jumped at the chance! I thought the same, being heavily pregnant I don't fancy standing in the returns queue to then be let down and probably bawl my eyes out in disappointment. I was just checking on here in case anyone knew a secret toilet flushing ministry of magic type entrance to the theatre, but alas, no joy. Thanks anyway! You're welcome Potternutter, sorry things aren't working out for you...but maybe something to look forward to once you're REALLY in need of a break from a young baby? I really hope you get to see it. And best of luck with the new arrival!
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Post by Rozzi Rainbow on Jan 15, 2017 20:17:50 GMT
This may not work for you if you want to have more definite plans for your babymoon, but there's always the Friday Forty. And it really is worth keeping checking online up to the point you want to go, as tickets really do appear sometimes - that's how I got mine. Of course, this may mean you have to arrange your plan b at quite short notice if you don't get HP tickets, but it's maybe options for you to consider?
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Post by broadwaymomma on Jan 16, 2017 17:57:33 GMT
There seems to be seats available right now on the website (through the Nimax link) at many upcoming performances in January and the beginning of February.
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Post by laurabelle on Jan 21, 2017 18:20:32 GMT
I live in the US and want to see HPCC in March of 2018. Tickets go on sale online in 1.5 days. Has anyone tried to purchase tickets this way? Can you give me any tips? Are any particular days of the week better to try for? Will I have better luck with the same day or split day tickets? Thank you for any advice you can offer. LauraBelle (who did not vote for Donald Trump)
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Post by aksis on Jan 21, 2017 18:53:29 GMT
I live in the US and want to see HPCC in March of 2018. Tickets go on sale online in 1.5 days. Has anyone tried to purchase tickets this way? Can you give me any tips? Are any particular days of the week better to try for? Will I have better luck with the same day or split day tickets? Thank you for any advice you can offer. LauraBelle (who did not vote for Donald Trump) Join the line the moment the sale starts. Better try for the weekday instead of weekend. Not sure about the split tickets as I bought same day tickets. I guess the most important thing is to be patient and I would go for the Nimax before the ATG website.
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Post by finalperformance on Jan 21, 2017 21:17:54 GMT
I live in the US and want to see HPCC in March of 2018. Tickets go on sale online in 1.5 days. Has anyone tried to purchase tickets this way? Can you give me any tips? Are any particular days of the week better to try for? Will I have better luck with the same day or split day tickets? Thank you for any advice you can offer. LauraBelle (who did not vote for Donald Trump)
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Post by finalperformance on Jan 21, 2017 21:20:06 GMT
O Dear! you didn't vote for President Donald. Then it will be noted..No ticket for you to see that Potter boy.
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