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Post by jakobo on Jul 23, 2023 20:37:51 GMT
Has anyone tried day tickets for this? Can I just turn up an hour before the show and get them?
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Post by ceebee on Jul 23, 2023 20:59:42 GMT
Has anyone tried day tickets for this? Can I just turn up an hour before the show and get them? Go to Old Vic website from the day before then 10am on the day; prices drop to £50 in stalls if lots of availability. If on a budget, side seats in dress and baylis are available from £13.
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Post by rumbledoll on Jul 24, 2023 5:52:30 GMT
Has anyone tried day tickets for this? Can I just turn up an hour before the show and get them? Go to Old Vic website from the day before then 10am on the day; prices drop to £50 in stalls if lots of availability. If on a budget, side seats in dress and baylis are available from £13. Great tip, thank you! I was also wondering if there’s ever a chance to get discount tickets in The Old Vic..
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Post by ceebee on Jul 24, 2023 9:51:09 GMT
Go to Old Vic website from the day before then 10am on the day; prices drop to £50 in stalls if lots of availability. If on a budget, side seats in dress and baylis are available from £13. Great tip, thank you! I was also wondering if there’s ever a chance to get discount tickets in The Old Vic.. You could try 'in person' - certainly no harm if you are passing by, though I'd imagine the best deals are already on the website unless they have walk-in prices. The dynamic pricing for Groundhog Day varies sometimes by the hour depending on demand, but also worth considering that as the run draws to an end, there's likely to be higher demand, less tickets, so my advice would be to go and see it sooner rather than later. Also if you are an OV member, don't forget that your loyalty points are valid even on lower priced tickets. Edit: Beware though, it works the other way - if demand increases then prices will head up to the £150 nose-bleed territory!
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Post by Dave B on Jul 24, 2023 10:13:55 GMT
Has anyone tried day tickets for this? Can I just turn up an hour before the show and get them? A friend saw it on Friday night buying a ticket in person from the box office at about 19.20. She was offered £13, £39.50 and a couple of options above £50 too.
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Post by jamb0r on Jul 24, 2023 10:51:44 GMT
New trailer just dropped on social media - not sure why they didn’t release this weeks ago! Some weird choices made with regards to editing of the music, but this is much better than those rehearsal videos to try and tempt those handful of friends I have left that I haven’t taken to see it yet!
Regarding prices every day is totally different, but they do tend to drop prices a couple of days in advance, then sometimes again first thing in the morning, and then later in the day. As an example a seat I sat in front stalls for £39 on Monday 2 weeks ago is currently £65.50 today. In my experience in person at the box office don’t offer anything different to what you see on the website.
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Post by iwanttix on Jul 27, 2023 10:15:06 GMT
I saw this yesterday.
I felt like it took a good 15 minutes before I started to enjoy and the the sound seemed a bit off as well, but it seemed to sort itself out and I really enjoyed it. The songs were catchy and the disappearing and reappearing Phils were very clever!
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jul 27, 2023 12:54:46 GMT
I saw this last night and agree that the sound was slightly off at the beginning of the show! Bill Nighy was in the building, nice chap. The illusions all but ONE I managed to figure out. I really am in love with this show and there was a great atmosphere last night. Hoping audiences keep coming to this.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 27, 2023 13:09:49 GMT
I've sat all over the stalls now for this show. There seems to be two flat spots sound wise between outer rows F and J and N and R. Don't know whether it's the design, crossover or the building itself. Sounds sensational in the dress circle. Not experienced the Baylis.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jul 27, 2023 14:23:48 GMT
It was mostly Andy Karl's mic that slightly dipped as well as Tanisha Spring's vocals, then happened again. I've only ever seen from Baylis Circle until last night so just put it down to a tech issue which was quickly resolved by the stage management/sound.
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Post by kitsune on Jul 27, 2023 16:14:05 GMT
Since it looks like there are a few of you who have seen the show many times, what has changed since previews? I saw the show a few times in July (which was good because they had time to tighten things), but I'm always curious how shows evolve.
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Post by iwanttix on Jul 27, 2023 17:45:24 GMT
I saw this last night and agree that the sound was slightly off at the beginning of the show! Bill Nighy was in the building, nice chap. The illusions all but ONE I managed to figure out. I really am in love with this show and there was a great atmosphere last night. Hoping audiences keep coming to this. I think we might have spoken to each other last night 🤣
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Post by starlight92 on Jul 27, 2023 20:25:54 GMT
I've seen this before but would quite like to go again before it closes. Does anyone know if there's a way to get cheap tickets for this? I had a look today in case they'd reduced some seats for tonight's show, but £50 for a stalls seat is still a bit much for me. And not sure about sitting in the side seats in the Bayliss circle for £39 if it's a terrible view!
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Post by ceebee on Jul 27, 2023 21:28:45 GMT
I've seen this before but would quite like to go again before it closes. Does anyone know if there's a way to get cheap tickets for this? I had a look today in case they'd reduced some seats for tonight's show, but £50 for a stalls seat is still a bit much for me. And not sure about sitting in the side seats in the Bayliss circle for £39 if it's a terrible view! There are cheaper £13 bench seats in the Baylis Circle available, if this helps? You might get lucky with a £39 raar stalls seat on some dsts but dynamic pricing seems to be heading north again after some lower prices recently.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 27, 2023 21:29:37 GMT
Saw this (again!) tonight stalls E - sound was excellent throughout.
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Post by ThereWillBeSun on Jul 28, 2023 9:05:03 GMT
I saw this last night and agree that the sound was slightly off at the beginning of the show! Bill Nighy was in the building, nice chap. The illusions all but ONE I managed to figure out. I really am in love with this show and there was a great atmosphere last night. Hoping audiences keep coming to this. I think we might have spoken to each other last night 🤣 Just pm'ed you!!!!!!!
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Post by Stephen on Jul 28, 2023 22:10:09 GMT
50 five star reviews on here. Could almost call it Operation Mincemeat!
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Post by twofiftytwo on Jul 30, 2023 6:43:57 GMT
I’ve now had the always interesting treat of seeing the same person cover two different “lead” roles during this run and while, unfortunately, her Rita a few weeks ago left me somewhat cold, I really enjoyed Aimée Fisher’s Nancy yesterday.
Relatedly though, it’s a shame Eve Norris has now been out for the majority of the last - I think - three weeks, as she’s also doing lovely work as Nancy. I imagine it must be very frustrating to have to miss so much of a limited run. I hope that whatever has been going on she makes a full recovery soon.
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Post by kitsune on Jul 30, 2023 16:37:19 GMT
I’ve now had the always interesting treat of seeing the same person cover two different “lead” roles during this run and while, unfortunately, her Rita a few weeks ago left me somewhat cold, I really enjoyed Aimée Fisher’s Nancy yesterday. Relatedly though, it’s a shame Eve Norris has now been out for the majority of the last - I think - three weeks, as she’s also doing lovely work as Nancy. I imagine it must be very frustrating to have to miss so much of a limited run. I hope that whatever has been going on she makes a full recovery soon. Has Eve been back at all? She was a wonderful Nancy when I saw her in early July.
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Post by greeny11 on Jul 31, 2023 14:19:31 GMT
Eve was on when I saw the show on Friday and she was great as Nancy.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jul 31, 2023 16:25:47 GMT
Eve was on when I saw the show on Friday and she was great as Nancy. I was there on Friday too. I've seen this a few times (think that was number 5 of this run, + possibly 6 on the last run) and MAN the atmosphere on Friday night in the audience was amazing. The cast were superb. I mean, really electric, absolutely buzzing. It's a lovely thing to sit next to someone who clearly hasn't seen it before and all the lines and lyrics are new (bow to the lady next to me). I can't think there were any *understudies on Friday - however, on Friday the *Conductor had hair!! Changes - the "cow tipping was last month" has gone. Nothing else springs to mind. Each time I come away with a new appreciation for something - the lighting (!!), the staging, the dances, the flag choreography .... Loved Friday night (apart from small child in the audience at the end of Ned's song kicked off and had to be taken away).
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Post by anthony40 on Jul 31, 2023 19:31:59 GMT
I hope that someone, somehow (legally) captures this on film. It's too good a show to get forgotten about with time.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 31, 2023 19:48:07 GMT
I hope that someone, somehow (legally) captures this on film. It's too good a show to get forgotten about with time. There's definitely an archive recording cos I was there when they filmed. Vague rumours on this thread about Sony taking an interest but just speculation.
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Post by theatrenerd on Jul 31, 2023 20:24:01 GMT
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Post by ladidah on Aug 1, 2023 7:31:04 GMT
I want to see this before it closes, but it's so expensive
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Post by danb on Aug 1, 2023 7:38:26 GMT
I paid £22 for the front row of the upper circle, which I eventually changed for £25 side Dress Circle a few days before due to the legroom.
I’m sure that perfect front stalls seats are expensive. I have always found that a level of sacrifice is required for more affordable theatre tickets; be that a restricted view or leaving it to the last minute.
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Post by ceebee on Aug 1, 2023 8:07:18 GMT
I want to see this before it closes, but it's so expensive Hi Ladidah - try booking the day before or on the day if you can, as prices drop when there is sizeable availability. Alternatively, pick up a slip seat in the dress circle for around £39 or a bench seat in the Baylis for £19. Rear stalls seats are usually available for £39 and you can often pick up some front stalls B-D tickets for £39-£50. Hope this helps. Re: perfect front stalls seats... Row B (front row) is between £39 and £60 depending on demand. The premium space in the mid stalls rarely sells at the £120-£150 level the OV tries to get. I guess the average price in this space is closer to £90. Some people will pay the full whack, others who are tighter (like me) will wait for a deal to pop up. I love this show hugely but would never pay £140 to see it (or any other show). I baulked at paying £100 for Cabaret and was massively underwhelmed.
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Post by marob on Aug 2, 2023 23:05:25 GMT
Saw this this afternoon. I remember the film, just about, from when it would have showed up on ITV regularly back in the 90s. Even though I know it’s popular on here I went in with fairly low expectations. Happy to say i was very pleasantly surprised. It takes a while to get going, but once it does it’s great stuff.
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Aug 4, 2023 8:55:53 GMT
I want to see this before it closes, but it's so expensive I got £21 'restricted view' pillar seats in the dress circle, but my view was basically perfect. The pillar was to the right of my eye line so only obstructed the extreme side of the stage, but all the action happening in the middle and on stage right was totally clear
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Post by londonmzfitz on Aug 8, 2023 16:52:20 GMT
I've returned a last performance 2nd row stalls (showing on the Old Vic website), in case anyone is thinking of a last night visit. I do love me a last night (still going - and the matinee - you know, because I can).
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