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Post by alicechallice on Nov 30, 2017 13:23:38 GMT
Have been a bit slow to report but went to see this last Friday and really enjoyed it! I thought the balance between the serious and the comic was just right and the audience interaction bits were hilarious. I got the impression that some of the more senior audience members didn't know what the hell they'd let themselves in for. My chum preferred it to 'Ink' in fact and felt this one refrained from being just that little bit too "James Graham" for his liking. Acting was fab, particularly Gavin Spokes, Sarah Woodward and Keir Charles.
Anyway, the most exciting part of the evening was afterwards when we entered the post-'Quiz' quiz in the Minerva saloon hosted by Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley. There were about 10-12 teams I suppose and the questions were quite History of CFT-heavy but we only went and bloody won the thing!! It was very exciting and everybody was extremely friendly. Then before we left we had a right old chin-wag with Daniel who is just lovely. We reeled off a list of musicals he should do and I believe he was taking notes. He was also rather handsome and has therefore become my favourite theatre gay (sorry @ryan, can you cope with being my no.2?)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 13:48:33 GMT
Have been a bit slow to report but went to see this last Friday and really enjoyed it! I thought the balance between the serious and the comic was just right and the audience interaction bits were hilarious. I got the impression that some of the more senior audience members didn't know what the hell they'd let themselves in for. My chum preferred it to 'Ink' in fact and felt this one refrained from being just that little bit too "James Graham" for his liking. Acting was fab, particularly Gavin Spokes, Sarah Woodward and Keir Charles. Anyway, the most exciting part of the evening was afterwards when we entered the post-'Quiz' quiz in the Minerva saloon hosted by Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley. There were about 10-12 teams I suppose and the questions were quite History of CFT-heavy but we only went and bloody won the thing!! It was very exciting and everybody was extremely friendly. Then before we left we had a right old chin-wag with Daniel who is just lovely. We reeled off a list of musicals he should do and I believe he was taking notes. He was also rather handsome and has therefore become my favourite theatre gay (sorry @ryan , can you cope with being my no.2?) Well it's well known in theatrical circles, Kensington Palace and the House of Commons bar that I never usually like to come second but on this occasion I shall make an exception.
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 30, 2017 14:03:30 GMT
On the subject of queens, Her Majesty is visiting Chichester Festival Theatre today.
And when Daniel Evans was still in Sheffield, I urged him to stage Hello Dolly! one Christmas. You read it here first!
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Post by daniel on Nov 30, 2017 23:44:11 GMT
Transferring to the Noel Coward from March 31.
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Post by demonbarber on Nov 30, 2017 23:44:25 GMT
Transferring to the Noel Coward from March 31st
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Post by Jon on Dec 1, 2017 2:17:43 GMT
James Graham's fourth West End show in 18 months! He's on a roll at the moment
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Post by Latecomer on Dec 1, 2017 8:23:49 GMT
Any idea when booking opens?
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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 8:26:24 GMT
I think it's this morning at 10am.
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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 8:31:17 GMT
You can see dates and that sort of stuff on www.quiztheplay.com which takes you to Delfont Mackintosh's site.
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Post by Xanderl on Dec 1, 2017 8:43:19 GMT
Booking is open via the link above
Sadly no bargain seats in the stalls like other recent productions in this theatre - only cheap options are the side seats in the upper circle or in the balcony. So I'm passing on this for now.
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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 8:53:04 GMT
I know. £95 or £67.50 for a decent seat in the stalls. £42 or thereabouts for the very back. It's disgraceful really.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 9:17:21 GMT
Wow, that's pricier than I would have hoped for. Still, I've discovered Delfont Mackintosh are pretty good about exchanging tickets with enough notice and for a small fee, I'm going to book a cheap seat now and see what happens over the next few months.
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Post by n1david on Dec 1, 2017 10:24:00 GMT
From Whatsonstage.com:
Sounds like there might be some changes to the Chichester production - would have been needed for the set anyway - but suggests there could be more changes.
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Post by Latecomer on Dec 1, 2017 10:24:44 GMT
Disappointed they aren't doing the usual £10 seats at the back of stalls/circle.....will give this a miss at these prices! Come on James, reward your loyal fans!
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Post by zahidf on Dec 1, 2017 10:42:20 GMT
Ah. I#ll keep an eye out for cheap tickets/day seats
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Post by Mark on Dec 1, 2017 13:13:34 GMT
Not sure of what the set-up was in Chichester for this one, but I'm guessing there may be a potential for on-stage seats for this?
Very glad its transferring.
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Post by frosty on Dec 1, 2017 13:55:19 GMT
Anyway, the most exciting part of the evening was afterwards when we entered the post-'Quiz' quiz in the Minerva saloon hosted by Daniel Evans and Rachel Tackley. There were about 10-12 teams I suppose and the questions were quite History of CFT-heavy but we only went and bloody won the thing!! We were there too! We had been to see the Wipers Times in the main theatre, then popped over for a drink in the Minvera afterwards and they asked us if we wanted to join the theatre quiz, so we did. Well done on winning, we were very impressed with your knowledge, we thought we were doing well after the first round, but it went rapidly downhill from there, we weren't last, but pretty near it I think! I've booked a theatre tour to try and improve my history knowledge. Isn't Daniel just lovely? And so Welsh! He's done an amazing job in his first season at CFT, can't wait to see what he comes up with next year. Anyway, I really didn't fancy Quiz the play, but from the comments here and the reviews, it sounds everso good, so we're seeing it tonight.
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Post by Jon on Dec 1, 2017 16:28:17 GMT
The prices are on par with most commercial West End plays, Ink was similarly priced so it’s not too surprising.
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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 17:52:49 GMT
The prices are on par with most commercial West End plays, Ink was similarly priced so it’s not too surprising. No, it's not surprising but it is outrageous. I can't help but feel that down the line, future generations just won't go to plays when they are so expensive, and because they've been priced out from an early enough age, it won't be in their DNA to see plays and fork out vast sums for the privilege. When I went to the Ink midweek matinee last month, the average age of the audience was definitely 60+. Very few younger people. And I wondered then if the current 25 year olds would be bothered to fork out nearly 70 quid (or equivalent of the era) in 40 years time to see the likes of it. My guess is that they mightn't. So the West End will shoot itself in the foot in the long run.
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Post by Jon on Dec 1, 2017 18:24:52 GMT
No, it's not surprising but it is outrageous. I can't help but feel that down the line, future generations just won't go to plays when they are so expensive, and because they've been priced out from an early enough age, it won't be in their DNA to see plays and fork out vast sums for the privilege. When I went to the Ink midweek matinee last month, the average age of the audience was definitely 60+. Very few younger people. And I wondered then if the current 25 year olds would be bothered to fork out nearly 70 quid (or equivalent of the era) in 40 years time to see the likes of it. My guess is that they mightn't. So the West End will shoot itself in the foot in the long run. At the end of the day, it's commercial theatre and not a charity. While producers do try and make and have affordable tickets through day seats, lotteries and other lower priced tickets they need to make money and TBH the Grand Circle and Balcony are not badly priced.
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Post by Rory on Dec 1, 2017 18:30:45 GMT
I appreciate it's commercial theatre and that costs for everything have gone up but I consider that sheer greed on the part of producers will ultimately damage the thing we all love, and I don't think I'm alone in that view. We'll have to disagree on this one Jon!
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Post by harrietcraig on Dec 1, 2017 22:05:05 GMT
Is it necessary to have some background knowledge of this story in order to appreciate the play? I ask as an American who had never heard of Ingram before reading the reviews of the play.
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Post by plaskett on Dec 1, 2017 22:27:02 GMT
Celador´s Major Fraud documentary aired globally shortly after the convictions of 2003, achieving record viewing figures in many countries. May I suggest that Googling ´ Major Fraud´ or a follow-up documentary, " Final Answer", might throw more light upon the matter. This latter doc features snippets of Diane Sawyer questioning the convicted ´cougher´, Tecwen Whittock, even. Or. harrietcraig may consult www.amazon.co.uk re our book, Bad Show, where you may even read the first six chapters gratis. re n1 David´s comments about Quiz to be rendered even better when it hits the West End, I had the temerity, in response to his request, to e mail James Graham some proposed amendments. One, which I am sure will not meet with the disapproval of theatre aficianados, was that since one of Ingrams´daughters is Portia and a child of theirs makes the briefest of appearances in Quiz, it would be better to have the almost preternaturally apposite ´Portia´ replace her younger sister, Hester, in that role.
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Post by showgirl on Dec 2, 2017 5:53:58 GMT
Is it necessary to have some background knowledge of this story in order to appreciate the play? I ask as an American who had never heard of Ingram before reading the reviews of the play. I'd say not, as I don't watch tv and loathe quizzes and anything similar, but I enjoyed the play. I had heard the news at the time (when the winner of a tv show was accused of cheating) but again, paid no attention to it and it made no difference to my understanding of the play; indeed, it might even be better to approach it without any foreknowledge or views re whether the alleged cheating happened or not. In any case, what you get in the play is firstly an account of what appeared to happen, then the same events re-examined from a different perspective, so those who think they know what happened and/or have a particular view, might change their minds afterwards and some have done.
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Post by stefy69 on Dec 2, 2017 7:58:46 GMT
Transferring to the Noel Coward from March 31. Excellent news !!!
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Post by emsworthian on Dec 2, 2017 9:54:01 GMT
There is an interview in this week's Chichester Observer with Sarah Woodward who plays Charles Ingram's defence counsel and she says the play has changed every day for three weeks and it is a challenge having to relearn lines. She also says that they have not been allowed the court transcripts; apparently they are not in the public domain.
Congratulations Allicechallice on winning the quiz. I did wonder at one time about trying to get a TheatreBoard team together.
Anyway, I've now realised that I've booked for next Saturday, not this Saturday as I originally thought, so I'll be giving feedback from the final matinee.
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Post by frosty on Dec 2, 2017 11:40:39 GMT
Saw it last night and loved it, fascinating stuff
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Post by callum on Dec 2, 2017 13:38:06 GMT
I agree with you to an extent Rory - I'm in my 20s but if you look in the right places and are flexible you can usually get a good deal. Saw Labour of Love in Noel Coward for £10 because of dynamic pricing, same with A Christmas Carol for £5 last week and Follies, Network and Pinocchio tonight all for £7.50 as a result of entry pass. Only for things like Hamilton do I pay full price. True I am always in London so can be flexible for last minute deals - there would be no way I could plan a trip with train fares, hotel etc and still see things for that low a price. I guess what I'm trying to say that if the desire is there and that you know where to look, young people can generally make it work for a low price. But that won't be the case for everyone. At the Follies matinee this week, I reduced the average audience age from 72 to 71 and a half lol! And I hope to get those £10 Labour seats again for Quiz!
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Post by Rory on Dec 2, 2017 15:24:03 GMT
Thanks callum and you make loads of very good points. Good to hear that. I don't live near London at all so I'm one of those people who has to plan ahead with flights, hotels and tickets well in advance so day seats and the like are no go for me. I am very limited with what I can see and so tend to go for decent seats for that reason.
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Post by Mark on Dec 2, 2017 15:54:46 GMT
£27.50 is pretty reasonable for the upper circle though if you have to book in advance?
Can always book flights/hotels and see what you can get when you arrive too - I do this in NYC and with planning got to see everything I wanted.
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