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Post by crowblack on Mar 9, 2018 12:56:57 GMT
I saw it in preview and there were a lot of schoolchildren in, so maybe if they have school parties...
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Post by Rory on Mar 12, 2018 8:55:19 GMT
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Post by jadnoop on Mar 12, 2018 9:04:51 GMT
Hmm. Strange that they lost the price of tickets starting at £25. The NT website suggests prices start at £15. It's possibly just temporary pricing on the website though, e.g. here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/tickets/11729
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2018 9:36:41 GMT
It doesn't say tickets start at £25, it says 40% of the tickets are at £25, so one can assume that less than 40% of tickets will be available for £15 (if they bring the cushions back, I bet £15'll get you one of them).
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Post by crowblack on Mar 12, 2018 10:10:54 GMT
Btw, The End of the F***ing World has been very successful on Netflix, so Alex Lawther is probably more of a name to youngsters than he was in December.
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Post by firefingers on Mar 12, 2018 11:54:43 GMT
Btw, The End of the F***ing World has been very successful on Netflix, so Alex Lawther is probably more of a name to youngsters than he was in December. He also stars in the film adaptation of Ghost Stories, so certainly gaining a bit of "name" status.
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Post by nash16 on Mar 12, 2018 12:32:21 GMT
From the Press Release:
"The dress circle will be renamed 'The Cliffs of Dover' "
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 12, 2018 13:11:19 GMT
My close personal friend Sonia Friedman sent me a priority booking link.
The stalls are reconfigured as the "Afghan Cafe" - top price there is £62.50 (plus £69.50 premiums) but there are plenty of seats (benches and "chairs with tables") for £25, also lots of "cushion on floor" tickets are £15. Traditional theatre seating in the "Cliffs of Dover" AKA dress circle, centre block there is £62.50 with the side blocks for £25 (at least, the last 3 rows of the side blocks, rest doesn't seem to be on sale yet)
Upper circle doesn't appear to be on sale.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2018 13:22:08 GMT
So, if this production started at the Young Vic and is transferring to the West End with the help of my dear personal correspondent Sonia Friedman, then why are the National Theatre involved?
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Post by Rory on Mar 12, 2018 13:23:38 GMT
Co - pro with SFP, NT, Young Vic and Good Chance.
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Post by Xanderl on Mar 12, 2018 13:26:02 GMT
According to this it was a National / Young Vic co-production and was "Commissioned by the National Theatre" Speculation - perhaps it was intended for The Shed and moved to the Young Vic when that closed?
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Post by zak97 on Mar 12, 2018 14:37:13 GMT
Could be very interesting depending on seating. I wonder if sitting in the café provides a different experience relative to the cliffs in terms of how you are engaged etc.
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Post by nash16 on Mar 13, 2018 12:12:22 GMT
I still cannot get over that they've called the Dress Circle "the White Cliffs of Dover" 😂😂😂😂
It seems sort of out of keeping with the sensitivity of the show, and yet hilarious at the same time.
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Post by Snciole on Mar 13, 2018 12:54:47 GMT
I bought a cushion seat for 17 July so if anyone hears a crunching sound and the words "Oh, Jesus Christ, No!" that will be me, say Hello!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 13:40:11 GMT
I bought a cushion seat for 17 July so if anyone hears a crunching sound and the words " Oh, Jesus Christ, No!" that will be me, say Hello! And if you then hear someone reply "yes, how can I help you?", that will be me, say Hello. Or receive a blessing. Happy either way.
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Post by Snciole on Mar 13, 2018 13:45:05 GMT
Completely off-topic but I used to work at Lambeth Palace and my mum was very keen I got blessings from the Archbishop of Canterbury because "it would bring me luck"
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Post by crowblack on Mar 13, 2018 14:38:50 GMT
I hope they've sorted the lighting out and use something more gentle - it was great being so close to the action, but looking up you got those (halogen??) very bright lights glaring into your eyes and it was quite uncomfortable. At one point they brought a portable builder's type light box in and the poor man they stuck it next to put his hands right over his face to shield his eyes.
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Post by andrew on Mar 13, 2018 15:52:31 GMT
I've bought a £15 cushion seat through the NT website. I love the artists impressions. Worth the price of admission just to see the reconfiguration.
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Post by jasper on Mar 13, 2018 19:14:43 GMT
Completely off-topic but I used to work at Lambeth Palace and my mum was very keen I got blessings from the Archbishop of Canterbury because "it would bring me luck" Keen on what and which Archbishop? Rowan I hope or Michael if it was a long time ago. The others were less memorable.
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Post by Snciole on Mar 13, 2018 22:45:47 GMT
Completely off-topic but I used to work at Lambeth Palace and my mum was very keen I got blessings from the Archbishop of Canterbury because "it would bring me luck" Keen on what and which Archbishop? Rowan I hope or Michael if it was a long time ago. The others were less memorable. It was Rowan. Never trusted Welby as he banned garlic from all Eucharist meals.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 9:12:18 GMT
Well. This is a very sneaky play I must say. For the first half I thought I was being smacked around the face with a copy of the Guardian during an episode of 'Mind Your Language' but then found myself with something in my eye on more than one occasion during the second half. Because it's quite sprawling with lots of stories going on, sometimes it's not entirely satisfying but the whole thing wears its heart on its sleeve in such a way that you can forgive any minor quibbles with the play as a whole. I didn't find it as overwhelmingly emotional as I perhaps thought I would but when it touches the heart, it does so brilliantly. The moment I found most touching was . . {The Jungle Book} . . . where the community joined Salar in defending his restaurant. Great cast though but the standouts for me were Ammar Haj Ahmad as Safi [such a lovely voice and presence], Ben Turner's dignified Salar and Mohammad Amiri's glorious Norullah. The relationship between Salar and Norullah was really rather lovely I thought. I was sat atop the White Cliffs of Dover which was appropriate as, rather like Dame Vera Lynn, I am a forces sweetheart. Slightly removed but a good overview of the whole show as opposed to being surrounded by the action on a bench and getting a glass of water spilled over me like some poor gal. I don't think Theresa May will be heading to the Playhouse Theatre any time soon though. Oh and from now on, my bicycle will forever be known as a "f*cking d*ck bike".
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Post by nash16 on Jun 22, 2018 10:15:58 GMT
I still cannot believe they've called the Dress Circle "the White Cliffs of Dover"... 🤦🏻♀️
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Post by Xanderl on Jun 22, 2018 11:56:22 GMT
This is included in the National Theatre Friday Rush.
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Post by andrew on Jun 23, 2018 16:58:28 GMT
If anyone wants to come I have an unused seat for this evening. Message me.
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Post by Jon on Jul 6, 2018 1:23:04 GMT
Has anyone sat in the boxes of the Playhouse as I've noticed they're now £15, I'm mulling between those and the onstage cushions
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Post by Mark on Jul 13, 2018 6:58:17 GMT
Saw the matinee yesterday, sat in "Row E" in the jungle and had a fabulous view. Right in the middle of the action. Cushions on this bench provide a bit of back support but still not the most comfortable! I loved the piece as a theatrical experience, I've never seen something so immersive before and I got really into the performances. Despite the long running time I was never bored.
It was great to see so a big school group in, sat downstairs, so fully engaged in the performance.
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Post by bordeaux on Jul 13, 2018 11:27:20 GMT
This is excellent, the fourth show I saw in a two-day visit (after Fun Home, The Octoroon and Red - for which I got a £10 front row seat a few days beforehand), but all four shows got semi- to two-thirds standing ovations. It's ridiculous!
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Post by firefingers on Jul 13, 2018 13:52:46 GMT
Had a great time seeing this the other day. Got row S in the cafe brought TodayTix for £15 which was a bargain. Act One is ok, but absolutely loved Act two. Seat was a wide bench with a cushion on top, and then another cushion behind my back on the wall, so had to cross legs etc, but you felt so immersed. And it was the far side of the prosc (you could see the counterweights for the flys through the door so was cool to be on stage. Definitely worth checking out.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 15, 2018 0:18:50 GMT
Saw this the other day and what a load of politically correct load of old crap, about a camp in Calais that is full of criminals, who believe it’s their right to live in a law abiding society.
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Post by showgirl on Jul 15, 2018 3:33:39 GMT
Having originally thought this was exactly the type of thing I would dislike, I changed my mind when it transferred and decided to see for myself - with high hopes given all the recent 5-star reviews. However I didn't enjoy it. In fairness to the play and production, this was partly because it was swelteringly hot in the auditorium and my bench seat, though padded, was very short in depth so I could only really perch on it rather than sit properly, but the worst of the discomfort was the lack of any backrest - and it's a long play.
As for the play itself, whilst it's certainly performed with passion (and if I was too hot in my normal lightweight clothing, how overheated must the poor actors have been in their winter layers and under the lights?) and addresses issues about which some feel passionate, it came across as lots of people running around yelling and screaming. It was often hard to hear the dialogue due to multiple reactions being voiced from actors in different part of the space but what I did hear was very basic and offered no new information or insights, meaning I found it hard to reconcile what I saw with some of the enthusiastic reviews - for instance, WOS called it "as accomplished a first script as there's been in years."
Definitely a marmite play, then, and not for me, but I can't imagine anyone feeling indifferent to it so at least it provokes reactions.
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