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Post by ceebee on May 31, 2023 4:38:05 GMT
Thanks ceebee! Yes, I reckon an £85 seat will do fine - though I could probably stretch to £125 if the (slightly) cheaper ones have gone on the dates I can do. (I rarely go to the theatre now, so the money saved helps a bit with the post-Covid increase in prices for things I really want to see.) New tickets are being released for each phase of sales to try and ensure a fair distribution (i.e. unlike the Donmar Macbeth which sold put to members in 15 mins, tickets are being held back for members, priority and general sale.) Hope you get the ticket you want! |
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Post by theatremiss on May 31, 2023 11:25:24 GMT
Well that was painless
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Post by richardh on May 31, 2023 11:28:13 GMT
Still waiting for an email here. Absolutely no sign of one at present.
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Post by james123 on May 31, 2023 11:29:35 GMT
Signed up for priority booking to book at noon today. Anyone know how we book? Not clear on the website. Thanks.
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Post by lichtie on May 31, 2023 11:36:36 GMT
Signed up for priority booking to book at noon today. Anyone know how we book? Not clear on the website. Thanks. You get sent a separate email (which should have arrived before midday but inevitably some will be later).
Got held in the queue for a while, but easy to get the cheap seats when I got through.
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Post by cavocado on May 31, 2023 11:57:22 GMT
Hope all the emails have now arrived. I got mine at noon, had a half hour queue but easily got the ticket I wanted. There seemed to be plenty of availability and prices I think slightly higher than Long Day's Journey into Night, £5 higher for my ticket.
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Post by catcat100 on May 31, 2023 12:05:00 GMT
Got my email at 12.40, shortish queue, cheap seat booked and then a very slow responding website, but all dons by 1.00 so not terrible.
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Post by marob on May 31, 2023 12:12:02 GMT
Shouldn’t really use phones in work, but as I was finishing at half past I nipped off to one of the few areas with a signal and clicked on the link, just to get a place in the queue. Was expecting 12000 or for it to sell out, but was number 1030. By I got back online there were only about 70 people in front and was booked within a couple of minutes.
Booking was a bit slow but otherwise very impressed with how smoothly it all went.
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Post by anthony on May 31, 2023 12:16:38 GMT
Got my tickets. That was stressful. I used my phone and the website constantly bugged out and didn't display properly on Safari. Utter mess. Then there was constant loading - it took nearly 5 minutes for the card payment to go through (it was stuck on "0% Do not refresh this page")
Very stressful!
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Post by richardh on May 31, 2023 13:03:14 GMT
Got my email at 12.40 as well. At that point I was 478 in the queue and told queue would take about 40 minutes. Actually moved quite quickly and got to the front in about 25 minutes, but having been told it was my turn and that I would now be redirected to the booking pages - I wasn't and was just told my session had been timed out. So had to start all over again at the back of the queue where I was 1600 +. Another 35 minutes wait but finally got in and booked.
At least the queue is moving quicker than predicted and as of 20 minutes ago there did seem to be reasonable availability, albeit maybe not at the lower prices.
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Post by sam22 on May 31, 2023 15:25:39 GMT
I just tried and was 6000 something in the queue but it put me through straight away, so if anyone is struggling, might be worth starting again
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Post by sam22 on May 31, 2023 15:27:44 GMT
The play will run for two hours with no interval. I know I can go way more than two hours without needing to use the bathroom, but why is it whenever it's a show with no interval I panic and think I need to go within minutes 🤣 |
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Post by lynette on May 31, 2023 16:06:36 GMT
It was. Just booked. Having gone thru all the dates looking for end of row in stalls I switched to circle and lo and behold, end of row. I didn’t have any waiting. Maybe I’m going to a different Lear in a parallel world. O no, ridiculous price so must be this world. A two hour Lear should be fun. Will they just talk fast or severely edit? |
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Post by ceebee on May 31, 2023 22:43:21 GMT
It was. Just booked. Having gone thru all the dates looking for end of row in stalls I switched to circle and lo and behold, end of row. I didn’t have any waiting. Maybe I’m going to a different Lear in a parallel world. O no, ridiculous price so must be this world. A two hour Lear should be fun. Will they just talk fast or severely edit? Gloucester's eyes will be prepped. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2023 23:07:05 GMT
Like others, a little bit of a panic when noon came and went with no email. But success in the end!
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Jun 5, 2023 11:38:27 GMT
Had a look at 12pm incase they’d added front row but they haven’t yet. They did add the other half of stalls row E though.
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Post by lynette on Jun 8, 2023 22:48:26 GMT
In light of Andrew Scott doing Vanya all on his ownio, is this what Branagh is doing with this Lear?
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Post by londonpostie on Jun 9, 2023 16:33:47 GMT
I can't tell you how much grief it was trying to book this in the middle of a large field of sheep, somewhere between Haverford West and .. eeeven further west.
KB has had 4+ decades to gather his ideas together. Look forward to the results.
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Post by Dawnstar on Jun 9, 2023 21:36:50 GMT
In light of Andrew Scott doing Vanya all on his ownio, is this what Branagh is doing with this Lear? Seeing an actor putting his own eyes out could be, er, interesting! |
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Post by lynette on Jun 11, 2023 23:14:56 GMT
In light of Andrew Scott doing Vanya all on his ownio, is this what Branagh is doing with this Lear? Seeing an actor putting his own eyes out could be, er, interesting! Rule nothing out |
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Post by sam22 on Jun 26, 2023 22:36:20 GMT
Presumably dynamic pricing has kicked in. My partner just went to book a ticket the day I'm going and the cheapest is £200!
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Post by lynette on Jun 30, 2023 23:28:05 GMT
Presumably dynamic pricing has kicked in. My partner just went to book a ticket the day I'm going and the cheapest is £200! That’s £100 an hour. Is it gonna be the thing we all go about for the next fifty years - “Did you see…? I was there.” Etc. No it isn’t. |
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Post by Dave B on Jul 6, 2023 10:07:57 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Jul 6, 2023 10:08:13 GMT
Full cast announced. Isnt a one man show
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Post by Jan on Jul 6, 2023 10:40:12 GMT
Doubling Cordelia and Fool is one of those ideas that’s talked about a lot but is hardly ever done, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in fact.
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Post by nottobe on Jul 6, 2023 10:49:40 GMT
Doubling Cordelia and Fool is one of those ideas that’s talked about a lot but is hardly ever done, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in fact. Kathryn Hunter's Lear at the Globe last year had Michelle Terry and Cordelia and the Fool. Also Glenda Jackson's production on Broadway had Ruth Wilson as Cordelia and Fool. I only saw the globe production and found Terry to be disappointing as both but maybe it could work with right performer. |
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Post by alicechallice on Jul 6, 2023 11:00:21 GMT
Doubling Cordelia and Fool is one of those ideas that’s talked about a lot but is hardly ever done, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in fact. The most high profile example of this Ruth Wilson in the Glenda Jackson production on Broadway. |
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Post by thistimetomorrow on Jul 6, 2023 12:30:30 GMT
Saw Jess Revell in Company at RADA earlier this year, very much looking forward to seeing her Cordelia/Fool
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Post by matilda1 on Jul 6, 2023 16:01:20 GMT
Have just realised that all the female actors in this went to RADA, and are recent graduates. Not sure about the men.
I’m sure they are all very talented, but do other drama schools not exist?
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Post by n1david on Jul 6, 2023 16:15:14 GMT
Branagh is President of RADA and did his Browning Version as a benefit for them so I imagine he views it as one of his goals to promote their young talent.
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