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Post by alece10 on Nov 15, 2019 19:26:19 GMT
Hope someone can help! I haven't received tickets for some upcoming shows I booked, I've only just realised because one is tomorrow. Can they reprint them for me at the box office tomorrow? I wouldn't think you will have a problem. Just get there early or phone box office in the morning. |
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Post by eliza on Nov 15, 2019 19:29:26 GMT
Hope someone can help! I haven't received tickets for some upcoming shows I booked, I've only just realised because one is tomorrow. Can they reprint them for me at the box office tomorrow? I wouldn't think you will have a problem. Just get there early or phone box office in the morning. Great thank you  I will give them a call tomorrow. |
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Post by Marcus on Nov 15, 2019 21:44:17 GMT
I finally have a question for this thread.
Knowing normally a half hour call is standard for actors to be at the theatre (longer for musicals with warm ups etc). If a character does not appear till end of act 1 or act 2 are the actors required to be at the theatre before the show starts or do they have later call times?
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Post by Jane Parfitt on Nov 15, 2019 21:56:48 GMT
Marcus I'm pretty sure they have to be there at the start, imagine the problems if the show had started and they didn't turn up!
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Post by theatremadness on Nov 15, 2019 23:33:12 GMT
I finally have a question for this thread. Knowing normally a half hour call is standard for actors to be at the theatre (longer for musicals with warm ups etc). If a character does not appear till end of act 1 or act 2 are the actors required to be at the theatre before the show starts or do they have later call times? Yes everyone will be in for whenever the call is, the only difference from then is if a character doesn’t appear until well into the show, they can then get ready a lot later! |
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Post by 49thand8th on Nov 16, 2019 0:01:49 GMT
I finally have a question for this thread. Knowing normally a half hour call is standard for actors to be at the theatre (longer for musicals with warm ups etc). If a character does not appear till end of act 1 or act 2 are the actors required to be at the theatre before the show starts or do they have later call times? Nope! They all have to sign in at half-hour, even if they don't show up for an entire act. |
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Post by marob on Nov 16, 2019 0:10:22 GMT
I've been wondering that myself too. A couple of weeks back I set off early to a matinee of Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly theatre as I'd never been there before. The queue for the box office was huge so I went for a wonder around, which is when I saw Matt Lucas and Rob Houchen walking down the street together. I was curious later about where the Les Mis concert was in relation to where I had been and was surprised to see it was the Gielgud as they were walking in the opposite direction. It was about 1.50 when I saw them, so only about 40 minutes before the start of their show.
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Post by originalconceptlive on Nov 16, 2019 1:19:56 GMT
This is silly, but...I'm generally accustomed to hearing about the "2019 season", "2020 season" etc for theatre here in Australia, although it's not completely consistent. Why do many places and companies use "2018-2019", "2019-2020" and so forth? Is it a Northern Hemisphere thing? A weather thing? The financial year? Awards season? Tradition?
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Post by cheesy116 on Nov 16, 2019 1:52:28 GMT
This is silly, but...I'm generally accustomed to hearing about the "2019 season", "2020 season" etc for theatre here in Australia, although it's not completely consistent. Why do many places and companies use "2018-2019", "2019-2020" and so forth? Is it a Northern Hemisphere thing? A weather thing? The financial year? Awards season? Tradition? Its probably a northern hemisphere thing, primarily based on the weather/seasons. Less people go to the theatre during the summer as they would rather be outside making the most of our very little heat/sun (in the uk specifically). Since our summer is roughly June-August, they promote the shows from '2019/2020' which is approximately September to May. It's the same as the football season here and many other sports. Since the summer overlaps the years in Australia, the 'season' is usually within 1 calendar year. |
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Post by mistressjojo on Nov 16, 2019 8:39:37 GMT
This is silly, but...I'm generally accustomed to hearing about the "2019 season", "2020 season" etc for theatre here in Australia, although it's not completely consistent. Why do many places and companies use "2018-2019", "2019-2020" and so forth? Is it a Northern Hemisphere thing? A weather thing? The financial year? Awards season? Tradition? Its probably a northern hemisphere thing, primarily based on the weather/seasons. Less people go to the theatre during the summer as they would rather be outside making the most of our very little heat/sun (in the uk specifically). Since our summer is roughly June-August, they promote the shows from '2019/2020' which is approximately September to May. It's the same as the football season here and many other sports. Since the summer overlaps the years in Australia, the 'season' is usually within 1 calendar year. Another thing we do differently here in Oz is generally theatre companies will announce their whole year's repertoire at once, unlike the NT or RSC who will usually announce a summer season or winter season etc. This is usually around September - October of the previous year, and then subscribers can book all their plays before public sales open. Public bookings are usually split into six month blocks. So at the moment I have tickets for a play that is more than a year away! |
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Post by properjob on Nov 16, 2019 10:03:11 GMT
Where are the scenery and props stored dying the run when the stage is needed for other purposes? Noone seems to have answered this from a few months ago so I will have a go although I don't quite understand the question. What do you mean by "for other purposes"? For the few theatres that play several shows in rotation at once (e.g. each individual stage at the National) There will be storage in the building somewhere. The sets will have been designed for this and will come apart into storable sections. I belive in some opera houses are built as a cruciform with a complete stages worth of space each side of the stage and behind it into which the complete stage floor complete with set can be slid but I don't belive there are any examples in the UK. |
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Post by firefingers on Nov 16, 2019 10:11:25 GMT
I finally have a question for this thread. Knowing normally a half hour call is standard for actors to be at the theatre (longer for musicals with warm ups etc). If a character does not appear till end of act 1 or act 2 are the actors required to be at the theatre before the show starts or do they have later call times? Everyone is right 99.9% of the time you are there by the half (or possibly earlier for vocal and physical warm up. This is also handy as if someone isn't in the building by the half it may be too late to get them out of their hungover bed etc). The only acceptation I know of is the meganames of panto. I know of one Captain Hook who refused to play Mr Darling too, and was thus not in the show for the first half hour, and so was invariably not there when the curtain went up. He always made it, just. But such is the power of being the star name. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2019 10:26:25 GMT
This is silly, but...I'm generally accustomed to hearing about the "2019 season", "2020 season" etc for theatre here in Australia, although it's not completely consistent. Why do many places and companies use "2018-2019", "2019-2020" and so forth? Is it a Northern Hemisphere thing? A weather thing? The financial year? Awards season? Tradition? Its probably a northern hemisphere thing, primarily based on the weather/seasons. Less people go to the theatre during the summer as they would rather be outside making the most of our very little heat/sun (in the uk specifically). Since our summer is roughly June-August, they promote the shows from '2019/2020' which is approximately September to May. It's the same as the football season here and many other sports. Since the summer overlaps the years in Australia, the 'season' is usually within 1 calendar year. Personally I reckon a lot of it is down to academic years - anyone with children or uni students operates around a year starting in September, and once you've grown up with that mindset it's really difficult to break out of it. August is a gap, the year starts in early September and we go into the next cycle - 2019-20 which starts to get to its 'end' around May/June. |
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Post by 49thand8th on Nov 16, 2019 23:34:14 GMT
This is silly, but...I'm generally accustomed to hearing about the "2019 season", "2020 season" etc for theatre here in Australia, although it's not completely consistent. Why do many places and companies use "2018-2019", "2019-2020" and so forth? Is it a Northern Hemisphere thing? A weather thing? The financial year? Awards season? Tradition? For Broadway, it has to do with Tonys eligibility: "Legitimate theatrical productions may be eligible for Tony Awards if they officially open on or before the cut-off date established by the Tony Awards Administration Committee (in 2019, that date is April 25) in an eligible Broadway theatre and comply with all the rules and regulations that govern the Tony Awards for the season. A show is only eligible in the season when it first opens, no matter how long it runs on Broadway." www.tonyawards.com/about/faq/ |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 24, 2019 10:53:13 GMT
I know all arrangements will differ, depending in the parties involved but when a show transfers from somewhere like Chichester or Sheffield into the WE, who has skin in the game?
Examples: Jamie has transferred from the Crucible very successfully. Is the Crucible getting an ongoing revenue from that success or is that limited to the producers and creatives? Similarly when Showboat did less well, will the Crucible have taken a financial hit?
i guess I’m asking if the producing theatre is usually an investor in the production.
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Post by random on Nov 24, 2019 17:30:30 GMT
I know all arrangements will differ, depending in the parties involved but when a show transfers from somewhere like Chichester or Sheffield into the WE, who has skin in the game? Examples: Jamie has transferred from the Crucible very successfully. Is the Crucible getting an ongoing revenue from that success or is that limited to the producers and creatives? Similarly when Showboat did less well, will the Crucible have taken a financial hit? i guess I’m asking if the producing theatre is usually an investor in the production. It varies. The originating producer should receive a royalty even if they're not involved in any other way. They could also be a producer of the transfer in part or whole. IIRC the RSC received a donation to underwrite the risks of Matilda's transfer, so they are the producer in the WE and therefore make a lot more money than if they were in partnership with another producer or not involved at all. The originating producer may also be the general manager of the production's transfer, for which they will receive a fee from the transfer's production. For Jamie, Sheffield Theatres produced the original production, so will be receiving a royalty at the least but probably don't have a massive investment in the transfer. The production credit 'Nica Burns presents the Sheffield Theatres production' suggests they are not a co-producer in the transfer, that it's all Nica/Nimax. If they were jointly producing, it would more likely be Nica Burns and Sheffield Theatres present the Sheffield Theatres production of' |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 15, 2019 19:05:19 GMT
Yesterday at the King's Head we were informed the bar is seperate to the theatre and that we could buy merch to help fund the theatre.
I just assumed it was connected with the bar funding the productions. I thought most theatres are similar (bars, restaurants, sweeties etc) but maybe that isn't the case.
Is this unique to Pub Theatres?
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Post by cheesy116 on Dec 16, 2019 1:26:36 GMT
Yesterday at the King's Head we were informed the bar is seperate to the theatre and that we could buy merch to help fund the theatre. I just assumed it was connected with the bar funding the productions. I thought most theatres are similar (bars, restaurants, sweeties etc) but maybe that isn't the case. Is this unique to Pub Theatres? I work for an ATG theatre and all money made on the bars and through merch goes direct to ATG (the owners). I doubt it's unique but it's rare. There is the occasional show that have their own merch sellers and they keep the money from it but that isn't the norm. |
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Dec 16, 2019 1:52:02 GMT
Pub theatres where the theatre is generally a completely separate space (often a room in an attic or basement rented out to the theatre company by the company who own the building) is a totally different kettle of fish than a major theatre (especially one owned by a huge conglomerate) where they own the building and everything inside it and employ all the staff.
Many pub theatres just rent one or two rooms and have nothing to do with the pub itself.
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Post by Stasia on Dec 16, 2019 8:03:31 GMT
I have a question for this thread at last. I've seen several posts here and on Facebook mentioning OG cast members. What does G stand for in this? I know O is for "original"
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Post by Someone in a tree on Dec 16, 2019 10:09:35 GMT
I have a question for this thread at last. I've seen several posts here and on Facebook mentioning OG cast members. What does G stand for in this? I know O is for "original" German? |
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Post by dippy on Dec 16, 2019 10:30:03 GMT
Isn't it gangster? Which of course is ridiculous. Why they can't just be called original cast who knows! Maybe I'm wrong but I did work with someone once who I think mentioned OGs and I wasn't one as I was new, I think he said gangster when I asked what on earth he was on about.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Dec 16, 2019 16:02:44 GMT
Gangster, but it’s just slang for original, the real McCoy, that kind of thing.
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Post by Stasia on Dec 17, 2019 13:21:01 GMT
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Post by 49thand8th on Dec 17, 2019 16:27:10 GMT
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I will give them a call tomorrow.
