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Post by mattnyc on Nov 9, 2023 19:46:36 GMT
Any idea of a potential start date?
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Post by alicechallice on Nov 9, 2023 22:39:19 GMT
It's a classic John Cassavetes film from the 70's, you PHILISTINE!! Will that make it better? I thought he made sleepy art films and conspiracy thrillers? Shaming people for not having the same cultural reference points as you isn’t really the one. I was joking, promise. I've indulged in my fair share of Channel 5. If Sheridan was doing 'Pam Ayres does the Cotswolds: the Musical', I'd be very impressed.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 9, 2023 23:24:41 GMT
Any idea of a potential start date? You’ll find out tomorrow. I’ve heard opening in February
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Post by Dave B on Nov 10, 2023 8:16:48 GMT
IT says on sale at 10am but it appears to be on sale NOW
ETA: And they just enabled the queue but tickets were on sale for a good while this morning. Booked for 19 March. £20-£165 range. Did not appear to be any difference in preview prices. Press night looks to be March 26th, only date not on sale.
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Post by happysooz2 on Nov 10, 2023 9:21:06 GMT
You benefitted from their screw up there. You now cannot book until 10am today and there’s a countdown in place.
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Post by ruthieh on Nov 10, 2023 9:32:29 GMT
I managed to book early too. Was pleasantly surprised by the prices.
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 10, 2023 9:56:12 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless.
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Post by A.Ham on Nov 10, 2023 10:10:20 GMT
Booked for the second night of previews as someone had nabbed the front dress circle seat I was after for the very first performance! (I was still considering it when the briefly-open early booking period ended).
Intrigued about this one - Sheridan is marmite I know but I thought she was great in both Funny Girl and Shirley. Had a read on IMDb about the film this is based upon and it sounds good. Also sounds like there could be elements of life imitating art (or art imitating life) but we shall see.
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Post by colelarson on Nov 10, 2023 10:22:17 GMT
Booked for a Matinee in March and was impressed how smooth it was to book!
Seen Sheridan in a few things before so interested to see this with Rufus Wainwright and Ivo van Hove involved as well.
Currently booking till 27TH JULY 2024 it says on the DMT website.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Nov 10, 2023 10:34:16 GMT
Van Hove, Wainwright and Smith is the perfect trinity of NO THANKS.
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Post by drmaplewood on Nov 10, 2023 10:57:55 GMT
Big fan of the film, worried this might be bad but I’ve booked anyway.
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Post by sam22 on Nov 10, 2023 10:58:43 GMT
Easy booking process. Compared to other shows pleasantly surprised by the ticket prices!
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Post by Jon on Nov 10, 2023 11:01:03 GMT
The film is 144 minutes so I imagine this won't be a 90 minutes no interval type show.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 10, 2023 11:16:25 GMT
Delfont Mackintosh is my favourite booking site. Never had any problems, always easy to use
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Post by alece10 on Nov 10, 2023 12:50:37 GMT
All booked for 3rd preview in my usual (and favourite) seats. This has been a very well kept secret hasn't it. Even the box office guy said he didn't know about it until he came into work this morning.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 10, 2023 13:41:26 GMT
Easy booking process. Compared to other shows pleasantly surprised by the ticket prices! Agreed. I suspect Sheridan Smith's involvement will ensure this is another Educating Rita and not one to wait for discounts. DMT makes it very quick and easy to scroll through dates and choose seats compared to the likes of ATG.
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Post by asps2017 on Nov 10, 2023 13:43:30 GMT
All booked for 3rd preview in my usual (and favourite) seats. This has been a very well kept secret hasn't it. Even the box office guy said he didn't know about it until he came into work this morning. Which are your favourite seats?
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Post by alece10 on Nov 10, 2023 13:55:15 GMT
All booked for 3rd preview in my usual (and favourite) seats. This has been a very well kept secret hasn't it. Even the box office guy said he didn't know about it until he came into work this morning. Which are your favourite seats? Dress circle Row D aisle. It's because I have access issues and it's all on the level so no stairs but it's a great view roo.
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Post by alece10 on Nov 10, 2023 13:55:58 GMT
Easy booking process. Compared to other shows pleasantly surprised by the ticket prices! Agreed. I suspect Sheridan Smith's involvement will ensure this is another Educating Rita and not one to wait for discounts. DMT makes it very quick and easy to scroll through dates and choose seats compared to the likes of ATG. Do you mean Shirley Valentine?
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Post by marob on Nov 10, 2023 13:57:24 GMT
Fairly easy pass for me. I like Smith and Van Hove (though he’s very hit-and-miss), but I’ve never heard of the film, and don’t know what Rufus Wainwright’s like as a songwriter because I can’t stand his voice.
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Post by dan on Nov 10, 2023 14:21:43 GMT
It absolutely blows my mind that somebody wouldn’t like Rufus’ voice, but completely get how subjective this is. It’s just he’s pretty much my favourite voice on the planet, and I adore his songwriting so much, and how lush and orchestral his music can be. So I’m thrilled to be seeing this, and can’t wait even if just to hear the music… I think he’s extraordinary. And whenever I’ve seen Sheridan in anything I’ve been super impressed, especially her acting through song. Super pumped for this.
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Post by mrnutz on Nov 10, 2023 14:51:28 GMT
This all sounds great to me. BOOKED.
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Post by karloscar on Nov 10, 2023 16:20:03 GMT
I don't know the film but the plot (washed up alcoholic actress haunted by ghost of a dead fan while attempting a comeback) sounds like Sunset Boulevard meets All About Eve. Could be a triumph or a complete disaster. It'll be interesting to see who else gets cast in the supporting roles.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Nov 10, 2023 17:08:53 GMT
I thought about booking this but I've booked a lot of theatre recently so would only go for the cheapest seats which are all restricted view. Given Ivo van Hove's penchant for live video - this being an adaptation of a film practically guarantees he'll be up to his old tricks - and little regard for sightlines, I'm just going to hope there's rush/lottery once performances actually start (or it'll be bad and I won't have missed out at all but for those who've booked's sake hopefully not).
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Post by Rory on Nov 10, 2023 17:31:08 GMT
As others have said, very pleasantly surprised by the ticket prices. I got a mid Row F stalls ticket for £85.
If this was at an ATG venue, most of the stalls would probably be off sale at this early stage and the prices would be around £125.
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Post by mkb on Nov 11, 2023 2:32:37 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale.
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Post by n1david on Nov 11, 2023 9:14:28 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale. I did, I got an email at 8.02am yesterday offering me members booking. Although when I clicked into it, I was able to view availability and add seats without signing in, so I suspect I'd have been able to checkout as a nonmember.
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 11, 2023 13:04:48 GMT
There's been a DMT+ presale since 8am or so this morning. Although sounds like it was open for booking regardless. Did any DMT+ members get any emails about this at all? I didn't. I only learnt it was already on public sale from WhatsOnStage, never mind any members' presale. Email about 8am, which I didn’t see until around 9:30am. No advance warning, or indication when the presale would end. Then I saw the public sale would start at 10am, so I did check the link at 9:50am, but was in the middle of work things so didn’t book. I suspect this will sell well, but I’ll wait. To be frank, a secret two hour pre-sale just when people are starting work is like paying lip service to the DMT+ membership. Most people won’t have had time to see the email, check when they can attend, or (if they’re those strange people who arrange theatre attendance with others) check if people can attend with them.
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Post by mkb on Nov 11, 2023 13:14:45 GMT
Thanks Dr Tom and n1david - I've emailed asking DMT+ why I wasn't on their presale mailing list.
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Nov 11, 2023 16:49:29 GMT
Agreed. I suspect Sheridan Smith's involvement will ensure this is another Educating Rita and not one to wait for discounts. DMT makes it very quick and easy to scroll through dates and choose seats compared to the likes of ATG. Do you mean Shirley Valentine? Indeed, sorry. A bit of of Willie confusion on my part there. I decided not to book Shirley Valentine when it first went on sale and ended up not seeing it at all.
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