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Post by alece10 on Nov 11, 2023 17:05:30 GMT
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. Actually she would make a very good Rita. Who knows, one day maybe.
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Post by danb on Nov 11, 2023 17:07:15 GMT
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. Actually she would make a very good Rita. Who knows, one day maybe. Definitely much more of a Rita than a Shirley, and a much better play all round.
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Post by Rory on Nov 11, 2023 17:07:22 GMT
I imagine this will sell very well indeed, though it's a little more niche and avant-garde than Shirley Valentine so is unlikely to have quite the same commercial appeal.
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Post by Steve on Nov 11, 2023 23:41:51 GMT
I imagine this will sell very well indeed, though it's a little more niche and avant-garde than Shirley Valentine so is unlikely to have quite the same commercial appeal. Yes, it's MUCH more niche source material, with a plot that I highly doubt will fully utilise Sheridan Smith's superlative comedy skills. Still, I thought she was wonderful dramatically in "Flare Path," in particular, and she's so good at being vulnerable and evoking identification and empathy, and I, for one, thought she sang the heck out of "Funny Girl." The niche plot is very Ivo Van Hove, bearing some similarities to "Persona," which he's already done, where one woman's personality blurs with another's, in this case, a character in a play that she's doing. With Rufus Wainwright in the mix, this feels like particularly complex cerebral adult material, with only Smith providing a mainstream emotional connection to audiences. But I'm betting she can do just that. I'm really intrigued, but I'd hold off predicting a mainstream hit till I saw it lol.
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 13, 2023 13:41:30 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 14, 2023 1:47:06 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd. What? Most seats are £90 and £150- struggling to see where these cheap seats are you talk about? They certainly aren’t the decent seats.
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Post by mattnyc on Nov 14, 2023 2:32:27 GMT
I booked a couple early preview dates yesterday and was pretty surprised by how relatively cheap tickets are for this one. I had been hoping Ivo would ditch the cameras and screens and (especially now that it would be immediately compared to “Sunset”), I’m just curious if the lower prices could reflect a more stripped back production. I honestly think I paid less to see “Shirley Valentine” from comparable front DC seats, which is odd. What? Most seats are £90 and £150- struggling to see where these cheap seats are you talk about? They certainly aren’t the decent seats. Paid £75 for 4th row DC. That seemed pretty cheap to me, comparably to most other things.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 15, 2023 16:59:29 GMT
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Post by asps2017 on Nov 16, 2023 14:25:23 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 16, 2023 15:28:14 GMT
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Post by asps2017 on Nov 16, 2023 16:57:18 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 16, 2023 18:49:46 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced Only via an IG link I think? I always think it’s nice to have the poster embedded in the thread.
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Post by Rory on Nov 16, 2023 19:06:25 GMT
Oh sorry thought was something on it or something different as this had been shared since it was announced Only via an IG link I think? I always think it’s nice to have the poster embedded in the thread. I agree. Seeing the artwork is always one of the most exciting bits of a new show announcement!
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Post by bordeaux on Nov 19, 2023 17:21:33 GMT
I've just received news of this, an adaptation of the John Cassavetes film, Rufus Wainwright providing the lyrics and music. 6th March to 27th July at the Gielgud. Ad on YouTube: .
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Post by n1david on Nov 19, 2023 17:44:37 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 19, 2023 18:01:01 GMT
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Post by corblimey on Dec 14, 2023 10:49:58 GMT
Hadley Fraser,Amy Lennox,Nicola Hughes,John Marquez ,Shira Haas join Sheridan Smith -sounds like a great cast and a little snippet of a song on the opening night insta!
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Post by justsaying113 on Dec 14, 2023 10:55:59 GMT
Shira Haas, breathtaking in 'Unorthodox', could almost persuade me.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Dec 14, 2023 11:43:15 GMT
The song isn't inspiring
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Post by Being Alive on Dec 14, 2023 13:02:05 GMT
You had me interested at Sheridan, you have me VERY interested at Hadley and Nicola
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Post by lotster on Dec 14, 2023 13:06:33 GMT
Do we think discounted tix will be available for this? Now I've seen this cast announcement I am more interested, but tickets still expensive and from what I can see, it has not sold that well thus far. I know Sheridan pulls in the crowds but....
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Post by toomasj on Dec 14, 2023 13:08:37 GMT
I’ll be seeing this because I think Sheridan is great. As long as she’s not in a glass box with a Go-Pro strapped to her head I’ll be happy.
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Post by alece10 on Dec 14, 2023 16:17:55 GMT
I'd already booked cos it's Shazza but this is a great cast.
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Post by finalperformance on Dec 15, 2023 0:52:34 GMT
Have high hopes for this show especially the composer coming to West End.
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Post by jackstage on Jan 9, 2024 12:22:42 GMT
Looking at tickets towards the end of March, but does anyone know what's happening with the front two rows/boxes in the stalls, as they don't appear to be able to book on any date, presuming they haven't been put on sale? Or if there might be a ticket lottery of some kind
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Post by mattnyc on Jan 18, 2024 15:57:18 GMT
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Post by alece10 on Jan 18, 2024 17:55:37 GMT
I also see Jos Slovick is in this. Last time I saw him was in Soho Cinders a few years ago and thought he was excellent.
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Post by aneild on Jan 29, 2024 15:03:56 GMT
Looking at tickets towards the end of March, but does anyone know what's happening with the front two rows/boxes in the stalls, as they don't appear to be able to book on any date, presuming they haven't been put on sale? Or if there might be a ticket lottery of some kind I just booked this, particularly excited to see Benjamin Walker. The front two rows now seem to be available, not sure when that happened but there's still a fair bit of availability for them even on the very well sold dates so I suspect recently. I guess they were holding them back until they knew how the physical production was shaping up.
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Post by jackstage on Jan 29, 2024 16:10:10 GMT
Looking at tickets towards the end of March, but does anyone know what's happening with the front two rows/boxes in the stalls, as they don't appear to be able to book on any date, presuming they haven't been put on sale? Or if there might be a ticket lottery of some kind I just booked this, particularly excited to see Benjamin Walker. The front two rows now seem to be available, not sure when that happened but there's still a fair bit of availability for them even on the very well sold dates so I suspect recently. I guess they were holding them back until they knew how the physical production was shaping up. Just a shame that we already booked more expensive tickets in the dress circle, would have waited but expected they would never be open to purchase
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Post by nottobe on Feb 18, 2024 17:09:36 GMT
Today Tix have offers for this for weekday shows and seems to be some good seats for £35 of which I have opted for. I wonder if there will be other offers or not as I would have thought with Smith involved it wouldn't need them once it's open.
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