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Post by nash16 on Feb 18, 2024 12:28:49 GMT
Cancelled last night, so we went to see The Mirror instead.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 18, 2024 13:12:45 GMT
Aren't the first shows on a Saturday always cancelled at the Donmar and they just start on the Monday?
It's a weird tactic that they just continually do but it always happens 😂
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Post by Dave B on Feb 18, 2024 13:29:31 GMT
Run time up at 3h 20m!
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Post by Jon on Feb 18, 2024 13:30:54 GMT
That can't be right, maybe someone got the numbers mixed up! |
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 18, 2024 13:35:02 GMT
I'm not standing for 3hrs 20 in the Donmar 😂😂 |
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Post by greenandbrownandblue on Feb 18, 2024 13:50:47 GMT
I was about to book a standing ticket for this and then saw the running time....
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Post by aspieandy on Feb 18, 2024 14:48:24 GMT
You'll need the NHS after that *paging Dr Keeley*
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Post by mrnutz on Feb 18, 2024 19:16:27 GMT
If this turns out to be true I may be returning my tickets! |
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Post by parsley1 on Feb 18, 2024 19:33:43 GMT
If this turns out to be true I may be returning my tickets! Bet the Donmar will cry |
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Post by theatremiss on Feb 18, 2024 19:50:55 GMT
Good grief I hope not. I’m at a mid week matinee which will have it finishing at 1750hrs. I’m at the NT that evening, with a 1830hrs start. OMG barely time to get there, grab a drink and use the loo! I’ll be sending my ticket back if it’s really that long a running time. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Feb 18, 2024 22:22:11 GMT
That’s ridiculous !
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Post by Jon on Feb 19, 2024 0:34:50 GMT
I would imagine they'll be aiming to cut that down before opening night.
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Post by nash16 on Feb 19, 2024 1:00:50 GMT
Tory cuts to the running time (& NHS) have not been factored in yet.
(Although the full cut they gave the show on Saturday night was said to be “too severe” by some backbenchers)
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Post by Jan on Feb 19, 2024 7:07:45 GMT
Tory cuts to the running time (& NHS) have not been factored in yet. (Although the full cut they gave the show on Saturday night was said to be “too severe” by some backbenchers) There haven't been any Tory cuts to the NHS. While they have been in power NHS spending in real terms, that is after inflation, is up by 20% and it is also up in real terms on a per capita basis too. It is the 5th best funded health service in the world. I think there was only a single year (under Cameron/Osborne) when NHS funding increased only by inflation rather than exceeding it. I'm sure all the various Nye Bevan plays will point out this common misapprehension about the NHS. |
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Post by vickyg on Feb 19, 2024 9:10:01 GMT
I would imagine they'll be aiming to cut that down before opening night. By at least 40 minutes I hope... |
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Post by aspieandy on Feb 19, 2024 11:11:01 GMT
There haven't been any Tory cuts to the NHS. While they have been in power NHS spending in real terms, that is after inflation, is up by 20% and it is also up in real terms on a per capita basis too. It is the 5th best funded health service in the world. I think there was only a single year (under Cameron/Osborne) when NHS funding increased only by inflation rather than exceeding it. I'm sure all the various Nye Bevan plays will point out this common misapprehension about the NHS.
Words, no data. No mention of covid, population growth, aging population, etc.
The Office for National Statistics disagrees with you. This section is interesting, it put the UK about 19th now (scroll a little, it is a chart):
3. How much does the UK spend on healthcare compared with its international peers?
Also, the BMA has a vested interest. Always interested in what the professionals say:
"Between 2009/10 and 2021/22, the cumulative underspend – the difference between what funding would have been if historical growth rates had been maintained, and what was actually provided – reached £322 billion in real terms."
Much, though not all, of the NHS's woes come from perpetual understaffing, now perpetually maintained at around 9% by perpetual underpaying. In this way, it encourages - forces - qualified staff to work in the private sector. I wonder if things might look rosier for those with private insurance.
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 19, 2024 11:21:28 GMT
Websites been updated to 3hrs 10 maybe this really IS that long!
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Post by nash16 on Feb 19, 2024 11:24:47 GMT
Tory cuts to the running time (& NHS) have not been factored in yet. (Although the full cut they gave the show on Saturday night was said to be “too severe” by some backbenchers) There haven't been any Tory cuts to the NHS. While they have been in power NHS spending in real terms, that is after inflation, is up by 20% and it is also up in real terms on a per capita basis too. It is the 5th best funded health service in the world. I think there was only a single year (under Cameron/Osborne) when NHS funding increased only by inflation rather than exceeding it. I'm sure all the various Nye Bevan plays will point out this common misapprehension about the NHS. Erm… 😂 |
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Post by aspieandy on Feb 19, 2024 11:25:16 GMT
10-mins longer than Jez, at the moment.
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Post by takeabow on Feb 19, 2024 11:37:33 GMT
Websites been updated to 3hrs 10 maybe this really IS that long! Interesting. They had it at 3hr 20mins yesterday. Shortening by the day? |
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Post by Dave B on Feb 19, 2024 11:41:32 GMT
Websites been updated to 3hrs 10 maybe this really IS that long! Interesting. They had it at 3hr 20mins yesterday. Shortening by the day? If I book for the end of the run, maybe it will be be 75 min straight through by then! |
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Post by Being Alive on Feb 19, 2024 11:54:52 GMT
Websites been updated to 3hrs 10 maybe this really IS that long! Interesting. They had it at 3hr 20mins yesterday. Shortening by the day? assume they did a dress on Saturday and that's the current running time |
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Post by theatrelover97 on Feb 19, 2024 15:38:30 GMT
God that is a long running time. Not sure I will be keeping my tickets either.
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Post by mrnutz on Feb 19, 2024 16:04:31 GMT
Unless I'm missing it I think they've removed run time from the page again?
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Post by Dave B on Feb 19, 2024 16:16:16 GMT
Unless I'm missing it I think they've removed run time from the page again? You are right, it is gone now. Must be quite in flux. |
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