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Post by bellboard27 on Apr 3, 2017 7:54:54 GMT
True, true. I might just a) regulate my liquid intake more carefully b) use the loo at a nearby Stabucks*
*other coffee giants are available.
The pub just opposite is also a solid option! I believe it is also possible to void liquid there as well. I've already got my coat... |
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Post by daniel on Apr 3, 2017 7:56:36 GMT
The pub just opposite is also a solid option! I believe it is also possible to void liquid there as well. I've already got my coat... TAXI! |
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Post by cmcphail on Apr 3, 2017 13:40:53 GMT
Is the general sale for this supposed to start Thursday? My sister (who isn't an ATG or Almeida member) just got an email from ATG with a link to some pre-sale. Not sure why she got it, but there were lots of nice tickets available!
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Post by rumbledoll on Apr 3, 2017 15:51:05 GMT
Is the general sale for this supposed to start Thursday? My sister (who isn't an ATG or Almeida member) just got an email from ATG with a link to some pre-sale. Not sure why she got it, but there were lots of nice tickets available! That was a belated Sonia Friedman's generous offer I believe.. You sis just happens to be on their mailing list, you don't have to be a member to recieve this. |
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Post by alexandra on Apr 3, 2017 15:55:13 GMT
If you loved this HG you'd also have loved his Oresteia. Never mind. I missed Summerfolk.  You missed Summerfolk ? You kept that quiet. It was brilliant. Of course I had tickets for and missed the Grandage Othello, Branagh Hamlet, Simon Russell-Beale R-III but I expect they were rubbish. On your previous comment about audibility, I assumed they were speaking g quietly in parts to draw the audience in, I mean the gravedigger was practically whispering and I could hardly hear although I was quite close. I have never ceased to rue having missed Summerfolk (and have mentioned it more than once before here in fact, or perhaps you're being mildly sarcastic). I can't account for it - it would have been just my kind of thing. The one that got away. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 6:53:27 GMT
Here's the Time Out booking link - ticketing.timeout.com/tickets/hamlet-almeida-west-endDoesn't seem to be restricted to mailing list subscribers. Looks to have the full range of seat prices. You can't select your seat but are given a range of seats to choose from in the various price bands, so you know your actual seat before booking. |
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Post by HereForTheatre on Apr 5, 2017 9:22:59 GMT
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 5, 2017 11:55:07 GMT
Just nabbed a seat in the middle of Dress Circle Row F - slightly perplexed as to why its £15 when the seats behind a pillar in the same row are £25, but I figured it will probably be better than the £15 seats in the higher levels.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 11:59:20 GMT
I think it's a legroom issue, I had a thorough read of TheatreMonkey.com and it sounds like tall people find row F a painful experience. I'm not super tall so I'm hoping it'll be just a bargain for me, but I'll find out when I get there I guess. Visibility should be okay at least...
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 5, 2017 12:04:38 GMT
I think it's a legroom issue, I had a thorough read of TheatreMonkey.com and it sounds like tall people find row F a painful experience. I'm not super tall so I'm hoping it'll be just a bargain for me, but I'll find out when I get there I guess. Visibility should be okay at least... I was worried that might be the case. Oh well, this seems like the best of the recent Hamlets (still miffed I didn't see Rory Kinnear's) so I'm sure I can find a way to pretend I'm not 6'2" for a few hours |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 12:52:03 GMT
just got my priority booking email from Sonia! I can finally stop hitting refresh on my inbox after 3 days  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 12:56:22 GMT
just got my priority booking email from Sonia! I can finally stop hitting refresh on my inbox after 3 days haha me too! at least we know Sonia's real feelings about us now! |
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Post by Latecomer on Apr 5, 2017 13:29:53 GMT
just got my priority booking email from Sonia! I can finally stop hitting refresh on my inbox after 3 days haha me too! at least we know Sonia's real feelings about us now! And me!  |
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Post by jgblunners on Apr 5, 2017 17:08:50 GMT
slightly perplexed as to why its £15 when the seats behind a pillar in the same row are £25, but I figured it will probably be better than the £15 seats in the higher levels. It's their "scatter £15 seats everywhere, so it looks like we are being kind to the poor" policy. I like row F dress circle, well done. Ooh fantastic! Very happy that they're being kind to the poor, as I missed out on the week at the Almeida that was for young people specifically, so was looking at the seating plan for the Harold Pinter with a student budget in mind! |
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Post by alnoor on Apr 5, 2017 18:10:21 GMT
I have returned tickets for Saturday 8th April
One ticket stalls row D for matinee
Two tickets stalls row E for evening.
Box office said they will try and sell them.
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Post by sherriebythesea on Apr 6, 2017 5:00:24 GMT
just got my priority booking email from Sonia! I can finally stop hitting refresh on my inbox after 3 days Mine came through at 5 am today (my AZ time). You are still my hero for figuring out why Sonia wasn't answering my tweet. |
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Post by Jan on Apr 6, 2017 6:22:29 GMT
You missed Summerfolk ? You kept that quiet. It was brilliant. Of course I had tickets for and missed the Grandage Othello, Branagh Hamlet, Simon Russell-Beale R-III but I expect they were rubbish. On your previous comment about audibility, I assumed they were speaking g quietly in parts to draw the audience in, I mean the gravedigger was practically whispering and I could hardly hear although I was quite close. I have never ceased to rue having missed Summerfolk (and have mentioned it more than once before here in fact, or perhaps you're being mildly sarcastic). I can't account for it - it would have been just my kind of thing. The one that got away. Summerfolk was very good - and so much of it, it ran 3:50 when I saw it. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 6, 2017 17:00:03 GMT
Such a beautiful and thought provoking production that turns multiple scenes on its head. The fluidity between scenes is also stunning - NT 12th night take note!
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Post by lynette on Apr 6, 2017 19:48:42 GMT
Summerfolk absolutey best thing ever. Are we trying to make someone feel bad here? Actually it was ok. A bit sub Chekov.
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Post by talkstageytome on Apr 8, 2017 20:15:46 GMT
Glad to hear so much positivity surrounding this production. I managed to grab one of the free tickets so I'm seeing it next Wednesday. Hamlet's not my fave Shakespeare play but I'm really looking forward to it.
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Post by nash16 on Apr 8, 2017 20:40:47 GMT
Just seen the matinee. Oh, my. I finally think I have an insight into who Hamlet is, after seeing maybe a dozen or so versions. It's just magnificent and introspective and extrovert and multi-layered and 3 hours 40 fly by. Oh, and the new seats are comfy indeed. Not having to share a bench any more too, lovely. Even better, the pair next to me didn't turn up, so peaceful as well. Only questionable: was the topless scene totally necessary? Don't think so. R.e. the topless scene. Icke is now known for his subtle misogyny. I remember a previous scene of contention in The Red Barn, with similarly pointless nudity for the poor actress. He's never called out on this though. I wonder why? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 21:03:53 GMT
I didn't think the topless scene was the most misogynist thing about Red Barn by a mile.
Still thinking about Hamlet. Was definitely a strong, memorable production - despite the mumbling...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 21:12:32 GMT
I'm inttriged. Is the topless scence when Ophelia is in the bath because if it is when I saw it I noticed She looked naked but I thought it was tasteful and in a preview but she actually is exposed naked that seems a bit gratuitous and n
The only other topless scene I can think of is the grave digger
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 21:26:59 GMT
I'm a straight white male who knows very little about the latest feminist ideologies and I found the bathtub scene totally unnecessary/pervy/ridiculous. But this was only one of several moments in this production where I felt similarly bemused/perplexed/exasperated...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 22:13:38 GMT
I always wear a top in the bath ...NOT.
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