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Post by showgirl on Nov 14, 2017 4:49:27 GMT
Having checked again I can now see £15 tix on Todaytix (sure they appeared during the day yesterday as I've checked so much lately), but most frustratingly and puzzlingly, never for any matinees. Do they think these sell better anyway? Because they won't to me if I have to pay more than for an evening performance!
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Post by peggs on Nov 14, 2017 19:01:50 GMT
When I looked was offering both performances for this sat so think you've just been unlucky so far.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 14, 2017 19:26:09 GMT
The £15 offer is now over anyway but whilst it was still open I tried all the matinee dates and not one had that performance listed, so maybe there were only a few tix for those and they went? I do wish though that Todaytix would email users to alert them to offers; I do have an account and surely that's an obvious use for users' contact details?
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Post by bellboard27 on Nov 14, 2017 20:45:01 GMT
When the £15 offer went live, they did offer Saturday matinees at £15, but the Thursday ones not (just regular price). Then shortly after, the Thursday matinee times disappeared - no offer of any tickets. Now the offer is over, all performances are back on show and tickets available.
On being alerted, my app did alert me at some point (can't remember when), but I did not get an email.
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Post by Julieta on Nov 14, 2017 20:51:55 GMT
I got an email alert and bought tickets for Saturday evening. Maybe there is an account setting that affects this?
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Post by showgirl on Nov 14, 2017 20:54:45 GMT
Thank you for the info, bellboard27. I do have the app but received no notification of any type; shame, as I'm specifically looking for this Thursday matinee now, but there are alternatives. Looking at future dates, even quite close, imo the seat locations are still too poor for the price. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 22:13:19 GMT
‘To miss one notification, Ms Showgirl, may be regarded as a misfortune; to miss both looks like carelessness.’
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Post by showgirl on Nov 15, 2017 4:48:36 GMT
Indeed, HG, had there been any notifications to miss, but as I said, I received none. If I had the time I'd contact Todaytix about it, but life's too short - plenty more plays in the London sea.
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Post by showgirl on Nov 17, 2017 5:37:01 GMT
Saw this yesterday and as no day seats appeared on the site within 24 hours of the performance (perhaps I was wrong but I thought I recalled someone saying that Nimax did this which saved day-seating?) and Todaytix finally offered me a slightly better seat location than before, I was able to see this from row M of the stalls, which was fine if slightly further back than I'd normally hope to sit, but preferable to front row for me.
Not a full house but a very respectable turnout, with an appreciative audience and some standing at the end. I enjoyed it, especially the many one-liners in the first act, and unlike some I didn't find that things only really got going once Eve Best appeared - though I do agree that the pace and nature of the play changed significantly from that point.
I've now had the pleasure of looking back to see who I was actually watching, as though I recognised Eleanor Bron and Eve Best, I had forgotten who played Lady Hunstanton (surprised I had forgotten this was Anne Reid as hers was the only other name familiar to me) and had no idea who the others were - but that's always my preference as then I'm not distracted by knowing who the actors "really" are.
I can't recall much about the version I first saw, I believe with Felicity Kendal playing the wronged woman, but I'm sure Eve Best was a better fit and that the production overall benefited from the current casting.
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Post by comporhys on Nov 18, 2017 15:29:23 GMT
Went to see A Woman of No Importance last night (thanks to those who alerted us to the £15 TodayTix offer!) and really quite enjoyed it.
It was a bit 'Wilde-by-numbers', but the relish with which most of the actors played their parts made it a nice evening out. The contrast with the initial frivolous witty lines scenes and the storyline once Eve Best turns up, jarred a little - not too much though. The final pay-off line was definitely worth it!
Overall the cast were terrific, especially Eve Best and Anne Reid (her comic interlude songs were a real highlight). Although there was one hilarious Play That Goes Wrong moment where Reid in the first scene sat down on a chair and it collapsed; leaving her flat on the stage. Bless them, they tried to mask it as part of the action (full marks especially to Eleanor Bron who improvised wonderfully about needing to 'send the chair to the menders'), but given the obvious shock on their faces it was clearly not supposed to happen.
The only weak link was Sam Cox as John Pontefract - he just had the most bizarrely distracting robotic style; he was clearly awaiting someone to say a line before he did his next move - even down to background action, he would stop, wait for a line, move to pick up an object, stop, wait for another line, then do his next movement. Very very odd.
It's a production well worth seeing, but perhaps not at full price!
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Post by peggs on Nov 18, 2017 22:44:42 GMT
Did I imagine an eye patch first time round for William gaunt?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 0:16:44 GMT
Did I imagine an eye patch first time round for William gaunt? I'm fairly sure he had an eye patch when I saw it a couple of weeks ago (assuming he was the reverend?). |
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Post by peggs on Nov 19, 2017 0:49:50 GMT
Did I imagine an eye patch first time round for William gaunt? I'm fairly sure he had an eye patch when I saw it a couple of weeks ago (assuming he was the reverend?). Yep. Not just me going mad then. |
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Post by couldileaveyou on Nov 19, 2017 0:51:53 GMT
I would also swear that William Gaunt has been using the same cane in every show I saw him
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Post by peggs on Nov 19, 2017 1:00:58 GMT
I did wonder why he was channelling a pirate
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 19, 2017 21:06:36 GMT
For £15 you cannot go wrong and I didn’t, thought this was absolutely superb.
However the son, is a bit of a knob isn’t he?
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Post by callum on Jan 16, 2018 0:03:01 GMT
Nothing for Lady Windermere's Fan yet? Or have I missed the existing thread?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 8:24:54 GMT
It's only been open four days and I'm not sure Oscar Wilde is a hot ticket for us lot. That said, I'm planning on swinging by the box office on Saturday to see if I can get a cheeky dayseat rather than sticking with my already-planned matinee. I'll be interested to see if the presence of Jennifer Saunders makes a difference compared with how easy it was to get A Woman of No Importance.
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Post by Hana PlaysAndParasols on Jan 16, 2018 11:02:59 GMT
It's only been open four days and I'm not sure Oscar Wilde is a hot ticket for us lot. That said, I'm planning on swinging by the box office on Saturday to see if I can get a cheeky dayseat rather than sticking with my already-planned matinee. I'll be interested to see if the presence of Jennifer Saunders makes a difference compared with how easy it was to get A Woman of No Importance. I was told by the box office that day seats will only be available after it opens, not in previews. Would recommend seeing it, even though the staging is quite old-fashioned. Jennifer Saunders is a joy, solid performances by Samantha Spiro and others. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 11:05:45 GMT
Oh really? That's a nuisance, I guess I'll stick with Plan A then. Thanks for the heads up!  |
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Post by floorshow on Jan 17, 2018 22:49:46 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed Lady Windermere's Fan tonight, fairly brisk with lots of nice comedy beats. Very well cast - all the names deliver exactly what you'd expect from them but not at the expense of the overall play.
Can't find the spoiler tag on my phone so not much more I can add!
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Post by Latecomer on Jan 21, 2018 12:11:11 GMT
At the matinee on Saturday and I have to agree with floorshow, good production and very well cast. Jennifer Saunder's is a hoot and we get a song from her during the set change in the second half....and she knows how to milk every laugh from it! I have booked for last 2 productions on the strength of this and A Woman of No Importance and would like to point out that prices are more reasonable for the first week or so after first performance as £10 off prices then!
Oh and the dresses are to die for...I'd like the black number that Samatha Spiro gets to wear!!!
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Post by comedypilot on Jan 22, 2018 11:18:12 GMT
Saw 'The Importance of Being Ernest IN COCKNEY' at Camden last year, one of the funniest reworks I have ever seen and sticking close to the script and very near the mark. It's touring at present, but hopefully will come back to London soon.
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Post by showgirl on Jan 23, 2018 4:23:51 GMT
Hooray, the ever-reliable @theatremonkey.com says day seats are available from today - going to try for the first Thursday matinee I can.
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