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Post by peggs on Jul 18, 2019 17:15:12 GMT
I wasn't able to use a credit voucher (got "There was a problem trying to contact the ticketing system") so ended up paying by card rather than losing the £15 ticket I had sitting in my basket. Have mailed the NT to see if they can refund the credit card payment and take it off the voucher. Edited to add ... they have responded saying they can refund the voucher balance to my card if I give them a call. Got round to calling them to sort this out, they were very helpful. Particularly as the woman I spoke to went through my account and revealed I actually had £114 in credit notes, rather than the £26 I thought I had! Wow More theatre for you then! |
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Post by fossil on Jul 18, 2019 19:30:13 GMT
On the subject of credit notes, I don't know if anybody has already posted this information which may be useful if, like me, you have been accumulating theatre tokens which cannot be used to book on line. I keep getting these as presents, which is nice, but as I seldom phone or visit theatres to book tickets I have not been able to use them.
I recently found that the NT box office will swap these for an NT credit voucher which can be used on their web site. I now have a healthy credit to use for the next booking period.
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Post by peggs on Jul 18, 2019 21:46:36 GMT
On the subject of credit notes, I don't know if anybody has already posted this information which may be useful if, like me, you have been accumulating theatre tokens which cannot be used to book on line. I keep getting these as presents, which is nice, but as I seldom phone or visit theatres to book tickets I have not been able to use them. I recently found that the NT box office will swap these for an NT credit voucher which can be used on their web site. I now have a healthy credit to use for the next booking period. Really? Now that is interesting. Was that in person or over the phone please? |
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Post by fossil on Jul 19, 2019 8:19:59 GMT
On the subject of credit notes, I don't know if anybody has already posted this information which may be useful if, like me, you have been accumulating theatre tokens which cannot be used to book on line. I keep getting these as presents, which is nice, but as I seldom phone or visit theatres to book tickets I have not been able to use them. I recently found that the NT box office will swap these for an NT credit voucher which can be used on their web site. I now have a healthy credit to use for the next booking period. Really? Now that is interesting. Was that in person or over the phone please? In person. I suppose you may be able to do the transaction over the phone with a voucher code/pin combination that you get with an emailed token but I have not tried that. I did try to use a paper theatre token over the phone once. This is where you scratch off a coating to reveal the codes. Unfortunately I scratched off the numbers as well. I phone call to the Theatre Tokens people got that resolved as they can give you the information from other codes on the token. |
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Post by Jon on Jul 19, 2019 8:59:35 GMT
Does anyone know how long Theatre Token Gift cards last?
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Post by Jan on Jul 19, 2019 9:58:01 GMT
Does anyone know how long Theatre Token Gift cards last? If they are the Society of London Theatre ones the answer is forever, no expiry date. |
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Post by harlow on Jul 30, 2019 15:46:54 GMT
Booking for the Antipodes and wondering opinions on whether to go for:
Pit L on the side (around seat 13) or the slightly more expensive back row of the pit straight on Row M. How much better is that to the side? I've only been straight on before but this production seems a bit more expensive than the Dorfman usually is (but maybe I'm remembered the prices wrong) They're both marked as blank and "unremarkable" on monkey's site.
I'd love advice!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 30, 2019 17:26:30 GMT
I wasn't able to use a credit voucher (got "There was a problem trying to contact the ticketing system") so ended up paying by card rather than losing the £15 ticket I had sitting in my basket. Have mailed the NT to see if they can refund the credit card payment and take it off the voucher. Edited to add ... they have responded saying they can refund the voucher balance to my card if I give them a call. Got round to calling them to sort this out, they were very helpful. Particularly as the woman I spoke to went through my account and revealed I actually had £114 in credit notes, rather than the £26 I thought I had! Drinks are you then?! |
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Post by harlow on Jul 30, 2019 23:06:25 GMT
That's pretty difficult as we don't know the full set up yet. I went L on the side, taking a chance on the legroom (got an aisle seat) and whether the playing area would be close to me or not. Not sure if L will be in its usual place behind the wall or on the floor. My guess is behind the wall. Row M are "high chairs" and under an overhang. I found them comfy and not too far away. For this I think they will be closer than usual, hence the much higher price. So, comes down to if you want legroom / can climb the high chairs or if you want to be potentially closer to the action, I think.
Thank you! Just booked.
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Post by jgblunners on Aug 16, 2019 14:40:06 GMT
I don't recall seeing any official announcements, but the cast for The Antipodes is now up on the NT website and it's quite the collection of names - Conleth Hill, Arthur Darvill, Hadley Fraser, and (my personal one-to-watch at the moment) Fisayo Akinade to name just a few! www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-antipodes |
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Post by zahidf on Sept 13, 2019 9:48:19 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Sept 13, 2019 10:04:54 GMT
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Post by NeilVHughes on Sept 13, 2019 10:48:23 GMT
Looking at the programme for 2020 there is a revival of The Seven Streams of the River Ota which was previously staged at the National in 1996.
The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses.
Wondering if anyone saw this, will go and see it as the masochist side of my interest in Theatre loves a long multi-lingual production.
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Post by bordeaux on Sept 13, 2019 11:03:49 GMT
Looking at the programme for 2020 there is a revival of The Seven Streams of the River Ota which was previously staged at the National in 1996. The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses. Wondering if anyone saw this, will go and see it as the masochist side of my interest in Theatre loves a long multi-lingual production. I went and I loved it. I saw a few of his shows in the 90s (Tectonic Plates, Needles and Opium,Polygraph), but that lost interest at some stage. |
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Post by NeilVHughes on Sept 13, 2019 11:08:09 GMT
Thanks bordeaux , as only a short run ticket availability my only concern but being a member should be OK. |
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Post by Phantom of London on Sept 13, 2019 14:08:06 GMT
The National normally do 2 announcements a year, a minor one and a major one. I take it this is minor one, as normally there is a bigger one in the New Year or spring?
Surprised as no revivals have been announced, no Shakespeare, the National haven't done Shakespeare since Anthony & Cleopatra. No English Classic, such as; Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn, Terence Rattican or Noel Coward. No classic American such as; Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill or August Wilson.
The National seems to be all about the new play and has been for some time.
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Post by fossil on Sept 13, 2019 15:39:36 GMT
A seven hour production so only to be expected that ticket prices for The Seven Streams of the River Ota are somewhat higher - £125, £95, £75, £58, £30
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Post by fossil on Sept 13, 2019 15:46:59 GMT
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Post by Jon on Sept 13, 2019 15:57:44 GMT
A seven hour production so only to be expected that ticket prices for The Seven Streams of the River Ota are somewhat higher - £125, £95, £75, £58, £30 The top price doesn't seem that expensive considering it's the equivalent of two 3.5 hour plays or 3 2 hour 20 minutes plays. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 17:49:59 GMT
Looking at the programme for 2020 there is a revival of The Seven Streams of the River Ota which was previously staged at the National in 1996. The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses. Wondering if anyone saw this, will go and see it as the masochist side of my interest in Theatre loves a long multi-lingual production. Yes, saw it and loved it as well. Given how Lepage refines his work, there may well be a number of differences in this version. I must get out the programme and ticket and find out how much I paid for it back in 1996! |
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Post by crowblack on Sept 13, 2019 18:09:38 GMT
The National seems to be all about the new play and has been for some time. Good - they are publicly funded so I'm glad they're trying to nurture new talent: Miller, Pinter, Williams etc. get plenty of exposure elsewhere. |
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Post by Jon on Sept 13, 2019 18:21:06 GMT
The National normally do 2 announcements a year, a minor one and a major one. I take it this is minor one, as normally there is a bigger one in the New Year or spring? Surprised as no revivals have been announced, no Shakespeare, the National haven't done Shakespeare since Anthony & Cleopatra. No English Classic, such as; Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn, Terence Rattican or Noel Coward. No classic American such as; Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill or August Wilson. The National seems to be all about the new play and has been for some time. I don't think focusing on new plays is a bad thing, Shakespeare has plenty of outlets so the National doesn't really have to do any of his work at the moment and the others have had productions done elsewhere in the last few years. |
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Post by londonpostie on Sept 13, 2019 18:31:30 GMT
I'd like to think the quality of new writing is such that it can't be ignored. Of course the initial writing is developed and honed through a series of stages before we see anything, and perhaps the workshop-type developmental stages have also improved.
Might not have been too many classics, and not too many duds at the National either. After 4 years in charge, all these works now began development during the Rufus Norris era.
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Post by Marwood on Sept 13, 2019 19:15:16 GMT
Tempted by The Visit, but good God, that version of Waiting For Godot at the Barbican with Hugo Weaving and Richard Roxburgh a few years ago was a tedious slog so might just wait until a lot closer to its start date before looking for tickets.
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Post by lynette on Sept 13, 2019 20:07:34 GMT
Apart from the seven hour jobbie, I’m up for most of this lot because of the casting, some real faves in there. OH will be happy. Let’s hope the writing lives up to the acting.
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