What is your opinion of spoilers revealing the plot of show?

I did not want to reveal the characters fate. But it is the same fate that awaits all of us, and all the characters in the show are historical figures. The character dies. The plot may be in the public domain in America, but almost no-one in the Uk knows about the historical figures who started the American revolution.

I can't believe history classes spread spoilers

It sounds like you were unfortunate, but if you knowing plot details beforehand bothers you personally this much then I am confused as to why you were running the risk of browsing the actors' twitter feeds. It makes sense that those involved might discuss their work, and particularly given that it is based on real history that this sort of information would not necessarily be treated like a secret. While of course it will be somewhat less in the UK than in the US, the assumption would be going in that a lot of the audience knows the basic story, and the element of surprise on that front is not necessary to enjoy Hamilton - it's not really a set up as a "twist".

I also enjoy knowing as little as possible going in to new shows if I can (In the Heights is also a good example for me of a show it was great knowing nothing about, also Dear Evan Hansen), but it doesn't ruin it for me to know the plot beforehand either as there are generally plenty of other aspects worth enjoying. After all, shows based on well known films continue to be popular.

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I sometimes take my Mom with me to shows in London but her English isn't that good. So I try to pick shows that are based on movies, so she can watch the movie beforehand to know what's going on, or shows with a very simple storyline. I would not want her to start whispering to me during the show and ask what's going on and thus disturb those around me.

For me it's a no brainer. I don't hear well, I much prefer to "prepare" by going in knowing as much as I can about the plot and songs because I'm not sure I could follow otherwise. "Half a Sixpence" caught me unawares in November as I had planned to see it at a later stage. So, it was quite fun to not know the outcome, but on the other hand simple "romantic plot" logic dictated how it would end. When I saw Hamilton on Broadway it was before the cast recording was even out. So I read the whole huge Chernow biography in order to know a bit about the guy. Still the show and its dense lyrics overwhelmed me. I am really looking forward to see it again in London now while knowing most of the lyrics. For Harry Potter one board member here kindly shared a very long synopsis with me privately, so I knew what was going on when I saw a preview. Would it have been more fun to go in spoiler-free? Certainly. But some things can't be helped.

It's different with TV, but that's also easier, if you watch something while it's fairly new, it's easy to avoid reading reviews, recaps, etc for some weeks. If I now caught a spoiler about a show that ran ten years ago, it's my own fault for not watching earlier.

As I said on the Hamilton thread - welcome to the internet. If you really and truly want to avoid spoilers, then it's basic common sense to avoid things like twitter feeds related to the show, so I'm afraid I don't have much sympathy for you there.

And especially not for Hamilton - it's based on historical events which everyone either knows or can easily find out about, so I don't think there is any such thing as a spoiler in that context unless the show deviates entirely from history (I haven't seen it and haven't read the plot so I don't know).

I follow most of the Hamilton OBC on twitter, and some of the new London cast, and have yet to be spoiled. I don't really care anyway, the plot never makes a show for me, it's the music that does that and so far I've only heard about 3 songs from the show so consider myself fairly unspoiled going into it. Half the time I've heard the whole show and it still doesn't detract from my enjoyment of it.

For me the idea of "I am avoiding spoilers" and "I am browsing the actors' twitters" sounds like "he ran into my knife 10 times". You had it coming, dear mrcurry!
Also I am not ok with the idea that "almost no one in the UK" knows things that are taught at school, I might suggest.

For me spoilers with historical/famous storylines are mostly "how it's done" not "what will happen". For example, the review that described in details that Open Air Theatre's Peter Pan had the WW1 settings and the way the boys are flying to the Netherland aka battlefield in the end was a spoiler. Of course I knew the plot! I just wanted to see for myself how the director will show that.

Also I noticed that lots of UK journalists and bloggers have the skill of describing a character and not the plotline (further than first few minutes), compared to many Russian ones who just do stupid retellings of the plot. You know nothing of spoilers if you are not reading these!

Speaking of spoilers I was really surprised to see the Half a Sixpence's promo-video. I know that it is quite obvious which girl the character will choose but he is choosing throughout the show and flash-bang-wallop you see his wedding with one of the two

Spoiler Alert!

Have I killed it for you? Sowwy! 

Er.......ur really annoyed that social media gave plot details away so u come on social media and give plot details away yourself?! Hypocrisy dear