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Post by profquatermass on Mar 6, 2017 22:19:41 GMT
How would you suggest they try to distribute tickets fairly for a show that will inevitably be over-subscribed?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 10:15:46 GMT
How would you suggest they try to distribute tickets fairly for a show that will inevitably be over-subscribed? Most people on this board have no interest in the fair distribution and pricing of theatre tickets. They just want a system which allows theirself to easily get the best tickets for minimal cost. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 11:05:44 GMT
Most people on this board have no interest in the fair distribution and pricing of theatre tickets. They just want a system which allows theirself to easily get the best tickets for minimal cost. To be honest, I don't see how those are mutually exclusive. Presumably by fair distribution and pricing you're implying that people who want to go to the theatre should be able to go, and people who can't afford to pay very much shouldn't have to pay very much while people who can afford to pay lots pick up the slack by paying the higher prices? Some of us aren't exactly wealthy, you know. Theatre doesn't have to be an expensive hobby, but for some of us getting tickets for minimal cost is a necessity rather than a choice, and why wouldn't we want to get the most cost-effective seat for what we can afford to pay? There are wealthy people out there who snap up bargains when they could easily afford to buy a dozen premium tickets without even blinking, but I promise you I am definitely not one of them, and I'd be surprised if we had anyone who fitted the description of "rich cheapskate" here, let alone an entire forum made up of them. |
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Post by profquatermass on Mar 7, 2017 11:41:12 GMT
I'm not going to name them but there are certainly people on these boards who wouldn't dream of slumming it in the circle of the Donmar or anywhere else and who were enthusiastic users of the Barclays Front Row scheme
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Post by lynette on Mar 7, 2017 12:46:28 GMT
As if. I don't sit in the circle in Donmar unless I have to ( Liasons for example, I sat there looking down into various cleavages ) because I value my knees. And despite being a supporter ahem, and booking in the priority time, I never got a front row seat for anything while the Barclays scheme was in operation. They were for people who had the time and patience to use their computers at the right time. I'm just not capable of doing that. I didn't resent paying a higher price, indeed I would have liked being given the choice to pay more and sit where I wanted to sit, if I had wanted to.
The scheme didn't work did it? Or why change it now?
Don't chuck accusations about, prof. It sours the atmosphere.
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Post by Snciole on Mar 7, 2017 13:13:40 GMT
I used and abused the front row scheme despite my knees being good but I didn't use it for every show. It was a scheme, like most theatre schemes, that are available to all but only known by a select few.
My issue is with theatres, rarely have I been to a sold out show-even if it is marked as such. Why make returns so difficult, which might result in more people seeing a production.
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Post by stefy69 on Mar 7, 2017 15:53:39 GMT
There was a good article/interview with Roger Allam in today's Times about this.
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Post by Latecomer on Mar 7, 2017 17:44:59 GMT
As I sat in the circle (row C) last week I idly wondered if, for once, Lynette was in a seat in front of me! Of course I went for the Front Row seats for nearly every production I fancied....I would have been a fool not to....but I am a real fan and am prepared to sit anywhere to see good theatre! It was a daft scheme but have to say I loved it!!! I am now reacclimatising to my old seats in the circle, where I used to sit before the scheme!  |
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Post by profquatermass on Mar 7, 2017 18:47:49 GMT
As if. I don't sit in the circle in Donmar unless I have to ( Liasons for example, I sat there looking down into various cleavages ) because I value my knees. And despite being a supporter ahem, and booking in the priority time, I never got a front row seat for anything while the Barclays scheme was in operation. They were for people who had the time and patience to use their computers at the right time. I'm just not capable of doing that. I didn't resent paying a higher price, indeed I would have liked being given the choice to pay more and sit where I wanted to sit, if I had wanted to. The scheme didn't work did it? Or why change it now? Don't chuck accusations about, prof. It sours the atmosphere. I didn't name names and am not going to do so now. I'm just saying that I observed people who always sit in the front of the stalls) (according to them) saying they'd used to Barclays scheme I have no idea if the scheme did what was intended. It may have changed because their sponsorshi[ changed. There will never be a totally fair way of allocating seats for a sell-out show |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 12:24:59 GMT
Well. Some thoughts:
David Owen didn't seem very nice at all really.
Didn't recognise Roger Allam under all the makeup.
Fancied some macaroni cheese after the show. You gotta love Delia.
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Post by peggs on Mar 8, 2017 12:31:39 GMT
Well. Some thoughts: David Owen didn't seem very nice at all really. Didn't recognise Roger Allam under all the makeup. Fancied some macaroni cheese after the show. You gotta love Delia. Oh Ryan you've brought up that macaroni cheese again and my mug shot of pasta is not looking quite as appealing as it did 30 seconds before!
But yes David Owen did not seem nice and his wife came across as more astute.
Re the scheme I did £10 front row seat when I got the opportunity and consequently saw a lot more than I would have done, prior to that I had membership and paid more but let is lapse when I was getting worse seats for more money. Now days it's either the circle or splash out if it's something I really want to see assuming at some point I can get the website and my brain to work together.
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Post by foxa on Mar 8, 2017 13:38:13 GMT
I was a bit 'meh' about booking for this, but decided to go for Circle seats and from the comments so far am glad I did. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by showgirl on Mar 8, 2017 14:54:42 GMT
Well. Some thoughts: David Owen didn't seem very nice at all really. Didn't recognise Roger Allam under all the makeup. Fancied some macaroni cheese after the show. You gotta love Delia. [b Hah - in haste, Ryan, I misread this as "found some macaroni cheese after the show" and was thinking that I didn't remember them chucking it about and that I must've slept through that part! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 15:00:00 GMT
Wait, Roger Allam's in makeup? Is this going to be a Moderate Soprano situation all over again, where we'll have to close our eyes and just get our kicks from his sonorous voice?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 15:24:52 GMT
Hah - in haste, Ryan, I misread this as "found some macaroni cheese after the show" and was thinking that I didn't remember them chucking it about and that I must've slept through that part! They should have done! It might have livened up the evening. Wait, Roger Allam's in makeup? Is this going to be a Moderate Soprano situation all over again, where we'll have to close our eyes and just get our kicks from his sonorous voice? Yep. Well more a bald cap. I wouldn't necessarily have recognised him straight away to be honest. You do still get the voice but just with Roy Jenkins' speech quirk instead. |
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Post by Latecomer on Mar 8, 2017 15:28:32 GMT
Wait, Roger Allam's in makeup? Is this going to be a Moderate Soprano situation all over again, where we'll have to close our eyes and just get our kicks from his sonorous voice? He really does look like Roy Jenkins with bald front half of head...much better than the effort at Hampstead where it was terrible (from close up he looked like he was wearing a swimming cap!)! He has the slight lisp off pat...I really enjoyed his performance! |
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Post by showgirl on Mar 8, 2017 18:15:54 GMT
If necessary, you can tell which one he is by order of appearance & number in cast.
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Post by stefy69 on Mar 9, 2017 7:26:27 GMT
A very good review for this in today's Times and it confirms what has been said on here : that David Owen doesn't come out of it too well " Never a man to take himself too lightly " !
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Post by showgirl on Mar 9, 2017 8:21:00 GMT
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Post by showgirl on Mar 10, 2017 4:56:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 9:53:50 GMT
A moment of silence for covering up Roger's beautiful hair...
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Post by Mark on Mar 11, 2017 21:49:24 GMT
Loved this tonight! And so current.
Very witty play and some really fun performances. Row C seats just fine. Glad I'd had a big meal beforehand, the smell of onions was quite overwhelming!
Definitely worth a watch!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 9:26:00 GMT
Yes, this was great. I was in row C circle too, missed a little bit of the stage but virtually everything was staged centrally so no problem at all. A highlight for me was the lady next to me saying to me "You must be FAR too young to remember all this!" (I was 14 at the time ) I presume the contemporary echoes mean this works even if you weren't around at the time? |
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Post by peggs on Mar 12, 2017 18:18:09 GMT
Yes, this was great. I was in row C circle too, missed a little bit of the stage but virtually everything was staged centrally so no problem at all. A highlight for me was the lady next to me saying to me "You must be FAR too young to remember all this!" (I was 14 at the time ) I presume the contemporary echoes mean this works even if you weren't around at the time? What a highlight indeed! Yes it works even if you weren't around or were way too small to have a clue, the parallels are rather striking in the way they were presented, I did thinking I wonder what happened, will have to look it up and then they very helpfully told me that too. |
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Post by lynette on Mar 23, 2017 22:45:43 GMT
Enjoyed this v much but not sure we needed the last little bit telling us what happened because it seemed to be from another angle. They could have used newsreel on the back like the time thing? Great performances all round. Contemporary parallels fun...or sad...or tragic...
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