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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 15:09:25 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show.
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Post by theatregeek on May 10, 2017 16:40:23 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show. Ha! I'm new'ish too but I'm sure you've found that it's normally like this round these parts! I'm having a show-fest when I come down from Oop Naath this weekend and I'm sure I will have opinions on Kinky Boots, An American In Paris and 42nd Street. They will be my own, but I'm pretty lucky that my mate has similar tastes to mine so as you say, it does matter who you go with and where you sit.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 10, 2017 19:02:16 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show. What does that say about the opinions of those of us who do nearly all our theatregoing alone? |
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Post by infofreako on May 10, 2017 19:34:26 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show. What does that say about the opinions of those of us who do nearly all our theatregoing alone? So true. I do much of my theatregoing alone too. I prefer it that way to be honest. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 21:29:49 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show. Welcome to our happy, happy home.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 21:32:53 GMT
Hello, new to this forum. What fireworks! On another note, I do think that where you sit and who you are with changes your attitude of the show. That's certainly not true for me - I tend to go to the theatre alone and only sit where I can afford the ticket without having to re-mortgage my house. Doesn't mean I can't enjoy or critique a show in the same way as the person sitting in the most central seat in the place! What can affect enjoyment for me though is not the people I'm with (or the lack thereof), but the people around me in the theatre. Invariably when I have cause to post in the Bad Behaviour at a Show thread my enjoyment of the performance will have been tempered in some way or another. Even when I saw this show, which I adored, a fair few audience members nearby were being extremely irritating! |
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Post by d'James on May 10, 2017 21:44:30 GMT
What does that say about the opinions of those of us who do nearly all our theatregoing alone? So true. I do much of my theatregoing alone too. I prefer it that way to be honest. I've realised today that it's only once I've seen a show before that I'm happy to go alone. Been on the verge of a panic attack since winning the Friday Forty because I was going alone and hadn't seen it before. I survived though so we shall see if I change my habits in future. |
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Post by aine on May 10, 2017 21:48:01 GMT
I go by myself to shows like 90% of the time because I can't be bothered waiting on my friends to finally decide to see a show, and most of them aren't big into the theatre in general - and I usually only see shows with friends if we book well in advance, and lately I've been buying mine on the day or a few days before. I personally like being care free and going myself, without having to worry about someone else. Now, if someone else wants to take me and pay for my ticket then that's a different story.
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Post by palace on May 10, 2017 22:42:26 GMT
I go by myself to shows like 90% of the time because I can't be bothered waiting on my friends to finally decide to see a show, and most of them aren't big into the theatre in general - and I usually only see shows with friends if we book well in advance, and lately I've been buying mine on the day or a few days before. I personally like being care free and going myself, without having to worry about someone else. Now, if someone else wants to take me and pay for my ticket then that's a different story.I agree. Why wait for others to make up their minds? If others don't want to go, I'll go on my own. When I worked in central London, I would decide I wanted to see something and turn up at the box office or try TKTS and just go! |
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Post by aine on May 10, 2017 22:48:57 GMT
I go by myself to shows like 90% of the time because I can't be bothered waiting on my friends to finally decide to see a show, and most of them aren't big into the theatre in general - and I usually only see shows with friends if we book well in advance, and lately I've been buying mine on the day or a few days before. I personally like being care free and going myself, without having to worry about someone else. Now, if someone else wants to take me and pay for my ticket then that's a different story.I agree. Why wait for others to make up their minds? If others don't want to go, I'll go on my own. When I worked in central London, I would decide I wanted to see something and turn up at the box office or try TKTS and just go! There has literally been days where I've been bored and thought 'feck it, I'm going to see a show'. One day I was on the tube on my way to the library at 9:30 and decided I wanted to day seat for Lion King - now you can't really do that if you're dragging someone else behind you |
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Post by infofreako on May 10, 2017 23:05:36 GMT
Spontaneous theatre trips are great
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 23:26:50 GMT
I agree. Why wait for others to make up their minds? If others don't want to go, I'll go on my own. When I worked in central London, I would decide I wanted to see something and turn up at the box office or try TKTS and just go! There has literally been days where I've been bored and thought 'feck it, I'm going to see a show'. One day I was on the tube on my way to the library at 9:30 and decided I wanted to day seat for Lion King - now you can't really do that if you're dragging someone else behind you Ah those were the days, when I could study during hours that suited me - now alas I have to be at my desk in the office by that time! I have been known to go to TKTS on my lunchbreak though, despite needing to get the tube from my office to Leicester Square! |
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Post by alece10 on May 11, 2017 5:57:41 GMT
I usually go with a couple of different friends but sometimes go alone if it's a show they are not interested in, usually Sondheim. Also if it's a hot ticket and I need to book quick then I tend to just book one ticket as they take too long to make up their minds and I don't want to miss out.
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Post by crabtree on May 11, 2017 9:37:55 GMT
Ha, we are an odd bunch. Me too, I'm definitely a solitary theatre goer, grabbing the front row if possible, not just because I want to be up close to see the details, but because I find audiences pretty unbearable these days - too many phones, eating, and plain and simple distractions. If anything takes me out of the performance for a second, then I am less than pleased. I ant to give the show my full attention.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 9:42:09 GMT
Ha, we are an odd bunch. Me too, I'm definitely a solitary theatre goer, grabbing the front row if possible, not just because I want to be up close to see the details, but because I find audiences pretty unbearable these days - too many phones, eating, and plain and simple distractions. If anything takes me out of the performance for a second, then I am less than pleased. I ant to give the show my full attention. Same! I also generally go alone. And increasingly I like to sit as far fwd as possible so I can ignore the distractions of the audience around me - they seem to get rougher and rougher! Maybe it's just that I'm older now but don't recall having the same problem in the 80s and 90s!!! |
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Post by anita on May 11, 2017 9:51:24 GMT
I always go alone [ husband not interested in theatre] & now can only afford cheap seats.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 10:13:54 GMT
Same I often go alone- started in Uni when I didn't have many theatre going friends and/or couldn't be bothered to wait for them to get themselves organised. Also I quite enjoy my own company. And if you go alone you don't have to worry about a companion not enjoying it and huffing their way through the second act. Or having to listen to them rant for 2 hours home on the train.
I do have a few friends I organise or coordinate with for some shows, and take trips with and/or invite to press nights when I get them. But on the whole I'm fine with going alone.
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Post by ptwest on May 11, 2017 10:37:23 GMT
Just the same - often find myself going to the theatre by myself and usually take it as an opportunity to see things that my wife Wouldn't want to. But then this often means a retun visit together.
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Post by daniel on May 11, 2017 23:03:28 GMT
I often go on my own too, I quite like it! I have a couple of theatregoing friends I'll drag along where I can, including TheatreBoard's very own danieljohnson14, and when I'm at my Mum's I'll take her, otherwise it's me myself and I! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 12, 2017 22:19:53 GMT
Same I often go alone- started in Uni when I didn't have many theatre going friends and/or couldn't be bothered to wait for them to get themselves organised. Also I quite enjoy my own company. And if you go alone you don't have to worry about a companion not enjoying it and huffing their way through the second act. Or having to listen to them rant for 2 hours home on the train. I do have a few friends I organise or coordinate with for some shows, and take trips with and/or invite to press nights when I get them. But on the whole I'm fine with going alone. Preach! Ive built up agroup of friends who saw my stagey updates on FB and said "can I come?" which is fabulous and I love them and I love organising our group visits. It does add an element of stress though. Is the ticket price ok? Are they happy with the seat? Did they hate the show? I always make sure I intersperse them with solo visits. I've been 3 times on my own in the last 2 weeks. It's been like having a holiday  |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2017 22:27:06 GMT
I enjoy both going with someone and going on my own. Since Groundhog Day, myself and daniel regularly go together to shows and special events in theatre, which we are both lucky to attend. I also have a couple other friends I have been to see shows with and I have met people through specific shows that I am still friends with now. If I am returning to a show though, unless its Wicked, I tend to go alone, but I like going alone sometimes. Its a lot less hassle, you can do whatever you want before, during the interval or after, and you can make friends with the people around you a lot easier. Some of my favourite experiences in the theatre have been alone, but this year, especially with something like Wicked which I saw a lot of between September and January (you do the math why!), I went pretty much consistently with someone else and it was lovely. Although seats were a bitch to get at that time that weren't single seats so we sat apart most of the time, but it was lovely to go and experience that craziness with friends both new and older. |
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Post by Phantom of London on May 13, 2017 0:52:17 GMT
I prefer going by myself, if you go by yourself your opinion is never wrong!!!
Going by myself gives me greater flexibility and can often change my mind on the day, could be you know what I fancy something a bit fluffy today or I'm in the mood for a bit of Shakespeare. By yourself you can do better at the box office where they are happy to sell you a single seat, for a great price.
However there is stuff you have to book in advance, like Twelfth Night at the National, I am not going to pass that up in advance for £18, which I saw tonight.
Both shows I saw yesterday were decided on the day and that was tick, tick, Boom!!! And The Goat or Who Is Sylvia.
Tomorrow booked in advance for Lettice and Lovage, the Menier you kind of have to, might see something tomorrow, depends if Mates want to go for a beer, but nothing booked, may go and see Fracked in Richmond.
Next week I have nothing booked, but itching to get down to Chichester to see the Alan Bennett play, then definitely going down the next weekend to see Caroline or change, in that time I need to see Guards at the Taj, Don Juan in Soho, On The Town, may see Annie Get Your Gun in that time, before going to Crete on the 1st June, want to see these before I go.
My New Year Resolution was to see less theatre, I have pretty much failed miserable 😂😂😂
Point I am making I don't book unless I really have to, I am not one of these peoples to book up as soon as tickets go on sale, a lot is done on the hoof, unless it is Angels in America.
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Post by sherriebythesea on May 13, 2017 2:22:07 GMT
If I had to wait to do something so someone could be there with me then.....screw that... I'm just going.
Plus it is really depressing that this would still be an issue
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 8:00:50 GMT
Same I often go alone- started in Uni when I didn't have many theatre going friends and/or couldn't be bothered to wait for them to get themselves organised. Also I quite enjoy my own company. And if you go alone you don't have to worry about a companion not enjoying it and huffing their way through the second act. Or having to listen to them rant for 2 hours home on the train. I do have a few friends I organise or coordinate with for some shows, and take trips with and/or invite to press nights when I get them. But on the whole I'm fine with going alone. Preach! Ive built up agroup of friends who saw my stagey updates on FB and said "can I come?" which is fabulous and I love them and I love organising our group visits. It does add an element of stress though. Is the ticket price ok? Are they happy with the seat? Did they hate the show? I always make sure I intersperse them with solo visits. I've been 3 times on my own in the last 2 weeks. It's been like having a holiday Yes! dear God the stress. A while back I had a group of friends who I would go to London with often. But none of them were remotely organised so it fell to me to organise everything- and to them to complain after!! I distinctly remember the fact the them not loving London Road was entierly my fault for one thing....then there was the inclination to invite random friends of theirs to things and expect me to a) organise them b) accomadate their tastes. Thankfully lives moved in different directions and I no longer have to deal with that lot. The friends I generally book with now I know tastes and budgets well enough...and I get less huffing on the train home  |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 8:14:12 GMT
My worst experience (and I realise we are getting off topic of 42nd Street, but whilst we're here!) with going to a show with someone who doesn't go all that often to the theatre. We went to see The Go-Between and we got upgraded to Premium seats for a tenner. So central stalls. And they wanted to eat somewhere on near the Noel Coward Theatre before the show (Go-Between was at the Apollo). I was attempting to rush them, but they wanted to order desert. Anywho, we left the restaurant at 7:20 and the show began at 7:30. Suffice to say, we ran! And I have never been so stressed getting to the theatre in my life! Luckily, we got there at 7:35 and this specific performance there was some tech issues so it started late and they let us take our seats. I've never been late for a show and I wasn't starting there.
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