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Post by firefingers on Nov 18, 2017 0:15:22 GMT
Just Hamilton at the moment. Stupid freelancing makes planning hard. But gonna do a "see whats going cheap" for a few days off in January.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 8:00:20 GMT
69 things booked for 2018 19 things for December 2017 9 things left for November this year Likely I win 😂😂😂 You do! Congratulations! First prize is a pair of complimentary tickets for Big Fish at The Other Palace Theatre in Victoria followed by a three course meal in the Bridge Theatre restaurant. (Drinks not included.) You may take any forum member of your choice. So, parsley, who’s the lucky lady/lad?  |
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Nov 18, 2017 14:27:32 GMT
Only booked for Hamilton and some RSC stuff so far. Need to book for Dark Matter at some point. There's not a ton announced for next year that's a must see, apart from some Court and Young Vic stuff, but I might take my chances with blagging press night for those.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 17:01:16 GMT
69 things booked for 2018 Nice. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 18:53:54 GMT
69 things booked for 2018 19 things for December 2017 9 things left for November this year Likely I win 😂😂😂 Considering it's you, Pars, those 69 bookings will probably only translate to the equivalent of 35 full plays, so I think the Monkey is still ahead. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2017 23:04:07 GMT
69 things booked for 2018 19 things for December 2017 9 things left for November this year Likely I win 😂😂😂 Considering it's you, Pars, those 69 bookings will probably only translate to the equivalent of 35 full plays, so I think the Monkey is still ahead. 🤗🤭😀🤣 |
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 19, 2017 2:05:57 GMT
Not really a big booker in advance, as normally you are paying top rate and you get better offers the closer you get to the date, also it’s nice to do things on a whim and see how my mood takes me. In a couple of weeks I will be in New York/Los Angeles/San Francisco and have booked exactly nothing, why would I want to spend a fortune on booking fees? I always manage to so what I want to see. Look at Hello Dolly on Broadway, book early and be loyal and they hit you with tickets near $600 bucks for a ticket, hold off to the last minute you can bag one for $230, that even applies to the notorious thanksgiving week.
But also I am a realist and have booked stuff for next year, I do if I can get a good early offer, or I think it will sell out. So far I have booked for;
Network
John
Pinocchio
The Inheritance (Part 1 & 2)
Boys and Girls
Macbeth
Brief Encounter
Amadeus
Hamilton
Fun Home
Got Follies to see again this year and need to book Hair, Woman in White and Barnum.
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 19, 2017 2:25:39 GMT
Not really a big booker in advance, as normally you are paying top rate and you get better offers the closer you get to the date, also it’s nice to do things on a whim and see how my mood takes me. In a couple of weeks I will be in New York/Los Angeles/San Francisco and have booked exactly nothing, why would I want to spend a fortune on booking fees? I always manage to so what I want to see. Look at Hello Dolly on Broadway, book early and be loyal and they hit you with tickets near $600 bucks for a ticket, hold off to the last minute you can bag one for $230, that even applies to the notorious thanksgiving week.
But also I am a realist and have booked stuff for next year, I do if I can get a good early offer, or I think it will sell out. So far I have booked for;
Network
John
Pinocchio
The Inheritance (Part 1 & 2)
Boys and Girls
Macbeth
Brief Encounter
Amadeus
Hamilton
Fun Home
Got Follies to see again this year and need to book Hair, Woman in White and Barnum.
Looking forward to seeing The Birthday Party, both Julius Caesar’s (Barbican/Bridge), The Grinning Man, Oscar Wilde Season Mary Stuart (again) The King and I, The Encounter, Company, Very Very Very Dark Secrets, Summer and Smoke, Caroline or Change, The Rink, Pippin, Chess, Titanic, The Last Ship, Sunset Boulevard , Miss Saigon and Fat Friends.
May do a road trip in the New Year to use my free rail ticket and see, Scrooge (Leicester), War Horse (Oxford).
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Post by ensembleswings on Nov 19, 2017 8:58:01 GMT
To add on to my previous post I’ve now booked for Strictly Ballroom. No doubt I’ll end up booking a few more shows before the end of 2017, Company and The Grinning Man will probably get booked next.
I’ve also got a couple of non Theatre but comedy gigs booked - Michael McIntyre and Sarah Millican.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 13:04:21 GMT
Ooh I forgot I had Sarah Millican tickets too! Add to that a re-scheduled Overtones concert also booked. And I booked for Macbeth at the NT this week.
Phantom, I have to laugh at "I don't book in advance much...but here are 10 shows I've already booked for next year"
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Post by floorshow on Nov 19, 2017 14:31:53 GMT
Saw Peter Kay is now booking into June 2019 with some fairly shady ticket throttling to shift seats.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 15:10:54 GMT
Saw Peter Kay is now booking into June 2019 with some fairly shady ticket throttling to shift seats. Ugh I do find comedians are some of the worst offenders for this. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 19, 2017 16:46:39 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray
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Post by floorshow on Nov 19, 2017 17:30:10 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray Stand up is one if those things where you really need to be within 10 rows of the performer or you start losing impact. I don't think I've ever seen a film of a stand up performance I was at that wasn't horribly edited and filleted before hitting the shelves in time for Xmas :/ |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 19:05:10 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray Same- I'm a big stand up fan, but as soon as they move from theatres to arenas I'm out. You lose so much, and like you say might as well be watching the DVD. I lucked out recently with a charity gala night Rhod Gilbert organised- none of the acts were announced in advance and we got both Greg Davies and Michael MacIntyre! the latter I'd a) never pay the money for b) wouldn't go as the venues are too big, so it was a nice pair to inadvertently tick off the 'list'. Luckily in Cardiff a lot of comedians do the small Chapter theatre or St David's Hall- which is just small enough to not lose anything much even if you're at the back. Love Peter Kay but I'll be catching this on DVD and spending on the money on about 3 smaller shows instead I think! |
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Post by Jon on Nov 19, 2017 19:37:17 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray Same- I'm a big stand up fan, but as soon as they move from theatres to arenas I'm out. You lose so much, and like you say might as well be watching the DVD. I lucked out recently with a charity gala night Rhod Gilbert organised- none of the acts were announced in advance and we got both Greg Davies and Michael MacIntyre! the latter I'd a) never pay the money for b) wouldn't go as the venues are too big, so it was a nice pair to inadvertently tick off the 'list'. Luckily in Cardiff a lot of comedians do the small Chapter theatre or St David's Hall- which is just small enough to not lose anything much even if you're at the back. Love Peter Kay but I'll be catching this on DVD and spending on the money on about 3 smaller shows instead I think!
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Post by kathryn on Nov 19, 2017 21:28:31 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray To quote Tim Minchin: Nothing ruins comedy like arenas That is a well-established fact But your enjoyment is not an important as my self-esteem is My ego's the only thing you can see clearly from the back I have the following booked for 2018: Girls and Boys Sondheim on Sndheim Macbeth Julius Caesar Caroline or Change The Great wave Strictly Ballroom Hamilton Fun Home A Very Very Dark Matter |
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Post by loureviews on Nov 19, 2017 21:59:13 GMT
Saw Peter Kay is now booking into June 2019 with some fairly shady ticket throttling to shift seats. And we have tickets for that very month ... |
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Post by Phantom of London on Nov 20, 2017 13:33:00 GMT
Phantom, I have to laugh at "I don't book in advance much...but here are 10 shows I've already booked for next year" Which does sound perverse, doesn't it. Out of the 10 shows, 5 are from the National Theatre, to take advantage of £15 tickets and if something did come up, I could chop them in. Likewise Brief Encounter took advantage of a front row ticket for £20. the other 4 tickets Boys and Girls, The Inheritance, Hamilton and Fun home I expect to sell out, so got in there early, also the young Vic does good offers if you book early also. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 20, 2017 16:20:55 GMT
NT, RSC, Donmar, The Park, The Bridge...Hamilton of course! And just to be a bit posh, Longborough Opera with interval buffet, thank you v much. Similar, but not The Park - what are you seeing there? |
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Post by harlow on Nov 20, 2017 17:18:13 GMT
Not so much as some, but have booked so far:
Belleville, De Profundis, Network, The Birthday Party, Julius Caesar, The Brothers Size, Amadeus, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Macbeth, Girls and Boys, The York Realist, Summer and Smoke, The Inheritance, Absolute Hell, Caroline or Change, Fun Home, Company, A Very Very Very Dark Matter...
and probably some things I've forgotten.
(I didn't include other performance - but have booked 6 classical music performances, 4 opera, and 8 poetry/literary readings.)
also probably going to NY for Travesties so will also book for Angels in America and Hello Dolly if that happens.
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Post by Jan on Nov 20, 2017 20:05:32 GMT
I don’t see comedians in arenas because in my opinion, comedy works much better in an more intimate setting, even the big theatres still work but once you get to 10,000-20,000 seaters, you’d be better waiting for the DVD or Blu-Ray Same- I'm a big stand up fan, but as soon as they move from theatres to arenas I'm out. You lose so much, and like you say might as well be watching the DVD. I lucked out recently with a charity gala night Rhod Gilbert organised- none of the acts were announced in advance and we got both Greg Davies and Michael MacIntyre! the latter I'd a) never pay the money for b) wouldn't go as the venues are too big, so it was a nice pair to inadvertently tick off the 'list'. Luckily in Cardiff a lot of comedians do the small Chapter theatre or St David's Hall- which is just small enough to not lose anything much even if you're at the back. Love Peter Kay but I'll be catching this on DVD and spending on the money on about 3 smaller shows instead I think! Sometimes the small Tabard Theatre has well known comedians trying out material - The Pub Landlord for example, and more recently Rob Newman who was the Guardian’s favourite comedian before Stewart Lee came along. |
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Post by loureviews on Nov 22, 2017 7:32:51 GMT
We now have
Network
Macbeth
Barnum
Company
Kiss Me Kate
The King and I
Plus some pop and classical things
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2017 8:30:11 GMT
as soon as they move from theatres to arenas I'm out I was sort of there at the start of stand-up, when it was just the Comedy Store, then Jongleurs and the Tunnel Club. We thought it was so daring when Ben Elton took Hammersmith Apollo (nee Odeon) for a night... and as for when Baddiel and Skinner dared Wembley Arena... that was the start of the slippery slope. Afraid I'm firmly in the "if I can't get front 5 rows to see face, there's no point watching a show on a screen" too. Not going to an Arena show (luckily nobody I really like plays those) and would wait for the DVD to show up in Poundland / be shown on Channel 4, if I'm honest. Indeed! all that said when Susan Calman got booked for 2 shortened shows in one night at Chapter here to accommodate demand she did (rightly) say "Why didn't they just book a bigger theatre?" But generally yes, once you go about the few 100 mark in a comedy venue then you may as well wait for that Poundland DVD. Proudest achievement this year was Eddie Izzard in the Glee club- second row, close enough to hear his stilettos clicking backstage! (Proudest Izzard moment before that was getting 'fired' as a reviewer from a less than reputable review site for sharing pictures of Eddie on my own Facebook....true story) |
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