3,458 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Oct 6, 2016 8:33:37 GMT
I had the strong impression that this would appeal more to a male, gay audience, but I wonder whether its appeal reaches beyond that at all?
|
|
411 posts
|
Post by schuttep on Oct 6, 2016 10:43:51 GMT
I thought this was pretty generic and cliched, with some inconsistent acting. I might be biased because Park has hands down the rudest, most unhelpful staff I've ever encountered. I couldn't disagree with you more. I was there on 24 September to see the Roundabout and the staff were great. The playtext (programme) seller brought one to me instead of me having to go to him. And the young lady behind the bar was serving me the minute I reached the counter. Seeing The Boys on 22 October and, having seen it before I know it's dated, but it's a seminal gay play that's still very funny.
|
|
|
Post by Honoured Guest on Oct 6, 2016 11:44:05 GMT
|
|
396 posts
|
Post by maggiem on Oct 6, 2016 13:42:23 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 16:11:23 GMT
I might be biased because Park has hands down the rudest, most unhelpful staff I've ever encountered. Aren't they all volunteers?
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2016 18:07:23 GMT
I used to live in Finsbury Park and visited to have a look round and eat in the café. They wouldn't let me use the lavvy because they're upstairs and the upstairs area is ticket holders only. Fair if bad planning. But the attitude was so nasty, they treated me like I was scum for not having a ticket and visiting only to use the café. The irony is I would have bought a ticket if they ever answered the box office phone.
There are complaints on TripAdvisor and on their FB and Twitter pages about people not being able to contact the box office and being treated rudely.
|
|
2,786 posts
|
Post by couldileaveyou on Oct 6, 2016 18:59:35 GMT
They are so nasty, they aren't even answering my emails.
|
|
3,458 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Oct 6, 2016 19:30:34 GMT
I have honestly never heard of non-ticket-holders being unable to use any of the facilities and in fact the theatre appears positively to encourage non-patrons to come for the cafe, meetings, etc - presumably to make better use of the resources throughout the day and to raise income.
I suppose it's conceivable that they might limit access at very busy times but I have never been challenged or asked for my ticket - though not being remotely local, I do only go there if actually attending a play.
So far as the Box Office is concerned, I do find it difficult now to get an answer but I only ring to ask for running times because they will not put them on their website despite being asked often enough. They don't even answer questions on Twitter, which is crazy, as you can see they are not too busy to tweet themselves, and providing info such as running times would probably result in more bookings.
So all in all, could do better but they probably simply don't have the resources to cover everything properly, and great as it would be if they did, if something does have to take priority, I'm glad it seems to be the productions themselves.
|
|
642 posts
|
Post by Stasia on Oct 7, 2016 7:02:40 GMT
They've never checked my tickets when I used the loo Also they answered my email. helped me to solve my ticket questions via mail and send me the new directions to their theatre on twitter. Either I am luckier then you all or they are just understaffed and sometimes not capable to multitask
|
|
18,700 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2016 7:36:41 GMT
I used to live in Finsbury Park and visited to have a look round and eat in the café. They wouldn't let me use the lavvy because they're upstairs and the upstairs area is ticket holders only. That's illegal anyway. If you're providing food and drink you have to have toilet and hand washing facilities which must be "readily accessible" to customers.
|
|
433 posts
|
Post by DuchessConstance on Oct 7, 2016 11:04:37 GMT
I used to live in Finsbury Park and visited to have a look round and eat in the café. They wouldn't let me use the lavvy because they're upstairs and the upstairs area is ticket holders only. Fair if bad planning. But the attitude was so nasty, they treated me like I was scum for not having a ticket and visiting only to use the café. The irony is I would have bought a ticket if they ever answered the box office phone.
There are complaints on TripAdvisor and on their FB and Twitter pages about people not being able to contact the box office and being treated rudely. Ah, maybe press night or some VIP event. For certain events they close the auditorium and the whole upper level to the public. I don't know why they keep the downstairs bar open during those events, especially if the toilets are upstairs. The are chronically understaffed. I don't know what the ratio of paid staff to volunteers is.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2016 9:57:30 GMT
Mostly 4 star reviews which seem fair. Odd how they've all mentioned how dated they feel it is; I was surprised at how relevant I thought it was!
|
|
39 posts
|
Post by cropley on Oct 8, 2016 10:37:49 GMT
In case anybody still needs tickets for this show I am selling a pair of great seats on the Noticeboard. Guttingly I can't make it as I will be away with work that night so just looking for somebody else to take the tickets and enjoy the show.
|
|
153 posts
|
Post by cherokee on Oct 13, 2016 7:42:14 GMT
Video for this has been uploaded:
Looks fun.
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Oct 13, 2016 11:42:37 GMT
Anyone every been there on days when Arsenal are playing at home? Wondering just how hard navigating the tube will be.
|
|
|
Post by Honoured Guest on Oct 13, 2016 11:48:44 GMT
Wondering just how hard navigating the tube will be. !
|
|
3,458 posts
|
Post by showgirl on Oct 13, 2016 18:06:12 GMT
Anyone every been there on days when Arsenal are playing at home? Wondering just how hard navigating the tube will be. I've done this more than once, albeit unintentionally, and survived. Imo not only is it worse negotiating Richmond when there is rugby at Twickenham, but sitting through even half of this production is a greater ordeal!
|
|
2,389 posts
|
Post by peggs on Oct 13, 2016 21:35:20 GMT
Anyone every been there on days when Arsenal are playing at home? Wondering just how hard navigating the tube will be. I've done this more than once, albeit unintentionally, and survived. Imo not only is it worse negotiating Richmond when there is rugby at Twickenham, but sitting through even half of this production is a greater ordeal! Thanks, I can cope with squash, this is the tube after all just need to get somewhere afterwards and wondered how much longer it might take. I'll hope for lots of injury time and then hopefully I can get out first!
|
|
5,208 posts
|
Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 16, 2016 8:25:21 GMT
My partner had the same problem, no confirmation email was sent when booking tickets, and when he called up- the phone was never answered. And then after sending an email to confirm the booking went through, no reply. 2nd email sent and no reply. Shockingly bad service. They are so nasty, they aren't even answering my emails.
|
|
5,208 posts
|
Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 16, 2016 8:33:08 GMT
However.., we saw it the other night and LOVED it. Yes it's dated and some jokes fall flat as a pancake, but the performances are so good. Gatiss really is a class act. Dare I say possibly turning into one of our finest actors? The other one who impressed me the most was Nathan Nolan found him incredibly moving (and attractive). Bravos all round.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 16:02:43 GMT
However.., we saw it the other night and LOVED it. Yes it's dated and some jokes fall flat as a pancake, but the performances are so good. Gatiss really is a class act. Dare I say possibly turning into one of our finest actors? The other one who impressed me the most was Nathan Nolan found him incredibly moving (and attractive). Bravos all round. Definitely fancied Nathan a bit when I saw it. Ian Hallard has the best part though and he's fantastic!
|
|
18,700 posts
|
Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 6, 2016 22:48:37 GMT
Well isn't Daniel Boys just as cute as a button?
Enjoyed this tonight, I didn't find it particularly dated really. Gay men are still doing all that, sadly. Or maybe I go to the wrong parties? Loved the set, very G Plan, and the incidental music.
Gatiss was excellent, in fact I thought it was a pretty good cast all round. The only one I got a bit fed up with was James Holmes as Emery. I think there are several ways to play a wildly effeminate gay and he went for a very obvious one.
An enjoyable evening.
|
|
959 posts
|
Post by nash16 on Nov 7, 2016 0:42:02 GMT
However.., we saw it the other night and LOVED it. Yes it's dated and some jokes fall flat as a pancake, but the performances are so good. Gatiss really is a class act. Dare I say possibly turning into one of our finest actors? The other one who impressed me the most was Nathan Nolan found him incredibly moving (and attractive). Bravos all round. Definitely fancied Nathan a bit when I saw it. Ian Hallard has the best part though and he's fantastic! Ian Hallard, aka Mr Mark Gatiss. Love that they're married and get to tour!
|
|
185 posts
|
Post by boybooshka on Nov 7, 2016 11:43:11 GMT
Well isn't Daniel Boys just as cute as a button? Enjoyed this tonight, I didn't find it particularly dated really. Gay men are still doing all that, sadly. Or maybe I go to the wrong parties? Loved the set, very G Plan, and the incidental music. Gatiss was excellent, in fact I thought it was a pretty good cast all round. The only one I got a bit fed up with was James Holmes as Emery. I think there are several ways to play a wildly effeminate gay and he went for a very obvious one. An enjoyable evening. He's as cute as many buttons, unfortunately i did think he was a bit miscast. Everybody else was excellent though. Definitely an enjoyable evening, although i think it is a little dated, i do very much recognise some of their behaviour. Interesting to compare it to 5 Guys Chillin' which i saw at the Kings Head at the weekend. Pretty much 50 years between the two plays, and the same internalised homophobia and self esteem issues are present in both of them. All that's changed is how they are expressed, and in some ways the characters in the contemporary play are actually more repressed than the ones in Boys.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 11:57:46 GMT
Well isn't Daniel Boys just as cute as a button? Enjoyed this tonight, I didn't find it particularly dated really. Gay men are still doing all that, sadly. Or maybe I go to the wrong parties? Loved the set, very G Plan, and the incidental music. Gatiss was excellent, in fact I thought it was a pretty good cast all round. The only one I got a bit fed up with was James Holmes as Emery. I think there are several ways to play a wildly effeminate gay and he went for a very obvious one. An enjoyable evening. He certainly is! I must say I really loved the play when I saw it (and not just because I was sat within inappropriate touching distance of both Oliver Chris and James McAvoy) and didn't find it especially dated at all. You can imagine how sensational it might have been at the time though. LOVED the cast. Not a weak link among 'em. John Hopkins just has a voice like a chocolate fountain that you just want to jump into and I was distracted by Jack Derges' magnificent chest on more than one occasion but they were all brilliant.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 11:14:09 GMT
May b going to Vaudeville in new year..... Does anyone know a Vaughn running time for this...?
|
|
1,037 posts
|
Post by jgblunners on Nov 9, 2016 12:12:54 GMT
May b going to Vaudeville in new year..... Does anyone know a Vaughn running time for this...? It was pretty much 2 hours including interval at the Park Theatre. Maybe a few mins less...
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 13:32:25 GMT
About to see this in Brighton and they are doing souvenir brochures for this! Someone thinks they're Cats!
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 15:22:28 GMT
Interval
LOVING this!!! The theatre is about a quarter full if that but the audience is lapping it up and even gave an ovation to the dance! Some nice chap gave me his spare ticket so went from row O to E in the stalls!!
|
|
6,232 posts
|
Post by Jon on Nov 10, 2016 17:48:09 GMT
I imagine if it does transfer it won't be for a while as everything is booked up until late Spring
|
|