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Post by david on Dec 1, 2021 23:19:07 GMT
Having been at tonight’s performance, I certainly got my money’s worth from my £20 stalls seat (P7) with a great view and the Circle overhang not causing any issues. Despite the wafer thin book, it was great to finally get to see Bev Knight. Bev was off when I watched Memphis and I didn’t get to see her in The Bodyguard. It may if taken a while to see her on stage but it was that definitely worth the wait. A stunning singer and alongside the 4 insanely talented guys as the different Drifters and other characters (the Act 2 UK tour scenes were a particular highlight with the Bruce Forsyth impression spot on) they really do lift the show backed by a stunning set, lighting, sound and costume design over the 2.5 hrs.
As jukebox musicals go, thankfully tonight’s audience weren’t too bad with only a bit of singing during Act 2. I do hope we get an OCR at some point as that cast singing those fantastic songs needs to be heard by others in the future.
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Post by anita on Dec 2, 2021 16:08:13 GMT
Booked myself a ticket for next week. Thank you partyentdown.
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Post by anita on Dec 2, 2021 16:30:08 GMT
Booked myself a ticket for next week. Thank you partyentdown. Just discovered it will be a special bus service to get home. Rather wish I hadn't booked it now.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 2, 2021 17:27:42 GMT
Not a common or garden bus service, anita, but a special bus service. That's because you're such a special person. 🙂
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Post by anita on Dec 2, 2021 17:33:52 GMT
Not a common or garden bus service, anita , but a special bus service. That's because you're such a special person. 🙂 Thanks TallPaul. It means I'm unlikely to be home before 1am. [Husband will be p****d off.]
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Post by showgirl on Dec 8, 2021 17:24:47 GMT
Loved today's matinee from a brilliant, bargain day seat - & an amazingly swift & simple online booking process, unlike the trauma of TodayTix.
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Post by anita on Dec 9, 2021 10:07:44 GMT
Not a common or garden bus service, anita , but a special bus service. That's because you're such a special person. 🙂 I was lucky TallPaul. I caught the last train that was running before they put the buses on. Home by 11.30.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 9, 2021 10:32:35 GMT
A right result, anita! Him indoors will have to find something else to be unhappy about. 😉 Did you enjoy it?
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Post by anita on Dec 9, 2021 10:35:25 GMT
A right result, anita ! Him indoors will have to find something else to be unhappy about. 😉 Did you enjoy it? He's grumpy about everything. Yes it was great. I thoroughly recommend it.
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Post by Mark on Dec 9, 2021 23:06:11 GMT
Extension to July! And a cast recording on the way
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Post by anita on Dec 10, 2021 13:09:43 GMT
I'll buy that.
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Post by n1david on Dec 10, 2021 14:45:15 GMT
Trouble in t'stalls:
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 10, 2021 15:18:59 GMT
Go Bev! Love her. How bad was the behaviour that it caused a show stop?! This is where we need spies 🤣
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Post by longinthetooth on Dec 10, 2021 15:32:37 GMT
Ah, you've copied it, thank you! Being technically challenged, I laboriously typed this out in the Bad Behaviour thread!
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Post by forevercolours on Dec 10, 2021 15:41:50 GMT
Beware, long post ahead, but this is what I saw on a FB group (this is copied directly from there, not my own experience so I can’t elaborate further) about the incident that Beverley is referring to:
Firstly a very drunk couple in the row in front of me (middle of dress circle) who came in extremely drunk and announced to the people next to them they had been to the pub. From the start of the show they didn’t stop talking loudly or taking photos. After about half an hour I leaned forward and politely asked them to keep quiet or could they go outside to talk. They both shouted verbal abuse at me saying they could do or say what they liked and continued to talk. At the interval they obviously had been to the bar and came back with what looked like vodka and coke spilling it as they sat down. They continued to take no interest in the show. Then about 15 minutes into the second half, people in the back row started getting up and making a noise. I thought they were leaving but suddenly there was shouting and then it escalated into a full scale brawl on the stairs - one man punched another and then either some joined in or others tried to stop. Poor ushers - one girl and one young man had to intervene and eventually the show had to be stopped. Unbelievable behaviour! Sort of thing you may have seen in a pub but certainly not in a theatre! These were not young men either - in their 60s or 70s. The show was stopped for about 10 minutes and the offending people thrown out. Whilst this was going on the drunk man in front of me started shouting verbal abuse at me again. It was actually quite frightening and shook me up. Luckily my husband was with me and others around him calmed him down. Then when the show restarted they both got up and left making another disturbance as they pushed past people to get out. They obviously had no interest in the show! What is going on in our theatres today? The usher said it was happening frequently. How sad! 😔
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 10, 2021 16:45:17 GMT
Such a sad state of affairs. Certain shows do seem to attract this kind of customer (Only Fools & Horses seems to suffer regularly as well). Ushers and customers shouldn't have to put up with it. The bar should refuse service if someone is clearly past a sensible point.
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Post by stagebyte on Dec 11, 2021 12:08:31 GMT
Looking at some of the additional comments it seems just about every show has experienced this at some point but theatres with their eyes on revenue will never stop serving booze. Happened near us at Kinky Boots a couple of years ago. The women were legless then too.
It’s absolutely pathetic that grown ass adults (without any sort of condition that requires it) can’t go an hour without necking back drinks and stuffing their faces with overpriced snacks.
The gate has opened and the horse has bolted though - can’t see a time when theatres will restrict drinks to the interval again - it rakes in too much revenue. Time to complain to the theatre - at over £200 for tickets for two - they need to bear some responsibility for continuing to serve these jokers which will have contributed to the disruption.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 14, 2021 23:48:41 GMT
I saw this tonight from the second row and thought the performances were excellent all around. A great view, even with the high stage. The audience was mostly well behaved as well (there was a bit of a commotion from the rear stalls in the first half, but it soon calmed down). Almost all the audience wore a mask too, so good to see them making an effort.
You certainly can't fault the music or the singing. I didn't know too much about the real story behind the Drifters, so I found that aspect fascinating, but also feel I now need to find a decent book about them to fill in all the gaps. I also had no idea how important the UK was to their longevity. This is rather short (2 hours 15 minutes with a long interval), but when the same small cast are on stage almost all the way through, that's to be expected.
I do think Tosh is a real star, but I've thought that for a long time. Such vocal talent. In fact, I got a lot of eye contact from all the male cast tonight, which is never a problem when they're all so easy on the eye. Beverly Knight was as sensational as you would expect.
If there is one flaw, it is just so strange to see so many gaps in the back catalogue (where I presume performance rights weren't granted). Most notably the songs by King, Goffin, Mann and Weil (basically anything featured in Beautiful). There might well be more to the story than that, with all the complexities in the tales of (the official and unofficial versions of) the Drifters, but I'll have to read more about it.
I would definitely go and see this again on the strength of all the performances alone.
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 27, 2021 15:15:14 GMT
Covers on for all 5 leads today!
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Post by musicbox on Jan 13, 2022 23:47:27 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..).
I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy.
The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed.
About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'.
Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves.
As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points.
I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'.
I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling!
To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show!
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Post by ceebee on Jan 14, 2022 0:02:35 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..). I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy. The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed. About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'. Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves. As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points. I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'. I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling! To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show! There are some really thick ignorant plebs going to the theatre these days. I'm sorry for the experience you had - such folk should stick to "Magic Mike" or whatever other crap they enjoy when they are less drunk. Theatres need to start clamping down on the chavs who are spoiling things before it becomes the accepted norm.
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Post by amp09 on Jan 14, 2022 0:06:50 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..). I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy. The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed. About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'. Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves. As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points. I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'. I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling! To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show! Welcome. Glad to hear your review from the front row as I’ve booked to sit there in Feb as I like to be close to the action too. Sorry to hear about the drunk people. I’d have complained in the interval and asked to be moved to somewhere less disturbing.
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Post by drowseychap on Jan 14, 2022 2:08:38 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..). I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy. The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed. About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'. Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves. As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points. I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'. I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling! To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show! Welcome. Glad to hear your review from the front row as I’ve booked to sit there in Feb as I like to be close to the action too. Sorry to hear about the drunk people. I’d have complained in the interval and asked to be moved to somewhere less disturbing. Oh my word !!!! Can’t get your breath can you sounds like the same woman who sat front row at Jamie before it closed …. Drunk when came in put glass of wine on the stage … texted and talked all the way through it plugged her phone in the auditorium in interval …. Her friend kept going the loo then staggering in …. Too it all in the finale she popped her half full glass of wine on the stage !!! Was so pleased when James Gillen walked up and shouted “get the Fxxxxxx glass off my stage !!!! 😂👍👍 she was oblivious Behaviours in theatre are getting worse sadly . No respect or social awareness these days …. I’m sure people think they are sat at home in front of the tv 📺…. At come from away the theatre encouraged people to by bottles of wine as no interval !!! Group of 6 in front of me continued to pass the bottle hold glasses in the air to see how full they were. … on second bottle dropped it and smashed it and one of the glasses during the show loud smash and noise as it rolled down the circle and broken glass !!! It beggars belief
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Post by southstreet on Jan 14, 2022 10:17:15 GMT
Welcome. Glad to hear your review from the front row as I’ve booked to sit there in Feb as I like to be close to the action too. Sorry to hear about the drunk people. I’d have complained in the interval and asked to be moved to somewhere less disturbing. That is literally what I had to do when seeing the show a couple of months ago. We had two drunk women next to us who constantly talked and badly sang along. We went and spoke to an usher in the interval who moved us to different (and luckily better) seats. They did speak to the ladies before the show started up again but apparently (based on accounts from friends that also sat in the vicinity) it only got worse in the second act and they even stood up and danced at times. Luckily we missed all that as they were behind us.
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Post by A.Ham on Jan 14, 2022 10:41:23 GMT
This is getting ridiculous - what gives these people the right to treat everyone else in the venue - audience and cast alike - with such disrespect. Bad enough to spoil the show for themselves but when it’s impacting on others’ enjoyment it’s not on.
Really sounds like these two should a) have been refused entry to the auditorium to start with, if they were that drunk AND entering during a quiet moment, or b) removed by the FOH team once it became clear they weren’t in a fit state and were affecting the cast and audience around them.
Perhaps Beverley needs to agree some sort of special signal she can discreetly use to get FOH’s attention and action?!
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Post by duncan on Jan 14, 2022 12:35:07 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..). I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy. The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed. About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'. Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves. As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points. I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'. I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling! To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show! There are some really thick ignorant plebs going to the theatre these days. I'm sorry for the experience you had - such folk should stick to "Magic Mike" or whatever other crap they enjoy when they are less drunk. Theatres need to start clamping down on the chavs who are spoiling things before it becomes the accepted norm. This is the kind of snobbish Tory elitist attitude that keeps plenty of people out of the theatre.
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Post by theatreian on Jan 14, 2022 16:01:49 GMT
This is the kind of snobbish Tory elitist attitude that keeps plenty of people out of the theatre. No it is common courtesy to the performers on stage and to the audience who have paid good money to see the show. Audience members who are obviously drunk should not be allowed in in my opinion.
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Post by musicbox on Jan 14, 2022 16:26:48 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm a serial lurker but I felt the need the make an account to share my experience at The Drifters girl tonight for your amusement (Or dismay..). I've wanted to see this for a little while and managed to get a day ticket today in the front row, the aisle seat on the left. I knew the stage is very high and view would be somewhat limited, but I also like being really close to the performers so I was really happy. The two seats to my right were still empty when the show started, so I assumed they had been unsold day tickets and was happy to have the free space in covid times...but sadly that changed. About 15 minutes into the show two middle aged women came in to claim the seats, clearly VERY drunk. It was during a quiet dialogue moment of the show and we were in the front row where there is literally no room to walk through, so I said 'I'll come out and let you in' very quietly as to not disturb the show. Unfortunately one of the women ignored me and went ahead to the seat, lost her footing and fell on top of me whilst letting out a loud grunt. She was literally lying flat in a plank position on my lap while her friend was saying loudly 'Sorry she's drunk!'. Front row is very close to the stage in The Garrick and although I'm not sure if the rest of the audience heard, Beverley who was literally sitting about two metres away from us at the time very obviously did and was clearly annoyed, whilst staying in character and being a consummate professional. I was so angry as I was enjoying the show so much, but it really threw me out of the zone and I missed quite a few lines of important dialogue whilst they 'sorted' themselves. As if that wasn't bad enough, they both came back after the interval with more booze and a program each, to which they decided to loudly read out to each other during the second act, meaning I and everyone in the first few rows were struggling to hear the dialogue and the cast were looking down at points. I've literally never seen such a level of disrespect at a theatre show in my life - Had I had paid more than £25 I would have been even more livid than I already was! The entire cast were brilliant and deserved the respect that the rest of the audience were giving, I actually felt like asking the two women 'Why are you here?'. I also bought a program during the interval and got chatting to the staff member about it, who told me unfortunately this kind of thing is really common at this show. I honestly can't wrap my head around it - to be further back and behave badly is one thing, but to do it when you're in touching distance of the cast who can clearly hear and see you? It's literally mind boggling! To end on a positive though, the entire cast were absolutely brilliant and I definitely recommend the show! Welcome. Glad to hear your review from the front row as I’ve booked to sit there in Feb as I like to be close to the action too. Sorry to hear about the drunk people. I’d have complained in the interval and asked to be moved to somewhere less disturbing. I think you'll definitely enjoy being in the front row! It's definitely difficult to see some of the things going on at the back of the stage, but you also have the benefit of being very close to the cast - Beverley was literally standing so close to me at points that I felt slightly intimidated (In a good way).
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Post by musicbox on Jan 14, 2022 16:33:09 GMT
Yeah my issues last night were definitely about the manners and lack of consideration of the drunk ladies beside me and not the class of person, as I personally don't subscribe to the class system. I'm actually Scottish and grew up in a council estate, so I might be considered of a lower class to some, but I think that's all a load of rubbish and people should be judged by their actions and how they treat others and the ladies last night were just rude and inconsiderate people!
The one thing I was quite surprised by was the staff member who I spoke to seemed to think it was pretty hilarious and replied to me 'Lucky you!' when I said I had to remove a woman from my lap. She was absolutely lovely and I know that working FOH at theatres can be stressful, so I'm not blaming her at all, but I do think the theatres need to start refusing entry to people who are clearly too drunk or potentially disruptive as my experience last night was slightly ruined by them.
The lady who fell on me was actually so drunk that come the interval her friend said to her to follow her outside for a cigarette, but when she walked away expecting her to follow, she just stood still in front of me staring into space for about a minute, before her friend came back and took her out. It's as if she didn't know where she was, so it amazes me that she made it past the staff not only on the way in, but was also served more alcohol at the interval!
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Post by TallPaul on Jan 14, 2022 17:02:58 GMT
It may immediately bounce back, but would it be worthwhile trying to email Nica Burns direct, perhaps cutting and pasting the key points from your posts.
nica.burns@nimaxtheatres.com
She always seems like a no-nosense type of woman.
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