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Post by malvolio on Mar 18, 2020 11:29:37 GMT
I would assume the various Pride festivals will be pulled now.
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Post by n1david on Mar 18, 2020 11:34:12 GMT
I would assume the various Pride festivals will be pulled now. Edinburgh Pride is already cancelled - many of them will be later in the summer, but won't be able to prep in the usual way because of the difficulty of getting people together for planning . |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 11:45:37 GMT
Oh give over, you know that's not comparable in the slightest. Do you really think anyone who is stupid enough to book a theatre ticket now for anytime soon deserves any sympathy (separate completely of course from people who booked months ago)? They are probably the same type of people who think going to the pub is still ok... Of course we all want to support businesses, but it just isn't tenable in the current circumstances. It isn't surprising in the slightest that the theatre companies need some time to shut all their systems down and refund people, patience is required. But not everyone is in our theatre bubble and if they see they can buy tickets they would prob think that it’s still fine too. everyone else has taken their tickets offline Anyone would think you work for ATG...... I don't work for ATG, but I don't think the theatre companies deserve to be vilified like you are doing, especially given the position the government has put them in. You would have to be completely clueless and not have seen any news for a week to think that booking a theatre ticket now for any time in the next 2 or 3 months at least is in any way sensible, so I don't see how anyone should have sympathy for them if they lose booking fees (assuming as you are that the theatre companies won't refund those fees). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 11:57:00 GMT
But not everyone is in our theatre bubble and if they see they can buy tickets they would prob think that it’s still fine too. everyone else has taken their tickets offline Anyone would think you work for ATG...... I don't work for ATG, but I don't think the theatre companies deserve to be vilified like you are doing, especially given the position the government has put them in. You would have to be completely clueless and not have seen any news for a week to think that booking a theatre ticket now for any time in the next 2 or 3 months at least is in any way sensible, so I don't see how anyone should have sympathy for them if they lose booking fees (assuming as you are that the theatre companies won't refund those fees). What about people with learning disabilities? Or is that ok coz they are “stupid” and therefore fine to be ripped off? look I don’t want to get into an argument with you. I work with vulnerable adults and financial abuse is rife so when I see a company (as I see it) actively ripping people off it really pushes my anger buttons |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 12:13:55 GMT
I don't work for ATG, but I don't think the theatre companies deserve to be vilified like you are doing, especially given the position the government has put them in. You would have to be completely clueless and not have seen any news for a week to think that booking a theatre ticket now for any time in the next 2 or 3 months at least is in any way sensible, so I don't see how anyone should have sympathy for them if they lose booking fees (assuming as you are that the theatre companies won't refund those fees). What about people with learning disabilities? Or is that ok coz they are “stupid” and therefore fine to be ripped off? look I don’t want to get into an argument with you. I work with vulnerable adults and financial abuse is rife so when I see a company (as I see it) actively ripping people off it really pushes my anger buttons Maybe you should have led with that then - your posts made it seem as if you were talking about people generally and making excuses for all of them. Obviously there are some exceptions, though those who are capable of booking tickets online must mostly at least also be capable of reading the news and understanding at least a bit about what is going on in the world around them. Anyway, my whole point is that you are jumping to conclusions that the booking fees won't be refunded when I would expect in most cases given the extraordinary circumstances booking fees might be refunded. As I explained, shutting systems down takes time, and the insurance position has to be taken into account given the government have left these companies in limbo. It seems to me your anger is directed at the wrong source. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 12:44:06 GMT
Eurovision is cancelled
Bit of a massacre today
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 18, 2020 13:12:16 GMT
101 Dalmations at the Open Air Theatre moved to 2021. All bookings transferred to the corresponding date (e.g. Sat 16 May 2020 moves to Sat 15 May 2021).
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Post by TallPaul on Mar 18, 2020 13:35:42 GMT
The tour of A Bunch of Amateurs, that I was due to see in York at the start of June, has been cancelled.
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Post by mrbluesky on Mar 18, 2020 13:36:39 GMT
101 Dalmations at the Open Air Theatre moved to 2021. All bookings transferred to the corresponding date (e.g. Sat 16 May 2020 moves to Sat 15 May 2021). That is a shame, but not surprising, given the timing. Most people are thinking theatres could be dark for up to 12 weeks, which could make Romeo and Juliet one of the first shows to open. |
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Post by Lemansky on Mar 18, 2020 15:40:40 GMT
Totally agree with all these suggestions. Now would be the perfect time to make recordings available - including archive stuff that wasn't initially intended for public release! Would also generate some income for the companies. As this is partly an area I work in, while I completely agree with this, it's possibly not something that can happen quickly and definitely not down to individual theatres. Hopefully it's something that people can work together on, but the amount of paperwork that has to be generated just for a NT live showing is mad, let alone something for public release for an unknown period of time. So many people on twitter are asking the theatres to do this, and it's not really in their hands. |
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Post by stevej678 on Mar 18, 2020 15:59:52 GMT
Everything at Pleasance cancelled until the end of April.
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Post by richey on Mar 18, 2020 17:10:50 GMT
Wicked cancelled til 25th April / |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 18, 2020 17:35:34 GMT
Sorry if on the wrong thread but just saw that Broadway World are doing a weeks free trial of their streaming service.
Dont know if it's available in the UK though.
Anyone know?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 19:01:29 GMT
& Juliet is off sale until June 8th, and I've seen on Twitter that the remaining dates of the UK tour of On Your Feet have been cancelled.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 18, 2020 20:14:51 GMT
Curve have postponed Roman Holiday until sometime next year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 20:23:18 GMT
Old Vic has confirmed 4000 Miles is postponed, tickets will be honoured for the rescheduled dates, details TBC.
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Post by meister on Mar 18, 2020 20:28:29 GMT
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Post by richey on Mar 18, 2020 20:36:40 GMT
All ATG closed til 26th April. There goes my Phantom date / |
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Post by princeton on Mar 18, 2020 20:36:46 GMT
ATG : "Following the closure of Ambassador Theatre Group venues on Monday 16th March, we regret to confirm that we are suspending all performances at our UK venues until Sunday, 26th April 2020." Further details here: www.atgtickets.com/coronavirus-info/ |
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Post by malvolio on Mar 18, 2020 21:02:16 GMT
NightTube
Waterloo & City Line
Some TFL stations
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 21:57:09 GMT
nice move from the Bush
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Post by undeuxtrois on Mar 18, 2020 23:47:27 GMT
So do we just have to wait for ATG to contact us about our bookings?
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 18, 2020 23:58:23 GMT
The Comedy Store in London and presumably Manchester too is shut until the 18th of April.
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Post by jaqs on Mar 19, 2020 7:37:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 8:20:29 GMT
So do we just have to wait for ATG to contact us about our bookings? That's the impression I have but not 100% sure! |
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