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Post by Peter on Oct 9, 2021 7:26:37 GMT
I managed five performances in four days on my one and only Broadway trip - though two of those were The Light in the Piazza - and managed to fit in a lot of the touristy things as well. It was pretty exhausting rushing around the city though!
I’ve literally just done four shows in two days in London this week - using a mixture of rush (for Prince of Egypt and Come From Away), lottery (Cinderella) and a front row restricted view seat I bought ages ago (Back to the Future), I spent less than £100 on tickets in total. I wouldn’t usually go that crazy, but I’ve not had the chance to attend much West End theatre in the past three to four years, so this was a bit of a splurge.
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Post by Dr Tom on Oct 9, 2021 10:37:54 GMT
I’ve done three show days in both London and New York. Usually it’s where there’s a shorter 5pm show that fits nicely between a matinee and evening performance. One of the New York theatre festivals was really good for that.
I’ve also done the odd late evening performance and 11am show, but not yet gone for four (or five) shows in the same day, but I’m sure it’s possible.
Like others, I try and fit in as many shows as possible when I’m in New York. It’s nice to walk around but I’ve done all the touristy things. I try and book something for the day I arrive but it’s always a balancing act of flight times, prices, whether it’s better to fly to Philadelphia/Boston see the tours and go on to NYC etc. Then there’s trying to get a long weekend knowing there are matinees and I can minimise the days off work, versus the higher prices at the weekend and the lack of matinee choices during the week. And, I’m also very into using airline miles, hotel reward schemes etc to make short trips affordable and comfortable (hint, it is often worth travelling out via Dublin). So lots of considerations.
Not that this has been a problem recently. I’ll figure out the new world sooner or later.
Since I moved from the Midlands to London, it’s made the local options easier. But I do miss having easy access to the touring shows at the Birmingham Hippodrome and the Alexandra. Not that travel out of London is difficult, but it always seems less worthwhile to make the effort in the other direction.
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