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Post by theatrenerd on Jan 5, 2024 10:17:40 GMT
2024 run confirmed!
Priority booking 8 Jan, general on sale 12 Jan at noon.
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Post by ceebee on Jan 6, 2024 21:22:57 GMT
Beautiful final performance tonight by yet another brilliant cast! Roll on November and the return of this glorious production.
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Post by blue48 on Jan 6, 2024 23:20:26 GMT
2024 run confirmed! Priority booking 8 Jan, general on sale 12 Jan at noon. Will we find out who's playing Scrooge by that time for the 2024 run as well? Or is just going on sale without knowing who is playing the lead role? Also, does anybody know if the Christopher Eccleston version of the play has been filmed? I'd love to see that specific version again! |
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Post by Jon on Jan 7, 2024 1:00:59 GMT
2024 run confirmed! Priority booking 8 Jan, general on sale 12 Jan at noon. Will we find out who's playing Scrooge by that time for the 2024 run as well? Or is just going on sale without knowing who is playing the lead role? Also, does anybody know if the Christopher Eccleston version of the play has been filmed? I'd love to see that specific version again! There's no chance they'll film A Christmas Carol, it's their main revenue earner. Scrooge is usually announced a lot later in the year. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jan 7, 2024 8:45:20 GMT
2024 run confirmed! Priority booking 8 Jan, general on sale 12 Jan at noon. Will we find out who's playing Scrooge by that time for the 2024 run as well? Or is just going on sale without knowing who is playing the lead role? Also, does anybody know if the Christopher Eccleston version of the play has been filmed? I'd love to see that specific version again! Unlikely to be honest. The actor playing Scrooge is usually announced anytime late Spring to late Summer |
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Post by ceebee on Jan 7, 2024 13:38:02 GMT
2024 run confirmed! Priority booking 8 Jan, general on sale 12 Jan at noon. Will we find out who's playing Scrooge by that time for the 2024 run as well? Or is just going on sale without knowing who is playing the lead role? Also, does anybody know if the Christopher Eccleston version of the play has been filmed? I'd love to see that specific version again! This year not filmed but I have a recording of the Andrew Lincoln "In Camera" version. |
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Post by marob on Jan 7, 2024 14:19:33 GMT
Glad it’s coming back. Again. I had a ticket for the last run (or maybe the one before?) but couldn’t make the performance, so hopefully I’ll finally get to see it this time.
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Post by ceebee on Jan 10, 2024 13:27:07 GMT
I see the OV is currently keeping "Stage Stalls" seats off sale for "A Christmas Carol"... The cynic in me says it is because they are gauging interest in presale/general release before setting pricing; of course it may just be because they plan to overhaul the design of the production and fancy a bit more stage space...
Aside from this point, it is reassuring to see that the pricing remains realistic for this show - get in early and you can pretty much get the seats you want before demand spikes the prices.
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Post by happysooz2 on Jan 11, 2024 20:06:39 GMT
I was planning to buy tomorrow, when the general presale opens. Are the snowzone side stalls up for sale?
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Post by ceebee on Jan 12, 2024 22:20:37 GMT
I was planning to buy tomorrow, when the general presale opens. Are the snowzone side stalls up for sale? Most of them are on the sale in rows H-K the lower stalls. Stage stalls premium seats totally off sale right now. Another good spot is Row X Dress Circle by the band. It's a magical view from there. I got my usual row H side stalls, Row X, and Atkins Box front 5 for various dates for family and friends. Will nip back for PwC lottery for preview fillers. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jan 12, 2024 22:30:59 GMT
I was planning to buy tomorrow, when the general presale opens. Are the snowzone side stalls up for sale? Most of them are on the sale in rows H-K the lower stalls. Stage stalls premium seats totally off sale right now. Another good spot is Row X Dress Circle by the band. It's a magical view from there. I got my usual row H side stalls, Row X, and Atkins Box front 5 for various dates for family and friends. Will nip back for PwC lottery for preview fillers. Oh I've booked row H side stalls, seats 24-28. Are they good then? Was hard to tell from the seating plan |
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Post by ceebee on Jan 12, 2024 22:36:51 GMT
Most of them are on the sale in rows H-K the lower stalls. Stage stalls premium seats totally off sale right now. Another good spot is Row X Dress Circle by the band. It's a magical view from there. I got my usual row H side stalls, Row X, and Atkins Box front 5 for various dates for family and friends. Will nip back for PwC lottery for preview fillers. Oh I've booked row H side stalls, seats 24-28. Are they good then? Was hard to tell from the seating plan You've booked the best seats in the house - almost the same as my Row H 28-30. Still one of the best kept secrets - these seats beat premium face-on seats hands down. Great choice! |
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Post by creakingstool on Jan 20, 2024 19:14:09 GMT
Managed to watch this on a recent trip to London with my daughter, thank goodness for the Friday Matinee so we could fit it in. We sat in the stage stalls on row Q, I thought the seats were great and we enjoyed the tangerines handed out before the show.
What a fantastic play, in January it felt festive so on the run up to Christmas it must be even more so! The lanterns create a great atmosphere and the staging in the round was very enjoyable.
Christopher Eccleston was a really good Scrooge, I also particularly enjoyed Gemma Knight Jones as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Rob Compton as Bob Cratchit. I loved when Scrooge became a changed man and the atmosphere changed completely. The interaction with the audience was a lot of fun, when it snowed it felt very magical.
The Carols were beautifully sung and played and I can totally understand why people want to watch this every year, if I lived in London it definately would become a tradition for me too. It looks like we have a more local A Christmas Carol this year at The Lowry so we will give that a go I think but I'd watch this again given the chance.
The show start was delayed for a technical reason but it was very well handled and we were kept well informed throughout and able to pop out to use facilities if required. It was probably 15 to 20 minutes delayed.
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Post by teamyali on May 6, 2024 12:31:59 GMT
It’s still early days but any idea on whose actor will lead this production, should it return this Christmas season?
Wish list of actors who can play Scrooge (some names are bonkers though):
Toby Stephens
Jared Harris
Richard Coyle
Ben Daniels
Ben Miles
Rufus Sewell
Charles Edwards
Paul Hilton
Alex Jennings
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 6, 2024 12:56:54 GMT
It’s still early days but any idea on whose actor will lead this production, should it return this Christmas season? Wish list of actors who can play Scrooge (some names are bonkers though): Toby Stephens Jared Harris Richard Coyle Ben Daniels Ben Miles Rufus Sewell Charles Edwards Paul Hilton Alex Jennings It is returning, tickets been on sale for a few months The star might be announced soon, it was around May they announced last year |
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Post by Being Alive on May 6, 2024 13:43:31 GMT
Eccleston was sorted a lot earlier than usual in 2023/24 hence his announcement earlier - I probably wouldn't expect an announcement til sometime in the summer but I may be wrong.
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Post by theatrenerd on May 6, 2024 21:24:34 GMT
As much as I love the idea of a new Scrooge each year, I'm surprised none of the 7 actors haven't returned yet for another season (with the exception of Owen Teale who also did it in Melbourne last Christmas).
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 9:19:36 GMT
It’s still early days but any idea on whose actor will lead this production, should it return this Christmas season? Wish list of actors who can play Scrooge (some names are bonkers though): Toby Stephens Jared Harris Richard Coyle Ben Daniels Ben Miles Rufus Sewell Charles Edwards Paul Hilton Alex Jennings I posted these suggestions earlier in the thread. Yours are great too, especially love the Richard Coyle idea "Richard E Grant, Hugh Bonneville, David Tennant, Tom Hiddleston, Damien Lewis, Martin Clunes also spring to mind." |
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Post by Being Alive on May 7, 2024 9:28:05 GMT
Ben Daniels would be good.
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Post by Jon on May 7, 2024 11:06:43 GMT
I'm going to say it again, Shaun Evans for Scrooge!
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Post by theatrefan62 on May 7, 2024 11:28:31 GMT
This could run for decades more. There are so many options for Scrooge
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Post by ceebee on May 7, 2024 20:50:33 GMT
It clearly needs to be Peter Capaldi next.
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Post by theatreliker on May 7, 2024 21:06:51 GMT
I'm going to say it again, Shaun Evans for Scrooge! I thought you meant Barry from EastEnders for a moment |
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Post by blue48 on May 16, 2024 10:04:59 GMT
Was the Christopher Eccleston run the most popular run of this play?
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Post by blue48 on Jun 2, 2024 17:58:01 GMT
Prediction: David Morrisey will be this years Scrooge.
What are everybody else's predictions?
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