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Post by theatrenerd on Jul 25, 2024 12:26:02 GMT
This show… When does Warchus leave again? September 2026, so this run will be the penultimate run under his tenure if they don’t continue it after he’s left. |
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Post by Jon on Jul 25, 2024 12:32:14 GMT
This show… When does Warchus leave again? September 2026, so this run will be the penultimate run under his tenure if they don’t continue it after he’s left. Which they probably will, it's still a big moneymaker for them. |
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 25, 2024 14:53:26 GMT
This show… When does Warchus leave again? So far away.... but this will end when he leaves. The new AD won't want this every Christmas. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Jul 25, 2024 15:09:46 GMT
This show… When does Warchus leave again? So far away.... but this will end when he leaves. The new AD won't want this every Christmas. They may not 'want' it, but money talks and they have a responsibility to the venue. Like anything when someone takes a leadership role, until they are in place and see the numbers and reality of what the show does for the venue I don't think you can be sure of anything. |
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Post by Jon on Jul 25, 2024 23:19:10 GMT
A Christmas Carol is like the Old Vic's panto in that it brings in the revenue that funds the following year. They could take it out on tour and rest it a couple of years but they'd never get rid of it completely.
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Post by ceebee on Jul 26, 2024 9:35:19 GMT
Important to remember that as well as being a revenue generator, A Christmas Carol also raises a lot of money for charity every year. This show has sold very well over the last couple of years - I just can't see Old Vic dropping it any time soon.
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Post by Being Alive on Jul 26, 2024 15:57:55 GMT
Oh it'll have a life beyond the Old Vic.
A new AD just isn't going to want 1/5 slots a year held up with their predecessors big hit.
It'll tour or do some of the big houses that don't do panto or something with a royalty for the OV, meaning the new AD can really have autonomy over the programme.
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Post by Jon on Jul 26, 2024 16:03:08 GMT
Oh it'll have a life beyond the Old Vic. A new AD just isn't going to want 1/5 slots a year held up with their predecessors big hit. It'll tour or do some of the big houses that don't do panto or something with a royalty for the OV, meaning the new AD can really have autonomy over the programme. It'll probaby depend who's the next AD is. I imagine if it's say Rachel O'Riordan, she would probably want to do some sort of family show every year in the November-January even if it isn't ACC to bring in the dosh. |
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Post by Marwood on Jul 26, 2024 19:38:42 GMT
I’m not sure about seeing this version: I’ve seen John Simm in Three Days in the Country at the NT so he’s not one of those actors I feel I need to tick off a bucket list but I don’t think the Old Vic should just churn out productions of this year in, year out to make a few bob, surely the point of higher level artistic institutions is to go into uncharted territories and put on new productions?
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Post by Jon on Jul 26, 2024 20:22:17 GMT
I’m not sure about seeing this version: I’ve seen John Simm in Three Days in the Country at the NT so he’s not one of those actors I feel I need to tick off a bucket list but I don’t think the Old Vic should just churn out productions of this year in, year out to make a few bob, surely the point of higher level artistic institutions is to go into uncharted territories and put on new productions? It's called show business for a reason. |
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Post by Marwood on Jul 26, 2024 20:29:37 GMT
I’m not sure about seeing this version: I’ve seen John Simm in Three Days in the Country at the NT so he’s not one of those actors I feel I need to tick off a bucket list but I don’t think the Old Vic should just churn out productions of this year in, year out to make a few bob, surely the point of higher level artistic institutions is to go into uncharted territories and put on new productions? It's called show business for a reason. But I thought the Old Vic put pictures of the likes of Burton and O’Toole up in the lobby to show that they are artists, not theatrical Del Boys (dear boy): although I note they’ve hidden any evidence of Spacey in recent years. 🫤 |
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Post by kate8 on Jul 26, 2024 20:47:12 GMT
It probably brings in a different audience from the rest of their plays, and most theatres seem to have widening their audience demographics as a goal. Last year I sat next to an older (60+) couple who’d never been to the OV before, and of course it brings in lots of children.
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Post by blue48 on Aug 1, 2024 18:49:16 GMT
How's everybody feeling about the casting of John Simm as Scrooge?
Personally I'm really happy about it. I think the excitement will snowball when the first reactions of his performance come through and etc.
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Post by theatreliker on Aug 1, 2024 21:07:07 GMT
I've seen him in Betrayal and Three Days in the Country. In fact I thought he was more deserving of the Olivier than Gatiss in the latter.
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Post by ceebee on Aug 2, 2024 19:19:25 GMT
How's everybody feeling about the casting of John Simm as Scrooge? Personally I'm really happy about it. I think the excitement will snowball when the first reactions of his performance come through and etc. I'm happy enough. Never been disappointed yet and I book before casting so take what I get. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 12, 2024 11:37:29 GMT
Well, those PwC tickets went quickly despite the very short notice email/social media notifications.
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Post by Jon on Sept 12, 2024 11:41:57 GMT
Well, those PwC tickets went quickly despite the very short notice email/social media notifications. John Simm is more popular than I thought he was! |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 12, 2024 11:56:39 GMT
Well, those PwC tickets went quickly despite the very short notice email/social media notifications. John Simm is more popular than I thought he was! Indeed - there are literally a handful of Baylis side seats left and around 10,000 people in the queue... |
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Post by westendcub on Sept 12, 2024 12:21:12 GMT
Oh wow, I was pretty lucky today then, as got in at 12.07 & booked stage seats
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Post by showgirl on Sept 12, 2024 13:14:17 GMT
Apparently there are 10,000 people on the PWC email distribution list; info from Bix Office on Wednesday.
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Post by lt on Sept 12, 2024 15:46:03 GMT
Frustratingly by the time I saw this, no chance of tickets.
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Post by Arcana on Sept 12, 2024 18:22:22 GMT
I was no. 255 in the queue, but still didn't manage to get any tickets cause the website kept coming up with an error when adding to basket. Very frustrating 😒
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Post by ceebee on Sept 12, 2024 19:08:56 GMT
I was no. 255 in the queue, but still didn't manage to get any tickets cause the website kept coming up with an error when adding to basket. Very frustrating 😒 This is often when somebody else has the same tickets in their basket and has gone through to the checkout screen. It's very frustrating. A trick is to add separate seats from another part of the auditorium and then remove them at the checkout stage - if the seats you wanted are still available then you will be able to make the purchase. |
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Post by Arcana on Sept 12, 2024 19:30:16 GMT
I was no. 255 in the queue, but still didn't manage to get any tickets cause the website kept coming up with an error when adding to basket. Very frustrating 😒 This is often when somebody else has the same tickets in their basket and has gone through to the checkout screen. It's very frustrating. A trick is to add separate seats from another part of the auditorium and then remove them at the checkout stage - if the seats you wanted are still available then you will be able to make the purchase. Interesting. I did try with various ones though. Maybe I was just really unlucky and whatever I chose was always in someone else's basket shortly after. |
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Post by ceebee on Sept 12, 2024 20:45:10 GMT
This is often when somebody else has the same tickets in their basket and has gone through to the checkout screen. It's very frustrating. A trick is to add separate seats from another part of the auditorium and then remove them at the checkout stage - if the seats you wanted are still available then you will be able to make the purchase. Interesting. I did try with various ones though. Maybe I was just really unlucky and whatever I chose was always in someone else's basket shortly after. I got red warnings saying there was a basket error on mine so did the above and it worked. Perhaps it was a browser issue. |
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