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Post by Mark on Mar 9, 2023 11:34:18 GMT
Worth checking Seatplan/Encore and the likes, managed to get a "restricted view" seat on the far side of row F stalls for next week for £30. Wasn't showing on ATG (who have the same seat on sale for other dates at £75!) From what I gather, most of the play takes place pretty centrally.
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Post by zahidf on Mar 9, 2023 13:14:31 GMT
Worth checking Seatplan/Encore and the likes, managed to get a "restricted view" seat on the far side of row F stalls for next week for £30. Wasn't showing on ATG (who have the same seat on sale for other dates at £75!) From what I gather, most of the play takes place pretty centrally. Thanks for the tip, got a good circle seat for £30.00 ( not marked as restricted!)
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Post by zahidf on Mar 11, 2023 21:44:46 GMT
This was great! Wonderful performance by Sheridan Smith
30 pound Row D dress circle seat a bargain, completely clear view of it all!
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Mar 13, 2023 9:57:06 GMT
For those who have seen this, has the text been updated at all? I've seen many productions of Shirley Valentine and it's a very strong script, but there are a few sections which might feel dated in a production not 1980s-based which this looks like.
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Post by zahidf on Mar 13, 2023 12:29:36 GMT
For those who have seen this, has the text been updated at all? I've seen many productions of Shirley Valentine and it's a very strong script, but there are a few sections which might feel dated in a production not 1980s-based which this looks like. no updated script but really didnt feel dated
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Post by bram on Mar 13, 2023 22:09:02 GMT
Another excellent performance from S Smith. Every emotion is explored veryfunny. Very touching.
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Post by Dr Tom on Mar 22, 2023 9:52:11 GMT
I saw this last night and thought it was excellent. I can strongly recommend the £10 standing positions. I had a very clear view, better than I'm sure than most of the Upper Circle seats. It helped, as well, that there were only three of us standing last night and the other two were at the other side (you're in front of the two shorter back rows, which divide the space). Plus, it's a short show, and you're in prime position for a bar seat during the interval.
I've never seen Shirley Valentine before, but it is perfectly structured and very witty. You get a perfect view of the cooking, as well. I wonder who gets to eat the results every night?
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Post by dannimaria on Mar 22, 2023 21:45:31 GMT
I saw this last week, and as someone who neither liked nor disliked Sheridan Smith and was altogether 'meh' about her, I was very pleasantly surprised. She was very funny, touching, warm and for me it really spoke to women of a certain age <cough>. She really made you feel all the emotions and I now get all the fuss about her. I also definitely wanted egg and chips after!
It's a really solid performance and given the chance I'd watch it again. Can I still dislike her singing though ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2023 8:52:15 GMT
I don't think I've ever found a production of Shirley Valentine lacking, but this was a particularly lovely marriage of material and actor. This is one of those plays that I think of as "comfort food," and I'd love to see a theatre run with a rotating cast of delightful gentle divas taking on the role.
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Post by starlight92 on Mar 31, 2023 9:15:32 GMT
Can anyone tell me how much the programme costs if you buy it at the theatre? It's £5.50 if you pre-buy it online when you book your ticket, so just wondering how much you save.
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Post by A.Ham on Mar 31, 2023 9:35:38 GMT
Can anyone tell me how much the programme costs if you buy it at the theatre? It's £5.50 if you pre-buy it online when you book your ticket, so just wondering how much you save. Knowing ATG, it’s probably £4.50 if you buy it in person! 😂
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Post by asps2017 on Mar 31, 2023 10:07:11 GMT
I'm wanting to see it the week after next. Some standing available, or should I wait in hope of a restricted view in circle or stalls becoming available?
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Post by marob on Mar 31, 2023 21:47:31 GMT
With this only being a one-woman show does much happen at the edges of the stage?
I’ve bought a restricted view seat on the end of a row in the stalls (row E, I think?). Using the lottery voucher it was only £33. Bit suspicious why it was so cheap compared to the rest of the stalls.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2023 23:51:34 GMT
With this only being a one-woman show does much happen at the edges of the stage? I’ve bought a restricted view seat on the end of a row in the stalls (row E, I think?). Using the lottery voucher it was only £33. Bit suspicious why it was so cheap compared to the rest of the stalls. I saw it from stalls H21 (aisle seat) the other day. Not sure if the viewing angle is much different three rows down. But it’s played pretty centrally - I only missed a few seconds occasionally in the first act when Smith crossed to the far side of the kitchen. Anyway, her tone will cue you in to any body language you might miss. I reckon you’ve probably got a bargain!
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Post by shady23 on Apr 2, 2023 7:52:53 GMT
Can anyone tell me how much the programme costs if you buy it at the theatre? It's £5.50 if you pre-buy it online when you book your ticket, so just wondering how much you save. They are £6 in the venue
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Post by starlight92 on Apr 2, 2023 8:05:52 GMT
Can anyone tell me how much the programme costs if you buy it at the theatre? It's £5.50 if you pre-buy it online when you book your ticket, so just wondering how much you save. They are £6 in the venue Thanks, and wow, what a saving! 😂
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Post by ilovewemusicals on Apr 2, 2023 10:54:29 GMT
Carl Woodward has posted saying the show is planning a UK tour starring Sheridan Smith. I imagine a tour would centre around a couple of weeks at Liverpool Empire.
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Post by shady23 on Apr 2, 2023 13:10:48 GMT
Oh yes please! It would do very well indeed.
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Post by mkb on Apr 2, 2023 14:08:16 GMT
Thanks, and wow, what a saving! 😂 Just to reiterate my earlier warning. The programme contains only cast/creatives biogs and some rehearsal pics. I wouldn't bother unless you're an obsessive collector (a habit I need to wean myself off).
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Post by alece10 on Apr 2, 2023 15:55:23 GMT
Carl Woodward has posted saying the show is planning a UK tour starring Sheridan Smith. I imagine a tour would centre around a couple of weeks at Liverpool Empire. I wonder when she would be able to do a tour, certainly not straight away as she posted on Instagram recently a pic of a gym mat and some weights with a caption saying she had to get her body bikini ready for her next job she was going straight into.
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Post by distantcousin on Apr 6, 2023 14:51:48 GMT
Absolutely brilliant - not sure what more I can say that hasn't been said already. Absolutely superlative performance. I wouldn't say I was a FAN of Sheridan beforehand - no firm views on her - but I found her range and ability extraordinary in this show. A very special and rare type of actor. Christopher Biggins swished in just before curtain up, and had to sit on a house seat, as the show was sold out. I could hear him enjoying it! Here's an interview between her and the director on Official London Theatre.... fb.watch/jKBu3VBwUj/
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Post by distantcousin on Apr 11, 2023 16:17:30 GMT
Oh,I forgot to say, she coped brilliantly with a technical hitch not long into Act I - she opened the door and when she slammed it shut, the rollerblind fell off its hinges!
She laughed with surprise, the audience quickly realised it wasn't supposed to happen and quick as a flash, staying in character she said "eh! He's gonna go mad when he sees this!"
She neatly placed the blind behind the set, and without missing a beat launched into the start of the 'clitoris section' of the text!
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Post by mkb on Apr 11, 2023 16:49:32 GMT
That's absolutely brilliant ad-libbing.
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Post by jaggy on May 5, 2023 23:38:04 GMT
Selling two tickets for the 8th May. All info on the noticeboard thread.
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Post by starlight92 on May 18, 2023 13:22:39 GMT
Saw this last night and had originally booked a really awful cheap seat in the royal circle where a third of the stage was blocked out, but for £10 I was upgraded to a seat in row G in the stalls that is normally £125! Loved the play and Sheridan's performance, she really drew you in, it was like we were all her friend and she playing off the audience's laughter, including one point where it looked like she was interacting with someone in the front row. I met her afterwards at stage door and she was lovely, happy to take selfies and sign programmes. (I was originally disappointed with the programme, having pre-ordered it before I read the warnings about how small it is here, but now it's got Sheridan's signature on the front it's actually worth something to me!).
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 19, 2023 13:26:37 GMT
Blooming train strike on the last performance day, I've managed to change my evening stalls to a matinee stalls (driving home to Lincolnshire in daylight rather than midnight). It's a lovely Stalls Row C which might pop up soon, if anyone is looking.
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 8:41:13 GMT
Very late to the party for me but the day finally came and its a solid 5 stars from me. I thought it was an acting masterclass from Sheridan and the best version of Shirley Valentine I have seen. I loved the way to played to the entire audience and you felt she was talking directly to you. She knew there were 3 levels in the theatre and boxes at the sides and everyone got her attention. When the audience laughed she laughed along as well which was so lovely. Slight mishap when one of the eggs broke getting onto the plate and she ad-libed brilliantly. Full standing ovation at the end and I heard several people on the way out saying that they wished it was longer as they enjoyed it so much. I was so impressed how she peeled, cooked and served whilst talking and turning to the audience and each element timed to perfection. Id have made a right pigs ear of it and probably cut my fingers or burnt them. My friend did comment that the potato peeler was not of the period and also that we didnt use spray surface cleaners in those days, to be honest I cant remember that far back. Also hard to believe that the play was written by a man which just shows the skill of Willie Russell. Fairly well behaved audience apart from a woman sitting next to us who had a very loud and very annoying laugh. Started 20 minutes late and looked as if lots of people sitting in wrong seats, wrong levels, and as it was full the FOH staff had a bit of a job sorting out the mess. The audience was predominantly female in their 40s and 50s and a few husbands who had clearly been dragged along to see it and would rather not be there. The theatre must be rubbing their hands from bar sales. I have never seen so much alcohol consumed during 2 hours. Luckily play not long enough for people to get drunk.
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Post by starlight92 on May 27, 2023 11:34:29 GMT
I don't know if anyone else had this, but watching Sheridan enjoy a glass of wine in the first half made me want one myself, which I bought at the interval (despite not being bothered about getting one before). So nice bit of unintentional subliminal messaging there haha, or maybe I'm just easily influenced!
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Post by theatremiss on May 27, 2023 15:48:38 GMT
I don’t know what it is but I just cannot engage or like Smith. I’ve seen her in a couple of things and I’ve never enjoyed her performances. She’s a bit like Hope-Fletcher in as much as she comes with a lot of emotional baggage. But hey what do I know, I’m in the minority
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Post by alece10 on May 27, 2023 16:39:45 GMT
I don't know if anyone else had this, but watching Sheridan enjoy a glass of wine in the first half made me want one myself, which I bought at the interval (despite not being bothered about getting one before). So nice bit of unintentional subliminal messaging there haha, or maybe I'm just easily influenced! Didn't want a glass of wine but I was gagging for chips and egg at the interval. The aroma coming from the stage was so tempting. Oh and a slice of good old white bread and butter.
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