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Post by thistimetomorrow on Nov 14, 2024 11:05:08 GMT
neither!
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Post by tlppi on Nov 14, 2024 11:06:59 GMT
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Post by thaneofglamis on Nov 14, 2024 11:10:24 GMT
I managed to get 2 front row centre tickets for a Friday night. There was good availability. Really looking forward to this! Great that Blue Light Card holders/key workers are included as well as the young ‘uns! 😁
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Post by shakeel on Nov 14, 2024 11:20:18 GMT
Thank you for this! Got a front row stalls. |
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Post by nancycunard on Nov 14, 2024 11:21:32 GMT
Loads of availability but I couldn’t get the date I wanted because the website refused to sell me a single seat!
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Post by blamerobots on Nov 14, 2024 11:30:21 GMT
Grabbed some front row tickets as well in previews. Very glad this scheme is operated, I'm taking my friend who is also a key worker  |
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Post by thaneofglamis on Nov 14, 2024 12:05:23 GMT
I don’t know how strictly it is enforced, but I notice it says “Both ticket holders must fit one of The Jamie Lloyd Company booking criteria”, whereas in the past I believe only the lead booker needed to be eligible for Jamie Lloyd events.
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Post by asfound on Nov 14, 2024 12:12:35 GMT
I don’t know how strictly it is enforced, but I notice it says “Both ticket holders must fit one of The Jamie Lloyd Company booking criteria”, whereas in the past I believe only the lead booker needed to be eligible for Jamie Lloyd events. Ah I just noticed that. Who knows? Sometimes they check, sometimes they don't in my experience. It seems completely random. Both my sister (under 30) and I (blue light card) got ID'd for Romeo and Juliet, but I remember some people here didn't. |
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Post by andrew on Nov 14, 2024 13:30:00 GMT
I don’t know how strictly it is enforced, but I notice it says “Both ticket holders must fit one of The Jamie Lloyd Company booking criteria”, whereas in the past I believe only the lead booker needed to be eligible for Jamie Lloyd events. It's been always both ticket holders, not just the lead booker. It would make zero sense to be just the lead booker. |
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Post by thaneofglamis on Nov 14, 2024 13:32:58 GMT
I don’t know how strictly it is enforced, but I notice it says “Both ticket holders must fit one of The Jamie Lloyd Company booking criteria”, whereas in the past I believe only the lead booker needed to be eligible for Jamie Lloyd events. It's been always both ticket holders, not just the lead booker. It would make zero sense to be just the lead booker. It used to be fine, e.g. a couple of years back, when I think the website wording was different. I’m all good as currently my partner and I both meet the criteria, but I know in the past it was ‘one of’: x.com/jamielloydco/status/1699459979722338725?s=46 |
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Post by Being Alive on Nov 14, 2024 13:56:30 GMT
It's been always both ticket holders, not just the lead booker. It would make zero sense to be just the lead booker. It used to be fine, e.g. a couple of years back, when I think the website wording was different. I’m all good as currently my partner and I both meet the criteria, but I know in the past it was ‘one of’: x.com/jamielloydco/status/1699459979722338725?s=46I've never actually been checked at a Jamie Lloyd discount thing as an FYI 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by jr on Nov 14, 2024 17:57:20 GMT
I don’t know how strictly it is enforced, but I notice it says “Both ticket holders must fit one of The Jamie Lloyd Company booking criteria”, whereas in the past I believe only the lead booker needed to be eligible for Jamie Lloyd events. It's been always both ticket holders, not just the lead booker. It would make zero sense to be just the lead booker. For the Pinter season it was only one person who needed to be a key worker, if I'm not mistaken. I went to all plays with different friends being only me the one who qualified. I actually was surprised when they asked both people to qualify. Luckily the friend I'm going with is a teacher so all good. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 15, 2024 18:31:52 GMT
I have no intention of seeing The Tempest but just had an e mail about it so thought I'd see what sales were like. Boy has this sold badly. Practically every performance shows good availability with more empty seats than sold seats from the dates I checked. And stalls and dress circle are eye wateringly expensive.
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Post by amyja89 on Nov 15, 2024 18:38:33 GMT
I bought on release day as I wanted to make sure I got the date I was in London for my birthday trip, but seems I could definitely have waited for some good inevitable Rush tix! Drury Lane is a cavern.
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Post by corianderleaves on Nov 15, 2024 18:53:02 GMT
I have no intention of seeing The Tempest but just had an e mail about it so thought I'd see what sales were like. Boy has this sold badly. Practically every performance shows good availability with more empty seats than sold seats from the dates I checked. And stalls and dress circle are eye wateringly expensive. Sold badly enough that I have had an email from DMT re the show, which is titled "from our friends at LW theatres". |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 15, 2024 19:39:11 GMT
I have no intention of seeing The Tempest but just had an e mail about it so thought I'd see what sales were like. Boy has this sold badly. Practically every performance shows good availability with more empty seats than sold seats from the dates I checked. And stalls and dress circle are eye wateringly expensive. Sold badly enough that I have had an email from DMT re the show, which is titled "from our friends at LW theatres". Yes, that's who my e mail was from too. |
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Post by kit66 on Nov 15, 2024 21:37:40 GMT
I wonder why they didn't think about reducing the seating by converting the auditorium into the "in the round" configuration
Mind you that may have meant the tickets costing even more!
Personally I think opening a "Shakespeare" around Christmas is a bit of a gamble - even with Sigourney Weaver
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Post by dr on Nov 15, 2024 22:02:23 GMT
I wonder why they didn't think about reducing the seating by converting the auditorium into the "in the round" configuration Mind you that may have meant the tickets costing even more! Personally I think opening a "Shakespeare" around Christmas is a bit of a gamble - even with Sigourney Weaver I feel like they should have reversed the order of the plays. Festive Much Ado over Christmas, with Hiddleston and Atwell, would have sold out completely - tourist hot-ticket, would make a good gift etc. Then they'd have more time to sell the Weaver Tempest, perhaps with support from the New Year Sales. In any case, more chance to get cheap tickets (I got a £25 front row U25 ticket yesterday) is great! |
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Post by Jon on Nov 15, 2024 22:29:21 GMT
I wonder why they didn't think about reducing the seating by converting the auditorium into the "in the round" configuration Mind you that may have meant the tickets costing even more! Personally I think opening a "Shakespeare" around Christmas is a bit of a gamble - even with Sigourney Weaver I feel like they should have reversed the order of the plays. Festive Much Ado over Christmas, with Hiddleston and Atwell, would have sold out completely - tourist hot-ticket, would make a good gift etc. Then they'd have more time to sell the Weaver Tempest, perhaps with support from the New Year Sales. In any case, more chance to get cheap tickets (I got a £25 front row U25 ticket yesterday) is great! It's possible that Sigourney Weaver could only do those dates and possibly Hiddleston and Atwell had that window to do Much Ado in early 2025. With it only being an 8 week season for each play if reviews are great then while it might not sell out, it could be profitable even if it's 75% sold. |
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Post by nancycunard on Nov 16, 2024 11:15:46 GMT
I think one of the issues is that while Sigourney is an incredibly talented and well respected actress, she doesn’t have the kind of fan base that are going to snap the tickets up straight away like Hiddleston does, or Tom Holland did earlier this year. I don’t doubt it’ll pick up but I think it’ll be led by on the day sales.
For me, personally, I’m far more excited about her than I am about Hiddleston — she’s iconic to me from seeing Galaxy Quest and Holes as a child!
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Post by SilverFox on Nov 16, 2024 11:38:27 GMT
I wonder why they didn't think about reducing the seating by converting the auditorium into the "in the round" configuration Mind you that may have meant the tickets costing even more! Largely (I believe) because although the in-the-round stage has been incorporated in the plans, the structure has not been built yet, nor (more importantly) included in the cost of the refurb - and will be VERY expensive. I wouldn't hold your breath for seeing the TRDL alternative configuration anytime soon! |
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