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[vickster51]

Thanks very much. Looking forward to seeing this yet again. Need to book something else in London for their trip but this was the top of my list.

[exuberantlyblue]

Does anyone know what a good time to arrive to queue for a £5 16-25 year old ticket is nowadays? I know they go on sale at 10 AM, so would 8 AM work? Or am I looking earlier? I did 7 AM for a Richard II ticket, so I don't mind a wait, but avoiding an unnecessarily early morning would be nice.

Also, does anyone know what kind of seats those tickets are? Should I just try to get a day seat instead? The fact that they're £25 instead of £5 doesn't matter terribly to me, if they're good seats and available - I'd rather have a good seat than the cheaper deal. But how available are they - unpredictable? - and what time of day is the best to show up and ask?

(My days are entirely flexible, except for Tuesday nights.)

So many questions, sorry. xD

[lesterf]

I have only dayseated once - on wednesday 23rd February so a 2 show day & NOT half term - I am too old for the £5 seats so wasn't after one of those... I got there at 9 am and there were 22 people in front of me ! The early birds had got there at 6.30am  !!! They were regulars and said they always get there by 7 and by 7.30 the £5 seats are always accounted for.. I could only get 3rd row from the back of the circle £29.50 :-((( - not sure if that helps or not

[Moley]

Does Matilda do Day Seats for those who aren't 16-25?

[exuberantlyblue]

lesterf, on 11 March 2012 - 01:21 PM, said:

I have only dayseated once - on wednesday 23rd February so a 2 show day & NOT half term - I am too old for the £5 seats so wasn't after one of those... I got there at 9 am and there were 22 people in front of me ! The early birds had got there at 6.30am  !!! They were regulars and said they always get there by 7 and by 7.30 the £5 seats are always accounted for.. I could only get 3rd row from the back of the circle £29.50 :-((( - not sure if that helps or not

Gosh, thanks. That's useful information. I'll plan on arriving by 7 then.

[DanielWhit]

lesterf, on 11 March 2012 - 01:21 PM, said:

I have only dayseated once - on wednesday 23rd February so a 2 show day NOT half term - I am too old for the £5 seats so wasn't after one of those... I got there at 9 am and there were 22 people in front of me ! The early birds had got there at 6.30am  !!! They were regulars and said they always get there by 7 and by 7.30 the £5 seats are always accounted for.. I could only get 3rd row from the back of the circle £29.50 :-((( - not sure if that helps or not

In other words you just picked up a ticket which you could have booked in advance at the same price :-)

Moley, on 11 March 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

Does Matilda do Day Seats for those who aren't 16-25?

No - the only day release tickets are the £5 16-25 ones, which are in row J of the upper circle (marked everywhere as £20 seats).

[Spamton]

I went along last night to see the show, and it was as fantastic as ever. My last trip was during previews. What an outstanding production, the children were all again amazing, but this time Paul Kaye & Bertie Carvel stole the show for me. Bertie's Trunchbull seemed a lot camper than what I remember before, and his voice is seems very high pitched and effeminate, whereas on my last trip, I'm sure he added a masculine aggression to the charachter! Very different performance from him than when I went in October, but still outstanding nonetheless. Was a full house, and everyone was on their feet at the end cheering at curtain call. Superb

[DanielWhit]

I saw it on Friday and would agree the show is still standing strong. The stage deck though already looks a bit messy, it hasn't been maintained brilliantly by the looks (look near the letter M next time you go, they might well have sorted it). It's a minor thing but it's that kind of thing which niggles me.

Kerry was Matilda - very headstrong and dead-pan. Very good actress even if it did feel some of the time as though she just wanted to rush through the lines! I think all the Matildas need to have a bit more rehearsal on the final Acrobat bit, when they have to tell the story in time with the projections - it's a tough gig and it always seems to go slightly wrong!

Verity was covering Mrs Wormwood, essentially playing a tempered down version of Josie - which is fine though it felt slightly unbalanced against Paul's Mr W. I suspect though that Peter's Mr W would fit fine with her portrayal, would be interesting to see the two of them together.

General word about kids - top form ensemble work.

[Lover]

This is still and has to be one of the best shows i have ever seen. And I have seen and worked on 100's in my time.

The cast of this production are absolutely stunning, and can't fault them at all. This is the first show that i have seen, that I actually looked forward to seeing. Usually its like a busman's holiday for me. ! This however, I looked forward to seeing. Helps I'm friends with Josie.

My ONLY criticism of this entire production was actually the sound. The operator (whom i led to believe was the no2) was clipping lines everywhere. I think most people would never notice, but anyone who really listens out for the technical and sound side, would spotted it. Probably every other line was clipped. !

I mentioned it to a usher in the foyer. . . her response. . . "Thats a normal complaint sir". . . . . !!!!!

Astonishing.

My friends saw it a week later - same issue.

I have to say this is the only fault. I can always look past a mis-focused light, or a bit of paint thats been scratched or gouged, as some thing can't be repaired for the following day and take time and planning. But live mixing - this can ruin a show for some people. Luckily it didn't for me, but certainly left me very annoyed.

BUT - a wonderful production.

[DanielWhit]

I know there have been problems in the stalls with the overall sound mix - but I can't say I've noticed clipping beyond the usual couple of faults per show. Though on Friday there were a couple of lines which the microphone was never brought up in the first place, pretty noticable on solo sung lines!

Sound is one technical department I try to not get worked up about, the fact it is a technical aspect which involves on-the-fly skill means I tend to be slightly more forgiving about the occasional slip-up. Have seen (or should that be heard) some awful sound ops before though.