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[Alf]

Wow - this has to be the season to end all seasons!!

I wasn't going to book all five as I could only get balcony seats for Dream, but thought, sod it - I'll book all five and it's practically a free seat. I've booked them in a couple of separate transactions, but a call to the box office has them sorting me out a booking fee refund.

Really looking forward to all of them, I've done a mix - stalls for Privates on Parade and Inishmaan, circle for Peter and Alice and Henry V.

[Cardinal Pirelli]

Booked for 'Privates' and 'Inishmaan', will wait to see as regards 'Peter & Wendy'. I find Grandage's Shakespeare, as someone else said 'a bit Peter Hall' so will pass on those two.

Great season and great casts anyway.

[Latecomer]

It did make for an interesting discussion with husband as I told him I had 5 theatre trips booked for £50...and he pointed out that the transport costs to and from London were more than the tickets. This then led to the logical conclusion that perhaps I should pack in a few other theatre trips on the same days "to save money" !!!!!
That way lies ruin me thinks!

The sharp eyed amongst you will notice I lasted all of an hour before I went back and completed the set with Henry V, having claimed I could resist it. I like Grandage Shakespeare, it is clear, usually quite well cut, beautifully lit and full of emotion. I see he wants to make Midsummer Night's Dream "very sexy".....can't wait!

[Honoured Guest]

Latecomer, on 15 June 2012 - 05:54 PM, said:

I see he wants to make Midsummer Night's Dream "very sexy".....can't wait!

In that case, David Walliams' Bottom might prefer Simon Cowell's Titania.

The initial casting seems a bit jumbled. Simon Russell Beale was in Alice at the Royal Opera House last year, but he's not in Peter and Alice. After Equus, one might see Daniel Radcliffe as a natural for Privates on Parade. Judi Dench could have extended her range by taking the title role in Henry V, although she'd probably "interpret" him as "Judi Dench", just like every other character she's ever played.

[foxa]

Thanks Pharaoh for flagging this up - I managed to book tickets before work - done really quickly without my diary in hand, so who knows if I did the best thing!:
Kathryn 2 - I'm at the matinee of Cripple of Inishmaan with you on 22nd June - Royal Circle H16-H17

Otherwise:  Privates matinee 29/12/12 rear stalls
   Peter and Alice evening  23/3/2013 : Royal Circle
   AMND matinee 29/9/2013 Royal Circle

[RH1234]

Really difficult to book so far ahead! Just been having conversations about suitable dates in January 2014, ridiculous!! Can't be that many people willing to invest £57.50 on a night out in late 2013/ 2014 quite yet.

That said, it sounds hugely exciting.

Simon Russell Beale is never out of work is he!

[Pharaoh's number 2]

I'll have seen SRB in 3 different plays this year alone- he is never out of work.
Yes, I wouldn't pay £57.50 for a play in 2014, if I was unsure I could make it. £10, yes, but not that much,

[art87]

Love it, love it, love it! Clear, easy pricing structure that removes the false economy of marginally cheaper, much worse second price seats and offers great seats at a high (but not out-of-touch with the current West End landscape) top price, a very reasonable mid price and a bargain bottom price. Not keen on premium tickets (very disappointed that this practice now seems to have been adopted by all commercial producers in the last few years) which really don't offer anything over standard top-price seats but then more fool you if you're conned into buying them, I suppose.

To those who feel the pricing strucure is too commercial, they are missing the most amazing thing about this season - that it is being produced as a commercial venture (and by a brand new company at that). How brilliant that one of our West End theatres, which are so often lambasted for playing cheap and easy shows to crowds of disinterested uncomprehending foreign tourists, will show a 14-month season of quality drama (hopefully!) to full houses (hopefully!) and make the producers enough money that they will hopefully repeat the experiment and we'll all be getting our knickers in a twist about tickets again in a year's time. Only Kevin Spacey's Old Vic attempts anything remotely similar, and despite being a bit hit-and-miss has produced some of my favourite shows of the past few years (their production of The Norman Conquests being one of my all time favourite theatrical experiences). I hope to be able to say the same, or better, of the Michael Grandage company in the future. Good luck!

[young offender]

I have been away for work so only just able to book, but still got 2 x £10 for each show in the Grand Circle. I'm least bothered about A Midsummer Night's Dream, but as someone said it's practically a free show if you book for the others. Peter & Alice and The Cripple look the most enticing right now.

What a coup of a season, anyway - just what we were hoping the post-Donmar Grandage would cook up.

[Priscilla's heel]

I've just booked for Inishmaan and Peter & Alice. I've wanted to see Ben Whishaw on stage for a while now so I'm very excited. Impressed that there is only one small booking fee (no processing fee, postage, etc as well).