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#1441 Post by TheDude » Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:19 am

raj101 wrote:but it still sounds pretty epic with the light show.
If I were a smoker, I'd have had a joint by the time they got to Comfortably Numb.. 8-)

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#1442 Post by raj101 » Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:25 am

thedude wrote:
raj101 wrote:but it still sounds pretty epic with the light show.
If I were a smoker, I'd have had a joint by the time they got to Comfortably Numb.. 8-)
lool. That was probably the best value concert we've had at the o2. An almost reasonable price (£27.00 for ground floor tickets) for a band that were a damn good mimick of the real thing, narrow your eyes and they were PF.
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#1443 Post by funthing29 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:15 am

It wasn't free but I took advantage of some £10 tickets from lastminute.com to see Lend Me A Tenor in London last night.

My goodness, what a show, it was brilliant. It is a musical comedy and it does the comedy really well. Some parts really had me laughing and I had 5th row in the stalls which were excellent seats. I was surprised to see Matthew Kelly in it but he was good and so was everyone else. Singing was great. This definitely was not what I expected so I probably enjoyed it even more. I definitely recommend it!
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#1444 Post by Ms Thrifty » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:38 am

I can vouch for this show, too, having had a Time Out £10 deal some weeks back. It's closing soon, too, so get in now!

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#1445 Post by moondance » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:48 am

funthing29 wrote:It wasn't free but I took advantage of some £10 tickets from lastminute.com to see Lend Me A Tenor in London last night.

My goodness, what a show, it was brilliant. It is a musical comedy and it does the comedy really well. Some parts really had me laughing and I had 5th row in the stalls which were excellent seats. I was surprised to see Matthew Kelly in it but he was good and so was everyone else. Singing was great. This definitely was not what I expected so I probably enjoyed it even more. I definitely recommend it!

Courtesy of this site I saw Matthew Kelly last year in 'Waiting for Godot' and was impressed by him.
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#1446 Post by marisadrummie » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:19 am

I really enjoyed Lend Me A Tenor and was really shocked when I heard it was finishing early. Such a shame.

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#1447 Post by hdaniel82 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:03 pm

Got tickets to the Proms, RRP £72 for £1! One of the board members at my new job owns a box there, so this is a staff perk. You enter a ballot and if they pick your name out of the hat, you're going!

I've never been to the Proms before. Quite exciting!
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#1448 Post by rawsalsa » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:15 pm

hdaniel82 wrote:Got tickets to the Proms, RRP £72 for £1! One of the board members at my new job owns a box there, so this is a staff perk. You enter a ballot and if they pick your name out of the hat, you're going!

I've never been to the Proms before. Quite exciting!

That sounds fabulous. Friends in "high" places eh? I'd love it.....the Proms I mean! Enjoy o/
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#1449 Post by Kaybeelon » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:52 pm

hdaniel82 wrote:Got tickets to the Proms, RRP £72 for £1! One of the board members at my new job owns a box there, so this is a staff perk. You enter a ballot and if they pick your name out of the hat, you're going!

I've never been to the Proms before. Quite exciting!
Congratulations! Hope you will have a great time!

The boxes are fabulous. I have a friend who knows people in high places and sometimes she takes me to one of the smaller boxes - 5 seater - and it is even more amazing than the proms are anyway (you can even take drinks and food ...)

What prom are you going to?

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Re: Free Theatre/Concert Tickets Discussion Thread

#1450 Post by cinefila1 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:07 am

funthing29 wrote:It wasn't free but I took advantage of some £10 tickets from lastminute.com to see Lend Me A Tenor in London last night.

My goodness, what a show, it was brilliant. It is a musical comedy and it does the comedy really well. Some parts really had me laughing and I had 5th row in the stalls which were excellent seats. I was surprised to see Matthew Kelly in it but he was good and so was everyone else. Singing was great. This definitely was not what I expected so I probably enjoyed it even more. I definitely recommend it!
I saw it in June too, courtesy of an Evening Standard competition. It was thorougly enjoyable, great musical numbers and very funny in parts. Shame is closing so early! Apparently they have not been able to increase ticket sales despite all the good reviews.
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