Free Theatre/Concert Tickets Discussion Thread

[jojojoanne]

Just got back from Misterman at the National Theatre: Word of warning, it's about 1.5 hours too long (which, coincidentally, is also the running time for this play with no interval and stern warnings that if you leave to go to the toilet you're not allowed back in).

Not even worth it to stare at Cillian Murphy's eyes, unfortunately.

aww that's a shame

[prettyxcool]

Just got back from Cantina. The fuss made about 'nudity' ... you do see a man TOTALLY naked for a couple of minutes but it's not offensive in ANY way ... without spoiling anything, it's part of a comical act. The Box Office said the show is for over 18s only, but there was a young girl in there, aged about 12. Perhaps she was toooooo young, but I dont think the show warrants 18+. I asked one of the staff inside the tent and she said 16 upwards. The 'violence' that was mentioned is interpreted through dance. It's a nice way to spend an hour. Dancing, singing, acrobatics .. it's well worth going to see. There's food and drink available outside too.

Thanks to mandmc10, I and my OH got to see this tonight too. I have seen similar entertainment before, and it is entertaining and really well done. Some of the acts made me cringe and gasp though. It was nice to see a man in the nude for a change, rather than a woman. I had seen a similar act with a woman striptease before, both nudity acts were done very tongue in cheek, with a lot of comedy, so not in bad taste.

I managed to grab second row seats, could have sat in the front, but was not sure if they would pick on the audience so stayed well cleared!

Anyway, the show should not be missed. Recommended!

[jojojoanne]

it did make a change to see the man nudie!! too many times it's the woman!!

[jojojoanne]

i really enjoyed the tap dancing ... and weren't they nice and fun!

[prettyxcool]

They really looked like they were enjoying it, they seem to be having fun whatever acts they were doing!

[Ms Thrifty]

Just got back from Misterman at the National Theatre: Word of warning, it's about 1.5 hours too long (which, coincidentally, is also the running time for this play with no interval and stern warnings that if you leave to go to the toilet you're not allowed back in).

Not even worth it to stare at Cillian Murphy's eyes, unfortunately.

Yet interestingly, when I was at the NT on Tuesday evening, of the 3 plays on that night, Misterman was the only one advertised on the electronic notice board as "Sold Out", and the other 2 plays were considered hot tickets.

[canadian_turtle]

It looked quite full yesterday too. But then tickets often get sold also on who's in a play (Cillian in this case) and/or who wrote it.

[superhero]

Babel has been getting nothing but terrible reviews from everyone who's been. Reluctantly I have to agree, I know they didn't have much time to rehearse and it's a community project but people who have pa*d £25 a ticket will be pretty disappointed. If there's more free tickets in future, by all means go, but I definitely wouldn't recommend p*ying for this. 1st hour is like walking around a new age hippy fair and when the show starts at 21:30, you keep expecting more from the imposing tower, but it just lead to more disappointments. The climbing of the title was clumsy, I thought they were meant to have have a song at the end, but the group I was next to didn't know the words, didn't even know the tune to hum to and started giggling and just chatting. They are already offering £10 tickets for this on lastminute.com. It would have been a prime candidate for SFF, but I am not sure if the theatres connected with this use SFF.
The theatres involved get a lot of funding from the government and the fact they are not p*ying most of the actors involved and still charging £25 a ticket and the lack of quality of the show is bound to upset people.3/10

PS tickets might say 20:30, but show starts at 21:30 officially, although there are things to do and see beforehand if you want sweets, massage, listen to a choir etc.

[Emmat]

Saw the duchess of malfi last night and was really impressed, I read a synopsis first and glad I did as I think I would have got a little lost! The set was fantastic as well.

[jojojoanne]

There's a lot of famous faces in 'Dry Rot'. Hope some of you are able to go. It looks good