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Ticket Offer: Elektra, Young Vic [free]
FREE ticket offer for Elektra at the Young Vic from 23rd June until 3rd July 2010. With no press night and no previews, Elektra will apparently be "an experience that we can't put a price on - which is...
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Ticket Offer: Love The Sinner, National Theatre
Another offer from the National Theatre - this time for top price tickets for just £15 (save £13.50) for Love the Sinner on Thursday 6 May.To book online, enter the promotion code 2684 before selecting...
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Ticket Offer: The Real Thing, Old Vic [free - understudy performance]
Although Toby Stephens might be one of the main reasons for going to see this Stoppard revival (or is that just me?), if you've missed The Real Thing so far, the understudy run is free of charge next...
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Review: Musashi, Barbican
In some ways, this is less a review and more some reflections on the international transportation of theatre. My only previous exposure to the Ninagawa company has been their sumptuous productions of...
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Ticket Offer: The White Guard, National Theatre
The National Theatre's carrying on with more cheap ticket offers on best seats, for The White Guard this Wednesday: great seats for an incredible £15 this Wednesday 12th at 7.30pm - enter promo code...
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Ticket Offer: The Roman Bath, Arcola
Special offer for The Roman Bath at the Arcola - only £5 tickets for this Saturday's matinee (16th). Call the Box Office on 020 7503 1646 and quote 'facebook offer'.For more information, visit the...
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Ticket Offer: Peter Pan, Barbican
The Barbican are offering the chance to see Peter Pan for just £6! Choose your seats for 12, 13, 14 or 15 May (evening performances only) and enter the promotional code 10510. For more info visit...
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Review: Love The Sinner, National Theatre
In the spirit of Love The Sinner, I feel some confession is in order for this review: I used to be a gay Christian in my teenage years. No prizes for guessing which fell by the wayside. But despite...
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Ticket Offer: Henry VIII, Shakespeare's Globe
Courtesy of Shakespeare's Globe, tickets for Henry VIII are now buy one get one free on all yard tickets for performances 17- 30 May (usual price £5). To make use of this offer, enter pcd241 when...
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Review: A Thousand Stars Explode In The Sky, Lyric Hammersmith
This was not a play, and therefore this is not a review. It is an abridged version which I believe is recommended reading for anybody considering going to see this play. Spoiler warning: there is...
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Review: Peter Pan, Barbican
After Disney's bowdlerisation and years of pantomimes, it's easy to forget just how dark and weirdly sexual J. M. Barrie's original tale is. John Tiffany's production of David Grieg's adaptation works...
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Ticket Offer: Iram, Barbican
Apologies if it seems we're a bit Barbican heavy here at the minute, but there's another ticket offer from the people at bite, this time for Iram, playing in the Pit.See the short stories of celebrated...
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Ticket Offer: Madagascar, Theatre 503
A ticket offer with a catch, this one. Theatre 503 is trying to entice people to join their new Facebook fan page, and will provide a promo code when you do. In the spirit of their foray into online...
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Review: The Stronger / Pariah, Arcola
I do like a one-act play. In its best incarnation, you are left wanting more, a theatrical amuse bouche that gives a taste of the potential of all those involved. In the worst-case scenario - well,...
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Review: Henry VIII, Shakespeare's Globe
After excessive exposure to some of his works (anyone for yet another version of A Midsummer Night's Dream or Romeo and Juliet? No?), it’s easy to get excited about a production of a Shakespeare play...
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Ticket Offer: Lulu, Gate Theatre; Welcome to Thebes, National Theatre
Apologies for the lull in reviews and ticket offers around here, but I was back in the old country for a week's holiday and it's left me with a bit of a backlog of reviews: expect my thoughts on Henry...
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Ticket Update: The Duchess of Malfi, Punchdrunk / ENO
This isn't so much a ticket offer, as let's be honest, Punchdrunk and the ENO aren't going to be struggling to shift these tickets. But for all those interested, they go on sale tomorrow (Friday 4th...
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Ticket Offer: Henry IV Part 1, Shakespeare's Globe
Another 2 for 1 in the yard offer from Shakespeare's Globe, this time for Henry IV Part 1. i'm getting the feeling that the audience for these histories might be of an age where they prefer (and can...
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Review: The Concise Dictionary of Dress, Blythe House
Despite being a curated fashion exhibition, and therefore somewhat beyond the ken of Views From The Cheap Seats, The Concise Dictionary of Dress was first brought to my attention by Lyn Gardner's...
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Ticket Offer: Sucker Punch / Ingredient X, Royal Court
Two special offers from the Royal Court, who are clearly feeling very sociable at the minute!1) Sucker Punch by Roy Williams: see the show for just £10 from Friday 11th – 17th June.2) Nick Grosso's...
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Review: All My Sons, Apollo Theatre
At this late stage, there's not much more of originality that can be added to the superlative reviews already heaped on the revival of Howard Davies' production of All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre....
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Review: Plucker, Southwark Playhouse
In her program note to the audience, Plucker's playwright Alena Smith claims that the play is her attempt "to write an old-fashioned farce about a new generation". If this is the case, then it's a...
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Review: Elektra, Young Vic
Because I was only able to get a free ticket for the penultimate show, and because there was no press night, this post should be thought of as a reflection, rather than a review.Way back in May, you...
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Ticket Offer: Nevermore / I was looking at the ceiling, Barbican
I'm not entirely sure I understand the ins-and-outs of this, but I do understand that it's cheap theatre tickets, which can't be a bad thing. This summer, the Barbican is offering Facebook fans not...
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Ticket Offer: 40th Anniversary Season, Young Vic
A more general ticket offer this time for the Young Vic's 40th anniversary autumn season. Just announced today, it includes: an Icelandic production of Goethe's Faust; Tennessee Williams' The Glass...
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