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  1. Bluebird
    There are some photos and reviews of the view from First Circle A2 on seatplan.com: https://seatplan.com/london/sadlers-wells-theatre/seating-plan/
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    Ticket no longer available.
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    Ticket no longer available.
  4. Bluebird
    For the 2009/10 season Wayne Eagling choreographed Men Y Men, a short work which the men of ENB performed as a ‘curtain raiser’ to Mary Skeaping’s Giselle. edited to add a quote from a Judith Mackrell preview of the piece: “Set to music by Rachmaninov and choreographed for eight male dancers, Men Y Men not only aims to show off the virtuosity of its cast but also to provide a shot of testosterone that contrasts with the delicately feminised world of Giselle and the warm-hearted story of redemptive love.”
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    Have posted in the ticket forum but will also paste it here: I’m unable to use my ticket for Saturday’s Rheingold rehearsal. Its amphitheatre U55 (aisle seat) and is £9. If interested, please post here and also send me a PM.
  6. Bluebird
    I’m unable to use my ticket for Saturday’s Rheingold rehearsal. Its amphitheatre U55 (aisle seat) and is £9. If interested, please post here and also send me a PM.
  7. Bluebird
    In the bottom left hand corner of the screen there are four icons. If you click on the camera icon, you'll probably find that the quality of the picture is set to 'auto'. I'm pretty sure that this means it is set to 'medium' as it wasn't till I set mine to 'high' that I got a really sharp picture. Of course, you'll need to check if your broadband speed can cope with this as, if it can't, you'll get a lot of buffering. To sum up, If your broadband speed can cope with it, you should click on 'high'. This will provide you with a much sharper picture.
  8. Bluebird
    It was in the Friend’s’ ENews that was sent last Friday. NB: The event has now been taken off sale. The fact that it was on sale yesterday was clearly a ‘mis-step’ by the IT department!
  9. Bluebird
    Front row, left to right, Bethany, Sierra, Casper. Back row left to right, Isabella, Blake, Julie Ann, Seunghee Han.
  10. Bluebird
    This is what it says on the website: "Our cloakrooms are only open for those attending a performance or going on a tour. Larger bags and backpacks need to be checked into our complimentary cloakrooms." ( https://www.roh.org.uk/visit/visitor-information) It's not clear if they mean any backpack or just larger ones. I imagine that the signs (warning that these bags will not be allowed into the auditorium) are too new for this rule to have been added to the information on the website.
  11. Bluebird
    Starting with the Carlos and Australian Ballet performances, I have noticed signs around the ROH stating that large bags must be left in the free cloakroom and will not be allowed in the auditorium.
  12. Bluebird
    Seatplan.com has photos of views from many of the seats at the London Coliseum: https://seatplan.com/london/london-coliseum-theatre/seating-plan/
  13. Bluebird
    Thank you. I knew AV1 was a video coding format but I’d rejected that explanation as I couldn’t imagine it was one used for professional, high definition filming. Nonetheless, I’m sure you’re right as I can’t think what else it can mean.
  14. Bluebird
    Many thanks for posting this information, Capybara. It's very much appreciated! I've quoted the February 3 matinée cast as I have to confess my ignorance. I have no idea what (AV1) signifies. If any Forum members know its meaning, it would be good if they could let us know.
  15. Bluebird
    Note to Mods: Doesn’t this discussion deserve a thread if its own? It certainly doesn’t have much to do with the title of the thread: ‘Royal Ballet Promotions 2023’.
  16. Bluebird
    But, on the other hand, by putting the pieces which require exemplary classical technique alongside the contemporary pieces, he was illustrating the range and versatility of the current Company. OK, he was ignoring much of the rep of the last 60 years but since he was focusing on the potential of his talented dancers, I think it makes sense that he was looking forward rather than looking back.
  17. Bluebird
    In his pre-performance speech, David Hallberg mentioned that the contents of the Gala wouldn't be representing the works done by the Company over the previous 60 years. If I remember correctly (I'm happy if to be corrected if anyone remembers differently), he said that the Gala would, instead, be showing the work of important contemporary choreographers and named the ones whose work would be shown. Edited to add that Annamk and I must have been posting at the same time!
  18. Bluebird
    The row C bench seats are £49
  19. Bluebird
    Which ones are different? I’ve checked Manon, Bohème, Tosca and Elektra and they’re the same. Edited to add I only checked the amphitheatre prices. Maybe lower down the House the prices are different to those quoted in the magazine?
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    I just noticed another strange Manon pricing decision. Amphitheatre A29, at the extreme side of the centre block, will be £49. Amphitheatre A28, which is classed as Lower Slips and is a mere aisle away from A29, is priced at £14. Obviously the view from A28 is a bit more restricted than that from A29 but a £35 price difference from one side of the aisle to the other?
  21. Bluebird
    I had the same problem and found that, if I saved it as a pdf, it was possible to print it.
  22. Bluebird
    Historically, opera prices have been considerably higher than ballet prices. It looks like they intend to change this for the lower priced seats. I've just compared the Winter Season opera prices for seats in the Amphitheatre to the ballet prices for seats in the Amphitheatre: The top two prices are higher than for Manon. Except for Bohème, the third price and fourth prices are similar. Apart from the five restricted view seats at the very back, the lowest price is higher for Manon than for all the operas! For Manon, this lowest price only applies to a number of seats in the rear amphitheatre, the extreme sides of rows L-R and the restricted view seats in rows L and M. I've tried to put this into a table. Hope it works! (NB The price bands for the slips for opera were different to those for Manon so it was too complicated to include the slips prices in the table). Manon 99 79 63 49 34 Cav/Pag 118 86 65 48 32 Bohème 132 97 78 49 25 Tosca 118 86 65 48 32 Elektra 108 79 64 49 24
  23. Bluebird
    It looks like the price bands, created for Don Q, have been kept for Manon.
  24. Bluebird
    last season, Swan Lake casting was released December 16 for a run of performances that started January 12. Not a lot of notice. Having said that , those of us who have the advantage of being seniors, get a £5 discount on front row balcony seats. This works out at only £10 a seat so it’s possible to book a large number of performances and thus to have a good chance of seeing as many casts as possible
  25. Bluebird
    Just noticed that the names of last night’s pas de trois and the demi soloists in Diamonds are now on the Australian Ballet website: https://australianballet.com.au/performances/international-tour/jewels
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