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@eloisedo you still have the ticket? I'm from Germany and very nervous at the moment because this might be my last chance to get one.

I'm looking for a ticket to the final Don Q performance on 17/11. Max. price would be around 40-50 pounds

After seeing the cinema relay this week in Germany, I'm really looking forward to experiencing the final Don Q show with Osipova and Clarke in the leads in one week! I bought my ticket back in August but now a friend wants to join me and even though we both tried yesterday at 1 pm on the dot, we couldn't get a Friday Rush ticket for her (max. 40 pounds). Is anyone here possibly selling one? It doesn't matter what view/seat category.

Thank you! I've now picked the Stalls Circle seat and just purchased it. Hope the confirmation email will come through soon😅

I've now got two options in my basket: either Balcony Row A seat 44 or Stalls Circle Row A seat 60. Which one would you prefer for Don Q? (With Natalia and Reece in the leads) I'm quite short so Row A is always good for me because nobody is in front of me.

I'm trying to get just one ticket for a specific performance of Don Q. It's very important to me since I've planned my next London trip around this date (17th of November) and I've been waiting for today for weeks now, only to be put into a 30 Minute queue? I've gone through this process twice already from Germany (in 2021 and 2022) and so far, there's never been a queue, is this new?

Fairly last minute to be fair, but is anyone at tonight's performance and would accompany me to stage door afterwards?☺️ I've been to the ROH only once during Covid, so stage door was closed at the time. To be honest, I don't even quite know where it is😅 I have been to the one in Vienna though, so could help with that in return

@jmhopton I'm getting really excited now that my travel date is fast approaching (only 3 days to go!) and I'm sure I'll love it! Exactly, with a city the size of London it's such a common mistake (happened to me as well in the past) to plan things on the same day only to discover that they are on opposite ends of the city! Maybe one of the next times I'm in London you'll also be there - I would love to meet some forum members on my trips! @munchkin16 Thank you for the great advice! I'm signed up for the 30€ day tickets now and hope to get one on the 6th! I'll just try it at 10 am on the dot, hopefully that will work out. Also thinking about the 10€ Matilda tickets, just not sure how early you really have to be there to get one - maybe I would try that on the 7th! Also I've activated the notifications on the TodayTix app for Daily Rush tickets now! @gdallas Thanks - I've just installed CityMapper now and will definitely be using it a lot! Primrose Hill has been added to my list now! @Scheherezade Richmond Park is also where White Lodge is located, isn't it? I've got the Dorich House Museum on my list which is also located there, they currently have an exhibition called Spirit of the Ballet until the end of April!

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful range of answers - you really made my week with this! @oncnp @Lizbie1@LinMM@Sim@Fonty@Sabine0308@bridiem@JNC@jmhopton@Sebastian@Jan McNulty I've now updated my Google Map with all the recs and this weekend, I'll start making a day-by-day itinary (yes, I'm that kind of person😄) Will definitely be using this map not only for this trip, but also for the next! I think there's a good chance of me being in London again in 2024, the ROH's spell on me is just too strong! The V&A museum was on my list already because I've been there once before as a child and have a great memory of it. I was 10 years old and remember these little backpacks with a sort of "treasure hunt" in them that were rented to children who could then explore the whole museum trying to find all the answers to the riddles and solve the puzzle/find the treasure. There were different themes of these backpacks, I think mine was fashion history themed. I loved it and have always wanted to go back! As to musicals, I've had a look at all the West End shows that are on at the moment via the TodayTix app and have found two favourites - Phantom of the Opera and Matilda. Phantom feels like it's THE classic London musical and would be a great place to start. Matilda is just a book very dear to me (I read it in primary school, but still recall it vividly) and I think the storyline would make for a very fun musical too. I'll have a closer look at ticket prices and availibility tomorrow and decide then, but maybe I can even go to both, let's see! @Sophoife I'm so glad the thread helped you too! And it's a pity that we won't overlap in London, otherwise I would have loved to meet you! Maybe next time though One more thing I wanted to add: just a couple days ago, I started a ballet blog on Instagram. I know quite a few forum members are active over there too, I will try and find/follow all of you soon, it would be great to stay connected there too! The handle is @thebeautyinballet if anyone wants to follow me already, I've only got some introductory posts so far but more will follow so stay tuned

Hi everyone, I'm going to London in about 3 weeks and staying for 4 nights from April 4th to April 8th. The whole trip was planned around watching the new Cinderella production with Marianela and Vadim on the 5th of April (😍), but aside from that afternoon/evening, I'm still pretty much free for the rest of the trip. I've been to London twice before (as a child and as a teenager), so not a complete newbie, but by far not an expert either. I figured that since many of the Forum members live or have lived in Greater London and know the city very well, maybe this would be a place to find the kind of niche travel tips that you can't easily research. I'll try and list all of my interests down below: first a quick intro to who I am: 22 years old, MA student in social sciences, not into nightlife at all, but apart from that very open to all kinds of activities and sights I'm very interested in (art) history, so I've always liked "typical" sightseeing and never found it boring - which of the famous historical sights in London do you find particulary rewarding to visit? I also like guided tours if they are not too long (1-2 hours is fine!) anything related to ballet (exhibitions, museums, shops, maybe even cafes or restaurants where dancers are among the regulars) would of course be very appreciated! I'm a Harry Potter fan, but have already been to the Studio Tour and Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross as a teenager, is there anything new to see recently? I love the work of Jane Austen, so have briefly thought of a day trip to Bath - not sure if it's worth the hassle though because it would take a whole day out of basically only 2-3 days that I have in London I'm a bibliophile! Have already been to the British Library and the Sherlock Holmes museum last time I visited, but I haven't explored any of the sights around Shakespeare or Charles Dickens for example... anything regardings literature would be worthwhile to know! I don't know anything about the West End, have never been to a musical in my life... maybe it's time to change that? I wouldn't know where to start though... on Instagram, I always see roads with really pretty, picturesque houses in Kensington or Notting Hill for example, but bloggers never tag the exact location, so while I would really like to explore these parts of the city, I'm unsure where to start I've already got a long list of food places I want to check out, so don't really need any more tips for that. I think there was a store called Dance Books or something like that and it closed down due to the pandemic? That would have pr

I think I'll ask my friend about this, she should know a bit more about Marianelas personal preferences when it comes to these little presents! Good idea, I'm opening the separate thread right now before I forget about it again😊

I just read the article, now I'm even more excited about Cinderella! I've been a forum member for a year now, even if I rarely post, I always follow the discussion threads around the current ballet productions and now, I can finally say that this is a production I will be watching live in Covent Garden! I'll be in London for 4 nights from April 4th to April 8th and will see Nela and Vadim on the 5th🥰 I'm travelling alone, but a friend of mine will be in London at the same time and she knows Nela personally (she is good friends with some of Nelas closest friends in London, but currently lives in Germany like me) so I'm hoping there's a chance, if even a slim one, that I'll be able to join them for a coffee break or something like that. It would be a dream to get to know and talk to Nela and her other friends/supporters for an hour or so, but of course she is super busy and I would also understand if her schedule didn't allow. What me and my friend will definitely be doing is visiting Stage Door after the performance. Hoping to meet Vadim there too! If I wanted to bring a little present to Stage Door without knowing them well, what would be appropriate? Flowers, chocolate, something else?😊 Since many of you know a lot about both London and ballet, I wanted to also ask if you have any recs for me about sightseeing and shopping? Already on my list are White Lodge and the Dorich House museum in Richmond Park. Also shops like Freed, Bloch and Capezio in Covent Garden. But aside from that, are there maybe any shops for dance related books or keepsakes (things like old magazines, postcards, posters...)? Sorry if this is diverting from the thread topic too much, I think it probably is. I'll open a seperate thread tomorrow asking specifically for travel tips I think.

@Sim @CeliB @Emeralds Sorry for the late reply - it's exam season and I'm busy with presentations, essays etc. (needless to say I procrastinated a lot this week by watching Prix de Lausanne livestreams😅😂) so I just saw the replies now. No, it's not United Ukrainian Ballet - I found a lot of information about them online so I wouldn't have asked here! This company is the one Emeralds described, led by Ivan Zhuravlov. I found the Facebook page too, only for me as a really new, inexperienced ballet-goer, there still wasn't quite enough information to find there, for example I didn't find a list of all company members or short biographies of the company members. These often help me since they show which schools the dancers went to, in which style they were trained and how much experience they have. For example, I was really surprised when I looked at some other touring company about 2-3 years ago online (State Ballet of Russia or something along those lines) and found out they had multiple Vaganova graduates on the roster! Unfortunately didn't end up seeing them live but I'm sure they were great too. @Emeralds I've decided now that I'm going to give it a go! The performance is on Valentines Day at the city hall of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (my hometown). They are also touring to many other midsized German towns in February and March, so maybe someone else on the Forum will have the chance to go as well. I will definitely report later on that week!

Hi everyone, my German hometown of about 70 000 people usually doesn't see any ballet performances at all (aside from the ROH cinema screenings that I always watch there!), but today I was in town and saw an advertisement for a performance held in February at the city hall. It is Swan Lake, which I have seen by the RB and the Mariinsky so far (impossible to top, I know). Tickets are around 60 euros for good seats, which is about half of what I would pay for a good seat at a renowned company and of course, I would not have any travel costs. Still, I only want to go if it's a decent quality production in terms of the quality of dancing, music, stage/costumes and so on. Otherwise I'll just wait for April, when I'm going to London to see Cinderella!😍🤩 So I wanted to ask if anyone here has had any experience with this company yet? I did a bit of googling, but without many results...

Thank you to everyone for the very helpful answers! @SebastianI've answered your message today. Thanks again for the great tips! @SheilaC I'll be avoiding the stalls for sure in this case, I'm 5'3 so not tall either! @Jan McNulty @Lindsay @Angela Okay, so I think front row of the central boxes (so the ones directly opposite the stage) would be the best option! I've just had a look: There are three different levels of boxes, so the ones I'm interested in would be either front row of Mittelloge (lowest level) or of Balkon Mitte (mid level) or of Galerie Mitte (highest level). Which one of these would you prefer or perhaps do you remember at which level you sat?