munchkin16 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 We are probably about 5'1 -5'1 1/2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBillyBob Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I'm not being silly here, but could you take a cushion, or a thick blanket or something with you? Depending on where you sit in rows U, V or W, you could be on the back row and might not have anyone behind you so it won't matter if you elevate yourself a little bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 ROH provides blow-up cushions for children and smaller adults. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yes I have seen petite ladies using the air cushions provided by ROH so you could try that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I sit in the amphitheatre and take binoculars. Cheap, see pattern and close up through bins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Seats W13 and W18 at the back do not have a seat directly in front allowing access to row W from row V. The downside is that it can take a bit of time exiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 A gentle reminder that if people added a "seating" tag when posting these sorts of queries they would then be able to click on "seating" in the Tag Cloud on the front page and call up a whole load of similar discussions I've just gone through and added a "seating" tag to some more of the threads, so more should show up in future. I may merge some of these threads in due course to keep the information handier. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I find the sightlines from the centre block of the amphitheatre to be good, even the higher up seats are well spaced and raked, although I'm quite tall I don't usually have a problem, but you never know who will be in front of you. In the paper the other day it was advising 2 people to book for seats one behind the other and not side by side, sounds a good idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I am 5'2" and find I can get blocked in the stalls, so it isn't worth the expense for me. The amphi has super views in the good seats- I take binoculars for seeing detail. For a once a year real treat I might go for the Grand Tier- same price as stalls and much , much better view for the petite person. (You also sometimes see dancers sitting there.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thank you everyone, I won't take the risk I'll go for the amphitheatre seats if we go. I'd be too embarrassed to ask for an inflatable cushion anyway! My dream seats would be in the Grand Tier but they are way too expensive, I had an offer for the stalls or I wouldn't even have considered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) I saw Two Pigeons from centre block of row R in the Amphi and thought the view was very good. The rake is enough that you could get away with a pretty tall person in front without being blocked. I had binoculars for the detail but found the overall view without them was much better than I expected. Only drawback is no armrests, so you are more exposed to being sandwiched between two 'laterally challenged' neighbours Edited November 23, 2015 by Quintus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You could take a periscope 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'm sitting in row p of the Ampitheatre tonight if anyone wants to say hi, my friend couldn't come I do have a fantastic view of the stage though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You could come and find us in the intervals on the amphi terrace in front of the restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thank you, I was out there taking a photo of the view but I wouldn't know how to recognise you! I'm wearing a navy jumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 We're the big group at the far table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) I loved the little "chat" at the end of this thread! Did you find each other??? I think the modern world of instant communication is amazing! I live streamed the Genee and was suddenly contacted by a teacher friend who was actually in the audience and another teacher friend who, like me, was watching at home. It was incredible to be able to exchange opinions about the candidates without moving from my computer, just by using WhatsApp! Edited November 24, 2015 by Dance*is*life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Some additional contributions from another thread (which you can get to by clicking on the curved arrow within the quotes): Seats well anything facing the stage straight on is ok for me I don't like side seats do much as I get a cricked neck looking at the stage. Grand Tier is nice if you can afford it, Balcony and Lower rows of the Amphi are fine too, but bear in mind none of the tiers are close to the stage if you sit facing straight on to the stage. Seating preferences vary according to the individual, of course. Grand Tier is *very* nice, but rather far away. Balcony is like GT, but higher. Stalls circle can be good as long as you don't go too far to the sides, when you start getting a restricted view. They are for sale on the normal Royal Opera House booking website, but it makes you buy the whole box, not just a single seat.E.G. https://www.roh.org.uk/events/29126/tickets then select an area and click on a box. They are for sale on the normal Royal Opera House booking website, but it makes you buy the whole box, not just a single seat.E.G. https://www.roh.org.uk/events/29126/tickets then select an area and click on a boxThe view from them is poor. The closer you are to the stage the less of it you can see. Well sometimes you can get an individual seat in a box .......so not always sold as a whole box.However beware!!I did this once ....I was the 4th seat in a box...but the other three were altogether and obviously celebrating a birthday or something and definitely resented my presence even though they would have been told that there was a chance someone else might be in the box.The view wasn't brill either as I felt I had to sort of sit not only behind them but back a bit as I felt awkward .....so I'd never do that again in a hurry!! I did try smiling and looking friendly etc but it didn't work on them.It would have been okay if the box had been sold as 4 separate individual seats which I'm sure happens sometimes but if you are just the odd seat I'd avoid. You could always ask when buying the ticket how the box has been sold.Some are too close to the stage anyway so a bit of a side view but others would be okay. Central ish stalls Circle are nice seats.....too expensive for me these days but I used to like sitting there ......especially if you can get an A row. Otherwise it's Balcony or first seven rows of the Amphi .....I won't sit further back than row G .....for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Right, well, I've just - rather tediously - merged 4 threads on more or less the same subject to get more of the information in the same place. All part of the service 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) On 13/05/2024 at 08:22, Jamesrhblack said: I am unsure whether or not to post my observations, especially as as the whole experience was marred by the strange view from my very expensive seat (the supporting pillar in font of me in the Grand Tier didn’t cut across my view but destroyed any sense of perspective rendering involvement impossible) and the non-stop whispering of the two young ladies to my left as they played with their phones impervious to requests for quiet. Yes, you'd think that, the vision/visibility aspect being so important in ballet, it might if anything be the other way around. James, I do sympathise. I've no experience of the seat you mention, my visits to the Grand Tier having been few and far between, but I've sat in other seats where the view isn't technically blocked by one of the pillars but you're certainly very aware of its presence, and it can be very disconcerting Edited May 18 by alison Added quotation before moving the post to another thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Thank you @JohnS and @alison for your kind words of sympathy which are appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Which seat is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 23 hours ago, Rob S said: Which seat is it? Grand Tier C7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 13 minutes ago, Jamesrhblack said: Grand Tier C7 Judging by the views on the ROH website C7 is far more appealing than C8...and yet they are the same price as all the other seats in the tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 17 minutes ago, Rob S said: Judging by the views on the ROH website C7 is far more appealing than C8...and yet they are the same price as all the other seats in the tier I can’t upload the picture I took of the view as it is too big a file. The column is hugely present in your vision and completely destroys any sense of perspective when look at the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 You can get a view from seat before you buy ….however I suspect some pics are taken by ROH which somehow show the view as better than it actually is! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 17 minutes ago, LinMM said: You can get a view from seat before you buy ….however I suspect some pics are taken by ROH which somehow show the view as better than it actually is! there are some view pictures that are WORSE than reality! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) 10 minutes ago, zxDaveM said: there are some view pictures that are WORSE than reality! Also, I was buying a return and wasn’t given that option. I’ve never had any issues at all in The Grand Tier, so it was a real surprise to have such an awkward view. Edited May 14 by Jamesrhblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I can't speak for all places with compromised views (in particular those in the balcony and amphi sides) I would say the photos are accurate...probably taken with a 50mm lens at an appropriate degree of lean. The photos of the places I regularly haunt where a pillar is a factor SCS D5, and 10 are very accurately rendered as is the clear difference with their counterparts on the other side of the auditorium...D45 and D50 having several degrees more clearance. That said, if you don't like pillars in your peripheral vision I can't really argue other than to say C8 is far worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 A few years back I stood in D.9 and remember thinking I was lucky it wasn’t D.10 only a short step away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Haha Always remembering that the photos don’t show the 7’ tall broadshouldered gentleman or the lady with her hair up with glasses atop who I invariably find have stalked me specifically to sit in front of me 😉 🙂 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, San Perregrino said: Haha Always remembering that the photos don’t show the 7’ tall broadshouldered gentleman or the lady with her hair up with glasses atop who I invariably find have stalked me specifically to sit in front of me 😉 🙂 exactly … the views are taking with an empty auditorium. Not much help.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 5 hours ago, Rob S said: I can't speak for all places with compromised views (in particular those in the balcony and amphi sides) I would say the photos are accurate...probably taken with a 50mm lens at an appropriate degree of lean. The photos of the places I regularly haunt where a pillar is a factor SCS D5, and 10 are very accurately rendered as is the clear difference with their counterparts on the other side of the auditorium...D45 and D50 having several degrees more clearance. Hmm, last time I stood in D5 had me going to check the photos because I thought you'd really have to lean over the rail to get that view I was wondering whether when the flocking was replaced the numbers had been put slightly in the wrong place. I believe that it's generally accepted by regulars that you need to move to one side of "D10" a bit for the correct view? Unsure of the situation with D5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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