alison Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Yes, I was trying to remember the dates of the two June La Bohèmes (Les Bohèmes?), and had to just click on dates at random until I found them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Q Fan Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 It's a few days since I logged in to ROH website but I tried to find a synopsis - nightmare - ended up using the ABT website instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I'm sure it'll be very nice when it's finished, but oughtn't they to be getting around to putting all the rest of the stuff back by now? At least they're now crediting the dancers, but where have the bios gone? How stupid: the casting for Ballo della Regina and La Sylphide isn't even shown together, as if they weren't even part of the same bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Alison, if you click on the underlined words under the heading Double Bill to the right of the casting information about Ballo or Sylphide respectively the casts for both ballets appears together (principal parts only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Alison, if you click on the underlined words under the heading Double Bill to the right of the casting information about Ballo or Sylphide respectively the casts for both ballets appears together (principal parts only). That's a really crummy way of displaying the casting. This site has a very long way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I quite agree, on both points, but thanks for the tip, aileen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 For Friends of Covent Garden only: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/join-our-golden-ticket-hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulff Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) The site is a good deal easier to use than it is given credit for. Try this: - enter the website - click on "what's on". The calendar will appear. - you can choose a month to view by clicking on the months and arrows on the top right of the calendar - the name of the month you are viewing will appear top left of calendar - click on the name of the month,eg. June, and all the performances/ dates for the month will appear - click on any particular production, eg. Pagodas, and you will get a complete list of dates and castings for that production as well as an option to buy - click on "buy" and the seating plan will appear Simples, as the meerkat would say. Edited to correct typo. Edited May 31, 2012 by Wulff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 - click on the name of the month,eg. June, and all the performances/ dates for the month will appear Hurrah, thanks for finding that, Wulff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 The site is a good deal easier to use than it is given credit for. Try this: - enter the website - click on "what's on". The calendar will appear. - you can choose a month to view by clicking on the months and arrows on the top right of the calendar - the name of the month you are viewing will appear top left of calendar - click on the name of the month,eg. June, and all the performances/ dates for the month will appear - click on any particular production, eg. Pagodas, and you will get a complete list of dates and castings for that production as well as an option to buy - click on "buy" and the seating plan will appear Well, that's new. It's never done that when I clicked on "What's On" before. I suppose if I wait 5 minutes it may deign to show me some pictures, too. Thanks, Wulff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 - I can't see how you can move up to the very back of the amphitheatre: there doesn't seem to be any sort of up/down arrow that I can see; I now see they've split the amphi into main and sides, so you can see the entire amphi, but only in two goes. Now they need to deal with the colour coding ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulff Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I've just had a look at the amphi plan, and although the screen is not responding very well today you can still see the whole width of the amphi by using the zoom button, bottom left. You can also drag the plan in any direction you want by using the cursor and holding down the left click button on your mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marg S Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I now see they've split the amphi into main and sides, so you can see the entire amphi, but only in two goes. Now they need to deal with the colour coding ... And please remember that some of us are partially colour blind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 For Friends of Covent Garden only: http://www.roh.org.u...den-ticket-hunt The comments on yesterday's trial run for Friends can now be seen on the page Alison mentions - not exactly a problem-free experience for many, but I guess that's what testing is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 And please remember that some of us are partially colour blind! Yes, that's true. I thought websites were obliged to make themselves fully accessible? 3 slightly different shades of green really doesn't cut it - even I can barely tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I've just had a look at the amphi plan, and although the screen is not responding very well today you can still see the whole width of the amphi by using the zoom button, bottom left. You can also drag the plan in any direction you want by using the cursor and holding down the left click button on your mouse. But you don't need to any more, that's my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 A new feature on the website on how they photographed the seats - and views from - for each place in the House: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/behind-the-scenes-photographing-every-seat-in-the-roh-main-auditorium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 These photos might put people off buying seats, some of the views are terrible! On a good note I can now get the whole amphi up now minus the slips so will be able to click on any seat straight away, should save time on Tuesday, still dreading it though, presumably there is no waiting room any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 These photos might put people off buying seats, some of the views are terrible! Possibly, but at least they're now up-front about it. I suppose I can now make comparisons between, say, an amphi side seat and a similar one down in the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Could someone please remind me of the URL for the page which allows you to see the view from each of the seats in the auditorium (as opposed to the booking ones where you can only see what's currently available)? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marg S Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Does anyone know whether we will, eventually, have the photos and notes about the dancers as on the previous web site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCS Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Alison - you can get pictures of the seats and the view of the stage from the seats from this page http://www.roh.org.uk/venues. Unfortunately you need to know the number of the seat rather than being able to click on the seating plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Thank you, JCS. I've duly bookmarked it. And Marg, I hope they do soon. If not, then I think the RB (and the RO, for that matter) should have individual websites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Does anyone know whether we will, eventually, have the photos and notes about the dancers as on the previous web site? Just had an email back from the Friends' office saying that it's "work in progress". Seems that some British workmen are very slow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Yes, after all, the website's only been up for six months or so ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marg S Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 John thanks for info. If a thing is worth having ,its worth waiting for I am told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Maybe, but it's very poor that this so-called world class institution is unable to provide such basic information. Incidentally Liam Scarlett's bio features a nice pic of him cutting Laura Morera's throat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Guess Laura was last year's muse, huh? .... LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Is anyone else having trouble getting on to the ROH website at the moment, or is it just me? It's on both my work PC and my laptop, and using both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Yet it looks as though John Mallinson at least can get on because he posted the apology about the booking disaster. I just got "Internet Explorer can't find the web page" and "oops, that page seems to be missing" or whatever FF says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Just had a quick browse using Firefox. I didn't experience any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Is anyone else having trouble getting on to the ROH website at the moment, or is it just me? It's on both my work PC and my laptop, and using both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Yet it looks as though John Mallinson at least can get on because he posted the apology about the booking disaster. I just got "Internet Explorer can't find the web page" and "oops, that page seems to be missing" or whatever FF says. Seems that this particular site is one of the old-fashioned type which don't like you leaving off the "www." at the beginning. Hoping that's all it was, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've asked both ENB and the ROH if we could please have bios of all dancers (including Artists) on their websites. "We are working on it for the future" was the reply. Are they going 'back to the future' on that - seems that's been the quote since the site was revamped... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina G. Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've asked both ENB and the ROH if we could please have bios of all dancers (including Artists) on their websites. "We are working on it for the future" was the reply. Let's hope they mean "in the very near future" and will not continue to giving us the same answer...next year! Really, how much effort is needed to put all the dancers's bio on the website? They do have them ready-to-print when needed for the programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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