$255 for NORMAN CONQUESTS marathon tix

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:28pm

$107 is the only price for non-premium seats to single performances.

So what's the deal? Giant helicopter? Rotating barricades? Ship that crashes into an iceberg so the stage tilts? Updated On: 2/21/09 at 07:28 PM

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 7:31pm

Well what did you expect? The marathons of Coast of Utopia were $300 or $195, so there was no discount given. In this case seeing a show individually is $107, so buying a marathon ticket actually saves you $66.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 10:06pm

I think the whole idea of putting this on late this season is really dumb. First, we're gonna be saturated with non-musical offerings by the time it opens -- it should have opened earlier in this season or in the early part of next season; second, the idea of a whole day for the marathon is more than your "average" theatregoer relishes; third, where was the crying need for an Ayckborne (misspelled, I know) revival in the first place?; fourth, not only is the season saturated with non-musical offerings but we have a slew of non-musical revivals already; and fifth, the economy is prohibitive for an iffy proposition like this for now. I wouldn't object to seeing it per se, just not right now.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 10:15pm

Oh my, not even rush?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 10:47pm

Oh, I'm sure we'll see discount codes before previews begin.

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 10:59pm

Except Matthew Warchus has to do Carnage before he can Conquests.

RUSH RUSH RUSH. Pretty please.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 11:49pm

I really want to see this show.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 11:57pm

I'm interested in seeing it too, but sometimes I wonder about Broadway producers. I mean, did we learn nothing from the month or two after the stagehands strike? A dozen plays opening on Broadway within a month or two of each other will cannibalize each other until only one or two remain. It's a bad proposition for everybody, unless your show is called August: Osage County.

I realize the situation is a bit different now because there are more limited runs than there were this time last year, but still.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 2/21/09 at 11:57pm

Guess I'd better start up. I just wish I knew if I'd like it or not (jeez, I sound like a tourist). But that is a lot of money to spend on a whim. I mean, if I hate the first play, I still have two more to sit through.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 12:07am

Thats really a good point. How long do all three run, in total?

[scaryclowns2232]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 1:15am

Yankee, may I ask- where is the pricing information?

I can't seem to find it, even on telecharge...

[yay_gerb]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 1:24am

Running Times (approx)
Table Manners : Act 1 65 mins | Act 2 60 mins
Living Together : Act 1 60 mins | Act 2 55mins
Round and Round the Garden : Act 1 60mins | Act 2 60mins

from..

http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/circleinthesquaretheater/theater.html

i don't see anything about prices. that seems like one hell of a day tho.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 5:06am

>I think the whole idea of putting this on late this season is really dumb.<

And here are some reasons why it is really smart.

1. In a spring season loaded with dramas, it's one of the few outright comedies. Yes, Godot and Exit the King are absurdist and have a few laughs, but let's face it, Neil Simon, they're not.

2. By its very structure, it stands out from the rest of the plays because it's a trilogy.

3. Unlike other plays, it also has the virtue of the repeat business factor. Since the plays are on a rotating schedule, audiences have a reason to want to return to see the other two plays.

4. It's one of the few shows this spring that has been seen and blessed by the London critics, which usually results in respect from their New York counterparts.

5. It could win an Olivier or two next month, which would position it well for NY Award season.

6. Regarding the Ayckbourn factor, his plays have come over here and quite often have been ruined by American casts. This will be one of the few opportunities to see an acclaimed British cast doing the material justice.

Like all of the rest of the plays this season, I expect that there will very likely be discounts, even though as Frogs Fan points out, the $255 price for the Trilogy is $66 cheaper than buying three full price tickets to the individual plays, so it's not like it's a gouging.

Updated On: 2/22/09 at 05:06 AM

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 11:13am

Was I the only one who missed when the announcement was made that "Norman" was going to Circle in the Square?

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 11:16am

scaryclowns2232, for pricing info on telecharge click on the "getting tickets" link on the left of the page.

And to add in more information: The single ticket price for weekdays is $107, and $112 for weekend (including Friday) performances, so now that trilogy pricing is actually saving you $81 bucks.

[mallardo]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:14pm

I saw one of the plays in London and had no interest in seeing the others. Whatever the critics said, the audience I saw it with was restless and unhappy. It wasn't funny. It was stale. And, surprisingly, not very well acted by its no-name cast. Think twice before you invest a chunk of change.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:22pm

You do keep trotting out that opinion, mallardo.

[mallardo]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:39pm

Yeah,I paid full price for my tickets. I'm still pissed off.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 3:46pm

I saw the originals. From what I can recall, they were standard Broadway comedy fare.

In this economy, I think it will be dicey at best as far as succeeding. TDF all the way . If we do not like the first, we than have no committment for the rest.

[Scripps2]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 4:04pm

"its no-name cast"

Not to a discerning British audience.

I'm still "pissed off" that I missed it.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 2/22/09 at 7:42pm

I was so disappointed to learn that it's not historical drama about William the Conqueror.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 2/23/09 at 1:30am

Hm....I think I'll check out the first one before I invest that much money into it. I would, I would have thought I'd like "Hedda Gabbler," but I was bored to tears.