Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#1
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:16pm
A little surprised that Im the first posting this, but pretty big deal offering and coming out of nowhere.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/theater/claire-foy-matt-smith-lungs-bam.html
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#2
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:17pm
Very excited about this!
It's not totally out of nowhere - this production already played the Old Vic in London, and high-profile British production often play BAM. That said, I wasn't expecting it, and it's a very exciting surprise!
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#3
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:21pm
True. But considering how high profile these names are, not to mention Warchus who is incredibly in-demand, I’m surprised this got announced without any noticeable early goss.
I personally can’t wait!
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#4
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:37pmI saw this in London, it’s good, not great. It’s wonderful to watch those two actors work together live, it’s just the two of them on stage the entire time. It’s quite short with no interval. There is on stage seating, or at least there was in London.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#5
Posted: 12/17/19 at 10:55pmI’ll disagree because I did think it was great and I’m thrilled I’ll get to see it again over here.
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Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#6
Posted: 12/18/19 at 12:06amAlso saw it in London and it was thrilling. Some of the best stage acting I saw this year.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#7
Posted: 12/18/19 at 12:09amSo exciting!
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#8
Posted: 12/18/19 at 2:05pmI was lucky enough to see it in London too, and thought it was the best thing I saw that trip. Very funny, moving, and beautifully acted. I’ll be out of town for the BAM run, so I’m so glad I was able to see it then, but I’m glad New York audiences are getting the chance!
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#9
Posted: 2/7/20 at 12:19pm
I tried to get tickets for this just now when general sales started and by the time I was out of the queue, every show was sold out. I had contemplated becoming a member but wasn't sure it was worth it for one show. I guess it was.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#10
Posted: 2/7/20 at 12:34pm
It's a bit confusing, but today is AMEX pre-sale. I was able to get tix without a problem. There still looks to be plenty available. The trick is you need to put in the code "AXPEVENT" into the promo code slot, and that opens everything up. Then you would obviously need to use an AMEX card. Tix ranged from $45-$250 for a Saturday night. Was able to get a $65 ticket for full view in the rear orchestra (partial view in rear orchestra was $52).
Hope this helps!
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#11
Posted: 2/7/20 at 12:37pm
Thank you that is helpful. Looks like general sales start on Tuesday and not today. So I still have some hope.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#12
Posted: 2/7/20 at 12:42pm
No problem! Still looks to be plenty of tickets available, no idea if that will stay until Tuesday, but doesn't look like an instant sell out.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#13
Posted: 2/8/20 at 8:23am
I purchased my tickets last night through the Amex presale that supersam1026 mentioned without any issues. I was very surprised to see that there are six rows of on stage seating added ranging in price from $95 - $225. I can’t recall seeing anything at the Harvey where they had on stage seating. It should make for a more intimate evening.
For those who enjoy on stage seating, the last row seems to provide some value because you’re six rows from the actors paying $95 (weeknight) vs $155 for a non premium orchestra seat.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#14
Posted: 2/8/20 at 9:38am
Ghosts at BAM in 2015 definitely had on-stage seating. If I remember correctly, they were cheap too.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#15
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:22am“Ghosts” had onstage seating? Where? The entire set was the house, I don’t remember anything like that.
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Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#16
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:34am
The link to BAM mentions "on-stage cushion seats" for Ghosts. I honestly don't remember.
https://www.bam.org/theater/2015/ghosts
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#17
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:40amHow odd. I guess Lesley Manville giving one of the greatest stage performances I’ve ever seen, just made me not notice that.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#18
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:50am
IIRC, it wasn't a production-specific thing. I think it's a thing that BAM sometimes did/does for sold out performances. Because of the shape of the theatre with the semi-thrust area, some productions with traditional proscenium set designs didn't need to use that excess space in front of the stage, so BAM sold them as floor-seats. I'm not sure if they still do it - it's been a long time since I've seen anyone sitting on cushions at the Harvey. But that also might be because a lot of the productions I've seen either weren't sold out enough, or the set design utilized that "thrust" space, so there was no room for floor cushions.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#19
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:51amYeah I’ve seen the cushion seats before
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#20
Posted: 2/8/20 at 7:32pm
supersam1026:
Thanks very much for the password - chose two lovely seats for April. From what I can tell, good tickets are still available but it was definitely thinning out. For those interested in going, I would book ASAP.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#21
Posted: 2/8/20 at 8:33pmThis sounds fantastic! I was able to get tickets via the Amex presale. How is the upper orchestra? Is it like a mezz? I purchased obstructive view.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#22
Posted: 2/8/20 at 10:11pmIt’s like the Richard Rogers where there is stadium seating in the rear orchestra but there are giant pillars that might obstruct your view.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#23
Posted: 2/8/20 at 11:26pm
the pricing for this is absurd, BAM is charging $250 for orchestra seats now????
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#24
Posted: 2/11/20 at 12:47pm
For those interested, tickets are now on sale to the general public. I was able to get a cheap seat in the balcony for an April performance.
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to Reunite, on a Brooklyn Stage#25
Posted: 2/11/20 at 3:20pm
SouthernCakes said: "It’s like the Richard Rogers where there is stadium seating in the rear orchestra but there are giant pillars that might obstruct your view."
The site seemed pretty open about which tickets were obstructed view. A lot of the aisle seats in Upper Orchestra were listed as Obstructed View.
I'm not very familiar with this theater and can only get to Brooklyn on weekends so I splurged for an Orchestra seat about halfway back. Cost was $155 + fees. I'm very excited to see this!
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