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Nov. 12th, 2022 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsI enjoyed Les Miserables so much last night.
The theatre was buzzing, all four levels filled and even the standing places were sold out. I've never even seen those open for ticket buying before never mind sold out. But I do think the people up in the gallery must have nerves of steel to be that high.
Our seats were pretty great, limited view as we were end aisle at the side of the stalls but all that meant was we couldn't see the very edge of the left-hand side of the stage which wasn't an issue, especially as we were so lucky to get seats at all. The man in charge of accessibility was good too, he came and introduced himself, showed where he'd help us exit in case of emergency and popped by at the interval to ensure everything was okay then showed a quick stairs-free way to get out at the end.
The production itself was fantastic, all those familiar songs and such standout performances, especially Nic Greenshields as Javert and Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, their voices were just, wow. Also, in ways that could be relevant in fic situations, it was interesting to watch how someone could pick up a grown man from a supine position and get them over their shoulder. You know, if you'd ever want to write such a thing.
But in general, this is now one of my most favourite shows that I've seen and would love to go again sometime.
While we don't have more Les Mis tickets, we have just booked tickets to see White Christmas at the theatre. It's on James' birthday and it seemed like an appropriate show to celebrate the occasion.
Today I need to go buy a present for my youngest nephew as it's his birthday tomorrow and we're meeting up with my in-laws for a meal. But after I've bought that, we're heading for Durham as we've got tickets for Wakanda Forever which I'm looking forward to a lot.
The theatre was buzzing, all four levels filled and even the standing places were sold out. I've never even seen those open for ticket buying before never mind sold out. But I do think the people up in the gallery must have nerves of steel to be that high.
Our seats were pretty great, limited view as we were end aisle at the side of the stalls but all that meant was we couldn't see the very edge of the left-hand side of the stage which wasn't an issue, especially as we were so lucky to get seats at all. The man in charge of accessibility was good too, he came and introduced himself, showed where he'd help us exit in case of emergency and popped by at the interval to ensure everything was okay then showed a quick stairs-free way to get out at the end.
The production itself was fantastic, all those familiar songs and such standout performances, especially Nic Greenshields as Javert and Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, their voices were just, wow. Also, in ways that could be relevant in fic situations, it was interesting to watch how someone could pick up a grown man from a supine position and get them over their shoulder. You know, if you'd ever want to write such a thing.
But in general, this is now one of my most favourite shows that I've seen and would love to go again sometime.
While we don't have more Les Mis tickets, we have just booked tickets to see White Christmas at the theatre. It's on James' birthday and it seemed like an appropriate show to celebrate the occasion.
Today I need to go buy a present for my youngest nephew as it's his birthday tomorrow and we're meeting up with my in-laws for a meal. But after I've bought that, we're heading for Durham as we've got tickets for Wakanda Forever which I'm looking forward to a lot.
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Date: 2022-12-03 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-12-09 02:37 pm (UTC)Very true. I really enjoyed that detail.