点评:My first thoughts were that this is a beautiful old building with a lot of history. Though this, my first show here (with two visits) turned out to be a game of two halves. I had a ticket for The High Life (great show BTW). A brill seat, front stalls but unfortuantely it was on the Wednesday they cancelled with very little notice, and even less info as to the reason for the cancellation...
That said, I learned later that this was due to a member of the shows production team, some kind of emergency. And so I don't feel I can blame, or hold it against the theatre itself, and I'd have no problem booking there again. As in fact I did.
So, knowing I'd be reimbursed, and finding out the next nights show wasn't sold out I bought a ticket for the Thursday. Due this late booking however, my seat, one of the last left, was way up in the god's, what they call the gallery.
This's were it could become hairy for some people, though it didn't effect me, too much. The gallery is right at the top, and there's no lift, so people with mobility problems may have difficulty.
And not just the stairs to the auditorium, the stairs inside once there presented problems of their own. They're pretty steep, and the steps themselves are not uniform, some being much higher than others. Also, the place being old, spaces between rows were very narrow, and the seats being on such a steep angle, going the potty, bar, at intermission could be quite nerve wracking... I certainly wouldn't recommend the gallery for anyone with virtigo, that's for sure.
Problems with the cancellation aside, it is a lovely old theatre, and that slip wouldn't stop me going again in the future. But pick your sea carefully :)
翻译:我的第一印象是,这是一座美丽的古老建筑,充满了历史底蕴。然而,我在这里的第一次演出(总共来了两次)却像是一场截然不同的体验。我买了《上流生活》(The High Life)的票(顺便说一句,这演出很棒)。座位绝佳,就在前排正厅,但不幸的是,演出安排在周三,他们几乎没有提前通知就取消了,而且也没有说明取消的原因……不过,后来我才知道,这是因为演出制作团队的一位成员遇到了紧急情况。所以,我觉得我不应该责怪剧院,也不应该因此而责怪剧院,我以后还会再来这里订票。事实上,我也确实这么做了。
所以,我知道剧院会退款,而且第二天晚上的演出还有余票,于是我又买了一张周四的票。然而,由于订票太晚,我的座位——当时只剩下最后几个座位之一——被安排在了楼上的包厢里。
对某些人来说,这可能会有点棘手,不过对我来说影响不大。楼座就在顶层,没有电梯,所以行动不便的人可能会比较困难。
不仅是通往观众席的楼梯,里面的楼梯也存在问题。楼梯很陡,而且台阶高低不一,有的比其他的要高得多。此外,由于剧院年代久远,排与排之间的间距很窄,座位角度又很陡,所以中场休息时去洗手间、酒吧可能会让人非常紧张……我绝对不建议有眩晕症的人去楼座,这是肯定的。
撇开取消演出这件事不谈,这真是一座美丽的古老剧院,这点小插曲并不会阻止我以后再次光顾。不过,选择剧院时一定要谨慎哦 :)