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ROYAL COURT THEATRE
DOWNSTAIRS


 

IN BASILDON (play)
Previews from 16th February, opens 22nd February 2012. Ends 24th March 2012.
Captioned performance Wednesday 21st March 2012 at 7.30pm
Audio Described performance Saturday 24th March 2012 at 2.30pm
Post Show Talk Tuesdays 6th and 13th March 2012.


Another one of those plays where everybody is drawn together around a death bed.

Dominic Cooke directs David Eldridge's effort.


 

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Performance Schedule:
The monkey advises checking performance times on your tickets and that performances are happening as scheduled, before travelling.

Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra Saturday performances at 2.30pm from 25th February 2012 onwards.
Extra Thursday performances 15th and 22nd March 2012 at 2.30pm.

 

Ticket Prices:

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Monday Evenings
All tickets: £10 MAXIMUM 4 TICKETS PER BOOKING.
50% of the total tickets available my be booked in advance by those who have joined a Royal Court Friends and Supporters http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/support-us/ scheme.
The remaining 50% of tickets will go on sale online at 9am on the day of performance online / 10am by telephone on 020 7565 5000 to the general public.
 



All other performances:
Stalls
Centre rows B to E and BB to DD: £28
Rows A, F, AA and EE, plus end 2 seats in rows B to E and BB to DD, and G 8 to 13: £20
Rows H, J, FF and ends of row G: £12

Dress Circle:
All seats except ends of row: £28
Ends of row seats: £20



Concessions at all performances except Monday Evenings
Senior Citizens, Students and the Unemployed can get £28 seats reduced to £23 or £20 seats reduced to £15 bookable in advance for all evening performances until two days after press night, plus all afternoon performances throughout the run. Once press night week has passed, evening performances then become available at these prices on a standby basis only.

Standing room is also available for 10p one hour before the show, including Monday Evenings.

 

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Buying Tickets Online:

Other Box Office Information

Tickets offered differ between outlets. Outlets also may offer different seats via their phone and online systems. Offers may be available click here.
Theatre Box Office:
www.royalcourttheatre.com provide their own service for this theatre.
This system allows you to select your actual seat from all those available. Site not available between 02.30 hrs and 05.00 hrs UK time.
 

Booking fees per ticket for online bookings:
A 35p bank fee is levied per transaction, not per booking using this method. Cheaper than by telephone.

Other Online Choices (with S.T.A.R. genuine ticket agencies):

Independent S.T.A.R. ticket agencies may also offer an alternative choice of seats.
 

Box Office Information:
Tickets offered differ between outlets. Outlets also may offer different seats via their phone and online systems. Offers may be available click here.
Theatre Box Office:
Telephone: 020 7565 5000
Operated by the Royal Court Theatre itself. At busy times / outside working hours - 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday (excluding Saturdays where there is no performance), See Tickets may answer on behalf of the venue. A £2 per booking service charge is made if See answer your call.
Discounts cannot be booked by the agency, nor can they give disabled access advice. Call if possible weekdays 11 am to 4 pm for the best chance of speaking to the box office itself.

Booking fees per ticket for telephone bookings:
50p booking fee is charged to post out tickets by the Royal Court Box Office, online is cheaper.

For personal callers or by post: Sloane Square, London. SW1W 8AS
No booking fee for personal callers.
 

Special Access Needs Customers:
Wheelchair users and other registered disabled theatregoers can book their seats on 020 7565 5000 and enquire about concessionary prices that may be available to them. The wheelchair users line connects directly to the theatre box office in London during working hours. If for some reason See Tickets answer, ask to be connected to the theatre / arrange to be called back. See Notes.

 

 
 
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Theatre Seat Opinions:
Please remember that cheaper seats often do not offer the same view / location quality as top price ones, and that ticket prices are designed to reflect this difference.


Royal Court Theatre
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Used by permission. This photograph is owned by the above named person, and MUST NOT be reproduced on any website without his express authority.

Note: At Monday Evening performances, with all tickets at a single price, Dress Circle row D 2 to15 becomes "Green" for value, row E 8 to 15 "white" and the Upper Circle is all rated "red" for value. If you have to sit there, aim for the 'green' seats first, though.

For "In Basildon" (February 2012) the auditorium has been altered to a new "in the round" layout. The monkey will update information when available.

 

Seating Plan Diagram

Stalls Dress Circle Upper Circle Notes
STALLS 

The Dress Circle overhangs the stalls at row E. The top of the stage is not visible from row K back.

Normally, the pricing policy puts the front three rows (five when AA and BB are in use), and the last two rows at a lower price. The rest are all top price. The front row - A, B, AA or BB is confirmed during previews, and the monkey posts details when available. If row A is the front row, it's very cheap, even if you do have to look up. Worth thinking about, feels the monkey. "Haunted Child" has row BB in front of A. Both cheap, the monkey would go a row back - A first, though, to avoid any potential neck ache. BB is an excellent second choice, though, it feels.

Reader James confirms,
"We had cheaper seats - front row (BB for the production we saw) and had a great view. Not too bad on the neck strain and comfortable leather-look seating with arm rests. Fantastic for £12."

Reader Iain Campbell says for "The Heretic" (February 2011),
"BB: at £10 each we had a great view - AA is even better. Seats are leather, and very comfortable."

 

The two first and last seats in every row are outside the proscenium with the edges of the stage not visible. At top price, avoid.

For "Clynbourne Park" (August 2010) regular readers "That Fulham Couple" say,
"D11 and 12: Comfortable; however, for this production we recommend sitting a few rows further back."

Further back, a reader says at "Clybourne Park," (September 2010),
"F5 and 6: No problems, close enough to see facial expressions but far enough back to see the whole stage easily."

Wheelchair spaces behind row J seats 11 and 12 offer a perfect view. Two more spaces at the ends of K. Take J first, then K but both are fine. See notes.

Regular theatremonkey contributor James reports,
"H12 and H13 for “Now or Later” (October 2008).  Staggered seats and a fair rake ensured a good view."

Further back the rake is good enough to provide clear views (accepting the top of the stage is not visible), and the theatre is intimate enough to feel close to the stage. A meaner ape than theatremonkey would quibble with the prices for these seats in the rear of the theatre.

Legroom is adequate in all seats. Arm-rests can be raised to provide wider seating too - though two tickets must be bought if doing so.

 

 

DRESS CIRCLE
The Upper Circle overhangs the Dress Circle at row C, but does not affect the view.

Like the Stalls, seats are fairly priced for view. The circle curves sharply, giving the ends of each row an angled view of the stage. A metal bar runs across the front of the circle, and is double height in front of seats A 3, 4, 19 and 20. Price reflects this fairly, but in the case of row A ends, the front stalls are preferable for view.

With the current pricing, these ends of row A are a last choice as better seats are available for the same money. Also, central row E is cheaper than row D in front of it (Tuesday to Saturday), for similar views... the monkey would take central row E first and save a few pounds.

Reader Clive comments for "Get Santa!" (December 2010),
"C18 to 21  Generally a good view with definitely no feeling of remoteness. However the very left of the stage is obscured in C20 and especially in C21. Legroom is adequate but no better."
 

Wheelchair space at row D2. Make your choice according to personal preference. Theatremonkey likes the stalls better, but the view is probably equal. See notes.

A row of seats runs from the front of the circle down either side of the theatre to form slips. Seats here offer a sideways view of the stage. The restricted view is fairly priced. 

Behind them are eight restricted view standing positions. At just ten pence each these are a total bargain.

Legroom is poor in all seats, worst in row A. Arm-rests can be raised to provide wider seating too - though two tickets must be bought if doing so.

 

 

UPPER CIRCLE
This is high above the stage.

The view from all seats is clear, except for the first and last four in each row which are sadly no longer priced to allow for this. Row A can also suffer a restricted view depending on staging, but again the price no longer reflects this. Row A can be a bargain (to those willing to risk their circulation) when sold at restricted view prices - otherwise avoid. Restricted views are due either to the front of the stage being extended forward or, more commonly, to the double height bars which run across the front of the circle and poor legroom.

Choose row B first, then C. It is worth looking for rear stalls or the seats in the front row of the stalls instead if legroom is required. The monkey would honestly advise finding the extra £5 if possible to sit in the stalls, especially if taller.

Legroom is poor in all seats, worst in row A. Arm-rests can be raised to provide wider seating too - though two tickets must be bought if doing so.

 

 

Notes
Total 395 seats.

Air-conditioned auditorium.

Occasional signed and audio described performances. Scripts available free to deaf patrons attending sign-interpreted performances. Texture mapped stairs and floor number announcer in lift. Guide dogs welcome in auditorium or dog sat. Hearing loop at box office and in auditorium, also infra red headsets in auditorium. Many wheelchair space in auditorium in central row J and ends of row K of stalls. Access via lifts and easy slopes. Adapted unisex toilets at Stalls and Circle level. Fuller details www.royalcourttheatre.com or call the box office. A "venue access guide" from the team who created book "Theatremonkey, A Guide to London's West End," is available to download in PDF format by clicking here.

Café in basement, Ice cream and confectionery in auditorium.

Two bars, Stalls and Dress Circle.

6 Toilets. Stalls 1 gents 1 cubicle, 1 ladies 2 cubicles; Dress Circle 1 ladies 1 cubicle; Upper Circle 1 gents 1 cubicle; Upper Circle staircase 1 gents 1 cubicle, 1 ladies 2 cubicles.


 

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Sloane Square - Circle Line (yellow) and District Line (green).

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Buses:
11, 19, 22, 219, C1 to Sloane Square.

 

Taxi:
Hail one in the street outside.

 

Car Park:
Cadogan Place. From the car park, exit onto Cadogan Place. Turn to your right and walk to the junction with Sloane Street. Turn left into Sloane Street and walk up it, crossing Pont Street, to the theatre, which is ahead of you on the far side of Sloane Square.

 

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